Battle of the Belts V

2023-01-06, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, USA

1. Tagteam championship, No holds barred:
   Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) [w/Billy Gunn] (ch) def. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal [w/Satnam Singh & Sonjay Dutt]
   Lethal takes out the referee with an elbow drop from the top rope, but is himself taken out by Gunn. Bowens takes out Jarrett, but there is no referee to count the pin. Singh performs a double chokeslam on Acclaimed, and then chokeslams the referee. Dutt tries to count a pinfall for his team, but is taken out by referee Aubrey Edwards. Bowens pins Lethal after the mike drop.
2. TBS championship:
   Jade Cargill (ch) [w/Leila Grey] def. Skye Blue
   Cargill chokeslams Blue on the entrance ramp and Blue just narrowly makes it back into the ring before the referee counts to ten. Cargill hits Blue with a big boot when Red Velvet comes ringside, taking out Grey. Cargill hits the Jaded to get the pinfall victory.
3. All-Atlantic championship:
   Orange Cassidy (ch) [w/Danhausen] def. Kip Sabian [w/Penelope Ford]
   The Bunny comes ringside in Ford's corner, but is ejected when she tries to grab Cassidy's foot. Cassidy hits the Orange Punch twice in a row to get the pinfall victory.

Revolution

2023-03-05, Chase Center, San Francisco, California, USA

1. Ricky Starks def. Chris Jericho
   Stipulation: Jericho Appreciation Society is banned from ringside. Jericho puts Starks in the Walls of Jericho, but Starks kicks out and reverses into a single-leg Boston Crab. Sammy Guevara comes running towards the ring but is taken out by Action Andretti. With the referee distracted Jericho Attacks Starks with his baseball bat. Jericho goes for the Judas Effect, but is blocked by Starks. Starks hits the Roshambo for the pinfall.
2. Final Burial:
   "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry def. Christian Cage
   Cage dominates the match, dropping Perry back-first on the steel steps. Cage then drags Perry to the casket set up by the entrance ramp, where he opens the casket to reveal a couple of steel chairs. Perry charges for Cage, but again finds himself dropped back-first on the steel. Cage puts Perry in the casket, but is unable to close the lid. Perry makes a comeback, using the steel chairs on Cage to take him out. Perry drags Cage into the casket and closes the lid to win the match.
3. Trios championship:
   House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King & Buddy Murphy) [w/Julia Hart] def. The Elite (Kenny Omega & Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (ch) [w/Don Callis & Brandon Cutler & Michael Nakazawa]
   This was a match of power versus technique. The House had an early power advantage, but the Elite turned it around with their speed. In the end it is the power that wins, when House of Black hits the Dante's inferno on Matt Jackson, allowing Black to get the pinfall to win the championships.
4. AEW World championship, Three-way match:
   Jamie Hayter (ch) def. Ruby Soho, Saraya [w/Toni Storm]
   Hayter takes out both opponent with a double lariat, but only gets two-counts on either of them. Storm tries to interfere on Saraya's regard, but is taken out by Hayter. Britt Baker also comes ringside distracting Saraya. Soho and Hayter exchange roll-ups and two-counts until Hayter eventually manages to get the count to three to retain the championship.
5. Texas Death Match:
   John Moxley def. "Hangman" Adam Page (subm.)
   Stipulation: Only way to win is knockout or submission. Page cuts Moxley's forehead open with some barbed wire. When Page then locks Moxley in a triangle, Moxley retaliates with a fork. A massive amount of weapons is used, and at one point Page hits the Dead-Eye on Moxley onto a steel chair wrapped in barbed wire. Eventually, Page locks Moxley in a steel chain, hanging from over the top rope, forcing Moxley to tap out.
6. TNT championship:
   Wardlow def. Samoa Joe (ch) (subm.)
   Samoa Joe was also ROH television champion at the time. Joe goes for a sleeper hold, but Wardlow gets to the bottom rope to break the hold. Wardlow hits a headbutt and hits the Dragon showdown. Wardlow then locks Joe in a sleeper hold to get the submission victory.
7. AEW tagteam championship, four-way match:
   The Gunns (Austin & Colten) (ch) def. "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy (All-Atlantic ch) & Danhausen, Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal [w/Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh], Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) [w/Billy Gunn]
   Dutt comes in, attacking Danhausen and Orange, but is taken out with a fame-ass-er by "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn. Caster grabs Jarrett's guitar and is about to attack Jarrett with it, but is stopped by the referee. Lethal attacks Caster with their stolen Golden Globe award, but Jarrett only gets a two-count. Danhausen charges for the Gunns, but Gunns double-team him to get the pinfall victory to retain the championships.
8. AEW championship, 60-man Ironman match:
   
   Most falls in 60 minutes wins the match. MJF (ch) def. "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson
   Falls:
   1. Danielson pins MJF after a Busaiku knee (Danielson-MJF 1-0; 25 minutes)
   2. MJF is disqualified after a low blow (Danielson-MJF 2-0; 26 minutes)
   3. MJF pins Danielson after a quick roll-up (Danielson-MJF 2-1; 26 minutes)
   4. MJF quickly rolls up Danielson again for a second fall Danielson-MJF 2-2; 26 minutes)
   5. MJF hits the heatseeker on Danielson (Danielson-MJF 2-3; 41 minutes)
   6. MJF taps to Danielson's Regal stretch (Danielson-MJF 3-3; 49 minutes)
   Danielson locks MJF in a single-leg crab with a minute remaining, but MJF holds on until the timer expires, ending the match in a draw and leaving MJF the champion. The ringside doctors attend to MJF when the match is declared to continue under sudden death rules. MJF hits Danielson with the oxygen tank left outside the ring without the referee seeing it. He then locks the LeBell lock on the knocked-out Danielson, but Danielson answers the referee's three-count. Danielson almost makes it out of the lock, but eventually have to tap.

