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Ricochet vs. Sammy Guevara, TNT title match added to AEW Dynamite

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Two more matches have been added to AEW Dynamite.

Sammy Guevara will square off against one of AEW’s newest signees, Ricochet. Since arriving in AEW at All In, Ricochet has focused his attention on Will Ospreay, who he faced in a prolific Best of the Super Juniors match during their time in NJPW. Ospreay was successful last weekend at All Out, where he retained the International title by defeating PAC.

Guevara is currently one-half of the ROH Tag Team titles with Dustin Rhodes. Since returning from suspension, he has aligned himself with Rhodes, who is also one-third of the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions with Ross and Marshall Von Erich.

Also added to the show is Jack Perry defending the TNT title against Lio Rush. At All In, Perry was unsuccessful in challenging Bryan Danielson for the title. After the match, Danielson was jumped by members of his own stable, Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli.

AEW Dynamite announced lineup for Wednesday, September 11, 2024 —

  • TNT Championship: Jack Perry defends against Lio Rush
  • Sammy Guevara vs. Ricochet
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May vs. Queen Aminata in a title-eliminator match
  • Jon Moxley to appear live
  • Tag Team Casino Gauntlet match

Tay Melo says she’s medically cleared to return

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Tay Melo is cleared to return to the ring.

On Sammy Guevara’s vlog, the two were at Wembley Stadium watching All In. While they were talking, Melo noted she wanted to wrestle. Guevara asked if that was soon. Melo replied that while that would be up to Tony Khan, she’s ready.

“I’m cleared though, I’m cleared,” she said, holding their child Luna. “Mama’s cleared. Just got cleared.” 

Melo has not wrestled since March of 2023. Shortly after, she announced at Double or Nothing that she was pregnant and gave birth to Luna that fall. In recent months, both Guevara and Melo had been training for their returns. 

After being suspended in February, Guevara made his return to AEW during the August 1 episode of Ring of Honor, making the save for Dustin Rhodes against The Dark Order. The two became a team, defeating Matt Taven and Mike Bennett for the Ring of Honor Tag Team titles on the August 17 edition of AEW Collision.

Dustin Rhodes ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of new AEW/ROH faction

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Dustin Rhodes couldn’t be prouder of the group of wrestlers he’s now working with in AEW/ROH.

The 55-year-old Rhodes is currently a double champion, holding the ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles with Marshall & Ross Von Erich and holding the ROH Tag Team titles with Sammy Guevara. They all joined forces with Katsuyori Shibata to win a 10-man tag match on the pre-show for All In.

Reflecting on the experience, Rhodes posted a tweet on Monday saying he thought his career was over in 2019 when he left WWE, but he thinks he’s now doing the best work of his career in AEW/ROH. Rhodes is excited to help elevate The Von Erichs and Guevara.

  • Gonna be real for a moment. If You asked me when I left the fed if I was done. I would have told you yes. AEW called and passion was renewed. I have had 5 wonderful passionate yrs in @AEW. I am grateful that I can still perform at a very high level, and that impresses me personally.
  • I watched Sting my whole life and he paved the way for all of us. To watch him for so long, still able, is inspirational. Whether you love me or hate me, I believe in all my yrs that I am doing my best work.
  • Time to elevate the #VonErichs @MarshallVonEric and @RossVonErich and pass on my knowledge to them and @sammyguevara
  • I couldn’t be prouder or happier with this faction of guys.
  • I may have been done 5 yrs ago, but passion came calling. Thanks @TonyKhan for all the opportunities. Here’s to another 36

Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett were the opponents for Rhodes and his team at All In. Rhodes & Guevara won the ROH Tag Team titles from Taven & Bennett earlier this month. In July, Rhodes & The Von Erichs defeated Taven, Bennett & Roderick Strong for the ROH Six-Man titles.

Rhodes, Guevara, and The Von Erichs are all from Texas.

Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes win ROH Tag team titles on AEW Collision

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Dustin Rhodes is now a double champion in Ring of Honor.

