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AEW Dark Elevation results: Jay Lethal, Private Party, Ruby Soho in action

Posted on by Juan C. Reneo

It’s Monday and you know what that means: a seven-match AEW Dark: Elevation that was taped last Wednesday at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Excalibur and Mark Henry were on the call this week.

Lee Moriarty & Matt Sydal defeated JR Miller & Marcus Kross

Sydal and Kross started with an exchange of kicks that Sydal obviously won. Later, Kross targeted one of Sydal’s legs and isolated him for a while until a Moriarty hot tag. A Moriarty Border City Stretch on Kross picked up the win for Moriarty and Sydal.

Tay Conti defeated Ameera

This was Ameera’s AEW debut In a short match, Conti dominated with several judo throws, corner kicks and a boss man slam. Conti picked up the win with the TayKO, improving her career record to 52-9.

Gunn Club (w/ Billy Gunn) defeated JB Cole & T.I.M.

This was the AEW debut for Cole and T.I.M.  The crowd distracted Gunn Club with “Ass Boys” chants throughout the match, giving T.I.M. and Cole an opportunity to take advantage. In the end, Colten hit the Colt 45 on T.I.M. to pick up the win, upping their record to 40-1.

Frankie Kazarian defeated LaBron Kozone

Kazarian worked Kozone’s neck throughout as a prelude to the chicken wing. Kazarian rolled here with a lot of chops to Kozone’s chest. Kazarian (33-7) eventually got the crossface chicken wing to get the submission victory.

Ruby Soho defeated Kenzie Paige

Soho (12-3) won this short match after hitting No Future. This was an important win for her after losing in the TBS title tournament final to Jade Cargill.

Private Party defeated Chase Emory & Patrick Scott

This was the AEW debut for Emory and Scott. Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy isolated Scott and used it to their advantage. Emory tried to clean house after a hot tag, but Private Party stopped that very quickly and won after hitting Gin and Juice — their first of 2022 as they haven’t been in the ring together since September 2021.

Jay Lethal defeated Alexander Moss

Moss tried to ground Lethal, but the experience of the latter turned things around. Lethal went for a Macho Man-esque elbow drop, but Moss was able to kick out at the last second. The Lethal Injection gave him the win to keep his record spotless in the early goings of 2022.

Ruby Soho, Jay Lethal, Private Party part of seven-match AEW Dark: Elevation lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

Ruby Soho will return to action on Monday’s AEW Dark: Elevation in her first singles match since unsuccessfully winning the inaugural TBS title in the tournament final against Jade Cargill.

Soho will face Kenzie Paige in action taped last Wednesday in Raleigh, North Carolina.

As he prepares for his feud with Team Taz to begin in earnest, Jay Lethal will take on Alexander Moss. The former ROH star is 2-1 in AEW action thus far.

Private Party will return to traditional tag team wrestling for the first time since September 2021 when they face Chase Emory and Patrick Scott. 

Here’s the full seven-match card for Monday’s YouTube show:

– Ruby Soho vs. Kenzie Paige
– Jay Lethal vs. Alexander Moss
– Frankie Kazarian vs. LaBron Kozone
– Gunn Club (Austin and Billy) vs. JB Cole and T.I.M.
– Lee Moriarty and Matt Sydal vs. JR Miller and Marcus Kross
– Private Party vs. Chase Emory and Patrick Scott
– Tay Conti vs. Ameera

Private Party, Dark Order part of 10-match AEW Dark: Elevation lineup

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Ten matches have been announced for this week’s episode of AEW Dark: Elevation.

In the featured bout, The Hardy Family Office’s Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) and The Blade will face John Silver, Alex Reynolds, and Preston “10” Vance of The Dark Order.

Andrade El Idolo will be in action on the show, facing Avery Good.

Dante Martin will face Action Andretti in singles competition.

Dark: Elevation drops on Mondays at 7 p.m. Eastern time on AEW’s YouTube channel.

The full lineup for Monday, January 10:

  • Private Party & The Blade vs. John Silver, Alex Reynolds & 10
  • Andrade El Idolo vs. Avery Good
  • Dante Martin vs. Action Andretti
  • Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ryan Clancy
  • QT Marshall vs. Zack Clayton
  • Red Velvet & Leyla Hirsch vs. Notorious Mimi & B3cca
  • Sonny Kiss & Jay Lethal vs. Jaden Valo & Chris Steeler
  • FTR vs. Pat Brink & Myles Hawkins
  • The Acclaimed vs. Kevin Matthews & Joey Ace
  • Nyla Rose & Emi Sakura vs. Skye Blue & Tina San Antonio

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Grand Slam’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • A Christopher Daniels video promo aired. The Fallen Angel is returning to Impact Wrestling.  

