Welcome guys to our double header of wrestling action. We have two hours of Collision followed by Rampage so lets kick things off with out opening contest
Match One Continental Contenders Challenge: Lance Archer vs. Mark Briscoe: This is the first of three matches that will decide Okada’s challengers at All Out.
Archer jumps briscoe during his entrance but Mark fights back with some chops. Mark gets tossed into the ring, and the match officially begins. A shoulderblock or two by Mark get nothing, a charge by Mark gets evaded and he ends up on the floor. Lance whips Mark into the barricade again, and Aubrey Edwards goes outside to check on Mark. Mark dodges a cannonball, heads back into the ring, and utilizes a chair for a tope con hilo on Archer. A one count on Archer back in the ring. Mark tries to pick Archer up, that doesn’t work so Archer hits a power bomb instead.
Mark tries a comeback, but misses in the corner and Archer hits some elbows. Archer misses a big strike, Briscoe with some chops, but the whip is reversed and Mark is sent hard into the turnbuckle. Archer with a splash in the corner. Mark gets knocked to the floor after vaulting over the turnbuckle on a whip. Big shot by Archer, then a chokeslam to Briscoe on the apron. Mark fights out with some of that redneck kung fu. Blockbuster on the floor by Briscoe! Back in the ring, Briscoe lifts Archer for the DVD, hits it and goes up top. Froggy Bow only gets two on Archer. Mark motions for the Jay Driller, but Archer’s a little big for that. Boot by Archer, chokeslam! Buckle Bomb by Archer, ripcord into a twisting uranage gets two on Briscoe! Briscoe placed up top, Archer follows him there. Superplex? No, Mark blocks and bites! Archer knocked off the top, Mark hits another Froggy Bow for one! Sliding lariat by Mark, and a third Froggy Bow ends things!
Here is your Winner: Mark Briscoe
So we have these backstage vignettes of Archer beating everyone up then he loses his first match. Its such a waste of time. Do we really need Mark Briscoe in this title match? Could we not of given some real time to Lance Archer
Match two Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Iron Savages
Boulder has the size advantage on Gibson, but Gibson targets the knee and brings Boulder down. Tags in Drake, who continues to target the knee. Drake with a headlock, he tags Gibson and they try a suplex. They get suplexed instead. Boulder does the Earthquake stomp and tags Bronson in. They try a double team, but going back to that knee cuts that off. Boulder gets sent over the top to the floor. Bronson clotheslines Drake over the top and fires away on Gibson. Lariat on Gibson, Bronson ends up eating a double hot shot though, and the Grit Your Teeth high-low ends it.
Here is your Winners: Grizzled Young Veterans
I love we are building up GYV because I am a huge fan. All roads now lead to FTR.
Match Three Continental Contenders Challenge: Orange Cassidy vs. Bryan Keith:
OC with a dropkick to Keith, then a dive on the floor. Another dive by OC. Three dives by OC. Big shot by OC, who keeps breaking the count while delivering these blows. OC sends Keith into the barricades. Keith fights back and bounces OC’s right hand off the steps to negate a possible Orange Punch.
Keith is trying to avoid OC’s hands in his pockets. He is unsuccessful! Some kicks and a kip up by OC, then some stiff kicks in the corner! Dropkick in the corner by OC. BK fights back and goes for a suplex, some back & forth leads to a PK by OC. Keith fights back up and hits an exploder. Keith runs into a kick in the corner, but follows Orange up top for a superplex. Nothing doing for either man, but BK suplexes OC in the corner, then a Falcon Arrow gets two. Arm wringers by Keith, but OC with an inside cradle for two. Slumdog Millionaire & a Beach Break by OC, that only gets two! Orange Punch? Blocked twice by Keith, then Keith hits a knee strike for two. Keith runs into a punch, then a tornado DDT by OC! Cassidy hits a Prince Iaukea style DDT off the top rope for three!
