AEW Double Or Nothing 2020: Who Is The Final Member Of The ...

Final mystery entrant Brian Cage wins!

This is a different question from who you expect it to be. Who do you think would be the best option (within reason) assuming that the winner would main event All Out? Btw I don't know if that's the stip, I only hypothesize that because the same applied to the Casino Battle Royal last year and technically the Over Budget Battle Royal from All In (that was the same night but it DID get Flip an RoH World Title shot at All In). Also the "mystery" contestant has won both years so it makes some sense to assume the same will happen again.

I would like to see AEW use the Aztec Warfare match concept that was used in Lucha Underground. The Aztec Warfare was like a 20-man Royal Rumble match but eliminations only counted as pinfalls or submissions. It was also no disqualification and, if I'm correct, eliminations could occur outside the ring as well as inside the ring. I enjoyed this match the few times Lucha Underground used it and I think it could work for AEW. Maybe it could be used for one or two Dynamites a year or on a PPV to determine a number one contender to a championship or even for a vacated championship, if the situation ever arises.
AEW have tried to implement royal rumble/gauntlet style matches in the past but I'm not really big fans of those. The 21-person casino battle royals are alright. I don't think the casino ladder match from Double or Nothing 2020 was great. It was obvious that the match wasn't going to end until all seven participants were in the match. I would have preferred a seven man ladder match. I think an Aztec Warfare match, under a different name of course, would work better than the casino battle royal and casino ladder match.
I probably think this at this moment because the Royal Rumble PPV is this Sunday but I do think the Aztec Warfare match concept could work in AEW. What do you think? Would it work?

AEW Double or Nothing 2020 Match Card

Match	Stipulation
Cody (with Arn Anderson and Brandi Rhodes) vs. Lance Archer (with Jake Roberts)	Tournament final for the inaugural AEW TNT Championship
MJF (with Wardlow) vs. Jungle Boy	Singles match
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Brodie Lee	Singles match for the AEW World Championship
Darby Allin vs. Colt Cabana vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Joey Janela vs. Scorpio Sky vs. Kip Sabian vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Luchasaurus vs. TBD	Casino ladder match for a future AEW World Championship match
Nyla Rose (c) vs. Hikaru Shida	No Disqualification and No Countout match for the AEW Women's World Championship
Penelope Ford (with Kip Sabian) vs. Kris Statlander	Singles match
Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) (with Orange Cassidy)	Tag team match to determine the #1 contender for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
Matt Hardy and The Elite (Adam Page, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz)	Stadium Stampede match
Dustin Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard)	Singles match

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2020 is almost done so now's the perfect time to discuss what wrestler(s) made us take notice. I'm not including MJF or Darby in this since they were already breakouts for 2019.
My choice for the biggest breakout has got to be the meat man himself, John Silver himself. The dude started as a jobber, just glorified number for the dark order. But the man got over and they are letting him shine on dynamite after getting over on BTE. I'm hoping in 2021 he goes all out and gets a title shot or 2.
I also gotta give it up to Anna Jay. She's doing great for being what felt like a body to help get AEW through the lockdown. But... biggest female breakout has to goto Britt Baker. She was ear marked from the beginning but that heel turn was what she needed. Might be cheating but she was entertaining. Also, how can you forget her bloodied nose with that smile on her face.
Honorable mention to Will "powerhouse" Hobbs. He hasn't done anything huge yet but interested on seeing where he goes. His performance in the casino ladder match got people talking about him and luckily AEW didn't just squander that.
Anyway, there's plenty of others but I'm interested in your guy's thoughts.

That was AEW Double or Nothing 2020! Let's get some results.

Match	Stipulation	Winner(s)
Cody (with Arn Anderson and Brandi Rhodes) vs. Lance Archer (with Jake Roberts)	Tournament final for the inaugural AEW TNT Championship	Cody
MJF (with Wardlow) vs. Jungle Boy	Singles match	MJF
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Brodie Lee	Singles match for the AEW World Championship	Jon Moxley
Darby Allin vs. Colt Cabana vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Joey Janela vs. Scorpio Sky vs. Kip Sabian vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Luchasaurus vs. Joey Janela vs. Brian Cage	Casino ladder match for a future AEW World Championship match	Brian Cage
Nyla Rose (c) vs. Hikaru Shida	No Disqualification and No Countout match for the AEW Women's World Championship	Hikaru Shida
Penelope Ford (with Kip Sabian) vs. Kris Statlander	Singles match	Kris Statlander
Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) (with Orange Cassidy)	Tag team match to determine the #1 contender for the AEW World Tag Team Championship	Best Friends
Matt Hardy and The Elite (Adam Page, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz)	Stadium Stampede match	The Elite
Dustin Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard)	Singles match	Dustin Rhodes

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Match	Result (Match Discussion Linked)
Best Friends v. Private Party	Best Friends
Casino Ladder Match: Darby Allin v. Colt Cabana v. Brian Cage v. Orange Cassidy v. Joey Janela v. Frankie Kazarian v. Luchasaurus v. Kip Sabian v. Scorpio Sky	Brian Cage
Maxwell Jacob Friedman v. Jungle Boy	Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Lance Archer v. Cody	Cody
Penelope Ford v. Kris Statlander	Kris Statlander
Dustin Rhodes v. Shawn Spears	Dustin Rhodes
Nyla Rose (c) v. Hikaru Shida	Hikaru Shida
Brodie Lee v. Jon Moxley (c)	Jon Moxley
Stadium Stampede Match: The Elite (Matt Hardy, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Kenny Omega, and Adam Page) v. The Inner Circle (Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Chris Jericho, Ortiz, and Santana)	The Elite

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Poll Results:
Match of the Night:

1. Stadium Stampede Match (62%)
2. Maxwell Jacob Friedman v. Jungle Boy (15%)
3. Jon Moxley v. Brodie Lee (10%)

It's time for Double or Nothing!
Tonight's Show

Match	Stipulation
Cody (with Arn Anderson and Brandi Rhodes) vs. Lance Archer (with Jake Roberts)	Tournament final for the inaugural AEW TNT Championship
MJF (with Wardlow) vs. Jungle Boy	Singles match
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Brodie Lee	Singles match for the AEW World Championship
Darby Allin vs. Colt Cabana vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Joey Janela vs. Scorpio Sky vs. Kip Sabian vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Luchasaurus vs. TBD	Casino ladder match for a future AEW World Championship match
Nyla Rose (c) vs. Hikaru Shida	No Disqualification and No Countout match for the AEW Women's World Championship
Penelope Ford (with Kip Sabian) vs. Kris Statlander	Singles match
Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) (with Orange Cassidy)	Tag team match to determine the #1 contender for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
Matt Hardy and The Elite (Adam Page, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz)	Stadium Stampede match
Dustin Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard)	Singles match

