AEW Dynamite – May 25

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*Live from Las Vegas, NV.

(1)  Wardlow defeats Shawn Spears…in a STEEL CAGE MATCH…with MJF as referee…MJF rings the bell while Wardlow is still cuffed…Wardlow snaps the cuffs after MJF spits in his face…MJF kicks Warlow in the jewels as he takes Spears up for a powerbomb…Spears leaves the cage to retrieve a chair & promptly misses Wardlow & knocks MJF unconscious…tonight’s Powerbomb Symphony is in 4 movements, with the final drop onto the steel chair & a replacement ref makes the 3 count for the Wardlow win (06:52).

*Jericho Appreciation Society bully a stagehand for wearing a Jon Moxley t-shirt backstage…Jericho throws a fireball at him…because he’s a wizard!

*CM Punk & Hangman Adam Page to the ring with Schiavone for their face-to-face…Punk is ready to leave Vegas as champion…Hangman says there’s nothing Punk can do to take the title away…Hangman doesn’t respect what Punk has done since coming to AEW…Punk reminds Page that the roads he traveled to get to & build AEW were paved by Punk…Punk demands Page shake his hand, shoves the champ…Hangman drops Punk with a right…Punk smiles as Page leaves.

*Chris Jericho cuts off the Judas sing-along before joining William Regal, Excalibur, Schiavone, & JR on commentary for…

(2)  Eddie Kingston & Jon Moxley defeat Private Party…Mox hits the Paradigm Shift suplex on Kassidy for the win (07:24)…AFTER…Jericho Appreciation Society charges to the ring to attack Mox & Kingston…Bryan Danielson, Santana, & Ortiz down for the save…after a melee, Danielson is left nursing an injured knee in the ring as the JAS escape through the crowd.

*Caprice Coleman joins commentary & Bobby Cruise handles the introductions for…

(3)  FTR vs. Roppongi Vice…for the ROH Tag Team Championship ends in a NO CONTEST when Jeff Cobb & Great O-Khan interrupt the match & attack both teams (10:25)…AFTER…Dax & Trent get put through tables…United Empire raise the ROH tag belts.

*Matt & Jeff Hardy backstage promo…Matt calls the Young Bucks “Hardy cosplayers.”

(4)  Swerve Strickland defeats Ricky Starks & Jungle Boy…Swerve hits the Swerve Stomp on Starks for the win (09:34)…AFTER…Powerhouse Hobbs takes out Swerve with a clothesline…Luchasaurus & Keith Lee down to get their partners’ backs…Swerve & Lee hold the ring to end the segment.

*Dan Lambert, Scorpio Sky, & Ethan Page backstage…ruining the TNT title doesn’t get Sammy Guevara the mixed tag match he wanted…Lambert is a belt guy, so he’s already ordered a new title & will present it to Sky on Rampage.

*Thunder Rosa (sans warpaint, but wearing an outfit from Seth Rollin’s tailor) joins Schiavone in front of the ‘tron…she will defeat Serena Deeb on Sunday…and haunt her forever.

*Red Velvet backstage with Schiavone…Ruby Soho interrupts…Velvet passes along pointers for beating Kris Statlander.

(5)  Owen Hart Women’s Semifinal: Britt Baker defeats Toni Störm…Britt reverses Storm-Zero into a Roll Up & grabs the ropes for the win (09:00).

(6)  Owen Hart Men’s Semifinal: Samoa Joe defeats Kyle O’Reilly…O’Reilly hits the O’Connor Roll…Joe kicks out & locks O’Reilly in the RNC…the ref calls for the bell as O’Reilly goes to sleep for the submission win for Joe (12:37)…AFTER…Adam Cole out in front of the ‘tron to strike a pose as the show ends.

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AEW  RAMPAGE PREVIEW – May 27, 2022 **SPECIAL START TIME**

+ Kris Statlander vs. Ruby Soho – Owen Hart Women’s Semifinal

+ Young Bucks in action

+ Bryan Danielson vs. Matt Sydal

+ Scorpio Sky receives his new, custom TNT Championship from Dan Lambert

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AEW  DOUBLE OR NOTHING PPV – Sunday, May 29, 2022 – Las Vegas, NV.

+ Hangman Adam Page (c) vs. CM Punk – for the AEW World Championship

+ Thunder Rosa (c) vs. Serena Deeb – for AEW Women’s Championship

+ Jurassic Express (c) vs. Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee – Triple Threat Match for the AEW Tag Team Championship

+ Adam Cole vs. Samoa Joe – Owen Hart Tournament Men’s Final

+ Britt Baker vs. (Soho/Statlander Winner) – Owen Hart Tournament Women’s Final

+ Jade Cargill (c) vs. Anna Jay – for the TBS Championship

+ MJF vs. Wardlow

+ Young Bucks vs. The Hardys – Elite vs. Delete

+ Death Triangle vs. House of Black – Trios Match

+ Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, Eddie Kingston, Santana, & Ortiz vs. Jericho Appreciation Society – Anarchy in the Arena

+ BUY IN: HookHausen vs. Tony Nese & Mark Starling

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