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Here are the quick results for tomorrow’s AEW Rampage in Indianapolis, IN (SPOILERS! MATCH RESULTS ONLY):
UPDATE: In unrelated news, AEW has fired Ace Steel again. Was a question of when following partner/buddy CM Punk being fired last week.
Continue reading “AEW Rampage 9/8/23 Results (SPOILERS!) (Updated)”Here are the LIVE quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Indianapolis, IN:
Orange Cassidy comes out first. This was a last-minute add to the show (about 90 minutes before start). He says no time off despite what the bosses say. As he leaves, out comes the man who beat him Sunday for the AEW International Championship…
Match 1: AEW International Champion Jon Moxley vs. AR Fox for the title
Result: AEW International Champion Jon Moxley beat AR Fox to retain the title.
(Apparently Cassidy was a last-minute add to the lineup and replacing an announced Adam Cole Speaks spot)
Christian Cage tries to recruit Nick Wayne backstage as Fox & Darby Allin watch from the ring.
Match 2: AEW TBS Champion Kris Statlander vs. Emi Sakura for the title
Result: AEW TBS Champion Kris Statlander beat Emi Sakura to retain the title.
Match 3: Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher). Don Callis on commentary.
Result: Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara beat Aussie Open. Jericho pinned Fletcher after Judas Effect. Jericho & Guevara argued and shoved each other afterwards until security broke it up. Quite a bit of friendly fire.
Ricky Starks promo.
Bryan Danielson will speak Saturday on Collision.
Callis interviewed. He will reveal Konosuke Takeshita’s next “target” next week.
MJF comes out. Sama Joe soon joined him. Long but hot promo segment that teased a potential MJF-Joe AEW World Championship match on 9/20 if Joe wins the Eliminator Tournament to get the title shot. Joe beat down MJF at the end. MJF tried to fight back but Joe beat him down again and teased a muscle buster before Adam Cole made the save. MJF claimed he couldn’t feel his left arm.
As they took MJF to the back Roderick Strong came out for his match and confronted Cole on the entrance ramp.
Match 4: World Title Eliminator Tournament: Roderick Strong vs. Trent Beretta
Result: Roderick Strong beat Trent Beretta
Toni Storm interviewed. Renee Paquette says there will be a 4-way next week with the winner facing Saraya for the AEW Women’s Championship on 9/20. Storm tries to throw another shoe at Renee on the way out but Renee dodged again.
Friday on Rampage: World Title Eliminator Tournament matches-Penta El Zero M vs. Jay Lethal & Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy. Winners face off Saturday on Collision along with Strong vs. Darby Allin or NIck Wayne.
Adam Page interviewed. Swerve Strickland soon interrupts and buries Page, claiming Page has gotten too comfortable in his spot and taking a back seat to The Elite. Strickland tries to goad Page into a challenge for his spot in the hierarchy but Page just brushes him off until Strickland tries to insult Page’s family. Page snaps but Brian Cage sneaks in for the beatdown.
Also Friday on Rampage: The Young Bucks vs. Angelo Parker & Matt Menard.
Also Saturday on Collision: Bullet Club Gold vs. TBA, Saraya Speaks (with Ruby Soho) and The Acclaimed Speaks.
Next week: Tournament Finals and Britt Baker, Hikaru Shida, Nyla Rose & Toni Storm in a 4-way for a shot at AEW Women’s Champion Saraya on 9/20.
Main Event: World Title Eliminator Tournament: Darby Allin vs. Nick Wayne
Result: Darby Allin beat Nick Wayne by ref stoppage. As a result, Allin will face Roderick Strong in the Semifinals Saturday on Collision. Right before the last commercial Christian Cage & Luchasaurus came out to join commentary.
While not as much All Out fallout as I hoped for, the show got the quick NYC build off to a good start and the matches were all above average or better. The MJF promo segment ran too long but as usual is must-see. Most of the show is at least worth watching.
Finally, announced during the show was that the Full Gear PPV will be on 11/18 at The Forum in Los Angeles.
DEVELOPING: Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is now VACANT. Previous champions Daga & Chris Ridgeway have vacated the titles because Ridgeway had to leave Japan and return home for personal reasons. They were supposed to defend the titles on 9/24 vs. Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf. Bane & Wolf will now face Ninja Mack & Alejandro on that day for the titles. It’s not known when Ridgeway will be able to return.
UPDATE: In a statement on social media, Ridgeway confirmed the situation and thanked NOAH for being professional and allowing him to return home to deal with these issues. Ridgeway did not elaborate as to the reasons and requested privacy but assured fans that he will be back once everything is resolved.
Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Collision in Greenville, SC:
AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR beat Big Bill & Brian Cage to retain the titles. FTR pinned Cage after Big Rig. Afterwards, they challenged The Young Bucks to a match at All In England.
AEW TBS Champion Kris Statlander beat Mercedes Martinez to retain the title. Diamante then returned for a post-match beatdown with Martinez on Statlander until Willow Nightingale made the save.
Samoa Joe beat Serpentico. Instant squash. Afterwards, he demands a rematch with CM Punk at All In.
Tony Schiavone interviews The Acclaimed. Sounds like Billy Gunn is done as in retired.
AEW Trios Champions House Of Black beat Action Andretti, Darius Martin & Lee Johnson to retain the titles. Malakai Black pinned Martin after a spinning head kick. House Rules returned for this match, for their stip the challengers chose to have Julia Hart banned from ringside. Afterwards, it is announced they will defend the titles next week against CM Punk & FTR.
QTV.
Christian Cage promo.
Jay White beat Metalik.
