AEW Revolution 2023 | The Review

Welcome back to the blog, it was a great night of professional wrestling, let's take a look at the night's action from the Chase Center in San Francisco.

Mark Briscoe & The Lucha Brothers (Penta Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) defeated Ari Daivari & The Varsity Athletes (Josh Woods & Tony Nese) on the Zero Hour kick off show. 

The first contest of the pay per view was Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks, the stipulation being the Jericho Appreciation Society were banned from Ringside. Sammy Guevara tried to sneak in to help Jericho, however, his plans were quickly ended by Action Andretti. Jericho struck Starks with a baseball bat while the referee was distracted, referee distractions happen a lot in this company, respectfully, we've seen it time and time again, not only on pay per views, on Dynamite as well, it's comical at this point, back to the match, Starks blocked the Judas Effect and countered with the Rochambo for win. 

After many months of going from allies to bitter enemies, it was time for "Jungle Boy" and Christian Cage to finally settle their differences, or should I say bury? to be honest, this was a standard match, nothing special really, Jungle Taker was born as he picked up the win after closing the lid on Christian and this feud. 

Congratulations to The House of Black for becoming the NEW Trios Champions, a much anticipated match that truly delivered, it is time for the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega to move on to the Tag Team Championship and World Championships divisions. 

Jamie Hayter defeated Saraya and Ruby Soho to remain AEW Women's Champion, during the post match fight, Ruby threw out Saraya and Toni Storm out of the ring and took out Hayter and Baker to officially align herself with Saraya and Toni Storm. Ruby's destination is no longer unknown. 

It was now time for the Texas Death match, the show was not even held in Texas. Adam Page walked out with new entrance music, here are the best moments there was a lot going on, there was blood and barbed wire in the early going of the match, we saw bloodshed by both competitors. Mox trapped Page in the triangle choke and hit him in the head with a fork. Mox threw Page in the corner into the barbed wire wrapped chair, followed by a submission by Mox onto the chair, there was a Powerbomb by Page to Mox onto the top of the barbed wire steel chairs, Page wrapped himself in the wire and proceeded to hit a moonsault to Mox. Page hit Mox with a brick followed by a Buckshot Lariat to Mox's throat, Mox tapped out while being strangled by a chain. 

Congratulations to Wardlow for winning the TNT Championship once again via submission against the great Samoa Joe. Powerhouse Hobbs will challenge the new champion next. The TNT championship has been accused of being a "hot potato" it's not against the realms of possibility that the title changes hands when Wardlow and Hobbs meet. Samoa Joe will perhaps move on to feuds in Ring of Honor, we shall see. 

Austin & Colten Gunn are still tag team champions. FTR returned while the Gunns cut a promo. 

The 60 Minute Iron Man Match for the AEW Championship between champion MJF and challenger, Bryan Danielson ended three falls apiece, the crowd yelled bullsh*t and wanted to see a winner, they got their wish and we went to Sudden Death. Danielson thought he picked up the win after he thought MJF had officially tapped out which allowed MJF to crawl to the floor and hit Danielson with a nearby oxygen tank. MJF made Danielson tap out moments later to remain the Champion. 

That is it for the review, hope you enjoyed the read, be sure to check out the archives on this website and click HERE for WWE content.  

AEW Dynamite | Winter Is Coming

Disclaimer: The following AEW Dynamite Winter Is Coming review will focus on the scheduled matches only, as if it was a pay per view.

We began with Match Four of the Best of Seven Series for the Trios Championships. 

Death Triangle (c) vs. The Elite 

Nick Jackson was injured early on and returned to the match. Penta hit him with a hammer, Jackson tapped out from Rey Fenix's Ankle Lock. Death Triangle go 3-1 up. 

Kenny Omega challenged Death Triangle to a No Disqualification Match, it will take place next week on Dynamite. This series is destined to go to Match Seven, hopefully we will see something new in the remaining contests, its pretty much been a spot fest, there's nothing wrong with that, we, the audience want things to be fresh and not formulaic, its not just an AEW thing, it's all companies really, you tend to know what is going to happen, when it is going to happen when you've been watching a program for a certain amount of time.  

"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry defeated Brian Cage via a roll up, he called out Big Bill (aka Big Cass) Stokley Hathaway cut a promo, Lee Moriarty and Bill took out Jungle Boy, until Hook made the save. 

