The camera closes in on ring announcer Justin Roberts, who formally introduces the AEW Tag-Team No. 1 Contender Battle Royal for a title shot at AEW Revolution.
AEW Tag-Team No. 1 Contender Battle Royal
We see all of the tag-teams involved in the Battle Royal already standing in their ring gear outside the ring. It should be pointed out that even if one tag-team member is eliminated, the team as a whole is not. The remaining member, if he is the last man standing at the end of the match, can still win the bout for their team as a whole.
Scorpio Sky dives into a pile of every single wrestler in the bout, and like a house of cards they all collapse. Now guys start climbing to the top and doing big pile-of-people spots. Jack Evans dives but gets crowd-surfed by the pile of wrestlers out of the ring. He is eliminated.
The action contiues as Marq Quen fires up on offense and Private Party start getting some shine spots. T-Hawk is eliminated. The former champions of SoCal Uncensored (SCU) — Sky and Frankie Kazarian — are now getting some two-man spots in that gets the Atlanta fans on their feet.
While the match proceeds, we see The Dark Order in the front row. They get on the mic and address SCU. They say that the Exalted One is coming soon. SCU is then eliminated. The Young Bucks then hit double super kicks to eliminate some more participants as a brawl breaks out at ringside between SCU and The Dark Order.
Luchasaurus nails a big boot to eliminate a competitor. Now The Bunny makes an appearance to provide a distraction assist for her men, The Butcher and The Blade. As Nick Jackson fires up, The Luchasaurus tries to cut him off, but ends up part of his offensive rally that has the crowd “Oooh’ing” and “Ahh’ing,” however the run ultimately concludes with his own momentum being his demise, as he is eliminated.
Now Jungle Boy is launched onto a pile of wrestlers by The Butcher on one side of the ring. Now the fans see The Luchasaurus and The Butcher, the two big boys of the match, as the only two men on their feet at the moment. They start exchanging chops and strikes, with the fans chanting “Boo” and “Yay” for Luchasaurus and Butcher, respectively. The offense picks up between the two, with Luchasaurus even doing some rolling on the mat.
Private Party gets their chance to shine. A Silly String attempt by the two is thwarted as The Inner Circle’s Proud ‘N’ Powerful duo — Santana and Ortiz — eliminate Quen and Isaiah Kassidy. We see Angelico and Luchasaurus square off now, with Jungle Boy joining in to eliminate Angelico. Now Sammy Guevara assists in Jungle Boy’s elimination. A group of four gang up to eliminate The Luchasaurus, which eliminates Jurassic Express as a whole.
Remaining now are The Best Friends — Chuck Taylor and Baretta, Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks, The Butcher, Santana and Ortiz. The Best Friends are now getting their big hug moment, however The Butcher breaks it up and eliminates Chuckie T. Now Trent Baretta is thrown out by The Butcher, however he lands on Orange Cassidy. Cassidy, as cool as a cucumber, walks him to the ring apron and he re-joins the match. He sends Blade over the top. Blade, stuck while skinnnig the cat, is thrown out.
Five men are left, with four teams represented. Santana and Ortiz are the only team that has both guys in place. Also remaining is Matt Jackson, The Butcher and Trent Baretta.
The Bunny and Orange Cassidy have a spot on the floor that sees her kick him in the nuts while he had his hands in his jean-jacket pockets. Trent is eliminated. Matt Jackson spears The Butcher with both crashing through the ropes onto the floor. Jim Ross says both are still legal if they didn’t go over the top. Now Butcher is eliminated.
Remaining in the ring, and the only legal men left in the match, are Matt Jackson and the Proud ‘N’ Powerful duo. Santana and Ortiz begin their two-on-one assault on Matt, who survives early on, however a cheap shot from Guevara on the floor leads to a Street-Sweeper from The Inner Circle duo in the ring.
After hitting their double-team finisher they throw Matt over the top, but he lands on the apron and rolls back in the ring. He fires up on offense, blasting both Santana and Ortiz with super kicks to eliminate them, and nailing “The Spanish God” of The Inner Circle with one for good measure.
With the eliminations, Matt wins the match for The Young Bucks. Nick joins him in the ring to celebrate as we head to our first commercial break of the evening.
