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AEW Dynamite live results: Moxley vs. Kingston World title match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A positive COVID-19 test result has resulted in a major change to tonight’s AEW Dynamite.

Mr. Brodie Lee vs. Orange Cassidy for the TNT Championship was set to headline the show, while Jon Moxley, Will Hobbs & Darby Allin were going to face Lance Archer, Brian Cage & Ricky Starks in a six-man tag. Archer revealed a positive COVID-19 test, so now Moxley will defend his AEW World title against Eddie Kingston. 

Kingston was technically never eliminated from the Casino Battle Royale at All Out and has been mentioning that fact in his promos ever since. So tonight, he gets the World title shot he’s been clamoring for.  

Lee will be making his second defense of the title since winning it from Cody on August 22. Lee brings an AEW career singles mark of 7-1 into the contest. Cassidy is 8-4 in AEW singles matches in 2020 and is coming off wins over Chris Jericho and Angelico. 

Miro and Kip Sabian will team against Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss in Miro’s AEW in-ring debut. 

AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida and NWA World Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa will team against Ivelisse and Diamante. Rosa defeated Ivelisse on last week’s Dynamite. Diamante and Ivelisse attacked Rosa after her win and Shida made the save. 

An appearance by Chris Jericho and an appearance by Matt Hardy and Private Party have also been advertised. 

Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time. 

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Jim Ross, Excalibur and Tony Schiavone were the broadcast team. 

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Miro & Kip Sabian (w/Penelope Ford) defeated Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss

This was a mixed bag. I thought they used Miro smartly and he played to his strengths, mostly tagging in for a few power spots. 

I thought that any talk of Miro having a new physique was overblown last week but I was wrong. He’s gigantic. 

Janela and Kiss got some shine on Sabian early. Sabian and Miro cut Kiss off and worked him over. This was formulaic but the work was very good at this stage. 

Janela got a hot tag and things got sloppy. Miro, Janela and Sabian brawled to the floor. Miro sold his ankle and was limping for a bit. 

Miro tried to launch Sabian over the barricade to Janela. Janela was supposed to hit something mid-air but the camera crew didn’t get a good shot of it and it looked like they botched it anyway. 

Miro used the former Accolade, now possibly called Game Over, for the submission win on Kiss. 

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Eddie Kingston entered and demanded the hard camera be focused on him. He said he and Mox used to be cut from the same cloth but then Mox sold out and became a sports entertainer, selling his soul to the devil. 

He demanded that Moxley face him. Moxley entered and faced off with Kingston. A security team kept them apart.

This was an excellent segment. Give me a Kingston promo every week.  

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The announcers previewed the card. Kenny Omega joined the commentary desk for the next match. 

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Hangman Page defeated Evil Uno (w/Dark Order)

This was exactly the same thing they did last week, there was no storyline advancement with Omega and Page. Omega was better on commentary this week than last week but still managed to talk under Page’s ring introduction. 

JR tried to help Omega get over the storyline here and asked if he was going to help Page out. Omega said he was staying put because he’s a singles guy now. 

Page is still getting his legs under him as a singles guy and his matches aren’t clicking on all cylinders yet. 

They had a back and forth brawl before an ad break. Uno worked Page over in a picture-in-picture ad break. 

Page made a comeback. Uno tossed him to the stage. Uno asked Dark Order to go to the back rather than interfere. 

Page made another comeback and hit a standing shooting star for a two count. Uno hit a senton atomico for a two count. 

Page hit a powerbomb with a stack cover for a near fall, then followed with a Buckshot Lariat for the pin. 

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Schiavone interviewed Matt Jackson backstage. Matt said fans may have noticed that he and Nick have been acting out of character lately. 

He broke Tony’s phone and continued to act like a jerk. 

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TNT Championship match: Mr. Brodie Lee defeated Orange Cassidy to retain the title

Not much to the match here but it was more a backdrop for the post-match angle. 

Cassidy did his comedy kicks and pockets spot. 

Cassidy tried a suicide dive but the Dark Order lackies caught him and allowed Lee to take over. Lee beat on Cassidy through an ad break. 

Cassidy made a comeback and ran wild with suicide dives. JR went on his weekly crusade to undermine talent by ripping on dives. Cassidy hit a pair of tornado DDTs for near falls. 

John Silver jumped in. Cassidy hit him with an Orange Punch. Lee used the distraction to hit a powerbomb and a discus lariat for the pin. 

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After the match, Cody’s music hit. 

Cody entered. He has dark hair now. 

Cody beat up some Dark Order lackies while Lee escaped. 

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After a commercial, Lee cut a promo. He asked what kind of man Cody was for sending Dustin and Brandi to do his work for him while he was in a bubble somewhere. 

Lee asked what kind of man Cody was that his wife was posting thirst traps and calling Lee “Daddy.”

Lee pulled out a dog collar and challenged Cody to a dog collar match. He gave Cody a week to respond. 

This was another strong promo. The high point of this show tonight is the promos by a wide margin. 

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Matt Hardy and Private Party made their way to the ring. Hardy said it was his birthday. 

Hardy said he was attacked from behind last week. He used a lot of words to say that someone with a mask attacked him with a pipe or bat and noted that right after he was laid out, Jericho and Hager entered with a bat. 