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Last time we were here we saw Jon Moxley make his fourth AEW World Championship successful defence. He had overcome Death Triangle, and May even have planted the seeds for their eventual dissolving. Him and Pac went to war for 30+ minutes at All Out, and that came after over a month of fighting. They had wrestled in tag matches twice already in the build up, with Moxley getting pinned for the first time all year twice in that time.
He had successful defences against Kenny Omega, Brian Cage and Darby Allin up until this point. Omega and Moxley had their first authorised match in the main event of Double or Nothing for the gold. Moxley won after a hellacious war, but on that same night - new arriver to the company, Brian Cage, won the Casino Ladder Match in his debut to become #1 Contender.
They would fight in Wembley Arena, England at Fyter Fest, where Moxley won in a Machine’s Rules Match. Not before The Man Called Sting showed up. Mox and Sting made friends, and head into Fight for the Fallen facing against a man who found himself first on the rankings, Darby Allin.
Allin and Moxley faced in a No DQ match, and despite the weapons and blood - what hurt Jon most was he felt like he was fighting himself from 10 years ago. Out of respect he offered friendship and to team together. They did, where they faced Death Triangle. Pac and Moxley entered feud, where Brian Cage and new pal Ricky Starks entered the fray, along with The Rhodes Brothers. This led to a 10-men Tag Team Match on Dynamite, which marked Sting’s final ever match. That ended with Fénix pinning Jon Moxley, earning himself a title match. Mox then would defeat Pac, where we ended off. This leads us into...
Book Jon Moxley’s AEW World Championship Reign - Part 2: American Venom
All Out is finished - Jon Moxley defeated Pac in the main event to retain his AEW World Championship. But that’s not the saga of Jon Moxley and Death Triangle over and done with yet. Fénix pinned Jon Moxley a couple weeks ago and is owed a match for Moxley’s title. The Dynamite after All Out, a banged up Jon Moxley comes out and says that him and Death Triangle’s war isn’t over yet. When Fénix walks out from the ramp on his own, Jon tells him to see him next week. FÉNIX HITS MOXLEY WITH A TOPE CON HILO THOUGH BEFORE HE LEAVES!! FÉNIX THROWS HIM OVER THE GUARDRAIL TO THE FLOOR!! He stands tall and walks off in victory, flapping his fingers up and down to the fans for their reaction to be louder.
By next week Moxley now has a hurt arm since he landed on the concrete with it. Him and Fénix have a meeting authorised by Kurt Angle! It’s the same set up as Jericho and OC’s debate authorised by Eric Bischoff, it has Kurt on the stage as his desk with Fénix and Jon at their own stands either side of him. Fénix has a translator with him. He compliments both men on their work before hand, and lets the challenger speak first. Having Fénix speak in his raw Spanish voice will make him seem the most emotional, rather than have his eyes be lost trying to think of how to say what he wants in English. The translator tells Kurt that Fénix says Moxley may have defeated the rest of Death Triangle, but he hasn’t beat him. As far the records go, Fénix is 1-0 against Jon. Angle and the translator could probably have a funny moment, since Kurt is just a funny guy.
Moxley rebounds with a retort, saying it’s hard to take Fénix seriously wearing his little superman mask and having his nerdy translator speak for him. He laughs at the translator and jokes he should face him instead. “Some real competition” Mox laughs. The translator mumbles what Moxley said to Fénix. He asks if he can jump Jon right now. The translator asks Angle, who tells him “well he already knows what’s coming”. Midway through that sentence though, FÉNIX RUNS ACROSS AND HITS MOXLEY WITH A FRONT DROPKICK!! JON GOES FLYING OFF THE STAGE!! Pac and Pentagon come out then and laugh with Fénix. They all hold up a Cero Miedo taunt, with Angle in the background doing one upside-down.
Fénix and Moxley’s clash is set up for the AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show: Chris Jericho’s 30th Anniversary of Wrestling. This means they have 3 weeks until their clash. Moxley would come out again, looking for a non-title match with Fénix this instant. Fénix would come out, slowly walking towards Jon. Jon would retreat as soon as Fénix steps through the ropes. He looks confused at why Mox left straight after calling him out. Mox then says “…now.” AND OUT COMES WILL HOBBS!! Fénix turns around into a SPINEBUSTER!! Jon then rolls back in and says “now we’re even. Next week I want you at your edgelord brother to take on me and my new pal Will.”
And that much happens, as The Lucha Bros take on Jon Moxley and Will Hobbs on the September 30th edition of Dynamite. Hobbs gets a lot of time to shine, showing off his athleticism. The highlight of the match being him doing an ASAI MOONSAULT TO THE OUTSIDE!! The ending spot sees The Lucha Bros win after pinning Will Hobbs with a Fear FactoDiving Foot Stomp combo. This means Fénix is now 2-0 against Jon. The go home week sees Jon do one of his usual promos outside under of the hot Nevada sun in front of a graffiti covered wall. He says this will end the months of torment him and Death Triangle have put each other through.
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show:
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Fénix - AEW World Championship
One year ago Dynamite made its inception, the launch of a brand new promotion’s first TV Show was happening live on TNT. On that episode in the main event we witnessed Jon Moxley interrupting the match to attack Kenny Omega, and hit him with a Paradigm Shift through a glass coffee table. The week following we witnessed Fénix make his Dynamite debut in the First Round of the AEW World Tag Team Championships tournament, where him and his brother Penta took on Marko Stunt and Jungle Boy of the Jurassic Express. One year later.
During Jon Moxley’s entrance, he bumps into a wild Hiroshi Tanahashi. Tanahashi is here to celebrate with Jericho for his 30th Anniversary of Wrestling. Tanahashi bows to him and Moxley pats him on the back, before continuing on his march. He hops the guardrail and as if the match could start any other way - FÉNIX WITH A TOPE CON HILO STRAIGHT OFF THE BAT!! The bell rings and the match has started with a bang. Fénix hits him with an elbow before throwing him to the ring post. He looks down at the AEW World Championship and holds it up to the crowd, proclaiming it to be his. HE THEN TURNS AROUND TOA KNEE TO THE GUT FROM MOX!! He throws him into the ring and now we begin.
Moxley hammers elbows to Fénix, but then when he rebounds off the ropes for a Lariat - FÉNIX WITH A HURRICANERANA OUT OF NOWHERE!! Fénix with an Overhead Chop to Jon! He then runs the ropes for a Head Scissors, but Moxley rolls through with it. He slides to the outside. Then Fénix runs up for a Baseball Slide - BUT MOX CATCHES HIM AND THROWS THE CHALLENGER INTO THE GUARDRAIL!! MOXLEY STARTS TO SHOULDER BARGE FÉNIX AGAINST THE STEEL!! Jon then takes his title back up from the floor and hands it to Justin Roberts. He says a few words to him, but from behind is FÉNIX RUNNING UP FROM BEHIND WITH A FRONT DROPKICK!! HE THROWS MOX BACK IN AND HITS THE LA GARRA DE FÉNIX!!! 1..............2.............KICK OUT BY MOX!!!
Just a few minutes have gone by and we’ve already seen all of this. This is the definition of balls to the walls wrestling. Fénix gets up and looks at Moxley, angry he didn’t put him down straight away. Fénix gets up to his feet and lifts Mox up with him. Jon with a quick elbow to the head and follows with a MONEY CLIP!! FÉNIX ESCAPES!! Fénix arm drags Mox to the corner and hits him with his TIGHTROPE KICK!! Jon falls and Fénix scales the ropes again. He’s crotched by Jon however! SUPLERPLEX FROM MOXLEY!!! 1.......2........KICK OUT BY FÉNIX!!! FÉNIX GETS UP AND HITS A SUPERKICK!! HE GOES FOR A HANDSPRING CUTTER! MOXLEY CATCHES AND GOES TO THROW HIM OUT THE RING!! FÉNIX LANDS ON THE ROPES, JUMPS ON THEM A FEW TIMES - SPRINGBOARD TORNILLO!!
Once they’re back up they stand on opposite corners as the crowd applaud their performance. FÉNIX THEN SPRINTS WITH A SPRINGBOARD KICK IN THE CORNER!! He goes for a Snapmare but Moxley picks him up into a MOXICITY!!! JON WITH A DIVING ELBOW DROP!! 1.............2.........FÉNIX GETS THE ROPES!! FÉNIX WITH A CORKSCREW ROUNDHOUSE KICK!! He slides out to the apron. HE DIVES FOR A SPRINGBOARD DRAGONRANA!!! MOXLEY CATCHES AND HITS THE MONEY CLIP!! 1.............2............KICK OUT!! MOXLEY GOES FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT!! FÉNIX ESCAPES AND HITS THE SPANISH FLY!! He throws Moxley into the ropes. FÉNIX THEN WITH A SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK FROM ONE SIDE OF THE RING TO THE OTHER!! Moxley is knocked out the ring. FÉNIX THEN WITH A SOMMERSAULT TOPE SUICIDA!!
They’re now both laying on the outside. Fénix overshot the mark and now is in some front row sitters laps. He goes to jump off the guardrail but Moxley catches him! He places him on the apron. Jon gets up with him and hits a kick to the head! JON THEN LIFTS FÉNIX UP FOR A GOTCH-STYLE PILEDRIVER - ON THE APRON!! MOXLEY ROLLS HIM IN, AND GOES FOR AN ELBOW DROP!! FÉNIX LIFTS HIM OFF THE THE TOP ROPES AND TRIES THE BLACK FIRE DRIVER!! HE SPINS MOX AROUND, WHO FLIES OUT OF IT!! DISCUS LARIAT! FOLLOWED BY THE MOTHER OF ALL PARADIGM SHIFTS!!!!! 1..............2...........3!!!! MOXLEY RETAINS AFTER A WAR WITH THE MAN OF A THOUSAND LIVES!!!
Jon Moxley defeats Fénix (14:56)
After the match Moxley limps out the ring and back up the stage, his title slung over his shoulder. Meanwhile Fénix lays in the centre of the ring, gassed out of his mind from what just happened. His brother, Pentagon Jr. walks out to comfort his brother. A man in pain, and feeling grief. Pentagon lifts Fénix up, and looks past the mask to see who he knows more than anyone in the world. He offers a Cero Miedo, and Fénix lifts up his arm to do the same. Then when they throw their hands down into the taunt - PENTAGON GRABS FÉNIX AND ARM DRAGS HIM TO THE MAT!! He know kneels above, still holding the arm. He then slowly reclines it...AND SNAPS THE ARM OF HIS OWN BROTHER!! Pentagon looks at Fénix, the same blood as his, writhing in pain at the hands of him. He then grabs Fénix by the jaw and makes him look at him, barely conscious. “Cero...Miedo...”
Next week opens with a recap of the events that transpired last week. We see the high spots of Fénix and Jon Moxley’s war over the title, and then to Pentagon Jr’s attack of him. This then cuts to a promo package for that man, Pentagon Jr. To the backing of Marilyn Manson’s “The Nobodies”, we see the man who Pentagon truly is. He then explains why he did what he did. He explains he doesn’t feel empathy for what he did, he thinks he was perfectly justified. He explains how it benefits him. Later on in the show, Fénix and his translator come out. The translator explains that Fénix has seen the video himself. In the man of a thousand lives words, “those are the emotions of a psychopath. 30 years, and I don’t even know who you truly were.”
Pac comes out to Fénix and tells him: “Death Triangle is dead.” He then explains how he himself is furious at Pentagon, because he still considers Fénix his amigo. Moxley then comes out and says he thinks they both deserve rematches for the AEW World Championship, as they’re both still Number 1 and 2 on the rankings. But he then says that next week on the special episode of Dynamite: “SuperBrawl”, he will allow Pentagon to get what he wants. Because he saw the seeds being planted for this moment back when they faced. So next week if Pentagon can defeat Fénix, it will be a Four-way match between all of them at Full Gear. He then gets a text from Tony Khan confirming it. Pac then tells Fénix “you can trust me.” Fénix shakes his head though. He can no longer trust anyone. HE ITS PAC WITH A BLACK FIRE DRIVER!!
Next week is SuperBrawl and Fénix and Pentagon have pretty much the same match they had in real life, which at the time of writing was last weeks Dynamite. Pentagon wins by targeting Fénix’s arm throughout. Then on the go home show at the beginning of November, all four of them have a contract signing. They all sit at chairs in the four respective corners of the ring. They’re all wrapped in chains so no one attacks anyone. They will only be unchained when they go to sign the contract. Fénix is wearing a sling for his injured arm. Pentagon says nothing throughout despite being the centre of criticism. When he steps up he signs it and walks straight back, despite having security guards watching him like a hawk. The rest all sigh it, but the main part of it is everyone throwing barbs at each other from each corner of the ring. Pentagon is then demanded he speaks. He waits a moment, before saying “larga vida al rey.” Excalibur says that means “long live the king.” They’re on all escorted off ahead of the bout.
Full Gear 2020:
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Fénix vs. Pac vs. Pentagon Jr. - AEW World Championship
The final pay-per-view of the year is reaching its crescendo to close off the year. Every one of them have been main evented by Jon Moxley, everyone of them for the AEW World Championship. This is hyped as the first ever non one-on-one match in AEW main event history, featuring the four best the company have. Jon Moxley and Death Triangle’s war has gone on for 4 months at this point, since July. We’re now in November and it’s come to a close, with us coming full circle. Everyone of them back where they started - vying for the AEW World Championship. Fénix and Pentagon have never main evented a PPV before, with Pac being only in one. Moxley on the other hand has been involved in every single main event, excluding shows he wasn’t on (Fight for the Fallen and All Out 2019).
Moxley has been entering through the crowd since Dynamite Episode 4, when Pac blindsided him during an entrance. He couldn’t trust people after that, and started travelling his own path. Fénix enters out down through the crowds seats, being with the only people who’ve stuck by him. He climbs down the stairs, first out. The Bastard is now in a tweener role, garnering him a mixed reception. It’s Pentagon next, but he doesn’t come out. Instead Moxley is given the call it’s his turn. The fans all wonder why the champ isn’t out last. Then when Mox has arrived - Pentagon steps through the curtain, and it is nothing but boos. No ironic cheers, not even entrance music - his mere presence earning the ire of the fans.
Fénix starts off with a bang, HITTING PENTAGON WITH A SUPERKICK STRAIGHT AWAY!! HE HITS PENTAGON WITH THE BLACK FIRE DRIVER!!! Pentagon rolls out while Moxley looks out in shock. FÉNIX THEN JUMPS OVER MOXLEY WITH A SPRINGBOARD TORNILLO TO THE OUTSIDE!! That leaves it to Pac and Jon. These two faced off last at All Out in a hellacious bout, and here they are again. PAC jumps up with a Leg Lariat straight off the bat! MOX THEN REBOUNDS WITH A DISCUS LARIAT!! HE LIFTS HIM INTO A MOXICITY STRAIGHT AWAY!! HE LOCKS IN A BOW AND ARROW!! PAC ESCAPES INTO A BRUTALISER!! Mox breaks free, but is then hit by a German Suplex!! PAC THEN FLIES OUT TO THE LUCHA BROS WITH A BRITISH AIRWAYS!!!
Moxley rolls outside to join the hoard. He starts to stomp around all of them, but of course is overwhelmed by numbers. HE TURNS AROUND TO A RUNNING APRON KICK FROM PENTAGON!! Pentagon then drags him inside and licks his lips. This is a dream encounter and the fans cheer. They start booing though when Pentagon gets the first bit of offence with a chop. Moxley no sells it though and hits Pentagon with his own chop - Cheer. Pentagon chops - Boo, and so on. Eventually Pac and Fénix have had enough and both springboard into the ring, both hitting their respective rivals with STEREO SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODIES!! Now it’s these two. Pac tries to conform to Fénix but he’s having none of it. So Pac has to show him his real side.
SUPERKICK BY PAC, INTO A TIGER SUPLEX!! 1......2.....FÉNIX KICKS OUT AND ROLLS THROUGH INTO A LANZA TO THE BACK!! FÉNIX THEN HITS A 540 ROUNDHOUSE KICK!! He fires himself up for a Handspring. He does it, BUT PAC CATCHES HIM WITH A DROPKICK MID MOVE!! PAC THEN WITH A DRAGONRANA!! 1..........2......MOXLEY BREAKS IT UP!! Mox comes in and starts to unleash his brawling on two guys at once. Punch to Pac - punch to Fénix - back to Pac - then again to Fénix. He runs the ropes for a Rebound Lariat, BUT PENTAGON PULLS HIM OUT!! He holds it him in place for someone to dive at him. Fénix does so with a Cannonball Tope Suicida, but instead hits Pentagon! MOXLEY THEN SLIDES IN WITH A LOU THESZ PRESS TO PAC MID RUN-UP!!
Moxley lifts Pac up for a PARADIGM SHIFT ATTEMPT!!! BUT PAC GETS OUT AND HITS A TORNADO DDT!! HE ROLLS THROUGH INTO A BRUTALISER!!! MOXLEY LIFTS HIM OUT WITH A DEATH VALLEY DRIVER - BUT PAC LANDS ON HIS FEET AND HITS A HANDSPRING BACKFLIP INTO THE TORNADO DDT!! HE LOCKS IN THE BRUTALISER!! Moxley can’t lift out of it now, and it looks like the champ will fade. THAT’S UNTIL PENTAGON JR. COMES IN WTH A SUPERKICK PARTY!! Superkicks to Pac and Mox, and then one to his brother on the apron. HE HITS HIM WITH A SLINGBLADE ON THE APRON!! Penta then rolls Fénix back inside. He goes for the Fear Factor that ended it last time, BUT FÉNIX GETS OUT AND HITS A SPRINGBOARD SPIN KICK INTO THE CORNER!!
Fénix goes for a Snapmare but Pentagon rolls through and lands a Japanese Arm Drag! HE CONNECTS A LUNGBLOWER!! He gives Fénix and a Cero Miedo as the fans boo, AND RUNS UP FOR A SOCCER KICK TO THE LEG!! Pentagon lifts Fénix up for a PENTAGON DRIVER!!!! 1............2..........A MISSILE DROPKICK BY PAC BREAKS IT UP!! PAC THEN WITH AN ENZIGURI!! HE HEADS TO THE TOP FOR A BLACK ARROW!!! MOXLEY CROTCHES HIM!! PENTAGON THEN LIFTS HIM OFF WITH A GORILLA PRESS INTO A DOUBLE KNEE GUTBUSTER!! HE TURNS AROUND INTO A CHAIR SHOT BY JON MOXLEY!! 1................2..........BROKEN UP BY PAC!!! FÉNIX THEN FLIES INTO EVERYONE WITH A CORKSCREW SOMMERSAULT SENTON!!
It’s now a quadruple down as every man is taken out. They’ve all practically destroyed themselves by this point. Fénix is first up and throws Moxley out the ring. That leaves it to just the original three...Death Triangle now at war. Pentagon gets up and is shouted out by both men. He steps forward, and falls to his knees. He asks for Fénix to hit him. Fénix takes the offer and lifts him up for a Superkick - BUT PENTAGON CATCHES IT AND SPINS HIM OUT OF IT!! MEXICAN DESTROYER!! HE THEN GRABS PAC INTO THE SACRIFICE!! HE’S GOING TO BREAK HIS ARM!! PAC ROLLS OUT OF IT AND HITS PENTAGON WITH A SWITCHBLADE KICK!! PAC THEN HITS HIM WITH A KNEEDROP SHOOTING STAR PRESS!!!! 1.............2...........ITS BROKEN UP BY A LA GARRA DEL FÉNIX!!!!!
It’s Fénix and Pac now, and Pac is pleading for Fénix to not hurt him. Fénix shakes his head at Pac’s pleading, until he points at Pentagon Jr. Them and the crowd then get excited, and they get to work on the double team. FÉNIX HITS A BLACK FIRE DRIVER, WHICH PAC FOLLOWS UP WITH A BLACK ARROW!! They can’t decide who goes for the pin though. THIS THEN TURNS INTO A KICK FIGHT!! They trade Superkicks until JON MOXLEY SLIDES IN AND JOINS THE PARTY!! HE HITS A DOUBLE PARADIGM SHIFT!! HE THEN DIVES WITH A FLYING ELBOW DROP TO PAC!!! 1................2................3!!!!! MOXLEY RETAINS THE TITLE, HAVING GONE THROUGH WAR WITH THREE OTHER MEN. He stands up shakily, looking down at all the wreckage. He then pushes a guy who offers him some ice away as he walks through the crowd, AEW’s hero.
Jon Moxley defeats Fénix, Pac and Pentagon Jr. (35:13)
We’re out of Full Gear and now on the road to the biggest month of AEW’s calendar year - January. Not only do we start off with Homecoming on the first Dynamite of the month, we then get the Jericho Cruise and Bash at the Beach - all on the road to Revolution. Then for certain members of the roster they travel to New Japan Pro Wrestling - a place Jon Moxley spent a lot of time in last year. But this year, not so much. Moxley defended his IWGP United States Championship at Sakura Genesis against Will Ospreay - which he lost. Ospreay winning his first piece of heavyweight gold in NJPW. Afterwards Jon would say he will spend more time in America this year as he is AEW World Champion, and thus won’t compete in the G1 Climax.
