AEW has announced a new segment for the Full Gear fallout edition of Dynamite.
On Dynamite this Wednesday, Christian Cage will “rechristen” Luchasaurus & Nick Wayne. The trio is coming off a loss to Sting, Darby Allin & Adam Copeland at Full Gear.
AEW wrote:
#AEWDynamite LIVE TOMORROW NIGHT @WintrustArena 8/7c | @TBSNetwork
Tomorrow night on Thanksgiving Eve, TNT Champion The Patriarch @Christian4Peeps will rechristen @luchasaurus & @thenickwayne
Don’t miss Wednesday Night Dynamite TOMORROW! 8/7c | TBS
Luchasaurus was pinned in the trios match at Full Gear after taking a Stinger Splash from Sting, a spear from Copeland, and a Coffin Drop from Allin. Right before the finish, Christian ran away through the crowd as Copeland tried to go after him. Christian had attempted to hit Copeland with the TNT title belt but accidentally struck Luchasaurus.
Christian, Luchasaurus & Wayne have been given the name “The Patriarchy” in AEW.
Wednesday’s Dynamite is AEW’s annual Thanksgiving eve episode of the show from Chicago. The episode will also feature the start of AEW’s Continental Classic tournament.
A settlement has been reached between AEW and CFX over the mask worn by Luchasaurus.
Composite Effects, LLC (CFX) filed a complaint in December alleging the mask is their design and that AEW and Luchasaurus were using it for merchandising purposes without the designer’s permission.
CFX had granted Luchasaurus permission to wear the mask as a wrestler but allege that neither he nor AEW had the rights to sell merchandise featuring the mask design. The company cited Luchasaurus action figures and t-shirts as examples.
AEW holds the rights to another mask created by CFX in 2021 for Luchasaurus. However, that mask was used only sparingly with Luchasaurus primarily wrestling in the mask CFX originally designed for him in 2016.
Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics posted on Thursday that all parties have reached a settlement.
The Court has been made aware that the parties have reached a settlement. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that this action is dismissed without prejudice to the right, upon good cause shown, to reopen the action or to seek summary judgment enforcing the compromise if settlement is not consummated within sixty days of this order. Each party will bear its own costs. The Court retains jurisdiction for all purposes, including enforcing the settlement agreement entered into by the parties. The parties are reminded that, if witnesses have been subpoenaed, every witness must be informed by counsel not to appear.
AEW and Louisiana-based mask maker Composite Effects (CFX) have reached a settlement in their dispute over the merchandising rights to the Luchasaurus mask.
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Two title defenses and a women’s tag team match highlight the final AEW Rampage before this Sunday’s All In.
AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy will attempt to secure his 30th title defense as he takes on QTV’s Aaron Solo. Cassidy will be in action Sunday as part of his first-ever Stadium Stampede match.
The AAA Latin American title will be defended for the first time on AEW TV as champion QT Marshall defends against Gravity. Marshall will also take time for a sit-down interview with Jim Ross.
Ahead of their four-way for the AEW Women’s title on Sunday, reigning champion Hikaru Shida will team with former champion Britt Baker to take on former champion Toni Storm & Saraya.
Reigning TNT Champion Luchasaurus will be in non-title action against an opponent to be named. His next challenge will come in the “all star” eight-man tag team main event of Saturday’s Collision.
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An In Memoriam graphic for Windham Rotunda opened the show.
Taped in Lexington, Kentucky.
Excalibur and Tony Schiavone were on commentary.
Orange Cassidy defeated Aaron Solo (w/ Harley Cameron) to retain the AEW International Title (9:12)
Kinda weird the International Title isn’t being defended on AEW’s second-ever international pay-per-view.
Tony Schiavone doesn’t understand why Aaron Solo is spraying his mouth with the breath spray, which kinda makes me feel bad for Tony’s wife. Cassidy worked a side headlock. Solo countered with a head scissors, which Cassidy escaped with a headstand. Cassidy put his hands in his pockets. Cassidy impressively gave Solo a hip toss while his hands were in his pockets. The fight went to the floor, where Solo used Cameron as a human shield. Cassidy gave her the “high impact” kicks, ducked a clothesline from Solo and hit a running tope. Cameron tripped up Cassidy to allow Solo to hit a modified uranage going into the split-screen break.
