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Cope vs. PAC announced for next AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Josh Nason

The feud between Rated FTR and the Death Riders will continue on next Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite as Cope takes on PAC.

It will be their first time sharing the ring in their long careers.

The former TNT Champion made his return at last month’s Worlds End by putting his focus on AEW World Champion Jon Moxley, PAC, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta. After Moxley retained his title over Powerhouse Hobbs Wednesday, the Death Riders attacked Hobbs before Cope and FTR ran out to make the save.

The 51-year-old defeated Big Bill last Saturday in his first singles match since breaking his tibia in a May 2024 barbed wire cage match with Malakai Black.

PAC, a former AEW All-Atlantic/International Champion, has won two out of his last three singles bouts. He holds the AEW Trios titles with Castagnoli and Yuta.

Here’s the current lineup for next Wednesday in Knoxville, Tennessee:

  • Cope vs. PAC

TNT title defense part of updated lineup for AEW Collision

Posted on by Ian Carey

A TNT title defense is one of several new matches for tonight’s AEW Collision.

Reigning champion Daniel Garcia will put the title on the line against Katsuyori Shibata after picking up his first defense last Saturday over Mark Briscoe. The past partners have gone one-on-one just once at last July’s ROH Death Before Dishonor for Shibata’s then-Pure title.

AEW Trios Champion PAC will take on current ROH TV Champion Komander. It will be PAC’s first match since December 18, 2024, as Dave Meltzer noted in Friday’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that he had been given a few weeks off.

The new additions are rounded out by The Outrunners vs. PAC’s fellow Trios titleholders Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta. The Outrunners were taken out by the Death Riders at the end of last week’s Collision.

Khan also noted that tonight’s show in Athens, Georgia, may be impacted by weather-related travel issues. However, he mentioned that AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May was in a limo on her way to the venue. May will wrestle Harley Cameron in a non-title match on tonight’s show.

Here’s the updated lineup for Athens, Georgia:

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May vs. Harley Cameron in a non-title match
  • ROH World Champion Chris Jericho vs. Dax Harwood in a non-title match
  • Cope vs. Big Bill
  • TNT Champion Daniel Garcia defends against Katsuyori Shibata
  • PAC vs. Komander
  • Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli vs. The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)

Six-man tag team match added to AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A six-man tag team match is set for AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash.

Tony Khan announced on social media that Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and PAC) will meet Jay White, Orange Cassidy, and Hangman Adam Page this Wednesday. Moxley’s opponents will be squaring off against him in a fatal four-way match that will take place at Worlds End on December 28.

“Before #AEWWorldsEnd, the 3 World Title challengers aim to take down Death Riders THIS WEDNESDAY!,” Khan wrote.

White, Cassidy, and Page have all made their claim to be next in line for the championship. On last week’s show, the Death Riders laid out all three of their future opponents after Page interfered in their match.

The Death Riders have continued to wreak havoc across all of AEW’s television shows. The end of Collision on Saturday saw the group attack FTR, putting bags over their faces and dragging them outside of the building.

AEW Dynamite (Wednesday, December 18) —

  • Continental Classic Gold League match: Will Ospreay vs. Darby Allin
  • Continental Classic Blue League match: The Beast Mortos vs. Shelton Benjamin
  • Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and PAC vs. Jay White, Orange Cassidy, and Hangman Adam Page
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Anna Jay
  • We’ll hear from MJF

Danielson & Yuta vs. Castagnoli & PAC set for AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday

Posted on by Josh Nason

The Blackpool Combat Club will officially implode on next week’s Title Tuesday edition of AEW Dynamite as AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson will team with Wheeler Yuta against Claudio Castagnoli & PAC.

The challenge was made following the main event of Wednesday’s fifth anniversary episode of Dynamite when Jon Moxley, Castagnoli and PAC attacked Danielson following his successful title defense over Kazuchika Okada.

Yuta came out to fend off the three men with a hammer as they eventually backed away. He then took to the microphone to say if Castagnoli and PAC wanted to get to Danielson, they would have to go through him. Danielson then suggested the match take place this Tuesday.

Danielson will defend his title against Moxley in the main event of this month’s WrestleDream in Tacoma, Washington, while Castagnoli, Yuta and PAC are the reigning AEW Trios Champions. After they jumped Danielson at last month’s All Out, Yuta fell out of favor with the group when he didn’t want to do the same.

It’s the first match announced for the live Tuesday show in Spokane, Washington.