Hardy said he has a lot of enemies but was pointing the finger at Jericho. 

Jericho and The Inner Circle entered. Sammy Guevara is back. Jericho said he didn’t attack Hardy. Jericho was carrying a baseball bat. 

Hardy wanted to fight the whole Inner Circle. Quen and Kassidy talked sense to him and reminded him he’s not cleared yet. 

Quen said he is cleared and laid out Jericho last week. Kassidy said he’s ready to make Le Champion his bitch next week. 

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FTR and Tully Blanchard came to the ring for a promo. Tully said that Tag title matches on TV will now have a 20 minute time limit and he and FTR get to pick the opponents. 

FTR are branding this as a weekly “brush with greatness.” They mentioned Best Friends as potential  opponents. 

Best Friends entered. FTR acted like they were ready to defend the titles right away. A referee came out and was about to ring the bell when Dax stopped him. 

Cash said it wouldn’t be fair to Best Friends if they wrestled tonight and advised them to take a couple weeks to heal up and then maybe call Tully and they’ll set something up. 

This was an effective segment. 

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Thunder Rosa & Hikaru Shida defeated Ivelisse & Diamante

Rosa is great, Shida is great, this match was laid out really well, there’s just only so much Ivelisse and Diamante are capable of. 

Rosa’s facepaint was a tribute to Road Warrior Animal. 

Shida and Rosa were attacked during Shida’s intro. 

Diamante and Ivelisse cut Rosa off. It’s kind of like when Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss are in together when Rosa and Ivelisse are in there at the same time in that it feels like a fight could break out at any time. 

Shida got a hot tag during a commercial break. The match broke down.  

Shida pinned Diamante after a falcon arrow and a shining wizard. 

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Dasha Gonzalez was backstage with Chris Jericho. 

Jericho said Isiah Kassidy is going to be a big star one day but not next week. He said next week he’s going down when he faces Le Champion. 

MJF entered. Jericho and MJF continued to do their mutual appreciation society gimmick. It was very good. 

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Jericho vs. Kassidy, Britt Baker in action, Ricky Starks vs. Darby Allin, FTR vs. SCU and a Jon Moxley appearance were advertised for next week’s Dynamite. 

A 30 years of Jericho celebration was announced for the October 7 Dynamite. 

The main event is next. 

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AEW World Championship match: Jon Moxley defeated Eddie Kingston to retain the title

Kingston is 38 and has worked a hard style for a long time. He’s at the top of his game as a promo and a character and that makes up for whatever physical limitations he has. 

They had a brawl. It was intense and very good. 

They traded a couple of cursory holds right awy but things quickly became the brawl that you would expect. They lit each other up with chops and strikes. 

Kingston was in control before a commercial break and beat Moxley around ringside. 

Moxley made a comeback with a tope and a piledriver for a near fall. Kingston hit a powerbomb for a two count. Kingston sold like he might have a stinger. 

Moxley avoided two backfists and used a bulldog choke for the submission win. 

A key point in the finish here is that Kingston never tapped, the referee called for the bell after Kingston appeared to be out. 

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After the bell, Penta El Zero M and Rey Fenix ran in to attack Moxley. 

Will Hobbs ran in for the save. Penta and Fenix recovered and laid out Hobbs. 

Darby Allin ran in to join the brawl. Allin sent Fenix and Penta outside wth skateboard shots. 

Ricky Starks ran in and attacked Allin. Starks hit a big spear and hit Allin with the skateboard. 

Kingston went back after Moxley. 

The heels stood tall to close the show. 

Brian Cage, Ricky Starks, Eddie Kingston announced for AEW Dark

Posted on by Josh Nason

Team Taz will have a presence on this Tuesday’s AEW Dark as the seven match lineup was announced Monday morning.

FTW Champion Brian Cage will return to the show to face Tony Donati, his first AEW singles match since his unsuccessful challenge of World Champion Jon Moxley in July. In another match, Ricky Starks will look to extend a seven match singles winning streak when he faces Ben Carter.

In other matches:

  • Fresh off his impressive showing in the Casino Battle Royale at All Out, Will Hobbs will face the debuting Sean Legacy. Hobbs will be looking for his first AEW win of any kind, but based on the matchup, it would appear he is getting an opportunity.
  • In his first singles match since his loss to then-TNT Champion Cody, Eddie Kingston will face Lee Johnson.
  • Anna Jay (with the Dark Order) will face Skyler Moore.
  • Angelico will continue his singles run with a match against Griff Garrison.
  • Sonny Kiss will go one-on-one with Serpentico.

Brian Cage & Taz set to appear on AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Brian Cage and Taz will appear this Wednesday on Dynamite.

AEW’s social media confirmed tonight that the duo will appear on the show this week. This follows the events of Fight for the Fallen, when Taz threw in the towel for Cage after Moxley applied an armbar. Cage recently had bicep surgery, which caused Taz to throw in the towel.

After the match, Cage immediately attacked Moxley. However, he was saved by a returning Darby Allin, who attacked Cage with his skateboard, sending Cage out of the ring.

