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AEW Dark results: SCU vs. Private Party vs. Santana & Ortiz

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

This week’s packed show started off with Taz and Excalibur running down the card.

FTR defeated The Initiative (Peter Avalon & Brandon Cutler)

Tully Blanchard was in the audience, scouting FTR once again. Could we be seeing a stable form before our eyes with FTR, Hangman Page & Shawn Spears? Cash and Dax dominated the first few minutes, but Cutler hit a flying forearm and the two hit a combo flapjack to start to get the heat on Cash. However, FTR hit a double front suplex across the top rope for a two count soon thereafter.

FTR DDT’d Cutler’s legs, slingshotting him into the middle rope for good measure. Dax cut off a tag attempt and they continued to beat on Cutler. Leva Bates distracted Dax, but he hit a back suplex anyway. Cash went for a dropkick, but Cutler dodged and made the hot tag to Avalon. Avalon hit a chop, enziguri, and a split-legged moonsault for a two count. Dax countered an Irish whip with a clothesline, leading to a combo spike piledriver for the pin and win to finish off a solid tag match.

The Young Bucks were at ringside and shook the winners’ hands after the match, impressed by their performance. Taz then threatened to sell FTR’s jackets on eBay if they forgot them at ringside.

Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss defeated Pineapple Pete & Michael Nakazawa

Nakazawa ate a dropkick from Kiss as the match started and took some Kiss offense, getting locked in the Kiss My Sass in the corner. He tried to escape with his baby oil, but Janela grabbed the oil and sprayed it on Kiss instead. Kiss slipped on the mat after Pete sprayed some oil on the mat. Pete later sprayed his partner’s back with oil and ran from one corner to the other, sliding off Nakazawa’s back into Rose in the corner. Later, after some mat wrestling, Pete tagged Janela which I think was a botch.

Excalibur kept referring to “Mike” and Taz was incredibly confused, not realizing that he was talking about Nakazawa which was hilarious. Janela hit a splash off the top rope on Pete for two. Nakazawa did his underwear spot but ate a superkick instead, and Kiss hit a legdrop on Pete for the pinfall.

Abadon defeated Skyler Moore

Abadon did a double leg and hit some ground and pound. Moore later hit a DDT, but Abadon sat up and scared her. Moore still managed to hit a front slam, but only got a two count. Abadon hit a Widow’s Peak for the win.

A good promo aired for Shawn Spears in which he talked about how the glove Tully Blanchard gave him was his protector.

The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) defeated Shawn Dean & Will Hobbs

Excalibur noted that the Dark Order of Evil Uno and Stu Grayson were in line for a tag title shot before the pandemic, slid down the rankings because of it, but are now back in line for another shot for tomorrow’s Dynamite. This was a good recap of their work in 2020 so far, and a reminder that AEW’s booking plans are largely planned well in advance.

Evil Uno hit a back suplex on Dean as they tried to isolate him in the ring because Hobbs is so big. Grayson shoved Hobbs and Uno dropkicked him off the apron. Dean hit a dropkick that knocked Grayson to the floor, and Dean hit a tope con giro and tagged out to Hobbs who hit a big spinebuster on Uno and an Oklahoma Stampede on Grayson for a two.

Grayson hit Knightfall on Hobbs and then Fatality on Dean for the pin and win.

Scorpio Sky defeated Corey Hollis

Both men exchanged hammerlocks to start the match, ending with a pinfall attempt for a quick one count. Sky hit a Manhattan Drop and then a russian leg sweep for a two count. Hollis pulled Sky’s leg, sending him crashing into the apron, and then hit a flying knee for two. Hollis hit a dropkick from behind and then stomped on Sky.

Sky reversed an Irish whip, but Hollis hit a kick off the middle rope for a two. Sky hit a big boot on Hollis for a two. Sky went for a cradle, but Hollis reversed it into a stunner. But, Sky put his feet up as Hollis went for a splash, leading to the TKO for the win in a great little squash match.

Penelope Ford (w/ Kip Sabian) defeated Kenzie Paige

Ford hit a clothesline to Paige’s back after an irish whip into the corner. Ford sent Paige to the opposite corner, but Kenzie clotheslined her and hit some mounted punches. Ford countered a corner run by directing her face into the middle turnbuckle. Excalibur and Taz had some golden commentary here as they tried to figure out a part of Ford’s gear, leading to Excalibur quoting “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” theme song.

Penelope hit a gutbuster and then a stunner. Kenzie fired back, but Ford hit a hard forearm of her own. Kenzie hit a superkick, but Ford responded with a pump kick, a handspring cutter, and a fisherman’s suplex for the win. The match was sloppy in parts, but there were moments that showed both women have the potential to be great.

Wardlow defeated Aaron Solow

Wardlow dominated this match early on, crushing Solow with power moves. Wardlow charged the corner, but Solow hit a few kicks. Wardlow caught him in midair and just threw him. Wardlow hit a lariat and put Solow on the top rope before kicking him in the face. The ref then stopped the match due to knockout.

Wardlow picked Solow up after and hit the F10 twice for good measure.

Best Friends defeated Alex Reynolds & John Silver of the Dark Order

Silver and Reynolds attacked Best Friends from behind. Trent came off the barricade and hit a spear on Reynolds and while Chuck Taylor hit a double stomp on Silver. They went for Strong Zero right away, but Silver cut them off and Dark Order hit a series of double team moves for a near fall on Trent. They got the heat on Trent for the next few minutes.

Silver hit a running slam for two and Reynolds hit a running cutter on Trent for two. They threw Taylor to the outside and continued to work over Trent. Trent ate some kicks and hit some hard forearms. Both men exchanged forearms but Trent took Silver’s head off with a clothesline. Reynolds took Taylor off the apron and hit a suplex before continuing to work over Trent.

Trent hit a backdrop driver on Silver and finally tagged out to Taylor who ran wild. Taylor avoided Reynolds and suplexed Silver into his own partner. Trent hit a release german off the top rope on Reynolds, and then Taylor hit the Awful Waffle on Silver for the win to finish a great tag match.