Here is your Winner: Orange Cassidy
Another title opportunity for Cassidy. Its time to mix things up now. First Briscoe and now Orange. Just all seems the same
Match Four The Outrunners vs. Davey Bang & August Matthews:
Truth with a big chop on August in the corner. Bang tags in and bang down he goes. Tag to Turbo, who goes up top and hits a shot to the elbow. August back in, he gets vertical suplexed. Tag to Truth, double back elbow! Best Friends elbow drop and some posing! Double hip toss & clothesline to Bang, who ends up outside. Turbo & Truth set up August for Total Recall, it hits and the Outrunners get the win!
Here is your Winners: The Outrunners
Who doesn’t love the Outrunners. So glad to see these guys finally get a win. You have to love it
Match Five Continental Contenders Challenge: Konosuke Takeshita vs. The Beast Mortos
Don Callis joins Tony & Nigel on commentary. Some blows exchanged to start. Mortos with some kicks in the corner and a suplex. Mortos gets tossed to the floor, Takeshita follows him with a flip dive! Takeshita rakes away at Mortos’ mask on the floor. Gotta be tough to punch away on that thing. Takeshita gets smacked in the mouth, then Mortos hits a tornillo through the ropes! Back in the ring, Mortos gets sent to the apron, then met up top by Takeshita. Some biting by Takeshita, then a superplex.
Takeshita is the first one up and he takes the advantage. Slam to Mortos, up to the middle rope and hits a senton. Cover gets two. Mortos fights off a suplex but gets DDTed instead. Takeshita with a chinlock. Takeshita seems obsessed with ripping at that mask, he must have watched a lot of lucha recently. Mounted punches in the corner by Takeshita. We return to full screen and Takeshita runs into a boot. Headbutts by Mortos. Backbreaker by Mortos, then a super Samoan Drop gets two. Takeshita responds with a German, but Mortos hulks up! Blue Thunder bomb gets two for Takeshita. Mortos placed up top, Takeshita follows him. They jockey for position, Mortos with a gorilla press and Takeshita lands down in a heap! Count gets two. Mortos sent into the ringpost, release German by Takeshita. Spear by Mortos gets 1! Big shot by Takeshita, discus lariat by Mortos. Takeshita & Mortos headbutt each other. Samoan Drop reversed into a crucifix bomb by Takeshita! Running knee by Takeshita, then the Raging Fire gets three for Takeshita.
Here is your Winner: Konosuke Takeshita
This was a banger. Both guys are just incredible and worked so well together. Obvious outcome though but it worked. Im all in for Takeshita v Okada.
Match Six Deonna Purrazzo vs. Hikaru Shida
Into the corner, Deonna with some boots to Shida. Some covers exchanged back & forth in an attempt to blow Aubrey up. Clothesline by Shida. Deonna sends her into the middle turnbuckle a couple of times.
Deonna wrings Shida’s arm a few times before Shida fights back. Shida with a dropkick out of the corner. Big shot in the corner by Shida. Shida with some corner punches then a face plant. Running knee strike gets two for Shida. Shida up top, misses a stomp. Deonna with a headscissor into the Fujiwara armbar! Shida gets out, but Deonna hits a powerbomb for two. Deonna goes for the cradle piledriver, but Shida blocks. She works Deonna into a stretch muffler! Deonna flips out, Shida & her exchange strikes. Shida kicks Deonna down, hits a Falcon arrow for 2.86! Katana kick knocks Deonna out for the three count.
Here is your Winner: Hikaru Shida
I feel like a broken record but were going to build up Shida again for her to lose to Mone. No story here at all.