The House of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews & Malakai Black) quickly defeated The Factory (Nick Comoroto, Aaron Solo & Cole Karter) in their first Trios match since they returned.  

Action Andretti defeated Chris Jericho, this was a great match, the crowd reaction here to Andretti's surprise win over one of greatest wrestlers of all time was a nice moment.

Let's see what is next for Andretti, we have seen stories like this before which end up going nowhere.

Ruby Soho defeated Tay Melo, Soho got some revenge after suffering a nose injury from Melo at All Out earlier this year. 

Anna Jay attacked Ruby Soho after the match. 

In the words of Mark Henry, it is now time for the main event, the Winner Takes All Match for the Dynamite Diamond Ring & AEW World Championship.

MJF defeated Ricky Starks to remain champion, after hitting Starks with a low blow while the referee was distracted, followed by a roll up. 

Bryan Danielson ran out to chase down MJF, that looks set to be the next feud for the Championship after MJF took out William Regal weeks ago. 

Danielson raised Starks's hand in the air before the show closed out. 

In all honesty, despite the build, Winter Is Coming was decent, with some very predictable outcomes, there was a run-in by someone in nearly every match/scenario, including referee distractions, they need to relax with that and be more creative.

The next AEW pay per view is in March so there will be plenty of storyline progression between now and then, let's see how things play out. 

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AEW Dynamite | Grand Slam 2022 | Review-ish

AEW Dynamite Grand Slam took place from The Arthur Ashe Stadium, the home of the US Open, let's take a look at the key moments of this episode. 

The ROH Championship Match between Claudio Castagnoli & Chris Jericho kicked off the night, the crowd was awesome, both the champion and challenger got great ovations at the start of the contest, the crowd were off their seats throughout, Jericho struck Claudio with a low blow while the referee wasn't looking and hit the Judas Effect for the win to become the NEW Ring of Honor Champion.

There are questions about ROH which need to be asked, why are the World, Pure and Tag Titles defended on AEW shows? why don't they have a TV deal? there have to be answers to these questions soon enough.

Swerve in Our Glory (Strickland & Keith Lee) put the Tag Team Championships on the line against The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) in a much anticipated rematch from All Out, the tag champions had mixed reactions for their individual entrances whereas The Acclaimed were cheered  loudly, the crowd really wanted Max and Anthony to win what was a fantastic match, did they get their wish? in the closing stages, Swerve got a near fall on Max, he then confronted Billy Gunn ringside and was hit with a fame-asser leading to a mic drop from Max Caster as he and Bowens became the NEW AEW Tag Team Champions.

The ACCLAIMED HAVE ARRIVED! 

MJF interrupted Wheeler Yuta and Tony Schiavone on the entrance stage in what was a very entertaining promo until MJF and Yuta got into a fight.

Pac was victorious against Orange Cassidy to remain the All-Atlantic Champion, the crowd was quiet to begin with and gradually got into this after the picture and picture commercial break, to quote Jim Ross, business picked up. Pac hit Cassidy outside of the ring with the ringbell hammer and threw Cassidy back into the ring and covered him for the 1,2,3 

Toni Storm is still the Interim Women's Champion after winning the Fatal Four Way Match by pinning Britt Baker with the Crucifix. Britt attacked Storm to a chorus of boos until Jamie Hayter ran down and appeared to make the save until she got involved in the attack, Serena Deeb helped them out, things were brought to a halt when the music of a new addition to the roster hit, which turned out to be Saraya, also known as Paige from WWE. She was greeted with a shock reaction, as Britt Baker and co looked on in amazement, we've seen debuts/surprises in the past which have fizzled out over time, let's see if this follows the same path. 

To quote Mark Henry, it was now time for the main event. Blackpool Combat Club member Jon Moxley vs. fellow member Bryan Danielson for the vacant title as MJF watched the guys battle in the ring from the press box, whilst holding the Casino Battle Royal chip, the match was physical as expected. Moxley put Danielson to sleep to become the NEW AEW Champion, there seems to be some drama in the Blackpool Combat Club because Danielson looked angry while grabbing the title from William Regal's hands before the show closure. 

Grand Slam was a good show, however the picture in picture nonsense has to stop to be honest with you, until the next time, thanks for reading. 

Double or Nothing 2022 | The Review-ish

Welcome back to the blog for Elite wrestling content, the fourth edition of Double or Nothing took place in Las Vegas, Nevada during Memorial Day Weekend, let's run through the key events of the pay-per-view.