It’s interesting to see the development of Reynolds and Silver as they get closer and closer to a big win.

Lance Archer defeated Frankie Thomas

Archer won this match very quickly. he hit a pounce and then a suplex. Archer killed a guy at ringside and then continued to destroy Thomas. Archer then went for Blackout, but Thomas escaped. It was for naught though as Archer hit a chokeslam and the EVD Claw for the pinfall.

Orange Cassidy defeated Serpentico

Cassidy went for the superman punch early, but Serpentico went to the floor to avoid it. Serpentico hit a superkick and a quick DDT on Cassidy for two. Cassidy hit a suicide dive but got hit with a superplex. Serpentico went for a russian leg sweep, but Cassidy countered with a crucifix of sorts for the win.

Sammy Guevara defeated Fuego Del Sol

Fuego and the returning Guevara exchanged some lucha moves on the onset, but Guevara had the clear size advantage. Del Sol hit a northern lights suplex for two. Fuego went for a springboard, but Guevara hit him with a flying knee that got a two count. Guevara hit a vertical suplex for a two count and flipped Fuego over the top rope and to the floor in a pretty spectacular spot. Guevara threw him back into the ring but ate a superkick and a few other high flying moves before he dodged a top rope dive and hit the GTH for the pinfall.

Santana & Ortiz defeated SCU & Private Party (w/ Big Money Matt)

The early part of the match saw SCU and the Inner Circle members exchange most of the offense. Marq Quen tagged in and hit a hurricanrana on Daniels. Daniels later cradled Kassidy for a two count and Ortiz blind tagged in to assault Daniels. Santana & Ortiz got the heat on Daniels for the next few minutes before Kassidy broke up a pinfall attempt to save the match.

Daniels was forced to tag out to Quen as Kazarian was pulled off the apron, and he hit a tope con giro on Santana and Ortiz. Kassidy hit a moonsault on Ortiz but only got two. Private Party managed to hit the Silly String on Ortiz, but Kazarian came in and broke it up. Kaz got sent to the floor as Kassidy tagged out to Quen and they hit a combo splash and legdrop, right out of the Hardy Boys playbook.

Santana hit a rolling cutter on Quen, but ate a blue thunder bomb from Daniels. Ortiz hit Daniels wit ha stunner, but Kazarian hit a DDT on Ortiz. Kassidy landed a flatliner on Kazarian, but then Ortiz threw the slapjack at Quen and claimed they were going to us it. As the ref took it away, Ortiz punted Quen between the legs and rolled him up for a pinfall.

This was a solid tag main event to close the show, but one thing stood out to me about Dark this week: it was too long. A show that goes nearly two hours with mostly squash matches is a bit much to watch. With that being said, nothing on the show was bad and each match, in a vacuum, had a lot to offer.

Twelve matches announced for AEW Dark

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Tony Khan has announced twelve matches for next week’s AEW Dark. 

A triple threat match will headline as Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian of SCU will face Santana and Ortiz and Private Party. 

Brandon Cutler and Peter Avalon will continue their quest for their first AEW victory when they face FTR in tag team action. 

Other tag action on the show will see Best Friends vs. Alex Reynolds and John Silver of Dark Order, Evil Uno and Stu Grayson of Dark Order against Shawn Dean and Will Hobbs and Michael Nakazawa and Pineapple Pete vs. Sonny Kiss and Joey Janela. 

Singles matches on the show will see Sammy Guevara make his in-ring return against Fuego Del Sol. Scorpio Sky, Abadon, Lance Archer, Wardlow and Penelope Ford in action. 

Here is the full card: 

  • SCU vs. Santana & Ortiz vs. Private Party
  • Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon vs. FTR
  • Best Friends vs. Alex Reynolds &  John Silver
  • Evil Uno & Stu Grayson vs. Shawn Dean & Will Hobbs
  • Michael Nakazawa & Pineapple Pete vs. Sonny Kiss & Joey Janela
  • Sammy Guevara vs. Fuego Del Sol
  • Wardlow vs. Aaron Solow
  • Penelope Ford vs. Kenzie Paige
  • Scorpio Sky vs. Corey Hollis
  • Abadon vs. Skyler Moore
  • Lance Archer vs. Frankie Thomas
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Serpentico

AEW Dark premieres Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Eastern time on YouTube. 

Natural Nightmares out of AEW Dynamite match due to precautions

Posted on by Josh Nason

AEW president and CEO Tony Khan tweeted that The Natural Nightmares have been pulled from their match with FTR on Wednesday’s edition of Dynamite and are being replaced by SCU.

The reason is because over the last week, QT Marshall had “brief contact with a non-wrestling acquaintance who since tested positive for COVID-19. Rather than risk bringing QT to our test site, our doc asked him to stay home & take a COVID test back in GA to protect the rest of us here.”

Last week’s Dynamite was taped while tonight’s show is live from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL.

This will be FTR’s second AEW match to date following their win over The Butcher & The Blade two weeks ago on Dynamite. Other than battle royals, the SCU pairing of Daniels and Kazarian are undefeated in their AEW tenure and are coming off a win on Tuesday’s Dark against Musa and David Ali. They were not scheduled for tonight’s show.

Already announced for tonight: a Chris Jericho/Orange Cassidy faceoff, Mr. Brodie Lee & Colt Cabana vs. Sonny Kiss & Joey Janela, Wardlow vs. Luchasaurus in a lumberjack match, Matt Hardy vs. Santana, and AEW World champion Jon Moxley in action. Sammy Guevara was set to face Hardy, but was suspended this week for inappropriate comments he made four years ago on a podcast.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – Under the limit battle royale

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The second part of this week’s three-part Being The Elite episode was posted today. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LiAuWEYWmU

The episode was centered around a battle royal with a special stipulation. 

