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AEW World Title Eliminator: MJF vs. Adam Cole
Quick stat: NO Challenger has ever won an eliminator match. Will Adam Cole break that jinx? They jaw jack and seperate. Lockup, side headlock by MJF. MJF with a tackle and he struts over the prone Cole. MJF evades a superkick and it's Cole preening to the crowd. MJF bails through the crowd and knocks off a fan's hat. MJF returns to the ring and complains that his hair has been pulled. Poke to the eye by MJF and he stomps Cole in the corner and throws him into the opposite corner. Cole trips MJF into the buckle and stomps him. 10 pack of punches by Cole. MJF gets backdropped to the floor. Cole misses a baseball slide and gets caught in the apron. MJF slams the arm into the steps.
MJF stomps the hand and the actions returns to the ring. Top wristlock by the AEW Champion. Hair pull takedown by MJF. MJF simulates masturbation with Cole's arm and goes back to a top wristlock. I can't believe I just typed that. Pump Handle by MJF for 2. MJF flexes. He seems to be enjoying himself and teases a superkick. Cole with a superkick. MJF is bleeding from the lip. Kicks by Cole followed by back elbows and a pump kick. Enziguiri by Cole into a back stabber for 2. MJF blocks the sunrise and kicks the injured arm. Cole misses the Boom. Shoulder breaker by MJF followed by another for 2.
Cole with punches into a DVD but Cole's knee buckled on the way down. Cole scores a 2 count. MJF tries a tombstone but Cole powers out. Double thrust by MJF and he hits a tombstone on the apron as we go to commercial.
We are back and it's MJF stalking Cole. Cole fights back weakly. MJF spits on him. Cole with a punch. They trade blows. COle with elbows and an eye gouge by MJF. Pump kick by Cole. Superkcisk by Cole but a lariat by MJF. MJF scores a 2 but Cole into a STF, MJF reverses it into Salt of the Earth. Cole counters into an ankle lock. MJF counters into what looks like a Yes Lock. Now it's an armbar and Cole gets the rope..
Washington is enjoying the hell out of this.
Knee strike by MJF into a heat seeker for 2. MJF sets up a table at ringside. He lays Cole on it. MJF to the top and hits a big elbow and sends Cole through a table. Both men are down. MJF recovers and slides into the ring and demands a count. Cole barely beats it. Time might be an issue here as we have to be past 20 by now.
They trade on the apron. Straight jacket German by Cole. MJF rolls out of a Sunrise. Kick and a stomp to the elbow by MJF. Rollup by Cole. MJF, kicks Cole right into the ref. MJF grabs the AEW title belt and pulls an Eddie Guerrero but the referee drops to the canvas. Cole nails MJF with the belt and nails the boom. Cole scores a 2. Great stuff!
Cole questions the count. MJF evades the boom. Low blow by MJF as he obscured the referees vision. Here comes the Dynamite Diamond Ring. Referee stops him. Cole with a superkick and nails the sunrise and then hits the Boom for the pin. NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! The bell rang! It's over. We have a draw.
OFFICIAL RESULT: TIME LIMIT DRAW
Cole grabs the mic. He wants 5 more minutes. MJF is nuts if he accepts. Wisely, he walks away.
Renee Paquette introduces Sammy Guevara in the ring. She congratulates him on being a father-to-be. He announces they're having a girl. He's still focused on the AEW World Title. He says he needs to make changes. Here comes Darby Allin. Darby congratulates him on the baby. Darby says it sounds like the crowd is starting to get behind Sammy. He asks Sammy if he's going to be on his own or lean on the JAS.
Here comes Chris Jericho and Floyd the bat. Le Champion is not happy. He goes face to face with Sammy. He's angry that Sammy did not ask him for help. Sammy wants to know why Jericho never reached out to him. Jericho wants an apology. Sammy ain't having it. Jericho says Le Sex Gods need to get back together. Darby says the Wizard's magic is gone. Jericho threatens Darby and Sting comes out. I will never tire of Schiavone yelling "It's Stiiiiiiiiiiing". Sting and Jericho both posture with their baseball bats. Jericho walks off.
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA on a pre tape. There will be an open challenge at Forbidden Door for his title
Sting, Darby Allin, Keith Lee and Orange Cassidy vs. The Mogul Embassy
No way I can keep up.
Allin and Cassidy attempt Dives
Darby throws himself into Swerve and Sting hits 2 splashes
Cage trips Sting as we go to commercial
Swerve powers down on Darby and rakes the eyes
Cage tags in
Mogul Embassy with a tandem power bomb for 2
Daniel Garcia looks on.
Rear chinlock into an armbar by Swerve on Darby
Darby with a rollup for 2.
Darby with a stunner and tags in Lee
Cage tags in and nails a monkey flip on Lee. Lariat by Lee
Swerve tags back in (I think)
Tandem stomp by Swerve for 2.