Matches announced for this week’s Dynamite include Hangman Page vs. V of the Dark Order, Ivelisse vs. Diamante, The Young Bucks vs. The Butcher & The Blade in a falls count anywhere match, and Chris Jericho & Jake Hager vs. Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy.

Additionally, Cody will defend the TNT title against an opponent yet to be named. MJF, with Wardlow, will also be in action.

Darby Allin’s first match back in AEW will take place on Dark tomorrow, facing Robert Anthony.

AEW Fight for the Fallen live results: Jon Moxley vs. Brian Cage

Posted on by Ethan Renner

AEW will present the second annual Fight for the Fallen tonight. 

The show will be headlined by an AEW World Championship match as Jon Moxley defends the title against Brian Cage. Taz presented Cage with the FTW Championship last week at Fyter Fest but that title is not on the line. This match was originally scheduled for Fyter Fest but was moved to this week as a precautionary measure after Moxley’s wife, Renee Young, tested positive for COVID-19.

The second title match will see Cody defend the TNT Championship against Sonny Kiss. Cody has made four successful title defenses since defeating Lance Archer to become the inaugural TNT champ. 

FTR will face The Lucha Brothers this evening in tag team action. These two teams were on opposite sides of a show-stealing eight-man tag last week. 

Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks will team against Jurassic Express, Brandi Rhodes and Allie will be in action, and a Chris Jericho promo has also been advertised. 

Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time. 

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Excalibur, Jim Ross and Taz welcomed us to the show. Tony Schiavone was pulled from the show for precautionary reasons after his COVID test result was late in coming in. 

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TNT Championship match: Cody (w/Arn Anderson) defeated Sonny Kiss to retain the title

They went really heavy with the Four Horsemen teases here. Tully Blanchard was pointed out in the crowd and they cut to camera shots of him several times. 

Kiss got a big entrance with the Jaguars cheerleaders. The match was very good but secondary to the teases with Blanchard. 

Cody appeared to be taking Kiss lightly at the start. Kiss hit a rolling elbow. Arn Anderson gave Cody a pep talk. Cody used a full nelson. Kiss came back with a headscissors.Kiss missed a leg slice off the top and landed in the splits. Kiss recovered and used a 450 for a near fall. 

Cody took control of the match with a vertebreaker. Cody hit a superplex for a near fall. Cody and Arn were both heelish in arguing with ref Aubrey Edwards for a slow count. Cody used a crossface but Kiss forced a break. 

Cody exposed a buckle but got sent into it himself. Kiss rolled him up for a two count. They traded strikes. 

The finish came out of nowhere as Cody blocked a strike and hit Cross Rhodes for the pin. 

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Cody and Kiss embraced and raised each other’s arms after the match. 

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The announcers detailed the COVID relief charities they are supporting tonight at aewfightforthefallen.com. 

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The announcers previewed the rest of the card. FTR vs. Lucha Brothers is up next. 

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FTR defeated Lucha Brothers (w/Butcher & Blade)

They again pointed out Tully in the crowd and talked about him scouting FTR. 

This match was very good but not at the level of the eight-man last week. 

Pentagon and Harwood began the match. Pentagon and Fenix got some shine early and hit some tandem offense. Wheeler and Fenix got tags and things flipped in FTR’s favor. Pentagon saved for Fenix and Lucha Bros were back in control before a commercial break.

After the break, Harwood got a hot tag and took on Pentagon and Fenix himself. Harwood hit two crazy suplexes and hit a sliding uppercut forearm for a near fall on Fenix. Harwood’s chest was bleeding from some hard chops. 

Wheeler got a tag and was immediately cut off. Fenix hit a pop-up splash off Pentagon’s shoulders. Pentagon hit a springboard legdrop for a two count. Harwood tagged in and hit a modified doomsday device for a near fall. 

Harwood and Pentagon fought on the top rope. They did a great series of spots where Fenix and Wheeler both tried top rope splashes but their partners got their knees up. 

The match broke down into a brawl with all four guys in. Pentagon hit slingblade on Wheeler. Penta teased a destroyer on the apron. Wheeler blocked. They traded chops. Wheeler hit a tornado DDT through the ropes. Fenix hit a springboard splash off the post to the floor. 

The finish saw Harwood rip off Fenix’s mask. Fenix covered his face and Harwood cradled him for the pin. 

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After the match, the Young Bucks attacked Butcher and Blade and took back the keys to FTR’s truck. Kenny Omega entered with a cooler of beer. 

The Bucks gave FTR their truck back. Omega offered to toast and drink a beer with FTR. FTR instead poured the beer on Omega’s head. 

Omega went after FTR but the Bucks held him back. 

FTR left in their truck. 

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Chris Jericho entered for a promo with Santana, Ortiz and Jake Hager. 

Jericho said he beat Orange Cassidy in one of the greatest matches in AEW history and won the ratings war last week. He explained that he’s never been beaten in the 18-49 demo and called himself the Demo God. The only thing worse than demo talk on Twitter is demo talk on television. 

He said the fans want a rematch with him and Cassidy, the network wants one and Cassidy wants one, but they’re not getting it. 

Cassidy entered. Jericho said Cassidy did great last week but proved that he’s too lazy to hang with Jericho at the top level. 

Cassidy snapped his fingers and oranges and orange juice fell from the ceiling. Inner Circle was juiced. Ortiz took some bumps in the orange juice. 

