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JOSH ALEXANDER VS. RUBY SOHO & MORE: COMPLETE 12/30 AAW UNSTOPPABLE 2021 COVERAGE FROM CHICAGO, IL

Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing coverage of AAW Unstoppable from The Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago, IL.  Tonight's event is streaming live on FITE.TV:

There are some changes to the card due the obvious issues surrounding COVID-19 and travel right now.  Rich Swann, Matt Fitchett and Lady Frost are off the event.  AAW totally reworked the plans for the show over the course of the day.

The promotion has COVID-19 testing for all attending the event downstairs as they enter the show.

Prior to the show, AAW held a ten bell salute for the late Markus Crane:

Scramble: Jake Something vs. Larry D vs. Braden Lee vs. The One Called Manders vs. Gringo Loco vs. Dante Leon.

Then story early on was that the bigger bruisers were testing each other.  Gringo came off the top to take them out.  He and Lee battled back and forth.  Leon got involved but was dropkicked down by Lee.  Lee went to the top but Leon lifted him up from underneath into an Electric Chair.  Gringo then did the same to Leon and they did a triple-decker Electric Chair.

Something nailed a rana on Gringo, who landed on his feet and they faced off.  Larry D nailed some awesome right hands and a big Cactus clothesline over the top to the floor on Manders.  Lee nailed a big moonsault to the floor on everyone battling.  Lots of fun action so far.  Leon nailed a big dive.  Something nailed a big Mike Awesome-like dive over the top on everyone.  He nailed a Michinoku Driver on D, which was impressive as hell.  Manders broke up the pinfall.  Everyone battled in the corner and they teased another triple-decker Electric Chair but with all the larger guys, which would have been cool, but it was broken up.

Dante and Brandon double-team Larry D with a powerbomb out of the corner.  Something and Manders battle on the ropes.  Silas Young came out on the mic and antagonized Manders, who finally gave chase to the back.  D nailed a Canadian Destroyer on Something, which crashed out of the ring to the floor.  D is absolutely awesome tonight.  Lots of big spots and near falls.  Something went for a Black Hole Slam but was shoved off by Gringo.  Lee nailed a Poison Rana.  Gringo suplexed him for a two count but Dante came off the top with a double stomp to break up the pinfall.   This is lots of fun!

Lee nailed a big back suplex on Dante Leon.  Something caught him with a Black Hole Slam for the pin.

Your winner, Jake Something!

Man, I was out of breath just watching them.  A nice mix of big bruisers hitting crazy offense and high flyers diving with all their hearts.  Larry D was absolutely insane here and Jake Something was just tremendous.  Everyone busted their ass tonight with Manders and Lee standing out.  Leon has no respect for his own body.

POST-MATCH Jake Something Promo:

Juice Robinson cut a promo on Silas Young backstage about how he says he's a real man but if he says it so much, it must not be true.  There was a bad echo on the recording.

Christi James & Ren Jones vs. AAW Women's Champion Skye Blue & Storm Grayson

Blue and James tried to go right at each other but were held back by their partners.  They went right at it, leading to James and Jones being run out of the ring with stereo dropkicks.   Grayson and Jones battled.  Jones took a big backdrop for a two count.    James and Blue tagged in and went at each other.  Blue was whipped into the ropes with Jones tripping her.  Blue was worked over.  Jones tagged in and held her down with a front chancery.    Jones picked her up and slammed the champ with authority to get some heat.  Blue tried to fight back but was overpowered and drilled with a big elbowdrop. 

Grayson tried to get into the ring to help his partner but was admonished by the referee, allowing Jones and James to doubleteam Blue.  Blue fought back against James and almost scored a two count but was cut off and drilled for several near falls.  Skye tried to fight from underneath but was clotheslined down.  The smaller size makes it easy to get behind her as a babyface trying to fight her way out of being on the defense.  Grayson finally got the hot tag and cleaned house, including a cutter on Jones.  Jones was sent hard into the corner and nailed with a leaping back elbow.  Grayson nailed a big dropkick.  Jones fought back and popped him up into a big right.

Jones faced off with Blue.  She showed some nice facial expressions before attacking him with some nice fire.  Jones tried to shove her off but she caught him in an Octopus.  They teased he was going to tap before James broke it up.  James went to the floor but Blue followed her and drilled her with a big forearm on the floor.  Blue came off the guard rail with a Thesz Press on the floor.

Back in the ring, Grayson and Jones battled.  Jones rolled him up and stole the pinfall.

Your winners, Christy James & Ren Jones!

A solid back and forth tag bout with the highlight being Blue's comeback.

POST-MATCH James & Jones promo:

Backstage, Fred Yehi promises he is going to war tonight.

Juice Robinson vs. Silas Young

Lots of back and forth action with each scoring near falls before facing off.  They slapped each other.  Juice used a double leg takedown and rained down with punches.  They brawled to the floor.  Juice nailed a series of right hand and headbutts but Silas lifted him and dropped him across the guard rail.  He whipped Robinson into the railing.  

Young tossed him back into the ring and whipped Juice into the corner with authority as Juice bounced out hard.   Juice began to mount a comeback with a series oif right hands but was sent into the buckles and nailed with a back stabber.  Silas covered him but Robinson put his leg on the ropes at the last second.   Juice fired back with a series of headbutts but was caught and dumped to the floor.  Young teased a dive but landed on the apron outside, where he punt kicked Robinson in the face.

Back in the ring, Juice nailed a series of strikes and chops.  Young nailed some right hands.  He reverses a whip into the corner and nailed a lariat in the corner.  Young fired back and did the same.  The idea here has been that they are evenly matched and firing back and forth with big moves.  Robinson went for a back senton splash but Young pulled his knees up.  Young went for a move but this time Robinson got his knees up.  Robinson, selling that he was hurt, came back with a big cannonball in the corner.  Chicago chanted for Juice.

Robinson nailed a flying bodypress off the top, looking like Ricky Steamboat, but Young kicked up at the last second.  Robinson went for a move off the shoulders but Young escaped, nailed a knee strike and a spinning neckbreaker for a close two count.    Silas set up for a hanging DDT off the apron to the floor but Robinson escaped and nailed a short arm clothesline on the floor.  

Young was tossed back into the ring but cut off Robinson and nailed several backbreakers and a a Nagasaki Roll for another two count.  The One Called Manders came out to ringside to confront Silas.  Manders took off his cowboy hat and challenges Silas.  That distraction allowed Robinson to nail several rights and a big palm strike.  Robinson drilled him in the sternum for another close two count.

Robinson went for a move but hurt his knee in the process.  Young rolled up Juice who kicked up, sending Silas towards the ropes, where Manders drilled him.  That set up Robinson finally scoring the pin.

Your winner, Juice Robinson!

A good, well crafted babyface vs. heel bout with the idea being that they were closely equals in the ring until Young's issues with Manders came back to bite him in the rear.  Robinson looked absolutely flawless here and should be a major free agent shortly.

POST-MATCH Juice Promo:

COVERAGE CONTINUES ON PAGE 2!

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