Match Seven Bryan Danielson, Pac, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta vs The Elite : We’ve got eight champions in this match, with the AEW World, Trios, Tag Team, Continental & TNT Championships being represented. Bryan & Okada start! The fans like it, so Perry tags in instead. Bryan gets pulled into the Elite corner for a quadruple team. Matthew Jackson tags in and gets punched. Claudio tags in and gets a shot in before tagging Yuta. Suplex by Yuta gets two. To the corner, Nicholas tags in and the Bucks go to work on Yuta while Nigel sings. Yuta with a slam on Nicholas for two. Tag to Pac, who gets worked over by Matthew for a second before returning the favor. Claudio tags in and lands an uppercut. Slam to Matthew, a double stomp by Claudio a la Kevin Sullivan. Claudio dumps Matthew on the top rope so Bryan can hit a knee to the back. Pac with a standing moonsault for two, the Elite run in and it’s a fracas! Punches in the corner by the BCC & Pac. Bryan is about to stomp Perry’s freaking head in before the Elite pull Perry out of the ring. We go picture in picture!
Matthew gets in the wrong corner and gets a bunch of kicks from people. Matthew goes to Pac’s eyes to change the momentum. Tag to Okada, who nearly finishes Pac off before opting to tag Perry instead. Some distractions while the Elite take control and we go back full screen. Kicks in the corner from Okada & the Bucks. Perry with a frog splash, Matthew covers for two and everybody comes in. Bryan gets sent into the guardrail by Perry. Claudio & Pac are propped up, then Yuta joins them. Nicholas swantons all three, Pac grabs the bottom rope on two! Matthew kicks away and talks some smack to Pac. Nicholas with a double stomp on Pac while Pac is stretched across Matthew’s knees. Perry tags in and hits a clothesline and neckbreaker for two. Tags to the Bucks, whose attempted double team is foiled. Pac with a spinning backbreaker on Nicholas. Claudio gets the tag and goes crazy as he always does in these situations. Hart attack by Claudio & Yuta, but the Swing gets broken up by Superkicks. Assisted sliced bread and a running knee get two on Claudio. Okada tags in and kicks away on Claudio. Shots are exchanged! Okada slams Claudio down, misses up top. Suplexes are blocked. Tags to Bryan & Perry. Bryan with some punches and kicks as the fans chant yes. In the other corner its Perry with punches and kicks. Bryan with the evasion flip out of the corner, then a clothesline. Time for a strike parade! Everybody taking shots on each other. Bryan with a missile dropkick to Perry after everybody clears out. Yes kicks by Bryan! He misses the big one, but goes for the LeBell Lock. The Elite break that up and the referee has lost control. Perry with a missile dropkick to Bryan. Yuta tags in and goes after Perry. Okada with the dropkick! Superkicks by the Bucks, a tombstone by Okada gets two. Claudio sent over the top, Nicholas with a dive. Pac with a dive. Okada thinks about diving but flips off the crowd instead. Pac with some kicks to Okada, knocking him outside. Pac with a dive! Pac with a springboard 450 on Okada in the ring for two. Pac boots Okada in the corner, some big kicks. Chop in the corner by Pac. Tag to Bryan, and he & Okada exchange shots. Bryan comes out on top and Pac tags back in. They take turns tagging in and taking shots on Okada. Bryan with a dropkick, then the surfboard is blocked by Okada. Bryan stomps the hamstrings anyway. Pac back in.
Claudio & Okada fire away at each other. Okada sent down, Pac tags in, misses a top rope move but locks in a Brutalizer on Okada. The Bucks break that up as we return to full picture. Okada & Claudio fight over a Tombstone, three of them end up getting hit on Okada & the Bucks for two. Perry checks on the Bucks outside. Matthew tags in, gets caught by Claudio. Yuta hits a crossbody on a Claudio suplex on Matthew for two. Perry provokes Bryan into a chase and they end up leaving the arena. Matthew with a superplex on Yuta, EVP Trigger gets a two count thanks to Pac. Okada DDTs Pac on the floor. Swing Time! Nicholas goes round and round into an eventual kick from Wheeler! Cover gets three!
Winners: Bryan Danielson, Pac, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta (28:40 via pinfall)
This was just so much fun showcasing the amount of talent AEW have and a nice build up for tomorrows All Out.
This match also ran over time into Rampage so were kicking rampage off mid way through the main event so technical Rampage has already started. No matches were announced for this show so we have no match graphics.