Highlights from the show included:

  • Matt Hardy delivered the rules for the Under The Limit Battle Royale
  1. Every 60 seconds a new person comes in
  2. You can enter the battle royale in groups of two if you’re jobbers
  3. The winner of the match gets to main event BTE Episode 200 and choose his match

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  • SCU discussed the entry numbers they drew for the battle royale. 
  • Private Party were shown watching BTE matches in a backyard. They began to spar. Their friend EJ appeared and they had a handicap match. Private Party defeated EJ. This was shot in the manner of action movie fight sequence. 
  • After the match, a giant teddy bear appeared at Private Party’s house. The bear exploded. A mystery man was shown lurking in the yard, watching on with glee as Private Party fell victim to the exploding bear. 
  • Britt Baker appeared on a video conference call. She said she has a broken nose but always has Tony Schiavone’s best interests in mind. 
  • Baker conferenced in Schiavone and Benigno Bodega the future teller. Bodega insulted Tony and told him he still has heat with Mick Foley. Bodega said Tony has a cavity. Baker freaked out. 
  • Bodega said Tony will get a call later that will show him his future. Tony exited the video conference and answered a phone call from Starbucks, offering him their lead barista position. 
  • We saw a Luchasaurus dream sequence. His mother told him to find his tail. Super Panda briefly appeared. Taya Valkyrie appeared and chopped Luchasaurus’s head off. Luchasaurus woke up and said he needs to see a doctor. 
  • Kenny Omega appeared at the Nightmare Factory. He was waiting to use the restroom. He pounded on the door and said he really needed to use the bathroom. Colt Cabana answered and said he was busy working. 
  • Omega said he didn’t want to flex his EVP muscle, but this was an emergency. He walked to another part of the building. He opened the door to an out of order bathroom and Cabana was in that room as well. 
  • Cabana tossed Omega some toilet paper and told him to go outside. 

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Nick Jackson won a 9-person Under the Limit Battle Royale

Order of entry: 

1. Frankie Kazarian 

2. Scorpio Sky 

3. Christopher Daniels

4. Matt Jackson

5. Simon Lotto & Steven Andrews

6. Peter Avalon

7. Brandon Cutler

8. Nick Jackson

Order of exit:

1. Daniels

2. Sky

3. Avalon

4. Cutler

5. Lotto & Andrews

6. Kazarian

7. Matt

Sky and Kazarian did some Rocky III-inspired comedy. 

Daniels entered and tried to talk Kazarian and Sky into teaming with him. They threw Daniels out instead. Matt Jackson entered and tossed Sky. Jackson and Kazarian went for pinfalls and submissions. 

Kazarian hit a cutter on Andrews. Avalon entered. Kazarian kicked Avalon low. Avalon eliminated himself. Cutler entered and was immediately clotheslined over the top and eliminated.

Nick Jackson was the final entrant. He came in as the proverbial house of fire and hit a crossbody. Nick rolled outside and did some NBA Jam comedy with Sky. He also shot Avalon off a tennis net as if it were ring ropes.

Matt and Nick appeared to be the final two. They did a prolonged series of teases and counters that was awesome. Kazarian climbed out from under the ring and was promptly eliminated. 

Nick went out to the apron. They did a series of elimination teases. Matt and Nick traded strikes on the apron. 

The finish saw Matt tease a tombstone on the apron. Nick reversed and eliminated Matt with a German suplex off the apron. 

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  • Nick said he wants to face Matt in the main event of BTE 200 to prove that he’s ready to return to AEW. Matt said Nick has no idea what he’s gotten himself into, then called his brother a prick. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Part 1’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Being The Elite episode 199 will be a special three-parter. 199 will build to episode 200, where a special Young Bucks match is being teased. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDwO46RU4b0

The first part of 199 was released today. Here are some highlights:

Matt Hardy opened the show by giving the rules of a squash match:

  • 3 minute time limit
  • Job guys can only perform one offensive move (one combination move if it’s a tag match)
  • Job guys must not be in better shape or more tan than top talent
  • A finish occurs only when the over act performs a finishing maneuver once used by Legion of Doom, Acolytes or Steiner Brother

Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels defeated Simon Lotto & Steven Andrews in a Squash Match

Scorpio Sky was the referee for the match. 

Lotto and Andrews did not adhere to the rules of the squash match as they got a brief flurry of offense. 

Daniels and Kazarian won with a Doomsday Device. 

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  • Matt Jackson said the ring they are using is the same one that PWG used in Reseda. Matt and Nick played in the ring with their kids. 
  • Luchasaurus called Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy’s phone is a banana. Luchasaurus is still looking for his tail. Jungle Boy suggested that he contact some guys who are like fathers to them in his search. 
  • Kenny Omega took us through his post-match gym ritual. He was bench pressing 20 lbs. and acting as though it was too heavy for him. He could not lift the bar off his chest until Colt Cabana appeared to aid him. Omega chased Cabana out of the gym. 
  • Luchasaurus called Tommy Dreamer and asked him to help him find his tail. Dreamer blew him off. 
  • A Hangman Page/Private Party storyline was teased. 
  • Peter Avalon called Brandon Cutler and taunted him. They argued over which of them lost the match on last week’s BTE. Cutler brought Sky on to the call. Avalon challenged both Cutler and Sky to a triple threat match. 

Scorpio Sky defeated Peter Avalon & Brandon Cutler

They kept this short and it was all action. 

Sky sent Avalon outside, then hit an enziguri to Cutler. Cutler made a brief comeback until Avalon tossed him outside. 

Avalon and Cutler teamed up on Sky until Avalon turned on Cutler and clotheslined him outside. Avalon hit Sky with a tiger driver for a near fall. 

Sky and Cutler traded near falls. Cutler hit Avalon with a springboard clothesline, then used the TPK for a two count. Sky broke up the pin. 

Sky hit a TKO to Avalon. Avalon landed on Cutler. Sky covered both for the pin. 