After the break, Solo and Cassidy were battling over a vertical suplex. Cassidy sent Solo headfirst into the turnbuckles, then came off the top rope with a crossbody. Lots of counter-wrestling from both guys, until Cassidy hit a Slumdog Millionaire and a spinning DDT for a near fall. Cameron started singing into the house mic, distracting Cassidy to allow Solo to hit a spinning kick. Solo followed up with a terrible looking suplex for a near fall. Solo came off the top with a double stomp for another near fall. Solo got Cameron’s boot and hit Cassidy with it for another near fall. Cassidy countered a pedigree attempt, then hit the Orange Punch and Beach Break to get the pinfall. This was fine, as Cassidy’s storied International title run continues.
– JR conducted a sit-down interview with new AAA Latin American champion QT Marshall. Marshall puts the “pro” in “professional wrestler” and wanted to dispel the notion that his relationship with Tony Khan gives him opportunities others dont get. After all, he had to go to another company to get a championship. He’s not just simply a guy who latches himself onto other guys like Cody Rhodes and Powerhouse Hobbs. Also why isn’t there a QT Marshall an action figure, but his mother can order 150,000 Excalibur figures? This was a good promo from Marshall.
– Promo for Samoa Joe/CM Punk at All In on Sunday.
QT Marshall defeated Gravity to retain the AAA Latin American Championship (8:46)
An updated look and presentation for Marshall, which emphasizes the pride Marshall has representing Mexico as a AAA champion. Marshall and Gravity exchange promos in Spanish before the match. Gravity started out fast with a tope con hilo that looked like it could have gone very badly. Marshall caught Gravity coming off the top with a forearm, then powerbombed him against the ring apron.
Marshall put Gravity down with a forearm. Gravity caught Marshall with a couple of pin attempts for near falls. Gravity countered a powerbomb attempt with a Canadian Destroyer for another near fall. Marshall caught Gravity with a combination backbreaker/flatliner. Gravity countered a powerbomb attempt with a rana, and hit a series of superkicks. Gravity used his brother Bandido’s 21-plex for another close near fall.
Marshall came back with a short-arm lariat. Marshall set up a diamond cutter from the top (Gravity was in a superplex position), but Gravity escaped. Now, Marshall was in the superlex position and Gravity Samoan-dropped him from the middle rope for another near fall. Marshall caught Gravity with a pop-up cutter, then finished him with the “Dirt Sheet Driver” (a vertical suplex into a sit-out powerbomb) and got the pinfall. Between the promo and the match, this was an excellent showcase for Marshall.
– The Dark Order cut a promo. They are back to being bad guys after Death Before Dishonor, last month’s ROH pay-per-view.
Luchasaurus defeated R. Jones (1:12)
Luchasaurus is the TNT champion, but he did not wear his belt to the ring. Chokeslam and a clothesline to the back of the end finished off Jones.
After the match, Christian was shown watching the match with the TNT Championship belt over his shoulder.
– All In promo for Adam Cole v. MJF.
– Rundown for Collision: new matches added were the return of Keith Lee and Alex Reynolds & John Silver v. Darius Martin & Action Andretti. Maybe Willow Nightingale v. Robyn Renegade, if that wasn’t announced on Wednesday.
– Excalibur also ran down the cards for All In and All Out, but nothing new was announced.
Saraya & Toni Storm (w/ Ruby Soho) defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D & Hikaru Shida (11:52)
The heels attacked before the bell. Baker and Saraya fought in the ring and Storm and Shida fought on the floor. Soho tripped up Baker from the outside and Saraya took control. Storm hit a vertical suplex for a near fall. Saraya drove her knee into Baker’s midsection. Storm sent Baker to the floor with a hip attack. Soho pounded on Baker on the outside until TBS Champion Kris Statlander ran in and attacked Soho, then carried her to the back to even things up.
After a split-screen break, Storm taunted Shida with the Women’s World title belt, and Baker was still being worked over by the heels. Baker caught Storm with a neckbreaker and finally got the tag to Shida. Shida hit a jumping knee strike while the fans chanted “let’s go Shida!” Shida suplexed Saraya on Storm (say that five times fast) for a near fall. Storm and Shida exchanged forearms, and Shida caught Storm with a enziguri. Baker tried to run and hit a rolling elbow, but Storm caught her with a German suplex.
