AEW 2010:History Rewritten

Match #1: AEW World Television Championship: D’Angelo Dinero vs. Tyler Black

Additional Information: AEW World Television Championship Tournament Finals

Referee: Scott Armstrong

Road Agent: D’Lo Brown

Notes about the match:  This was the first opportunity for Tyler Black to really shine and he did that by attacking as Dinero as soon as the bell rang.  He made his first mistake of the match though when he attempted to Springboard into the ring with something, just to be doubled over by a punch to the gut from Dinero.  Black did manage to recover quickly as he rolled to his feet, only to have D’Angelo Dinero back him into the corner where he connected with his series of punches that he calls the 4-Up.  Veteran referee Scott Armstrong backed Dinero back up to give Black some space, which allowed Tyler to recover with a Superkick to drop Dinero for a two count.  Tyler waited for Dinero to get back to his feet before dropping him with another Superkick, and then went for the top rope.  That ascent took too long though as Dinero was able to stop him and slammed him down to the mat, before following up with his amazing Outer LImitz Elbow for another close two count.  The excitement of the match continued on until it looked like Dinero was going to get the win with the DDE as a weakened Black was in the corner.  It was at that moment that the fans, the referee, and even Dinero were distracted for a moment when Ric Flair suddenly appeared yelling at the referee.  With Armstrong yelling at Flair, Dinero turned around and walked right into a Low Blow.  That dropped Dinero to his knee’s and Tyler Black ran off the ropes and connected with the Stomp.  Not wanting to risk it, Black went up top and flew off with the Phoenix Splash which was enough to end the match and crown Tyler Black the AEW World Television Champion.  

Result: In a decent match, Tyler Black defeated D'Angelo Dinero in 13:13 by pinfall with a Phoenix Splash (following a low blow) after a distraction from Ric Flair. Tyler Black wins the AEW World Television title.

Grade: 60

Match #2: Abyss vs. Bob Holly

Additional Information: This will be a hardcore match

Referee: Earl Hebner

Road Agent: Hector Guerrero

Notes for match:  The wrestlers should have a hardcore fight.

Notes about the match:  Bob Holly was out first all by himself which the commentary team made sure to mention was kind of odd.  Abyss came out carrying Janice, and when he was in the ring with it that was when Dr. Stevie ran out from the back to distract Abyss.  Immediately Abyss went to swing Janice at Dr. Stevie and missed and instead had Janice get stuck in the turnbuckle on him.  Holly used the distraction to slide out of the ring and grab a kendo stick which he attacked Abyss from behind with.  Holly nailed Abyss until the kendo stick had splintered, and still Abyss remained on his feet.  Holly threw the kendo stick down and picked Abyss up before dropping him with the Alabama Slam.  That was only enough for a two count though!  An irate Holly rolled out of the ring and reached under the ring to pull out a table which he set up outside.  As Holly got up on the ring apron though, he was grabbed by the throat by Abyss….up Holly went and right through the table with a Chokeslam!  Abyss dropped out of the ring and went to pick Holly up, but that allowed Dr. Stevie to sneak in and connect with a Stevie Kick!  One was not enough to do more then irritate Abyss, but a second dropped him and gave Holly time to recover.  Holly dragged Abyss over to the commentators table and bounced the head of Abyss right off of the table.  From there Holly grabbed some cable and choked Abyss out with it.  Finally Abyss managed to force his way out of that with an elbow to the ribs, and then stumbled back into the ring.  Bob Holly beat him to the ring though, and while Abyss was still down, Holly kicked him a few times before grabbing the splintered kendo stick.  Taking the splintered side, Holly began to rub it through the face mask and into the eye of Abyss!  With the fans cheering him on Abyss managed to fight his way up to his feet, spun around and drove the splintered stick into the forehead of Holly driving him to the mat.  Abyss rubbed it in until Holly was bleeding, and then stood up to knock Dr. Stevie off of the ring apron.  Holly came to his feet….BLACK HOLE SLAM! ONE….TWO…THREE!!    

