AEW Forbidden Door 2023 Results and Review

People are falling over themselves regarding the Forbidden Door PPV, with some people calling it a perfect event. I’ve yet to see anyone jeer at it, and it’s interesting to see what is to come for me as I watch and review it. This is my take on the results and review of Forbidden Door from 2023!

MJF defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi

MJF kept saying that he was going to roll through Tanahashi, and I was surprised that he couldn’t do i. Ok, I wasn’t surprised, but Tanahashi wouldn’t go down lightly. He took a beating a lot of the time though, and it was interesting to see MJF dissect the ACE for the most part. However, Tanahashi did get some offense in, but it wasn’t a simple open and shut case. Thanks to a distraction and a gold ring on the finger of MJF, the champion remained such with a win over Hiroshi Tanahashi. A good opening match, not great, but good overall if you ask me. Tanahashi had some good offense, but it was definitely MJF that shined here, as usual, the guy is a great heel.

Cm Punk defeated Satoshi Kojima

A solid chess match of pro wrestling overall. This was a brawl, a fight, and a wrestling match all thrown into one solid event. CM Punk was able to catch Kojima several times with lariats, and stop gaps, throwing in some interesting moves. This was a cerebral match, so there was focus on wearing down Kojima, relaxed and mental overall. Punk wrestling heel was good overall. Kojima turned things around at one point, and had Punk reeling several times. After some back and forth, it was Punk with the GTS that would put way Kojima in a hard fought battle.

Orange Cassidy defeated Daniel Garcia, Katsuyori Shibata, and Zack Sabre Jr. in the AEW International title

Orange Cassidy steals a victory in this one. There was a lot of back and forth, and a lot of wrestling, frenetically paced wrestling at that. Zack Sabre Jr. was impressive again, Garcia and Shibata threw down too, but it was Cassidy that was able to pull a victory. He pulled one out here, and it was an interesting match with a lot of great moments. I loved it, it was so entertaining, full of pure wrestling and reversals, great just great. I loved it, and it was the match of the night up to this point, and wow, just amazing fun match.

Sanada defeated Jack Perry

Sanada put on a clinic against Perry. Perry got a beat down, and while he did have a few moments, it was not the night for Perry to win. Senada put on one hell of a clinic in regards to some of his moves, and while Jack was able to counter here and there, it just wasn’t for him to get the victory, he needed something more punishing and Sanada just was too powerful. Quality wrestling match here, with a great deal of back and forth, until Sanada pinched in his submissions, and moves.

Post match Perry cheap shots Hook and leaves him laying on the floor.

The Elite (Adam Page, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) and Eddie Kingston and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castanoli, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta), Konosuke Takeshida and Shota Umino

An all out war of a match, with a lot of action. There was a little bit of wrestling for everyone, with brawling and all out moves left and right. You got something from everyone here, with superkicks, buckshot attempt, shooting star presses, ddts, and just a lot of brawling. The end came with an insane brain buster from Ishii to Wheeler Yuta. One hell of a match, fun overall, just fun overall. One of the best ten man tag matches you’re going to see, and it’s just a great match to see.

Toni Storm defeated Willow Nightingale in the AEW Women’s World Title Match

This was a fun match, with Nightingale getting a lot of action throughout. Storm did manage to bring things around, and there was some moments where you thought Nightingale was going to win this one, but nope, after a distracted ref and eye gauge, Storm pulled through with a nice piledriver, quick and easy, and boom, Storm wins the match. Nightingale was great here, but it was Storm that was a little smarter this time around.

Will Ospreay defeated Kenny Omega for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Title

Will Ospreay put on a clinic with Kenny Omega. Omega did everything in his power to take control and at times he had it, it was stalemated. Then after time and time again Will Ospreay reversed things, and Omega was not able to win the bigger picture. He just couldn’t overcome the onslaught that Will Ospreay threw down. He got busted open, he got beaten, bruised, and just lost his belt. This was one hell of a battle, and it really just showcases amazing things.

Darby Allin, Sting, Tetsuya Naito defeated Minoru Suzuki, Chris Jericho, and Sammy Guevara

The weakest of the matches from the night. This was ok for the most part, but just OK overall. There was a lot of back and forth, brawling, and a sick 630 into a table on sting from Guevara! But outside of that, this was a bland matchup with not a lot to write home about. It was ok, at best if you ask me.

Bryan Danielson defeated Kazuchika Okada

If you were looking for a technical wrestling match, then you got it. These two men put on a clinic of what a technical wrestling match is all about. There were a variety of different moves, reversals, on going hits, and a great deal of transition overall. The match was hard hitting, technical, full of psychology and perhaps one of the best showcases of talent that you could expect from wrestling today. Okada tapped out to Danielson! One hell of a match, just amazing.

Overall Thoughts

Perhaps the best PPV show I’ve seen all year. This has been a good year for live events, and this was one of the best ones I’ve seen. Nearly 4 hours of the most impressive, and amazing shows. Danielson broke his arm in this match and still finished it. Much respect to him.

AEW Collision 6/24/23 Results and Review

AEW comes through Canada this time for AEW Collision, and who knows what went down? Well I saw the results and am listening to Notorious B.I.G. and watching the show for review. I wish I could travel to see these shows, but oh well.

The opening showed us who would be on Sting and Darby Allin’s partner, and it was none other than NAITO! That should be great overall, sounds like a blast to me overall.

