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Good evening folks! Hope you’ve all had a fabulous week – well done for making it to the weekend. We were treated to a darn good tag team match last week on Collision, and this week we are set for the rematch, as FTR take on Juice Robinson and Jay White of Bullet Club Gold…in a 2 out of 3 Falls match. I’m salivating already. That alone would be worth the price of admission, but we also have the finals of the Men and Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament, with CM Punk facing Ricky Starks, and Willow Nightingale taking on Ruby Soho, respectively.

What a weekend this could be for us wrestling fans! Collision is shaping up to be a ton of fun, there’s Omega vs Vikingo happening in AAA, tomorrow will see Eddie Kingston vs SHINGO in the G1…we are being well and truly spoiled. Bring it on!

 

Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Arena: Scotiabank Saddledome

Commentators: Ian Riccaboni & Nigel McGuinness

Opening hype promo time. FTR are the top guys for a reason. Bullet Club Gold say it’s Top Guys Out, Gunns up! Willow will bring the big fight and bring home a big trophy. Soho will reclaim what is rightfully hers. Starks will prove why he is absolute Ricky Starks. Punk tells Starks to tie his boos tighter, as the water is deeper. And we’ll find out if Starks will sink or swim. HIT IT, ELTON.

Oh good Lord we’re starting off hot with the 2 out of 3 Falls match!

 

Match One: 2 out of 3 Falls – AEW World Tag Team Championships: FTR (c) vs Juice Robinson & Jay White

All four men are in the ring as the bell rings. Dax and Jay go face to face, as do Juice and Wheeler. They back up, and we get Dax and White to start…but Jay heads outside for a breather already. Back inside, Jay and Dax lock up and Dax slides under the ropes to run a lap around the ring, slapping hands with fans and bumping chests with Cash. Shoulder block from Dax inside the ring, and he gets a quick small package for 2!

Side headlock on White, into the ropes, arm drag from Jay and another. Tag to Juice but Dax backs off into his corner. He tags in Cash and we have two fresh men again. They tussle into the corner and Juice wrings the arm before whipping Cash into the opposite corner, but Cash gets a backslide for 2. Juice heads outside as the crowd rally behind FTR and we head to PIP.

Drop toe hold into the elbow from FTR in a quick double team to Juice. Juice slides back outside the ring to recoup momentarily before tagging in Jay. White cheapshots Cash on the apron, getting in his head. Headlock to Dax, whipped into the ropes, Dax trips him and gains the upperhand. Side Russian Legsweep for 2 for Harwood.

Dax locks in an abdominal stretch and he feigns grabbing the rope for pressure…and he does! Referee Paul Turner saw nothing. Tag to Wheeler, and the assisted leg drop by Cash gets 2. Low dropkick from Jay gives him space to tag in Juice, who fires off some shots as well as a sweet left hand.

Wheeler leapfrogs Juice but Juice puts the breaks on. They switch go behinds and trade pinfall attempts. Ohh overhead military press from Cash, and Juice rolls outside to recover. Tag to Dax, who heads outside, but Juice fires off some chops as they return to the ring. Chops in return from Dax! They duck each other’s chops in the corner until Dax gets a big one, and follows up with a suplex and a leg drop, which gets a 1 count.

Dax slows the pace down and keeps control with a side headlock takeover but Juice fires back and sends Dax shoulder first into the turnbuckles! Tag to Jay who lays into Dax with chops in the corner, aiming for the potentially injured shoulder. DDT from Jay! And one to Cash! Jay backs into the corner and gets a running European uppercut on Dax and plants him with the Spicoli Driver for 2.

Flatliner from Jay while Dax was running the ropes! German with a bridge! Wheeler in to make the save. This is picking up now. Jay is looking for the Switchblade but Dax backs him into the corner. They trade chops again and Dax nails a clothesline to take them both down as Paul Turner starts a 10 count. Dax is up at 5 and Jay gets a rollup for 2!

Big Rig attempt but no! Juice in to save, and Jay nails the Blade Runner! 1, 2, 3!

Winners of the first fall at 19:02 – Jay White and Juice Robinson

Commercial break, no PIP in Fite! Hopefully they’re having a rest during the commercial?!