New Trios champions crowned at AEW All In

Posted on by Josh Nason

In one of many memorable moments from AEW’s return to Wembley Stadium, hometown favorite PAC, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta became the new AEW Trios Champions at All In in London.

The makeshift threesome defeated reigning champions The Patriarchy, the House of Black and the Bang Bang Gang in a four-way London ladder match to take the titles.

The end came when Christian Cage was moving up the ladder on the shoulders of Killswitch and was about to grab the belt when PAC ran up the ladder to engage Cage in a exchange of fists. Cage eventually got shoved off the ladder which left PAC alone to grab one of the belts to win the match.

The 38-year-old PAC is from England’s Newcastle upon Tyne.

It’s PAC’s second run with the gold as he, Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix won the titles in September 2022, holding them for 126 days before losing them to The Elite (Young Bucks & Kenny Omega) in the final match in a best-of-seven series in January 2023.

It’s the first AEW title of any kind for either Castagnoli or Yuta who have both held Ring of Honor titles before.

The win ends the short run for Cage, Killswitch & Nick Wayne which began just over a month ago on Collision. Sunday was the first defense of their titles.

PAC, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta advance to AEW All In London Ladder match

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The final team for the upcoming London Ladder match has been decided.

The Wild Card in Cardiff match on Saturday’s Collision saw the team of PAC, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta defeat Top Flight and Lio Rush. They will now advance to All In, where they will compete in a four-way London Ladder match for the AEW Trios titles.

After PAC, Castagnoli, and Yuta won, one third of the Trios Champions Christian Cage came out and declared he was the godfather of the ladder match. This all served as a distraction as the other two thirds of The Patriarchy, Killswitch and Nick Wayne, attacked their future opponents with steel chairs. The Bang Bang Gang and The House of Black both came out and started to brawl with the other two teams as the show went off the air.

The All In card for Sunday, August 25:

  • AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland defends against Bryan Danielson
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Mariah May
  • AEW American Champion MJF defends against Will Ospreay
  • TNT Champion Jack Perry defends against Darby Allin in a coffin match
  • AEW Trios Champions The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch, and Nick Wayne) defend against The Bang Bang Gang, The House of Black, and PAC, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta in a London ladder match
  • AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks defend against The Acclaimed and FTR
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Britt Baker
  • Casino gauntlet match for future AEW World title shot (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, Hangman Page, Kyle O’Reilly, Mark Briscoe, Evil Uno confirmed entrants)
  • FTW Champion Chris Jericho defends against Hook
  • Zero Hour: Willow Nightingale & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway, winners get to pick stipulation to Nightingale/Statlander CMLL Women’s title match for All Out

AEW Collision live results: All In go-home show

Posted on by Suit Williams

The final show before All In has arrived with Saturday’s Collision from Cardiff, Wales.

The taped show will feature a Wild Card in Cardiff match to determine the final spot in the London Ladders match for the AEW Trios titles at All In. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) and PAC will face Top Flight & Lio Rush to determine who makes it to Wembley Stadium.

Other matches will see The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe & Kyle O’Reilly) take on The Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett). Hook will face Big Bill, Willow Nightingale will square off against Harley Cameron, Jeff Jarrett will compete against Ariya Daivari, and Katsuyori Shibata will take on Jay Lethal.

Kris Statlander and Stokley Hathaway will also be in action ahead of their mixed tag match against Nightingale and Tomohiro Ishii on All In’s Zero Hour pre-show.

Additionally, TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz will narrate the story of Toni Storm and Mariah May ahead of their All In title match.

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AEW Collision comes to us this week live – to tape – from Cardiff, Wales, just one day before All In Wembley. Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness were on the call as the Conglomeration made their entrance for the opening match.

The Conglomeration (Kyle O’Reilly, Mark Briscoe & Orange Cassidy) defeated The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven, Mike Bennett & Roderick Strong)

While I don’t need any more of the Conglomeration/Kingdom pairing, this was a fun opener. The cut to a stoic, unmoving Ishii on commentary did make me laugh very hard.

Conglomeration member Tomohiro Ishii joined the booth, and he was a real chatterbox. Briscoe and Bennett started the match with chops. O’Reilly tagged in and brought the fight to all three of the Kingdom, including a train of leg whips to Bennett and Taven. Cassidy tagged in and continued the offense, taking Bennett and Strong down with tornado DDTs. Bennett and Taven caught Cassidy with a spike piledriver, but some confusion on the legal man allowed Cassidy’s partners to break up the cover.

