November 13th AEW Full Gear

*LIVE from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota!

*Dante Martin to the ring for an interview in front of the home town crowd with Tony…the Acclaimed interrupt…they offer Dante to join them but they want an answer right now…you’re either with us or against us…Dante says “no thanks” in the form of a right hand & a tope con giro to take the Acclaimed out at ringside.

(BUY IN)  Thunder Rosa & Hikaru Shida defeat Nyla Rose & Jamie Hayter…Shida ‘ranas out of a Beast Bomb, sending Nyla into the turnbuckle & stumbling back into a Shida Roll Up & Jackknife cover for the win (12:05).

*Best Friends backstage with Tony…Orange Cassidy will face the Butcher & the Blade next week on Dynamite…he’s going to bring a member of his new friends Chaos along as his partner.

(1)  MJF defeats Darby Allin…Sting keeps Spears & Wardlow away from the ring with his bat & a steel chair…MJF hands Darby his skateboard & begs him to take a swing with it…Darby hands the skateboard to the ref…as the ref tosses the skateboard out of the ring, MJF produces the Diamond Ring from his trunks & KO’s Darby…MJF uses a Side Headlock Takeover (as promised) for the win (22:00).

(2)  Lucha Brothers defeat FTR…retain their AEW Tag Team Championship…Cash suffers the 2-man Piledriver & Penta covers for the win (18:38)…Dax was actually the legal man, but FTR had rolled under the ring & put on the Super Ranas masks, causing the ref make the count on the wrong FTR member.

(3)  World Title Eliminator Finals: Bryan Danielson defeats Miro…Danielson escapes Game Over twice…Miro escapes the LeBell Lock & a Head/Arm Triangle…Danielson hits a tornado DDT & transitions into a Guillotine Choke…Miro passes out quickly for the submission win for Danielson (20:00)…as a result, Bryan Danielson is the #1 Contender to the AEW World Title.

(4)  Christian Cage & Jurassic Express defeat The SuperKliq…in a FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE match…Cole produces custom thumbtack-loaded knee pads for a triple BTE trigger on Luchasaurus…Jungle Boy has to break up the count…Christian sets Matt Jackson up for the con-chair-to on the stage & hands the chair off to Jungle Boy…Jungle Boy nails Matt & covers him for the win (22:22).

(5)  Cody Rhodes & Pac defeat Malakai Black & Andrade…Pac hits a Poisonrana on Andrade, follows with the Black Arrow for the win (16:52)…AFTER…Tully & Cash down for some cheap shots on Cody & Pac.

(6)  Britt Baker defeats Tay Conti…retains her AEW Women’s Championship…Conti hits the DD-Tay for a 2 count, follows with a series of kicks before attempting the DD-Tay again but Britt reverses into a roll up & floats over into the set up for the Lockjaw…Conti rolls over into a pinning combo but Britt reverses for a Roll Up of her own for the win (15:13).

(7)  CM Punk defeats Eddie Kingston…Kingston hits a spinning backfist that knocks Punk loopy before the opening bell, but Punk flips Eddie off to show he’s ready for the bell shortly thereafter…after 11 brutal minutes of back & forth fisticuffs & just a bit of wrestling, Punk hits the Go To Sleep for the win (11:09)…AFTER…Punk offers a handshake…Eddie ignores it & walks off defiantly.

(8)  Inner Circle defeats Men of the Year, Junior Dos Santos, Andrei Arlovski, Dan Lambert…in a MINNEAPOLIS STREET FIGHT…once the match breaks down to chaos, Jericho & Lambert are left in the ring alone…Jericho wears Lambert out with a kendo stick, nails him with a stapler to the groin, & sends love to the sky before paying homage to Eddie Guerrero with a Frog Splash on Lambert for the win (19:37).

*Tony on the stage to introduce one of tonight’s guests: Jay Lethal, who announces that he is All Elite…Lethal says he’s heard there’s an open challenge & would like a shot at Sammy for the TNT Championship…Sammy Guevara makes his way back out to the stage & accepts the challenge for this Wednesday on Dynamite.

(9)  Hangman Adam Page defeats Kenny Omega…to become the NEW AEW World Champion…Hangman hits the pop-up powerbomb & follows with the Buckshot Lariat but Omega pulls the ref into the line of fire…Don Callis brings the belt into play but Hangman avoids it & hits the Dead Eye on Omega…a 2^nd ref sprints down to the ring but Omega kicks out at a long 2…Hangman hits a Buckshot Lariat to the back of Omega’s head & climbs outside for another from the front…Matt Jackson inches over but instead of interfering, nods to Page & backs off…Hangman hits another Buckshot Lariat, this time for the win (25:10)…AFTER…Dark Order fills the ring to celebrate with the NEW championship!

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AEW  DYNAMITE PREVIEW – November 17, 2021

+ The Butcher & The Blade vs. Orange Cassidy & Tomohiro Ishii

+ TBS Title Tournament: Nyla Rose vs. Hikaru Shida

+ The Acclaimed vs. Dante Martin & Lio Rush

+ Sammy Guevara (c) vs. Jay Lethal – for the TNT Championship

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