Rhodes, along with Sammy Guevara, defeated The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett and Matt Taven) on Saturday’s Collision to win the titles for the first time. The finish came when Roderick Strong and The Beast Mortos came out to interfere. The Von Erichs then came out and put them both in the Iron Claw.

Cage of Agony and The Conglomeration then came out as everyone brawled on the outside of the ring. Back inside, Guevara hit a springboard cutter to Taven as Rhodes hit the curtain call on Bennett. Guevara then won the match and the titles with a senton.

Rhodes and The Von Erichs have formed a partnership during AEW’s residency in Arlington, Texas. Together they defeated The Undisputed Kingdom at Battle of the Belts XI to win the vacant ROH Six-Man tag titles. Shortly after, Sammy Guevara made his return to AEW by appearing on ROH, saving Rhodes from an attack by The Dark Order.

Ring of Honor TV live results: Sammy Guevara returns, Tag Team title defense

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For the first time since February, Sammy Guevara will be in action as part of tonight’s Ring of Honor TV on HonorClub.

After making his surprise return last week to defend Dustin Rhodes from an attack by Dark Order, Guevara will team up with Rhodes against John Silver & Alex Reynolds.

The Infantry will get another crack at winning the ROH Tag Team titles as they challenge current champions The Undisputed Kingdom after issuing a challenge last week backstage. Bravo and Dean were unsuccessful at besting the champions earlier this year.

Tomohiro Ishii will make his return to the black and red brand against Tony Nese.

Rachael Ellering will also be in action while The Outrunners will go heads-up against Stephen Barrett & Wolf Brown.

Darian Bengston will make his ROH debut against NJPW’s Robbie Eagles.

ROH power couple Johnny TV and Taya Valkyrie will be in action as TV battles Fuego del Sol while Valkyrie will take on Hyan.

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Ring of Honor opened with a quick rundown of a packed card and went right into a huge matchup:

Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara defeated The Dark Order (John Silver and Alex Reynolds, w/Evil Uno)

Last week, Guevara made a surprise appearance on ROH, saving Rhodes from a beatdown at the hands of a very cranky Dark Order. The Order, Uno specifically, feel like Rhodes is taking up a spot in ROH that they deserve. His winning the 6-Man Titles with the Von Erichs stuck in Uno’s craw and had Guevera not interfered last week, they would have taken out Rhodes. Guevara is the wild card here as he seems to have turned over a new leaf, but is still Sammy Guevera, so can he be trusted? 

Guevara and Silver kicked things off before Rhodes tagged in for a quick double team. Considering they had never tagged together, Rhodes and Guevara seemed very comfortable with each other and kept control of things through the opening portion of the match. Then my head exploded as Rhodes attempted a Spinarooni in the ring, an obvious homage to his former WWE tag partner, Booker T.

In an exchange with Reynods, Rhodes seemed to injure his knee (which had been worked over pretty well by Evil Uno last week). Rhodes got back to his feet and seemed to be ok, just in time for Evil Uno to hit the injured knee with a chair while the Ref’s back was turned. Silver and Reynolds tagged in and out, isolating Rhodes’ and brutalizing his knee as Guevara begged for a tag in the corner.

Rhodes finally got a hot tag to Guevara who literally leapt into the ring to crush Silver with a splash. Guevara went for a Spanish Fly, but only got a two count out of it. A GHT later though, and Guevara was able to get the pin on silver and win the match for his team.

-Backstage, ROH Women’s World Champion Athena had a word with Billie Starkz. Anthena said that she was getting used to Starkz disappointing her. She should not have lost her ROH Women’s TV Title at Death Before Dishonor, and Athena had to revoke her Minion Status, and demote her to Minion-In-Training again. Suddenly, the person that took that title, Red Velvet arrived with Queen Aminata. They called out the cheating that occured at Death Before Dishonor. Aminata said that she went to the board of directors and booked a tag match for all four women, tonight.

Taya Valkyrie w/ Johnny TV defeated Hyan

Valkyrie has had an interesting few months in ROH. She has been supporting her husband, Johnny TV, in his endeavours and having decent, but ultimately pointless matches within the Women’s Division. Is tonight the night she sets herself on a path to clashing with some of the heavy hitters in ROH? 