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  • Luchasaurus called Joey Ryan to ask for help finding his tail. Ryan said Luchasaurus might be 65 million years old but he has to grow up. 
  • Nick was working out. Matt said he looks back to his old self. Nick said they always dreamed of headlining BTE 200, the showcase of the immortals, as kids.  Nick again teased the idea of a dangerous match that he wants to be in to test himself. Matt sold that the match was too dangerous. 
  • Matt said we will have to tune in to the next part of the episode to see if Nick gets his match. 

The Young Bucks return to action on this week’s Being the Elite

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Episode 197 of Being The Elite showcased The Young Bucks and SCU in tag team matches. 

The storyline elements of the episode focused on Luchasaurus looking for his tail, Brandon Cutler and Peter Avalon continuing their losing streak gimmicks and Kenny Omega and Colt Cabana continuing their comedy feud. 

Some highlights from the episode include:

  • Peter Avalon took an Uber to Brandon Cutler’s house. Avalon taunted Cutler on another loss, then asked him to team up with him in an effort to snap both of their losing streaks. Avalon told Cutler that he has a match ready for him right now on the BTE Compound. 

Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian defeated Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon

Excalibur was on commentary for the match. Nick Jackson served as the camera operator. 

Cutler and Kazarian began the match. They traded holds and quick cradles for a series of one counts. Daniels and Avalon tagged in. Daniels hit a quebradora on Avalon and an STO on an interfering Cutler. 

Cutler and Avalon cut Daniels off and worked him over. Avalon and Cutler had some communication issues which allowed Daniels to tag Kazarian. Kazarian ran wild with a backstabber, a cutter and a leg slice. 

The finish saw Avalon and Cutler both attempt sunset flips. Daniels and Kazarian sat down on the attempts and scored a double pin. 

  • Luchasaurus was shown wandering the streets. He went to Taya Valkyrie’s house and demanded to see “him.” Valkyrie refused to let Luchasaurus in and suggested he go see Super Panda. 
  • Kazarian and Daniels, disguised as police officers, pulled over Scorpio Sky. They asked for a bribe. Sky refused to pay them. 
  • Kenny Omega gave an update on his injury from the Dynamite set. He said he made sure that Colt Cabana was not allowed in the building. Cabana appeared. The two chased each other and swapped clothes. 

The Young Bucks defeated Team High Risk (Simon Lotto and Steven Andrews)

This was quick but very good. 

Matt and Lotto started off with chain wrestling. Nick tagged in and got cut off. Nick sold as though he had ring rust. 

Nick hit a springboard dropkick. He tried for a tope suicida but was blocked. Andrews hit a tope to both Bucks on the outside. Andrews and Lotto hit a shooting star press/neckbreaker combo for a near fall. 

Nick made a comeback with a bulldog/clothesline combination. Matt tagged in and hit a series of northern lights suplexes and got a two count on Andrews. Nick hit a springboard facebuster and a moonsault to the outside. 

The Bucks hit stereo kicks and a double knee strike to Andrews. They nailed Lotto with a double superkick, then Nick covered Andrews for the pin. 

  • After their match, Nick said that he’s not at 100 percent yet. He teased the idea of trying a crazy move to get back to full strength. Matt said they can’t do that move because someone might die. Nick asked Matt to think about it anyway. 
  • Lotto and Andrews were working out after their match. Kazarian approached and complimented them on their heart and their balls. Kazarian freaked out because Lotto didn’t put dumbbells back in the rack and confronted him. Daniels entered. Kazarian and Daniels challenged Lotto and Andrews to a “squash match” on next week’s BTE. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Life At Home’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Episode 197 of Being The Elite caught up with the cast as they adjusted to life in quarantine. 

Some highlights include:

  • Matt Jackson ate some coffee beans and told his son that the coffee shop was open for business. 
  • Nick Jackson gave a status report. He has been playing an arcade game recommended by Adam Cole “before he died.”
  • Nick and his wife welcomed the birth of a son. Nick said the baby’s name is Michael, so if he becomes a wrestler, he’ll be named Michael Jackson. [Editor’s note: also if he does not become a wrestler]
  • Matt and Nick worked out with Brandon Cutler in Nick’s home gym. Matt coughed but assured the guys he does not have coronavirus. 
  • Kenny Omega gave an update from the set of Dynamite. He assured us that Colt Cabana was not in the room. Cabana’s face appeared on the television screen behind Omega.
  • Christopher Daniels had a 50th birthday party. His guest joined him via video conference. His gifts included a mask, toilet paper, bottled water and hand sanitizer. 
  • Peter Avalon called Cutler from a landline while listening to a record player to taunt him about losing to Cabana. 
  • Luchasaurus said he needs to find his tail. 
  • Matt answered fan questions. 
  • Hangman Page played Animal Crossing, watched Tiger King and worked out in full gear, all while ignoring calls from Nick, Kenny, Cody and Matt. 

AEW Dark results: SCU vs. Shawn Spears & Robert Anthony

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Video —

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Excalibur and Taz welcomed us to the show and announced the card. 

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Jake Hager (w /Sammy Guevara) defeated Joe Alonzo

Dasha Gonzalez did the ring announcing for this show and let us know that Joe Alonzo “does everything for the views.”

Guevara did some vlogging at ringside. 

This was a complete squash. Hager hit a wheelbarrow German, a uranage, then used a head-and-arm triangle for the submission win. 

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The Natural Nightmares (Dustin Rhodes & QT Marshall w/ Brandi Rhodes) defeated Matt Sells & Jon Cruz (w/ Skyler Moore)

Sells and Cruz are an awesome jobber team. Sells looks like a cross between DDP and Shane Douglas. 

Rhodes controlled the early part of the match with basic arm drag/shoulder tackle offense. 

Marshall tagged in and got cut off after an illegal knee from the apron by Cruz and a forearm by Sells. Sells hit a neckbreaker for a two count. Marshall made a tag to Rhodes, who hit some signature offense. 

The finish saw Marshall and Rhodes hit their unnamed tandem finisher, allowing Marshall to pin Cruz. 