Battle of the Belts VI

2023-04-07, Ryan Center, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA

1. AEW International championship:
   Orange Cassidy (ch) [w/Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Baretta) def. Dralistico [w/La Facción ingobernable (José the Assistant & Preston Vance & Rush)]
   Dralistico locks the double underhook, but Cassidy reverses into a roll-up, getting a two-count. Cassidy hits the Orange Punch to get the pinfall victory to retain the championship.
2. TBS championship
   Jade Cargill (ch) def. Billie Starkz
   Starkz hits the flatliner on Cargill, but only gets a two-count. Starkz misses a senton bomb, allowing Cargill to hit the Jaded to get the pinfall to retain.
3. ROH tagteam championship
   The Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fénix) [w/Alex Abrahantes] (ch) def. QTV (Powerhous Hobbs (TNT ch) & QT Marshall) [w/Aaron Solo & Harley Cameron]
   The QTV crew takes out Abrahantes and sprays the eyes of Fénix, but QT is still unable to get the pinfall. Fénix rolls up QT to get the pinfall to retain the championships.

Double or Nothing

2023-05-28, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

1. AEW International Title, Blackjack Battle Royale Match:
   

   Elim.	Name	By
   1	Tony Nese [w/Josh Woods & Mark Sterling]	Bandido
   2	Ari Daivari [w/Josh Woods & Mark Sterling]	Rey Fénix
   3	Komander	Jay White
   4	Kip Sabian [w/Penelope Ford]	Chuck Taylor
   5	Chuck Taylor	Big Bill
   6	The Blade	Keith Lee
   7	The Butcher	Rey Fénix & Penta El Zero Miedo
   8	Bandido	Lee Moriarty
   9	Lee Moriarty	Trent Berretta
   10	Trent Beretta	Big Bill
   11	Keith Lee	Brian Cage
   12	Rey Fénix [w/Alex Abrahantes]	Penta El Zero Miedo
   13	Juice Robinson	Ricky Starks
   14	Jay White	Ricky Starks
   15	Ricky Starks	Big Bill
   16	Brian Cage [w/Prince Nana]	Dustin Rhodes
   17	Dustin Rhodes	Swerve Strickland
   18	Penta El Zero Miedo [w/Alex Abrahantes]	Big Bill
   19	Big Bill	Swerve Strickland
   20	Swerve Strickland [w/Prince Nana]	Orange Cassidy
   –	Orange Cassidy (ch)	–

   Winner: Orange Cassidy, eliminates Strickland to retain the championship.

2. Unsanctioned Match, Special Enforcer: Sabu
   Adam Cole [w/Roderick Strong] def. Chris Jericho [w/Angelo Parker & Daniel Garcia & Jake Hager & Matt Menard]
   Jericho brings out a kendo stick, but Britt Baker arrives with a stick of her own, attacking Jericho. Cole locks Jericho with a chain and keeps attacking the defenseless Jericho, forcing the referee to stop the match.
3. Tagteam championship, Special Referee: Mark Briscoe:
   FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (ch) def. Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett [w/Karen Jarrett & Satnam Singh & Sonjay Dutt]
   Lethal and Jarret's entourage interfere, and are ejected from the match. Jarrett grabs the guitar to smash Harwood in the head, but he ducks away, causing Jarrett to hit Briscoe instead. Aubrey Edwards run in instead, but is stopped when Karen Jarrett hits her over the head with another guitar. FTR hits the shatter machine on Jarrett, allowing Harwood to get the pinfall to retain the championships.
4. TNT championship, Ladder match:
   Wardlow (ch) [w/Arn Anderson] def. Christian Cage [w/Luchasaurus]
   Wardlow performs a senton from top of a ladder onto Cage set up on a table outside the ring. Cage runs in, trying to climb a ladder, but is denied by Wardlow and Cage, allowing Wardlow to climb the ladder to retrieve the championship belt.
5. AEW Women's championship:
   Toni Storm [w/Ruby Soho & Saraya] def. Jamie Hayter (ch)
   Soho and Saraya attack Hayter before she can enter the arena. Hikaru Shida runs in trying to take out Soho and Saraya. Storm keeps attack Hayter's right arm. Storm hits the Storm Zero to get the pinfall victory.
6. Trios championship, Open House Match:
   The House Of Black (Brody King & Buddy Matthews & Malakai Black) (ch) [w/Julia Hart] def. Billy Gunn & Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster)
   Black hits Gunn with The End round-house kick to get the pinfall victory.
7. TBS championship:
   Jade Cargill (ch) [w/Leila Grey & Mark Sterling] def. Taya Valkyrie
   Valkyria hits the Roads to Valhalla on Cargill, a move very much like the Jaded. Cargill kicks out, and hits the Jaded on Valkyrie to get the pinfall for 60 straight victories.
8. TBS championship:
   Kris Statlander def. Jade Cargill (ch) [w/Leila Grey & Mark Sterling]
   Sterling lays out an open challenge, which is answered by a returning Kris Statlander. Statlander kicks out of the Jaded, hitting the Sunday Night Fever to get the pinfall.
9. AEW World championship:
   MJF (ch) def. Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara, Jack Perry
   Guevara locks MJF in the lion tamer as Allin locks Perry in the scorpion deathlock, but both are locked at the same time. Instead Allin locks Guevara in the figure-four, while Perry locks Allin in the cross arm-breaker. Guevara locks MJF in an ankle lock as MJF locks Perry in a chin lock, but no-one gives up and the locks are eventually broken. MJF brings out his Dynamite Diamond ring and is ready to attack Guevara, but Allin hits MJF with a steel chair. Allin goes for a coffin drop on Perry, but MJF makes him land on the championship belt and performs a side-headlock takeover on Allin to get the pinfall.
10. Anarchy in the Arena match:
    Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli & Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta) def. The Elite ("Hangman" Adam Page & Kenny Omega & Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)
    The match starts out among the audience and continues in the ring, with a constant four-on-four assault while the band keeps playing BCC's theme tune until the singer receives a superkick from the Young Bucks. A masked man appears, attacking Omega, revealing himself as Konosuke Takeshita. Yuta uses the opportunity to get the pinfall over Omega.

AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door

2023-06-25, Scotiabank arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1. AEW World championship:
   MJF (ch) def. Hiroshi Tanahashi
   Tanahashi goes for a splash from the top rope, but MJF gets his legs up. With Tanahashi down, MJF grabs the championship belt. As the referee gets rid of it, Tanahashi rolls up MJF, but the referee is distracted and only counts two. MJF shoves Tanahashi into the referee and hits Tanahashi with his Dynamite Diamond ring to secure the pinfall victory.
2. Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament first round match: CM Punk def. Satoshi Kojima
   Punk locks the Anaconda Vice, but Kojima kicks out. Punk hits the GTS to get the pinfall victory to advance to the semi final.
3. AEW International championship, Fatal four-way:
   Orange Cassidy (ch) def. Daniel Garcia, Katsuyori Shibata (ROH Pure ch), Zack Sabre Jr. (IWGP TV ch)
   Shibata hits the PK on Garcia, but Cassidy takes out Shibata and rolls up Garcia himself to get the pinfall to retain the championship.
4. IWGP World heavyweight championship:
   Sanada (ch) def. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry
   Sanada hits a poison rana followed by a shining wizard, but Perry kicks out on two. Sanada hits a moonsault to get the three-count.
5. The Elite (Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson) & "Hangman" Adam Page) & Eddie Kingston & Tomohiri Ishii def. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli (ROH ch) & Wheeler Yuta) & Shota Umino amp; Konosuke Takeshita
   After many near-falls from both teams, Ishiii hits a brainbuster on Yuta to get the pinfall victory.
6. AEW Women's championship: Toni Storm (ch) [w/Saraya & Ruby Soho] def. Willow Nightingale (NJPW Strong Women's champion)
   Storm distracts the referee and gouges the eyes of Nightingale. Storm hits the Storm Zero to get the pinfall.
7. IGWP US championship: Will Ospreay [w/Don Callis] def. Kenny Omega (ch)
   Callis tries to trip Omega, and is ejected from ringside by the referee. Ospreay keeps running Omega's head into the commentators' table, and after fighting on the steel steps, both men bleed, slowing the match down and making it a slug fest for a while. When Ospreay attacks Omega with a Canadian flag, Omega gets into second breath and fights back, defending his country's honour. Callis comes back to the ring, seemingly wanting to save Osprey from the V-Trigger, but hands Ospreay a screwdriver. Osprey attacks Omega with the screwdriver but is unable to capitalize. Osprey eventually gets the pinfall after a Stormbreaker.
8. Sting & Darby Allin & Tetsuya Naito def. Chris Jericho & Minoru Suzuki & Sammy Guevara
   This was the first time ever that Jericho and Sting faced off in a professional wrestling match. Jericho places Sting on a table outside the ring, and send Guevara after him, Guevara makes a 450 splash on Sting. Sting hits a lariat on Suzuki, allowing Naito to get the pinfall.
9. "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson def. "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada (subm.)
   Danielson locks the LeBell lock on Okada, and as Danielson transitions between holds, Okada is eventually forced to submit.

Owen Hart Foundation Tournament

2023-06-23 to 2023-07-15

Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament first round matches:

1. Forbidden Door: CM Punk def. Satoshi Kojima
2. AEW Collision 2023-07-01: Powerhouse Hobbs [w/QT Marshall & Harley Cameron] def. Dustin Rhodes
   With the referee distracted, Marshall runs Rhodes into the ring post, causing him to start bleeding from the forehead. Rhodes goes for a figure four, but Hobbs kicks him into the ropes, where Marshall knocks him out, allowing Hobbs to hit a spinebuster for the pinfall.
3. Ricky Starks def. Juice Robinson
   Starks reverses a jackknife, rolling up Robinson to get the pinfall.
4. Samoa Joe def. Roderick Strong
   Joe locks Strong in the coquina clutch, forcing the referee to stop the match.

Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament semi-final matches:

1. AEW Collision 2023-07-08: Ricky Starks def. Powerhouse Hobbs [w/QT Marshall & Harley Cameron]
   Hobbs powerbombs Starks, but QT Marshall has the referee distracted. Hobbs goes to talk to Marshall, allowing Starks to hit a spear to get the pinfall victory.
2. CM Punk def. Samoa Joe
   Punk goes for the top rope, but is caught by Joe. Joe applies a sleeper, but Punks reverses it into a pinfall.

Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament first round matches:

1. AEW Rampage 2023-06-23: Skye Blue def. Anna Jay.A.S. [w/Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ang]
   Jay locks a sleeper, but Blue drives Jay into the turnbuckle. Blue hits the Code Blue to get the pinfall.
2. AEW Collision 2023-06-24: Willow Nightingale (NJPW Strong ch) def. Nyla Rose
   Nightingale hits a powerbomb to get the pinfall victory.
3. AEW Forbidden Door Zero Hour: Athena (ROH ch) def. Billie Starkz
   Starkz goes for a senton off the top rope to the ring apron, but Athena rolls out of the way. Athena brings Starkz back into the ring for the pinfall.
4. AEW Dynamite 2023-07-05: Ruby Soho [w/Tony Storm & Saraya] def. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.
   Originally scheduled for Dynamite 2023-06-28, the match was postponed due to illness. Soho rolls up Baker in the corner of the ring, and holds on to the hands of Tony Storm and Saraya to block Baker from kicking out during the three-count.

Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament semi-final matches:

1. AEW Dynamite 2023-07-12: Ruby Soho [w/Toni Storm & Saraya] def. Skye Blue
   The Outcasts interfere in the match on Soho's behalf, and are banned from ringside by the referee. Blue goes for the Code Blue, but Soho reaches the ropes. Soho hits the No Future, getting the pinfall victory to reach the finals.
2. AEW Rampage 2023-07-14: Willow Nightingale def. Athena (ROH ch)
   Athena rolls up Athena for the pinfall.

Owen Hart Foundation Tournament finals:

1. AEW Collision 2023-07-15: Willow Nightingale def. Ruby Soho
   Nightingale punches Soho into the ring ropes. She then grabs Soho and hits a powerbomb to get the pinfall victory and win the tournament.
2. "Absolute" Ricky Starks def. CM Punk
   Punk hits the hurricanrana from the top rope, but after rolling back and forth, Starks get the pinfall with some help from the ring rope.

CM Punk	CM Punk	CM Punk	Ricky Starks
Satoshi Kojima
Roderick Strong	Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe
Dustin Rhodes	Powerhouse Hobbs	Ricky Starks
Powerhouse Hobbs
Juice Robinson	Ricky Starks
Ricky Starks

Britt Baker	Ruby Soho	Ruby Soho	Willow Nightingale
Ruby Soho
Anna Jay	Skye Blue
Skye Blue
Nyla Rose	Willow Nightingale	Willow Nightingale
Willow Nightingale
Athena	Athena
Billie Starkz

Battle of the Belts VII

2023-07-15, Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1. AEW International championship:
   Orange Cassidy (ch) def. Lance Archer [w/Jake "The Snake" Roberts] (c-o)
   Roberts attack Cassidy outside the ring, setting him up for the DDT, but Archer stops him, attacking Cassidy himself. Action continues outside the ring, until Cassidy re-enters the ring just before the ten count, winning the match on count-out.
2. AEW Women's championship:
   Toni Storm (ch) [w/Ruby Soho] def. Taya Valkyrie
   Storm hits a snap piledriver to get the pinfall victory to retain the championship.
3. TNT championship:
   Shawn Spears & Luchasaurus (ch) [w/Christian Cage]
   Cage distract Spears, allowing Luchasaurus to hit a lariat from behind, getting the pinfall victory.

All In

2023-08-27, Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK

1. "Real" World championship:
   CM Punk def. Samoa Joe
   Punk claimed to be the real champion after not having been beaten for the championship after All Out 2022. Punk goes to the top rope, setting up Punk for a superplex, but Punk reverses, hitting the Pepsi plunge from the ropes, getting the pinfall victory, retaining his "championship".
2. Konosuke Takeshita & Jay White & Juice Robinson def. Kenny Omega & "Hangman" Adam Page & Kota Ibushi
   Omega delivers a knee to Robinson and the V-Trigger on White, but Takeshita is the legal man, and runs in and rolls up the distracted Omega for a pinfall.
3. AEW tagteam championship:
   FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (ch) def. Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson)
   After trading finishers for a while, Bucks go for a Meltzer driver, but FTR reverses, hitting the Shatter machine, allowing Harwood to get the pinfall on Matt.
4. Stadium Stampede:
   Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) & Eddie Kingston & Orange Cassidy (AEW International ch) & Penta El Zero Miedo [w/Alex Abrahantes] def. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta) & Mike Santana & Ortiz
   Cassidy pins Castagnoli after the Orange Punch.
5. AEW Women's championship, Four-way match:
   Saraya def. Toni Storm, Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., Hikaru Shida (ch)
   Shida kicks Storm so that she falls on top of Saraya, giving Storm a two-count. Saraya gets mad, thinking Storm has turned on her and locks Storm in a submission hold. Baker tries for the lockjaw on Shida, but Shida reverses the hold. Storm brings the championship belt, but Saraya runs into the ring, scraping the eyes of Storm and gets the three-count on Storm to win the championship.
6. Coffin match:
   Darby Allin & Sting def. Christian Cage [w/Luchasaurus (TNT ch)] & Swerve Strickland [w/Prince Nana]
   Sting puts Strickland into the coffin and Allin hits a Coffin drop on top of the coffin to take him out. They then close the coffin lid to get the victory.
7. Will Ospreay [w/Don Callis] def. Chris Jericho [w/Sammy Guevara]
   Ospreay hits the storm breaker on Jericho, to get the pinfall victory.
8. Trios championship, no holds barred:
   Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn def. House of Black (Brody King & Buddy Matthews & Malakai Black) (ch) [w/Julia Hart]
   Gunn hits the famouser on King, followed by the arrival from Bowens and a mike drop from Caster. All three competitors cover King to be able to get the three-count, to win the championships.
9. AEW World championship:
   MJF (ch) def. Adam Cole
   After having won the ROH tagteam championship together on the preshow, the two set out on a championship match. Despite being friends, they start out with cheap shots against each other. Cole performs a back suplex onto the edge of the ring steps, seemingly injuring both. MJF goes for a tombstone on the announce table, but breaks the hold, seemingly not being able to do it to his friend. Cole hits one on MJF instead. A double clothesline ends with both men's shoulders being down and a double pin. The match is declared a draw, but Cole demands five more minutes. MJF says they will go until they have a winner. MJF goes for the Dynamite diamond ring, but is reluctant to use it. Cole goes for the Panama Sunrise, but hits the referee instead. With the referee out, Kyle O'Reilly arrives ringside, taking out MJF. Cole hits Panama Sunrise on MJF, but referee is out and is slow to count, allowing MJF to kick out. Cole argues with O'Reilly, sending him away, allowing MJF to recover enough to roll him up to get the pinfall victory.