We are back and the second fall is underway. Dax and Juice are in the center of the ring, as Dax whips Juice off the ropes and gets a body slam, but Juice gets an arm lock. He tags in Jay, who continues to work the arm. Off the ropes, Dax gets a Back Body Drop on Juice. Cash holds his boots up as Dax smashes Jay’s face off them before tagging Wheeler in.

Clothesline from Cash almost takes Jay’s head off. Cash goes for a suplex, go behind by Jay and again by Cash, until Jay gets a back suplex. Tag to Juice who gets the big senton, and another! Pin attempt gets 2, and Juice goes right back to the midsection, transitioning into a headlock with good body control. Cash tries desperately to get to his corner and he sends Juice overhead but Jay is tagged in and puts a stop to it. Neckbreaker from Jay White gets 2, and Jay rolls Cash back towards the Bullet Club Gold corner. Whips Cash face first into the ropes and tags Juice in, who heads to the floor and gets a hanging DDT from the apron to the floor! Juice rolls back in, looking for a countout.

Cash makes it back inside and is met with a front suplex. Jay is tagged in who stomps away on a prone Cash. Jay drives the knee into the back of the neck of Cash, rearing back into a strong chinlock. Juice back in, another senton, and he starts to taunt Dax on the apron. Another senton attempt but Cash gets the knees up! Cash to the apron, takes out Jay and gets a sunset flip but Jay is back in, and rakes the eyes as we pass the 30 minute mark.

Juice is holding Cash back but is punched away, as Wheeler swings away at Jay. He goes for a diving tag but Jay catches him. Hurracanrana from Cash and he makes the tag to Dax! House of fire time, as he goes corner to corner with blows to both BC Gold members. Clothesline to Jay. Oklahoma roll and a crossbody from Dax gets 2 on Juice. BIG German suplex from Dax and he holds on. Another. Goes for one more but Jay in. Jay is sent overhead with a back body drop, and Dax gets a huge brainbuster on Juice! 1, 2, no!

Dax is looking for the Sharpshooter! Juice boots his way out of it though. Tag to Jay White, suplex into the turnbuckle, damn! Cannonball from Juice! Jay goes for the pin, gets a 2. Jay and Dax tee off on each other with slaps and chops, and Dax is sent to the outside. Jay grabs Cash and goes for a spike piledriver but a series of reversals leads to Cash clotheslining Jay onto Dax’s knees for the pin. 1, 2, no!

Cash gets a Crucifix Bomb into a cutter double team with Dax in an ode to the Briscoes but it only gets a 2! Jay is on the top rope, FTR go for the Power and Glory! But Juice is up on the opposite buckle and hits a splash on Dax. Cover, 1, 2, NO!! Biiig AEW chants as everyone is loving this.

Juice gets the tag in and Wheeler gets a blind tag. BIG RIG!! 1, 2, 3!

Winnners of the second fall at 39:51 – FTR.

We are tied with one fall a piece here. Time for the deciding fall! This has been SO good already.

Back from the break, Dax and Jay are on the apron!! They trade blows, and Dax goes for a piledriver but gets a back body drop on the apron for his troubles. Oh but Dax grabs Jay into a powerbomb, and powerbombs him over the barricade to the concrete floor! Dax took the tumble with him, and now Paul Turner is calling for medical attention. Cash is there, looking concerned. Harwood is back to his feet, and he brings Jay up as they start trading forearms in the crowd. SUPLEX ON THE FLOOR by Dax!

Double team suplex from FTR on Jay, bringing him back to the ringside area! And another to Juice. Paul Turner counts BC Gold out on the outside…he’s up to 8….9….Jay gets back in at the last moment.

Both teams are in the ring now, looking exhausted. They hold each other up before coming face to face, in the same pairings as the start of the match. Big ovation from the crowd. And the blows start! Oh shit, Cash goes for a suplex to the outside on Juice, and he is dumped outside too with the momentum. Jay and Dax trade headbutts while on all fours. They battle to their feet and trade more shots. Dax goes for a brainbuster but Jay drops down and takes out the knee, before nailing a basement dragon screw. Locks in a knee bar! Cash is back on the apron, calling for the tag…but Robinson is in to take him out! Dax is struggling in the middle of the ring now with no one to tag.

Juice sends Cash face first into the steel steps on the outside, and Dax finally reaches the ropes back inside the ring.