Saraya tossed Baker back into her corner and forced Baker to tag back into the ring. Storm hit another hip attack on Baker. Baker took a double-team powerbomb for another near fall, and soon all four women were down. They got back on their feet and started lugging it out. Shida hit Saraya with a Falcon Arron, and Baker gave Saraya the Twist and Shout for another near fall. Storm went to use the spray paint on Baker, but Shida saved Baker and took the spray paint instead. Shida, blinded, accidentally hit Baker, and Saraya hit her finish on Baker (the Nightcap, formerly the Rampaige) for the pinfall. This was clunky.
As the show went off the air, Shida was still blinded on the floor, and Storm and Saraya engaged in a tug of war over the AEW World Women’s championship belt.
Final Thoughts:
QT Marshall’s match and promo was a revelation tonight. They need to get rid of the QTV nonsense and give Marshall a more serious push. Nothing was at the level of last week’s opener, but the first two matches were good enough to make it a worthwhile hour.
The seventh edition of AEW Battle of the Belts will kick off right after the conclusion of AEW Collision from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Per usual, three title matches will make up the card — all of which are for AEW championships. Additionally, all three are first time ever matchups.
AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm will defend against Taya Valkyrie, who has been a champion in Impact, AAA and MLW among other places. Storm came out on Friday’s Rampage to ridicule Valkyrie after a victory and ended up getting talked into a title defense instead.
In another match made Friday, AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy will defend against Lance Archer. Archer picked up a victory over Trent Beretta and then called his shot for a title match against Cassidy. Cassidy came out to help his friend, leading to Archer and Roberts stealing his belt and Jansport backpack.
TNT Champion Luchasaurus will have the first defense of his title as he faces Shawn Spears.
**********The night continues with Battle of the Belts VII coming live from Calgary, Alberta, Canada as part of the Calgary Stampede. Ian Riccaboni and Nigel McGuinness are on the call.
We came back to the scene that ended Collision, with Ricky Starks winning the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament over CM Punk. Starks got out of dodge quickly, snatching the trophy out of the hands of special guest Jushin Thunder Liger and bailing. An easy payday for Liger.
AEW International Title Match – Orange Cassidy defeated Lance Archer (w/Jake Roberts) by countout to retain
This was a good opener, as Cassidy used his smarts to survive another defense against a monster of an opponent. A weak finish, but I don’t think they’ll leave this hanging here.
Archer and Cassidy got off to a jump start, with Cassidy jumping Archer during his entrance. Archer brought Cassidy to the top rope and hammered him with a forearm. Archer set up the Blackout, but Cassidy fought out. Archer hit a rising knee to Cassidy on the top rope, then went for the Blackout again. Cassidy slipped down and locked on a sleeper hold. Archer slammed Cassidy down and hit a shoulder block that forced Cassidy to the floor.
Cassidy rolled to the other side of the ring before hitting Jake Roberts with his soft kicks. It baited Archer to his side, but Archer caught Cassidy on a hurricanrana attempt and threw him into the barricade. Archer began flinging security around, allowing Cassidy to dropkick Archer into the barricade. Cassidy began flinging security guards into Archer, but Archer came back up and flung Cassidy into the barricades again. They both beat the ten count into the ring, where Archer hit a big forearm as we went to break.
Back from the break, Cassidy went for a flying DDT, but Archer caught him and flung him across the ring with a suplex. Cassidy tried to hit a Stundog Millionaire, but Archer stuffed it and hit a barge attack. Cassidy went for a satellite DDT, but Archer caught him again. Cassidy went low, hitting a chop block. He got Archer down to his knees and called for the Orange Punch. Archer caught the punch and laid Cassidy out with a Bossman Slam for a nearfall.
Cassidy ducked a lariat and bailed to the floor where Roberts set up the DDT, but Archer stopped him. Cassidy hit a basement dropkick before hitting a DDT on the floor in front of Roberts. Archer got back up on the apron and taunted Cassidy, but Cassidy punched Archer to the floor. Cassidy fell into the ring, where the referee made the ten count. Cassidy wins by countout.
– Tony Schiavone was in the ring and welcomed The Acclaimed. They accepted QTV’s challenge, saying that they would beat them in and out of the Royal Rampage. Bowens then announced that next Saturday on Collision, The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn would get a rematch for the AEW Trios Titles against the House of Black. They then scissored with Tony Schiavone as we went to break.
AEW Women’s World Title Match – Toni Storm defeated Taya Valkyrie by satellite interruption to retain
Valkyrie is the hometown babyface here. Storm charged her to start, but Valkyrie fought back and sent Storm to the floor. Valkyrie hit a knee lift to Storm before following up with running knees for a nearfall. Storm hooked Valkyrie over the top rope, forcing her to the floor where she tossed her around with hairmares. Valkyrie came back with a hairmare of her own as we went to break.