All Out

2023-09-03, United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

1. ROH tagteam championship:
   Better Than You Bay Bay (Adam Cole & MJF (AEW ch)) (ch) def. Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) [w/Evil Uno]
   MJF rolls out of the ring, apparently with an injured neck after an attack by Silver. MJF is carried out by medical personnel, leaving Cole to defend the championships by himself. MJF makes it back to the ring. MJF hits the kangaroo kick, and after hitting a double clothesline on Reynolds, Cole gets the pinfall to retain the championships.
2. ROH television championship:
   Samoa Joe (ch) def. Shane Taylor
   Joe locks Taylor in the coquina clutch, getting the pinfall victory.
3. TNT championship:
   Luchasaurus [w/Christian Cage] (ch) def. Darby Allin [w/Nick Wayne]
   Luchasaurus drops the steel steps onto Allin's bad back. Back in the ring, Allin makes it to the top rope and is about to go for a coffin drop when Cage attacks Wayne with a steel chair outside the ring. Luchasaurus uses the confusion to grab Allin, hitting a double tombstone and a lariat to get the pinfall victory.
4. Miro def. Powerhouse Hobbs (subm.)
   Miro locks Hobbs in the cobra clutch, getting the submission victory.
5. TBS championship:
   Kris Statlander (ch) def. Rubo Soho
   Soho's fellow Outcast Toni Storm appears from under the ring, spray-painting Soho's hand. Statlander uses the distraction to hit the Sunday Night Fever to get the pinfall victory, retaining the championship.
6. No Disqualification Strap match:
   "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson def. Ricky Starks (subm.)
   Danielson has Starks down, delivering Yes kicks. Big Bill comes ringside, attacking Danielson, but is stopped by Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat who was part of the commentary team. Danielson has the strap around Starks throat, forcing the referee to stop the match, giving him the submission victory.
7. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli (ROH ch) & Wheeler Yuta) def. Hatsuyori Shibata (ROH Pure ch) & Eddie Kingston (NJPW Strong Openweight ch)
   Castagnoli lands an uppercut on Kingston to get the pinfall victory.
8. Konosuke Takeshita [w/Don Callis] def. Kenny Omega
   Takeshita gets the pinfall after a running knee.
9. Bullet Club Gold (Jay White & Juice Robinson & Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn) def. Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson) & FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood)
   Harwood avoids the blade runner from White and tags in Wheeler. White instead hits the blade runner on Wheeler, allowing the legal man Colten Gunn to get the pinfall.
10. AEW International championship:
    Jon Moxley def. Orange Cassidy (ch)
    Cassidy tries to fight back, mimicking Moxley's dirty tricks, but is eventually unable to fight back. Moxley hits the Death Rider to get the pinfall victory.