Cassidy fought his way to the corner and tagged in Briscoe, who ran wild until Strong cut off a dive attempt. We got a dive train, ending with Strong dropping Briscoe on a chair as he went for his chair-assisted tope. The Kingdom was working on Briscoe in their corner after a commercial break. Briscoe fought to the corner and got a tag into O’Reilly, who ran wild. The Conglomeration hit a set of dives for a nearfall.

Bennett caught O’Reilly with a DVD, with Taven following with Just The Tip for a nearfall. Strong beat on O’Reilly for multiple nearfalls, but O’Reilly countered a Tiger Bomb into a guillotine. O’Reilly transitioned to an ankle lock, but the hold got broken up. We got a move train ending with Briscoe hitting his chair dive. O’Reilly caught Taven in a guillotine choke and scored the win.

We got a video package recapping the recent history of the Trios Titles, going over Death Triangle’s challenge of the Bang Bang Gang at Double or Nothing, The House of Black earning a Trios Title shot, and The Patriarchy cheating their way to the titles.

Willow Nightingale defeated Harley Cameron

Ishii is still sitting at the commentary desk, where Nightingale gave him a big hug during her entrance. Nightingale handled Cameron until she tried for the Babe With The Powerbomb, when Cameron fought out and hit a Side Russian Leg Sweep for a nearfall. Cameron hit Sole Food and a Shining Wizard for a nearfall.

Nightingale got a glimpse of Ishii on commentary and fired up, dropping Cameron with a forearm and hitting the Babe With The Powerbomb for the win. Ishii came into the ring and raised Nightingale’s hand in victory.

Private Party was backstage with Lexy Nair, where she announced that they were the official emcees for All In. They were excited, then got a call from their assistant and left. Nair welcomed the ROH World Tag Team Champions Sammy Guevara and Dustin Rhodes. There was an open challenge laid out for a ten-man tag match at Wembley, with Guevara and Rhodes teaming with the Von Erichs and Katsuyori Shibata. Shibata entered the frame and, through text-to-speech, said that he would lasso them a win at Wembley.

(I don’t need hosts for wrestling shows. I am excited about a little pre-show action with the ROH crew.)

Katsuyori Shibata (w/Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara) defeated Jay Lethal (w/Satnam Singh & Sonjay Dutt)

A professional encounter, if not a very heated one.

Lethal focused on Shibata’s leg, setting up a Figure Four, but Shibata kicked his way free. Shibata hit a pair of bicep stomps before kicking Lethal to the outside. After a commercial, Lethal caught Shibata with a Dragon Screw before locking on the Figure Four. Shibata got to the ropes and cut off a Lethal Injection attempt, but Lethal caught him with the Lethal Combination.

Lethal went for Hail To The King, but Shibata caught him in an armbar. Shibata sent Lethal to the corner and hit his hesitation dropkick. Lethal went for kicks to the knee before Shibata dropped him with an STO. Shibata hit the Rainmaker-style slap, locked on the Von Erich Claw, and then transitioned into an armbar for the submission win. Shibata offered a handshake after the match, and Lethal accepted.

We got a video package of MJF & Will Ospreay’s face-off from Dynamite.

Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway trained for their Wembley match at Create A Pro Wrestling Academy. Statlander said that she had been overlooked for too long and that it was their time now.

Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway defeated Kid Lykos II & Nina Samuels

Hathaway shook hands before Statlander clotheslined both of them. Hathaway tagged in and hit Lykos with a main-event spinebuster. Statlander tagged in and hit Lykos with an F-5 and a Babe With The Powerbomb. Statlander tagged Hathaway in and dumped him onto Lykos, with Hathaway getting the pin.

After the match, Hathaway said that this match was a preview of what would come at Wembley against Willow Nightingale & Tomohiro Ishii. Hathaway said that when they were done, Nightingale & Ishii’s careers would be like the food in England: absolutely rubbish. McGuinness made sure to note that they were in Wales.

We got a video package recapping the history between Toni Storm and Mariah May, narrated by Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies.

Hook defeated Big Bill (w/Bryan Keith)

A wild atmosphere, as this rowdy crowd suddenly decided that Big Bill was the top babyface in the territory.