Hiroshi Tanahash defeated Swerve Strickland

A solid back and forth match, Strickland did not back down at all. Meanwhile Tanahashi got a lot of his moves in to make this one a great opener. Even though it was less than 11 minutes long, it had a good deal of back and forth action to make it a solid opening for the show. Tanahashi is always fun to watch and Swerve is rad at what he does. A good opener if I do say so myself.

Andrade El Idolo defeated Brody King by DQ

One hell of a match here folks, with a lot of brawling. The two were hitting hard, and Brody King was asserting his power a great deal of the match. Andrade was definitely present, but it was King that was impressive in this match, beating and wearing down Andrade for the most part. The match turned around and Andrade was ready to set the figure 8, but Buddy Matthews rand own and beat up El Idolo causing the DQ finish. A good match with a DQ finish, fun stuff overall if you ask me.

Willow Nightingale defeated Nyla Rose

A strong women’s match. It was incredible to see these women put on a showcase, with a lot of brawling, and some heavy handed moves. Willow hit a strong powerbomb after a pounce and pinned Nyla Rose. It was a good one if you ask me. I liked the pace, and the strong style overall, good stuff.

Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Jeremy Prophet

A quick match, and it was over. Nothing great here, just a burial, squash match.

Bullet Club (Jay white, Juice Robinson) and the Gunns (Austin and Colton Gunn) defeated CM Punk, FTR, and Ricky Starks

What a violent 20 some odd minutes of a tag match! Without using plunder of any kind, there was a lot of brawling, and a lot of big moves found on this night’s match. Great back and forth, great singles moments, but also tag team options that had both teams winning at various times during the matchup. Jay White hit the Bladerunner and boom, got the victory. This was a hard battle, and it was a great showing from both teams.

Overall thoughts

A great overall night of wrestling. Lots of wrestling, little to no talking, great stuff here. I loved it. The main event delivered, the opening match was great, the women’s match was good too, just overall solid wrestling, you can’t go wrong with Collision.

AEW Rampage 6/24/23 Results and Review

The fastest hour of professional wrestling was live from Chicago, well it was taped live. With that in mind, let’s get to the action.

Swerve Strickland and United Empire defeated CHAOS

A lot of work went through this matchup. Lots of back and forth here, with all sorts of brawling, moves, and more. There wasn’t “one” clear cut winning team at first, as there was a lot of back and forth between the two teams. The crowd was all over it, and I thought it was interesting to see the wrestlers get their moves in overall. The United Empire won this match after some great momentum. Fun match, great opening for the night.

Adam Cole got beat up by Tom Lawlor, so that was that, MJF kept saying he was going to save him but kept hesitating overall. Not bad, not great, just a good midpoint before a commercial.

Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed defeated Axel Rico, Darius Latrell, and Koda

This was a fast match. It took roughly 40 seconds or so and it was over. The match was done fast and meh.

Skye Blue defeated Anna Jay AS

A very neat package was found in this match up. Under 10 minutes, but it certainly had a lot of action. There were a lot of reversals and some power moves, and of course Sky Blue’s finisher for the win. This wasn’t an easy spot for  Blue, she moved through to the winning in a nice finisher.

Jack Perry defeated DOUKI

A strong contender for a great main event. It had some good back and forth, but it was  Jack that would the last laugh when he made Douki tap out. Not a whole lot to speak about there.

Sanada came to the ring and stood head to head with Jack Perry and that was the end of Rampage.

Overall Thoughts

I was a swift show with not a lot to write about. 18,000 people cheering and singing. A good night of wrestling, but nothing so special you have to watch. I liked it don’t get wrong, I’m just a little tired.  

AEW Dynamite 6/21/23 Results and Review

Another Dynamite comes through from Chicago and the crowd was wild for the opening, and throughout. Let’s see how it all went down and my thoughts on the matter.

The Gunns defeated The Hardys

A fun fast paced tag team match. The Gunns were getting rocked a great deal at one point, and there was a lot of fighting to be had. The Hardys threw down a great deal of offense, and it was a fun time, with the crowd all over it. The end came with Bullet Club Gold interfering and ended up getting beat down by the crew, and after a 3:10 to Yuma, the Hardys were put down. After the match they got beat down until Ricky Starks came threw and he got beat down too. Out came FTR as well and there was a wild brawl. Fun stuff to begin Dynamite.

Mark Briscoe defeated Jeff Jarrett in a concession stand brawl

What a wild match! It started in the concession stands and went down to the ring, and it was a lot of fun. Jarrett can still go! Wow, this was a highlight for me, a great deal of brawling, some good wrestling, and just a fun time with the crowd going absolutely nuts. Jarrett would get his friends to run in but they couldn’t finish off Briscoe as he had his own friends come through and help. Briscoe would get the win, and eventually would roll up Jarrett and what a nice matchup. Great overall fun match, check it out.

Minoru Suzuki and The Jericho Appreciation Society defeated Action Andretti, AR Fox, and Darius Martin

A solid six man match. A lot of back and forth happened here, with every guy getting some time to shine. Suzuki is awesome, and was great to see him in this match. He is just strong and bold, loved it. This was a good overall modern style wrestling match with frenetic pacing toward the end. The Lion Tamer came out at one point, and was just a great thing to see, a great matchup with a lot of fun back and forth, I liked it a lot.