WrestleDream

2023-10-01, Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA

1. ROH tagteam championship, two-on-one match:
   MJF (ch) def. The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch)
   MJF's tagteam partner Adam Cole was injured and unable to compete, making this a two-on-one match. MJF was also AEW champion at the time. MJF hits the kangaroo kick on The Righteous, followed by a heat seeker on Dutch. Using the ropes for leverage, he pins Dutch to retain the championships.
2. ROH championship, NJPW Strong openweight championship:
   Eddie Kingston (ch) def. Katsuyori Shibata (ROH pure ch)
   Kingston hits the Northern lights bomb, but only gets a two-count. Shibata makes it to the rings, but Kingston hits a powerbomb and gets the three-count to retain his championships. The ROH pure championship was not on the line in this match.
3. TBS championship:
   Kris Statlander (ch) def. Julia Hart [w/Brodie King]
   Statlander hits a tombstone piledriver followed by a Sunday Night Fever piledriver to get the pinfall victory.
4. Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson) def. The Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fénix (International ch)) [w/Alex Abrahantes], The Gunns (Austin & Colten), Hook & Orange Cassidy
   Young Bucks were part of the ROH six-man champions at the time. Young Bucks delivers superkicks to everyone, hitting the BTE Trigger on Penta, allowing Matt Jackson to get the pinfall victory and a future tagteam championship match.
5. Swerve Strickland [w/Prince Nana] def. "Hangman" Adam Page (ROH six-man ch)
   Page hits the Dead-Eye on the string steps, but is unable to capitalize. Back in the ring, Strickland hits Page with Prince Nana's crown, but Page manages to break the count. Strickland hits the JML driver to get the pinfall.
6. Ricky Starks def. Wheeler Yuta
   Starks hits a spear followed by a Roshambo for the pinfall.
7. "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson def. Zack Sabre Jr. (NJPW TV ch)
   After a long, technical match, Sabre locks Danielson in the omoplata, but Danielson escapes. Danielson hits Sabre with the busaiku knee twice, getting the pinfall.
8. Don Callis Family (Kanosuke Takeshita & Sammy Guevara & Will Ospreay (IWGP UK champion)) [w/Don Callis] def. Chris Jericho & Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi
   Guevara hits Jericho's own codebreaker on Jericho, but is only able to get a one-count. Jericho hits a hurricanrana on Guevara, but the referee is distracted by Ospreay and only counts two. With the referee again distracted, Don Callis attacks Jericho with his own baseball bat, allowing Guevara to get the pinfall.
9. AEW tagteam championship:
   Aussie Open (Kyle Flethcer & Mark Davis) def. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (ch)
   Wheeler and Fletcher are on the top rope, but Fletcher throws Wheeler out. Harwood runs up to to hit the Super Shatter Machine, allowing Wheeler to get the pinfall to retain.
10. TNT championship, two out of three falls:
    Christian Cage (ch) def. Darby Allin
    Allin goes for a sunset flip, but is unable to get it. Allin then pulls Cage's sweater over his head to blind him, and rolls him up to get the first pinfall. Cage powerslams Allin from edge of ring down to the floor and into the dislocated ring steps, getting a count-out to win the second fall. While medics tend to Allin, Cage is pulling the ring apart, exposing the wooden boards. Cage drags Allin back into the ring, executing the kill switch onto the board, but only gets a two-count. Cage hits a powerbomb from the top rope on Allin, and goes for a spear, but takes out the referee instead. Cage grabs the TNT championship belt to attack Allin, but Nick Wayne runs ringside taking it away. Wayne brings it back into the ring, but instead attacks Allin, allowing Cage to win the third fall by pinfall.

Battle of the Belts VIII

2023-10-21, FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

1. AEW International championship:
   Orange Cassidy (ch) def. John Silver [w/Alex Reynolds]
   Alex Reynolds distracts the referee and hits Cassidy with the championship belt, but Silver is only able to get a two-count. Cassidy hits the Orange Punch to get the pinfall victory.
2. ROH television championship:
   Samoa Joe (ch) def. Tony Nese [w/Mark Sterling]
   Joe hits the muscle buster to quickly dispose of Nese, retaining his championship.
3. TBS championship:
   Kris Statlander (ch) def. Willow Nightingale
   Nightingale hits the cannonball on Statlander, but Statlander manages to get up, hits a powerbomb on Nightingale and follows up with a 450 splash, getting the pinfall victory.
4. Trios championship:
   Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn (ch) def. Angelo Parker & Daddy Magic & Cool Hand Ang (Daniel Garcia & Matt Menard) [w/Anna Jay]
   Bowens and Caster hits a double bodyslam on Garcia, getting the pinfall victory.

Full Gear

2023-11-18, Kia Forum, Inglewood, California, USA

1. Sting & Darby Allin & Adam Copeland [w/Ric Flair] def. The Patriarchy (Christian Cage (TNT ch) & Luchasaurus & and Nick Wayne)
   Cage brings his championship belt into the ring, trying to attack Copeland, but he hits Luchasaurus instead. Copeland chases him away, and Cage leaves the arena. Allin hits a coffin drop on Luchasaurus, allowing Copeland to get the pinfall.
2. AEW International championship:
   Orange Cassidy (ch) [w/Hook] def. Jon Moxley
   Cassidy hits the Beach Break on Moxley, getting the pinfall victory.
3. AEW Women's championship:
   "Timeless" Toni Storm [w/Luther] def. Hikaru Shida (ch)
   Storm hits Shida with a shoe between the eyes, but Shida is able to kick out before the three-count. Luther distracts Shida outside the ring, allowing Storm to hide a steel tray in her pants. Storm puts Shida in the ring corner and hits a cannonball run, getting the pinfall to win the championship.
4. Tagteam championship, four-way ladder match:
   Ricky Starks & Big Bill (ch) def. La Facción Ingobernable (Rush & Dralístico) [w/José the Assistant], FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood), Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King)
   Starks climbs the ladder to grab the championship belt, retaining the championships.
5. TBS championship, three-way match:
   Julia Hart def. Kris Statlander (ch), Skye Blue
   Blue hits the Code Blue on Statlander, but only gets at two-count. A bit later, Statlander hits the Saturday Night Fever on Blue, but Hart breaks the pinfall, instead getting the pinfall herself.
6. Texas Death match:
   Swerve Strickland [w/Prince Nana] def. "Hangman" Adam Page
   Page hits the dead-eye through a table on Nana, outside the ring, allowing Strickland to find a cinderblock, that he attacks Page with. Strickland wraps a steel chain around Page's throat, and gets the ten-count.
7. Golden Jets (Kenny Omega & Chris Jericho) def. Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)
   Stipulation: If Golden Jets win, they get Bucks' tagteam championship match. If Young Bucks win, Golden Jets must disband as a team. Omega hits the One-Winged Angel on Matt, getting the pinfall.
8. AEW World championship:
   MJF (ch) [w/Adam Cole] def. Jay White [w/Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn]
   White's stablemates The Gunns attacked MJF's leg after his ROH tagteam championship defense at the pre-show, leaving him unable to defend the championship. To avoid giving White the championship by default, the injured co-tagteam champion Adam Cole came to the ring to defend the championship on his behalf, but then MJF arrives back at the ring anyway, after apparently having escaped from hospital. The Gunns keep attacking MJF until ejected from ring side by the referee. White locks MJF in a figure-four, putting pressure on MJF's injured leg. Cole considers throwing in the towel, but MJF manages to reverse the hold. Cole hands MJF the Dynamite Diamond Ring, allowing MJF to knock out White to get the pinfall.