Winner and NEW AEW Tag-Team Title No. 1 Contenders: Matt Jackson and The Young Bucks
– Backstage, we see AEW EVP and wrestler Cody Rhodes with his wife and fellow AEW executive and on-air performer, Brandi Rhodes, as well as their dog. The home town trio heads through the hall ways of the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia ahead of tonight’s Cody vs. Wardlow match inside a Steel Cage.
Kris Statlander vs. Shanna
Dr. Britt Baker will serve as a special guest commentator and she begins doing what she does best, which is talk trash in blunt heel fashion, as Shanna makes her way to the ring. Out next is her opponent for this evening, who J.R. puts over strong, is Kris Statlander. Rick Knox is the official for this one.
The bell sounds and here we go. It doesn’t take long before the Baker-Tony Schiavone banter gets going on commentary. Meanwhile in the ring, Statlander is taking it to Shanna early on, but Shanna is also getting her moments. The Excalibur focuses on the action, which now sees Statlander cart-wheeling her way around the ring. She finishes by head-scissoring her down to the mat.
Tony Schiavone boasts having his face on a cup of coffee. They literally break away from the match to show him holding the personalized cup of coffee from his own place, while he hosts a giant smirk on his face.
Statlander and Shanna exchange punches back-and-forth while the crowd chants “Whoa.” The punch-exchange ends with a blatant pie-facing and now the strikes are getting mixed up by Statlander, who peppers Shanna with punches and kicks as she takes over the offense as J.R. takes us to a mid-match commercial.
When we return from the break, Statlander is still in control of the action until she finds herself upside down in the dreaded “Tree of Woe” in the corner of the ring. Shanna with a big spot in the corner as she starts to fire up on offense. She reverses a Statlander move with a DDT, spiking her on her head. She pounds the mat after getting only two on a pin attempt.
Shanna has Statlander laying on the bottom rope. She charges at her with full steam and blasts her with a dropkick. She covers her, but again only manages to get a two count. Statlander turns the tables moments later and hits a Tombstone-style Piledriver. 1-2-3. Statlander wins. Baker gets in one final dig to Schiavone on commentary before leaving the announce desk.
Winner: Kris Statlander
– A vignette airs focusing on the AEW Women’s Championship victory by Nyla Rose, who defeated former title-holder Riho on last week’s AEW Dynamite to become the new champion. After the video, we head to another commercial break.
– AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose comes out. Tony Schiavone comes up and congratulates her. Rose is not happy with the reception she got from the Atlanta crowd. She wonders if that’s the greeting a champion deserves. Rose says they sound like a bunch of annoying little bees buzzing around. This title is justice. She should have been the first champion and the highest paid woman in the locker room. Her face should be on the posters. Waiting made her hungry. When she gets hungry, she breaks bitches. She broke Riho.
Schiavone says Riho showed courage, but Rose asks where that got her. Rose represents unbridled power. All the little bees can sit out there and say what they will, but at the end of the day the fact remains that she’s the queen bee in this hive. She’ll be a one-time champion because nobody out there can stack up to her or beat her. Nobody is a beast like her.
Kris Statlander walks out and puts a finger on the AEW Women’s Championship. Big Swole also walks out and gets in Rose’s face. Security quickly runs out to prevent a big fight from breaking out.
– A replay is shown of Jeff Cobb debuting to attack Jon Moxley at the behest of The Inner Circle.
Jon Moxley vs. Jeff Cobb
Before the match begins, AEW World Champion Chris Jericho comes out with Jake Hager and Sammy Guevara come out with front row tickets and take a seat.
The crowd is singing, “Judas” as the match begins. Cobb quickly connects with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Cobb chops the chest and knocks him out of the ring. Cobb follows him out, and Moxley attacks. Cobb quickly knocks him back and slams the head off the ring steps. Cobb gets Moxley in the ring and gets on the apron. Moxley dropkicks Cobb off the apron and hits a plancha. Moxley adjusts his eye patch. Jericho is watching intently at ringside. Moxley chops Cobb’s chest and puts him in the ring. Moxley charges, but Cobb shoulder blocks him down. Cobb elbows Moxley in the head and drops a head-butt. Cobb head-butts the lower back and stands on the ribs.
Moxley chops Cobb back, but Cobb soon sends Moxley sternum-first into the corner. Cobb drives the knee into the back and applies a chin lock. Moxley fights up and hits the ropes, but Cobb elbows him down. Moxley gets up on the apron, so Cobb knocks him off into the barricade.