Hyan has been around ROH since 2021, but Valkyrie didn’t really respect her tenure, calling her “an embarrassment” to the crowd. Valkyrie had control over the match, landing some devastating knees to a prone Hyan in the corner. The two battled back and forth as “womens wrestling” chants broke out in the arena.

The sheer strength of Valkyrie was difficult for Hyan to keep up with and after a Shania Pain, Valkyrie pinned her for the 1-2-3.

-Backstage, Melissa Santos interviewed Griff Garrison and Maria backstage. Before it could begin though, the SAP arrived to interrupt. Serpentico and Angelico demanded one more match for custody of Serpentico’s old mask. Maria considered this and then agreed as long as Angelico was banned from ringside. Oh, and also, if he loses, Serpentico must unmask for the rest of his career! A confident SAP agreed to the stipulations.

ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett and Matt Taven)  defeated The Infantry (Carlie Bravo and Shawn Dean)

The challenge for this match came from the Infantry last week, interrupting another Kingdom promo about how there is no one in ROH who is on their level. Bravo and Dean have been on a hot streak lately, a look to be worth foes for the Champions. They entered in their X-Men themed gear too, which was really fun to see.

The Kingdom jumped the Infantry off of the Code of Honor, but they were able to dodge the attack and send Taven and Bennett to the outside. The Kingdom tried to walk away from the match, grabbing their belts and heading up the ramp, but the Infantry caught them and brought them back to the ring. Taven and Bravo ended up the legal men, and Dean jumped in for some double teaming.

Dean and Taven worked each other in the ring, neither holding back and both wanting to end things early. Numerous pins were attempted, but it was kickouts all around. Bennett tagged in and caught Bravo in a sleeper, but he managed to wriggle out. The Infantry stayed on the offensive though, until Taven reversed favor with big suplex on Bravo.

The Kingdom then tagged in and out, pounding away on an isolated Dean. There was much mocking and strutting from Bennett as Taven continued beating up Dean, until he tried to get a hot tag to Bravo. Bennett saw it coming though, and knocked him off the apron before the tag could be made.

Bravo finally tagged in and went for a big salute splash and pin, but Taven broken up the pinning attempt on Bennett. A miscommunication between the Champs left Bennett alone in the ring and Bravo and Dean tried to nail him with Boot Camp. Taven returned though and broke things up, distracting everyone so Bennett could punch Dean in the junk. A Hail Mary later and Bennett got the pin to retain the ROH Tag Titles in a really, really good match.

Rachael Ellering defeated Brooke Havok

Not a lot has been said about Ellering lately. Ellering entered the inaugural ROH Women’s World Television Championship tournament earlier in the year, and faced her friend Leyla Hirsch in the first round but was unsuccessful. Havok was trained at the Nightmare Factory, so she wasn’t just a flash in the pan.

Ellering had a size and experience advantage over Havok, but but Havok was able to keep up with her off the top. Ellering seemed reluctant to really lay into Havok for some reason, but kept control of the match just the same. The crowd was absolutely dead for this, you could hear a pin drop.

Ellering managed to get agressive and bloody Havok’s nose. Havok drew some energy from this, but now that the gloves were off, Ellering had her right where she wanted her. An unnecessarily complicated dropkick attempt from Havok opened things up for Ellering, and she crushed her with a BossWoman Slam to get the win.

-The new ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty was joined backstage by Shane Taylor. Moriarty challenged Action Andretti to a match for the Pure Title to prove who was best. Taylor then called out Andretti’s friends Top Flight, saying they need to bring their best when they deal with Shane Taylor Promotions (now called STP apparently)

The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) defeated Stephen Wolf and Barrett Brown

The Lambo Duo! The Speedboat Dreamboats! The Youngest Men Alive! Whatever you call them, Turbo and Magnum have made The Outrunners a household name amongst ROH fans and one would have to think will be in line for a Tag Title shot in the future. For this episode  though, the Kings of “Spin to Win” (whatever that means) were up against Wolf anf Brown, a relatively low-tier team on the ROH roster.