Continental Classic

2023-11-22 to 2023-12-30

The Continental Classic tournament was set up to crown the first Continental Champion, in addition to new ROH and NJPW Strong Openweight champions, as current champion Eddie Kingston entered these into the tournament. All matches were contested under a 20 minute time limit, with three points for a win and one point for a draw. The top two (or more, if tied) of each league advanced to a league final, with the two winners meeting at Worlds End.

Gold league

1. AEW Dynamite 2023-11-22: Swerve Strickland def. Jay Lethal
   Strickland hits the House Call, followed by a Swerve stomp from the top rope to get the pinfall victory.
2. Jay White def. Rush
   With the referee distracted, White hits a low blow on Rush. He then hits the Blade Runner to get the pinfall.
3. Jon Moxley def. Mark Briscoe
   Moxley hits a stomp and a Death Rider, to get the pinfall.
4. AEW Dynamite 2023-11-29: Jon Moxley def. Jay Lethal (subm).
   Moxley hits the Paradigm Shift and goes for the pinfall, but Lethal kicks out on two. Moxley immediately transitions to a sleeper hold, forcing Lethal to tap out.
5. Rush def. Mark Briscoe
   Rush deposits Briscoe in the ring corner and hits a running dropkick to get the pinfall.
6. Swerve Strickland def. Jay White
   White goes for the Blade Runner, but Strickland counters, rolling up White for the pinfall.
7. AEW Dynamite 2023-12-06: Jon Moxley def. Rush (subm.)
   Moxley hits the King Kong lariat and Death Rider on Rush, but Rush kicks out. Moxley immediately locks Rush in a sleeper hold, to get the submission victory.
8. Swerve Strickland def. Mark Briscoe
   Briscoe goes for a double-underhook on the ring apron, but Swerve reverses into a Death Valley Driver. Strickland pushes Briscoe back in to the ring and hits a Swerve stomp from the top rope for the pinfall.
9. Jay White def. Jay Lethal
   Lethal goes for the Lethal injection, but White counters. White goes for the Blade Runner, Lethal rolls through, but White rolls through again to get the pinfall.
10. AEW Dynamite 2023-12-13: Rush def. Jey Lethal (subm.)
    Lethal goes for the Lethal injection, but Rush counters by locking Lethal in a sleeper hold, getting the submission victory.
11. Jay White def. Marc Briscoe
    Pinfall after the Blade Runner.
12. Jon Moxley def. Swerve Strickland
    Strickland hits the Swerve stomp, but Moxley kicks out. Strickland goes for the JML driver, but Moxley rolls up Strickland for the pinfall.
13. AEW Dynamite 2023-12-20: Swerve Strickland def. Rush
    Rush's left leg is hurt, so Strickland goes to work on it. Swerve hits the Swerve stomp, getting the pinfall victory to score twelve points total to secure his place in the gold league final.
14. Mark Briscoe def. Jay Lethal
    Neither competitor had a tournament victory coming in to this match. Briscoe hits a burning hammer followed by a powerbomb, getting the pinfall.
15. Jay White def. Jon Moxley
    Moxley goes for the stomp, and sets up White for the Death rider. White escapes, hitting the Blade Runner to get the pinfall, creating a three-way tie for first place.

Gold league final:

• AEW Dynamite 2023-12-27: Jon Moxley def. Jay White, Swerve Strickland
  Strickland goes for the top rope, but White pushes him to the outside. Strickland goes for Moxley, who is in the ring, but Moxley hits the Death Rider to win the gold league.