We come back from the break to see Moxley elbow out of a waistlock. Cobb goes for the Tour of the Islands, but Moxley gets out. Moxley ties the leg around the ropes and dropkicks the limb. Moxley pulls Cobb to the ring post and slams the leg off. Moxley repeats the move two more times. Jericho is not happy with what he’s seeing. Moxley gets Cobb in the ring. Cobb quickly attacks Moxley and hits a vicious back suplex. Cobb lifts the shoulders before the three count. Cobb goes for a short-arm clothesline, but Moxley ducks and applies a sleeper hold. Cobb quickly backs him to the corner. Moxley soon takes him down and applies a heel hook. Cobb grabs the bottom rope and gets out of the ring. Moxley goes to the top rope for a diving elbow drop to the floor, but Cobb catches him and hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex on the floor!
Cobb gets him in the ring and slams him into the corner before hitting a running powerslam for a two count. Cobb lifts him up, but Moxley gets off and hits a flying knee to the head. Moxley hits another knee strike, but Cobb hits him with a German Suplex. Moxley quickly gets up and clotheslines him down. Both men are down. They get up and trade blows before Cobb clotheslines him down. Moxley gets out of the Tour of the Islands and goes for a Paradigm Shift, but Cobb gets out and uppercuts him to the apron. Cobb goes to the second rope and powers him up for a superplex. Moxley immediately catches him with an inside cradle for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Jon Moxley
Jericho, Hager, and Guevara immediately get in the ring and triple-team Moxley. Dustin Rhodes runs down for the save. Rhodes punches away at Hager in the corner until Guevara, Jericho, and Cobb take him down.
The lights all of a sudden go out. Darby Allin makes his way to the ring to a big reception! Allin rides his skateboard down and gets in the ring. Allin hits Jericho with the skateboard before taking Guevara down with it. Cobb attacks Allin before going for a German Suplex, but Allin flips through and hits him with the skateboard. Moxley then hits Cobb with a Paradigm Shift. Allin goes outside and sends Guevara into the ring steps.
Jericho and Moxley circle the ring. The crowd is really buzzing. They start to brawl in the ring before Moxley sends him into the ropes. Jericho quickly pulls himself out of the ring and retreats up the ramp.
We go to commercial.
AEW World Tag Team Championship
The Lucha Bros vs. Hangman Page and Kenny Omega
Hangman Page starts against Fenix. Fenix punches and applies a side headlock. Page whips him off, but Fenix ducks a big boot. Fenix goes for a hurricanrana, but Page powers out. Page hits a big boot and puts Fenix in the corner. Kenny Omega tags in. They send Fenix into the ropes and kick him. Omega hits a Kotaro Krusher for a near fall. Omega picks Fenix up for a backbreaker for another two count. Page tags in and kicks Fenix in the ribs. Fenix fights back and chops the chest. Page then viciously chops him down. Page lifts Fenix up for a fallaway slam, but Pentagon breaks it up. Omega gets Pentagon out of the ring. Fenix puts Page in the corner, but he runs into an elbow. Omega comes in and hits a rolling fireman’s carry. Page hits a standing shooting star on Fenix, and Omega follows up with a moonsault. Page clotheslines Pentagon while Omega gets a near fall on Fenix.
Fenix quickly superkicks Omega and jumps on Page. Pentagon tags in and knees Omega. The Lucha Bros chop Omega and Page in the corner. Omega and Page reverse a whip, but The Lucha Bros fight back. Page is taken out, and The Lucha Bros hit a double-team monkey flip into Omega. Fenix then dropkicks him in the corner as we go to commercial.
We come back from the break to see The Lucha Bros trying a double-team on Omega, but Omega fights back. Jim Ross thinks Adam Page is in the ring. Pentagon taunts Omega and sends him into the ropes. Omega comes back with a tornado DDT.
Page tags in and clotheslines Pentagon in the corner. Page punches and chops Pentagon before having a whip to the corner reversed. Page quickly pops out with a shoulder block before big booting Fenix off the apron. Page hits a fallaway slam on Pentagon and catches Fenix with a plancha on the floor. Page hits Pentagon with a low dropkick for a two count. Omega tags in and whips Pentagon to the corner. They send Fenix into Pentagon. Pentagon fights back with a superkick on both Omega and Page. Page soon German Suplexes Pentagon. Fenix comes back with a cutter on Page. Pentagon then kills Omega with a destroyer!