Jericho called for a towel and someone threw him an Orange Cassidy towel to dry off with. 

Not a great segment. 

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Alex Marvez interviewed Jurassic Express. Marko Stunt said Jericho was an idiot for getting covered in orange juice. Luchasaurus said after 65 million years he’s finally getting a chance to wrestle The Elite. 

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Jericho joined the announce desk, taking Taz’s place. Jericho ranted and raved about being covered in orange juice and his 7000 dollar jacket being ruined. Jericho cut a promo on Stunt. 

They replayed the orange juice spot again. Jericho ranted and raved for several minutes.

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Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks defeated Jurassic Express

This was the best match on the show. Very good stuff. I’m sure Stunt getting a lot of offense is going to be polarizing but whatever. 

Nick and Jungle Boy began with a great exchange. The highlight was Jungle Boy blocking a facebuster. Stunt and Omega tagged in. They presented that Omega was taking Stunt lightly. Omega gave Stunt a lot of offense. 

Luchasaurus and Matt got tags. Things quickly broke down before a commercial break and all six brawled to the floor. Omega hit a terminator dive before the break. 

After the commercials, Luchasaurus got a tag and ran wild with a variety of kicks. He hit a standing moonsault on Nick and Omega saved after a cover. 

Omega tagged in to face off with Luchasaurus. Omega hit snap dragon suplexes on all three Jurassic members. Jurassic Express came back with the Extinction Level Event on Omega. The Bucks made the save after a cover. 

The Elite hit a triple tiger driver on Luchasurus for a near fall. Jungle Boy hit a top rope frankensteiner on Nick. Stunt hit a 450 and covered but Matt saved. 

Stunt hit a tower of doom destroyer off Luchasaurus’s shoulders on to Matt for a near fall. That spot was incredible. 

Omega started hitting v-triggers. He went for a One-Winged Angel but Stunt blocked and rolled him up for a near fall. 

Omega then hit a v-trigger and the One-Winged Angel on Stunt for the pin. 

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During the match they showed Hangman Page drinking at a bar backstage. FTR joined him during the match. 

After the match, Omega snapped and started pounding on Stunt with right hands. The Bucks tried to talk him down. They’ve teased on BTE that Omega is going to be bringing back The Cleaner character and this is one of the first signs we’ve seen of a more serious edge to him on TV. 

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Alex Marvez interviewed AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida. MArvez mentioned that four of the top five ranked women in the company are unavailable for various reasons and asked if that meant Shida was ready for Nyla Rose. 

Shida cut a promo in perfect English. She said she is always ready for Nyla but it doesn’t have to be Nyla. She said there are plenty of talented women in the company. She said if you have the passion, step up and show her and challenge her. 

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Moxley cut an effective promo. He said things haven’t been great lately but things are better today, because today, he gets to hit and be hit in the ring. 

Moxley promised to tear Cage’s surgically-repaired left bicep off the bone and told him to enjoy the hospital.

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The Nightmare Sisters (Brandi Rhodes & Allie) defeated Kenzie Paige & MJ Jenkins

They’re still doing the reluctant partners thing with Allie and Brandi. This time it was Brandi who was more aggressive about blind tagging herself in and such. 

This was basically a squash. The finish saw Brandi come to Allie’s aid and hit a spear on an interfering Paige while Allie hit a GTR on Jenkins for the pin. 

Dustin raised Allie’s arm after the match and they seem to be telling the story that Brandi and Dustin are starting to come around on Allie. 

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Dasha Gonzalez called out Nyla Rose. Rose heeled on Dasha, then introduced her new manager, Vickie Guerrero. 

Vicke cut a promo on the entire women’s division. She said when they decide to go after the title that no one will stop them. 

She said that Rose will steal every opportunity from everyone in the division and cackled maniacally. 

Vickie is great and I’m glad there’s a spot for her in this business. 

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Cody defending the TNT title, Hangman Page vs Five from Dark Order, Ivelisse vs. Diamante, MJF in action, Young Bucks vs. Butcher & Blade in a falls count anywhere match and Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy vs. Jericho and Hager were announced for next week. 

The main event is next. 

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Taz cut a promo before Moxley entered and said we were moments away from Cage’s crowning moment. 

Moxley entered wearing a Danny Havoc shirt to honor his friend who recently passed away. 

AEW World Championship match: Jon Moxley defeated Brian Cage (w/Taz) to retain the title

This was a good match. They tried to protect Cage on the finish and I think they accomplished that. Cage appeared to be pretty blown up by the end.

Moxley was dominant early. He went after Cage’s left arm as he promised in his promo. He used a variety of holds in attacking the arm. They brawled outside and Moxley continued working on the arm. 

Moxley set up a guardrail against the ring and teased a suplex on the rail. Cage reversed andhit a German on Moxley on the guardrail to take control before a commercial. Cage continued working Moxley over through the break. 

Cage hit a few different suplexes and used a chinlock. Moxley came back with a clothesline and posted Cage. Moxley used a cradle for a two count. Cage cut Moxley off with a lariat. 

Cage went for a moonsault but missed. Moxley hit a double-arm DDT but Cage kicked out. The announcers called this as the Paradigm Shift but it wasn’t the high-angle double-arm DDT. 