Adam Cole called out MJF and he obliged! He came down to the ring to talk with Cole. They were interrupted and were informed that they would have to team up! They would be a tag team for the upcoming tournament to see who would win a shot at the AEW tag titles.

Daniel Garcia and Zack Sabre Jr defeated Katsuyori Shibata and Orange Cassidy

Slow and steady this match wasn’t much to write home about at first glance. However, there were some nice moments between Zack Sabre Jr and Orange Cassidy to be specific. Garcia was great too, and this was a harder hitting match than I had originally expected. If you were expecting a frenetic pace, you didn’t get it here. It was more methodical than anything, and it was a fun match overall. Zack Sabre Jr is my favorite wrestler right now, just impressive to say the least.

Kris Statlander defeated Taya Valkyrie in the AEW TBS Title Match

Taya did a lot of the damage in this match, it was slow and methodical. However, Statlander did manage to reverse some elements, and eventually got the Tombstone piledriver, and got the win. It was a test, however, Statlander stood tall overall, which was a lot of fun.

Overall Thoughts

A great deal of wrestling was found on this show, and I didn’t dislike any of it. I was impressed with how packed the show was, and how much fun I had with it. I loved it overall, and will be watching Rampage, Collision, and Forbidden Door. So much good stuff is coming from AEW.

AEW Collision 6/17/23 Results and Review

The premiere edition of AEW Collision was in Chicago and there was a lot of hype for it. I’ll be talking about it and seeing what went down with the following results and review because why else would I be here? I have nothing else to do while I slave away for the wage so to speak. Anyways, here are my thoughts on AEW Collision from Chicago!

The theme song is good for what it is, but for a wrestling promotion? I don’t know. I love the song in its own, but meh, it just is lacking somehow. Oh well.

CM Punk came out first thing, and the crowd went nuts. They have waited 9 months or so, and CM Punk came out to a roar of a crowd. It was not dull in anyway shape or form, and I was all about it!

Punk talked big, and it was good as always because he is a gifted orator. He talked big, he talked strong, and it was fun to see.

Luchasaurus defeated Wardlow for the TNT Championship

A solid opening match with a lot of power moves. The flow was good here, with each man getting some nice momentum shifts. However, it was a little bit of cheating with Christian Cage getting in the way! The match ended with a camera being broken on the head of Wardlow, making Luchasauras the new TNT champion.

Andrade El Idolo defeated Buddy Matthews

Another great match, this time mixing modern technical wrestling with a little lucha libre for good measure. Matthews was he faster of the wo, and Andrade kept pushing through this one and eventually applied one heck of a submission, forcing Buddy to tap out completely. This was like a game of chess overall, with a lot of action back and forth, and it was incredible to see these guys get a little breathing room in terms of time.

Miro defeated Tony Nese

There was a lot of people in the crowd chanting for Miro, and he threw down with Tony Nese. Nese barely got any offense in, and it was a glorified squash. Nese did get a little bit in, so it wasn’t a burial, but in under 4 minutes this match was all Miro. Miro looked amazing  here, and he won with relative ease. Good quick match if you ask me.

Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale defeated The Outcasts (Ruby Soho and Toni Storm)

A solid outing from these fine wrestlers. Skye Blue is from Chicago and the crowd kept chanting for her. There was a lot of strong hits in this one, and it went back and forth, with no clear indicator of one team greater than the other in the preliminary moments. A fine back and forth if you ask me. This was one hell of a match folks, and so much fun. Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale would get the win, but not without some strong competition.

FTR and CM PUNK defeated Jay White, Juice Robinson, and Samoa Joe

Everything you could want in a six man tag was found here. No nonsense a lot of the time, with a great deal of back and forth, reversals, and some of the hardest chops you’re going to see anywhere. The match was good overall, and it featured all of the competitors in a shining light. The crowd was all over this one, and they were really excited to see what was going on throughout. I was cheering from my desk at work. The shatter machine and a GTS nailed the win for CM Punk and FTR, which was a great match to see folks, so much fun.

Overall Thoughts

FTR and CM Punk threw down a lot, and it was fun. There was a great deal of back and forth from all wrestlers in this showcase. 2 hours of pure wrestling fun, and it was very much like a ppv quality show if you ask me. I loved it.

AEW Dynamite 6/14/23 Results and Review

Another night of Dynamite came and went. I was watching a movie so I didn’t see it live, but you better believe that I wasn’t going to miss the show that people on twitter kept spoiling for me. So let’s get into the action and see what’s up from Washington DC.

Adam Cole vs. MJF went to a time limit draw 30 minutes

A solid opener, a great deal of quality wrestling went down here. MJF is mega talented, and Adam Cole is no slouch. The two went back and forth with control, and power moves, not wasting a minute of things. This was methodically done, with focus on wrestling and counters. This wasn’t just brawling, mind you, it had a lot of different components, and went 30 minutes. It was a great opening option, and I was impressed with how they gave this one away for free on tv, and first thing on the program. This may very well may be the best match I’ve seen this week, great one. See it for yourself.

Sammy Guevara came out for an interview, then Darby Allin and Chris Jericho came out, and there was a little back and forth on the mic. This was a good exchange, and then Sting came out with a bat, and evened out the odds here. This was an interesting face off! First time Sting and Jericho stared down one another.