FTW Champion Chris Jericho joined commentary as Hook charged Bill to start. Bill dumped Hook with a fallaway slam. The crowd started cheering for Bill as he clubbered on Hook. After the commercial, we came back to the crowd giving Bill a standing ovation. Jericho said that the crowd was cheering Bill to spite him after he told the crowd to shut up. A decent attempt from Jericho to contextualize this.

Bill mocked Hook then told the crowd to shut up as they continued cheering him. Hook dodged a couple of charges from Bill, then hit a big suplex. Bryan Keith charged Hook, but Hook dumped him with a T-Bone suplex. Bill sent Hook into the corner, but Hook caught him with the Redrum and got the submission. Hook stared down Jericho at the desk.

We got a video package of Jack Perry with his TNT Title. He said that no one was worthy of holding his TNT Title, as no one had made the sacrifices that he had made. Perry told Darby Allin that the only way he would close the coffin on him was if he was dead.

We got a recap of the face-off between Swerve Strickland & Bryan Danielson from Dynamite.

Jeff Jarrett (w/Karen Jarrett) defeated Ariya Daivari

If Jeff Jarrett was this over at any point in the last 20 years, TNA would still be on Spike TV. This Wales crowd was fired up for some Double J.

Daivari came to the ring getting some cheap heat, noting that Wales doesn’t have a Premier League team. After both men hit the corners for cheers, with only Jarrett getting them, Daivari jumped Jarrett and mocked the Fargo Strut. Daivari mocked him again before Jarrett socked him in the face and sent him into the turnbuckles. The crowd chanted for Jarrett as we went to a commercial break.

Jarrett pinballed Daivari around the outside as we came back from the break. Daivari caught Jarrett with a baseball slide as he came back into the ring. Jarrett almost caught Daivari with a sleeper hold, but Daivari reversed into one of his own. Jarrett fought out and fired up, getting a nearfall with a Russian Leg Sweep. Jarrett hit an enzuigiri and the squisher before hitting the Fargo Strut. Jarrett ducked a high cross attempt and hit the Stroke for the win.

We got a Hologram highlight reel.

We got a rundown of the All In card, with a ten-man tag match added to the Zero Hour. It will be Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, Katsuyori Shibata, & The Von Erichs vs. The Cage of Agony, Mike Bennett, & Matt Taven.

Winning Team Enters London Ladder Match at All In – Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & PAC defeated Lio Rush & Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin)

An odd way to get PAC his “Wembley Moment,” but he got there. Credit to Claudio Castagnoli, wrestling 20 minutes on Dynamite, working this match on the same taping, then flying to Mexico to wrestle in the CMLL Grand Prix before flying back to Europe to work All In. A fine main event, but the crowd did feel tired by this point.

Yuta and Darius started, with Dante tagging in and double-teaming Yuta with his brother. PAC tagged in to a hero’s response, matching speed with Dante until he got caught with a headscissors and a dropkick. Castagnoli and Rush tagged in, with Rush trying to catch Castagnoli in the Giant Swing and catching an uppercut for his troubles. Top Flight helped Rush triple-team Castagnoli as we went to a commercial.

Yuta dropped a knee on Darius as we came back from the break. Darius came back with a DDT/Death Drop combination on PAC & Yuta and fought through Castagnoli to get the tag to his brother. Dante ran wild, with Rush assisting with a moonsault off of the apron to Yuta. Rush tagged in and hit a pair of topes to PAC that almost destroyed the announce table. PAC and Rush traded strikes until Rush hit a Falcon Arrow for a nearfall.

We got a move train ending with Dante hitting a dive to Castagnoli. Rush hit a stunner to PAC, but PAC came back with a snap German suplex, but the Martins cut him off. Darius hit a second rope Stunner, with Rush and Dante following with frog splashes for nearfalls. Another dive train ended with Castagnoli drilling Rush with an uppercut. Castagnoli snatched Rush into the Giant Swing before Yuta hit the low dropkick to cut him down. PAC hit the Black Arrow to score the win and punch his ticket to Wembley Stadium.

Christian Cage & Mother Wayne made their entrance. Cage heeled on the crowd before calling himself the godfather of ladder matches. He told them to have eyes in the back of their heads, leading to Killswitch and Nick Wayne hitting them all with chairs. Christian went for the Con-Chair-To on PAC before the Bang Bang Gang came out and pulled tabled from under the ring. The House of Black arrived with a ladder on the stage. All the teams brawled as the show went off the air. I’ll note that my TNT feed went silent after the Bang Bang Gang came out, but I think that was just on my end.