This match was the exact right amount of cheese and schmaltz that the Outrunners always bring. Lots of big slams, posing and dancing about. The crowd loved it. After a refusal from their opponents, Floyd and Magnum gave themselves a Code of Honor to start the match.

Wolf and Brown were in this match for one reason: to get absolutely beat up, thrown around and crushed to make the Outrunners look good. And that they did. I thought that Wolf was broken in half after a big clothesline. Brown didn’t fare much better, falling victim to Magnum using Floyd as a weapon. The Outrunners hit Total Recall and pinned Brown, clearing the way for much celebration.

Robbie Eagles defeated Darian Bengston

Darian Bengston is a wrestler. So is TMDK’s Robbie Eagles. Ergo, it makes sense to have them wrestle each other. That was about all there was to this match, story wise. Bengston, a Nightmare Factory graduate, also studied at the prestigious London School of Lucha Libre.

Eagles took control off the top, working a very technical style. Bengston was able to keep up, but it was obvious to see that he didn’t have the experience level of Eagles. He did have a speed advantage on Eagles, and that was apparent as the two ran the ropes, ending up with Bengston eating a big double kick.

Eagles set up Bengston in the corner for a Rock The Bells, an absolutely devastating set of knees to the face. Eagles kept going for a Ron Miller Special, but Bengston countered every time. Bengston proved himself to be a really hard hitting striker, but Eagles finally locked in the Ron Miller Special and Bengston was forced to tap out.

Tomohiri Ishii defeated Tony Nese w/ Mark Sterling and Aria Diavari

This was a clash of the two biggest small guys I’ve ever seen. Premier Athlete Nese is ripped to the heavens and The Conglomeration’s Ishii is such a brutal domineering force that his body swallowed his neck. It was like The Hulk fighting the Juggernaut and everyone was excited for it. Sterling announced that he had gotten the rest of the Conglomeration banned from ringside to keep the match one-on-one.

The match started with both men, well, hitting each other a bunch. Ishii’s chops reddened the chest of Nese who responded with punches of his own. Ishii just took it and begged for more. Sterling distracted the Ref and Diavari pulled Ishii off the apron to the outside. Nese distracted the ref while Diavari and Sterling beat up Ishii on the outside before throwing him back in.

Nese took advantage, putting a Chinlock on Ishii. What he didn’t count on though was Ishii’s lack of neck, rendering the hold useless. Ishii fought back and knocked Nese around with shoulder tackles and chops. Ishii went for the Brainbuster, which put Nese on his back for the pin.

-Racheal Ellering was interviewed backstage about her win earlier in the night. Ellering was interrupted by Harley Cameron who had a suggestion for Ellering: Change everything.

Johnny TV defeated Fuego del Sol

When we last saw TV, he was being eliminated from the 6-man Elimination match for the ROH TV Title at Death Before Dishonor. Outside of that match and his prior feud with Dalton Castle, TV really hasn’t really been doing much. Hopefully tonight’s bout would set him on a new course in ROH.

This match was very by-the-numbers. Aside from watching two great workers wrestler there really wasn’t much going on. Sol got in flurries of offence and TV heeled it up as only he can. Valkyrie caused distractions, and the couple made out a lot (TV and Valkyrie that is, not del Sol. Though that would have been a great twist).

TV locked a sleeper on del Sol but the luchadore fought out of it and delivered several high kicks to TV’s cranium. TV regained the momentum, but crotched himself on the ropes trying a superplex off the top turnbuckle. TV recovered and managed to set up Starship Pain and win the match.

ROH Women’s World Champion Athena and Billie Starkz defeated ROH Women’s TV Champion Red Velvet and Queen Aminata

This unannounced main event was made earlier in the evening when tensions began to appear between Starkz and Athena. Aminata and Velvet were looking to end the Minion Reign for good, and it remained to be seen if a very dejected Starkz would be a help or hindrance in the match.

Athena soaked up the crowd’s adulation while Starkz sulked in the background. Athena started things off against Aminata, but immediately tagged in Starkz, avoiding Aminata altogether. Aminata and Starkz have history going back to the Women’s TV Title Tournament that Starkz won through trickery. Aminata didn’t forget and tossed Starkz around the ring while Athena disapproved in the corner.