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SCU (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) defeated Robert “Ego” Anthony & Shawn Spears (w/ Tully Blanchard)

This was the best and most competitive match on the show. The story of the match was that Anthony was actually pretty good and Spears was to blame for the loss. 

Excalibur put over Anthony’s 20 years of experience. 

Anthony and Kazarian began. Kazarian used a hip toss and an armbar to control Anthony. The gave Anthony some credibility as he nearly countered out of each of Kazarian’s holds.

Daniels and Spears tagged in and things went south for the Spears and Anthony duo. Daniels hit an interfering Anthony with an STO. Kazarian hit a double stomp to Spears. 

Anthony interfered from the floor and pulled Kazarian outside. Spears hit a spinebuster on Daniels and took control of the bout. 

Spears did a comedy spot where he jumped the railing and chanted for himself. Anthony and Spears worked over Daniels. 

Daniels ducked a clothesline and made a hot tag to Kazarian, who used a lariat on Anthony for a near fall. Kazarian hit a springboard leg drop on Anthony for a two count. 

Spears tried to interfere but twice accidentally hit Anthony. Anthony hit a rolling DVD on Kazarian for a two count. 

The finish saw Anthony accidentally hit Spears with a clothesline. Spears then rolled out of the ring and left Anthony on his own. Daniels and Kazarian hit the Best Meltzer Ever for the pin. 

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Blanchard gave a thumbs down after the match and Spears hit a C4 on Anthony. 

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Kip Sabian (w/Penelope Ford) defeated Suge D

Suge D is better known as Sugar Dunkerton. 

Sabian was canoodling in the corner with Ford after the opening bell rang, allowing Suge to use a quick roll-up for a two count. Sabian took the ref and Ford hit a drive-by dropkick on the apron. 

Sabian hit a hangman neckbreaker for a two count. Suge used an intricate series of counters and reversals and hit a rolling elbow for a two count. 

Sabian hit a half-and-half suplex, then used a Russian leg sweep to set up the Cruciatus Clutch. Suge tapped out. 

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Colt Cabana defeated Brandon Cutler

These two had a solid babyface match with a simple story and a splash of comedy.

Cabana outwrestled Cutler in the opening minutes of the match. Cabana got cocky, then Cutler began to answer Cabana hold for hold. 

Cutler hit a suicide dive. Cabana climbed back inside and Cutler tried a springboard attack. Cabana sidestepped and Cutler crashed to the mat. 

Cabana then used a bionic elbow and a Superman Pin to put away Cutler. 

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Sonny Kiss & Joey Janela defeated Corey Hollis & Mike Reed

Janela and Kiss opened the match working over Hollis. Kiss hit a double back handspring into a slap to the face. 

Hollis caught a kick from Kiss, then Reed hit Kiss with a knee strike to the face and took control of the match. 

Reed hit Kiss with some forearm shots. Kiss escaped a back suplex and Janela got the hot tag. 

Janela hit a high cross off the top and a jawbreaker on Reed. Hollis jumped in and ate a DVD. Kiss hit an axe kick in the corner. Janela used Kiss as a launch pad and hit a top rope elbow.

The finish saw Kiss use a split-legged leg drop off the second rope, then cover Reed for the pin. 

Colt Cabana to make AEW in-ring debut in Dynamite eight-man tag

Posted on by Joseph Currier

After appearing at Revolution, Colt Cabana’s AEW in-ring debut is set for tonight’s episode of Dynamite.

Cabana will team with SCU (Scorpio Sky, Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels) against The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver & Alex Reynolds) in an eight-man tag match tonight. The match comes after Cabana saved Sky and Kazarian from The Dark Order after Evil Uno & Grayson defeated them on the Revolution pre-show.

The Dark Order have been teasing that the arrival of The Exalted One is near. A hooded figure came out after Cabana made the save at Revolution, but it was revealed to be Daniels. He then helped Cabana and his SCU stablemates fight off The Dark Order.

Cabana tweeted after it was announced that he’s signed with AEW: “As @TonyKhan said last night, I’ve signed with @AEWrestling & @AEWonTNT. I’ve had different goals & ideas throughout my career in Wrestling. Right now, to be involved on a national TV show & product with my Friends and Equals…it’s all I can ask for! This will be fun! Thankssss”

Cabana also did guest commentary on an episode of AEW Dark in December.

Tonight’s Dynamite is taking place at the 1STBANK Center in Denver, Colorado. New AEW World Champion Jon Moxley will team with Darby Allin against former champion Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara on the show. Lance Archer will also make his AEW debut, PAC vs. Chuck Taylor and Big Swole vs. Leva Bates are set, and AEW’s preview for the episode lists Jake Hager vs. QT Marshall.

AEW announces two title rematches for February 12 Dynamite

Posted on by Josh Nason

Next week’s edition of AEW Dynamite from Austin, TX, will feature two title rematches and a grudge match.

AEW tag team champions Kenny Omega and Hangman Page will defend their titles against SCU. This will be a rematch from the January 22nd Dynamite filmed on the Chris Jericho cruise when the Elite members defeated Scorpio Sky and Kazarian to win the belts, the first title change in AEW history.

In another championship rematch, AEW women’s champion Riho will defend against Nyla Rose. Rose attacked Riho and put her through a table on Wednesday’s Dynamite to help set up the match. The two faced off on the very first Dynamite in October to decide the first women’s champion. Riho last defended her title on the January 8th Dynamite with a win over Kris Statlander.

Jon Moxley will face Santana in what is billed as an “eye for an eye” match. On Wednesday’s Dynamite, Moxley stabbed Santana’s eye with the car key he took from Chris Jericho following Moxley’s win over Ortiz.

Tag Team title match confirmed for next week’s AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Hangman Page and Kenny Omega will be the next team to challenge champions SCU.