Darby Allin, Keith Lee, Orange Cassidy, and Sting defeated The Mogul Embassy

Another fun pro wrestling match. There was a lot of back and forth, wild moments, and some great reversals. Some fast paced action and great movement from all made this an instant classic. Fun back and forth, Darby, Keith, Orange, and Sting all got their moves in, including Sting’s Scorpion Death Drop for the ending. A great match overall, and some fun interactions throughout.

Wardlow defeated Jake Hager

Not a bad match here, a good back and forth, but Wardlow was not going to lose. Jack Hager did try to get in some good shots, but it was Wardlow that was impressive here. He took out Hager with two bombs, and an interesting array of moves. The guy can move, he’s good, and we’ll see him once again in action against Luchasaurus, as they came on the screen with a bloodied Arn Anderson. Way to continue the story!

Toni Storm defeated Skye Blue in the AEW Women’s Title Match

A fun women’s match on the show? Yeah, it was about 7 minutes, and while it wasn’t the most technically advanced match, it was fun to watch. Ruby Soho came into play at some points, but Toni Storm was able to muster up enough offense to beat Skye Blue overall. A Texas cloverleaf was the ending submission, and we had things move forward with another successful title defense.

The Elite defeated Blackpool Combat Club in a six man tag team match

This match was on fire, and all six men threw together some great moments. I was impressed how much brawling there was early on, then it moved into a more technical wrestling match. They kept pushing, and eventually got the crowd going crazy for everyone. The Elite would get the win after the BCC tried a bunch of different moves.

After the match Eddie Kingston came down an beat up the BCC.

Overall Thoughts

To be honest, this was a good beakdown of matches and fun overall. I thought the night had an enjoyable array of matches. The 30 minute draw was great, the women’s match delivered, and the other tag matches were fun romps as well. This was a good show, check it out.

AEW Rampage 6/9/23 Results and Review

Another week of Rampage came through and I finally got around to watching it. I knew nothing about it beforehand, so I wanted to see what I was in for overall. I turned this on, and was impressed with the quickness that the matches got started with.  

Bandido and The Lucha Brothers defeated Big  Bill, Ethan Page, and Lee Moriarty

A six man tag match, with a lot of lucha action counteracted with modern wrestling. Both styles work so well, and it was a lot of fun to see this match with a lot of back and forth. The lucha guys are incredible, and I’m impressed with the reversals and moments that the other guys threw in for good measure. If you’re a fan of six man tags, this was a good opener, and definitely loved it. Bandido got the pinfall with a 21 Plex, which looked really cool! Good match overall.

Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Caleb Crush

So, do you like burials? Squash matches? Well, here is a match that was under 2 minutes and was just those things rolled into one. I guess that’s something, I don’t know. Hobbs wins, easily.

Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed defeated Spanish Announce Project

A solid back and forth affair was had here, with a mix of modern wrestling and a little lucha libre action to boot. Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed were well over with the crowd with each tag getting a lot of praise. The Spanish guys were good too, but they would be thwarted by Billy Gunn and his crew. Billy Gunn is huge compared to the other guys, and it was interesting to see as the Spanish guys did well with selling for him. At the end of the day The Acclaimed and Gunn would win in a fun match.

A trios match would get setup with Aubrey Edwards, Mark Briscoe, and Daddy Briscoe versus The Jarrett’s and I believe Jay Lethal for another time. Not a bad segment overall.  

Sky Blue defeated Dr. Britt Baker, Mercedes Martinez, and Nyla Rose in a 4 way

This match would allow the winner to get a shot at the AEW Women’s title. All of these women put together a good deal of offense, and reversals overall. This was methodical, with each woman getting her moments into the match. There wasn’t a lot of bedlam, mind you, but there were some break ups and beat downs at times. Sky Blue got the win, but not without taking some punishment, and seeing some other women get beat down too. Overall, a good match to end AEW Rampage.

AEW Dynamite 6/7/2023 Results and Review

I thought for sure I didn’t have anything to review today, but then I remembered that I had to watch AEW Dynamite. Not that anyone is reading my writing, but I wanted to drop in and once again review what is going on with AEW Dynamite, and the latest and greatest from the company that puts on good wrestling, regardless of what an empty arena says.

Orange Cassidy defeated Swerve Strickland in the AEW International Title Match

Once again we open the show with Orange Cassidy, and this time he defends against Swerve Strickland, and his record is 14 and 0 for the year. He’s defended the title 23 times, and is still going. Everything you could want in a match was found in this back and forth limit pushing match. I was impressed with Swerve’s push forward, and Cassidy’s reversals. This was a great match, and perhaps the best one to see this week. The House Call was hit, but Swerve didn’t get the pinfall, as Cassidy kept pushing. Orange rolled over Swerve, pulled the tights, and got the win overall. A great opener, no doubt, had fun, great stuff here.

The lights went out, and when they came back on it was Sting and Darby Allin! They helped Orange fend off a beat down after the match.

Blackpool Combat Club defeated CHAOS

CHAOS started this match fast, bringing the fight right to Blackpool Combat Club. I was impressed witih how fast this one started, and we even got a nice superplex in the early goings of the match. There was a frenetic pace with this match, and the Best Friends were doing very well against the BCC. Nice back and forth throughout the match, but with CHAOS throwing down some offense. There was a lot of back and forth, good stuff, with pacing that never truly slowed down. I loved how it worked out. I loved it, great fun here. The BCC won this one, and dis so in dominant fashion towards the end.

MJF came out and talked a bit, and even talked with Adam Cole. I liked this, and we should see the next competitor for MJF to win over.