Champion took on Champion as Velvet tagged in and peppered Athena with punches in the corner. Starkz cheered on her mentor and Athena tagged her in to lock in an armbar on Aminata and gnaw on her fingers behind the ref’s back. Starkz began to get a bit of her smile back ans she and Athena tagged in and out to beat up Aminata.

The match continued as Aminata planted Athena on her head. That brought in Starkz and Velvet, and Starkz bit Velvet’s arm. That enraged Aminata who tagged in and levelled Starkz. Athena tagged in and fall-away slammed Aminata AND Velvet at the same time! Starkz tagged in and tried to pin Aminata, but it was only two.

Athena called for Lexy to pass her a mic just like Death Before Dishonor, but Aminata intercepted it. The two had a tug of war over it, while Lexy handed the TV title to Starkz who hit Velvet with it to get the pin and win the match.

Starkz may have made her way back into the good books, but Athena still refused to high-five her after the match, so she wasn’t out of the Minion Dog House yet.

Ring of Honor TV notes: Sammy Guevara debuts, Leyla Hirsch injury, new Tag Team title match

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For the first time since February, Sammy Guevara is back in a Tony Khan-owned wrestling company.

The former AEW TNT Champion made his return on Thursday’s weekly ROH TV on HonorClub to aid Dustin Rhodes from a beatdown by members of the Dark Order. Rhodes was delivering some words about becoming an ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champion to close the show when Evil Uno came out to deride him, leading to the aforementioned attack.

That brought out Guevara to aid his former rival, taking out Uno and sending both Alex Reynolds and John Silver packing. Afterward, Rhodes was skeptical to shake Guevara’s hand based on their past battles in AEW but eventually relinquished and embraced him as the show went off the air.

Guevara’s last match was in a no DQ loss to Powerhouse Hobbs on a late-February edition of AEW Collision. He was then suspended by AEW due to his no DQ match against Jeff Hardy that took place a week prior to the Hobbs bout in which Hardy broke his nose and Guevara subsequently ignored instructions to go to the finish per concussion protocol.

In May, it was learned that his suspension was up and last week, Guevara said he and wife Tay Melo were training for their respective in-ring returns.

Other notes:

  • During the broadcast, Ian Riccaboni noted that Leyla Hirsch suffered a dislocated elbow in her Texas Death Match against Diamante at last Friday’s Death Before Dishonor. It’s unknown if the injury is storyline or not.
  • After disappearing from AEW and ROH for three months, Leila Grey followed up from last week’s return to AEW Rampage with an appearance on Thursday’s ROH show, aligning with Top Flight as their “flight attendant.” Grey has competed in ROH seven times before with just two wins to her name.
  • Afterward, The Infantry (Shawn Dean, Carlie Bravo & Trish Adora) were backstage and didn’t appear happy with Grey’s decision:

The team did get some good news as they challenged reigning ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom to a rematch for the titles that was accepted. A date for the match was not announced. The two teams clashed at April’s Supercard of Honor with Mike Bennett and Matt Taven picking up the successful title defense.

Wrestling Observer Live: Huge weekend, G-1, RAW tonight, all the news

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Sammy Guevara, all of the TV and PPV recaps from this weekend, RAW tonight, Giulia, MJF defending his title internationally, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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AEW star makes return during Ring of Honor tapings

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Sammy Guevara is back in AEW/ROH.

During Sunday’s ROH television tapings in Arlington, Texas Guevara made his return by attacking members of the Dark Order and making the save for Dustin Rhodes.

https://twitter.com/AIRGold_/status/1817681181032247299

It was Guevara’s first appearance back since being suspended by AEW in February following a match against Jeff Hardy in which he did not follow concussion protocol. By May, it was reported that Guevara was no longer suspended, but there was no word on when Guevara would return.

In a post on X last week, Guevara wrote that both he and wife Tay Melo were training for their in-ring return. Melo gave birth to their daughter last fall.

“We are both training for our comebacks and I wish yall could see how much work she puts in,” he wrote. “Some days are harder than others but she has been killing it, all while being a great mom and wife!”