Wardlow defeated MJF in the opening match of the night, there were a lot of rumours about MJF circulating across all social media leading to this night, perhaps him being put on a stretcher and carried out by doctors and so on, is a way to divert attention from the real life situation (if there even is one) just an observation. 

The Hardys vs. Young Bucks was an outstanding tag team match, I was actually surprised there weren't many near falls, which is something that is associated with the Bucks, it felt like a throwaway match because nothing prestigious was on the line. 

Jade Cargill's unbeaten run is now 32-0 after picking up victory against Anna Jay, to remain the TBS Champion, we saw some "surprise" debuts from the former Malcolm Bivens and Ember Moon, there have been many debuts in the past, let's see how these play out, in terms of creative booking. 

The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews) defeated Death Triangle (Pac, Penta Oscuro and Ray Fenix) after Julia Hart appeared after the lights turned back on, she blew mist in the face of Pac, who was hit by Black Mass by Malaki, for the three count, the creative really needs to stop with the lights out, lights on scenario, it has become very boring to watch. 

Congratulations to Adam Cole and Britt Baker D.M.D for winning the Men's and Women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournaments, they were awarded title belts and the cup by Martha Hart.

Ethan Page, Scorpio Sky and Paige VanZant defeated Frankie Kazarian, Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti in a standard six person tag match, the stipulation was, if they lost, neither Kazarian or Guevara will be allowed to challenge for the TNT Championship as long as Sky is champion.

Kyle O'Reilly defeated Darby Allin, while it was a good match, it probably should have been on a episode of Dynamite or Rampage. 

Thunder Rosa successfully defended her AEW Women's Championship against Serena Deeb, let's see what is next for the two going forward.

The Anarchy in the Arena Match between Jericho Appreciation Society and Blackpool Combat Club, along with Eddie Kingston, Santana and Ortiz was over the top, something the crowd also seemed to enjoy, at least they were entertained by this.

The Jurassic Express remain the Tag Team Champions after winning the triple threat against Keith Lee and Swerve and Hobbs and Starks, it looked like Christian was about to turn heel during the celebrations but that never materialised. 

In the main event, CM Punk defeated Hangman Page to become the NEW AEW Champion, this was the only title which changed hands during the four hour plus pay-per-view, it has to be said Page's reign was stale, perhaps we will see a darker side to his character as time goes on. 

Apologies for not talking more about this event, the recent weeks have been busy, this week seems to be going the same route, also, if you are a WWE fan, click HERE for Hell in a Cell content and more.  

AEW Revolution 2022 | Honest Review-ish

We are hours removed from the the pay-per-view, it is now time to review the show itself, with honest opinions included, below are the buy in match results, followed by the review-ish, enjoy the read. 

Buy in Results 
Leyla Hirsch defeated Kris Statlander. 

Hook defeated QT Marshall. 

Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews defeated PAC, Penta Oscuro & Erick Redbeard. 

Main Card Matches Review-ish
Eddie Kingston finally won the "big one" against Chris Jericho, congratulations to him on that achievement, I genuinely mean that, what is more impressive is he did that with no help from Santana & Ortiz. 

Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus are still your tag team champions, overcoming the challenge from Young Bucks and Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly, if I am being honest, the AEW booking team gave away the winner of this match from the recent episode of Rampage, after Luchasaurus stopped Kyle playing air guitar with the title belt.

Wardlow won the Face of the Revolution Ladder match, he managed to grab the Sonic the Hedgehog Ring in order to earn a future title opportunity for the TNT Championship, I've seen many Ladder Matches over the years, this wasn't anything unique that hasn't been seen before, credit to the participants for putting on a quality match, however, it must be said, Keith Lee looks like he is losing star power already and is going to be lost in the shuffle, unless the creative team pushes him towards the main title picture.

Shane Strickland is now All Elite. AEW is now "Swerve's House" it will be interesting to see who he wrestles on his debut match. 

Jade Cargill has taken her undefeated run to 29-0 after defeating Tay Conti to remain TBS Champion, Conti has been portraying heel like characteristics as of late, perhaps this is the start of her going in a new direction alongside Anna Jay. 

The Dog Collar Match between CM Punk & MJF was a slow burner, until the closing moments, where Wardlow finally turned against his Pinnacle team mate and went on to kind of help Punk pick up the win, the match series is now at one win apiece, it would be cool if Punk vs. MJF 3 was for the AEW Championship at a later time. Very much looking forward now to seeing how MJF vs. Wardlow plays out over the weeks and months, possibly starting this Wednesday Night. 