The Elite —

  • The Bucks and Brandon Cutler met up in New York before Dynamite last week. They went shoe shopping at a Nike store. Matt and Nick talked about how they weren’t nervous for performing in front of 20,000 people because they had been in the Tokyo Dome seven times. 
  • Footage of The Elite from Rampage was shown. It was explained that Karl Anderson was absent from the entrance because he was masturbating backstage. 

Dark Order —

  • Alex Reynolds told John Silver to stop drinking urine. 
  • Silver and Reynods then started hitting on Wardlow. Wardlow thanked them for their interest, but said he wasn’t into people that drank their own urine. 

BTE Championship —

  • 2point0 announced that they were instituting a ranking system for the BTE title. They challenged Renee Paquette to enter the system and work her way up the ranks. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • On his Hollywood Hunk segment, Ryan Nemeth played a bit on The Cream, then said that now that he had chased away the dirt sheet guy with his Cream bit, he was going to reveal all the backstage AEW gossip. 
  • Nemeth said that John Silver requires 24 hour nursing care, Anna Jay is a clergyman, Trent is seven people, plus Negative One was wounded in Vietnam. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Catching Up’

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks tried to get Adam Cole up to speed on all the things that have happened since he was last on the show. Cody Rhodes is now a reality show judge, The Bucks and Omega said that just the three of them started AEW, the group is not called Bullet Club anymore, and Hangman Page is on vacation. 
  • Cole grabbed an energy drink on his way out, as Omega and The Bucks tried to scheme a way not to let Cole know that they caused his demise with an energy drink years ago, and also that they drove Hangman out of the group. 
  • The group also did their Ric Flair impressions. 

The Elite —

  • The Bucks and Brandon Cutler detailed a long travel day getting from Chicago to Cincinnati. 
  • The episode closed with footage from The Elite’s segment on Dynamite. 

Dark Order —

  • John Silver cried to Anna Jay as he explained that Hangman and John Silver have gone missing and that everything in the group has fallen apart. 

BTE Championship —

  • Matt Lee of 2point0 defeated Marko Stunt in blackjack to win the BTE title.

Miscellaneous bits —

  • 2point0 went through Wheeler Yuta’s bag in an effort to prove that he dyes his hair and beard. 
  • Jungle Boy did a shooting star press into a swimming pool.
  • Ryan Nemeth’s Hollywood Hunk segment dealt with the mysterious Michelle and Nemeth’s inability to get over her death. Maybe this is going somewhere, maybe it isn’t. 
  • Wheeler Yuta was watching video of Britt Baker defeating Kris Statlander and taking notes as Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor looked on. Statlander entered and choked out Yuta. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Back From The Dead’

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

The Elite held a seance to try to bring back Adam Cole from the dead. Instead, they summoned Sour Boy. 

After The Elite left the room, Cole appeared. He thought he was at PWG and was calling out for Super Dragon. He looked at his phone and realized that four years had passed. He sad that he still tastes Monster in his mouth.

The Elite —

  • The gang went shopping at a discount store for their Dynamite gear before last week’s episode. 
  • We got our second Sour Boy bit in the first ten minutes of the show. 
  • Cutler Cam footage was shown from Dynamite. 
  • Matt Jackson gave an update on his stolen Nike Dior shoes. He still hasn’t gotten the shoes back. 
  • Ric Flair made a cameo in the episode. The Elite went to a steakhouse. Kenny Omega was going to pick up the tab, but the bill said that Flair had already covered it. Flair was briefly shown from a distance. 
  • Footage from Friday’s fan fest was shown. 
  • Footage of The Bucks vs. Lucha Brothers from All Out aired. 
  • The episode closed with scenes of Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson in the go position before their entrances at All Out, then Cole and Britt Baker embracing, then Cole and The Elite happy to be back together. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • Peter Avalon and Leva Bates did a Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake-based series of jokes. 
  • Ryan Nemeth is still addicted to The Cream. He took a shot of The Cream in a movie theater. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘CM Punk’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • A few seconds of backstage footage from CM Punk’s debut on AEW Rampage made up this week’s cold open. 