Back from break, as Valkyrie avoided a hip attack and fired up on Storm. She hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a one count, but followed with a hip attack of her own for a nearfall. The feed seemed to go out as we abruptly went to commercial. We came back to footage from last week’s Collision, where Julia Hart took on a local competitor. I’m assuming there’s technical problems in Calgary. We cut back in to the commentators welcoming us back, noting that there was a satellite interruption due to storms in the Calgary area. They later told us that Storm retained, showing Ruby Soho interfering and allowing Storm to hit the Storm Zero to win. Well, there you go.
– Tony Schiavone welcomed out Willow Nightingale and Ricky Starks before welcoming out Dr. Martha Hart for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament ceremony. She gave a nice speech about the history of Calgary to the Hart Family before officially presenting Nightingale and Starks with their commemorative title belts.
AEW TNT Title Match – Luchasaurus (w/Christian Cage) defeated Shawn Spears to retain
Scorpio Sky was shown watching in the back as the bell rang. Luchasaurus cut Spears off with a big punch as we went to commercial break. Spears hit the ten punches in the corner as we came back from break. He hammered Luchasaurus with short-arm clotheslines before eventually dropping him with one. Spears booted Luchasaurus on the apron before booting his head against the post. Spears chased Cage around ringside, leading to Luchasaurus chokeslamming Spears through a table at ringside.
Luchasaurus brought Spears back into the ring, where Spears reversed a chokeslam into a rollup for a nearfall. Luchasaurus kicked out and hit the chokeslam, but Spears kicked out at two. Christian set up Spears’ chair in the corner, but Luchasaurus ended up going headfirst into the chair. Spears rolled him up, but Luchasaurus kicked out. Spears set up the C4, but Christian distracted him, allowing Luchasaurus to hit the lariat to the back of the head to win and retain the title. Christian celebrated with the title as we faded out.
Thanks to the help of manager Christian Cage, Luchasaurus defeated Wardlow to win the title for the first time at Saturday’s Collision. The finish had Luchasaurus distract the referee as Cage grabbed a nearby camera and smashed it into Wardlow’s head. This allowed Luchasaurus to pin Wardlow after hitting a lariat to the back of Wardlow’s head.
After the match, Cage grabbed the championship and held it high, celebrating on the shoulders of Luchasaurus as if he was the one who won the championship.
Wardlow had been champion for 59 days, defeating Powerhouse Hobbs on the April 19 edition of Dynamite. In the weeks that followed, Cage and Luchasaurus set their sights on the title, leading to a ladder match between Cage and Wardlow at Double or Nothing last month where Wardlow successfully retained the title.
On Wednesday’s Dynamite, Cage announced the title match for Collison, then showed Wardlow’s manager Arn Anderson laid out near them.
AEW and Luchasaurus are facing a lawsuit over merchandising rights to the wrestler’s mask design.
Wrestlenomics reports that mask designer CFX sued AEW and Luchasaurus (real name Austin Matelson) in United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana in December 2022 seeking profits that the two have earned in using their “Viper Silicone Mask” in merchandising, as well as damages and attorney’s fees.
The report states that in court documents, CFX said that Luchasaurus was authorized to use the mask as a performer, but that the company retained merchandising rights to the design. A variation of the mask is currently for sale on CFX’s website.
CFX also stated that they attempted to sign a licensing deal with Luchasaurus in 2019, and also designed a new mask that AEW bought the rights to in 2021, but emails from Luchasaurus stated that the original design was “too iconic” to change.
CFX also alleges in the suit that Luchasaurus approached a second designer in 2022 to create “a near replica” of their design, but the designer refused, stating “It was clear that there were legal issues that needed to be handled prior to my designing a new mask for Matelson.”
Join Denise Salcedo on her weekly Speak Now Pro Wrestling review show where she recaps the events that unfolded. Topics include: the debut of Renee Paquette, the continuation of Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus, the return of Shawn Spears, a heated confrontation between Jon Moxley and Hangman Adam Page, a new All-Atlantic Champion crowned, and so much more. Tune in for a fun review show!