Jay White is in the opposite corner and starts tuning up the band…but instead locks in a Sharshooter!! Huge boos for that. Dax was so close to the ropes but Jay drags him back….but Dax fights again and makes it! Jay breaks the hold and he is fuming now. Chops from Dax as he tries to battle back. Dax takes out Juice on the apron amd brings Jay to the top rope. Still no Cash, but Dax goes up anyway and hits a massive back suplex off the top.

We’ve hit 55 minutes now, 5 minutes remain. Dax crawls to make the tag, but Juice again takes Cash out from outside. Jay White gets a capture suplex for 2 and he calls for the Blade Runner. But Dax pushes him off and gets a Sharpshooter. Cash gets one of his own on Juice! Stereo Sharpshooters! They’re all in the middle of the ring as BC Gold grab each other’s hands to stop themselves from tapping…but FTR are exhausted and can’t keep the holds locked in.

Juice is in now and goes for a move but Dax manouevres him back into the Sharpshooter with the kneebraces pulled down to allow better torque and JUICE TAPS at 58:01!

Your winners by submission and STILL AEW World Tag Team Champions: FTR

Rating: ****1/2 – This had instant classic written all over it, and boy did this deliver. There was so much to love about this – good ol’ traditional tag team wrasslin’ at its finest. I loved the tease of going 60 minutes, that seemed to be the obvious path they were going, so for the finish to come mere minutes before the end was a nice touch.

 

FTR go for the handshake but BC Gold back off…and spit on FTR’s outstretched hands!

Back from break, we get the hype video for this coming week’s Blood & Guts match on Dynamite. I don’t know about you but I’m still spent from that incredible tag match. How the heck does anything follow that?!

 

Match Two: Owen Hart Cup Tournament Finals: Willow Nightingale vs Ruby Soho

Of note, Ruby Soho is out on her own without her Outcast teammates. Lockup to begin, Willows sends Soho straight to the canvas. Headscissors from Ruby but Willow catches her. Shoulder tackle by Willow but Soho stomps on the foot and gets a kick to the chest. Willow with multiple suplexes, finishing with a Fisherwoman suplex for 2! Hip attack in the corner, they go to the opposite corner but Soho takes control. Knees to the chest from Ruby as she talks trash and promises to bring the trophy home. We go to PIP while Soho takes control, driving Willow throat first into the middle rope.

Soho gets Willow in the corner and stomps her down, but Willow fights back and gets Soho on her shoulders, until Soho escapes and grabs the hair, whipping her back to the mat. Stomp to the hand of Willow, and Soho continues to work it, wrapping it round the middle rope and pulling back hard. Soho gos for a hip attack of her own but Willow avoids it. Willow cartwheels to avoid some offense and gets a clothesline, and another! Forearms and chops in the corner on Soho, and Willow gets a stampede powerslam for 2! Soho on the shoulders of Willow now, drops down, but Willow sits out for a pinfall attempt for 2.

They trade forearms running off the ropes, until Soho gets a victory roll for 2! Spinebuster from Willow, maintains control of the ankles and sits into a single leg crab. Ruby Soho claws her way to the ropes and makes it. She grabs the spray paint behind Aubrey Edwards’ back…but places the can in Willow’s hand for the referee distraction and gets a cheap shot. But only gets a 2!

She goes for a spray but Willow with the POUNCE! Doctorbomb from Willow gets the 3 at 9:12.

Your winner of the Owen Hart Cup Women’s Tournament: Willow Nightingale

Rating: **3/4 – Pretty good, but definitely suffered from being placed after that awesome opening contest. Still, great to see a big win for Willow – let’s see some bigger opportunities for her now.

 

Tony Schiavone is backstage las week after Hobb’s match. QT Marshall talks to Hobbs and promises he’d never do anything intentionally to stop him from winning. What does he have to do to prove himself to Hobbs? Hobbs says your word is your bond.

 

Match Three: Kings of the Black Throne (Brody King & Malakai Black) w/ Julia Hart vs Jobbers – Arty Myers & Unnamed

Brody starts us out and chops the blue hair guy down. Tag to Arty, and a tag to Aleister. Black goes for a right hook kick, swings and misses but gets a flipping pinfall attempt into a knee bar. Brody King in to take out the tag partner and gets a senton on Arty. Tag to Brody, but the jobber tags in Blue Hair Jobber who gets splashed in the corner for his troubles. Pinfall attempt is broken up, Brody takes out his frustrations on the outside, whipping the guy into the steel barricade. Black in but Andrade comes out onto the stage! Black Mass while focused on Andrade gets the 3 count at 2:56.

