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AEW All Access - “Wayward Sons”
Matt & Nick Jackson are watching back their trios match with the Lucha Brothers & PAC from “All Out”. Nick says a lot of guys don’t watch their stuff back but they always do to pick up the good and the bad.
We see a clip of Tony Khan stripping the titles from The Elite.
Matt & Nick know they’re headed to Chicago and Nick says he not looking forward to it. No mention of why or CM Punk (probably confusing to anyone not familiar to AEW watching).
MJF is getting photos taken. He says being World Champ is hard and that he’s tired. The interviewers accidentally calls him MJA and Max tears into him. He says come 1/24 TK better be ready to pay up for his cash cow.
Britt Baker & Tay Melo are getting their hair done and they talk about injuries. Tay has never broken a bone. Tay is worried that Ruby Soho is back and she’s heard Ruby think she broke her nose on purpose. Tay tells Britt they had a prior incident in NXT and feels there may still be heat. Britt says she’s broken her nose three times and that shit happens. But it’s pro wrestling so someone is always pissed about something. Tay says she’ll be a pro and we’ll see how it goes.
Ruby arrives at Dynamite and is greeted by Tony Schiavone. She gives her bio. Ruby says wrestling is the one place she didn’t feel like a misfit. She talks about Tay breaking her nose and it was one of her worst injuries. She says they will put their differences aside for business. Eddie Kingston is at ringside, Ruby sees him and jumps into his arms. They’re very close friends and she says he’s always protected her. They talk about her farm. She has horses and a donkey. Eddie says he loves her and she’s a friend he can never replace. Ruby is hoping she’ll be cleared to come back by the doctors.
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Thunder Rosa has decided to roll around in the ring to see if she’s healed. She tells the trainers she’s been told she needs to change up her style to protect her back. (We see a clip of Britt Baker on the Swerve City Podcast say she doesn’t like Rosa). Speaking to the camera Rosa says she realizes AEW has to have a champion on TV and it sucks if she has to let it go. After doing some minor grappling her back erupts in pain and she can’t go.
Britt Baker arrives at Dynamite and is told her promo segment is not happening because an announcement about the women’s division is going to be made. Her and Reneé read between the lines and get excited.
Sammy Guevara talks about how he had a big match last week and is not scheduled for this show and that it’s disappointing. He asks the cameraman about how the camera works and how much it costs. He uses it and talks to Penelope Ford. He jokes that if he’s not wrestling he has another skill.
The women’s division gathers to tape their segment. Producers are Sonjay Dutt and Tony Schiavone. Jamie Hayter is holding the title belt and can’t believe how heavy it is. Britt says when she hit Toni Storm with it she was scared she hurt her with it. They don’t know exactly what the segment is about.
Montage of the matches from that week's episode.
The pre-tape is to set up Tay-Jay vs Skye Blue & Willow Nightengale vs Britt & Jamie. Tay is excited to get back in the ring to show she can be a big part of the program. Highlights of the match are shown. Sammy watches backstage. Tay says this is a time to show management she can also have big singles matches.
The Elite walk towards the ring and Matt & Nick explain they expect Chicago to be hostile towards them. Kenny Omega is making jokes trying to break the tension. The music hits and the boos rain down. Matt & Nick hear the “F*** The Young Bucks” chants. Matt says when we get that type or reaction you just have to go with the flow. Tay & Sammy are backstage hear it and are amused. We get highlights of the match. The production team at Gorilla are laughing about the crowd hating The Elite’s guts. The crowd goes nuts when Penta hits Matt with the bell hammer for the win. Matt explains that they know where the story is heading but if they continue to get booed out of the building things would have to change. That what makes pro wrestling exciting is fans can dictate where things go by their reactions.
Renee makes the announcement that Thunder Rosa has relinquished the women’s championship and the crowd cheers when Renee says Jamie Hayter is the official champion. Britt is excited that they can move forward with more stories now that the title stuff is resolved. Backstage Sammy, Tay & Britt discuss how they can’t believe Thunder Rosa didn’t show up to make the announcement herself. Baker says she doesn’t like Rosa but will do business with her because the fans will want to see them fight.
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Baker and Schiavone talk about how good it is that Jamie is the champ. Tony says Jamie stressed about it and asks if Britt is going to be the one to beat her down the road. Baker says she doesn’t want the title again, it’s too stressful with all the politics that come with being champ. She laughs and says maybe in 5 years. Britt says she wasn’t prepared for the heat that comes with being the champ and having the locker room talk about her to management (sounds like there was a meeting where talent wanted the title off of her do to her broken wrist). She says things are better now and she’s made up with the girls but it was rough at the time. Tony says in wrestling you should always advocate to be the top star and you have to have a thick skin. She says “cheers to me not having the belt again”.
Sammy is upset that it’s two weeks in a row he doesn’t have anything to do. He says it’s interesting he and Tay flip flop who gets TV time. Angelo Parker says Wrestling TV is a roller coaster and it just comes with the territory and when he is used he’s always portrayed as important.
Ruby Soho and Tay are going to working together and we see the beginnings of the of build to the big hardcore tag match they’ll eventually have. Backstage Tay asks to talk to Ruby about her injury and she apologizes for hurting her. Tay says accidents happen, Ruby asks “was it an accident”?
Tay is offended by the question. Ruby warns her that it better not happen again or thing s be bad between them. Ruby leaves and Tay rolls her eyes. Tay can’t believe Ruby thinks she would have hurt her on purpose.
We see a montage of the match. Ruby is nervous about making her return in her hometown and she thinks the crowd will see the tension between them. It’s portrayed that Ruby got a receipt on Tay. Tay says she’s tough, if that was payback she’s fine.
Next week - more with Tay & Ruby. The next match between The Elite & Death Triangle. Adam Cole gets into the ring to work out for the first time.
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