Result: In a decent match, Abyss defeated Bob Holly in 8:22 by pinfall with a Black Hole Slam.

Grade: 64

Match #3: AEW World Tag Team Championship: The Motor City Machine Guns © vs. Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian

Additional Information: A video package on the history between these two teams beginning with the AEW Full Gear Cup will be shown prior to the match.

Referee: Brandon Tolle

Road Agent: Hector Guerrero

Notes about the match:  The Champions rushed to the ring and without even getting their belts off attacked the Challengers who quickly retreated to the outside.  Quickly throwing the belts to the referee, the Guns flew through the air with stereo dives and took Daniels and Kazarian out.  They rolled them into the ring as the bell rang and the match was on with all four men in the middle of the ring.  The Guns managed to control the beginning of the match with frequent tags and quick double teams.  Finally Daniels and Kazarian retreated to the outside of the ring so that they could conference.  Sabin decided to not give them time and dived through the ropes at them.  That was the turning point for the match though as Daniels and Kazarian recovered and threw Sabin into the security railing.  They proceeded to isolate him and not allow the tag, while Shelley desperately cheered for Sabin and tried to get the fans behind him.  When Sabin desperately managed to make the tag, the fans came unglued as Shelley entered the ring and took both men out.  Momentum was changed completely and a flurry of moves soon led to the Guns looking to put it away after connecting with Made in Detroit on Christopher Daniels.  When Shelley went for the pin fall, Kazarian reached in and pulled Sabin out of the ring and threw him to the ground before climbing up on the ring apron and distracting referee Brandon Tolle.  The fans came alive though as there was a commotion as…TYLER BLOCK rolled out from under the ring and knocked Sabin out with the AEW World Television Championship belt.  He rolled into the ring and nailed Shelley with the belt as well.  Daniels managed to drape his arm over Shelley, and Kazarian allowed Tolle to go for the count….ONE….TWO…..SHELLEY KICKED OUT!  No one could believe it, but Daniels did not waste time as he pulled Shelley to his feet and dropped him with the Angel’s Wings….ONE…..TWO….THREE….NEW CHAMPIONS! 

Result: In a good match, The Fallen Angel & Kazarian defeated The Motor City Machine Guns in 17:48 when Christopher Daniels pinned Alex Shelley with an Angel's Wings. During the match we also had Tyler Black run in and attack Shelley. The Fallen Angel & Kazarian win the AEW World Tag Team titles.

Grade: 73

Match #4: AEW Womens World Championship: Hamada © vs. Awesome Kong

Additional Information: Chyna Doll will join the commentary table for this match

Referee: Brian Hebner

Road Agent: Brother Devon

Notes about the match:  This match began with both competitors nose to nose, with Hamada yelling at Kong in Japanese, before connecting with a Forearm Smash to start the match.  The two women exchanged heavy blows, before Hamada connected with two quick ones in a row.  When she bounced off the ropes to come back for a third one, she had to duck a Kong Clothesline and continued to run to the next ropes.  Stopping her momentum by grabbing the ropes, Hamada climbed through the ropes and quickly climbed to the top turnbuckle before leaping off with a Shotgun Dropkick that was enough to drop Kong to her back.  Hamada quickly followed up with a Swinging Neckbreaker as Kong tried to find her way to back to her feet.  Looking to end it quickly, Hamada came off the ropes one more time looking to connect with a Crossbody Block.  As the challenger was not weakened enough though, she caught Hamada in the air before slamming her to the mat.  From this point forward Kong managed to take over and worked the Champion over slowly.  It looked like she was going to defeat Hamada and become Champion for a third time when she went to drop an elbow….just to crash to the mat because Hamada had moved!  Quickly the Champion looked to capitalize on this mistake from the Champion by locked in La Ayakita.  Outside the ring Larry Sweeney was losing his mind, but Kong managed to use her power to finally pull himself close enough to the bottom rope that she could get a foot on it and cause the break.  After Hamada dropped the hold, Awesome Kong rolled to the outside where Sweeney came over to check on her.  Hamada slid under the bottom rope and went to go and attack Kong, but Sweeney got in between them.  With a shove Hamada sent Sweeney to the ground, but that opened her up for a Mongolian Chop from Kong.  The Challenger rolled the Champion back into the ring and followed her into the ring where she got a few more moves in, before attempting to catch Hamada in the corner with a Running Body Avalance, but Hamada moved out of the way and then caught a disoriented Awesome Kong with a big German Suplex!  As both women climbed to their feet Hamada used her second wind to pick Kong up off of her feet…and dropped her with the HAMADA DRIVER!  One…TWO…KICK OUT!  Larry Sweeney had jumped up on the ring apron trying to interfere, although it had not mattered.  Hamada went over and knocked him off, which allowed Kong to get to her feet.  Hamada turned around…AWESOME BOMB!  ONE…TWO….KICK OUT!!  Slowly both climbed to their feet, and Hamada bounced off the ropes….and her momentum carried her right back towards Kong…WHO NAILED HER WITH A SPINNING BACK FIST!  Immediately Hamada went down, and referee Brian Hebner was right there to check on her before calling for the bell.  Hamada was knocked out, Kong was the NEW AEW Womens Champion!   

Result: In a decent match, Awesome Kong defeated Hamada in 12:57 by stoppage when Hamada could not continue. Awesome Kong wins the AEW Womens World title.

Grade: 58

Match #5: Brian Kendrick/Mick Foley/Sting/Tommy Dreamer vs. The Band (Kevin Nash/Scott Hall/Scott Steiner/Sean Waltman)

Additional Information: Each member of the winning team will be able to challenge for an AEW title of their choice, the losing team must leave AEW.

Referee: Traci Brooks

Road Agent: Scott D’Amore

Notes about the match:  This match began with Scott Hall calling Kendrick into the match so that he could get some revenge after their match on AEW Dynamite.  Hall showed off his size as he managed to beat on Kendrick, until Kendrick dropped down and slid between his legs after an Irish Whip and then connected with a Low Dropkick to the back of Hall’s leg.  As Hall stumbled to his feet, Kendrick tried to overwhelm him with a Crossbody Block but Hall caught him and nonchalantly dropped him like a sack of potatoes with a Fall Away Slam.  Hall grabbed Kendrick by the hair and dragged him to the corner and made the tag out to Scott Steiner.  Steiner came into the ring and nailed Kendrick with a couple of quick Steiner Lines before posing mockingly.  A couple of Suplexes backfired as Scott sent Kendrick to close to his corner, which allowed Kendrick to tag out to Tommy Dreamer.  Dreamer quickly came into the ring and him and Steiner rekindled their rivalry of the past couple of months.  Back and forth they went until Tommy pulled out the Bionic Elbow to drop Steiner.  Both men made tags as Mick Foley and Kevin Nash were brought into the match.  The battle went back and forth with Nash using his height advantage, and Foley reply with some trademark brawling.  A tag brought Sting into the match, but with some cheap tricks behind the back of referee Brooks, The Band managed to isolate Sting for a while.  When Sting finally managed to make the tag to Brian Kendrick the fans exploded and everything broke down.  A brawl on the outside, resulted in Sting flying off of the top turnbuckle with a splash on Foley, Dreamer, Nash, Hall and Waltman.  In the ring Scott Steiner looked to end it with the Steiner Recliner, but Kendrick managed to shuffle out from between Steiner’s legs.  Steiner tried to grab him and pull him to his feet, but that just allowed Kendrick to grab his head and bounce off the ropes with the Sliced Bread #2!  ONE….TWO…THREE…THE BAND WAS DONE!

Result: In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Mick Foley, Sting, Brian Kendrick and Tommy Dreamer defeated The Band (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner and Sean Waltman) in 16:06 when Brian Kendrick pinned Scott Steiner with a Sliced Bread #2.

Grade:62

Match #6: AEW X-Division Championship: Doug Williams © vs. Consequences Creed vs. Homicide vs. The Amazing Red

Additional Information: Four Way Elimination Match

Referee: Brian Hebner

Road Agent: D’Lo Brown

Notes for match:   These four men were given permission to do their best and steal the show.

Notes about the match:  Even before the bell rang, Homicide attacked Consequences Creed to get the match going.  Soon Homicide had Creed in a corner punching, and biting away at his head.  Creed did not give up though and he managed to fight back and tagged out to Red who quickly came into the match with a running spinning wheel kick.  Down went Homicide and The Amazing Red managed to get a few close pin fall attempts Homicide tagged out to the Champion Doug Williams.  Homicide and Williams circled before they tried to make a tag out but Red and Creed dropped off of the ring apron.  With no choice the two men locked up, but not for long before Williams did manage to make a tag out to Red again.  Some quick action soon had Homicide looking to get the victory with the Gringo Killa.  But he had missed that Creed had made a blind tag, and as Homicide turned Red around Creed quickly grabbed him and wrapped up him up in a pin fall that eliminated him!  Homicide did not take that well and proceeded to brutally beat Creed up, while Hebner and security tried to break it up.  As Homicide was taken away, Doug Williams came in and quickly got the pin fall on Creed to eliminate him from the match leaving the two former X-Division Champions to settle it.  The two men put on a clinic, before The Amazing Red looked to end the match with the Code Red, but Williams managed to sit down and trap Red to get the pin fall and to retain the X-Division Championship.    

Result: In a decent match, Doug Williams defeated Homicide, Consequences Creed and The Amazing Red in an Elimination match in 15:30; the order of elimination was Homicide first, then Consequences Creed, and finally The Amazing Red. Doug Williams makes defence number six of the AEW X-Division title.

Grade: 74

Match #7: Jeff Jarrett vs. Samoa Joe

Referee: Traci Brooks

Road Agent: Court Bauer

Notes for match:   These two were told to tell a story of the veteran Jarrett trying to slow things down to make Joe angry so that he makes mistakes that Jarrett can take advantage of.

Notes about the match:  Samoa Joe was in the ring first waiting for Jeff Jarrett who made his big entrance with his guitar…and then before the ring even rang Jarrett nailed Joe in the head with the guitar while referee Traci Brooks had been standing between the two men.  Jeff yelled for Traci to call for the bell and immediately went for the pin fall….but Joe kicked out at one!  Double J quickly retreated to the outside where he tried to bait Joe to join him. This back and forth went on for a bit, before Joe finally did go after Jarrett.  Jeff slid into the ring and was able to attack Joe as he tried to get into the ring.  This allowed Jeff Jarrett to control the beginning part of the match with cheap shots along the way.  Each time Joe started to get some momentum, Jeff would head outside of the ring to get some distance.  Finally this backfired on him as he got distracted arguing with the fans and turned around just in time for Samoa Joe to connect with a Flying Forearm through the ropes.  Joe beat Jarrett up outside of the ring, before rolling in to break up the count.  Outside the ring Joe got Jeff in position for the Ole Kick, but Jeff moved out of the way causing Joe to injure his own leg and knee.  This allowed the veteran Jarrett to go after the injury eventually leading to the Figure Four.  By rolling the hold over, Joe forced Jeff to break but the damage had certainly been done.  Joe managed to mount a comeback and looked to end the match with a Muscle Buster, but as he went to lift Jarrett off of the top turnbuckle his knee started to buckle and Jeff managed to roll off of his shoulder and connected with the Stroke!  ONE…TWO…TH…KICK OUT!  Looking to capitalize on the downed Samoan, Jarrett went to the top turnbuckle…but Joe recovered….C.C.S ENZIGURI! Jarrett dropped down onto the top turnbuckle setting up the…MUSCLE BUSTER! ONE…TWO…THREE!

Result: In a good match, Samoa Joe defeated Jeff Jarrett in 13:12 by pinfall with a Muscle Buster.

Grade: 66

Match #8: Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson

Additional Information: “I Quit” Steel Cage Match

Referee: Scott Armstrong

Road Agent: Hector Guerrero

Notes for match:   Kurt Angle was told to lead this match into a spectacle for the fans.

Notes about the match:  Angle tried to start the match by attacking Mr. Anderson out of the gate, but Anderson begged off and then asked for a test of strength.  Angle had to be baited into it, but when he did try to lock up Mr. Anderson got a cheap shot in.  After a series of blows, Mr. Anderson knocked Angle to the ground and quickly tried to scale the cage wall.  Angle pulled him down and smashed his head into the wall a couple of times, prior to Mr. Anderson resorting to a low blow.  From there Anderson attempted to unlock the cage door, but Angle snuck up behind him and dropped him with a Belly to Back Suplex.  Now Angle resorted to punching away at Mr. Anderson, picking him up and throwing him into the cage wall and continuing to fire away shot after shot.  Eventually Anderson dropped to his back and Angle started to kick him in the head.  Kurt looked towards the cage door where Charlie Haas was cheering for Angle to end it, but Kurt was not done yet.  He picked Mr. Anderson up and nailed a Snap Suplex, and then tried for an Irish Whip but Mr. Anderson grabbed the top rope to stop himself.  Kurt Angle ran at Mr. Anderson and got sent into the cage walls with a Hot Shot that was enough to split his head open.  Mr. Anderson worked over the cut, raking Angle’s head back and forth attempting to get the blood flowing to blind Kurt Angle.  The focus of the attack then turned to trying to work over Angle’s injured neck.  Mr. Anderson climbed to the top turnbuckle to jump off onto that neck, but Angle scaled the turnbuckle’s and launched him off the top turnbuckle with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex.

Both men were slow to get up, but as Mr. Anderson climbed to his feet, he began to unwrap his arm and then proceeded to choke Kurt Angle out with the tape.  The referee moved in to see if Angle would say “I Quit” or pass out, but Angle fought against it and finally managed to break out of it with an Angle Slam but he was struggling to breathe still.  Both men were woozy on their feet as they started to slug away at each other, with Angle finally using a Clothesline to put Mr. Anderson down, but he then collapsed possibly from his blood loss.  That allowed. Mr. Anderson to move in and again attempt to get the submission by locking on an Armbar.  Kurt Angle fired off another Suplex, before looking in a body scissors to try and recover and wear Mr. Anderson down.  From there Kurt went for his Ankle Lock which turned into a battle until Mr. Anderson fought out of it and connected with a Mic Drop.  With Angle down, Mr. Anderson walked over and went to the door and unlocked it so that he could wrap the chain around his hand and nailed Angle with it!  It looked like the match would be over with Angle unconscious, but Haas was yelling at the top of his lungs and got the fans cheering for Angle.  Mr. Anderson had a smile on his face as he pulled Angle to his feet and set up for a Mic Drop.  But Angle drove the back of his elbow into his head to get space, and connected with another Angle Slam!  With Mr. Anderson down, Kurt started to climb to the top of the cage wall.  MOON SAULT!!  Angle lacked right on the head of Mr. Anderson!  Kurt went for the foot and locked in the Ankle Lock!  Mr. Anderson tried to get away by climbing the wall, but Angle pulled him off and went for the grapevine!  Mr. Anderson would not quit, but Kurt finally twisted the ankle so that it snaped (thanks for some trickery in the boot) and Anderson said those two words to end the match and give the victory to Angle!

Result: In a superb match, Kurt Angle defeated Mr. Anderson in an I Quit Steel Cage match in 19:58 by submission with an Ankle Lock.

Grade: 75

Match #9: Beer Money vs. RVD & T

Referee: Traci Brooks

Road Agent: Jerry Lynn

Notes for match: These two teams were asked to calm the crowd down a bit after the classic steel cage match. 

Notes about the match:  This match started out fast with RVD in the ring with Roode and Storm, and posing after all of his fast paced moves.  RVD did it one to many times though as he turned around and James Storm rocked him with a Last Call Superkick for a two count.  Booker T was soon tagged in and managed to slow things down with a headlock.  Storm was beaten down by both men for a while, while Roode was left to languish on the ring apron.  When Storm did manage to make the tag, Roode came in and quickly changed the complexion of the match with a hard Spinebuster.  In one simple move, Roode managed to get the fans fired up.  With Roode in charge, Storm attempted to recover on the outside but it turned out to not be enough.  Near the end of the match Rob Van Dam had Roode down when he kicked Storm while he was outside.  That brought Storm into the ring and referee Traci Brooks had to try and restrain him.  During that distraction Booker T snuck into the ring and nailed Robert Roode with his Axe Kick.  At the same time RVD went to the top turnbuckle and came flying off with the Five Star Frog Splash!  Brooks turned around and made the count of three before Storm could get back into the ring to break it up.  

Result: In a decent match, Booker & RVD defeated Beer Money in 12:32 when Rob Van Dam pinned Robert Roode with a Five Star Frog Splash.

Grade: 62

Match #10: AEW World Championship: Desmond Wolfe © vs. AJ Styles

Additional Information: Ric Flair is banned from the ringside area, and if Styles loses he cannot challenge for the AEW World Championship as long as Desmond Wolfe is Champion.

Referee: Brandon Tolle

Road Agent: Jerry Lynn

Notes for match:  These two were told to go out there and just have the best match they possibly could.

Notes about the match:  Perhaps understanding the importance of this match, AJ Styles actually started the match at a more deliberate pace than might have been expected.  The two men exchanged a series of holds, with Styles managing to come out on top of that and he was fired up.  Wolfe rolled out of the ring, perhaps to go and talk to Flair when he was reminded that Flair was no there.  Which also served as the perfect set up for Styles to flip over the top rope and land directly on the World Champion!  Now Styles picked up the pace, throwing Wolfe into the guard rail and over the ring steps with a hard whip.  Styles backed up and ran and jumped off of the ring steps to connect with a Flying Forearm!  The Challenger rolled the Champion into the ring and went for the pin fall but only managed to get a two count from that.  Styles went to the top turnbuckle, but was not able to launch whatever move he was thinking about as Wolfe managed to recover and catch him up there.  The two men exchanged a series of punches, before Wolfe got the advantage with a Superplex from the top!  Wolfe rolled over and immediately began to work on Styles arm over, possibly looking to set up for the London Dungeon.  Wolfe was working AJ over with a Hammerlock until Styles managed to get a roll up into a close pin fall that caused Wolfe to back off a bit. 

As the match continued on, everything went back and forth with both men getting close pin falls that had the fans thinking it was over multiple times.  Wolfe came off of the ropes looking for his Jawbreaker Lariat, but Styles countered with a Frankensteiner, and then as both men came to their feet Styles looked to end the match with the Styles Clash!  The World Champion kicked out at two though!  Once more Styles went to the top rope to end the match, but Wolfe stopped him up there….TOWER OF LONDON!  Now it was Styles who kicked out!!  Both men were slow to get up, and Wolfe went for the Jawbreaker Lariat one more time, but Styles ran under his arm, and then caught Wolfe as he turned around with the Phenomenal DDT!  Styles pulled him to his feet and quickly connected with another Styles Clash!  It should have been over, but Brandon Tolle was being distracted by Frankie Kazarian(?) who had climbed up on the ring rope.  Styles broken the hold and went to go and get the refree so he didn’t even see Christopher Daniels slide in from behind and nail him in the back of the head with the AEW World Tag Team Championship.  Daniels flipped Styles over, and placed Wolfe’s arm over the downed Styles…ONE….TWO…STYLES KICKED OUT!  Both Daniels and Kazarian were shocked, but Wolfe quickly went for the kill locking in the London Dungeon.  Styles tried to fight against it, but finally had no choice but to submit and give the victory to Wolfe. 

Result: In a bout that had superb wrestling and great heat, Desmond Wolfe defeated AJ Styles in 17:49 by submission with a London Dungeon after interference from Christopher Daniels. During the match we also had Frankie Kazarian distract the referee. Desmond Wolfe makes defence number four of the AEW World title.

Grade: 80