PAC to challenge MJF vs. Will Ospreay winner for American title at AEW All Out

Posted on by Josh Nason

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Robbed of his “Wembley moment,” PAC will cash in on his AEW International/American title shot at September’s All Out, taking on the winner of the MJF vs. Will Ospreay rematch at this month’s All In.

PAC appeared on Dynamite in a backstage promo to air his displeasure about how Ospreay went about getting his rematch, robbing PAC of the moment of appearing in his home country at London, England’s Wembley Stadium.

PAC earned the shot on the July 10th Dynamite by winning a four-way over Claudio Castagnoli, Tomohiro Ishii and Kyle Fletcher but the date was never announced as when he could have it.

PAC has never faced MJF while he went one-on-one with Ospreay in February 2019 for RevPro.

PAC won the inaugural All-Atlantic title in June 2022, later changed to the International title in March 2023 and then changed to the American title after MJF won it at last month’s 250th Dynamite. PAC initially held the title for 108 days and defended it seven times, losing it to Orange Cassidy on an October edition of Dynamite.

It’s the first match officially announced for the Saturday, September 7th pay-per-view from Chicago, Illinois.

PAC & Rocky Romero tag match announced for CMLL Arena Mexico event

Posted on by Ian Carey

The full lineup for Friday’s show at Arena Mexico has been announced.

The event will be headlined by MJF defending his AEW American Championship against Templario. CMLL revealed the full lineup on Tuesday including a tag match featuring AEW’s PAC teaming with Rocky Romero.

The match stems from a trios match between Death Triangle and Volador Jr, Dorada, and Mistico on last Friday’s show that saw Death Triangle lose the final fall via disqualification when PAC purposefully unmasked Dorada.

Death Triangle was interviewed after the match. PAC called out Volador Jr and vowed to return to Arena Mexico.

CMLL Super Viernes lineup for Friday, August 2, 2024 —

  • AEW American Champion MJF defends against Templario
  • PAC & Rocky Romero vs. Volador Jr. & Mascara Dorada
  • Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion Esfinge defends against El Valiente
  • Hechicero, Magnus & Rugido vs. Euforia, Soberano Jr, & Averno
  • Dulce Gardenia, Rey Cometa, Espiritu Negro vs. Disturbio, El Cholo, & Apocalipsis
  • Infarto & Retro vs. Xelhua & Hunter

PAC earns future AEW International title shot

Posted on by Josh Nason

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The man to hold the first-ever AEW International title will now get a chance to regain it in the future.

On Wednesday’s Dynamite, PAC won a four-way “Global Glory” match over Tomohiro Ishii, Claudio Castagnoli and Kyle Fletcher to earn the opportunity. He will take on either current champion Will Ospreay or MJF as they battle over the title on next Wednesday’s 250th episode of Dynamite.

PAC picked up the victory by getting Fletcher to submit in a bout that saw plenty of near falls, big moves and submission attempts.

Afterward, PAC took the microphone and said that since he returned in March, he has “made many bold promises and suffered many humiliating failures” but it’s All In season and “the Bastard won’t be denied my Wembley moment. I promise you that tonight is a line in the sand. The Bastard will be back.”

It was not specified whether he would get his shot at August’s All In at London’s Wembley Stadium. He had to miss the inaugural show as he was injured.

PAC won the inaugural All-Atlantic Champion in June 2022, later changed to the International title in March 2023. He held it for 108 days and defended it seven times, finally losing it to Orange Cassidy on an October edition of Dynamite.

PAC, Kris Statlander advance in AEW Owen Hart Foundation tournaments

Posted on by Josh Nason

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Both the men’s and women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournaments kicked off on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite with both PAC and Kris Statlander advancing, respectively.

PAC upended Claudio Castagnoli in the main event, getting a crucifix pin to end a pinning sequence between both men. He now advances to take on the winner of the newly-announced Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Tagaki bout that will take place at this month’s Forbidden Door.

In the women’s tournament, former TBS Champion Kris Statlander advanced with her victory over former AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose after a tombstone piledriver. She will now take on the winner of rival Willow Nightingale vs. Serena Deeb which takes place on this Friday’s Rampage.

On the other side of the men’s bracket, Jay White will do battle with Rey Fenix on next Wednesday’s Dynamite while Jeff Jarrett will take on a wild card participant at a date to be announced.

On the other side of the women’s bracket, Mariah May will face Saraya while Hikaru Shida will go one-on-one with Deonna Purrazzo — both of which don’t have dates yet.