After Christian Cage and Luchasaurus defeated the Varsity Blonds, the two continued to attack their opponents until Jungle Boy arrived, carrying a steel chair. Luchasaurus exited the ring and stared down Jungle Boy until he relented, joining Jungle Boy by his side. Surprised, Cage quickly exited the ring and escaped through the crowd as Jungle Boy chased after him.
Jungle Boy was attacked by Cage after he and Luchasaurus lost the AEW World Tag Team titles to The Young Bucks in a ladder match at Road Rager back on June 15. Cage laid out Jungle Boy then gave him the con-chair-to, then insulted his family after the attack. Jungle Boy had been out of actions since then, dealing with a shoulder injury.
In the weeks since Road Rager, Cage convinced Luchasaurus that his issue was with Jungle Boy, and not him. Luchasaurus then aligned himself with Christian, defeating Serptenico and Griff Garrison in the last two weeks.
Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus are now set to defend their AEW Tag Team titles against The Young Bucks in a two-on-two ladder match on Dynamite this Wednesday. It was originally scheduled to be a three-way ladder match with The Hardys included.
AEW president and CEO Tony Khan issued a statement on Tuesday announcing that Jeff Hardy has been suspended from AEW without pay. Hardy can only return to AEW after he completes treatment and maintains his sobriety.
The suspension comes after Hardy was arrested for driving under the influence in Volusia County, Florida on Monday. In addition to the DUI offense, Hardy is facing charges of driving on a suspended license and violating an interlock restriction.
This week’s Dynamite is a special “Road Rager” edition of the show. It’s taking place at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.
Here’s the updated lineup for the episode:
Hair vs. hair match: Chris Jericho vs. Ortiz
Ladder match: AEW Tag Team Champions Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus defend against The Young Bucks
Dax Harwood vs. Will Ospreay
Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker
AEW All-Atlantic Championship tournament qualifying match: Miro vs. Ethan Page
Wardlow vs. 20 security guards in a handicap elimination match
New AEW World Tag Team Champions were crowned on tonight’s Dynamite.
Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus (Jurassic Express) defeated Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix (The Lucha Brothers) to win the titles. Jungle Boy pinned Penta with a cradle to win the match and end Penta and Fenix’s first AEW title reign at 183 days.
Fenix was injured during the match, either breaking or dislocating his arm after taking a chokeslam off the apron through a table on the floor. Fenix was on his way to the hospital, and the injury was severe enough to likely require surgery.
For Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus, the win marks their first career AEW title victories.
The Tag title match main evented the first edition of Dynamite on TBS, a show that also featured two other title matches. Hangman Page defeated Bryan Danielson to retain the AEW World Championship on the show, plus Jade Cargill was crowned the first-ever TBS Champion, defeating Ruby Soho in a tournament final.
The lineup for AEW’s Casino Ladder Match at Double or Nothing is almost fully set.
AEW announced today that Luchasaurus will be taking part in the Casino Ladder Match. He’s the eighth participant confirmed for it, joining Darby Allin, Colt Cabana, Orange Cassidy, Fenix, Scorpio Sky, Kip Sabian, and Frankie Kazarian.
There’s only one more participant left to be announced for the Casino Ladder Match. It will start with two wrestlers in the ring, then a new participant will be added every 90 seconds until all nine wrestlers have entered. The chip that’s hanging above the ring can be grabbed at any time, so the stipulation is that the match could end before all of the wrestlers have entered.
The winner of the Casino Ladder Match will receive a future shot at the AEW World Championship. Jon Moxley is the current champion and will defend his title against Brodie Lee at Double or Nothing.
Luchasaurus is part of Jurassic Express with Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt. Jungle Boy is facing MJF at Double or Nothing.
Double or Nothing is taking place on Saturday (May 23). Here’s the updated lineup for the pay-per-view:
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defending against Brodie Lee
TNT Championship tournament finals: Cody vs. Lance Archer (Mike Tyson will present the TNT Championship to the winner of the match)
AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose defending against Hikaru Shida in a no DQ, no countout match
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page & The Young Bucks) & Matt Hardy vs. The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana & Ortiz) in a Stadium Stampede match
Casino Ladder Match (Darby Allin, Colt Cabana, Orange Cassidy, Fenix, Scorpio Sky, Kip Sabian, Frankie Kazarian, Luchasaurus, and one more participant)
Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander
MJF vs. Jungle Boy
Tag team number one contender’s match: Private Party vs. Best Friends (pre-show)
The show opened with the continuation of Brandon Cutler’s Kick Out Challenge. Cutler enlisted The Young Bucks to help as he said they kick out of more false finishes than anyone. Broken Matt Hardy appeared to define false finishes for us. The Bucks proceeded to hit Cutler with a variety of moves. Cutler was unable to kick out of any of them.