JungleHook defeated La Faccion Ingobernable in a Texas Tornado Match

This was a fight between two teams. I found it to be fun to watch. The Texas Tornado rules made for an interesting match, with both teams fighting to get control. One set of guys were outside of the ring while the other two were in the ring, and there was a lot of back and forth. It was a fight, a brawl at times, with little to no wrestling to speak of, and it was interesting to see. Nothing was wasted here, as they just brawled and really fought to make a hardcore match out of this one. There was a sick table spot, a DDT on a table, and just a great deal action. Jungle Boy got the win with a submission, and wow, what a match to see. Great action, fun stuff, just great in my book.

Konosuke Takeshita defeated Damon Ace

Less than 2 minutes overall. This was a squash of sorts, a burial even. Not much to see here, skip it, I didn’t really feel like saying much else.

Kris Statlander defeated Anna Jay AS in the AEW TBS Title match

Only one women’s match tonight? Fine with me. Statlander did not roll over through Anna Jay here. The competitor in Anna Jay pushed the limits overall. She had a lot of offense against Statlander, and looked good against the champ. Statlander did some fighting back too, but she was definitely not making quick work of Anna Jay. I was impressed with how much offense was given from Jay. A beautiful tombstone piledriver later, and Kris Statlander would win this one.

Jay White defeated Ricky Starks

This thing started on the ramp with a lot of brawling. The two just embroiled in rivalry, fought one another with punches flying right away. This was a slower moving match, which isn’t a bad thing, but I definitely noticed that the pace had slowed down. The match featured a good bit of brawling over technical wrestling. It was a match where both men got the upper hand here and there, driving some good moves and constant brawling. This was a hard hitting battle, and in the end Jay White was able to put away Ricky Starks.

Overall Thoughts

A good overall show, with just a little bit of a lull. It was a good night for those that are looking for quality wrestling. There was a lot of wrestling here, and some great moments. The main event delivered, but so did the majority of the matches, with the exception of one. I liked this night of wrestling and am impressed with how the AEW company keeps moving with quality shows.

AEW Rampage 6/2/23 Results and Review

This is the first time I’m reviewing AEW, so that’s something to consider. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it certainly was an interesting night. Let’s see what happened overall, and review the results.

El Hijo Del Vikingo defeated Dralistico, and Komander in the AAA Mega Title 3 Way Match

If you’re a fan of lucha libre, then you’re going to love this match. I loved it, I’m a big fan of lucha style, and these 3 threw down some amazing moments. They threw around some flying moves, and it was fun to see each one respond, and reverse some of the moves. This is the second match I’ve seen from Vikingo and it was incredible, he is truly one of the best in the business. This was an absolute stunner to open AEW Rampage, wow.

Backstage we got an interview with Jeff Jarrett and his crew. Mark Briscoe came out at one point, and argued with Jay Lethal. Aubrey Edwards came out too, and started choking Karen Jarrett! Fun little interview segment.

Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Action Andretti in the NJPW World Television Title Match

Zack Sabre Jr. is slowly becoming one of my favorite wrestlers. He has a way of putting together some amazing technical moments, it’s just fun. He can control a lot of the match from a wrist lock to a power move, and it was up front in this match. Andretti, I’ve never seen before, and he tried to quicken the pace of the match, but Zack Sabre Jr. kept reversing things.

Willow Nightingale defeated Emi Sakura in the NJPW Strong Women’s Title Match

A solid back and forth affair occurred here. Willow showed off her strength, and Emi was quick and hit a lot of chops, and slaps. The chops were loud, and the crowd was into this one. I was impressed by Emi here, as she wasn’t just letting the champ run her over. That’s not to say that Willow didn’t mount some offense, she threw down some interesting moments, and this match was very fun to watch.

Katsuyori Shibata defeated Lee Moriarty in the ROH Pure Title Match

I’ve never seen a ROH pure title match, but this was interesting. There’s a lot of rules that need to be followed to go forward with this one, and it was interesting to see a pure wrestling match. These guys just did pure wrestling, with a bit of back and forth throughout. I thought that the match was good overall. Shibata won this fight, because it was a great  one, and wow, what a win.

Overall Thoughts

AEW once again delivers a wrestling only program, and this time all title matches. I was impressed with the flow, and the work from each competitor. I didn’t find anything really wrong with tonight, and really loved to watch the matches. This was a great hour of programming, and really was pure wrestling with little filler, and no major story line continuation, with the exception of the small interview segment that pushed another story. Other than that, this was a great show, and fun night of wrestling, I loved it.

AEW Dynamite 5/31/23 Results and Review

Well, I had a couple of days off from work so I decided to wait before reviewing all of the things I missed in wrestling. So here we go, let’s play catch up so that we can enjoy a little bit of wrestling and banter, for all two of you readers.

Blackpool Combat Club defeated The Lucha Brothers and Bandido

There’s a lot of trios matches in AEW, which I don’t mind, but it is apparent that they really like them. Not only that, we got some luchadors up front, which is always cool in my book. El Chapulin lives with the awesome outfit from one of the lucha guys, Bandido. A fun opener with a lot of back and forth action, and some great tags. This was a lot of fun with some great high flying moves, and some reversals from the Blackpool Combat Club. Smart moves, psychology was there, and well, the BCC just gets the win, but it wasn’t a pushover matchup in any way. Fun is how I’d describe this one, as the crowd was into it as well as I was.

