Monday, May 29, 2023

Weekend Rasslin

AEW Double Or Nothing

-FTW Champion Hook & The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) d. "All Ego" Ethan Page & The Gunns(Austin & Colten) when Hook made Page tap out to the Redrum(ka ta hajime).
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy won a battle royal to retain the International Title.  Order of elimination:  "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese by Bandido, "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari by ROH Tag Team Champion Rey Fenix, Komander by "Switchblade" Jay White, "Underrated & Over It" Kip Sabian by "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor, Taylor by "Big Bill" William Morrissey, "The Blade" Braxton Sutter by "Limitless" Keith Lee, "The Butcher" Andy Williams by Fenix & ROH Tag Team Champion Penta El Cero Miedo, Bandido by "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty, Moriarty by Trent Berretta, Trent by Big Bill, Keith Lee by "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage, Fenix accidentally by Penta, "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson by "Absolute" Ricky Starks, White by Starks, Starks by Big Bill, Cage by "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Dustin by Shane "Swerve" Strickland, Penta by Big Bill, Big Bill by Swerve, and Swerve by Orange.  Managers at ringside were "Smart" Mark Sterling(for Nese & Daivari), "Superbad" Penelope Ford-Sabian(for Kip), Alex Abrahantes(for Penta & Fenix), and Prince Nana(for Swerve & Cage).
-Adam Cole(w/ "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong & Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.) d. "The Ocho" Chris Jericho(w/ "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia, "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, & Saraya Knight) in an unsanctioned match; Cole hit the BOOM(Shining Wizard to the back of the head) and then another with a chain wrapped around his knee, then beat down Jericho on the mat until the referee declared Jericho unable to continue.
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) d. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal(w/ Satnam Singh, Sonjay Dutt, & Karen Jarrett) to retain the Tag Team Titles when Dax pinned Jarrett after he and Cash hit the Shatter Machine(Flapjack-into-Codebreaker).  Mark Briscoe was the special guest referee.
-"Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) d. Christian Cage(w/ Luchasaurus) in a ladder match to retain the TNT Title by retrieving the title belt from above the ring.
-Toni Storm(w/ Saraya Knight & "The Runaway" Ruby Soho) d. Jamie Hayter(w/ Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. & Hikaru Shita) with the Strong Zero v2.0(piledriver) to win the Women's Title.
-The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews)(w/ Julia Hart) d. The Accaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn in an Open House Rules Match to retain the Trios Titles when Malakai pinned Billy after the Black Mass(spinning kick).
-Jade Cargill(w/ Leila Grey & "Smart" Mark Sterling) d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie via Jaded(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) to retain the TBS Title.  Afterwards, Sterling gloated that Jade would defend her title and undefeated streak any time, anywhere but there was no one left...
-"More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander d. Jade Cargill(w/ Leila Grey & "Smart" Mark Sterling) after the Friday Night Fever(cradle Tombstone) to win the TBS Title.
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman won a four-corner match with "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara(w/ "The Brazilian Goddess" Taynara Melo-Guevara), "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, and Darby Allin to retain the Heavyweight Title; Darby hit the Coffin Drop on Guevara but hurt himself as M.J.F. had put his title belt on top of Guevara, leading to M.J.F. pinning Darby with a headlock takedown into a pin.
-The Blackpool Combat Club("The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli, & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta) d. The Elite("The Cleaner" Kenny Omega, "Hangman" Adam Page, & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) in an Anarchy In The Arena Match; Don Callis did commentary.  Konosuke Takeshita attacked Omega in defense of Callis, leading to Yuta stabbing Omega with the screwdriver before pinning him with the Seatbelt Clutch(trapped-leg grounded crucifix).

WWE/NXT Battleground

-Wes Lee won a triple threat match with Tyler Bate and Joe Gacy(w/ Ava Raine) to retain the NXT North American Title when he pinned Gacy after the Cardiac Kick(handspring Pele Kick) (11:59).
-"Supernova 11" Noam Dar d. Dragon Lee(w/ Nathan Frazer) in a British Rounds Match to retain the NXT Heritage Cup Title.  Oro Mensah came to ringside during the match to support Dar(including interfering in the match), he eventually brawled with Frazer and they were ejected from ringside.  Falls:  Dar pinned Lee with a bridging rollup (1:33 of Round 2; 4:33 total).  Lee pinned Dar after a tilt-a-whirl inverted DDT (2:08 of Round 4; 9:41 total).  Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson interfered on Dar's behalf, leading to Dar getting the final pin after the Nova Roller(flying roundhouse kick) (2:19 of Round 5; 12:00 total).
-Ilja Dragunov d. Donovan Dijak in a Last Man Standing Match.  Dragunov finally put Dijak down for the ten-count with a flying forearm off the ring steps to slam Dijak's head down into a chair on the mat (15:55).
-Gallus("The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey)(w/ "The Iron King" Joe Coffey) d. Julius & Brutus Creed(w/ "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; Ava Raine attacked Ivy at ringside which distracted the Creeds, leading to Mark pinning Julius after he and Wolfgang hit the Gallowgate(fireman's-carry Flapjack/flying knee strike combo) (9:34).
-NXT Women's Title Tournament Final:  Tiffany Stratton d. Lyra Valkyria with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever to win the title (16:01).
-Carmelo Hayes(w/ Trick Williams) d. Bron Breakker via Nothing But Net(top-rope Fameasser) to retain the NXT Title (14:15).

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