The Elite —

  • Cutler Cam footage from The Bucks vs. Jurassic Express on last week’s Dynamite aired. 
  • Kenny Omega broke up The Elite’s Nike sneaker head clique by wearing a pair of Yeezys. Matt and Nick said that losing the Impact Championship made Kenny lose his mind and that they need to fix this. 
  • Sour Boy returned after Doc Gallows urinated in Karl Anderson’s drink. 
  • The Elite went shoe shopping in Chicago.
  • The group visited the Chicago Bulls locker room at United Center. 
  • The Bucks scouting the tag team tournament match on Rampage was shown from Cutler Cam. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • Leva Bates and Alex Reynolds were in their hotel room. There was a knock at the door. Sammy Guevara was there with his cards and recreating a Love Actually bit on behalf of Peter Avalon. Guevara walked out when one of the cards read that BTE was superior to his vlog. Bates and Avalon had another brief, awkward interaction, but still haven’t gotten back together. 
  • Ryan Nemeth and his assistant had a brief cameo in a swimming pool. 
  • Kris Statlander choked Wheeler Yuta out in a hotel room as his education by Best Friends continues. 
  • 2point0 were backstage looking for Jeff Farmer. They ran into John Silver instead. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Partying in Pittsburgh’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • A mix of backstage footage and broadcast footage from Rampage aired. The Young Bucks joked that after his loss to Christian, Kenny Omega then had to go to Mexico to do a job for Andrade because Ric and Charlotte Flair said so. 

The Elite —

  • The Bucks shopped for their TV outfits. 
  • The Elite were shown preparing for their entrance on last week’s Dynamite. Omega referenced his “gas” and his “stack,” before they went to the ring. A big portion of the match was shown from Brandon Cutler’s point of view, as well as Christian and Jurassic Express entering in the post-match. 
  • Cutler’s footage and broadcast footage from The Good Brothers defending the Impact Tag titles on Dynamite was shown. 
  • The Bucks and Omega showed off their new shoes. 
  • The Elite showed off their new handshake. 
  • On their day off, The Elite went to a GNC, a casino and a mall. There was a brief Daniel Bryan tease as they looked at wrestling action figures in a toy store. 
  • Omega and The Bucks cut a promo on fans mocking their basketball skill. This was all in jest, but they said that 75 percent of their roster came from WWE and that means they failed at sports and failed at WWE. They said they were going to school the roster with their basketball skills. 
  • Omega and The bucks then beat Nakazawa and Cutler 11-0 in a game of 2-on-2.

Dark Order —

  • Evil Uno, Stu Grayson and Colt Cabana were having a heated discussion backstage. They were upset that they did as Hangman Page asked and he still left the group to go solo. Cutler approached and Cabana punched him. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • Peter Avalon played his entrance music in an effort to win back Leva Bates. Alex Reynolds appeared and put his arm around Bates. Avalon was crestfallen. 
  • Ryan Nemeth explained his desire to make “cream pictures” to challenge the perception of what cinema can be. He ordered his assistant Milk around. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Riding Solo’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

Matt and Nick Jackson approached a figure in a sequined robe. The man was bragging about being Space Mountain, going sixty minutes, wooing, the whole Nature Boy bit. Matt and Nick said they were glad the rumors were true and Wrestling Inc. was right. 

The man turned around and it was Sour Boy, not Ric Flair.

The Elite —

  • Matt, Nick and Kenny Omega opened a Space Jam gift box from Warner Bros. 
  • The Elite and Juventud Guerrera played basketball backstage at Dynamite. 
  • Omega was interrupted as he was about to shave his facial hair. The JR impersonator told him that Hangman Page was in the ring live. 
  • Footage was shown from Cutler Cam of The Elite confronting Hangman on last week’s Dynamite. They played just about the entire segment. 
  • The Elite recorded an episode of Talk’N Shop. They broke down their backstage promo from last week’s Dynamite and talked about putting it together. 
  • Another Sour Boy cameo closed the show.

Dark Order —

  • Dark Order were arguing in their lair over whether or not they failed Hangman. They found the DVD that Page left for them during Dynamite and decided to watch it. 
  • The DVD played. Hangman said that they were expecting their movie, but for a ton of different reasons he couldn’t finish editing the movie. Instead, Hangman made a recruiting commercial for Dark Order. He said he may have to ride solo now, but he made this for them. The commercial was a video of the best times that Hangman had with Dark Order. The group was emotional after seeing the video. This was the best thing on the episode. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • Peter Avalon saved Leva Bates from tripping over Cezar Bononi. Avalon and Bates stared longingly into each other’s eyes, then at Bononi’s urging, Avalon acted like he wasn’t interested in Bates. As Avalon and Bononi left, Bates had tears in her eyes. 
  • The next installment in the Hollywood Hunk saga saw a man turn into Cream Eyes during the filming of a commercial. This is bizarre stuff. 
  • Avalon confronted Cutler and berated him for becoming a cheater. When they were a team, Cutler refused to cheat. Now, he said, he loves cheating and referees never catch you cheating. 
  • Orange Cassidy, Kris Statlander, Chuck Taylor and Wheeler Yuta continued to review Yuta’s matches. Statlander and Taylor gave Yuta a hard time for never winning. 
  • The former Ever-Rise argued in their hotel room over whether they encountered the real Sting or Jeff Farmer on Dynamite. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘The Elite Squad’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • After their win on Dynamite, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Kenny Omega met in their trailer. 
  • Omega said that he forgot to shave off his facial hair again. 
  • The Bucks said that the fans are probably feeling mad at them and empty because their win means they won’t get Omega vs. Hangman and Bucks vs. Dark Order at the PPV. 
  • They all said that they don’t feel bad about making the fans feel bad. 

The Elite —

  • Nick confronted Brandon Cutler for putting Dark Order on last week’s BTE. Nick said that Cutler could only keep putting Dark Order on BTE if he helps The Elite cheat in all their matches and takes pleasure in it. Cutler agreed. No mention of the big reveal that Cutler was a Dark Order creeper at some point.
  • There was an extended scene of Matt brushing his hair. 
  • The Elite were seen rehearsing their entrance from Dynamite. 
  • Extended footage from Cutler’s camera capturing The Elite vs. Hangman Page & The Dark Order elimination match from last week’s Dynamite made up a large portion of the episode. If you want to see the match again or from a different perspective, check it out. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • Chuck Taylor, Orange Cassidy and Wheeler Yuta watched film of Yuta’s loss to Darby Allin in their hotel room. Cassidy didn’t know that three counts ended matches, while Taylor kept calling The Coffin Drop “The Coffin Flop.”
  • Leva Bates and Peter Avalon were having communication issues as Avalon tried to call Bates. They were both speaking Japanese. The TV in Bates’s hotel room kept turning on and off by itself. Abadon appeared on the television at the end of the scene. 
  • This week’s Hollywood Hunk segment featured Ryan Nemeth doing a commercial for a topical cream that promised to heal ailments, but was actually poison.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Your Bloody Hands’

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • Brandon Cutler’s attempted run-in on “The Elite Hunter” Frankie Kazarian on Dark Elevation was shown from a backstage perspective. The Young Bucks and Doc Gallows ribbed Cutler into running in by himself. 

The Elite —

  • Nick Jackson arrived at the airport for an early flight. Cutler and Matt were nowhere to be found. Cutler said Dark Order can’t blackmail him if he doesn’t show up, so he stayed at home. Matt was seen brushing his hair at home. 
  • Nick arrived at Dynamite and was confronted by Leva Bates. Bates had a Dark Order Ally sign and asked Nick to allow Dark Order back on BTE. Nick declined. 
  • Kenny Omega appeared backstage and was approached by someone spoofing Jim Ross. They informed Kenny that they were live, pal. 

Dark Order —

  • The Dark Order blackmail of Cutler was explained. They emailed Cutler a video of him unmasking as a Dark Order creeper. Cutler responded by agreeing to put them back on BTE, hoping Nick would not notice. 
  • Dark Order discussed the movie they’re shooting. 
  • The group discussed their upcoming elimination match against The Elite. They gifted Hangman Page some new gear. 

BTE Championship —

  • Marko Stunt retained the title in a handstand contest against Luchasaurus. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • Peter Avalon said he’s ready to move on from Bates and has his eye on the lady in red, Abadon. The Wingmen approached Abadon on his behalf and talked him up, but Abadon did Abadon things and ignored them. 
  • Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian in their wrestling executive characters talked to Christian Cage about working in TNA and doing a cage match with Brian Cage. They left and Christian revealed that he had been asleep during the entire bit. 
  • Another Hollywood Hunk short film aired. This appeared to be explaining the hostage he had in last week’s segment and setting up future stories in this HH universe. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Good Old Fashioned Extortion’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • Matt and Nick Jackson were in an airport doing their full heel shtick, complaining about “marks” traveling and making their travel days more difficult. 