The finals will take place on the Wednesday, July 10th Dynamite in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Claudio Castagnoli vs. PAC Owen Hart Cup match set for AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Ian Carey

The Owen Hart Foundation tournament is set to kick off on this week’s AEW Dynamite.

Tony Khan has announced that Claudio Castagnoli vs. PAC in a quarterfinal match has been added to the lineup for Wednesday’s show. In a subsequent social media post, Khan revealed that Bryan Danielson will be on commentary for the contest.

Khan also announced that the tournament brackets will be revealed on Wednesday as well.

Bryan Danielson and Shingo Takagi have also declared for the men’s tournament. That leaves four open spots in the men’s tournament. Mariah May, Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander, and last year’s winner, Willow Nightingale, have all been confirmed for the women’s tournament.

AEW Dynamite announced lineup for Wednesday, June 19, 2024 —

  • MJF vs. Rush kicks off the show commercial-free
  • AEW Tag Team title eliminator: The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) vs. The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens)
  • Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy, and Dante Martin vs. Roderick Strong, Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita, and Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa contract signing
  • Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay face-to-face
  • Owen Hart Foundation tournament quarterfinal: Claudio Castagnoli vs. PAC w/Bryan Danielson on commentary
  • Owen Hart Foundation tournament brackets revealed

AEW Rampage live results: PAC vs. Jay Lethal

Posted on by Joseph Collins

PAC faces Jay Lethal in singles competition on tonight’s AEW Rampage, one of five bouts set for the show.

For PAC, the match is his first in-ring action since taking part in the casino gauntlet match on the May 29 Dynamite. Lethal took part in the International Championship number one contender’s four-way on the June 5 Dynamite in his last outing.

Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will be in action on the show against Alex Windsor in a non-title bout.

NJPW’s Shota Umino will face Rocky Romero in a singles match on tonight’s show.

Satnam Singh will wrestle in a singles bout on Rampage for the second time in three weeks as he takes on Rosario Grillo.

Cage of Agony (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) vs. Jay Marston, Kevin Gutierrez & Solomon Tupu in a six-man tag team match is also set for tonight’s episode.

Spoilers from this week’s Rampage taping are available here.

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Taped in Des Moines, Iowa. 

Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Matt Menard were on commentary. 

“Timeless” Toni Storm (w/ Luther & Mariah may) defeated Alex Windsor (8:05)

Windsor got the jump on Storm before the bell. The crowd chanted for Storm, who caught Windsor with a Thez press to take control. Storm knocked Windsor to the floor with a flying hip attack. Windsor dropped Storm face-first into the ring apron to take control. Windsor dominated on the floor but did little of note. She shoved Luther into May and Storm. 

Storm turned things around after the split-screen commercial break. Storm hit a second hip attack in the corner. Storm got a near fall with a fisherman’s suplex. Storm and Windsor exchanged headbutts. Windsor got a near fall with a variation of the Angle Slam. Storm caught Windsor with a small package for two, and Windsor came back with a shining wizard. Windsor went for a pop up whatever, but Storm countered it into the Storm Zero for the pinfall.  Not much of note here, but the crowd was crazy into Storm.

– In the back Harley Cameron mocked the women declaring themselves for the Women’s Owen Hart tournament. She declared that Saraya will win the AEW Women’s World Championship at this year’s All In, just like she did at last year’s All In. 

– Thunder Rosa and Deonna Purrazzo hype package for their match on Collision tomorrow night. 

Cage of Agony defeated Solomon Tupu, Jay Martson & Jay Guitterez (2:30)

This was a total squash. Cage got the pin on Martson after a triple team slam.

– A great recap of Wednesday’s Dynamite.

Shota Umino defeated Rocky “Azucar” Romero (9:09)

After coming out on top of a brief exchange, Umino did Mercedes Mone’s dance for the crowd. Umino teed off on Romero with forearms. Romero came back with a tope suicidia and Umino hit the back of his head against the broadcast desk. 

After the split-screen break, Umino broke up the forever clotheslines with a beautiful dropkick. Umino hit Romero with a DDT on the ring apron. Back in the ring, Umino hit a shotgun dropkick off the top and an exploder suplex for a near fall. Romero came back with a tornado DDT and hit a running sliced bread for a near fall. Romero went for the sliced bread a second time, but Umino countered with a high knee and a neckbreaker for two. Umino caught Romero with an elbow to the back of the neck, then hit the Paradigm Shift for the pinfall. Both guys looked great here.