Dustin Rhodes, along with the Von Erichs, won a number one contenders match at ROH Death Before Dishonor on Friday by defeating The Dark Order. The following day at Battle of the Belts XI, they defeated Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, and Mike Bennett to win the vacant ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles.

Sammy Guevara says he and Tay Melo are training for their in-ring return

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Sammy Guervara and Tay Melo are in training.

In a post on X, Guevara talked about him and wife Tay Melo preparing for their AEW returns while also praising Melo, saying she doesn’t get the credit that she deserves.

“Just wanna say this mama right here is doing such a great job,” he wrote. “We are both training for our comebacks and I wish yall could see how much work she puts in. Some days are harder than others but she has been killing it, all while being a great mom and wife! She doesn’t give herself the credit so just wanna say you are doing great mama & we all can’t wait for your return.”

Guevara has been out of action since February, when he did not follow concussion protocol in a match against Jeff Hardy. In May, it was reported that Guevara was no longer under suspension.

Melo has been out of the ring since last March, initally due to a back injury before later announcing her pregnancy at AEW Double or Nothing, giving birth to a baby girl later that year. In May, she revealed she was back in the ring training.

Sammy Guevara no longer suspended by AEW

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Former three-time TNT Champion Sammy Guevara is no longer under suspension by AEW.

Dave Meltzer reported the news in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, adding that there is no word yet on when Guevara will be brought back.

“There has been stuff pitched but nothing confirmed,” he wrote.

It was Guevara’s second suspension in his AEW tenure and his first since 2020 when inappropriate comments he made about Mercedes Mone/Sasha Banks surfaced from a 2016 podcast.

Guevara has been out since his late-February no DQ win over Jeff Hardy in which he accidentally broke Hardy’s nose on a shooting star press off the top rope. The match wasn’t stopped and Guevara hit his Go to Hell finisher before pinning him. Meltzer had previously reported Guevara was told to pin Hardy as part of AEW’s concussion protocol, but that was not followed.

The 30-year-old has yet to specifically address the suspension, but did thank his fans in an optimistic text-only message at the end of a vlog.

He had returned in late-December for a tag team program with Chris Jericho after suffering a concussion at last October’s WrestleDream.

Sammy Guevara posts message on vlog following AEW suspension

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Sammy Guevara posted a message on his vlog as he remains under suspension from AEW.

At the end of this week’s vlog, Guevara posted a text-only message. While not addressing the suspension specifically, Guevara wrote about making mistakes and trying to become better.

He wrote:

Thanks for watching. And to the people who support me whether it be from the beginning or in the middle or maybe this is your first video you’ve watched of mine, I just wanted to say thank you.

I understand that I am a person who has made mistakes but I am also a person who has tried to be better. “Roll with the punches” is a saying that I truly understand now at 30 years old. Life will throw a lot at you.

But it is how you deal with those adversities that make you who you are. I know who I am and I know what I’m going after.

See you at the top.

Guevara was suspended following a match that took place against Jeff Hardy that was taped on February 14 for AEW Rampage. Hardy broke his nose after Guevara’s knee collided with Hardy’s face after a shooting star press. The match wasn’t stopped and instead Guevara hit Hardy with his Go to Hell finish, which was against concussion protocol.

Sammy Guevara suspended by AEW

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AEW has suspended Sammy Guevara. 

Fightful reported that Guevara’s suspension is related to his no disqualification match vs. Jeff Hardy at the February 14 Rampage taping. Hardy was injured during the bout when Guevara’s knee collided with his face on a shooting star press attempt.

The match was not stopped following the injury, however. Rather, Guevara gave Hardy his Go to Hell finisher before pinning him, which today’s report stated was not proper concussion protocol. 

Dave Meltzer has confirmed the news, saying that Guevara was told to pin Hardy and kept going with the key being the finishing move. Meltzer said it’s unclear why the referee or doctor didn’t just stop the match.

Guevara has wrestled once since the match against Hardy, a loss to Powerhouse Hobbs on the February 24 episode of Collision. 