The crowd is going wild for this match. Omega and Pentagon chop each other on the apron. Omega takes Pentagon down. Fenix then walks on the top rope to kick Omega in the face! Pentagon goes for a package piledriver on the apron, but Omega gets out. Fenix then hits Omega with a hurricanrana off the apron to the floor! Page then wipes out Pentagon with a moonsault off the top rope to the floor! Page gets him in the ring and hits a discus lariat for a near fall.
Omega tags in, and he looks like he’s still trying to get his wind back after a tough bump on the floor. Pentagon kicks Omega and hits Page with a Sling Blade. Omega kicks Pentagon, and Fenix hits Omega with a missile dropkick. Pentagon charges Page, but Page powerbombs him down. Omega follows up with a knee to the head of Pentagon. Fenix charges and goes for a handspring back elbow, but Omega catches him. Page goes for a Buckshot Lariat, but he hits Omega when Fenix moves! Fenix dropkicks Page out of the ring. Fenix superkicks Omega before hitting a corkscrew plancha on Page. Pentagon hits a Pentagon Driver on Omega for a near fall!
An “AEW” chant fires up. Omega hits a snap dragon suplex on Pentagon before hitting a V-Trigger on Fenix out of mid-air. Omega hits a Tiger Driver ’98 on Fenix for a near fall! Fenix gets out of a One Winged Angel. Page blind tags in and hits a Buckshot Lariat on Fenix while Omega hits a V-Trigger! Page covers Fenix for the win!
Winners: Hangman Page and Kenny Omega
The Young Bucks come down to the ring. They’ll face Hangman Page and Kenny Omega for the AEW World Tag Team Championship at AEW Revolution on February 29.
– PAC takes on Kenny Omega in an Iron Man Match next week. We’ll also see The Butcher and The Blade take on the Best Friends.
– Video Package: MJF gives his stipulations for a match at AEW Revolution against Cody.
Steel Cage Match
Wardlow w/ MJF vs. Cody w/ Brandi Rhodes and Arn Anderson
The Steel Cage lowers over the ring and looks really impressive.
The bell rings, and the crowd is absolutely buzzing for Cody. Cody quickly kicks Wardlow in the face, and he isn’t impressed. Cody applies a waistlock and applies a side headlock, but Wardlow pushes him off and poses. Cody hits the ropes, drops under Wardlow, and hits a Rhodes uppercut. Wardlow knocks him back and put shim on the shoulder, but Cody slides off. Cody hits a Disaster Kick and punches him in the corner. Cody hits the ropes, but Wardlow turns him inside out with a clothesline. MJF is happy with the results. Wardlow sends Cody into the cage wall. MJF gives Wardlow some advice.
We come back from the break to see Wardlow throw Cody across the ring. Cody is busted wide open. Cody comes back with a delayed front suplex. Cody’s blonde hair is red. Cody hits a springboard cutter and punches his own cut. Cody punches away at Wardlow in the corner. Cody goes to send him into the cage wall, but Wardlow puts the brakes on and low blows Cody. Wardlow picks Cody up and spins him before releasing him. Cody rolls around in pain.
Cody goes to the apron, and Wardlow grinds the head on the cage wall. Wardlow bounces Cody into the cage door, and it opens. Arn Anderson grabs the door while Cody is hanging out of the cage. MJF tells Anderson to hit Cody, but Anderson slams the door in MJF’s face.
Cody hits Wardlow with two clotheslines that don’t take him down. Cody hits the ropes and takes him down with a third clothesline. Cody knocks Wardlow to the apron and hits him with a scoop powerslam for a two count. Cody goes to the top rope, but Wardlow punches him. Wardlow powers him up in a military press and throws him into the cage wall. Wardlow goes to the top rope and hits a senton bomb for a near fall! MJF cannot believe it.
MJF gives Wardlow the diamond ring. Cody low blows Wardlow and takes the Dynamite Diamond. Cody puts it on. MJF angrily climbs the cage, but Brandi hits MJF with a chair. MJF angrily gets down and threatens her. Anderson throws MJF into the crowd. Cody hits Wardlow with Cross Rhodes for a near fall. Cody now climbs to the top of the cage! Cody hits a moonsault block off the top of the cage to pin Wardlow!! UNREAL!!
Winner: Cody
Cody will officially face MJF at AEW Revolution on February 29. Cody climbs to the top of the cage and stands tall. Cody shouts at MJF from the top of the cage. MJF is stunned and does not look happy at all. Cody waves at the crowd.
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