Jay White and Juice Robinson came out, and I was falling asleep so this was meh, just an interview segment. It’s ok I guess. FTR came out and the four men started to brawl, and set up a match I’m sure, but I was so tired that this wasn’t that grand for me. I’m sorry, I just think this will lead to a great match next week with Ricky Starks.

Swerve Strickland defeated Big Bill and Trent Beretta in a triple threat match

Big Bill was mopping up at one point, truly using his size to throw the others around. I found it interesting overall, as he was being booked like a larger wrestler, slow and methodical. Swerve and Trent didn’t just roll over, mind you, but they were definitely having to deal with the bigger man. I found that psychology to be good, and interesting overall. A double suplex impressed me, and the crowd went wild too for it, making this triple threat a lot of fun to watch. Swerve would get the pinfall after some nice counters, and seizing the victory with an interesting finisher and crucifix pin. Fun stuff.

Don Callis and Takeshita get booed out of the building, in a promo. It wasn’t bad. There will be a match with Kenny Omega I’m sure.

Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy defeated Gates of Agony in a tag match

The team of Gates of Agony had this match sewn up for the most part. They threw around their opponents left to right, and then some. I couldn’t believe how much attention was paid to the beatdown that was going on. Cassidy and Allin scored a pinfall after the coffin drop, and some previous fast offense. However, the Gates of Agony delivered a beat down throughout, and I was personally impressed with how it went down. It was a fun match.

Sting came down with a bat, and the crowd went nuts.

Kris Statlander defeated Nyla Rose in the AEW Women’s Title match

I gotta admit, the women’s division in AEW impresses a lot. This was a hard hitting match, and both women put in some work, getting some hits in and moves that you don’t usually see with women’s wrestling under 5 minutes ala WWE sometimes. I found this to be great fun, with Statlander escaping, because Nyla Rose is no joke as a competitor. A good back and forth match, with some nice maneuvers. I liked it a lot. A 450 splash and Statlander got the victory, in a hard hitting match.

Adam Cole and Dr. Britt Baker defeated Chris Jericho and Saraya in a mixed tag team match

A nice back and forth match here. Saraya wrestling is cool, and Britt Baker is always fun to watch too. Jericho and Cole hit each other hard, with some heavy chops, and great overall back and forth. Baker even got some offense on Jericho! That was fun to see, and the crowd was all over it. Cole and Baker would get the win, but it was not an easy battle, there was a good amount of back and forth here.

Overall thoughts

A good night of Dynamite if you ask me. It had a little bit of everything you could ask for in a wrestling show. It had a lot of fun, and some good wrestling. They also announced some fun matches for next week as well. This was just a fun night of wrestling, and definitely had me enjoying every bout.

AEW Double or Nothing 2023 Results and Review

Alright, enough was enough, I saw he memes and saw hat so many people were posting that the arena wasn’t even full, so what? I went ahead into watching AEW with open eyes, and no judgments, because I love wrestling and just wanted to see what would happen overall. So here we go, my thoughts on AEW Double or Nothing 2023, from Las Vegas, Nevada. I was at the first AEW, by the way, and hat was a great time, so I was expecting big things.

Orange Cassidy wins a 21 Man Blackjack Battle Royal

A great overall opener, and the crowd was into it. I like a good Battle Royal and well, Orange Cassidy survived, more than got a lot of offense in this one. He outlasted a ton of wrestlers, some more famous than others. I don’t want to write out the list, so I won’t. But there was a great showing from all, including the luchadors, which were fun to watch. Big Bill was interesting, I thought he was going to win to be honest. Brian Cage, Dusting Rhodes, Swerve Strickland, and Penta El Zero Miedo was great to see in the end. Orange won, and wow, good overall fun match if you ask me, which you didn’t.

Adam Cole defeated Chris Jericho in an unsanctioned match w/ Sabu as enforcer

So this was your street fight, which wasn’t terrible, but the naming convention was a little weird. Jericho got the bricks beat off of him at one point by Dr. Baker, and Adam Cole got hit hard a few times too, this was back and forth, no one had an edge for too long, and there was a great deal of damage done, including a table at ringside that Cole fell through. The match had a lame ending with Adam Cole winning after hitting Jericho in the face with punches. He just hit him a bunch until the ref stopped it. Meh. I didn’t like that ending, and I thought they could’ve thought of something more creative to end the match.

FTR defeated Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett w/ special guest referee Mark Briscoe in the AEW Tag Team Title Match

Not exactly a classic, but definitely not a bad match either. I found this to be a good overall match with a lot of action. There was back and forth, and lots of brawling, with some moves from FTR being tandem. Lethal and Jarrett are a good team, and they work well together. At one point, however, Jarrett hit Briscoe with a guitar and knocked him out, making this very exciting. But then Karen Jarrett hit the second ref with a guitar! This was a fun match, and went nuts at one point. After Briscoe woke up, a bit of back and forth and a shatter machine to get the victory. This wasn’t too bad, it ended up being a fun match, and FTR wins again.

Wardlow defeated Christian in a ladder match for the TNT Championship

As far as ladder matches go, this was ok at best. I liked it, fair enough, with Christian taking some major hits. Wardlow is young, and the announce team mentioned that several times. I didn’t hate this, but it was at half speed sometimes. Wardlow is good, and he meshes well with Christian’s offense. Wardlow really showed off his strength, and threw Christian around a bit, which was interesting to see. The two didn’t immediately go for the ladders, mind you, they took a little time before introducing the ladder inside the right, although they did get a few throws outside. Some major moments occurred including one hell of a dive off the top of a ladder through a table, and just splat. Wardlow wins this one, but it wasn’t without some punishment, and even Arn Anderson showing up.