This is the 30-year-old’s second time being suspended by the promotion. He was given a 30-day suspension in 2020 following insensitive comments he made on a 2016 podcast spreading on social media. Guevara also attended sensitivity training courses as a result. 

Our Bryan Alvarez would later report that Hardy suffered a broken nose but was not concussed from the move. He hasn’t wrestled since and there is currently no timetable for his return.  

“The word from within AEW is that Jeff Hardy suffered a broken nose last night but not a concussion,” Alvarez wrote to his subscribers on X. 

No DQ match added to Saturday’s AEW Collision lineup

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A no DQ match has been added to Saturday’s AEW Collision card. 

Following an angle on Friday’s Rampage where Powerhouse Hobbs laid out Sammy Guevara, AEW’s Tony Khan announced in a social media post that Hobbs vs. Guevara in a no DQ match with The Don Callis Family & Chris Jericho banned from the building is set for the Saturday, February 24 Rampage. 

Khan posted: 

TOMORROW!

@GSBArena Springfield, MO Saturday Night #AEWCollision TNT, 8pm ET/7pm CT 

No DQ @TrueWillieHobbs vs @sammyguevara

@TheDonCallis Family + @IAmJericho will be banned from the building + there must be a winner when Hobbs collides vs Sammy on TNT in a No DQ Match TOMORROW

Collision is in Springfield, Missouri at Great Southern Bank Arena this Saturday. The updated card for the show:

AEW Collision (Saturday, February 24) —

  • Bryan Danielson vs. Jun Akiyama
  • No DQ: Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Sammy Guevara (Don Callis Family & Chris Jericho banned from the building)
  • FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty
  • Malakai Black vs. Bryan Keith
  • Serena Deeb in action
  • Thunder Rosa in action
  • The Bang Bang Scissor Gang’s Jay White, Billy Gunn & Austin Gunn in trios action

AEW Rampage live results: Jeff Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara no DQ match

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Jeff Hardy takes on Sammy Guevara in a no DQ match on tonight’s AEW Rampage. 

Hardy vs. Guevara is the headline bout on a four-match card on a Rampage with a special earlier start time this week due to TNT’s coverage of NBA All-Star weekend. 

Hardy was injured in the bout taped Wednesday night in Cedar Park, Texas, suffering a broken nose. 

The Von Erichs will also be in action on tonight’s show, as Ross & Marshall Von Erich team with Dustin Rhodes in a six-man tag team bout. 

Queen Aminata will take on Anna Jay in a women’s division contest on tonight’s episode. 

The Bang Bang Scissor Gang (Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Billy Gunn, Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) will square off with Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver, Evil Uno) & Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh in a 12-man tag. This will be Singh’s first match since last September. 

Taped in Cedar Park, Texas. I can’t wait to see what matches they put on to take advantage of their earlier time slot and people tuning in before or after the NBA All-Star festivities!

Tony Schiavone, Excalibur and Matt Menard were on commentary.

Sammy Guevara defeated. Jeff Hardy (w/ Matt Hardy) in a no-disqualification match (12:32)

Jeff’s technicolor arm sleeves and Sammy’s brightly colored gear are testing my old TV.

Hardy slammed Guevara, then went to the floor for a ladder. Before he could get the ladder into the ring, Guevara dropkicked it into Hardy’s chest. It’s mentioned on commentary Jeff Hardy was Guevara’s hero when he was going up. Hardy floored Guevara with a clothesline off the apron and whipped him into the ring barricade. Well, they say never meet your heroes.

Guevara hit a superkick and a double foot stop on the ring apron, then drug Hardy into the ring for a near fall. Back to the floor for more brawling. Hardy whipped Guevara into some chairs and hit a sliding dropkick. Back in the ring again, Hardy just threw a chair at Jeff. Both guys started climbing up the ladder so they could exchange punches on the top of the ladder. Hardy took Guevara down with a Twist of Fate off the ladder, and that only got a two count.

During a split-screen break, Hardy pulled another ladder out from underneath the ring while his brother set up a table. Jeff setup Guevara on the table, then took off his shirt and started a slow climb up the ladder. Guevara pulled him down and took the match back to the ring.