Page and Omega defeated Best Friends, Young Bucks, and Santana & Ortiz tonight on Dynamite to become the number one contenders for the AEW Tag Team titles. Towards the end of the match, The Bucks had things under control. Hangman Page however tagged himself in. Omega and Page then got the win, pinning Chuck Taylor following a v-trigger/buckshot lariat combination.

After the match, The Bucks confronted both Omega and Page. Omega managed to talk things over with Matt and Nick and shook hands. Page left without resolving anything.

One match has already been signed for next week’s Dynamite, which will take place on Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘n’ Rager At Sea cruise. Jericho will team with Santana & Ortiz to take on the Jurassic Express.

A number one contender’s match will also take place on the cruise. The winners of Jon Moxley vs. Sammy Guevara and PAC vs. Darby Allin on tonight’s show will face each other next week, with the winner getting a title shot against AEW World champion Chris Jericho.

AEW Dark results: SCU vs. Kip Sabian & The Hybrid 2

Posted on by Arya Witner

The Big News: Christopher Daniels got back on the winning side of things, with SCU defeating Kip Sabian & The Hybrid 2 in the main event.

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After spending the weekend watching shows that started at midnight, 2 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., it’s almost weird to watch a show that starts at a normal time.

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The episode started abruptly with a recap of the Jon Moxley-Chris Jericho angle from last week’s Dynamite.

We got a brand new opening video package for Dark after, showing highlights of the first dozen episodes and featuring the wrestlers and acts you are most likely to see on Dark.

Chuck Taylor joined Excalibur at the broadcast table this week.

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The show only went 32 minutes and they only aired two matches. For some reason they did not air the Billy & Austin Gunn vs. Shawn Spears & Preston Vance match. Not sure why it didn’t air, but due to that the show was much shorter than usual.

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Awesome Kong (w/ Brandi Rhodes & Mel) destroyed Skyler Moore

Two matches this week and one of them featured the debuting Skyler Moore and the former TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong. In case you aren’t sure, Mel is the fan who begged to have her head shaved on Dynamite a month ago.

The bell rang and it may as well have rang again immediately. Moore was overwhelmed from the beginning and never stood a chance. Kong hit a spinning back fist while Moore was on the top rope and then locked on a Torture Rack, which she turned into a slam.

Moore attempted to counter the Awesome Bomb, so Kong sat down on her. Kong mercifully got the pin with an Implant Buster.

It went three minutes, purely due to Kong and Brandi toying with Moore. Brandi ordered Mel into the ring and she dropped a leg on Moore.

No haircut this time.

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Alex Marvez interviewed Christopher Daniels ahead of SCU’s six-man tag. Marvez said this is the first time we’ve seen Daniels since his botch from a few weeks ago. His words, not mine. Daniels said Kip Sabian and TH2 are going to find out tonight that he still has plenty in his tank.

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Tony Schiavone and Dasha Gonzalez ran down all the cities AEW will be at soon.

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SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) defeated Kip Sabian (w/ Penelope Ford) & The Hybrid 2 (Jack Evans & Angelico)

Excalibur accidentally called the heels “electri-flying,” which I think makes a better description of them than anything else. Anyway, it was main event time. SCU are 3-0 as a trios team in AEW, while TH2 and Sabian are 0-2 going into this bout.

Kazarian got the best of Sabian early. That did not please TH2, so they ran in and briefly overwhelmed their foes, but SCU soon backdropped those two out of the ring and then took turns laying a beating on Sabian.

Daniels tagged in and ran wild on Angelico until he set up for the Arabian moonsault. Remembering how he messed it up against Pentagon, Daniels paused and wasn’t sure what to do. Finally he decided to not go for it, but by that time Angelico had recovered enough to stage a comeback.

Ford got involved behind the referee’s back and gave Daniels a tornado DDT off the apron. Evans hit a really nice Sky Twister Press while standing on the mat, which is not something everyone can do. Some of us can’t do a leap frog, just ask my brother.

Kazarian got the hot tag and ran wild on all three heels by himself. He went for an Unprettier on Evans, but Angelico distracted him long enough to break it up. Evans went for a Phoenix Splash and Kazarian got his knees up. Unfortunately, Evans landed face-first on Kazarian’s knees.

The match broke down into a six-way at this point. Everyone hit a big move and Kazarian pinned Evans with the S-C-U-Later.

So, that will do it for this week. Hope everyone had a great holiday and New Year and I’ll talk to you again next week!

AEW Dark spoilers: SCU vs. Kip Sabian & The Hybrid 2

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Image: JJ Williams

The first AEW Dark tapings of 2020 were held at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida last night.

There were three matches taped for the show, with one being taped before Dynamite and two being filmed after. The episode will premiere on YouTube at 7 p.m. Eastern time next Tuesday.

– Chuck Taylor was on commentary with Excalibur.

– Billy Gunn & Austin Gunn defeated Shawn Spears & Preston Vance

This was the first time Austin Gunn has wrestled for AEW, though he was an entrant in the Over Budget Battle Royale at All In.

Spears laid out Vance after they lost.

– Awesome Kong (w/ Brandi Rhodes) defeated Skyler Moore

– SCU (Scorpio Sky, Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels) defeated Kip Sabian (w/ Penelope Ford) & The Hybrid 2 (Jack Evans & Angelico)

Ford and Sabian took part in an angle on Dynamite last night where Ford low blowed Joey Janela during a backstage interview. SCU also did an interview on last night’s Dynamite, with Sammy Guevara challenging Daniels to a match on Dynamite next week.

Four matches announced for next week’s AEW Dynamite

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Four matches have been set for next week’s AEW Dynamite.

It was confirmed on tonight’s episode of Dynamite that Kris Statlander will still get her AEW Women’s title match that was originally set for tonight next week. AEW allowed Statlander to honor a booking for Bar Wrestling that was accepted prior to her signing with the company, hence why tonight’s Women’s title match was changed to a four-way.

Christopher Daniels will also be in action, taking on Sammy Guevara. SCU were doing a backstage promo when Guevara came up to them and singled out Daniels. In response, Daniels issued a challenge to Guevara, who accepted.