Moxley hit a superplex for a two count then went to a kimura on the left arm. Cage slid out and hit a buckle bomb. Cage hit a superplex off the second rope instead of the turnbuckle. 

Moxley blocked a Drill Claw attempt and rolled into an armbar. Cage kept his fingers locked at first. Moxley slipped to a triangle and back to the armbar. Taz was freaking out on the floor. 

With Cage still in the armbar, Taz threw in the towel and ref Rick Knox called for the bell. 

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Cage hit a belt shot on Moxley after the bell, then threw a series of right hands. 

The lights went out. 

When the lights came on, Darby Allin appeared on the top rope. He came off the top rope and hit Cage in the throat with a skateboard. Cage and Taz bailed. 

Allin and Moxley faced off. Cage tried to come back to the ring but Taz, referees and security held him back. And that’s how the show ended, with Allin’s music playing. 

AEW Dark results: Brian Cage vs. Brian Pillman Jr.

Posted on by Landon Pipkin

Match Recommendations:

Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy vs. Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon (w/Leva Bates) | 8:48

Show Recap:

Brandi Rhodes & Allie (w/Dustin Rhodes) defeated Rache Chanel & Diamante

Allie came to the ring holding a “I miss you, QT” sign. Diamante and Allie started the match. Early on, Allie hit a flying knee on Diamante for a one count. Diamante tagged Chanel in, but Allie and Brandi continued to control the match.

After multiple tag team moves, Diamante and Chanel briefly took control. Diamante landed multiple downward elbows on Allie, which resulted in a two count. Allie reversed a cazadora and planted Diamante face down onto the canvas.

Diamante attempted a running dropkick into the corner onto Allie, but Brandi pushed Allie out of the way. Allie made the hot tag to Brandi, and she hit a sling blade on Chanel while Allie took out Diamante. Brandi landed a pump kick and then a spear for the win. 

Ricky Starks defeated Robert Anthony

Anthony got the best of Starks early on with solid mat wrestling. Starks hit a clothesline and a release northern lights suplex, but was unable to go for a pin. Starks landed a swinging neckbreaker for a near fall. Anthony locked on a romero special and then slammed him face down onto the mat for a two count. 

Significant swelling began to show under Starks’ right eye. Starks regained momentum and landed a double underhook facebuster for the win. 

After the match, Starks went to the commentary table and fist bumped Taz. Potential partnership?

– A video package aired of Shawn Spears explaining the significance of the glove Tully Blanchard gave him.

The Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Alan Angels) defeated Shawn Dean, Will Hobbs & Joe Alonzo

Angels and Hobbs started the match. Hobbs tossed Angels into his corner which allowed Silver to tag in. Silver took control and tagged in Reynolds and the two hit stereo dropkicks on Alonzo for a two count. Alonzo escaped Reynolds and tagged in Dean. 

Dean threw Reynolds to the outside and landed a beautiful suicide dive. Back inside, Angels tagged in and regained control for the Dark Order. Silver hit a running kick on Dean for a two count. The Dark Order continued to make quick tags as Silver and Reynolds held Dean up while Angels hit a top rope moonsault on his back for a two count.

Hobbs distracted Angels, which allowed Dean to roll up him up for a two count. Angels hit a beautiful standing spanish fly on Dean, and chaos ensued as all six guys entered the ring and hit their spots. Reynolds and Silver hit a flipping destroyer DDT on Alonzo for the win. 

Marko Stunt defeated Michael Nakazawa

Taz mentioned how Nakazawa was packing multiple items in the front of his trunks. Nakazawa, at a minimum, had two bottles of oil in there. At the bell, he said he didn’t need the oil and threw one bottle to the outside.

Stunt hit numerous dropkicks in the corner, which led to Nakazawa escaping to the outside. Stunt then landed an elbow suicide dive to the outside. Back in the ring, Nakazawa laid in multiple chops, stomps, and a bodyslam for a two count. As predicted, Nakazawa brought out another bottle of oil and lathered Stunt up with it. 

Stunt attempted a comeback, but Nakazawa hit a Samoan drop and a spear for a two count. For the second week in a row, Nakazawa brought out the thong which he wrapped around his hand. Stunt dropkicked Nakazawa’s hand into his face, and the thong stuck to his face allowing Stunt to roll him up for the win.

What did I just watch?

Dr. Luther & Serpentico defeated Brady Pierce & Pineapple Pete

At the bell, Luther began his assault on Pete. Serpentico tagged in which gave Pete the breather he needed to take control. Pierce and Luther both tagged in. Pierce sent Luther in the corner and Pete once again tagged in.

Luther hit a belly to belly suplex for a two count. Serpentico tagged in, and Luther slammed him onto Pete three times. Luther and Serpentico made multiple tags and landed numerous tag team maneuvers on Pete. 

Pete rallied back and spiked Serpentico’s head onto the canvas, which allowed him enough time to tag in Pierce. Pierce landed a pump kick into a spinebuster for a two count. Luther wasn’t having it and jumped in to shift the momentum back in their favor. Luther held up Pierce while Serpentico hit a top rope meteora on him for the win, their first as a team.

Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy defeated Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon (w/Leva Bates)

The Young Bucks were ringside for this match, hoping to see their friend Cutler pick up his first win in AEW. Jungle Boy and Avalon started things off. Cutler tagged in and hit multiple kicks to Jungle Boy’s head for a two count.

Jungle Boy tagged in Luchasaurus and the two used the ten count to their advantage, hitting a flapjack on Cutler for a two count. Jungle Boy landed a double stomp for another near fall. Cutler countered a waist lock and hit a springboard forearm to take control.

Avalon tagged in, cut the ring off, and landed a brainbuster. Jungle Boy hit a clothesline and made the hot tag to Luchasaurus, who laid out both Avalon and Cutler. Luchasaurus executed a chokeslam and attempted a moonsault, but Cutler got his knees up. 

On the outside, Bates neutralized Jungle Boy with a hurricanrana, which allowed Cutler to land a DDT and make the tag to Avalon. Cutler nailed Luchasaurus with a springboard elbow drop, but the pinfall attempt was broken up by Jungle Boy. Luchasaurus made the tag to Jungle Boy, who hit back-to-back topé suicidas on Avalon and Cutler.

Jungle Boy nailed a tiger suplex into a bridge on Avalon for a near fall. Jungle Boy hit an outside-in DDT on Cutler to send him out. Luchasaurus then helped elevate Avalon into Jungle Boy who hit a cutter for the win. 

FTW Champion Brian Cage defeated Brian Pillman

Excalibur mentioned numerous times that the FTW title is not sanctioned by AEW. Cage took control early on with chops and a gnarly release german suplex. On the outside, Pillman reversed a powerbomb attempt and landed a diving dropkick through the ropes.

Pillman attempted a cannonball senton from the apron to the floor, but Cage caught him and landed a suplex. Back in the ring, Cage hit the drill claw for the win. After the match, Cage continued his assault with some powerbombs and an F5.

Closing Thoughts:

There’s no reason Dark should be longer than one hour. The match between Jurassic Express and Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon was worth watching, but everything else was skippable. 

In the future, I’d like to see more lower card wrestlers get victories against each other as right now, it’s the same guys losing each week. It would be nice for some of them to gain a little credibility. But, “The Original Death Dealer” and Serpentico picked up a win tonight, so I guess that’s a step in the right direction.

VIDEO: Road to AEW Fight for the Fallen

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An interesting name was brought up during a video hyping this Wednesday’s Fight for the Fallen. You can watch the video below:

The video started with Cody and his coach Arn Anderson talking about Sonny Kiss, who will challenge for the TNT title. Cody put over Kiss’ ability. When the question was brought up about other possible challengers on the independent scene, Arn Anderson mentioned the name Warhorse. The video cut to the next segment before Cody could answer.

The video also highlighted the other matches on the card. FTR and The Lucha Brothers talked about their match, which comes off of a match last week both teams were in. Brian Cage and Taz were also featured, hyping Cage’s bout against Jon Moxley for the AEW World title.

Another match announced for Fight for the Fallen is The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) vs. Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Luchasarus, and Marko Stunt).

This year’s Fight for the Fallen will be raising money for COVID-19 relief.

FTW Championship match, five more matches set for AEW Dark

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Six matches have been announced for Tuesday’s edition of AEW Dark.

The new FTW Champion, Brian Cage, will make his first defense of the championship on the show. He will face current MLW star Brian Pillman Jr. Cage was awarded the FTW Championship by the creator of the title, Taz, this past week at Fyter Fest.

Cage was originally set to face AEW World Champion Jon Moxley on the second night of Fyter Fest. However, Moxley stayed at home due to his wife Renee Young testing positive for COVID-19. That match will instead take place next week at Fight for the Fallen.

Brandi Rhodes & Allie will team together to take on Rache Chanel & Dinamate. This continues a storyline between Rhodes, Allie, and QT Marshall.

Other matches announced include Sepentico & Luther vs. Brady Pierce & Pineapple Pete, Robert Anthony vs. Ricky Starks, Michael Nakazawa vs. Marko Stunt, and Jurassic Express vs. Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalaon.

Taz reintroduces FTW Championship at AEW Fyter Fest

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The FTW Championship, last seen in ECW, was reintroduced at Fyter Fest tonight.

Prior to tonight’s show, Taz had promised a major announcement on social media. When he came to the ring with Brian Cage, he was carrying something in a black bag. He eventually revealed the FTW Championship, a championship he introduced in ECW in 1998 that was eventually unified with the ECW World Championship.

Taz emphasized that no promotion has never recognized the title, but people know that whoever holds the title is the baddest son of a bitch on the planet. He said that Cage was no longer an uncrowned champion, he is the FTW champion.

The move comes as Cage is set to face Jon Moxley for the AEW World title at Fight for the Fallen next week. Originally scheduled for tonight, it was moved to next week after Moxley’s wife, Renee Young, tested positive for COVID-19.

Taz to make ‘major announcement’ at AEW Fyter Fest

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A major announcement by Taz has been announced for tomorrow’s Fyter Fest event.