Blue league

1. AEW Collision 2023-11-25: Claudio Castagnoli def. Daniel Garcia
   Castagnoli hits a powerbomb to get the pinfall.
2. Brody King def. Eddie Kingston
   King pins Kingston after a powerbomb.
3. AEW Collision 2023-12-02: Brody King def. Claudio Castagnoli
   Castagnoli puts King in the swing, and then locks him in a sharpshooter. King makes it to the ring, King hits a lariat to get the pinfall.
4. Andrade El Ídolo def. Daniel Garcia
   Andrade hits the Flatliner, getting the pinfall victory.
5. Bryan Danielson def. Eddie Kingston
   Danielson hits the Busaiku knee to get the pinfall.
6. AEW Rampage 2023-12-08: Bryan Danielson def. Daniel Garcia (subm.)
   Garcia locks Danielson in the lion tamer, but Danielson kicks out. Danielson locks the LeBell lock, forcing Garcia to tap out.
7. AEW Collision 2023-12-09: Eddie Kingston def. Claudio Castagnoli
   Kingston goes for a bodyslam, but Castagnoli reverses. Kingston kicks out at two, and manages to roll up Castagnoli for the three-count.
8. Andrade El Ídolo def. Bryan Danielson
   Andrade places Danielson on the ring corner and keeps attacking him with running knees, allowing him to get the pinfall.
9. AEW Dynamite 2023-12-13: Andrade El Ídolo def. Brody King
   Andrade runs King's head into the exposed top turnbuckle, allowing him to hit an hammerlock DDT for the pinfall.
10. AEW Collision 2023-12-16: Claudio Castagnoli def. Andrade El Ídolo
    Castagnoli hits a facebuster to get a pinfall victory.
11. Eddie Kingston def. Daniel Garcia
    Kingston hits a back fist to get the pinfall.
12. Bryan Danielson def. Brody King
    Danielson hits the running knee three times in a row, to get the pinfall.
13. AEW Collision 2023-12-23: Bryan Danielson vs. Claudio Castagnoli (TLD)
    The two members of the Blackpool Combat Club didn't hold their punches, but go all out. Castagnoli has Danielson in a sharpshooter in the last minute of the match. With ten seconds remaining, Castagnoli drops Danielson, hits an uppercut and goes for a pinfall, but the time limit expires.
14. Daniel Garcia def. Brody King
    King hits a big lariat, but Garcia kicks out. Garcia manages to roll through getting the pinfall, scoring his first tournament win.
15. Eddie Kingston def. Andrade El Ídolo
    Kingston hits a bodyslam to get the pinfall victory, giving both men nine points, but with Kingston having the head-to-head victory, he gets a spot in the final.

Blue league final:

• AEW Dynamite 2023-12-27: Eddie Kingston def. Bryan Danielson
  Danielson hits the half-and-half followed by a kick to the neck, but Kingston reverses. Kingston hits a powerbomb to get the pinfall, winning the blue league.

Worlds End

2023-12-30, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA

1. Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli) & Daniel Garcia & Mark Briscoe def. Brody King & Jay Lethal & Jay White & Rush [w/José the Assistant]
   Lethal tries to hit the Lethal Injection on Garcia, but Garcia reverses into a roll-up, getting the pinfall.
2. Miro def. Andrade El Ídolo [w/CJ Perry]
   Andrade has Miro in the figure-eight leglock, when Perry interferes, breaking the hold. Miro hits a kick, but Andrade kicks out of the pinfall attempt. Miro locks Andrade in the Boston Crab, forcing Andrade to submit.
3. AEW Women's championship:
   Toni Storm [w/Luther] (ch) def. Riho
   Storm hits a DDT to get the pinfall to retain the championship.
4. Swerve Strickland [w/Prince Nana] def. Dustin Rhodes
   Rhodes replaced the injured Keith Lee. Strickland jumps Rhodes' leg on top of a cinderblock placed outside the ring before the match starts, but Rhodes refuses to forfeit the match. Swerve hits the Swerve stomp, getting the pinfall.
5. Le Sex Gods (Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara) & Darby Allin & Sting def. The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Powerhouse Hobbs) & Big Bill & Ricky Starks (tag ch) [w/Don Callis]
   Originally scheduled as Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega challenging for the tagteam championship held by Big Bill and Ricky Starks, the match was made into an 8-man tag when Omega got injured. Sting puts Takeshita in the Scorpion Death Lock, when Don Callis runs in, forcing Sting to break the hold. Guevara hits the GTS on Starks and follows up with a shooting-star press, getting the pinfall for his team.
6. TBS championship, House rules match:
   Julia Hart (c) vs. Abadon
   House rules: Biting is allowed, a rule that Abadon makes use of several times during the match. Skye Blue appears from under the ring, distracting Abadon. Hart hits a moonsault from the top rope to get the pinfall victory.
7. TNT championship, No DQ:
   Adam Copeland def. Christian Cage (ch) [w/Mother Wayne & Nick Wayne]
   Cage doesn't make it to the ring before Copeland attacks him. The match spills into the audience. The match makes it back ringside, where Wayne attacks Copeland with the TNT championship belt, following up with Wayne's World. Cage and Wayne sets fire to a table outside the ring, but Copeland spears Cage before they can throw Copeland through it, instead sending Wayne through it. Copeland hits the Kill Switch on Cage, getting the pinfall.
8. TNT championship:
   Christian Cage [w/Kill Switch & Mother Wayne & Nick Wayne) def. Adam Copeland (ch)
   Kill Switch comes to the ring, attacking Copeland. Kill Switch is about to cash in the TNT championship contract he won on the pre-show. Cage talks him out of it, taking the contract himself. Cage hits a spear, getting the pinfall to win back the championship.
9. Continental Classic final:
   Eddie Kingston def. Jon Moxley
   Coming in to the match, Kingston was the reigning ROH World and NJPW Strong Openweight champion. The match was for the triple-crown consisting of these two and the new AEW Continental championship. The match turns out to be a full slug fest. Kingston hits a back fist, getting the pinfall victory.
10. AEW World championship:
    Samoa Joe def. MJF (ch) [w/Adam Cole]
    Joe goes for the top rope, but as the referee is out, MJF hits a low blow and carries off Joe into a GTS. Joe kicks out of the pinfall attempt before the referee manages to count to three. MJF reaches for the Dynamite Diamond Ring, but Joe locks MJF into a coquina clutch before MJF is able to use it. The referee calls the match for Joe as MJF is rendered unconscious. The Devil's Masked Men (tagteam champions) appear after the match, attacking MJF, revealing Cole as their leader and as being his friends.