Meanwhile Will is on fire. He enters the G1 Climax as part of Block B and fares well for himself. He has tough competition with the likes of Kota Ibushi, Tetsuya Naito, Minoru Suzuki, Kenta and Shingo Takagi - but he holds his own. He then goes on to defend his IWGP United States Championship at Wrestle Dynasty against fellow CHAOS stablemate in Tomohiro Ishii. He defeats him. Afterwards Ishii goes for a handshake, but Ospreay turns on him! The Great O’Kharn and Bea Priestley help beat down on Ishii. Okada then rushes out, but the gang escape in time. They then face off at Summer Struggle in Jingu, where Okada loses. Okada goes on to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship off of EVIL however at King of Pro-Wrestling. On that same show however, Will loses his title to the first ever Japanese born man to hold the gold - Hiromu Takahashi.
Back to AEW, Jon Moxley has now had his sixth successful defence of the belt and is steadily approaching a year with the title. At Full Gear we witnessed Kenny Omega defeat Adam Page to win a #1 Contenders Tournament. This immediately sets up Moxley’s next challenger, Kenny Omega. Speaking of, what’s Kenny been up to since Double or Nothing? After losing their tag titles to FTR at All Out, they’d go their separate ways. Now both are alone, with The Elite having disbanded earlier in the year. Omega starts to act more heelish while Page earns more sympathy, his only companion now being the bottle. They come to blows at Full Gear and Omega officially turns heel on that night, attacking Adam with a barbed wire broom afterwards.
Next week on Dynamite is the return of The Cleaner. We saw the tease on the build to Double or Nothing, but he never fully capitalised. By dangling the carrot and then taking it away, you switch the fans from expecting something to hoping for it back - and when they get it back it’s an even bigger deal. He comes out with the shades and jacket; a new man - a more evil man. He comes out for an interview with Tony Schiavone, and when asked why he attacked Hangman - he answers in Japanese. He refuses to speak anything other than Japanese. This is the opposite effect of him only speaking English in promos while in NJPW. Jon Moxley comes out the week following to tell Kenny he doesn’t have a damn clue what he said last week, but all he knows is he’s going to beat him for the third time in a row at Revolution. Kenny then hits him with a V-Trigger to show who’s boss. Goodbye and Goodnight.
Jon the heads east to Japan in time for Power Struggle, where everything for Wrestle Kingdom 15 is set. The second ever Double Gold Dash between Kazuchika Okada (HW), Tetsuya Naito (IC), Kota Ibushi (G1) and Will Ospreay. Hiromu defends his IWGP United States Championship against an American in Juice Robinson, which he wins. Afterwards Jon Moxley makes his triumphant return to NJPW. He says that he’s not owed any match from Hiromu, but he wants that third US title reign. So he isn’t asking for anything - but just putting out the offer. If Hiromu gives him the match, he will put his AEW World Championship on the line too. Takahashi gives Jon a hug and accepts. He then does something weird, causing Moxley to leave with a eye roll and light smile.
Moxley then tries to scare Kenny when he comes back at the end of November with the barbed wire bat, but Kenny doesn’t budge. He has his own translator with him, to tell Moxley what he thinks. I think Kenny as a heel and a goofy translator character could be entertaining, since Omega has comedic chops and hopefully they can find a guy who does too. Firstly Kenny tells Jon that he’s above speaking the language of everyone in AEW because he’s on the next level above them. They are inferior to his new being. Kenny then says he has claimed every top title he possibly can - IWGP Heavyweight, KO-D Openweight from DDT and the PWG World titles. But that - what Moxley’s holding - has alluded him. He will take it.
Then it’s December, and we start Dynamite off with an angry Jon Moxley carrying out Michael Nakazawa to the ring. He has a barbed wire bat with him. He threatens to assault him unless Kenny speaks English to his face. Omega walks out to stop it...and then points the finger gun at Nakazawa. V-TRIGGER!! Did it for Mox. Kenny then leaves Jon with a broken man in the ring. After this, Kenny cuts a backstage promo with subtitles. He says Jon is what Pac said - he can’t wrestle. He can only do crazy hardcore spotfests, he can’t get down and technical. Meanwhile Kenny is the best in the world at that, and he knows if they fight in a clean match he WILL win. So he proposes that they fight in an Iron Man Match at Revolution. A DQ will result in a fall to the other wrestler, meaning if Jon gets extreme he will give Kenny a lead. The last Dynamite of 2020 sees Moxley bring Omega out to the ring to accept, and then attack him with the bat. Moxley then travels east for Wrestle Kingdom.
Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night Two:
Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Jon Moxley (c) - IWGP United States Championship and AEW World Championship
The second night of Wrestle Kingdom has arrived and it’s set to be a big one. The first night saw the beginning of the second ever Double Gold Dash - where we saw Tetsuya Naito defeat Will Ospreay to retain his Intercontinental Championship along with Kota Ibushi defeating Kazuchika Okada to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Not only that but we also saw Jay White and Hiroshi Tanahashi in a grudge match as well as SANADA and EVIL do battle in a No Disqualification Match. Night two is now set to see Will Ospreay and Kazuchika Okada do battle as well as Okada and Ibushi fight once again for both belts. But before all that it’s the United States Championship match, and it all begins with The Death Rider
Coming out on his finest Harley Davidson, Jon Moxley drives out through the Tokyo Dome to ringside. The Young lions offer him help, but Mox hand selects his boy, Shota Umino, to help him out. The two pull it over the barricade and Moxley sits on it with the title slung over his shoulder, while Shooter does his best Shibata of arms folded and stone faced. “DEATHU RAIYDAH...JONAH MOXUREE!!!” Mox poses with the AEW World Championship. With that wacky entrance over we go to a man who can top “Wacky Dean” in every way you can do wacky possible, Hiromu Takahashi. He walks out with Daryl and Naoru, who hold the IWGP United States Championship between them. Jon sighs at this sight. Takahashi does his weird tongue taunt at all the people in the crowd, as there is no better greeting possible.
Once we’re underway Hiromu panders to the crowd for a minute or so, and then the lock up starts. A chinlock by Moxley is rolled out of and Hiromu rebounds with an arm drag into a school boy. Moxley kicks out and swings at Takahashi, who is already running off the ropes but is caught by a Big Boot! Jon then throws him into the corner and starts to unload punches. He then hits a big knee to the gut. A Snapmare and Soccer Kick follows. Jon is in control and applies a Nerve hold. Hiromu quickly sweeps out of it though and lands a Head Scissors Takedown! Hiromu puts his fingers in a v-shape and locks in between because he’s a weirdo. Commentary laugh at this but not so much at his HESITATION DROPKICK!! HOOKS THE LEG - JON KICKS OUT!! HIROMU THEN LEFTS HIM UP FOR A FALCON ARROW, BUT MOXLEY FLOATS OVER AND HITS A RELEASE SUPLEX!!
Moxley pulls himself up to stalk Takahashi in the corner, who stands up with him. He tries to get at Jon by raising his fist up towards his for a bump, and calling him “brother.” Moxley laughs it off and raises his hand, to the air, tue LIJ taunt. MOXLEY THEN HITS HIROMU WITH A SCOOP SLAM!! CURB STOMP FROM THE CORNER!! 1................2...........KICK OUT!! Jon pulls him up for a PARADIGM SHIFT - BUT HIROMU COUNTERS INTO THE DESTINO!!! 1.............2..........KICK OUT!! Both are down having done their partners moves - now learning they can’t follow any path but their own. They both recover on the outside after the kick outs from big moves. Takahashi is first back up and takes Jon back inside. He lands a Superkick to knock Moxley over the ropes, and then heads to the top ropes. HE DIVES OUTSIDE WITH A DIVING SENTON!! HE THROWS JON BACK INSIDE AND LOCKS IN A TRIANGLE CHOKE!!
He pulls and pulls on the hold, but then Jon reaches the ropes. Hiromu tries to Superkick him again BUT JON HITS HIM WITH A PENDELUM LARIAT!! HE TRIES FOR THE PARADIGM SHIFT AGAIN BUT TAKAHASHI FLOATS OVER INTO A CANADIAN DESTORYER!! MOXLEY ROLLS OUT AHD LOCKS IN A FUJIAWARA ARMBAR!! MOXLEY STOMPS ON THE HEAD FOR FURTHER DAMAGE!!! HIROMU IS FADING - UNTIL HE ROLLS OUT!! SUPERKICK FOLLOWED BY A DYNAMITE PLUNGER OVER THE ROPES TO THE APRON!! TAKAHASHI THEN FLIES OUT WITH A TOPE CON HILO!!!! Commentary are screaming for Hiromu to throw him inside and finish the job, but he’s too banged up from the fall. The ref’s 20 count begins, but by 15 they’re both back in.
Takahashi thinks for a cover, but considers it too late. He rethinks and goes for a Time Bomb, but Moxley gets out and HITS AN ELBOW TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!! ONE HITTER BY JON!!!! 1.................2.............KICK OUT!! TAKAHASHI BREAKS OUT AND HITS THE JOHN WOO DROPKICK!! He rolls out and sets up one of NJPW’s famously hard wood tables. HE GOES FOR A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB TO MOXLEY!! BUT JON BLOCKS IT, AND HITS A PARADIGM SHIFT TO THE OUTSIDE THROUGH THE TABLE!! HE DRAGS HIROMU TAKAHASHI BACK INSIDE AND COVERS - 1...................2...............3!!!!! JON MOXLEY HAS WON THE IWGP UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME IN HISTORY, AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY RETAINED HIS AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!! Afterwards he grabs a microphone and says “Naito, Ibushi - I don’t care which one of you, but whoever you are - I want to hold four titles.”
Jon Moxley defeats Hiromu Takahashi (20:11)
Jon says he’s heading back home in the press conference with two titles, and says that after 18 months under his tutelage - he’s letting Shooter spread his wings and go off as his own man. “I’ll see ya soon bud.” he tells him as he walks off through the door, both belts slung over his shoulders. Jon returns home to the States on the week after AEW Homecoming, and the week before the Jericho Cruise sets sail. He comes back and while passing him backstage, says to Kenny Omega: “くたばれ!” (In romaji: (kutabare!”) (means “go to hell!” Literally means "Drop dead!") A match is confirmed for the Jericho Cruise ship, where both guys will team together to run a gauntlet. The build for this is seen when Omega opens the show with a backstage promo (because this show needs promos where every third word isn’t cut off by reception).
He says that Jon may think he’s now the king of Japan, but he better no who he’s talking to. Former IWGP Heayvweight, Intercontinental, Junior Heavyweight, United States, Tag Team and NEVER Openweight Six-man Tag Team Champion. Jon can’t and never will top his Puroresu credentials. So he’s going to get to watch Omega to do what he did for 10 years and feel what it’s like to be the lesser, because he needs to be knocked off his perch now he’s passed over 300 days as champion. Jon comes out normally but Kenny has all the bells and whistles, as he enters to “Dragon Heart” from Seiken Tsukai No World Break. He’s led to the ring by a group of dancing ladies with brooms, as he basks in his own ego. They ultimately fall to FTR - the team who defeated Page and Omega at All Out, after a miscommunication.
Bash at the Beach and they have a match with FTR, this time for their AEW World Tag Team Championships. Cash slips out of a One Winged Angel and locks in a Fujiwara Armbar. Omega struggles in it but then he’s done for when Dax drops down with a Knee. Omega then instantly tap. Afterwards Jon goes ballistic on him for not making him a triple champion. “No wonder everyone you loved left you.” he says in an interview with Tony Schiavone next week. After that Kenny challenges Moxley saying that everyone he loved left him. Moxley then slowly brings out all his buddies. Darby Allin, Sting, Will Hobbs and Shota Umino. He then starts to call for Omega’s friends. “Riho? Nakazawa? Hangman? The Bucks? No one home it seems. But what hurts most is this: IBUSHI? dead silence” “Now all you got is your dumbass translator. Speaking of - attacks translator” Kenny walks off in defeat.
The go home show confirms a Hardcore Match between Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa. Nakazawa left Kenny as a friend after he turned to the dark side. This is a match driven by enough but told through DDT hardcore spots. I think I’m the only person on earth who enjoyed Nakazawa/Jebailey so I’d like this, also considering it contains Kenny Omega in it. Omega wins with a One Winged Angel onto a pile of loose arcade buttons. Afterwards he speaks in English for the first time all year. “Jon - what I do to you at Revolution will end your fairytale of a title run. I am not who you had your first successful defence against, you have seen god damn nothing.” This means we’ve reached our destination - Los Angeles, the city in which we will witness the Iron Man Match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley.
Revolution 2021:
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Kenny Omega - 30-minute Iron Man Match for the AEW World Championship
Revolution has seen a lot so far, and is already in the history books as one of AEW’s best ever PPVs. But you have to save the best for last, of course. The main event arrives, and it starts with something hardcore...BABYMETAL. Live on the stage are the most Kenny Omega band imaginable, signing a song about hardships and overcoming defeat via perseverance. Then a fan walks on stage and starts to jam out, and the bad stop and look at him weird. Lights go out...ITS KENNY OMEGA!! AS AKUMA’S RAGING DEMON!! His hair is dyed red and spiked up and he has the demon symbol painted on his back. They then resume the song as Omega walks down. Justin Roberts has really strapped up his boots for this one and he has to do not one but two dramatic ring introductions for this match.
Jon Moxley then doesn’t have a Harley Davidson like last time (some things are too good to be true), instead having to walk like a beta. Nevertheless he still has two titles with him, commentary pointing out his IWGP United States Championship - also mentioning the belts inaugural champion was Kenny Omega - but now Moxley has held it three times. He walks past his wife Renee Paquette in the crowd who wishes him good luck. Jon slithers into the ring and makes Omega watch as he raises up both titles. Excalibur says that Omega will be the third man in history to have held a major heavyweight championship in Mexico, Japan and the United States if he wins. Previous winners being Antonio Inoki (IWGP, WWF and UWA) and Vader (IWGP/AJPW, WCW and UWA). Also j the crowd for this match are Alex Jebailey who receives a boo at his arrival. The cameras then go to Renee who gets a pop.
The bell rings and the match has started. Kenny and Jon slowly advance, doing little circles around the centre. Then they pounce into a lock up. Kenny misses the chinlock and instead is on the receiving end of one. He tries to slide out but Jon snatches him back with an armhold. Omega kicks up to knock Jon off and get away. He dusts his hands and this time leapfrogs Moxley when he goes for him, and grabs him by the waist. He slams him back and gets a rest hold in. He applies a headlock and rolls back into a mini Crossface. Jon grabs the ropes and retreats to his corner. Eventually he gets bored of this and wants to fuck shit up, so when Omega runs at him he hits a kick to the midsection! Moxley then with an EXPLODER SUPLEX STRAIGHT AWAY!! He hits it and basks in the soaking applause of the fans.
Jon lifts Kenny up but he’s hit by a Enziguri!! HE FOLLOWS WITH THE YOU CAN’T ESCAPE! As soon as the Moonsault lands he covers, 1........2......KICK OUT!! Jon then connects an Arm Drag and follows with a Kitchen Sink! HE TRIES FOR AN EARLY PARADIGM SHIFT!! OMEGA FLOATS OVER AND LANDS A KOTARO KRUSHER!!! HE HITS ANOTHER ONE INTO THE CORNER!!! He flies over the ropes with the second and so starts to scale the turnbuckles to get back in. HE PULLS JON UP BY A GUTWRENCH!! He tugs and tugs but Moxley sandbags. He still gets him to the first rope. He’s looking for Dr. Wiley’s Powerbomb! MOXLEY THEN LIFTS HIM FOR A SUPERPLEX!! KENNY STAYS PUT!! MOXLEY THEN CATCHES HIM WITH AN AIR RAID CRASH!! HE FLIES!! 1.............2..........3!!!!!!!!!! Jon Moxley earns 1 point.
Omega is flustered by that sudden pinfall. Moxley is arrogant about getting a quick pin and turns around to showboat. HE’S THEN CAUGHT WITH A REVERSE FRANKENSTEINER BY OMEGA!! Kenny then slits his throat and points a finger gun at Moxley’s head, BEFORE LANDING A V-TRIGGER!! HE HITS THE AOI SHOUDOU!! HE THEN RUNS THE ROPES FOR ANOTHER V-TRIGGER BUT HES CAUGHT WITH A HEADBUTT!! MOXLEY THEN HITS A CUTTER!!! 1..KICK OUT!! OMEGA GETS UP AND HITS A MISSILE DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD FROM OUT OF NOWHERE!! This man is not fucking about. He pulls Moxley up and thinks he’ll hit him with his own move, the Paradigm Shift. MOXLEY COUNTERS WITH A BACKBODY DROP TO THE OUTSIDE!! Omega lands on his feet, but is immediately hit by a SUICIDE DIVE FROM MOXLEY!!
Both guys are now on the outside after the big dive. Moxley isn’t much of a high flyer aside from his elbow drops, but here he just went. He gets up with a middle finger in the sky to show he enjoyed that. He drags Kenny back in with him. He throws Omega to the corner and starts to come in with punches and stomps. He runs for a HESITATION DROPKICK!! He then lifts Omega up for a chop. He readies himself...OMEGA HITS A V-TRIGGER!! DRAGON SUPLEX BY OMEGA!! RISE OF THE TERMINATOR BY OMEGA TO THE OUTSIDE!! He then bashes Moxley’s head off the ring post a few times until he throws him back in He irish whips Jon to the corner, who jumps to the second rope, and IS THEN HIT WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE REAR!! OMEGA CLIMBS UP AND HITS A SUPER CROYT’S WRATH!!!! 1..............2..............3!!!! Kenny Omega earns 1 point.
We’re now approaching 20 minutes and the score has just been made equal. Omega climbs up and is now the one who gets cocky. He comes prepared for the surprise attack as he flips out of a German Suplex. SUPERKICK INTO THE ROPES, BUT IS CAUGHT BY A PENDULUM LARIAT!! MOXLEY THEN GOES FOR A SPINNING PARADIGM SHIFT! KENNY ESCAPES AND RUNS THE ROPES, BUT IS CAUGHT BY A KITCHEN SINK!! JAPANESE ARM DRAG BY MOXLEY!! They’re desperate for the second point and the clock is ticking. We’re over 20 minutes now. Omega kicks into gear when he attempts a One Winged Angel and the fans leave their seats. Moxley quickly slides out though and scurries for the corner. Kenny basks in the glory of embarrassing the world champion. HE’S THEN ROLLED UP BY MOXLEY!! KICK OUT AND A DOUBLE DOWN FROM STEREO CLOTHESLINES!!
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I just finished All Out 2020 in TEW 2016 last night and decided I wanna start posting my weekly results here (my first Reddit post ever is this one lmao). I don't have a pic of it currently until tonight so my champions as of August 2020 are...
AEW Tag Champions: FTR AEW Women's Champion: Tessa Blanchard (2nd reign) AEW TNT Champion: Miro AEW World Champion: Kenny Omega Casino Battle Royale winner: Brian Cage
I will post my AEW Dynamite post All Out results tonight, where Prince Devitt will confront Nick Aldis after he cost him the World Title against Omega and Cage, Will Ospreay will confront Miro after winning a 6 man ladder match to become #1 contender for his AEW TNT title, Lucha Bros will speak after beating the Young Bucks for the 2nd time, and we'll hear from Trinity Fatu after she lost her Women's title to Tessa Blanchard.