Tony Khan tweeted the following this afternoon: “Also tomorrow night at Night 2 of the Fyter Fest on #AEWDynamite on TNT, @OfficialTAZ & Brian Cage @MrGMSI_BCage will be interviewed by @tonyschiavone24, and Taz will make an announcement that I guarantee will send shockwaves through the world of professional wrestling!”

Cage was originally set to face Jon Moxley for the AEW World title on the second night of Fyter Fest. However, Moxley has been at home following his wife Renee Young’s positive COVID-19 test. The match has been rescheduled for Fight for the Fallen, which will take place on the July 15th edition of Dynamite.

Matches announced for the second night of Fyter Fest include Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy, Lance Archer vs. Joey Janela, Nyla Rose vs. an opponent to be named, Colt Cabana & The Dark Order vs. SoCal Uncensored, FTR & The Young Bucks vs. The Butcher & The Blade & Lucha Brothers, and Kenny Omega & Hangman Page defending the AEW Tag Team titles against Private Party.

Moxley-Cage AEW title match pushed back to Fight for the Fallen

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Fight for the Fallen will take place in two weeks, with Jox Moxley defending the AEW World title against Brian Cage.

AEW announced the event and match tonight on Dynamite. It will take place on July 15 on TNT. Originally, Jon Moxley was set to defend the title against Cage on the second night of Fyter Fest, which is being taped tonight to air next week.

Moxley has not been on television since his wife, WWE announcer Renee Young, tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Moxley opted to stay home prior to last week’s Dynamite as a precaution.

Taz and Brian Cage came out after the announcement, with Taz saying that he wasn’t upset the match has been moved back, and that Cage would take the title from Moxley’s “dumb ass” at Fight for the Fallen.

The second night of Fyter Fest  will have Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy, Lance Archer vs. Joey Janela, Colt Cabana & The Dark Order vs. SCU, FTR & The Young Bucks vs. The Butcher & The Blade and Lucha Brothers in an eight man tag team match, Nyla Rose vs. an unnamed opponent, and Private Party vs. Hangman Page & Kenny Omega.

Brian Cage, Orange Cassidy part of nine match AEW Dark lineup

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AEW announced a nine match lineup for this Tuesday’s Dark which will feature the next challenger to the AEW World title in a grudge match against the champion’s friend.

Brian Cage will face Robert Anthony in a featured bout after the latter asked for the match following Cage putting AEW World Champion Jon Moxley through a car window on a recent Dynamite. Anthony is 0-2 in AEW singles competition following losses to Scorpio Sky and Moxley while Cage is undefeated in his new home (3-0).

Orange Cassidy is also on the show following his Fyter Fest match against Chris Jericho being made official last week. He will be looking for his first singles win since a May 6th Dark victory over Jason Cage against Peter Avalon (w/Leva Bates) who is still winless in his AEW career.

In other action:

  • Jurassic Express vs. Luther, Serpentico & Max Caster: As a three man unit, the Express were last in action on the June 11th Dark in a win over Jon Cruz and The Capital Vices.
  • Lance Archer (w/Jake Roberts) vs. Griff Garrison: Archer will look to go 2-0 since losing in the TNT Championship finals while Garrison will be looking for his first AEW win (0-1).
  • Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss vs. John Silver & Alex Reynolds of the Dark Order: Janela and Kiss are 3-0 as a team.
  • SCU (Daniels/Kazarian) vs. Musa & David Ali: Outside battle royals, Kazarian and Daniels are undefeated as a team in AEW.
  • Scorpio Sky vs. Lee Johnson: Sky is 3-2 in AEW singles competition and is coming off a win over Robert Anthony on the June 11th Dark.
  • Shawn Spears (w/Tully Blanchard) vs. Pineapple Pete: Spears is 5-2 in AEW singles competition in 2020.
  • Mel vs. KiLynn King: This will be Mel’s first in-ring action since a January 29th loss to Hikaru Shida on Dark.

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WON NEWSLETTER: June 15, 2020 Observer Newsletter: WWE creative shakeup, death of Mr. Wrestling II

We’ve got yet another double issue of the Observer out this week covering both the creative changes in WWE and a long bio on Johnny “Mr. Wrestling II” Walker, as well as a number of other features.

The move to Bruce Prichard as creative head of Raw and Smackdown and the steps leading to this process change.  We look at who appears to be safe and who isn’t.  We look at what was tried on Raw and what wasn’t working, and notable key recent moves.  We also look at the problems of comparing Raw with Smackdown.

We have a long look at the life and career of Mr. Wrestling II, Johnny Walker.  We look at his heyday, his connection with President Jimmy Carter, the birth of  cable and his role in popularizing pro wrestling on cable, how babyfaces changed in the 70s, his 1980 feud with Harley Race, his checkered past, his wrestling debut, his coming mainland, interactions with the toughest guys of his era, his first good run in Tennessee, how his life was notable in both pro wrestling and country music, his first masked gimmick and his planned retirement. Having the right gimmick in the right place at the right time made him one of the biggest stars in the country.  We look at the Georgia wrestling war and the creation of Mr. Wrestling II.  We look at the Mr. Wrestling vs. Mr. Wrestling II feud and all of II’s biggest feuds over the next decade.  We look at II’s meetings with the president’s mother, his biggest matches at the Omni, his runs in Mid South, feud with Magnum T.A., his WWF tenure, and his life after wrestling in Hawaii.