Toni Storm defeated Jamie Hayter for the AEW Women’s Championship

Jamie Hayter caught a beat down from Ruby Soho and Saraya before coming out, and got beat up on the way to the ring. Storm would try to focus on Hayter’s arm as a result, and was dominant initially. A short match, with Toni Storm getting the win, and that was that. She’s pretty cool, and she won the match, fun stuff. Hayter couldn’t compete with 3 on one, and her arm was just wrecked. Dang.

The House of Black defeated Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed in the AEW Trios Open House Match

Not a terrible match, with some great back and forth action in this one. I liked the way things moved through quickly, and notably with Gunn and the Acclaimed doing some great tandem things. House of Black is awesome, I liked how they work. In the end House of Black would get the win, and it was a fun match.

Jade Cargill defeated Taya Valkyrie in the TBS Championship match

This was a good overall women’s match, with lots of back and forth. I liked it a lot, with Jade getting a good deal of offense against Taya. Taya is impressive too, and I liked to see her wrestle. The two put on a good showcase, and it was only about 9 minutes, but still had some hard hits and reversals. Fun stuff here.

Kris Statlander defeated Jade Cargill for the TBS Championship

Well, this got the crowd going, it was a squash basically, with just 50 seconds of action. Statlander basically went in and conquered with a tombstone piledriver and wins the TBS title. Fun stuff here, bu not a whole lot of action to write about.

MJF defeated Darby Allin, Jack Perry, and Sammy Guevara in the AEW World Title Match

Alright, so 3 out of the 4 guys in this match were flying around the ring. I mean flying, with dives, frog splashes, and a lot more. It was intense, and just amazing to see. All participants got a bit of offense in, and MJF would get the win at the end. However, if there is a weak link it’s MJF in terms of extremes, not to say he isn’t a good wrestler, but the acrobatics of the other 3 really outshined traditional wrestling at times. I liked the flying a lot, although the lucha themed elements leave a little to be desired in terms of psychology. This was a lot of fun, and MJF survives an onslaught of offense from all corners. This was plain fun, and just about 30 minutes of pure offense, not a lot of rest holds, although there were some great submission moments.

Blackpool Combat Club defeated The Elite in an anarchy in the arena match

So this was a wreck of a match. It was a brawl across the arena, and a hardcore match from the 2000s. It’s an interesting concept, but the execution is a little weird. It had a lot of guys fighting in different areas, all of them just brawling. There wasn’t a lot of great moves here, just a lot of brawling, and what not. Well, at least for the first majority of the match, lots of back and forth around the arena. There is a lot to explore on this one, but the end came with an outsider coming in, and well this was just a fun match overall.

Overall Thoughts

There’s a lot of great wrestling going on with Double or Nothing. I found that each match had a little charm, and the whole ppv was good. Nearly 4 hours of action, so it was a lot, but it was fun. The main event delivered, but it was every match that added a little bit to the overall event. I liked it. I had fun, hope you did too, and I’m slowly caching up to all the wrestling possible. 

AEW Dynamite 5/24/23 Results and Review

Live from Las Vegas, AEW Dynamite came through live, and it was the lead show towards the big event on Sunday. Double or Nothing is going to happen live this Sunday and they are having a hard time selling tickets right now. I’ll be surprised if it sells out to be honest. I was there when the first one happened, and it was a packed house with a lot of great action. I loved it. But that was then, this is now, and we are going to be looking at AEW Dynamite from 5/24/23.

Orange Cassidy defeated Kyle Fletcher in the AEW International title match

I was not familiar with Fletcher at all, and neither did a lot of the people in the arena. This match was straight fire up front with Fletcher landing a perfect Brainbuster for a near fall. Then we move forward with a match that featured some back and forth, but it was Fletcher that seemed to have a chip on his shoulder as he was putting the bricks to Cassidy. Fletcher pulled a spinning tombstone, and I was marking out, wow, Orange Cassidy took a beating, but still managed to pull off a victory with a nice counter and roll up. Great match, fun times, go out and see this one!

Ricky Stark got beat down by the Bullet Club Gold, from what I was told. Or is it Ghost? I don’t know, it was a nice backstage segment.

FTR came out and cut a promo, then Mark Briscoe came out and there were words exchanged. Mark slapped Dax at one point, and that was that. Then Briscoe slapped the hell out of Jeff Jarrett! Fun stuff.

The House of Black defeated AR Fox, Blake Christian, and Metalik

The House of Black dominated, even though the new guys did have some offense. But it was the House of Black that would get the win with relative ease thanks to their comradery overall. Metalik was great, mind you, and Black Christian impressed me, meanwhile Fox was meh this im around. A good match, although it seemed a little shore.

MJF came out and cut a promo about this Sunday. This wasn’t  half bad.

Taya Valkyrie defeated Lady Frost

I was falling asleep, so I stood up to watch this match. Not a great one, it was a little slow, and only about 7 minutes overall. I liked it, don’t get me wrong, it was just not long enough in my book. An ok television match, but it was lacking something, I can’t put my finger on.