Jon Moxley is a name many associate with AEW - after all he is their current reigning and defending Undisputed Champion of the World. However his reign has fallen flat. He has felt empty and like he’s missing something this whole time. I put it down to COVID. His champions coronation promo saw him say that the real champions were the fans, and he would fight for them. But when they were gone he felt empty. So as per the prompt, we will remove COVID-19 from the situation. So in a perfect world, this is how I would...
Book Jon Moxley’s AEW World Championship Reign - Part 1: Welcome to the New World
The events leading up to and including Revolution stay indictable. It was a good build with the Moxley joining The Inner Circle fake out and the mini-tournament that spanned across Bash at the Beach and the Jericho Cruise ship. The Dynamite after he makes the same promo about how the real champions are the fans and he will defend it for them. The week after he then has his list confrontation with Chris Jericho. Jericho and The Inner Circle stand in their private box above the fans, cutting a promo while Jon is in the ring. Jericho says it’s was a fluke and he wants a rematch. “We ain’t in the fed anymore Chris, I ain’t handing out rematches like candy”. Jon storms up and beats down on all of The Inner Circle, hitting Jericho with a Paradigm Shift through the table covered in popcorn and bubbly to the crowds roar. He then celebrates with the title among them.
Then at Blood and Guts, it’s The Elite vs. The Inner Circle. Once we’ve just entered The Match Beyond, with Cody finally leaving his cage to join the match, The Bucks lock him out. They call The Inner Circle to a truce as they beat the ever loving fuck out of Kenny Omega and Adam Page. They mug the two men, as Cody is forced to watch his best friends and the foundation of his company destroyed. The Bucks leave the structure and double team Cody on the outside. They then leave. The rest of The Elite put up a good fight but since it’s 5-3, they obviously lose to The Inner Circle.
Next week The Young Bucks come out to cut a promo stating what they did what they did. Simply, they don’t need The Elite. Well not they don’t need The Elite, because they are the elite, they don’t need the human Dusty Memorial, video game nerd and alcoholic. Since they’re EVP’s, they insert themselves into a match against Omega and Page for the tag titles next week. It’s just as good as Revolution, maybe even better as they both have even more passion within them to beat the others. In the end The Bucks hit More Bang for Your Buck and pin Hangman for the win. They are your new AEW Tag Team Champions.
After losing Blood and Guts to The Inner Circle, after his best friends Matt and Nick Jackson turning on him and Cody and Adam Page, after losing his AEW Tag Team Championships to Matt and Nick, Kenny Omega is at rock bottom. The week after losing the tag titles, he wrestles Darby Allin in that weeks main event in a TNT Championship tournament match. Kenny comes out to a lukewarm reaction while his opponent Darby Allin gets a huge pop as he rolls down the ramp on his skateboard. He jumps off the skateboard, through the middle ropes and rolls into the ring. Ringside member throws the skateboard back towards Darby and he kicks the match off hot with a skateboard assisted Dropkick!
Allin takes Kenny to the corner and hits a Hesitation Dropkick. He then hits a Snapmare and Springboard Meteora! Kenny is already dazed and the match has only gone a few seconds. Kenny goes for a lariat but Darby ducks and hits a Pele Kick followed by Rolling Youshi Tonic! 1......2.....Kenny barely kicks out. Darby then recovers in the corner while Kenny is flushed. Kenny regains his composure and begins to fight back. He hits a V-Trigger and starts to go back and forth with Darby. Darby however counters out of a One Winged Angel and hits a Backstabber followed by Coffin Drop. 1.........2.......3. Darby Allin advances.
Jon Moxley is interviewed by Tony Schiavone about his accolades thus far and his ultimate goal. Jon tells Tony that so far he’s done all he needs to do, and that’s kick ass. And by being the quintessential ass kicker, he got the AEW World Championship. Darby Allin, Chris Jericho, Pac, Kenny Omega - all have succumb to him. Tony asks if he sees himself as being morally correct. Jon responds with “I used to know a guy who often said: I’m not a bad guy, but I’m not a good guy. You know what he was? He was THE guy.” Moxley says how he is that guy in terms of accolades, being the king of the AEW mountain. Lastly he’s asked on who he thinks will be the first to step up to him. “I don’t know who they are, but they can kiss being able to walk for the week following goodbye is all I know.”
On the final episode of Being The Elite now that The Bucks are gone - we see Adam Page and Kenny drinking at a bar, the fall of The Elite never being so present. The episode ends when Kenny leaves the bar and heads to their car, and in the rain finds a pair of aviator shades resting on the seat of his car. He puts them on and we see a man we haven’t seen in a long time - The Cleaner. This clip is replayed on Dynamite with some higher quality. That same Dynamite the Casino Battle Royale is announced to take place on Dynamite to determine who will challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW Championship at Double or Nothing.
New rules are input - all 21 entrants will draw a card. The suit of their card will determine when they come out. Each suit come out in one batch at time intervals. For the first 5 entrants - all those entrants are of the Spades deck. Then entrants 6-10 will be of the Clubs deck, 11-15 the Diamonds and 16-20 the hearts. Everyone enters at 90 second time intervals with the Joker coming out last as the 21st entrant. The winner faces Jon Moxley for the AEW Championship at Double or Nothing. Jon Moxley cuts a promo the week before the Casino Battle Royale and roasts everyone of the possible people to win the match and face him. He comes at Jericho, MJF, Pac, but mainly Kenny Omega.
Spades:
1- The Butcher
2- The Blade
3- “Broken” Matt Hardy
4- MJF
5- Dustin Rhodes
Butcher and Blade start the match off. A tag team being 1 and 2 in these type of matches always draws a pop and the two go at it before the crowd explode for Broken Matt Hardy! We hear his old Impact theme and he walks down, finally broken, finally free. MJF follows suit and the boos rain down because as soon as he locks eyes with Hardy, he starts imitating he’s got a broken back and the crowd want him dead. Dustin Rhodes come out next and has a nice moment with Matt before they start fighting. Butcher and Blade then begin to team up and try and eliminate some people.
Hearts:
6- Jake Hager
7- Diamond Dallas Page
8- Billy Gunn
9- Tommy Dreamer
10- Sonny Kiss
Jake Hager comes out and tries to dump Dustin out immediately. They go back and forth before they eliminate each other brawling over the ropes. DDP then comes out to a big pop, followed by a big pop when Billy Gunn comes out, followed by another big pop when Tommy Dreamer comes out! Tour of the dads! DDP gives everyone a Diamond Cutter, and Gunn gives a Famouser to MJF. Sonny Kiss comes out and has a face off with Dreamer. Kiss then bashes Dreamer’s face into his ass like last year.
Clubs:
11- Shawn Spears
12- Joey Janela
13- Wardlow
14- Masato Tanaka
15- Jimmy Havoc
Break from the comedy as Shawn Spears comes out and we’re getting serious. Spears takes out Billy Gunn as soon as he walks in, takes out DDP, goes to eliminate Dreamer but Dreamer gets out and fights back. Joey Janela and Dreamer have a hardcore brawl, Wardlow comes out to help MJF and they fight with Butcher and The Blade. Throwback spot, as Masato Tanaka comes out! Jimmy Havoc comes out, and joins the Dreamer and Janela fight. They use a couple weapons, before Havoc knocks a kendo stick over the head of Janela, before hitting an Acid Rainmaker to Dreamer and he falls through a table as he falls out!
Diamonds:
16- Brodie Lee
17- Jeff Cobb
18- Michael Nakazawa
19- Lance Archer
20- Kenny Omega
Brodie Lee gets a huge pop when he enters, making his AEW debut tonight. He comes in and Discus Clothesline’s everyone, before dumping out Sonny Kiss. Butcher and The Blade go to eliminate Brodie Lee, but Lee gets out. Butcher and Blade turn around and are tossed out by Wardlow and MJF. Jeff Cobb comes out and has a monsters brawl with Brodie Lee. Cobb and Lee take down everyone in the ring, and then - Michael Nakazawa. He comes out and looks at Cobb and Lee, side to side, oh boy he’s made a mistake. He undoes his thong and does his general antics before Lance Archer comes out making his AEW debut! Archer, Cobb and Lee all surround Nakazawa. Oh Jesus he chose the wrong day to be a human. Wardlow then walks in and to every direction he looks, a monster surrounds him. He then walks through a gap and simply dumps himself out to avoid harm. Then all the monsters have a huge fight. Final entrant before Joker and it’s who we’ve all been waiting for, it’s Kenny Omega.
Joker:
21- Chris Jericho
Jericho walks out with the Joker card in hand, as Pyro shoots off around him. Jericho nails a Judas Effect to Masato Tanaka who collapses to the outside. Jimmy Havoc and Joey Janela bring a ladder into the ring and take down everyone. Janela climbs to the top of the ladder and goes for a Diving Elbow to a pile of people below him, but Jimmy Havoc from behind climbs up and locks in a barbed wire bat assisted choke hold! Then everyone below team up to push them to the outside! Broken Matt Hardy and Chris Jericho have a fight, and Jericho wins, tossing out Hardy.
Eight remaining in the ring and finally after everyone hit their finishers, Wardlow is tossed out, followed by Lance Archer eliminating MJF with a Razor’s Edge to the outside, into Wardlow. Kenny Omega eliminates Shawn Spears with a mighty V-Trigger and he starts to have a great contest with Jeff Cobb. However now it’s Jericho teaming with Jeff Cobb as they’re Inner Circle buddies. They both team up to eliminate Lance Archer. Jericho then thinks “right, Cobb’ll just throw himself out won’t he?” Jericho then berates Cobb to get out, let him win - TOUR OF THE ISLANDS FROM COBB!! Kenny Omega picks Jericho up and it’s Double or Nothing 2019 all over again.
Omega and Jericho start to go at it. Jericho throws a Judas Effect but Omega ducks and throws him out. Omega then looks down at Jericho and gets his win back from him. Jeff Cobb and Kenny Omega are the final two left standing and they go at it. Cobb uses his amazing strength to nearly eliminate Kenny so many times but he fails each time. Omega then manages to get Cobb up on his shoulders, One Winged Angel! Huge pop at this as Omega v-triggers Cobb out to win the match. After the match Jon Moxley walks out. He walks up to Omega and holds his title high.
On the go home show, Omega then comes out with Michael Nakazawa, Riho and Adam Page behind him. Omega is in a white t-shirt and his tights. The foursome stare down Moxley and he tells Moxley that this isn’t the old him - this is the best him. “I have got this group of guys by my side and my lover back in Japan standing with me. I got rid of those punk ass bitches Matt and Nick, I got rid of everything from my recession era - all I need now is your AEW Championship.” The two close the show with a gigantic stare down before Double or Nothing.
Double or Nothing 2020:
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Kenny Omega - AEW World Championship
Kenny enters first. It starts with a video playing on the titantron of a montage of Kenny’s road to being led here as a version of Devil’s Sky plays. It features his friendship with Kota Ibushi, Michael Nakazawa, Riho, Adam Page and finally leading him to this moment. It finishes with a quick recap of their beef over the past few months. Jon won the first time - but that wasn’t an official match in the record books. Kenny has everything to lose going in here. It’s Double...or Nothing.
We hear an angelic voice singing the same “hoooohhhhhooohhh” on repeat as Kenny slowly rises on an elevator. During this the angelic voice is mixed with the pounding beat of the Terminator 2 soundtrack. Finally all sound stops, and Kenny walks forward. LittleVMills is on the side of the stage singing Battle Cry live from the opening piano notes to him roaring “The Best...BOUT...MACHINE” and we’re finally able to see Kenny. He steps forwards as pyro shoots through the sky, as he awaits his biggest match in AEW.
Jon Moxley makes a big entrance too as we see his entire journey from the limo to ringside with the title slung over his shoulder. He rolls into the ring and leans back like he did at Double or Nothing 1, and the match is on. Straight away Kenny hits a V-Trigger and the two start throwing punches at each other. It’s hog wild to begin with. Kenny hits a tight rope knee drop to Mox. Mox ducks a lariat and hits a Neckbreaker to Omega! Omega runs into the corner with a Corner Back Elbow! Omega then vault jumps to the top turnbuckle, Moonsault by Omega!!!
Omega runs the ropes but Mox ducks his attack and catches him with a TKO! Moxley hits an Inverted Atomic Drop and goes for a Neckbreaker but Omega gets out and connects a Superkick! He hits a Rope Run Diving Knee Strike! 1.......2.....Kick Out by Mox! Mox rolls to the outside to recover. Omega goes for a Calf Kick through the bottom rope but Mox catches him with a European Uppercut! Mox rolls back into the ring and hits a Snake Eyes to Omega! Omega lays on the apron now as Mox stomps him viciously through the ropes.
Omega gets back up and goes for a Slingshot Spear but Mox catches and hits a Draping DDT!!! 1.....2.....Omega gets his foot on the ropes!!! Mox pulls Omega up. He goes for a Vertical Suplex but Omega reverses into a DDT!! Omega hits a Shin Breaker followed by running the ropes and hitting a Bicycle Kick! Omega goes to do the the finger gun taunt but Mox having none of it, Running Brainbuster from Mox! He looks like he’s gonna cover but Omega spins around into an Armbar. Mox pulls Omega up and hits a Spinning Sit-out Powerbomb! 1.......2......Kick Out!!!
Mox gets Omega up and plants him on the top rope with an Atomic Drop. He leaves him laying there as he dives from the middle rope with a Clothesline to Omega! Omega falls to the outside. Mox rolls out there and throws him into the steel steps. Mox goes for a Kitchen Sink but Omega dodges and Mox’s knee goes splat. Omega rolls back into the ring but immediately goes flying with a Tope Con Hilo! He goes for a Exploder Suplex into the barricade but Mox gets out, Spear into the barricade! Mox could easily win by Countout here but he wants to win properly and most of all hurt Kenny some more.
He throws Kenny back into the ring but Kenny Superkick’s him off the apron. Kenny rolls to the outside and buries Mox under a pile of mats from the floor. He then hits a Springboard Double Foot Stomp onto Mox! Now he throws him back in. Omega hits a German Suplex and lines up a V-Trigger. He jumps for it but Mox dodges and hits a Piledriver! 1.........2......KICK OUT!!! Kenny gets up. Mox connects a Bicycle Kick and goes for a Butterfly Suplex but Kenny counters midair into a Frankensteiner! 1........2.....Kick Out!!
Omega throws elbows at Mox before Irish whipping him into the corner. Mox gets his foot up before he hits the corner, then grabs Omega and hurls him into the corner. He connects a Kitchen Sink and goes for a Paradigm Shift but Omega gets out and hits a Butterfly Piledriver! 1........2......Mox Kicks Out!!! Mox goes for a Lariat but Kenny ducks and hits a Basement Dropkick. Kenny goes for an attack but Moxley catches with a Kneecap Brainbuster!!! Mox goes for a Piledriver but Omega slides out and hits a Rolling Fireman’s Carry Slam + Moonsault combo! 1..........2........MOX KICKS OUT!!!
Mox gets back to his feet and dumps Kenny to the outside. Kenny goes for a Hanging Soccer Kick but Mox ducks and hits a Belly to Back Suplex from in the ring onto the apron to Omega! Omega looks like he’s not gonna get up for 10 but he manages to get on the apron and connect a Springboard Missile Dropkick while Mox was posing! Kenny hits a Cross-Legged Fisherman Neckbreaker! He goes for a Superkick but Mox twists him around and hits an Exploder German Suplex into the corner! Mox connects another Kitchen Sink! He goes for a Paradigm Shift with Kenny’s feet hanging off the top ropes, but Kenny gets out and sits on the top turnbuckle.
He then jumps from the top ropes onto the actual rope and hits a Moonsault to Mox! Mox lays on the second rope which lines up a V-Trigger from Omega! Omega then hits Croyt’s Wrath!!!! 1..........2.......KICK OUT!!! Mox rolls to the outside and walks up the ramp. Kenny runs for him he’s caught by a Bicycle Knee and Paradigm Shift onto the steel! Both men can barely get up but they do so. Kenny then hits a Kotaro Krusher on the ramp! They both rush back to the ring.
Mox scoops Kenny up and charges into the corner. Mox hits a Scoop Slam followed by a Death Valley Driver! He then hits a Dragon Suplex! He runs at Omega for another attack but Omega catches and hits a Pumphandle Dr. Wiley’s Bomb!! 1..........2.....Kick Out!!!! Mox gets up and throws elbows at Omega. Mox finally connects a Paradigm Shift! 1............2........KICK OUT!!!! Omega hits another Kotaro Krusher followed by a massive V-Trigger! He gets Mox up for the One Winged Angel but Mox gets out and hits a Neckbreaker as he comes down. Mox goes for a Running Knee - Omega catches - MOXLEY LIFTS HIM UP INTO A PARADIGM SHIFT!!!!!! 1.............2...........3!!!!
Jon Moxley defeats Kenny Omega to retain the AEW World Championship (33:41)
Brian Cage won the Casino Ladder Match, and so has a match with Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship set in stone. It’s announced to take place at Fyter Fest. Taz cuts a promo hyping up Cage and how dominant he is. Jon Moxley interrupts saying to Cage - “the only reason you’re here is because everywhere else your piss would melt the cup.” The Machine then attacks him with a Lou Thesz Press, raining down closed fists. Moxley rolls him over and lays in some shots of his own. Taz pulls his client off and takes him away, meanwhile Cage shouts profanities at Jon. Jon raises his AEW World Championship in triumph.
The next week we see a video package we would of seen when Cage was in Lucha Underground; of him throwing giant tires around, beating up gangs of thugs, and training like the machine he is. This can all be filmed at Cody’s wrestling school. At the end of the video he says the famous line “I’m Not a Man, I’m a Machine”. Meanwhile Taz is showing up on Dynamite, confronting and calling out Moxley. Moxley responds to Taz saying he’s got his own manager to help him in the fight against Cage. And similarly to Taz/Cage, this manager is fairly similar to Moxley. He is also a famous anti-hero, who chose to not go to the other company. Taz will learn very soon who he is, if he keeps bugging him.
June 10th edition of Dynamite - Cage and Moxley have a sit down interview with Jim Ross. Both men are strapped in chairs under chains, meaning they are forced to stay apart from each other. Jim Ross firstly asks Moxley what he thinks of Brian Cage. Moxley puts Cage over first by saying he is probably the strongest and biggest guy in AEW, but that don’t mean two shits when he’s fighting Jon motherfuckin Moxley. Mox is the toughest son of a bitch in AEW, and the most crazy. “You may be a machine, but I have fought men similar to you (Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 32) and I didn’t fear em’ whatsoever because I’m fearless.” This births the tag line “Madman vs. Machine.” Moxley is then asked about who is manager is. Moxley responds it’s up to Taz if he wants to find out. Taz says Moxley’s manager is irrelevant, because he could have an entire army in his corner and they still couldn’t stop “The Machine” Brian Cage.
The Exalted One begins to hold Dark Order meetings where they discuss Jon Moxley and Brian Cage. Mr. Brodie Lee says that he should be AEW World Champion right now, and that the title should be with The Dark Order. Evil Uno tells Mr. Brodie that he got some information on speculated candidates for who can be in Moxley’s corner. Brodie cuts him off by grabbing him by the tie, and pulling him in for a punch on the nose. “What a mark...” Lee says as he sits back down. Everyone else then murmur in agreement when Lee says that. “YOU WILL NOT MUMBLE AT MY SPEECH - I AM TO BE RESPECTED.” They all laugh in fright. “Better.” The meeting ends when the lights go out and we hear the sound of a crow squawking.
Next week Moxley does his own training video package where he beats up a punching bag with a black baseball bat. Brian Cage then makes the challenge to Jon Moxley, Machine’s Rules Match. The rules are: for the entire week before Fyter Fest, Monday to Sunday, both Moxley and Cage have to do Cage’s training routine. As soon as the sun bursts out, you have to start training, and you only stop when nightfalls. And this being Florida in June, you’ll be training for a long time, in absolute heat. This is how Cage lives, and if Mox trains like this for a week, they’ll both be in peak physical condition for the match. Moxley accepts, and neither show up on the go home because they’re training.
Fyter Fest 2020:
Jon Moxley (c) (with ???) vs. Brian Cage (with Taz) - Machine’s Rules Match for the AEW World Championship
Both guys enter out looking real jacked due to their recent training. Taz is the backing man of Cage of course, meanwhile Moxley comes out solo. The UK crowd at Wembley Arena are loving Jon as he walks out through their seats, stopping every once in a while to celebrate with the title with a nearby fan. Justin Roberts asks him where his manager is, and Moxley says he’ll come when he comes. Moxley then goes to take off his jacket, and once he turns around HE SPRINTS AT BRIAN CAGE WITH A LOU THESZ PRESS!!! THE BELL FRANTICALLY RINGS!!! The commentators jump out their seats at the sudden attack and begin to call the action.
Moxley let’s rest when Aubrey demands so. He then looks at The Machine Lynn on the floor. CAGE KIPS UP!! Brian flexes, then hits a Scoop Slam to Moxley! Cage then takes Moxley down with a Lou Thesz Press! HE PULLS HIM OFF THE GROUND INTO A DEADLIFT SUPLEX!! Cage lands in a seating position and looks at a nearby camera, pointing to his biceps. Cage flexes his muscles while Taz looks for a mic. He grabs one but the fans immediately start booing. Moxley slides out and grabs it out of his hands. “Save everyone a headache.” HE BONKS TAZ ON THE HEAD WITH THE MIC!! Taz stumbles back into the announce desk.
Mox rolls back in but he’s caught by Cage. CAGE HITS HIM WITH A POWERBOMB INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!! Cage lariats Mox head off and scales the ropes. FIVE STAR LARIAT - MISSES!! MOXLEY LOCKS IN A FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Jim Ross screams about Cage’s formerly torn bicep and how much pain he must be in. The Machine displays this with his facials. “Any man would give up at this moment...(as Cage rises out) but he’s not a man, THIS IS A MACHINE!” shouts JR as Cage pulls himself out. CAGE HITS A F’N 5!! HE FLIES WITH THE FIVE STAR ELBOW DROP FROM THE TOP ROPES!!! 1.........2........KICK OUT!!!
Cage pulls him up and goes for a TORNADO CLAW - BUT MOXLEY KICKS HIS BICEP WHILE HE’S SPINNING!! LARIAT BY MOX!! Jon then picks him up and hits A RUNNING BULLDOG, CAGE LANDING ON HIS ARM! They roll to the outside. Moxley goes for a Standing Kimura, but Cage with a HIP TOSS ON THE FLOOR!! BRIAN CAGE THEN HITS A GERMAN SUPLEX TO JON INTO THE GUARDRAIL!! The guardrail shakes at the hit and the fans feel a Moxley-covets guardrail on their laps. Taz meanwhile sets up a chair for Cage. CAGE THEN HITS ANOTHER GERMAN SUPLEX ON THE OUTSIDE ONTO THE UNFOLDED CHAIR!! Cage rolls back in to taunt while Moxley lays dead. He eventually crawls to the apron.
Jon lumps his body onto the apron and grabs the second rope to get up. No time to waste though as CAGE BRINGS HIM IN WITH A DEADLIFT SUPLEX INTO THE RING!! CAGE COVERS - 1............2.......KICK OUT!! Cage pulls him up and hits a a CURB STOMP!! He then tries for the CHAINLINK - BUT MOXLEY GETS OUT!! JON HITS THE MACHINE WITH A MONEY CLIP!!! MOXLEY IS COMING BACK BABY. He starts to stomp on the arm so Cage can’t hit the Weapon X. Cage still tries for it though and fails, and IS THEN HIT BY A RUNNING BULLDOG!! MOXLEY GOES FOR THE DRILL CLAW!!! CAGE COUNTERS INTO HIS OWN DRILL CLAW!! 1..........2........KICK OUT!!!!
Cage throws MOXLEY into the ropes and runs for a Tiger Feint Kick - BUT MOXLEY SPINS AND REBOUNDS WITH THE (wacky line...). MOXLEY LIFTS HIM UP WITH A OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!! Cage rolls out, but MOXLEY THEN DIVES OUT AFTER CAGE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!! PARADIGM SHIFT ON THE FLOOR!! They both lay dead. Cage gets up and crawls in, but Jon is still down. Taz screams for the ref to start counting and so they do. But it’s cut off...the arena is in darkness. “Could...this be Moxley’s mystery manager?” The fans start to get loud as a spotlight moves to the entranceway. Then...crow’s squawk...
Jim Ross has a hernia on commentary with enthusiasm, “GOOD GAWD TONY, DO YOU SEE? DO YOU SEE HIM? ITS THE STINGER!” STING HAS ARRIVED! He makes his march down the ramp with a baseball bat in hand. He marches down and points the bat at Taz, who shakes his head in fear. Taz tries to console him - WHAM!! BAT SHOT TO THE MIDSECTION!! He throws Taz in the ring and LOCKS IN A SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! MOXLEY SLITHERS UP BEHIND AND HITS A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION - PARADIGM SHIFT!!!! 1...........2...........3!!!! JON MOXLEY HAS RETAINED THE AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - BUT ALSO NOTABLE - STING IS ALL ELITE!!!
Jon Moxley defeats Brian Cage (21:12)
With Fyter Fest in the rear view mirror, a lot of questions are left unanswered about Jon Moxley - and also his new manager. Or even is it his manager? Are they just friends? Was it a one off? Is Sting going to show up again? All of these are answered on the next Dynamite, back in the States. Moxley firstly thanks the United Kingdom fans for being crazy sons of bitches, “I had a great time with y’all.” He addresses the appearance of Sting, and answers the questions I just proposed. “I needed a buddy heading into Fyter Fest, and Sting was my best choice.” - actually, I’ll let the man speak for himself.” Sting then enters out.
However, he isn’t “Sting” - he’s Steve Borden. Literally, the make up has been washed off. Steve takes the mic, wearing his finest three-piece suit and shades, the other hand holding his bat. Sting says he’s not here out of vendetta for the fed, he’s not here to push himself to the moon - he’s 61 years old. But after being let go, he’s found a place to put that piece of his heart that belongs to wrestling. His real home is with his family, but his heart will always belong to pro wrestling from a professional standpoint. He’s got a lot of friends here, and he gets the hype. He wants to hang with his buds and watch the new generation unfold.
The week after we get a #1 Contenders Match for the AEW World Championship between the #1 and #2 on the Power Rankings - Darby Allin and Lance Archer. Allin wins to become the number 1. Darby Allin is then confirmed to be Jon Moxley’s opponent for Fight for the Fallen next week. Allin had recently gone through most of the TNT tournament but was eliminated by Cody due to some Archer interference. How he got his win over Archer, who goes berserk after the match. Afterwards Moxley and Sting come out to shake hands with Allin. The show hands with the shot of Sting and Darby Allin shaking hands ahead of Fight for the Fallen.
Fight for the Fallen opens with a Darby Allin promo. He films it in the style of his normal promos, but has a clear message. He starts by telling Mox the David Starr line: “going from one billionaire to another isn’t a paradigm shift, sounds like the same fucking thing to me.” He then tells Mox his days of making barely a buck off of nearly dying in the ring have been dead for 10 years, but Allin this time last year was living that life. Jon spent the decade in cozy McMahonLand getting a million dollar salary, before he somehow changed the landscape by collecting an even bigger salary. Mox knows the struggle Allin lives, but he’s forgotten it. He’s not an anti-hero rebellious badass, he’s a corporate shill.
Later on, Mox then cuts a promo responding to Allin. Jon says he hasn’t gotten soft, he hasn’t forgotten the struggle. Mox says he worked his damn ass off to get to be World Champion. He fought off the entire Inner Circle. Darby Allin got a single win and had to steal David Starr’s line. When Mox says they aren’t in the same league, he means it. But now Allin wants to talk big. He wants Mox to get down and dirty, live that CZW life he lived, he’ll do so. “Darby, I didn’t forget it, I just grew past it. But I’m a sucker for nostalgia and wants new is old, so Darby - it’s No DQ.” Mox walks off from the camera and that’s the last we see of the world champ before the match later - which is now No DQ.
Fight for the Fallen 2020:
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Darby Allin - No Disqualification Match for the AEW World Championship
Allin is challenging and has a Moxley cutoff mask with an eye cut out. He wears this and gets in Jon’s once he enters. Moxley gets in his face and gets slapped back, causing the beating to begin. The bell rings and the match has started. Jon continues with stomps at feeling disrespected. He throws Allin into the ring post and follows with a Back Body Drop. 1.......2....KICK OUT BY DARBY!! Moxley grabs a mic as he looks down at Darby. “I was once like you...never being able to stay down - always had to keep fighting and never listened to people’s cautionary advice. But now we’ve come full circle, and I want you to slow down and stop. But you won’t, and I know because I wouldn’t. ALLIN THEN PULLS HIM DOWN AND LAYS IN ELBOW SHOTS TO THE DOME!!
Jon looks furious and rushes Allin but HE HITS A TILT-A-WHIRL DDT!!! ALLIN THEN LOCKS IN A FUJIWARA ARMBAR WITH PUNCHES TO THE HAND AND JOINT MANIPULATION!! Excalibur says he’s trying to take Jon Moxley back to his old self and that place through this level of violence. Moxley pulls him off BUT HE’S HIT BY A FRONT DROPKICK INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!! MOXLEY THEN CATCHES ALLIN WITH A CLOSED FIST TO THE JAW!! Allin falls like a ton of bricks and is bleeding from the mouth. Moxley then scales the ropes and hits a DIVING ELBOW DROP TO DARBY!!!! 1..........2.......KICK OUT!!! MOXLEY THEN HITS HIM WITH A KITCHEN SINK STRAIGHT AFTER!!! 1...........2..........KICK OUT!!!
Moxley gets agitated at Allin not staying down. He shouts at him again, BUT ALLIN WITH A LOW BLOW!! HE THROWS JON OUT AND HITS A SUICIDE DIVE!! He lands on him with more punches and elbows. MOXLEY THEN THROWS HIM OFF RAMP INTO THE RING POST!!! Allin lays dead. After a bit of recovering, Moxley picks him up and throws him into the ring. He walks from the corner - stalking his prey. He toys with it before the kill - LOCKING IN AN STF!! Jon looks into Allin’s desperate eyes as he screams in pain. Allin places a middle finger in his face! MOXLEY BITES THAT FINGER!! ALLIN ESCAPES AND HITS A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP ONTO THE BACK!! He throws Moxley outside and STOMPS HIS FINGERS INTO THE RING POST!!! HE THEN DIVES FROM THE TOP WITH A SPRINGBOARD BACKSPLASH!!
Allin and Moxley both lean against the guardrail, panting. Darby then gets up and checks under the ring - AND PULLS OUT THE CRACKER BARREL!! THE CROWD ERUPT!! Moxley kicks him in the gut before he can use it and throws him over the guardrail! MOXLEY THEN CROSSBODIES OVER IT!!! He throws him into the railing on the stairs. ALLIN THEN JUMPS OFF THE STAIRS WITH A SEATED SENTON!! HE THROWS MOXLEY INTO THE RAILINGS, AND THEN INTO A GROUP OF FANS CHAIRS!! Allin starts to climb up the railings, going for a Coffin Drop onto Moxley laid across the fans seats. Moxley gets out the way though and pulls him down. They then walk down the stairs into a more open area, WHERE MOXLEY HITS DARBY WITH A TRASH CAN ACROSS THE BACK!! He carries the lid with him as well as Darby back to ringside.
Jon sets up a table for later use. Moxley goes to smash the lid over Allin’s head but he shoulder barges him in the midsection! ALLIN THEN PUSHES JON INTO THE APRON!! He throws him back in with the lid. He also pushes the Cracker Barrel inside. HE HITS A TRASH CAN LID ASSISTED COFFIN DROP!! BUT MOXLEY CATCHES WITH A REAR NAKED CHOKE!! His ribs hurt from the trash can lid though and so Allin easily gets out. DARBY THEN WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE HEAD! HE HITS THE FLIPPING STUNNER FROM THE CORNER!! HE THEN HITS MOXLEY WITH THE PARADIGM SHIFT, HIS OWN MOVE, ONTO THE CRACKER BARREL!!!! 1...................2.................KICK OUT!!!!!
Moxley is so pissed at Allin stealing his move, he takes him to the apron. He goes for a Paradigm Shift onto the apron - but he rethinks it. HE INSTEAD HITS A PARADIGM SHIFT OFF THE APRON THROUGH THE TABLE!!! This is the second time they’re both laying in crumbled wood after a Paradigm Shift within about a minute. Moxley pulls himself up and GOES FOR A GOTCH-STYLE PILEDRIVER ON THE OUTSIDE!!! ALLIN GETS OUT AND THROWS HIM IN THE RING, AND HEADS FOR A COFFIN DROP!! MOXLEY HITS HIM MIDAIR WITH THE TRASH CAN LID!!! HE THEN ROLLS UP DARBY ALLIN!! 1........2........3!!!! MOXLEY WINS!!! Allin gets his shoulders off the mat just afterwards and tries to get up, but he falls to the mat in pain - the pain of defeat.
Jon Moxley defeats Darby Allin (17:33)
Jon Moxley has just competed his third defence against Darby Allin, and it hurt him even in victory. The Dynamite after he brings out Allin and Sting to the ring. He tells Darby at Fight for the Fallen he felt like he was wrestling the Jon Moxley from 10 years ago. A stupid kid jumping onto barbed wire or light tubes for a slice of pizza. He wasn’t able to say “no”, he kept going. He couldn’t listen to people telling him to slow down and take it easy - he had to give it 110% every time. That is now who Darby Allin is, and he is now the person telling him to stop. He just wants to put what they did to each other in the past and move forward. Hell, Jon think they could make a good team. Darby chuckles at the idea, but shrugs and says he’s down. Sting then complaints Allin, saying he sees a lot of himself in Darby too.
The week after then it’s set to be a Tag Team Match - with Jon Moxley and Darby Allin teaming up for the first time. They will take on the trio that have recently took AEW by storm - Death Triangle. They would immediately make enemies out of Jurassic Express, with Pac being disgusted goofballs like them take the air time that should be his, and the fans support that should be his, and the rankings spots that should be his. They face at Double or Nothing - with Death Triangle coming out on top. At Fyter Fest they would win the inaugural AEW Trios Championships in a match with the Best Friends and Orange Cassidy, and since then have been dominating everyone they’ve passed.
The match main events the show, with Fénix and Pac representing Death Triangle. Sting and Pentagon Jr. are in their teams corners, and during the entrance we see Sting and Pentagon stare down in the centre of the ring. Both famous for being black and white face painted anti-heroes, with voices of silence and an affinity for darkness and weapons. The match ends when while Moxley is on the top rope looking for an Avalanche Paradigm Shift - Fénix threatens to assault Sting on the outside, which distracts Jon. Pac then shoves him off the top turnbuckle to the mat, and HITS A BLACK ARROW!!! 1.............2...........3!!!! PAC PINS THE AEW WORLD CHAMPION JON MOXLEY!!!
This means Pac is now in line for an AEW World Championship match. He cuts a promo on Jon Moxley the week after and is grinning maniacally. He reminds Moxley of their match from 10 months ago on the October 23rd and 4th ever edition of Dynamite. They went to a draw, but this time around we will have a victor. Pac then tells Jon he makes him furious - to watch him get all these scumbags (points to the fans) to like him. Why? Why would he stoop so low? Because he’s insecure. He hides his lack of wrestling skill with weapons and blood, and these bloodthirsty warthogs (points to the fans again) eat it up like the vile little leeches they are.
On the week following’s episode of Dynamite, Darby Allin is teaming with his best frenemy Cody against Brian Cage and Ricky Starks. It ends when Allin rolls up Ricky to win. Brian Cage then decimates Allin. Moxley comes to his rescue however. Moxley and Cage stare down before getting into a tussle. Cody and Ricky Starks go at it, but Cage and Starks start to double team. Dustin Rhodes then makes the save. Death Triangle come out from the stage, but then the lights go down...ITS STING!! Not Steve Borden, he’s back in the makeup and wreaking all hell upon Death Triangle. The show ends with Cage and Starks retreating to the stage where they group up with Death Triangle, meanwhile Sting walks to the ring to stand beside Cody, Dustin Rhodes, Jon Moxley and Darby Allin.
This all leads into possibly the biggest tag team match since Blood and Guts. A Ten-man Tag Team Match main events the August 22nd edition of Dynamite. It consists of Pac, Fénix, Pentagon Jr, Brian Cage and Ricky Starks teaming up to take on: Jon Moxley, Cody, Darby Allin, Dustin Rhodes...and Sting. In his first ever match in AEW, and his last ever match in wrestling. Retiring on that Rollins match is not a way to go out, and after 35 years in wrestling - this is a match to go out on. The only spot I’m having him do is: be tagged in, hit Fénix with a bat, lock in the Scorpion Death Lock, Fénix escapes, they both rush to their corners to get hot tags. The rest of it is mayhem between 9 other supremely talented men. The heels win after Fénix pins Moxley. This sets up a lot of things. Darby Allin vs. Brian Cage and Pac vs. Jon Moxley at All Out, as well as Fénix getting an AEW World Championship match in the future.
The final week before All Out sees Jon Moxley and Pentagon Jr. face off in a non-title bout. If Pentagon wins, he’ll get a future championship match. All of his other teammates have pinned Jon, so if he doesn’t do it he’ll miss out on the biggest opportunity of his career as well as be considered the weakest angle of Death Triangle. They go to war in the main event, with Pentagon Jr. hitting a Mexican Destroyer onto the floor at one point. Pac and Fénix try to interfere, but Mox uses them against Penta. He docks an attack and Pentagon ends up diving into his partners. They end up costing him in the match, meaning he will miss out on an AEW World Championship match. Will Pentagon repay the favour to Pac at All Out in 3 days? Who knows. Moxley tells Pac however that since he think that Jon can’t wrestle, he’s making it a Pinfall and Submission Only Match.
All Out 2020:
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Pac - Pinfall and Submission Only Match for the AEW World Championship
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Brian Cage is a self-described nerd who collects action figures and trading cards, and loves horror movies and video games! He’s also the latest to challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW World Champion title at Fyter Fest (Wed. 7/8 on TNT). Brian describes his road to AEW, his surprise appearance at “Double Or Nothing,” debuting in the Casino Ladder Match (fresh off a bicep injury), and being managed by Taz. He talks about his first conversation with AEW bossman Tony Khan, his multiple weddings to Melissa Santos, what he loved about Lucha Underground, and the “three Cs” who inspired his pro wrestling career and in-ring moves.
Notes:

• Two of the big reasons Brian Cage chose to join AEW was because it offered a lot of new match-ups, as well as giving him a larger platform than what he's done in the past.
  
• Brian Cage discusses his convoluted path to joining AEW. He was originally going to appear at the original Double or Nothing in 2019, as he believed the verbiage in his contract with Impact would allow it. Cody told him that they didn't want to have him beat anyone under contract with AEW, but also wanted to give him a good showing (in part because he was currently the Impact World Champion), so the idea was to give him a bunch of eliminations in the Casino Battle Royale, while ultimately losing. Impact didn't want him on the show, so he made the decision not to perform so as to not to risk getting heat with either Impact or AEW. Brian Cage finished up his contract with Impact in January 2020, but had suffered a bicep injury shortly before leaving the company. AEW had offered him a contract, but Cage was worried that AEW would have rescinded the contract due to him needing surgery, but they were supportive of him throughout. He was initially planned to debut at Revolution in February, but it was ultimately delayed until Double or Nothing 2020 at the end of May. He said he was excited by the time he finally did debut, but that it was a bummer to have missed out on debuting in front of fans and getting a loud surprise pop.
  
• His wrestling influences are "the three C's" - Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, and Chris Kanyon. "The combination of the three was my perfect hybrid wrestler. As far as the intensity, the physique, the charisma, the agility, the moves, the mic work.. everything." He also takes pride that he's been compared to all three of them at times in his career.
  

As an aside, in tonight's Fyter Fest Post-Show, Tony Schiavone announced that they've also done interviews with Big Swole and Best Friends, which will presumably be released over the next few weeks.