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New Japan Pro Wrestling returning to business this week, scouting out the New Japan Cup, directions for fans attending the Osaka shows and why the matches won’t have traditional heat, and the complete schedule.

Economics of Conor McGregor, Jorge Masvidal, Jon Jones and Henry Cejudo and how the ESPN deal has removed fighter leverage. We look at comments by the fighters, response from Dana white and realities of he situation.

An enormous donation made by John Cena, Paul Levesque talks a signature match, WWE canceling over shows due to the pandemic, weekly sports ratings, Edge movie, DVR viewership, Canadian ratings, twitter feuds, Arn Anderson on Sami Zayn, funny story on the first time Adam Cole heard from WWE, what happened to Chris DeJoseph, plus upcoming TV bouts.

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UFC 250, with business notes, popularity notes, poll results and match-by-match coverage.

NXT Takeover In Your House with a rundown, booking notes, match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

Backlash and story behind Edge vs;  Randy Orton.

In-depth looks at the ratings of all the major shows, the key demos and quarters for AEW and WWE, what happened head-to-head and what can be learned from them.

Results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week. 

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  • David Starr has released a number of statements regarding a former girlfriend accusing him of sexual assault. He has denied the allegations, writing “I’ve done plenty of wrong in my life, especially regarding my relationships with my partners. I am not a predator, but I have been an emotionally immature dickhead to my partners.”
  • Robert Anthony called out Brian Cage on Twitter, writing: “Hey @OfficialTAZ [I’ve] been friends with Mox for over 10 years. We’ve traveled across the country together, and gone to war together. Your boy put my friend through a car window. Where we come from we live by a code. Fight one, fight us all. Taz, I want Cage @AEWrestling #EgovsCage.”Tony Khan responded by making the match for next week’s Dark.
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AEW Fyter Fest to be two-week event on TNT

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Fyter Fest will be a two night event, spanning two weeks.

It was announced tonight on Dynamite that Fyter Fest will take place on two nights, July 1 and July 8. Instead of being a pay-per-view event, it will instead take place on TNT. A commercial that aired during the show said that every championship will be on the line.

Two matches have already been set for the shows. Brian Cage will challenge AEW World champion Jon Moxley after Cage made his debut for the promotion at Double or Nothing, winning the Casino Ladder Match to receive an AEW World title shot.

Meanwhile, Best Friends will challenge for the AEW World Tag Team titles when they face champions Hangman Page and Kenny Omega. The champions retained their titles tonight, defeating Kip Sabian and Jimmy Havoc.

Best Friends defeated Private Party at the Double or Nothing Buy-In pre-show to become number one contenders.

Brian Cage set for action on AEW Dynamite

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The number one contender to the AEW World Championship will be in action on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite.

AEW announced last night that Brian Cage will have a match on Dynamite this coming Wednesday (June 3). His opponent wasn’t revealed, likely meaning that it will be a squash match.

This will be the third match Cage has had for AEW. He made his debut for the promotion as the mystery entrant in the Casino Ladder Match at Double or Nothing. On Dynamite this week, Cage quickly defeated Lee Johnson. Cage is being managed by Taz in AEW.

Cage will challenge for Jon Moxley’s AEW World Championship at Fyter Fest. That show is taking place this summer, but further details for it haven’t been announced.

Here’s the updated lineup for Wednesday’s Dynamite:

  • Cody vs. Jungle Boy for the TNT Championship
  • Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc for the AEW Tag Team titles
  • Chris Jericho vs. Colt Cabana
  • Nyla Rose vs. Big Swole
  • Brian Cage in action
  • Tony Schiavone will host a sit-down interview with FTR

Six-man tag match added to AEW Dynamite, more appearances set

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The Young Bucks and Matt Hardy are set to team up again on tonight’s post-Double or Nothing episode of Dynamite.

AEW has announced that The Young Bucks & Hardy will face Private Party & Joey Janela in a six-man tag match on tonight’s show. The Young Bucks, Hardy, Kenny Omega & Hangman Page defeated The Inner Circle in their Stadium Stampede match in the main event of Double or Nothing. 

Best Friends defeated Private Party in a tag team number one contender’s match on the Double or Nothing pre-show. Janela was a participant in the Casino Ladder Match at the pay-per-view.

AEW has also made a few more announcements for tonight’s Dynamite. AEW World Champion Jon Moxley will appear on the episode, Brian Cage will make his first Dynamite appearance, and new AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida will be in action.

Moxley retained his AEW World Championship against Brodie Lee at Double or Nothing. Cage made his AEW debut at the PPV as the mystery entrant in the Casino Ladder Match. As a stipulation of winning that ladder match, Cage will challenge for Moxley’s title at Fyter Fest. The details for Fyter Fest will be announced on Dynamite tonight.

Shida defeated Nyla Rose in a no DQ, no countout match at Double or Nothing to become the new AEW Women’s Champion.

Also on tonight’s Dynamite, a battle royal will decide the first challenger for Cody’s TNT Championship, The Inner Circle will have a pep rally, Britt Baker will address her injury, and Mike Tyson will appear.

The battle royal winner will challenge for Cody’s title on Dynamite next week.