Official Match One of Rampage QUEEN AMINATA VS. MISSA KATE
Bell rings and the ladies circle, Aminata with a waistlock takedown. She hits a suplex followed by a Release German suplex by Aminata, she goes after Kate who goes into the ropes and then hits a cheap kick. Strikes by Kate, she goes into the ropes and gets slapped down! Headbutt, cover for three.
Here is your Winner: Queen Aminata
Squash. No more.
Match Two DUSTIN RHODES, SAMMY GUEVARA & HOLOGRAM VS. THE DARK ORDER
Hologram and Uno start and Uno fakes out the handshake with a kick to the gut. Hologram flips around dodging Uno in the corner, ends up on the apron and Uno charges into a kick to the head. Hologram with a superhero stands landing and Reynolds kicks him in the head.
Sammy tags in and Hologram charges into a lift into a DDT, Sammy with an enzuigiri. Dustin tags in, they tease a double dive but say “Not today” and Hologram flips for a superhero pose.
Sammy flips out of two back suplexes and tags in Dustin, who comes in hot and takes down Uno. Into the ropes, he hits the uppercut to Alex Reynolds and comes off the ropes with a bulldog. Powerslams to all three Dark Order members! Sammy tags in and Hologram does too, they batter the DO and come off the ropes but the Order ducks and nails all three guys. Triple team wipes out Hologram and John Silver is into the ropes but Hologram escapes, then lifts a charging Sammy into a double kick to Reynolds and Uno.
Kicks to the apron to the DO, then Dustin hits a Canadian Destroyer on Reynolds, Sammy with the top rope cutter and a 450 from Hologram for three.
Here is your Winner: Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara & Hologram
A good, fun trios match that saw the obvious team win. There was no suspense as to the result but I was entertained.
Match Three BUDDY MATTHEWS & BRODY KING VS. MXM COLLECTION
Mansoor starts off with Buddy and ducks a lockup, then poses and calls for the judges. It’s a 10! Buddy with a waistlock, they counter each other and Mansoor posers again for another 10. Waistlock but Mansoor with a back elbow, he goes for a sunset flip and Buddy grabs him, puts him in the corner and catches a kick. He goes for a punch, Mansoor into the ropes, Buddy’s pose gets 2s and 3s.
Buddy runs over Mansoor, catches a kick and flips him backward to land on the mat. Mason tags in and stares down Buddy, who tags in Brody. Mason is excited! But Mansoor wants it and he tags in. They go face to face, Mansoor with a big chop that does nothing (but gets 10s) and Brody chops him all the way out of the ring.
Mansoor gets knocked down by a shot from Buddy. He goes for the tag but Mason pulls him off the apron and Mansoor gets a rollup for two. Enzuigiri from Mansoor, springboard RIGHT INTO A KNEE by Buddy!
Brody gets the hot tag, so does Mason and they collide several times before trading blows. Big kick by King answered by a big knee, Mason picks up King but he slides down and picks up Mason. Mansoor saves Mason but King kicks Mansoor’s head off. Goozle by Mason and a headbutt, Mason charges but gets belly to belly thrown into the corner. Brody backs up — cannonball! Cover gets two.
Mansoor throws Buddy into the ringsteps on the outside, Brody grabs him but Mansoon hangs him on the ropes. Chair shot behind the ref’s back! Mason with a chokeslam, cover gets a nearfall. Mansoor tags in, but Brody shoves Mason into Mansoor, Buddy tags in and hits a top rope Meteora! Knee lift to Mansoor and a rising knee strike, he gets Mansoor up top but Mason nails him from behind. Buddy on Mason’s shoulders but he slides off and shoves him into Mason, crotching him. My feed went out a bit, Buddy with a superplex into a piledriver by King for three.
Here is your Winner: House of Black
This was another obvious result but MxM are so much fun to watch. Considering the complete opposites of these two teams this match worked well.
And we can breathe. A hectic three hours of wrestling. The run over of Collision into Rampage made this slightly all over the place for me but it worked. All roads now lead to All Out tomorrow night. See you then.
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