Danielson vs. Moxley was fantastic, both guys went into this one wanting to hurt each other in a competitive way, it is a shame the crowd did not really get invested here as much as other matches on the show, to be fair, the match took place nearly three or more hours into the show, so there is that aspect, however, they and myself included watching at home, were surprised to see former NXT General Manager, William Regal appear and seemingly form Bryan and Mox into a future team, something we would love to see. 

The Co-Main Event was the trios tag match, the question was, could Sammy and Darby co-exist? just kidding, they, along with Sting, picked up the win over Andrade, Isiah Kassidy and Matt Hardy, after Darby hit a miss-timed "Coffin Drop" on Matt Hardy, who seems close to splitting up from Andrade and Kassidy, thus re-uniting with his brother Jeff, as early as this Wednesday, depending on when his no compete expires. 
 
Adam Page vs. Adam Cole in the main event was decent, Hangman's title run has been okay so far, defeating his namesake here will definitely boost his credibility going forward, in terms of what is next for Bay-Bay? hopefully we will see him along with Fish and O'Reilly take on Omega and Young Bucks in a story, leading to a six man tag in May. 

AEW Revolution 2022 | Predictions

It's been a while since content was last posted, admittedly I've been trying to get myself familiar with the names on the roster, along with the storylines also, hence why there's been little to no content on this page. AEW's next event is Revolution, the card looks stacked, twelve matches are scheduled, three on the buy-in and nine on the main show, let's begin the predictions. 

Buy-In Match Predictions
Hook to defeat QT Marshall.

Kris Statlander to defeat Leyla Hirsch.

Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews to defeat PAC, Penta Oscuro & Erick Redbeard.

Main Card 

TBS Championship Match
Jade Cargill (c) vs. Tay Conti 
Ever since Jade won the championship tournament, defeating Ruby Soho in the finals, she has remained undefeated, the latest challenge is from Tay Conti, who will be unsuccessful at the pay-per-view. Predicted Winner: and still TBS Champion. Jade Cargill. 

Trios Tornado Match
Andrade El Idolo, Matt Hardy & Isiah Kennedy vs. Darby Allin vs. Sting & Sammy Guevara
Haven't been paying much attention to this storyline, no disrespect to the guys involved in this match, it has the potential to be a "show stealer" in terms of high flying and technical ability. Predicted Winners: Darby Allin, Sting & Sammy Guevara.

Triple Threat Match for the AEW Tag Team Championships.
Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus (c) vs. Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly vs. Young Bucks 
Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus have been waiting to see who they would be facing at Revolution, that time is now up, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly, along with Young Bucks complete the triple threat line up, the last two teams mentioned have had issues of their own, to see who is better, expecting the champions to remain. Predicted Winners: and still Tag Team Champions. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus.  

Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley
We have seen Bryan and Jon tear it up in past companies, at Revolution, they will no doubt attempt to raise the roof from start to finish, in terms of who wins? the difficult decision has been made. Predicted Winner? Jon Moxley.

Chris Jericho vs. Eddie Kingston 
Chris Jericho has accused Eddie Kingston of not "winning the big one" the veteran has issues with Santana & Ortiz also, who will play a part towards the end of this one, costing their former Inner Circle team mate on this night. Predicted Winner: Eddie Kingston. 

Face of the Revolution Ladder Match for a future TNT Championship opportunity
Keith Lee vs. Wardlow vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Christian Cage 
A match which will probably start off the main show, from the names competing here, Keith Lee or Wardlow are the favourites to win, no disrespect to others involved here, so far, six names are announced, there could be a released WWE superstar added as a "surprise" to "shock" the thousands in attendance, something that has been done many times, it's become stale at this point, anyway, let's see what happens,  it will be a fantastic match for sure, one hundred percent. Predicted Winner: Wardlow. 

AEW Women's Championship Match
Britt Baker (c) vs. Thunder Rosa
A story which has been brewing nicely since the Lights Out match last year or so, Rosa has been out of the title picture until now, while it will be great to see her win it. expect to see Jamie Hayter & Rebel help Britt, Rosa's celebrations may be delayed until a future Dynamite or at Double or Nothing. Predicted Winner: and still AEW Women's Champion. Britt Baker. 