CM Punk beat Ricky Starks to retain the “real AEW World Championship”. Ricky Steamboat was special referee. Jim Ross returned to commentary for this match after a month-long absence for health reasons.
I missed the live broadcast due to scheduling conflicts so no comments or thoughts on what happened. Apparently the many title matches was to counterprogram against WWE SummerSlam (which I also did not watch live).
Added to Wednesday on Dynamite: NEW AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida vs. Anna Jay for the title.
Next week: House Of Black-Punk/FTR for the Trios Titles, Statlander & Nightingale vs. Martinez & Diamante and The Acclaimed vs. TBA.
This is the last Collision recap for now due to a pause in site activity this month for planned vacations. I may be back in time for the 8/26 episode but more likely it will be the 9/2 episode.
New Japan ran Day 13 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, with only Block A matches today for their final day of prelims.
Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 3150.
Match 1: Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat DOUKI & Taichi. Khan beat DOUKI with Subaru Sheep Killer.
Match 2: Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo, KENTA & David Finlay. Yoh pinned Gedo after Torras Kick.
Match 3: Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. EVIL pinned BUSHI after EVIL.
Match 4: HENARE & Will Ospreay beat Togi Makabe & El Phantasmo. HENARE pinned Makabe after Streets Of Rage.
Match 5: Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tama Tonnga & Tanga Loa. Ishii pinned Tenzan after a sliding lariat.
G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 6: Yota Tsuji beat Gabriel Kidd.
Match 7: Ren Narita beat Kaito Kiyomiya.
Match 8: SANADA beat Chase Owens. Perfect record.
Main Event: Hikuleo beat Shota Umino. As a result, Hikuleo finishes 2nd in Block A and advances to the Quarterfinals.
Day 14 is tomorrow with the last day of Block B prelims. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.
Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the CITY CIRCUIT 2023 Tour today with a visit to Shoko Nakajima’s hometown of Joetsu City.
Today’s event was held at Duo Cerezo in Niigata and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 349, a full house/near sellout.
Match 1: Suzume beat Runa Okubo.
Match 2: Hyper Midao beat HIMAWARI & Neko Haruna in a 3-way by pinning HIMAWARI.
Match 3: Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta beat Mahiro Kiryu & Toga. Kakuta pinned Kiryu after Shiden Kai.
Match 4: Mizuki, Shino Suzuki & Haru Kazashiro beat Yuki Arai, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Mizuki pinned Harajuku with Cutie Special.
Match 5: Aja Kong (OZ Academy) beat Super Sasadango Machine (DDT).
Match 6: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe beat Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami. Tatsumi pinned Toribami after a sliding hip attack.
Main Event: Shoko Nakajima & Yuki Aino beat Miyu Yamashita & Arisu Endo. Nakajima pinned Endo after a diving senton.
The next event is 8/12 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo for the Tokyo Princess Cup Semifinals. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
Pro Wrestling NOAH held a special fan event ahead of the N-1 VICTORY Tournament opener today, which included a battle royal with all the tournament participants.
Today’s event was held at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on the Pro Wrestling NOAH Japanese YouTube channel. It also streamed on ABEMA.
The paid attendance was bot announced.
Match Result: Manabu Soya won a 16 man N-1 Rumble battle royal, last eliminating Jack Morris. Order of elimination: Timothy Thatcher, Yoshiki Inamura, Adam Brooks, Daiki Inaba, Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Saxon Huxley (DQ’d), Yuki Yoshioka, Masa Kitamiya, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Jake Lee, Lance Anoa’i, Kenoh, Go Shiozaki, Yuma Anzai, Morris. The match went over 53 minutes with the first elimination coming just over 30 minutes in.
The next event is the N-1 VICTORY 2023 Tournament beginning tomorrow at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English Only will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This is an ABEMA-exclusive broadcast in Japan and ABEMA has the Japanese commentary.
Dragon Gate began The Gate Of Adventure 2023, their August tour, today.
Today’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.
The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 328, a super full house/very near sellout).
Match 1: Kzy, Jason Lee, U-T & Ho Ho Lun beat YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi & Kagetora. Lee pinned Kagetora with a modified crucifix hold.
Match 2: Don Fujii, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat BxB Hulk, Takashi Yoshida & Yoshiki Kato. Kanda pinned Kato after a diving elbow drop.
Match 3: Shun Skywalker & ISHIN beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Junior by countout. Junior counted out.
Match 4: KAI & H-Y-O beat Strong Machine J & BIGBOSS Shimizu. KAI pinned J with Authorized Gannosuke Clutch.
Main Event: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & Minorita beat Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. Minoura pinned Dia after Golden Rose.
The next event is tomorrow at Fukuyama Big Rose in Hiroshima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.
In updates on injured AEW star Bryan Danielson, reports coming out today plus comments by Nigel McGuinness on the newest episode of the “AEW Unrestricted” podcast that released yesterday, it confirms a worst-case: Danielson is not going to be back in time for the England debut from his broken wrist/arm. McGuinness cut an impromptu promo of sorts for a potential England match on the podcast, but Danielson had surgery on 7/3 and was told afterwards best-case for a return was 3 months, maybe 1-2 weeks sooner. So no All In England, no All Out, and doubtful for New York City on 9/20.
More as it becomes available. You can listen to AEW Unrestricted for free on all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more and a video version will be available Monday on YouTube and TNT’s website/app.
GLEAT’s likely biggest event to date and their debut at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo just wrapped up within the hour. If you missed the live stream, click below to watch the full event FOR FREE on YouTube (warning: Stream runs over 5 hours). Video courtesy of the GLEAT Official YouTube channel: