I overslept 30 minutes and missed the 1st episode of AEW last week. I had meant to wake up for it but darn my sleep schedule caught me. I haven't really done a Review in a long time. Its been years for newer shows. The older stuff I last did a year ago for Nitro n RAW. So here we go....
Your Hosts : Jim Ross , Tony Shiavone and Excalibur.
AEW does pyro too and its like I'm watching a cross of Nitro/RAW Is War from 1990s. With how pumped the crowd is. The guys run down the main event tag match of Jericho/Guerrova vs Page/Dustin Rhodes. Plus he's back....Jon Moxley is here and he faces Shawn Spears who has Tully Blanchard in his corner !
The Young Bucks claim they wanna give the people the best tag team division in the world. So they have sought these teams out. Tonight they face Private Party who are new and very much unknown. The Bucks feel like they have been the best tag team the last half decade and its true ; they have been most consistent. Tonight these 2 teams meet.
The whole winning percentage deal is weird to see on the guys as they enter the ring. Because well , I know AEW is pushing wins/losses but its gonna be interesting to see how it works. 2 of the tag teams are at ringside and its cool to see Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian there. Those guys should always be a team given how they play off each other.
The Private Party entrance is kinda silly and you can tell the guy from Atlas Security is thinking , really ? He even looks like he's not happy doing this job to comically let them in. Shiavone brings up Private Party trained at House of Glory's school. Nick Jackson nearly gets a super kick but the guy moves to block it. He's 30 years old right now. The Bucks are controlling the pace with this tag roll working the arm. Match goes so quick and Isiah nails a nice moonsault.
Quinn from Private Party does some great suicide dives and forward moon saults to the floor on each brother in a spot. The fans start a chant for Private Party. The Bucks make a sneak tag and deliver the super kicks. In a spot Matt carries Cassidy up the ramp and delivers a power bomb in a cool spot. Then the brothers do an awesome tag team spot with a neck breaker tag move , which Marquez kicks out of. Nick rolls it into a sharpshooter/scorpian deathlock.
Cassidy is still out on ramp as the Bucks work their tag team magic. The fans are hot and start THIS IS WRESTLING chant. Jim Ross claims that when he saw the Bucks in New Japan ; he compared them to Rock n Roll Express. As it looks like Quinn is gonna make the tag , Matt yanks him off the apron . This is weird to see the Bucks doing heel work , as they are supposed to be part of face group.
Then Cassidy makes the hot tag and during his moves sells his back from power bomb. That is solid to watch, We get the Northern Lights suplex trifecta move set. Jim Ross sells the Bucks desperation solid. Matt locks on the scorpian deathlock as he tries to make Isiah tap. Finally in a spot Cassidy gets to the ropes ! Private Party nails the gin and juice spot and suddenly Ross sells Matt Jackson kicking out. Then in a huge upset that stuns even Daniels and Kazarian at ringside...the Bucks lose ! The Bucks are shocked themselves as the PR go into stands to have a party. The Young Bucks are eliminated from tag team tournament.
Out comes EL CHAMPION with his weird mix of a heel stable we see. He has the members of LAX with him , Jack Hagar and the future star Sammy Guevara. Who really is a young Jericho type. Jericho praises himself for the highest rated premier as fans start a THANK YOU JERICHO chant. He wants them to shut the hell up. Jericho claims they are NEXT , they are NOW. He puts over the 5 of them and answers YES. He then details Sammy as a young SPANISH GOD. He's a heart throb. That he's amazing and he is ON THE LIST.
Look at Santana and Ortiz. These 2 psychos beside him and he personally recruited them. They are street fighter , back ally types and he likes it. They made his LIST and he gives a dig to Konnan with a line. This GIANT behind him is a former World Champion. He's the toughest , most dangerous MMA fighter. The fans chant WE THE PEOPLE as Jericho stops that chant dead calling it a stupid chant from bad creative and its gone. Jake Hagar , is the most feared MMA fighter alive. Undefeated and he's toughest in pro wrestling. They are the INNER CIRCLE now !
Jericho claims they are taking control of AEW. He doesn't care if your Kenny Omega or Young Bucks or that stupid son of a bitch Cody . Then he rips on not liking Cody or his family ! Then he claims Dusty he never liked is a jerk. He doesn't like Dustin and thinks he's a moron and will kick his ass tonight. Jericho is gonna beat the ever loving sh--- outta Cody ...and have some little bit of Bubbly !
Jimmy Havoc comes out with a nice mask deal. Like the look as Ross puts him over as a weird guy. Havoc claims he's been working 15 years to get here. To endear untold pain and untold violence. He faces Darby Allin to become #1 contender to Chris Jericho. Havoc's end part of the promo is a bit cringe worthy but the look and start was decent.
Darby Allin is shown taking Cody to his limits at Fyter Fest and he delivers a weird backwards elbow to the ringside called coffin drop. He missed in epic fashion. Allen starts off quick on Havoc as the 2 men start off with some reversals etc. Gotta admit Darby is pretty smooth with how he moves in ring. Havoc comically starts to bite on Darby's fingers ! Havoc starts to concentrate on his fingers , trying to break and bite them , to hurt him !
Havoc delivers a sleeper hold suplex on Allin in a spot. After a commercial we return to Havoc still in control and working Allin over. A DVD into the corner on Allin. Tiger driver and he tries a pin , but Allin reaches ropes. Those were some brutal face kicks. He delivers a great stunner and coffin drop. He gets the #1 contender to Jericho and will face him next week ! Jim Ross puts over Allin could pull an upset as he nearly upset Cody weeks ago and the Young Bucks got upset. Jim Ross finishes the sell job of Allin to the new mainstream audience.
The next match is Emi Sakura & Bea Priestley vs Riho & Britt Baker . Bea Priestley has a decent look and reminds me a little of Victoria in a way. Priestley and Britt Baker have clashed before. Sakura is Riho's former teacher . Riho is sold by Jim Ross for her heart at 98 pounds. Sakura has 24 years experience in ring . Riho tries a crossbody after a cartwheel and eats canvas. Then later gets an irish whip by her hair. Owww.
Sakura is using her size advantage on her. She started training at 9 years old to be a pro wrestler by Sakura. Priestley can't control herself and attacks Baker as Sakura is like WTF ? As this match soon becomes a singles match for her against Riho. Finally Sakura comes to help outside as they deliver a double suplex , then as both celebrate Riho comes off the top rope to outside !
end of part #1