Dog Collar Match
CM Punk vs. MJF
Perhaps THE best story in the company right now, possibly because it delves into real life also, the Dog Collar Match will be bloody and violent, Punk has achieved a lot in this game, whereas a win for MJF will propel him to the AEW title picture. Predicted Winner: MJF. 

AEW Championship Match
Adam Page (c) vs. Adam Cole 
It is now time to predict your main event of the evening, Page and Cole meet for the first time ever, the Bucks along with Fish and O'Reilly will appear towards the end of the match, however, there is a sense from myself that Kenny Omega will return and cost Bay-Bay the match. Predicted Winner: and still AEW Champion. Adam Page. 

The predictions are now set in stone, here's another one for you, do not be surprised if a certain Cody Rhodes appears at the pay-per-view, if that turns out to be the case? it will put an end to the smoke and mirrors. 

 

AEW All Out | Results and Honest Reaction

AEW All Out was broadcast LIVE from the Now Arena, in Chicago, Illinois. There was so much anticipation built up by fans on social media prior, here are the match reactions. 

Miro defeated Eddie Kingston to remain TNT Champion. 

This was a fun match to open the show, the crowd seemed to be fully behind the these two. Miro has been a great Champion, he was not going to lose, credit to Eddie for being a fantastic opponent though, for real. 

Jon Moxley defeated Satoshi Kojima. 
Moxley pinned Kojima via the Paradigm Shift, the match itself was ok, he was then confronted by New Japan Pro Wrestling's Minoru Suzuki. Another name that I'm not familiar with. It'll probably follow the same story line pattern to the one between Mox and Kojima. 

Britt Baker defeated Kris Statlander to remain AEW Women's Champion. 
Towards the end of the match, Britt hit Kris with a version of the Panama Sunrise, the reaction was insane, she then made the challenger tap out, in terms of who she will take on next? keep reading to find out, let's move on.

Lucha Brothers defeated The Young Bucks in the Steel Cage to become the NEW AEW Tag Team Champions.  
What a fantastic cage match this was, without a doubt one of the best in recent memory, no words can do this justice, if you have not seen it? be sure to take time out and watch, you will not be disappointed. Congratulations to Penta and Rey for winning the tag titles, the Young Bucks' reign of terror is finally over, for now anyway. 

Ruby Soho won the Women's Casino Battle Royale. 

Shoutout to all the competitors in this match, loved the format of it, great to see the former Ruby Riott, now Ruby Soho not only make her debut, but to go on to win as well, lastly eliminating Thunder Rosa. 

Chris Jericho defeated MJF.
MJF trolling the crowd with his parody of the old school Y2J entrance was genius, which why he is such a great heel. Jericho made his way to the ring with his fellow Fozzy band member playing his theme song on the guitar. This one had a false finish to it after the referee counted the fall while Jericho's foot was on the bottom rope. MJF thought he had won but the match was restarted, resulting in Jericho picking up the win. 

CM Punk defeated Darby Aĺlin. 
To be completely honest, after the entrances by Punk and Allin, this match was boring, obviously people in attendance were excited to see their hometown guy wrestle after a long time, they will feel what they saw here was great, they are probably letting that cloud their judgement, you may think what is being said here is completely false, it is what it is.  

Paul Wight defeated QT Marshall.

No disrespect to Wight and Marshall here, this one should've either have been on the buy-in or the first match of this pay-per view proper. It felt rushed and almost as if they were low on time before the main event. 

Kenny Omega defeated Christian Cage to remain AEW Champion.
This was your AEW All Out main event of the evening, it was very predictable that Kenny was not going to lose another title to Christian after Rampage weeks ago, The champion hit the One Winged Angel for the victory, after the match, Gallows and Anderson and The Young Bucks joined in the celebrations and continued to hurt Christian who was down on the mat. Jurassic Express ran down to make the save, but their attempts were quickly put to an end.

The in ring promo by Omega was interrupted by Adam Cole (Bay-Bay) who celebrated with the Bucks. he will be a great addition to that faction for sure, if past history is anything to go by, we knew Cole was a free agent, it was unclear as to when he would appear on AEW, until now, then Bryan Danielson's music hit, you could tell how happy he was to be there on his debut, he helped Jurassic Express and Christian get some revenge here as the show went off the air. 

Excuse the pun, you could tell AEW really went All Out to put on a great pay-per-view, it was a historic night, one that every wrestling fan will remember for a long time.