I have no idea who is legal as it's broken down.
F5 by Cage ot Cassidy
Kahn with a DVD to Darby.
Leona tackles Sting into the buckle.
Lee pounces Leona
Darby nails a coffin drop to 2 members of the Embassy on the floor.
Cassidy hits an Orange Punch on Cage while sting scores the pin after a Death Drop.
WINNERS: ORANGE CASSIDY, KEITH LEE, STING & DARBY ALLIN
We see highlights of Last weeks Starks vs. Jay White main event. The Gunns are backstage and deny any association with Jay White. They declare themselves the best brother tag team in AEW and Challenge the Hardys.
TNT Championship: Wardlow w/Arn Anderson vs. Jake Hager.
Hager attacks Wardlow in the aisle. In the ring he pounds the champion with right hands. Lariat by Wardlow. German by Wardlow. Shoulder tackles by Wardlow and he backdrops Hager to the floor. Clothesline by Wardlow as we go to commercial.
We're back and it's an ankle lock by Hager. Wardlow upkicks out and hits a spine buster. Parker and Menard come out to distract by Brock Anderson cuts them off. Hager misses a DR Bomb and bails. Wardlow nails a dice to the floor and throws the challenger back in. Wardlow with a senton. 2 Power bombs and Wardlow scores the pin.
WINNER AND STILL TNT CHAMPION WARDLOW
Christian Cage and Luchasaurus appear on the big screen. They challenge Wardlow to a match on Saturday. Apparently they beat up Arn Anderson in the last 2-3 minutes.
Hiroshi Tanahashi challenges MJF for the AEW Title at Forbidden Door. Renee Paquette quickly tells us it's official. MJF says "no can do".
Renee with with Orange Cassidy. Zack Sabre Jr. comes in and challenges him. Daniel Garcia shows up and he wants the ROH Pure Title
AEW World Women's Championship: Toni Storm vs. Skye Blue
Storm misses a charge and Blue kicks away. Chops by the challenger. Backdrop to the apron by Storm. Kick by Blue into a cross body for 2. Blue misses a knee strike. Blue hits a hip attack. Storm and Ruby Soho spray green paint on Blue's mother as we go to commercial.
We're back and a headscissors by Blue, snap mare and an enziguiri by the champion. Storm send Blue into the bottom rope and on to the floor. Storm has the spray paint. Blue had paint of her own and sprays Storm. Destroyer by Blue, Ruby disctracts the ref and Storm hits Storm Zero for 2. Cloverleaf by Storm and Blue taps.
WINNER AND STILL AEW WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPION TONI STORM.
Toni and Ruby attack Blue. Willow Nightengale makes the save.
Renne is with JungleHook. Perry says the summer of JungleHook is here. Perry accepts Sanada's challenge and asks Hook to be in his corner at Forbidden Door.
Bryan Danielson joins the booth.
Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Adam Page and the Young Bucks
Moxley and Page waste ZERO time brawling. It's a pier 6 and the Elite nail superkicks. Matt Jackson powerbombs Yuta into the apron. Yuta eats a moonsault from Page. Page chops Moxley. Matt tags in and Moxley stomps him down and flips off the crowd. Sling Blade by Matt. Nick tags in and nails a cross body. Facbuster by Nick. He tries a dive on Claudio but Claudio catches him and nails an uppercut. Matt nails Claudio and Moxley with a dive to the floor. Yuta with a German to the floor on Matt. Moxley scores a 2 on Nick as we go to commercial.
Back to live action, Moxley with a bodyslam to Nick Jackson. Nick with a dropkick. Page tags in and cleans house. Page with a fallaway slam to Yuta and a dive onto Claudio. Yuta eats one for good measure. Lariat off the top for 2 by Page. Page with a buckle bomb. Matt tags in and hits 3 Northern Lights to Yuta. Then he nails Mox and Yuta with one for good measure. Matt with a double stomp. All 6 fight it out. Yuta kicks out of a German suplex by Matt.
Moxley tags in. He and Claudio with a Doomsday Device for 2. Moxley rains elbows and hits a choke. Claudio with elbows to Page. Nick saves Matt. Claudio blocks a Matt superkick. Yuta tags in and he attempts a rocket launch. Matt lifts his knees. IT's an all our Brawl. Page hits the buck shot after a BTE trigger and pins Yuta.
WINNERS THE ELITE
The BCC attack after the bell. Eddie Kingsotn mkaes the save and tackles Claudio. They brawl and Claudio goes to the floor. Moxley and Kingston face off. Matt attacks Moxley but Eddie saves Moxley. Konosuke Takeshita comes in and lays out the Bucks.
Kenny Omega runs and he and Takeshita square off V Trigger by Omega. It's nuts! The Elite clear the ring. Wil Osprey shows up and kicks Omega. Running elbow by Osprey.
Osprey with a Stormbreaker to Omega as we go off the air.
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