Guevara gave Hardy a cutter while Hardy’s head was stuck in an open folding chair in one of the most contrived spots I’ve ever seen. Guevara set up Jeff Hardy on the table and came off the top of the ladder with a senton through the table. The crowd chanted “This is awesome!” I do not concur.

Back in the ring, Guevara went for a shooting star press. Hardy got his knees up, but that didn’t matter because Guevara’s knees smashed Hardy’s face. But Excalibur was screaming about how Hardy got his knees up, which made no sense because you could clearly see Guevara smashing Hardy’s face with his knees. Guevara hit the GTH for the pinfall. There was a lot of blood on the mat after the match. 

This just felt like a disjointed mess with lot of spots that I’ve seen done before. There was no real flow to the match either. 

After the match, Don Callis ran in and hit Guevara with a spinebuster and the World’s Most Dangerous Slam.

– Renee Paquette interviewed Prince Nana & Brian Cage. Cage is a real wrestler and Hook isn’t.

– Private Party said they the future AEW World Tag Team Champions, while bragging about being a Top 5 team in the rankings. 

– Jon Moxley and Claudio Castignoli can read each other’s mind. “Claudio, what am I thinking?” “Your wife’s glutes.” They’re going after FTR.

– Renee Paquette’s interview with Ruby Soho was interrupted by Saraya and Harley Cameron. Ruby wants some space and leaves.

There are some really interesting choices being made on this show tonight.

Dustin Rhodes & Russ Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich defeated Hitt, Romero Cruz & Shimbashi (1:46)

Rhodes hit his finisher on Cruz for the pinfall while Russ and Marshal had their other two opponents locked in a claw hold.

– Toni Storm illustrated her submission techniques on Mariah May.

– A quick video package highlighting the Young Bucks angle with Sting from last week’s Dynamite was narrated by Darby Allin.

Queen Aminata defeated Anna Jay

Jay hung up Aminata in the ropes and pulled her down with a backstabber for a near fall. After the commercial break, Aminata hit a suplex and clothesline, then a running PK. Jay avoided a hip attack, but Aminada caught her in the corner with a sliding boot for a near fall. Jay hit a flatliner for a near fall. Jay caught Aminata with the sleeper, but Aminata turned that into a pinning combination. Aminata then hit a headbutt on Jay and got the pinfall.

This was Aminata’s first singles win in AEW.

Jay and Aminata hugged after the match.

– Rene Paquette interviewed Willow Nightingale, Stokely Hathaway and Kris Statlander about Willow’s win on Dynamite Wednesday. Willow was upset that Hathaway cheated on her behalf to get the win, but Kris took responsibility for Hathaway’s action. They shook Hathaway, and this team will continue.

– Angelo Parker and Ruby Soho make a date for a drink next Wednesday. It’s not like either of them work on Wednesday.

The Bang Bang Scissor Gang (Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Billy Gunn, Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) defeated Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver & Evil Uno) & Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh (10:46)

Most of the first five minutes of the match took place in picture-in-picture. The heels worked over Austin Gunn  during that time. Satnam Singh got the tag and dropped Austin with a headbutt. Singh beeled Austin across the ring – twice. Singh charged into the heel corner and bumped all the members of the Bang Bang Scissor Gang who aren’t eligible for Social Security to the floor. Austin got the tag to Billy, and the heels (but not Jarrett) bumped off his punches. Gunn hit the Famouser on Alex Reynolds for the near fall. Bowens took out Uno with a superkick, and Silver dropped Bowns with a german suplex. Caster dropped Silver with a backhand.

Singh set up the Acclaimed for a double chokeslam, but the Gunn brothers broke that up with a superman punch. Lethal hit the Lethal Injection on Caster, but Colton hit his finisher on Lethal. Jarrett hit the stroke on Colton, but Lethal hit the Bladerunner on Jarrett. Alex Reynolds dumped White to the floor, and finally, Billy Gunn and Austin combined to hit the 3:10 to Yuma on Reynolds to get the pinfall. Jay White felt like such an afterthought in all this. 

After the match, Excalibur casually announced Bryan Danielson v. Jun Akiyama for next week’s Collision. 

Final Thoughts: 

This was a very skippable show.