The Buy In:
21 Man Casino Battle Royale with the winner receiving a guaranteed title shot of their choosing
Spades:
Shawn Spears
Lance Archer
Isaiah Kassidy
Orange Cassidy
Trent Beretta
Spears and Archer team up.
Diamonds:
Peter Avalon
Sammy Guevara
Luchasauras
Jungle Boy
Chuck Taylor
Sammy, Peter, Lance & Spears battle with Jurassic Express and Best Friends in a big eight-man brawl.
Clubs:
Pentagon Jr.
Frankie Kazarian
Rey Fenix
Joey Janela
Marq Quen
Janela does a massive trust fall onto everybody from the top of a ladder he set up. Spears tries to take down Taylor who moves and Shawn accidentally runs into Lance Archer, who didn't see the mistake. Lance launches Shawn up and over ending their partnership. Cassidy gets his glasses knocked off and fires up, sending Luchasauras through the middle rope and then eliminating himself with a Tope Con Hilo. He then does an elbow drop off a ladder through a table on Shawn Spears before spotting his glasses and sauntering backstage.
Shawn Spears has been eliminated by Lance Archer
Orange Cassidy has been eliminated by Orange Cassidy
Hearts:
Scorpio Sky
Santana
Kip Sabian
Brandon Cutler
Ortiz
Inner Circle attempts to split up any tag teams.
Isaiah Kassidy has been eliminated by The Inner Circle
Trent Beretta has been eliminated by The Inner Circle
Avalon and Cutler square off harkening back to their recent Dark feud.
Peter Avalon has been eliminated by Brandon Cutler
Frankie Kazarian has been eliminated by The Inner Circle
Santana has been eliminated by The Lucha Brothers
Brandon Cutler has been eliminated by Sammy Guevara
Joker:
Jericho introduces the newest member of the inner circle, Lio Rush!
Luchasauras and Archer square off in a battle of the behemoths.
Luchasauras has been eliminated by Lance Archer
Sammy keeps getting people into position for an elimination before Lio finishes them off. It would be great teamwork if Sammy didn't seem so put off by it.
Chuck Taylor has been eliminated by Lio Rush
Scorpio Sky has been eliminated by Lio Rush
Final 10:
Lance Archer
Sammy Guevara
Jungle Boy
Pentagon Jr.
Rey Fenix
Joey Janela
Marq Quen
Kip Sabian
Ortiz
Lio Rush
Kip Sabian asks for a kiss from Ford and when they do, Ford passes him a key through the kiss. He looks to key up Penta and runs into a boot. Fenix hits a front flip off the top ending in a stomp which adds extra force to a Penta Piledriver.
Kip Sabian has been eliminated by The Lucha Brothers
Jungle Boy begins mounting a comeback as Lio, Ortiz and Sammy try to wear him down. He hits a headscissors over the ropes on Ortiz.
Ortiz has been eliminated by Jungle Boy
Quen and Archer begin to do battle and as Marq thinks he's about to get an elimination, Archer shoves him off the top and to the floor.
Marq Quen has been eliminated by Lance Archer
Janela faces a similar fate.
Joey Janela has been eliminated by Lance Archer
Final 6:
Lance Archer
Sammy Guevara
Jungle Boy
Pentagon Jr.
Rey Fenix
Lio Rush
Jungle Boy and Lio start to craft some beautiful sequences and just when Rush is in jeopardy, Guevara saves the day tossing out Jungle.
Jungle Boy has been eliminated by Sammy Guevara
The Lucha Bros and Sammy & Lio have a brief fast paced tag team exchange before Lance starts blasting through everybody. This causes the four men to team up on the bigger threat in Archer. In the heat of the moment Sammy accidentally knocks Rush out of the ring effectively eliminating him.
Lio Rush has been eliminated by Sammy Guevara
Rush refuses to stay out, but instead of unleashing his anger on Guevara he tosses out Archer illegally with help from Sammy. This jumpstarts a short feud between Archer and Rush.
Lance Archer has been eliminated by Lio Rush and Sammy Guevara
Guevara faces a two on one situation against the brothers, at times teetering on underdog status. He takes to the sky one time to many though and a superkick by Penta eliminates him.
Sammy Guevara has been eliminated by Pentagon Jr.
Final 2:
Pentagon Jr. Rey Fenix
The Lucha Brothers get their first taste of action against each other since joining AEW. They work a fast and furious pace having a four minute mini match. At the very end, Penta knows his brother too well and slips out of Muscle Buster position to hit a canadian destroyer. He reluctantly tosses out Fenix to advance himself to the next level.
Rey Fenix has been eliminated by Pentagon Jr.
The brothers hug and Fenix raises Penta's arm as we see the breakout performance of Pentagon Jr.
All Out 2020:
The Young Bucks def Hangman Adam Page and Kenny Omega & FTR to win the AEW Tag Team Championships
· Revival vs Bucks should be saved until we can have a live crowd
· Page and Omega still don't have a team name, showing Adam still wants to make a name for himself outside of the team while Kenny is ready to settle into one.
· Revival show off their underhand tactics pulling the ref in front of them, using brass knucks, hitting eye rakes and low blows
· Page accidentally lays out Omega with a Lariat
· Bucks pin Omega to win
· Page deserts Kenny after the match
· FTR potentially go on an Impact excursion following this opening the door for some great talent for AEW
Britt Baker def Big Swole
Mr. Brodie Lee def Broken Matt Hardy in an Elite Deletion Match
· Rowan gets summoned to throw Lee off guard
· Lita appears distracting Matt
· The Dark Order appear and square off with Hardy, Vanguard, Reby & Benjamin
· Colt Cabana seems conflicted, but in the end turns on Brodie Lee and pays dearly for it
· Brodie overcomes his past demons chucking Hardy into the lake of rebirth from the top of a shed.
· Matt Hardy joins The Dark Order in his return a few months later
Hikaru Shida def Abadon to retain the AEW Women's Championship
· Abadon dons some creepy makeup and has a special entrance portraying her rise from hell to the top
Jon Moxley def Brian Cage, Darby Allin & MJF in a Fatal 4 Way to retain the AEW Championship
· MJF chickens out as much as possible and Wardlow lays out Taz
· Cage powerbombs Wardlow off the stage through two tables
· Cage hits a Tope Con Hilo onto all three of his opponents
· Moxley hits a top rope Paradigm Shift to take Darby out of the equation harkening back to their Dynamite encounter
· MJF finally gets caught and ripped apart by Mox with kendo stick shots
· Moxley hits two Paradigm Shifts before finally having to go back to his WWE days and hit a headlock driver on a chair before refusing to accept that as the official match ending and hit a final Paradigm Shift onto the chair to pick up the victory
· Pentagon Jr. comes face to face with Moxley after the bell
Cody vs Dustin Rhodes AEW TNT Championship Title vs Career
· Dustin cuts a promo saying that fighting against your baby brother for your career, that's hard times
· Both men bleed. A lot.
· Dustin hits Dusty's old jabs and elbow
· Dustin pulls out a moonsault which misses
· Dustin tries for Final Cut when Cody escapes for Cross Rhodes
· several iconic submissions like the sharpshooter, figure four and boston crab get broken out
· Cody hits a springboard cross rhodes to end the match before embracing Dustin
· The show goes off the air with Cody and Dustin, bathed in blood hugging as Dustin Rhodes' legacy comes to an end
Full Gear 2020 Match Card:
Hangman Adam Page & Kenny Omega vs The Young Bucks best two out of three for the AEW Tag Team Championships
Darby Allin & Rey Fenix vs Lio Rush & Sammy Guevara
Cody vs Brodie Lee for the AEW TNT Championship
Ivelisse & Diamante vs Awesome Kong & Nyla Rose in the AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Finals
Brian Cage vs Lance Archer vs Luchasauras vs Wardlow for the FTW Championship
Hikaru Shida vs Britt Baker for the AEW Women's Championship
Pentagon Jr. vs Jon Moxley in a Cero Miedo Deathmatch for the AEW Championship

Hi guys, hope everyone is doing well, I'm back with the second installment of this series where I book an alternative covid-free version of the storyline involving Hangman Page and the Elite. The first part which involved a battle at Blood and Guts as well as a rematch from Revolution will be linked below.
Part 1 (Blood and Guts - Double or Nothing)
Build to Fyter Fest
On the May 27th edition of Dynamite, the Young Bucks host a slightly over the top title celebration after defeating Page and Omega to win the gold at Double or Nothing. They are interrupted by none other than FTR, who made their debuts in the tag etam casino ladder match at the Vegas show. Harwood and Wheeler, accompanied by their manager Tully Blanchard, come to the ring to confront the Bucks and send out a warning that they are coming for their titles...
And then, out comes the Hangman. Page is typically pissed off and gets in the face of the Bucks, claiming that he and Omega deserve their rematch. FTR, who have history with Hangman, calm Page down and propose an idea to their former friend. A tag match at Fyter Fest to determine who will challenge the Bucks at Fight for the Fallen. Harwood and Wheeler vs Omega and Page. Page agrees, and interestingly shakes the hands of the pair, as well as manager Tully Blanchard. After months of being the lone wolf, does Page now have some new allys in the business in the form of FTR?
The build up to Fyter Fest explores this dynamic that we’ve seen in real life between FTR and the Hangman. In fact, on one episode of Dynamite in the weeks before the match, Kenny and the Bucks find FTR in the bar. They exchange a few words about their upcoming bout before Kenny realises that there are three glasses out. Harwood and Wheeler say it’s for their manager Tully who’s on his way but then out of the restrooms comes none other than Hangman Adam Page.
Page and Omega share an awkward stare, as the Hangman stands in the middle of FTR and the Elite, quite literally representing the divide within him. Now, just like before with Kenny and the Bucks, it’s a question of where do Page’s loyalties lie, heading into Fyter Fest…
Fyter Fest, June 20th 2020
This year, Fyter Fest was scheduled to take place at Wembley Arena in London, England, becoming AEW’s first ever event overseas. On the show, Kenny Omega and Hangman Adam Page face FTR for the right to become the no. 1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships. With everything that’s happened between Hangman, Kenny, the Elite and now FTR over the last few months, this was sure to be a can’t-miss match up...
Also on the card, you would have the Young Bucks retaining their recently won titles against Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy of the Jurassic Express. And they would stay to watch the match between Kenny, Hangman and FTR to see who their next challengers were…
Just like at All Out, in real life, FTR have a brilliant match with Hangman and Omega, constantly using their old school style and tag team expertise to get the better of the singles stars. They consistengly try to exploit the fragilities between their opponents and at times the fans are wondering whether Page may turn on his partner...
Late in the match, Hangman is the legal man for his team, he and Kenny prepare for the Buckshot V-Trigger on Cash Wheeler. Hangman flips over the rope, but in a shocking turn of events, Kenny pushes Wheeler out of the way and hits a devastating V-Trigger that knocks out his own partner…
Kenny walks off to the back, leaving his tag partner all alone. A surprised FTR, hit the Shatter Machine on the Hangman to pick up the victory. Cameras catch up with Kenny, leaving the arena alongside the Bucks, he hints at a singles run and the return of the Cleaner persona, saying the real Kenny Omega needs to return. Meanwhile, back in the arena, Hangman struggles to his feet after being betrayed by his so-called friend Omega. He briefly shares a look with his old buddies FTR and their manager Tully Blanchard before leaving the ring…
Build to Fight for the Fallen
That next week on Dynamite, similar to how he did a week ago in real life, Hangman sits down with Tony Schiavone in a backstage interview segment. Page mentions how he’s lost everything since coming to AEW, he lost in the first ever AEW World Championship match last year at All Out, he’s lost his place in the Elite, he’s lost the tag team titles and now he’s lost his friendship with Kenny. A depressed Hangman, says he needs to go home for a while and do the thing he's best at... drink.
It’s announced that night, that in a few weeks’ time, AEW will host another special edition of Dynamite similar to Bash at the Beach and Blood and Guts, with this one being the second Fight for the Fallen event, to be held at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. At this event, the Young Bucks will defend their AEW World Tag Team Championships against the no. 1 contenders FTR…
Also, on the show, Tully Blanchard’s other client Shawn Spears challenges Elite member Cody Rhodes for the TNT Championship as part of Cody’s TNT Open Challenge. During the build up to the show, we see FTR and Spears have a few run ins with their Fyter Fest opponents the Elite, which also includes some war of words between managers and ex Horsemen teammates Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard.
Fight for the Fallen, July 15th 2020
Early in the night, Kenny Omega continues to rack up some singles victories after splitting from tag partner Adam Page, and beats Darby Allin in impressive fashion. We are slowly seeing the return of the Cleaner as Kennys attitude and aesthetic begins to change. Later that night, Cody scores a win against Shawn Spears to retain his TNT Championship, in a match that wasn’t short of outside shenanigans from Arn and Tully.
Then a few matches later, Tully’s other clients FTR face the Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. In a brilliant clash between old school and modern tag team wrestling, Wheeler and Harwood defeat Matt and Nick to be crowned the new champions, ending the Bucks reigns at just under two months.
Build to All Out
The war between the Elite and Tully Blanchard’s men continues after Fight for the Fallen. Tully claims that he and his boys are bringing real wrestling back. Their aim is to eradicate the Elite, as they are representative of everything wrong with this modern era of pro wrestling. Blanchard references to his and Arn Andersons old group the Four Horsemen claiming his new stable will be just as revolutionary and be remembered as this generations ‘Horsemen’.
After comparisons were made between his new stable and the Four Horsemen, speculation begins to grow as to whether theirs a fourth member of the group. This grows when Tully challenges the Elite to a 4-on-4 Elimination match at All Out. After a couple weeks of confrontations and scuffles between the two factions, Kenny meets Spears in the main event of Dynamite.
With the two stables, Arn and Tully watching on from ringside, the Cleaner pins the Chairman after a Tiger Driver 98 to pick up the victory. But the drama isn’t over there, as after the match, all the men involved enter the ring. The Elite have the Horsemen outnumbered when all of a sudden FTR put up the four fingers. Everyone in the arena is made to wonder just who is the fourth man? And then… Ghost Town Triumph begins to play throughout the arena, and a certain Hangman returns…
After weeks away at home, Hangman Adam Page arrives on Dynamite to the eruption of the live crowd…but wait does this mean Hangman is the fourth Horsemen? Page gets in the ring, beer in hand and stands alongside FTR and Spears, staring down his former friends the Elite. Then Page gets in the face of his friends before smashing Kenny with his beer. A huge brawl between the factions ensures that ends with the Hangman and the Horsemen holding the ring…
Its announced that at All Out, the first ever 'All Out' Brawl is to take place. Essentially an All Out Brawl is a No Holds Barred tag team elimination match and the only way to win is when one team has been fully eliminated, meaning they are ‘all out’. And the first ever edition of the match will see the Elite take on the Horsemen. Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks versus Hangman Adam Page, Shawn Spears and FTR…
All Out, September 5th 2020
The second annual All Out pay-per-view, takes place from the NOW Centre in Chicago, Illinois on September 5th 2020. And in one of the headline matches, The Elite take on the Horsemen in the first ever All Out Brawl.
The first elimination takes place after the Young Bucks hit a Double Superkick on Shawn Spears, followed by a vicious V-Trigger to the ball of the head from Omega for the three count. Then Nick Jackson is the next to go after a Shatter Machine from FTR. Omega gets his second elimination when he pins Dax Harwood after a One Winged Angel before Hangman eliminates long-time foe Matt Jackson with a Dead Eye. The next elimination comes when TNT Champion Cody Rhodes hits the Cross Rhodes on Cash Wheeler and pins him for the three count.
Hangman it’s the last man left standing for the Horsemen, whilst Cody and Kenny remain for the Elite. Hangman buckshots Cody out of the match but is immediately attacked by Omega with a steel chair after the pinfall. The Cleaner shows no remorse to his former tag team partner, and despite Hangman trying to rally, Omega eventually hits the One Winged Angel on Page for the three count. The Elite prevail at All Out and the Cleaner is officially back!
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What happens next in the rivalry between the Elite and the Horsemen and after a dominant display from Kenny, does the Cleaner now have championship gold in his sight? Click below for the next part..
>> Part 3 (Halloween Havoc - Full Gear)
^{Feel free to check out some of my other stories here...}

• ^{Booking Gargano & Ciampa on the Main Roster}
• ^{Booking the Resurgence of Shinsuke Nakamura}
• ^{Booking an AJ Styles & Finn Balor Angle}

Well folks, here we are. My first PPV as a member of the GM staff. I want to thank all of the predictors and staff who have helped me through the learning process. But lets get to the fun!
u/TeddyBeware vs Zero u/ResinOfficial in a NO DQ MATCH
Trios Titles Match- u/danchester_united u/Pruef u/Mundar_Abagooby from A.R.S.E (champions) vs u/InstinctMan20 u/KaneCarnage u/NicholasGraziano (Sicari)
u/Nwood27 vs Open Challenge for the Hardcore Title.
u/VitaminYes2000 vs u/ElHeroeDos
u/RandomGuy199 VS u/BJH_Bowman for the TV Title
u/RandomGuy199 vs u/TheDumi0711 vs u/TeddyBeware vs u/CaptainConundrum54 vs u/SevenSulivin vs u/BrokenPenisJoke vs u/Steve_Chandler__ vs u/DerLaubi in a Ladder match for the right to face the TV Champ on 5/27!
u/Steve_Chandler__ in an open challenge.
The next few multiman matches will give us some competitors for a number one contenders match on 5/27.
u/Narutomanreigns vs u/UnicornDick31 vs u/Genesis1224 vs u/DP123King vs u/BenjaminEarl vs u/AdmiralJones42 vs u/too_raretoodie vs u/ArnoldTheBigBoi
u/zquest13 vs u/Phenomenalnferno vs u/DariusShade vs u/The_Avenger vs u/Hadi-Younes vs u/PrivateSloth986 vs u/Anti-Racism_Bong vs u/MidKnightDreary
u/fswnj vs u/MockingbirdNivan vs u/ShowtimeClyde2 vs u/MUZZA_44 vs u/ThatOneGuyHawk vs u/Undead115 vs u/LionTamerY2J vs u/ResinOfficial
X Division Title: u/danchester_united vs u/Nwood27 vs u/The-P1
World Title: u/Pruef vs u/RyRyLloyd
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You will be predicting the following card:

• AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Brodie Lee
• AEW TNT Championship: Cody vs. Lance Archer
• AEW Women's Championship: Nyla Rose (c) vs. Hikaru Shida (No DQ, no countout)
• Matt Hardy & The Elite vs. The Inner Circle (Stadium Stampede)
• Casino Ladder Match (AEW world championship shot): Darby Allin vs. Colt Cabana vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Rey Fenix vs. Scorpio Sky vs. Kip Sabian vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Luchasaurus vs. mystery competitor
• MJF vs. Jungle Boy
• Dr. Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander
• Dustin Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
• Private Party vs. Best Friends (The Buy-In pre-show)