Matt, Nick and Malachi Jackson played the basketball shooting game “H-O-R-S-E” with the letters “B-T-E.” Matt bragged about his basketball prowess. Nick and Malachi hit a variety of trick shots and Matt missed all of his shots.
Tony Schiavone and Cody appeared at AEW Headquarters East, debuting a new segment called “Quarantine Confessions.” Tony confessed that he has become addicted to Playstation 4. Cody sipped coffee from a cup labeled “FTR.”
Luchasaurus went to a Panda Express to look for Super Panda as he continued looking for his tail. Super Panda told him to kick rocks and that he would not help him. Luchasaurus promised to get Panda some bookings. Panda agreed to help him. A bouncing Colt Cabana head made a cameo.
Benigno Bodega and Taz appeared via Zoom. Taz said he has mellowed with age but he has problems with Excalibur and asked Bodega for help. Taz buried Schiavone. Taz said Schiavone and Excalibur owe him money. Excalibur called Taz and Taz cursed him out.
Nick and Malachi continued playing B-T-E. Nick missed an easy layup and lost the game. There was another Cabana cameo.
Private Party reconciled after their fight last week. They received a secret message from The Lucha Bros. Quen went off “to do lab stuff” on the message but was attacked by a giant teddy bear. Kassidy drank vodka and had a dream that he was attacked by the mystery man that appeared several weeks ago, then dreamed that he was wrestling the teddy bear. He ran off to warn Quen about the bear.
Hangman Page appeared from his house. He asked viewers to “kindly shut the f— up” as in his house, he has a sourdough starter. Page walked us through making sourdough bread. He was not wearing pants. Page took a clearly store-bought loaf of bread out of the oven.
Page chastised his wife for not disinfecting the flour. Page said he was not being safe enough and had to make a change.
The first part of 199 was released today. Here are some highlights:
Matt Hardy opened the show by giving the rules of a squash match:
3 minute time limit
Job guys can only perform one offensive move (one combination move if it’s a tag match)
Job guys must not be in better shape or more tan than top talent
A finish occurs only when the over act performs a finishing maneuver once used by Legion of Doom, Acolytes or Steiner Brother
Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels defeated Simon Lotto & Steven Andrews in a Squash Match
Scorpio Sky was the referee for the match.
Lotto and Andrews did not adhere to the rules of the squash match as they got a brief flurry of offense.
Daniels and Kazarian won with a Doomsday Device.
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Matt Jackson said the ring they are using is the same one that PWG used in Reseda. Matt and Nick played in the ring with their kids.
Luchasaurus called Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy’s phone is a banana. Luchasaurus is still looking for his tail. Jungle Boy suggested that he contact some guys who are like fathers to them in his search.
Kenny Omega took us through his post-match gym ritual. He was bench pressing 20 lbs. and acting as though it was too heavy for him. He could not lift the bar off his chest until Colt Cabana appeared to aid him. Omega chased Cabana out of the gym.
Luchasaurus called Tommy Dreamer and asked him to help him find his tail. Dreamer blew him off.
A Hangman Page/Private Party storyline was teased.
Peter Avalon called Brandon Cutler and taunted him. They argued over which of them lost the match on last week’s BTE. Cutler brought Sky on to the call. Avalon challenged both Cutler and Sky to a triple threat match.
Scorpio Sky defeated Peter Avalon & Brandon Cutler
They kept this short and it was all action.
Sky sent Avalon outside, then hit an enziguri to Cutler. Cutler made a brief comeback until Avalon tossed him outside.
Avalon and Cutler teamed up on Sky until Avalon turned on Cutler and clotheslined him outside. Avalon hit Sky with a tiger driver for a near fall.
Sky and Cutler traded near falls. Cutler hit Avalon with a springboard clothesline, then used the TPK for a two count. Sky broke up the pin.
Sky hit a TKO to Avalon. Avalon landed on Cutler. Sky covered both for the pin.
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Luchasaurus called Joey Ryan to ask for help finding his tail. Ryan said Luchasaurus might be 65 million years old but he has to grow up.