– Excalibur ran down the lineup for Forbidden Door, tomorrow night’s Collision and next Wednesday’s Dynamite. The only new match announced for any of the shows was Hechicero v. Dalton Castle for Collision.

Satnam Singh (w/ Jay Lethal & Sonjay Dutt) defeated Rosario Grillo (0:20) 

Grillo made the mistake of shaking hands with Singh, who refused to release his grip. Singh then yanked Grillo up into a bearhug and shook him into submission. 

After the match, Jay Lethal grabbed the mic and predicted he would beat his opponent in even less time. 

PAC defeated Jay Lethal (w/ Satnam Singh & Sonjay Dutt) (12:35) 

PAC sent Lethal to the floor with a superkick, and followed him out with a no hands plancha. That was 38 seconds in, so Lethal failed at his prediction. Singh yanked PAC out to the floor, but referee Bryce Remsberg caught him and ejected Singh. The damage was done, though, and Lethal whipped PAC into the ringside barricade, then caught him with a dropkick on the floor. Lethal whipped PAC into the steel stairs on the floor. 

Lethal dominated during the split-screen break. After the break, Lethal tried for the figure-four leglock, but PAC countered with a small package. Lethal tried for the Lethal Injection, but PAC countered with a dropkick to the stomach. PAC followed up with a series of kicks, then hit a shotgun dropkick off the top for a near fall. Lethal countered a German suplex attempt with an ankle pick, and tried for the figure-four again. Lethal worked over the knee with a dragon screw leg whip, then finally locked in the figure-four. 

PAC escaped the figure-four by getting to the ring ropes. Lethal went to the top, and PAC followed him. Lethal tried for a top rope powerbomb, but PAC countered by backdropping Lethal to the mat. PAC set up for the Black Arrow, but Dutt distracted PAC. PAC sent Lethal to the floor with a running boot. 

Lethal hit a German suplex. He tried for the Lethal Injection, but PAC dodged it. Lethal caught PAC with a cutter. Lethal went for the Lethal Injection a third time, but PAC dodged it again and caught Lethal with a lariat. PAC locked in the Brutalizer and Lethal tapped out. Very good Rampage main event.

Solid episode of Rampage tonight.

AEW Rampage live results: PAC vs. Rocky Romero

Posted on by Joseph Collins

Four matches are set for the final Rampage before Sunday’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view.

PAC will be in singles competition on the show against Rocky Romero. Should The Lucha Bros defeat The Gunns on Saturday’s Collision, PAC and The Lucha Bros will face The Gunns and Jay White for the Unified Trios Championship at Double or Nothing.

Former AEW World Champion Samoa Joe returns to action on Rampage, facing enhancement talent Dom Kubrick.

Rush will be in action for the second consecutive week on Rampage as he goes one-on-one with Isiah Kassidy.

TBS Champion Willow Nightingale will team with Kris Statlander against Anna Jay and Alex Windsor. Nightingale is set to defend her TBS title against Mercedes Mone in Mone’s AEW in-ring debut at Sunday’s pay-per-view.

Rampage airs at 6 p.m. Eastern time on TNT, and will be immediately followed by a Countdown to Double or Nothing special at 7 p.m. Eastern time.

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Taped in Bakersfield, California.

Excalibur, Chris Jericho, Tony Schiavone and Big Bill were on commentary. 

PAC defeated  Rocky “Azucar” Romero (7:13)

PAC is so smooth at everything he does. PAC set up Romero with a low bridge to send him to the outside, then hit a Asai moonsault that got a standing ovation from Big Bill. 

After a split-screen break, Romeo caught PAC with a back heel kick and sliced bread for a near fall. Romero countered a suplex attempt with a back slide for anear fall. On commentary, Jericho clarified that Big Bill’s new name is “Redwood.” Romeo drilled PAC with a tornado DDT (beautiful selling from PAC) and hit a pescado for a near fall. PAC escaped a Sliced Bread #2, hit a boot and dropped Romero with a German suplex. And just like that, PAC locked in the Brutalizer and Romero tapped out.

After the match, the other members of Death Triangle came out to celebrate PAC’s victory. PAC grabbed a mic and called out the Gunn Brothers. 

– Chris Jericho cut a promo from the desk about his three way match at Double or Nothing. Katsuyori Shibata ran out for the back, but Big Bill cut him off. Hook’s came up from behind Jericho and pulled him into the crowd, and they brawled to the back.