Chris Jericho and Adam Cole had a contract signing, and well that was that. But there was one thing, that made this outstanding, and that’s SABU! SABU came out and will be in Adam Cole’s corner this weekend.

Roderick Strong defeated Daniel Garcia

A slow moving match, with some strong moments. Roderick Strong is a technician, but so is Daniel Garcia. The two put on some good moments, don’t get me wrong, it was more of a traditional wrestling match, not a lot of high flying. A lot of stomps, chops, and hard hits. A good one if you’re a fan of both men, but it wasn’t super long, so there’s that to say. Strong hit his finisher back breaker, and wow, it was done with precision.

Lucha Brothers defeated Blackpool Combat Club in the ROH World Tag Team Match

An outstanding match with both teams getting some fight in, but it was the Lucha Brothers that were highlights for me. I love seeing them, and they put on some good moments here, flying across the ring with relative ease. They were in and out, back and forth, and had a lot of action in just 10 minutes or so. Claudio and Wheeler were not going to be denied their moments, as they hit hard against the Lucha Brothers. This was a main event caliber match, which is why they went on last overall. The Lucha Brothers win with a little help from the Young bucks, interfering on the outside. Good stuff, superkicks all over for a fun match overall.

Overall Thoughts

A good night of wrestling, don’t get me wrong. I liked it, but it wasn’t without some down points. I thought some of it was too short, but the matches that were given time were fun to see, especially that main event. A good night, and definitely worth checking out for sure. I liked this a little better than RAW for this week so far.

AEW Dynamite 5/17/23 Results and Review

AEW Dynamite 5/17/2023

Here we go, the first review of this alternative to WWE, and you’re going to get my thoughts We have Wardlow coming out first and he wants to talk. I wasn’t sure what to expect with AEW or how their shows were, so it was interesting to see that they started things with talking. Not my favorite way to start a show, but I guess it is what it is. Christian and Luchasaurus came out to address Wardlow. This broke down into a brawl, and Christian brought out a ladder!

Cool opening, with a good beatdown, and a nice chokeslam through a ladder, Wardlow took some hits here, and the champion definitely has his hands full with Christian and Luchasaurus.

Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin defeated Lee Moriarty and Big Bill

An overall fast paced match was on hand here, with a showcase for Orange and Darby. They really put on a show back and forth with Lee and Bill. While I wasn’t sure what to expect, I was surprised to see the interactions and smoothness of the two teams. There were great tags and an overall good match with some nice action. Nice option.

Backstage we get a brawl with the Young Bucks and the Blackpool Fight Club, in which they beat down the Bucks and then walking away. Not bad.

Sammy Guevara defeated Exodus Prime

All this time I was under the impression that WWE was the only one doing burials. Well, nope, Exodus Prime just got buried on AEW tv. Not much of a match, kind of a waste of time. Sammy gets on the mic, I tuned out a bit.

FTR brawled with Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett. Read that again…wow Double J with a payday, dude really is still in the game! Don’t piss him off! Slap Nuts! Oh man. FTR got the better of the duo, and it got wild overall. I liked it, nice brawl to push the tag team title match for Double or Nothing. Double J and a large Indian guy came through and put FTR down, Karen Jarrett showed up too, and well there were FTR guitars in place, and boom! Double guitar break!

Toni Storm and Ruby Soho defeated Hikaru Shida and Dr. Britt Baker

A solid back and forth wrestling match, with all women getting some time to lay in their best work. Shida is awesome, Baker threw down some good moments but it was Storm and Soho that got the win after cheating. They used spray paint on their opponents eyes, and boom, scored the pinfall victory. Overall a good showing, and entertaining women’s match, with some solid action.

Roderick Strong defeated Chris Jericho in a Falls Count Anywhere Match

I’m a big fan of these type of things. Seeing this go down was good, with a lot of brawling back and forth. Jericho and Strong spilled to the outside, and even went into the arena floor and outside of the building. However after the two went outside, there was Adam Cole! Cole beat up Jericho, and Strong jumped in to get the pinfall victory outside of the arena. A good overall brawl, and a match that was like the hardcore title matches of WWE, without the plunder.

Jungle Boy defeated Rush

I wasn’t familiar with these two, so I can’t comment on their past. However, I did find this match to be interesting with Rush taking over a great deal of the match with Lucha style. Jungle Boy would eventually get a pinfall with a handful of tights, but overall, it was a nice back and forth match up. I was tired and falling asleep for it though.

Jay White defeated Ricky Starks via DQ

I was admittedly very tired during this match. SO much so that I couldn’t concentrate a great deal during it. However, I managed to bounce back and fight the yawning a bit. I fought it long enough to see the ending, which featured White getting a beatdown from Starks and company. White would win after Starks and company would introduce a steel chair, and continue their feud. I think that a major development will come through in the future, but for now, this match was a DQ finish.

Don Callis was supposed to say a great deal, but instead we got a Blackpool Combat Club beat down on the Elite and that was enough to get us through the end, including the return of Hangman Adam Page joining the Elite and declaring his allegiance. This is going to lead to something down the line I’m sure.

Overall Thoughts

For my first review, I can only say that the action was solid. That’s right, solid, or rather good. I am impressed with the amount of wrestling that was placed in a short span of time, and there was a good amount of detail given to the matches. I liked them, they were fresh, and we got a little continuation of the future. Overall, a good overall show that is a breath of fresh air this week compared to WWE Raw this week.