Nick was working out. Matt said he looks back to his old self. Nick said they always dreamed of headlining BTE 200, the showcase of the immortals, as kids. Nick again teased the idea of a dangerous match that he wants to be in to test himself. Matt sold that the match was too dangerous.
Matt said we will have to tune in to the next part of the episode to see if Nick gets his match.
Episode 197 of Being The Elite showcased The Young Bucks and SCU in tag team matches.
The storyline elements of the episode focused on Luchasaurus looking for his tail, Brandon Cutler and Peter Avalon continuing their losing streak gimmicks and Kenny Omega and Colt Cabana continuing their comedy feud.
Some highlights from the episode include:
Peter Avalon took an Uber to Brandon Cutler’s house. Avalon taunted Cutler on another loss, then asked him to team up with him in an effort to snap both of their losing streaks. Avalon told Cutler that he has a match ready for him right now on the BTE Compound.
Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian defeated Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon
Excalibur was on commentary for the match. Nick Jackson served as the camera operator.
Cutler and Kazarian began the match. They traded holds and quick cradles for a series of one counts. Daniels and Avalon tagged in. Daniels hit a quebradora on Avalon and an STO on an interfering Cutler.
Cutler and Avalon cut Daniels off and worked him over. Avalon and Cutler had some communication issues which allowed Daniels to tag Kazarian. Kazarian ran wild with a backstabber, a cutter and a leg slice.
The finish saw Avalon and Cutler both attempt sunset flips. Daniels and Kazarian sat down on the attempts and scored a double pin.
Luchasaurus was shown wandering the streets. He went to Taya Valkyrie’s house and demanded to see “him.” Valkyrie refused to let Luchasaurus in and suggested he go see Super Panda.
Kazarian and Daniels, disguised as police officers, pulled over Scorpio Sky. They asked for a bribe. Sky refused to pay them.
Kenny Omega gave an update on his injury from the Dynamite set. He said he made sure that Colt Cabana was not allowed in the building. Cabana appeared. The two chased each other and swapped clothes.
The Young Bucks defeated Team High Risk (Simon Lotto and Steven Andrews)
This was quick but very good.
Matt and Lotto started off with chain wrestling. Nick tagged in and got cut off. Nick sold as though he had ring rust.
Nick hit a springboard dropkick. He tried for a tope suicida but was blocked. Andrews hit a tope to both Bucks on the outside. Andrews and Lotto hit a shooting star press/neckbreaker combo for a near fall.
Nick made a comeback with a bulldog/clothesline combination. Matt tagged in and hit a series of northern lights suplexes and got a two count on Andrews. Nick hit a springboard facebuster and a moonsault to the outside.
The Bucks hit stereo kicks and a double knee strike to Andrews. They nailed Lotto with a double superkick, then Nick covered Andrews for the pin.
After their match, Nick said that he’s not at 100 percent yet. He teased the idea of trying a crazy move to get back to full strength. Matt said they can’t do that move because someone might die. Nick asked Matt to think about it anyway.
Lotto and Andrews were working out after their match. Kazarian approached and complimented them on their heart and their balls. Kazarian freaked out because Lotto didn’t put dumbbells back in the rack and confronted him. Daniels entered. Kazarian and Daniels challenged Lotto and Andrews to a “squash match” on next week’s BTE.
Episode 197 of Being The Elite caught up with the cast as they adjusted to life in quarantine.
Some highlights include:
Matt Jackson ate some coffee beans and told his son that the coffee shop was open for business.
Nick Jackson gave a status report. He has been playing an arcade game recommended by Adam Cole “before he died.”
Nick and his wife welcomed the birth of a son. Nick said the baby’s name is Michael, so if he becomes a wrestler, he’ll be named Michael Jackson. [Editor’s note: also if he does not become a wrestler]
Matt and Nick worked out with Brandon Cutler in Nick’s home gym. Matt coughed but assured the guys he does not have coronavirus.
Kenny Omega gave an update from the set of Dynamite. He assured us that Colt Cabana was not in the room. Cabana’s face appeared on the television screen behind Omega.
Christopher Daniels had a 50th birthday party. His guest joined him via video conference. His gifts included a mask, toilet paper, bottled water and hand sanitizer.
Peter Avalon called Cutler from a landline while listening to a record player to taunt him about losing to Cabana.
Luchasaurus said he needs to find his tail.
Matt answered fan questions.
Hangman Page played Animal Crossing, watched Tiger King and worked out in full gear, all while ignoring calls from Nick, Kenny, Cody and Matt.