A tag team match featuring Kenny Omega & Hangman Page against Private Party was also made after Page confronted Private Party backstage. Hangman, who joined the commentary team for the main event, was surprised to learn that he would be teaming with Omega when the match was officially announced.

Another tag team match will have Cody and Dustin Rhodes taking on the Lucha Bros.

Next week’s episode of Dynamite will take place at the Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi.

AEW Dynamite live results: Jericho vs. Jungle Boy, Tag title match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

AEW Dynamite airs live tonight from the American Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi, Texas. The final AEW event of 2019 features a stacked lineup. 

The show will see SCU defend their AEW Tag Team titles against The Young Bucks. The Bucks scored a victory over Proud and Powerful last week to earn the title shot. 

AEW World Champion Chris Jericho will face Jungle Boy in a non-title match with a 10-minute time limit. Jungle Boy is still searching for his first AEW victory. 

In the opening match, Hangman Page and Kenny Omega will take on The Lucha Bros in tag team action. Page and Omega teamed last week in a victorious effort against Kip Sabian and Shawn Spears. Even in victory, there was dissension teased between Omega and Page, as Page looks to be headed for a heel turn. 

Britt Baker and Kris Statlander will square off to determine the number one contender for the AEW Women’s title. Baker is 4-2 in AEW singles matches, while Statlander brings a 2-0 singles record into the contest. 

Cody and Darby Allin will team against The Butcher and The Blade. Allin came to Cody’s rescue last week after a post-match beatdown by Butcher and Blade.

Also advertised is Awesome Kong in singles action.

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

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THE LUCHA BROS. DEFEATED HANGMAN PAGE & KENNY OMEGA

This was a great opener. The post-match angle was really strange. 

Fenix and Omega began with a nice little sequence. Omega went for the One-Winged Angel twice, but Feniz blocked both. Fenix used a springboard off the bottom rope to escape an arm wringer. Omega hit a Kotaro Krusher. 

Page and Penta tagged in. They did some crowd work, trading taunts. Omega got a tag. Penta raked Omega’s eyes. Omega hit a snap rana and a terminator dive. Page tagged back in and got cut off. Fenix hit a spectacular springboard double stomp off the top. 

Penta continued working over Page. He used a codebreaker, then strikes in the corner. Page hit a flatliner into a double down. Omega got a tag. He tried You Can’t Escape, but Penta got his knees up on the moonsault attempt. 

Fenix hit a tope suicida. Penta hit a double stomp off the top for a near fall. Fenix tagged in and tried a rana but Omega turned it into a powerbomb. Omega managed a tag to Page. Page hit a plancha to Penta, a tope to Penta, then a tope to Fenix in succession. 

Page used Penta as a springboard to hit a standing shooting star on Fenix. Fenix responded with a spin kick in the corner, then a crazy facebuster for a two count. 

Page hit a fall-away slam off the second rope on Penta. Page hit a discus elbow on Fenix. Omega hit a powerbomb on Penta. Fenix hit Page with a superkick. Omega hit a snap dragon. After this flurry, Omega was the only man left standing. 

Page tried to hit Penta with a Buckshot Lariat. Penta ducked. Page hit Omega with the lariat. The Lucha Bros followed with their double stomp/package piledriver combo, then Penta pinned Omega. 

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After the bell, Omega and Page shoved each other in the ring. It looked as though they were about to trade blows when PAC appeared on the video wall. 

PAC said that Omega must’ve forgotten who he is and what he’s capable of. PAC entered the locker room and approached Michael Nakazawa from behind, then closed the locker room door. 

The show went to a commercial break. During the break, Omega left the ring to look for PAC. He got laid out backstage by the Lucha Bros. Page made the save for Omega. Omega and Page then went off together looking for Nakazawa and PAC. 

After the break, the announcers ran down the rest of the card for the evening, making no mention of anything that happened during the break. 

STOP SHOOTING ANGLES DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAKS. 

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CODY & DARBY ALLIN DEFEATED THE BUTCHER & THE BLADE

Allin blind-tagged himself in immediately to face off with Butcher. The announcers pointed out that Butcher weighs 100 pounds more than Allin. Butcher tossed Allin around, then tagged out. Why did he tag out? He was winning. 

Blade tagged in and Allin hit him with a sweet springboard armdrag. Cody taged in and got cut off. Butcher and Blade worked Cody over through a commercial break. 

Allin got a hot tag, but Butcher cut him off, then locked on a cloverleaf. Cody and Blade brawled to the outside. Allin hit a stunner and tagged Cody. 

Cody hit Blade with Cross Rhodes and made a cover. The Bunny took the referee, who missed Cody’s pinfall. 

Cody and Allin hit stereo suicide dives. Allin dove through the middle and bottom ropes and almost killed himself. Allin then hit Butcher with a Coffin Drop on the apron. Cody then hit the Cody Cutter on Blade for the pin. 

No MJF appearance here, no promo by Cody, no follow-up on that angle. 

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We saw a Jungle Boy training video. 

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AWESOME KONG DEFEATED MIRANDA ALICEA

Kong hit a spinning backfist and won with her double underhook facebuster, then cut Alicea’s hair. 

Brandi Rhodes cut an inset promo during the match teasing Kris Statlander joining her group later. The mystery bald guy was shown in the promo. The match was a squash. This angle isn’t good. 

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We got a snippet of a sit-down between JR and Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy said he’s going to try his best and make his dad proud. Jericho vs. Jungle Boy is next. 

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CHRIS JERICHO & JUNGLE BOY WENT TO A 10 MINUTE TIME LIMIT DRAW

Jungle Boy used a schoolboy for an early near fall. Jericho tried for the Liontamer. Jungle Boy used another quick cradle for a two count. Jericho hit a codebreaker, then another. He had Jungle Boy pinned, but pulled him up at two. 