Your winners by pinfall: Kings of the Black Throne

Rating: SQUASH – This was all about furthering the House of Black/Andrade feud and it served its purpose. Poor jobbers not even getting their names announced.

 

Match Four: Owen Hart Cup Tournament Finals: CM Punk vs Ricky Starks

Punk is in Hart-pink gear tonight. They wring each other’s arms until Punk gets a side headlock takeover. They trade headlock takeovers and the crowd is split on this one! Shoulder block from Punk is met by another headlock takedown. Ricky is sent into the ropes and nails a shoulder tackle, mocking Punk with the Go 2 Sleep gesture.

They go for hip tosses, and block each other until Punk hip tosses Starks over the top rope to the floor below. Punk opens up the ropes to allow Starks back in as we go to commercial.

They lockup back in the ring, and Punk drives his shoulder into Stark’s, before Ricky gets some chops in the corner. Starks wrings the arm and sends Punk shoulder first into the turnbuckle. Starks maintains control and ascends the buckles, looking for the rope walk, but Punk hits him down and tosses him over head into the center of the ring. Pendulum backbreaker from Punk as Punk holds him there in a backbreaker submission.

Punk whips Starks hard into the buckles, and follows up looking for a corner spear but Starks avoids it. Now Starks gets the arm and nails the top rope walk and arm shot. Punk hightails it to the outside, and it’s Starks turn to hold open the ropes for Punk, but Punk won’t take it. Punk slides back in and they grapple in the corner. Punk with a kick squarely in the back of Ricky Starks, and a body slam to follow up. Punk ascends to the middle rope and gets the diving forearm a la Bret Hart.

Side Russian Legsweep and floatover from Punk before locking in a headlock. Leg lariat from Punk as Ricky rebounds off the ropes. Another body slam from Punk, and he again ascends the buckles, but Starks is back up and pulls him off. Cover from Starks gets a 1 count.

Starks runs the ropes and gets a diving forearm to the back of Punk, followed by a diving kick. Stomps to the back of Punk, assisted by jumping off the bottom rope for momentum. Punk goes outside and Starks stalks him on the apron, hitting an axe handle. Starks gets Punk back inside and hits a leg drop on the apron across the face and chest of Punk. 1, 2, no.

Punk gets a stun gun on Starks to get a momentary breather. Punk with the signature knee in the corner, goes for it again, but Starks goes for a spinning DDT, Punk shoves him off and gets a mahistral cradle for 2. Starks flips it into another 2 count. Another knee in the corner from Punk and this time Stark gets that tornado DDT for 2.

Starks to the top rope now as Punk is prone. Big elbow drop but Punk sits up and avoids it. Hammerlock STO gets 2! They run the ropes, and a double crossbody leaves both men writhing on the canvas.

To their knees, they trade punches and forearm shots. Starks gets the advantage and tees off on Punk! Starks attempts a spinebuster but Punk blocks it and Punk gets a huge piledriver! 1, 2, no!

Punk signals for the G2S. Gets Stark on his shouolder but Starks fights out. SPEAR from Starks but Punk falls to the floor! Starks follows him out and gets him back in the ring, goes again for the spear but gets caught, guillotine from Punk! Starks gets the rope with the tip of his boot!

Punk sits Starks on the top rope and nails a hurracanrana but Starks rolls through. They trade pinfall attempts until Ricky Starks grabs hold of the ropes for leverage! 1, 2, 3!! Starks has done it at 19:36!

Your winner of the Owen Hart Cup Tournament: Ricky Starks

Rating: ***1/4 – This felt pretty slow to start out, and not necessarily in a good way, but they built up to some great nearfalls towards the end. Punk rolling through on the spear to lock in the guillotine in particular had me sure he was winning it. Starks got the win, which is huge for him, albeit a tainted victory thanks to grabbing the ropes. Will be interesting to see how this plays out going forward, as it’s not typical babyface territory!

 

Starks’ celebration is cut short by the end of the broadcast, but it continues over on Battle of the Belts VII, with Jushin Thunder Liger on hand to present the trophy. Stay tuned for the third hour of AEW programming tonight! Have a good one, peeps.