The Elite —

  • There was an extended montage of The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler shoe shopping, then going to a juice bar. 
  • The Bucks and Kenny Omega posed for a video shoot. 
  • A Jim Ross impersonator alerted The Elite that Hangman Page was calling Omega out on last week’s Dynamite. Footage was then shown of The Elite and Dark Order segment from last week’s Dynamite.
  • Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels appeared off-screen as two new human resources employees hired to monitor Matt and Nick’s new heelish behavior. 
  • Matt Hardy went to The Elite’s locker room to explain how big a fan he was of them and how The Bucks had surpassed The Hardys as the number one tag team of all time. He also said that Omega was the best world champion in the business today, surpassing Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins. He also continued on his quest to have his loss to Christian Cage overturned due to his lack of sleep.
  • Cutler was wrapping up the episode when he received a ransom note from Dark Order. They threatened to show Matt and Nick “the tape” where there’s blood on Cutler’s hands unless he gets them back on Dark Order. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • There was a very strange Hollywood Hunk segment. Ryan Nemeth appeared to have a hostage in his home. 
  • The A.M.E.N. segment stated that they had been canceled due to lack of funding. Alright. 
  • In this week’s telenovela, Peter Avalon was sitting alone. Leva Bates approached and told him they’ll always have the library. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘BTE is so much better without Dark Order’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • The Young Bucks did a travel vlog. They were in total heel promo mode, bragging about how much they have spent on shoes in the last month, how the “marks” in the airport won’t leave them alone, how they hate doing this show and they’re not sure why they continue to do it. They also said how much better the show is now that they have banned Dark Order. 

The Elite —

  • Kenny Omega confronted Matt, Nick and Nakazawa for shaving their mustaches off without his approval. 
  • Footage was shown from Dynamite. 
  • The episode ended as it began, with a Young Bucks travel vlog. Matt and Nick detailed their injuries from the Dynamite street fight. Clips were shown as they detailed the spots where they got hurt. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • A cinematic Hollywood Hunk vignette aired. Ryan Nemeth received a mysterious gift at his door, then began typing “Michelle” on a typewriter. 
  • Leva Bates and Serpentico visited Ryzin, Vickie Guerrero and Nyla Rose’s confessional.  
  • Bates and Peter Avalon did a telenovela skit. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Mustache’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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This week on Being The Elite —

The Elite —

  • Brandon Cutler decided that The Elite should all grow mustaches. 
  • Footage was shown from Eddie Kingston and Penta El Zero Miedo’s win over The Young Bucks on Dynamite.
  • After their match, The Bucks decided that the mustaches were bad luck. Gallows said that they all needed to masturbate more. Anderson said that they need to cheat more in every aspect of their lives. 

Dark Order —

  • The Young Bucks entered the Dark Order lair and banned them from appearing on BTE after they tried to stir the pot between Hangman Page and Kenny Omega on Dynamite last week. 
  • As The Bucks left, they bumped into Hangman. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • Peter Avalon asked Leva Bates to meet him at a bar so he could profess his love to her. Bates arrived with Alex Reynolds. Reynolds continues to manipulate Bates, while Avalon was the whole reason for Bates and Reynolds getting together in storyline. 
  • Later, Avalon watched Bates and Reynolds on a date while he was standing outside in the rain. 
  • Ryzin had a confessional set up. Varsity Blonds visited the confessional. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Intermission’

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This week on Being The Elite —

The cold open —

  • The Young Bucks and The Good Brothers opened the show with a story rather than a comedy bit. They reminded the audience of when Brandon Cutler had a car accident in the parking lot several episodes ago and how nonchalant he was about it. 
  • They then told a story of Cutler accidentally slamming Don Callis’s hand in a car door and acting similarly nonchalant. Callis then appeared and showed his bruised hand. Callis explained that he does not have use of the hand currently.

The Elite —

  • Trick Shots with Nick Jackson returned this week with Nick hitting various dunks. 

Dark Order —

  • The bulk of this week’s show was Dark Order content. The group discussed their tripping experience a week ago. Hangman Page was reluctant to share his vision of winning the AEW World Championship. 
  • Colt Cabana hung an “intermission” sign in the Dark Order lair so that he could sell gimmicks. 
  • The group decided to stage an intervention for Stu Grayson, but the intermission sign caused confusion. 
  • Preston Vance thought that the intervention was for his drug use, alcohol abuse, sex addiction or steroid use, but they explained that this was for Grayson seeing Anna Jay when she isn’t really there. 
  • Anna Jay made a cameo.

BTE Championship —

  • Cezar Bononi won a number one contender’s contest and will challenge Marko Stunt for the BTE Championship next week. 

Miscellaneous bits —

  • Isiah Kassidy bought Matt Hardy a do-rag and helped him put it on. He also bought a do-rag for Marq Quen, but Quen didn’t like his. Hardy said he is expecting his fourth child, but he thinks he actually has six kids and wished Private Party a Happy Father’s Day. 
  • This was the best episode of BTE in a long time.