– Renee Paquette tried to interview Hook and Shibata, but Samoa Joe interrupted  again to talk trash to Hook. Hook storms off, and Shibata uses his phone to tell Renee he’s going to see Carrot Top while in Vegas. 

– Matt Menard joined commentary for the rest of the show, since Jericho and Big Bill were run off after the opening match.

Samoa Joe defeated Dom Kubrick (1:20)

Joe shrugged off a dropkick, then floored Kubrick with a back elbow. After a flurry of offense, Joe hit the Muscle Buster to get the pinfall. 

– Renee Paquette interviewed Deonna Purrazzo, who challenged Thunder Rosa for the Double or Nothing Buy In. The match was made official for the Buy In later in the show.

Rush defeated Isiah Kassidy (7:57 aired)

Rush hit the shotgun dropkick right away. He could have pinned Kassidy, but instead kicked him to the floor and whipped him into the steel barricades around ringside. Rick Knox did his usual bang-up job of enforcing the rules, allowing Rush to whip Kassidy and choke him with a power cable. Rush continued to dominate Kassidy during the split-screen break.

After the commercial break, Kassidy got some offense in and hit some kind of neckbreaker for a near fall. Kassidy hit a senton for another near fall, and Rush cut off the comeback with a headbutt. They took the fight to the ring apron and exchanged chops until Rush caught Cassidy with a belly to belly suplex that sent him to the floor.  

Back in the ring, Rush hit the diving shotgun dropkick for the pinfall. Rush barely gave Kassidy anything.

– Arkady Aura interviewed the Gates of Agony and Brian Cage. Cage cut a pretty good promo for his trio. Seemed like it might be setting up something with them and The Acclaimed for a six man match.

Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander (w/ Stokley Hathaway) defeated Anna Jay & Alex Windsor (9:23)

Windsor is a top star for Rev Pro. Anna Jay’s gear looked patriotic (for Memorial Day weekend, I guess). Nightingale caught Windsor with a pounce early. Anna Jay got the tag and Statlander dropped her with a back suplex. Jay caught Statlander with a neckbreaker in the ropes. The fight went to the floor, where Jay sent Statlander into the ring steps. 

After a split-screen break, Windsor controlled Statlander with a cravat. Statlander got the hot tag to Nightingale, who caught Jay with a shotgun dropkick off the middle rope. Nightingale missed the cannonball in the corner, and Windsor caught her with a Shining Wizard for a near fall. Nightingale caught Windsor with a stiff clothesline, then finished her off with the gutwrench powerbomb for the pinfall. 

Nightingale’s celebration was cut short by Mercedes Mone who kicked off her shoes and ran to the rign to brawl with Nightingale and Statlander. Mone tried to hit her new finisher (called the Mone Maker) which looked ridiculous for her to try on Statlander who was so much bigger than her. Eventually the gaggle of officials came out to break up the right. Mone celebrated in the ring with the TBS title.

For Collision tomorrow night, FTR and Bryan Danielson will take on Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal and Satnam Singh.

PAC vs. Rocky Romero, Samoa Joe match set for AEW Rampage

Posted on by Josh Nason

Friday’s early edition of AEW Rampage will see the return of former AEW World Champion Samoa Joe in addition to PAC vs. Rocky Romero.

This will be Joe’s second match since he lost his title to Swerve Strickland at April’s Dynasty. He has not been announced for Sunday’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view, but has been involved in a storyline with motivating Hook during backstage segments. Hook and Katsuyori Shibata will challenge FTW Champion Chris Jericho in a three-way title match Sunday.

The PAC vs. Romero match is their first singles encounter since 2012 when they squared off in that year’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament. They were also on opposite ends of a 2007 tag team match in PWG.

In other action, Rush will look to go 3-0 against former factionmate Isiah Kassidy while TBS Champion Willow Nightingale will team with former champion Kris Statlander against Anna Jay and the well-regarded Alex Windsor who is making her promotional debut.

Friday’s show will air at 6 PM Eastern/3 PM Pacific due to NBA playoff coverage on TNT.

Here’s the current lineup that was taped after Wednesday’s Dynamite in Bakersfield, Colorado:

  • PAC vs. Rocky Romero
  • Samoa Joe vs. Dom Kubrick
  • Rush vs. Isiah Kassidy
  • Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale vs. Anna Jay & Alex Windsor