The following are bonus questions to earn extra points:
BQ1: Predict the 4th match on the card (does not include Buy in matches.)
BQ2: Who will eat the pin in the Stadium Stampede match
BQ3: Who will eat the pin in Private Party vs Best Friends
TB: Time of Main Event
If any of you have not been booked, let me know and i will make room for you
Deadline: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/wrestling?iso=20200523T18&p0=158&font=cursive (6pm central time in the US on Saturday May 23rd 2020)

Hey guys. I'm back with another fantasy booking angle to get stuck into...and this time it's All Elite! All my other work will be linked at the bottom if you want to check it out.
Intro
In my opinion, the story between Elite members Hangman Page, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks has been the best thing about AEW since its inception last year. The fact that its still been one of the best angles in recent memory despite all the limitations of today's world, is testament to the quality of the narrative and the talent involved.
With that said, I thought I’d give myself the challenge and pleasure of trying to book an alternate version of this brilliant angle without the restrictions that AEW has dealt with due to the pandemic. After all, it seems criminal that such a good story has largely been forced to play out without a proper live audience.
This booking will run for around a year and implement all kinds of narratives such as the break up of the Elite, the return of the Cleaner and even the formation of the Horsemen. If that sounds interesting then please read on. But anyways, enough of the introduction, lets get into the booking...
To start we go back to March, not long after that match at Revolution…
Blood and Guts, March 25th 2020
At this point, AEW’s tag team division was arguably the hottest thing in the whole of pro wrestling. The six star classic between Omega, Page and the Young Bucks was one of the best matches I’d seen in recent times. After retaining their titles, Omega and Hangman walked out side by side despite all the wonderful post-match teasing.
As we known, on March 25th, AEW scheduled a special edition of Dynamite named Blood and Guts. The show was to be headlined by Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle taking on the Elite in AEW’s version of War Games. So we do that exactly as planned, Jericho, Hager, Guevara, Santana and Ortiz take on Cody, Hangman, Kenny, Matt and Nick in the blow off to the feud that had primarily dominated the opening chapter of Dynamite.
Late in the match, after everyone has entered the steel structure and all hell has broken loose, Kenny and Hangman set up the Buckshot V-Trigger on Sammy but the Spanish God avoids contact resulting in Page buckshotting his tag team partner. Matt Jackson sees this and immediately gets in the face of Hangman, pushing him around. Page responds by delivering a brutal lariat to the older Young Buck.
Unfortunately for Hangman, he has just taken down his only ally left standing. Now he stands all alone as the Inner Circle begin to get to their feet. Hangman looks around at Cody, Kenny and the Bucks, all of whom are on the floor incapacitated, before he is mauled by the Painmaker Posse in a brutal 5-on-1 assault. Jericho locks in a single legged Liontamer on the Hangman whilst Hager grabs his spare limb for the Ankle Lock. Eventually, Hangman passes out to the pain and the Inner Circle are announced as the victors…
AEW Dynamite, April 1st 2020
One week removed for the defeat at Blood and Guts, the Elite are divided as ever. Hangman is made responsible for the loss by the Bucks, especially Matt Jackson, meanwhile Omega keeps relatively quest not wanting to get too involved in the ever growing issues between the pair. Cody, who has largely been absent from this story, wants his friends to get on the same page so he decides that Hangman and Matt should settle their differences one on one, next week during the main event of Dynamite.
AEW Dynamite, April 8th 2020
On the April 8th edition of Dynamite, Hangman and Matt Jackson do battle in the headline match. Matt is accompanied to the ring by his brother and tag team partner Nick however Hangman comes out alone, with no Omega in sight. Kenny has decided to stay and watch from the back, due to having loyalties on both sides. Also by this point he is growing tired of the issues within the group and wants to stay out of it as much as possible.
Hangman beats Matt after countering an attempted Superkick into a Dead Eye for the three count. After the match, the issues between the pair still aren’t over as Matt yet again gets in the face of Page. His younger brother Nick comes in to settle things down but he too gets frustrated with Page for not responding to his attempts. All of a sudden, just like was teased at Revolution, the Bucks hit a Double Superkick to Hangman sending him crashing to the floor.
An interviewer catches up with a departing Kenny Omega in the parking lot, asking for his opinion on what just transpire. Kenny replies saying it was a hell of a match, an impressive win for Adam and a chance to move forward, clearly showing that he didn’t see the post match superkick. When the interviewer informs Kenny of what the Bucks did, Kenny just sighs and angrily gets in the car, leaving the arena to end the show.
AEW Dynamite, April 15th 2020
Next week, Hangman confronts Kenny backstage asking why he wasn't there for him last week. The questions start mounting as to where Kenny’s loyalties actually lie. Are they with Hangman, the Bucks…or too himself? The champions are interrupted by the Young Bucks with Nick Jackson apologising to Hangman for their actions after the match last week, claiming they let their emotions get the better of them. Unwilling to accept their apology, Page storms out the room, beer in hand…
AEW Dynamite, April 22nd 2020
The following week, on the April 22nd edition of Dynamite, Omega and Page defend their AEW World Tag Team Championships against Proud and Powerful. A match given to Santana and Ortiz after they were part of the Inner Circles victory at Blood and Guts. Late in the match, Hangman and Kenny set up the patented Buckshot V-Trigger combination but just like at Blood and Guts, their opponent avoids contact. However, this time, Hangman manages to halt his momentum in order to prevent himself from Buckshotting Kenny.
Santana and Ortiz take advantage of this slight distraction, and beat down both men from behind. They send Hangman out the ring and into the steel steps before heading back inside the squared circle to find a pissed off Omega. Kenny fights back against the odds, using his growing frustrations to get the better of the challengers. He eventually pins Ortiz after a One Winged Angel to retain the belts for his team. However, Kenny isn’t really in the mood for post-match celebrations and hastily walks down the ramp with the gold over his shoulder, leaving Hangman to drink beer with the jubilant fans.
AEW Dynamite, May 6th 2020
A couple weeks later, Kenny and Page defend their titles once more, this time against the Best Friends on the May 6th edition of Dynamite. During the bout, Omega continues to show off a meaner, more serious side to his game, failing to see the humour in fan favourite Orange Cassidy’s ringside antics. The Best Bout Machine even goes as far as to hit a V-Trigger on Freshly Squeezed, much to the audible disappointment of the live audience. In the end, Omega yet again picks up the win for his team, pinning Trent after One Winged Angel.
AEW Dynamite, May 13th 2020
The next week, with Double or Nothing on the horizon, the Bucks come out to the ring to challenge Hangman and Kenny to a rematch of their six star classic at Revolution. The Bucks bring up the fans desire to see a sequel, and ultimately the champions agree to put their titles on the line, meaning that in Las Vegas, at the MGM Grand Arena, it will be Omega and Page vs the Young Bucks 2 for the AEW World Tag Team Championships.
Double or Nothing, May 24th 2020
Double or Nothing rolls around on the 24th May 2020, live on pay per view. Page and Omega defend the AEW World Tag Team Championships against the Young Bucks in a rematch from their epic at Revolution. However, this time, unlike at Revolution, the Young Bucks manage to exploit the frailties in the relationship between Hangman and Kenny to become the new AEW World Tag Team Champions after yet another classic 25+ minute battle. The finish came when Hangman, trying to impress Omega and the fans, attempted the same double Buckshot Lariat that won his team the first match. Only this time, Nick Jackson caught him with a superkick outside the ring. He then threw him back inside to brother Matt and they hit he Indie Taker to pick up the three count and the championships.
After the match as the Bucks celebrate, Omega enters the ring. Matt and Nick shake hands with the Best Bout Machine before leaving the ring. Kenny looks down at a struggling Hangman, and much like in real life at All Out, he leaves him in the ring, walking away from his tag partner. The fans are left to ponder, what is left of the relationship between the Cleaner and the Hangman…
Also, earlier in the night at Double or Nothing, Dax Harwood and Cash Wilder made their AEW debuts, entering as the surprise final entrants to win the Casino Tag Team Ladder Match and become No. 1 contenders to the AEW Tag Team Championships...
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Check out part two below to find out where things go from here now that FTR are All Elite!
>> Part 2 (Fyter Fest - All Out)
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The year is 2020, and the show is the Blood And Guts episode of Dynamite. AEW has already signed Marty Scurll to a contract, but nobody outside of The Elite and Tony Khan know that. Scurll was “kicked out” of Villain Enterprises when Flip Gordon took over the group on the night Scurll became a free agent. Immediately after that nights ROH event, Scurll signed with AEW in secret. At Blood And Guts, early in the show, Nick Jackson got his head slammed in a door by the Inner Circle. This left fans (because this is my fantasy world, Covid never happened) wondering who could be the replacement for Nick. The tension built all night, growing as both Brodie Lee and Matt Hardy debuted, leading up to the nights main event. Inner Circle enters first, then The Elite. As fans chant this is awesome, the lights go out, and Marty Scurlls music begins to play as the AEW crowd absolutely marks out as The Villain makes his way to the ring, in his full epic bird mask, coat, and umbrella attire as the crowd chants “Holy Shit” for this amazing debut. The match goes on, the fans are on the edge of their seats waiting for the finish, which involves Sammy Geuvera doing a 630 onto both factions, Omega putting Santana through a barbed wire table with a top rope One Winged Angel, and Scurll forcing Chris Jericho to tap out. Scurll officially rejoins The Elite to cheers from the crowd as the show ends.
Time Jump: Scurll wins the Ladder Match at Double Or Nothing to get the Casino Chip, which guarantees Scurll a shot at Jon Moxley and his world title. Scurll wins they title at Fyter Fest, and over the next few months, defends it regularly on Dynamite. At All Out, Scurll beats Darby Allin in a bloody brawl of a match. But after the match, when The Elite are celebrating with Marty, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks turn on The Elite, leading to a series of Omega vs Scurll matches that break the Meltzer Star Scale, with epic matches that build to Blood and Guts 2021. Along the way, Omega picks up the world title from Scurll while the Bucks steal the tag titles from Cody and Hangman (they have a sort of Omega and Page style of tag team, where they are members of a faction working together). In the build up to Blood and Guts, Cody, Page, and Scurll form an alliance with Darby Allin, while Omega and The Bucks convince MJF, the TNT Champion, to join their cause. At Blood and Guts, with the stakes of all the titles, the two teams pull out all the stops in a match that even Jim Cornette would love. In the end, Scurll pins Kenny after a Bird Of Prey off the top of the cage to win the match. After the match, Marty awards Hangman the world title, Cody the TNT title, and decides to form a Tag Team with Darby Allin. After the match, Marty and Allin put on great matches with every team they face. Eventually, Scurll breaks away from Darby, and wins the world title 3 more times over the course of a few years before eventually being the one who convinces Omega and The Bucks to come back for a reunion of the full Elite. Scurll goes down as one of the best, and most popular wrestlers of this generation, and after almost 17 years with the company, accepts an induction into the AEW Hall Of Fame. And this started with him signing a AEW contract.
Coming Thursday: What If NXT Japan Became A Reality? (My ideas on what the first few years of NXT Japan, which is only a concept right now, would look like if it became an actual brand)

As they said last night there will be 9 total people in this ladder match a new one entering every 90 seconds. With Orange Cassidy, Ray Fenix, Colt & Darby announced who do you believe will get the remaining 5 spots?
I think its possible Kip/Dustin (the other first round losers in the TNT tournament - Sammy now being in the Stadium Brawl with Inner Circle), Joey Janella . Maybe even Scorpio Sky as they want to start pushing him in singles.
Warlod/Luchasaurus - Add both big men in or give them a singles fight
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https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/05/rules-for-casino-ladder-match-at-aew-double-or-nothing-670302/

Shout out to u/Beyond_princeofevil for the idea.
The year is 2020, and the show is Revolution. After Jon Moxley has won the AEW Championship, the lights go out and This Fire by Killswitch Engage begins to play. The Chicago crowd gives the music one of the biggest pops ever, and then loses their minds when the hometown boy slowly walks down the ramp. As CM Punk enters the ring, Moxley walks right up to him and stares him down. Punk goes to walk away, but Mox pulls him back and attempts a Paradigm Shift, which Punk reverses into a G.T.S. Punk flips off the champ and takes his title, holding it up in the air as the Chi-town crowd screams their hearts out.
March 4, AEW Dynamite:
In Dynamites main segment Tony Khan is in the ring, ready to announce the official signing of CM Punk, and he’s got a official contract and table for the signing. As Khan starts to introduce Punk, This Fire cuts Tony off as Punk arrogantly walks to the ring. Tony hands Punk a official contract which Punk signs before shaking hands with Tony Khan. Suddenly, Punk picks Tony up and gives him a G.T.S, shocking the crowd. Punk picks Tony up again and AA’s him through the table. CM Punk calmly picks up a microphone and speaks about how he wants the AEW Championship, and he doesn’t care who he has to put to sleep to get what he wants. Jon Moxley comes out to cheers from the crowd and says that while Punk may be this big name in pro wrestling, he’s got to earn his spot in the big leagues, because in AEW, title shots aren’t just handed out to whoever walks in the door. CM Punk says that his time will come, and Mox’s reign will be over before it starts. The two stare each other down to end the show.
Time Jump: Over the next 2 months, Punk beats down mid carders and brawls with Mox, beats Cody for the TNT Championship, earns #1 Contendership for Jon Moxley’s AEW Championship, drops the TNT Championship to Jungle Boy do to Moxley’s interference, and beats the champ for the title at Double Or Nothing. Also at Double Or Nothing, Darby Allin wins the Casino Ladder Match, becoming the number one contender to Punk, and the two begin a rivalry that lasts a through Fyter Fest, with Punk keeping his title. Also at Fyter Fest, Kenny Omega returns to his Cleaner ways, turning heel on Adam Page, with the Young Bucks (Tag champs in this fantasy world) joining Omega as The (Heel) Elite. On the next episode of Dynamite, The Elite brutally attack Punk, turning Punk face,putting him out of action for a while, forcing Punk to vacate the world title, which Omega wins against Cody. Punk, against doctors warnings, keeps showing up to Dynamite, not fighting, just appearing, but The Elite keep assaulting him. Punk finally challenges Omega to a Lights Out Match at All Out.
All Out, September 5: A face Punk enters the building, accompanied by Cult Of Personality, and the two have a all-time classic match, with Omega winning with the help of The Young Bucks, but Omega is hurt in the brutal match, but not enough to relinquish the world title. CM Punk decides to go after the Tag champs, Young Bucks. After a few weeks of back-and-forth matches and attacks, The Young Bucks challenge Punk to a Tag title match at Full Gear, with Punk choosing a mystery partner.
November 22, Full Gear: As The Young Bucks wait for their challengers, CM Punk stands on the ramp and says that he and his Tag partner go waaaay back, and that they’ve finally reconciled after all they’ve been through. Suddenly, Colt Cabana joins his tag partner on the ramp, and they hit the ring, and put on a 5-star match, with the Second City Saints winning the tag titles, and holding them until January before dropping the titles to The Dark Order. CM Punk then goes on to have a rivalry with MJF that ends with MJF winning at Revolution 2021.
More time jumps: CM Punk then goes on to have more World, TNT, and Tag title reigns in AEW. Punk eventually retires with AEW, and becomes the First AEW Hall Of Famer.
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