Jericho threw Jungle Boy outside. Hager went after him. Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt made the save. Hager killed Stunt with a forearm shot. Aubrey Edwards kicked Hager out from ringside. Luchasaurus carried Stunt to the back. 

Jericho tried his springboard dropkick to the apron, but Jungle Boy moved. Jungle Boy hit three consecutive topes, then used a DDT for a great near fall. Jungle Boy hit a backstabber for another near fall. 

Jericho hit a back elbow, but missed a Lionsault. Jungle Boy answered with a Lionsault for a two count. 

Jericho hit a lariat and Jungle Boy took a flip bump. Jericho covered for a two count. 

They traded strikes. Jericho hit a powerbomb, then used the Walls of Jericho with a minute left in the match. Jungle Boy survived the last minute. 

Jericho acted like Jungle Boy tapped. He was told that the match was a draw, so Jericho demanded five more minutes. Apparently this is a Justin Roberts call, as Roberts agreed and the bell rang. 

Jungle Boy used a hurricanrana and a crucifix for two quick near falls, so Jericho just walked out on the overtime period he called for. They never officially rang the bell, so it’s as though the overtime period never happened. 

The first part of this was exactly what it should have been. The post-match had some wonky execution. 

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Jericho came out during the commercial break and jawed with Jungle Boy’s family at ringside. Back from break, Tony Schiavone interviewed Jericho. 

Jericho said he said Jungle Boy couldn’t beat him. Schiavone said no, you said he couldn’t last ten minutes with you. They did some comedy. Jericho then said he would get to the point, which was to hear from Moxley on his decision on whether or not to join Inner Circle. 

Jericho said he and the Inner Circle will have a surprise for Mox on January 1, and wished him a merry Christmas. Aw. 

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Jenn Decker interviewed SCU. The Lucha Bros interrupted. Pentagon told Chris Daniels that he doesn’t have it any more and showed video of their match last week on his phone. 

Kazarian told Daniels to show Penta that he still has it, but Daniels just walked off instead. 

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NO. 1 CONTENDER’S MATCH: KRIS STATLANDER DEFEATED BRITT BAKER

The bulk of this was a nothing-doing striking battle during an ad break. Baker worked on Statlander’s legs a little bit with kicks. Baker hit a running knee in the corner. Statlander came back with a top rope missile dropkick. 

Baker hit a slingblade. Statlander hit a lariat. A crawl for the Dark Order website appeared on screen. JR spent the next minute plugging his barbecue sauce on his own site. 

They traded strikes. Baker hit a swinging neckbreaker. They traded superkicks. Baker tried for Lockjaw. Statlander rolled through, hoisted Baker up into a fireman’s carry, then moved to a spike package piledriver position. Statlander hit the spike, then got the pin. 

This picked up towards the end. Statlander has a special charisma. 

Riho was shown at ringside reacting? to the finish. 

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Tony Schiavone went to ringside to interview Statlander. Statlander booped him. Brandi entered. She cursed at Schiavone for leaving her a bad mic or something. 

Brandi asked if Statlander was joining her Nightmare Collective. Statlander said no. Kong and Melanie Cruz came out and beat down Statlander. Brandi spiked Statlander in the eye with a high heel. Sadie Gibbs ran out to make the save. 

Sigh. 

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Shawn Spears and Tully Blanchard were shown backstage. They hyped their search for a tag partner for Spears. 

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The Young Bucks did a pre-taped promo promising to win the tag titles and display them for their family at Christmas dinner. 

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AEW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: SCU DEFEATED THE YOUNG BUCKS TO RETAIN THE TITLES

The Bucks got some shine at the outset. They hit some tandem offense. Sky cut Nick off with a rana off the apron to the floor. Nick came back with a springboard rana off the top rope. Matt hit a top rope elbow on Sky for a two count. 

Matt sold his right elbow and the announcers pointed out that this was a result of the street fight last week. Nick hit a crazy escalera to the floor on both Kazarian and Sky. 

during an ad break, Sky and Matt traded strikes. Matt used a sharpshooter. Kazarian broke the hold with a DDT. Kazarian got a tag and ran wild on both Bucks. He connected on a double lariat. Kazarian hit a pullover rana to the floor. Sky followed with a tope con giro. 

Sky tried a TKO on Matt. Matt escaped, then hit a spear. Nick got a tag and tried a springboard off the top, but Sky caught him coming in with a cutter. 

Sky and Kazarian used tandem dragon sleepers. The Bcuks escaped. Nick hit a DDT on the apron on Kazarian. Matt used a cradle on Sky for a near fall. Sky hit Matt with a TKO. Sky and Kazarian hit the SCU Later on Matt, and Kaz got the pin. 

This was good, but the finish felt like it came out of nowhere. 

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After the match, the Creepers came to the ring. The lights went out. Dark Order appeared on the stage. Uno cut a promo. He congratulated SCU. He said he would recruit The Bucks another time, but tonight was an initiation. 

Reynolds and Silver jumped the Bucks and SCU. The Creepers and Reynolds and Silver beat down everyone. Omega ran out for the save, but fell victim to the numbers game. 

Cody and Dustin Rhodes ran down and got beat down as well. The announcers called attention to the fact that Hangman Page was not there. Uno put his hand in Matt’s mouth and ripped away at something, then pulled his bloody hand out. 

The show ended with Dark Order standing tall. 

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Final thoughts: 

This was a night of good-to-very good in-ring work, and some bad angles. 

The only significant angle that ran during an ad break this week was the first one. My theory is that the opener ran long, and that the angle was not supposed to take place during the break. 

The Dark Order came closer to being over tonight than at any point in their AEW tenure. 

The crowd was hot for the opener, but seemed to get turned off by everything else in the first hour. Jericho and Jungle Boy got them back. The angle after the Statlander/Baker match lost them again to the point that Matt Jackson was begging for reactions in the main event. 

The people are speaking. They love the in-ring. Your angles are turning them off. Let’s take a break, regroup, and meet back here January 1. Happy Holidays, everybody.