BATTLE OF THE BELTS XII began…
AEW Continental Championship Match!
AEW Continental Champion “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada
vs.
The Conglomeration’s Kyle O’Reilly!
Kyle used a drop toehold on Okada. Okada countered with a
headlock. Kyle grounded and pounded Okada with palm strikes.
Kyle applied an ankle lock, but Okada reached the bottom
rope, forcing the ref to break the hold.
Kyle O’Reilly swept out Okada’s legs with a kick. Kyle
dropped Okada with a hammer lock driver on the shoulder.
Kyle followed up with a dragon screw leg whip. Kyle dropped
a knee across Okada’s chest. Kyle applied a knee bar and
then transitioned to a heel hook. Okada gouged Kyle’s eyes
in order to escape. Okada wasted no time and cracked Kyle
with a neck breaker.
O’Reilly applied a standing guillotine choke. He let go and
smashed Okada with a knee strike. Kyle put Okada in an ankle
lock, working on the leg again. Okada barely reached the
ropes this time. The clock was working against Kyle as
fifteen minutes had passed.
Okada drilled Kyle with a DDT on the arena floor. Okada
dropped an elbow from the top turnbuckle. Okada caught Kyle
with a lariat and a dropkick. Kyle battled back with another
guillotine on Okada! Okada escaped and planted Kyle. Okada
walloped Kyle with the rainmaker clothesline and retained
the championship via pinfall.
The Don Callis Family’s ROH TV Champion “The Machine” Brian
Cage
& “The MurderHawk Monster” Lance Archer
vs.
Jon Cruz & Jack Cartwheel!
Don Callis joined the broadcast booth for this match.
Cage charged at Cartwheel with a shoulder tackle. Cage
rattled Jack with a thrust kick. Cage forced Cruz to tag in,
hip tossing Cruz over the top rope. Archer tagged in and
decimated Cruz with a lariat. Archer hurled Cruz with a
release suplex.
Cage and Archer walloped Cartwheel with a choke slam
powerbomb combo. They spiked Cruz and pinned him.
“That’s a badass team, I can tell you that,” said Tony
Schiavone.
“It’s a murder machine,” replied Nigel.
AEW Women’s World Title Eliminator Match!
“The Glamour” Mariah May (c.)
vs.
Anna Jay!
Mariah stunned Anna with a jaw breaker and then a John Woo
dropkick for a near fall. Anna Jay rallied back with a
spinning heel kick in the face of the champion. Mariah was
infuriated and grounded and pounded Anna Jay, clubbing the
challenger with strikes. Mariah planted Anna with the
Mariah-Go-Round.
They exchanged chops. Anna Jay got the upper hand with a
hammer throw and a running elbow strike. Anna Jay wiped out
Mariah with a flying forearm. Anna hit a dropkick for a near
fall.
Anna Jay nailed Mariah with a side suplex. Anna applied the
Queen Slayer but Mariah bit Anna Jay’s forearm to escape.
Mariah retaliated with a German Suplex. Mariah May DDT’d
Anna Jay through the ropes for a near fall.
Mariah May staggered Anna Jay with a headbutt. Anna Jay
rolled up Mariah May out of nowhere and pinned the champion!
“What an upset! Anna Jay did it! The fans erupt! I’ve just
been told by Tony Khan that Anna Jay will get her title
match in two weeks on Collision in Philadelphia!” said Tony
Schiavone.
Catch AEW DYNAMITE on TBS next Wednesday live at 8/7ct from
the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, UT!
Tickets On Sale Now! – www.AEWTix.com
And remember… We are AEW—Where The Best Wrestle!
