The full card for today’s show is listed below for ease: Place your bets folks! Who ya got taking the win(s)?
Ten Man Tag Team Match
Dustin Rhodes, Katsuyori Shibata, Sammy Guevara & The Von Erichs (Marshall von Erich & Ross von Erich) vs. Cage Of Agony (Bishop Kaun, Brian Cage & Toa Liona) & The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)
Mixed Tag Team Match
Tomohiro Ishii & Willow Nightingale vs. Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway
FTW Title Match
Chris Jericho (w/Big Bill & Bryan Keith) © vs. Hook
AEW World Title #1 Contendership Casino Gauntlet Match
Roderick Strong vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Evil Uno vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Kyle O’Reilly vs. Adam Page vs. 14 TBA’s
AEW World Tag Team Title Three Way Match
The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) © vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) (w/Billy Gunn)
AEW World Trios Title London Ladder Match
The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch & Nick Wayne) (w/Shayna Wayne) © vs. House Of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews & Malakai Black) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) & PAC vs. Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn & Juice Robinson)
AEW TBS Title Match
Mercedes Mone (w/Kamille) © vs. Dr. Britt Baker DMD
AEW TNT Title Coffin Match
Jack Perry © vs. Darby Allin
AEW American Title Match
MJF © vs. Will Ospreay
AEW Women’s World Title Match
Toni Storm © vs. Mariah May
AEW World Title Vs. Career Match
Swerve Strickland © vs. Bryan Danielson
Ten Man Tag Team Match: Rhodes Von Erich Team
I don’t know, I’m not real invested here, I’m going with a full on SWAG (Scientific Wild Ass Guess) and going with Rhodes Von Erich and Friends.
Mixed Tag Team Match: Statlander Team
I’d like to see Willow get the win, but I think this week it’s Statlander and next week it’s Willow.
FTW Title Match: Jericho just because it’s Jericho
What I want is for Hook to jump him from behind, lock in the Tazmission for a quick tap and then throw that title into the trash like he’s Shane Douglas with the NWA Championship. What I expect is… probably more Learning Tree.
AEW World Title #1 Contendership Casino Gauntlet Match: Hangman
I know the rumor is that Prince Puma is coming in for this, but I don’t see anyone, ANYONE, that wins over Hangman and if they do, they better be a big name, and Riccochet isn’t it.
AEW World Tag Team Title Three Way Match: Bucks
I see the Bucks getting the win back from last year, I’m pulling for Acclaimed though, of the three teams they are the ones I like.
AEW World Trios Title London Ladder Match: Patriarchy
I don’t know, I’m not big into large tag matches, but I’m a big fan of The Patriarchy and like what they’re doing so I choose them. HOB just doesn’t get me going.
AEW TBS Title Match: Mercedes
Mercedes can’t lose here, if she does it’s WWE all over again, wins the title but can’t defend it at the big shows. I’m torn here because I think the AEW OG’s should shine more, but Mercedes is literally “big money” for AEW and so should be in the big money position. She wins, Britt continues the chase.
AEW TNT Title Coffin Match: Jack Perry
I don’t like Darby at all, Jack Perry is my guy here, I love what he’s done since going to Japan after that Punk shit. Let Darby climb something and fall through a real glass coffin lid for a Perry win.
AEW American Title Match: Ospreay
MJF just for shits and giggles, this seems highly predictable in Ospreay winning it on his home turf, so while I think an MJF win would be great, Ospreay wins.
AEW Women’s World Title Match: Mariah
Mariah has to win, has to, it will totally break Toni and as much as I like Timeless Toni, Revenge Toni is pretty great and will be even better chasing her title. I loved the TCM host being in the hype vid. Toni almost single handedly helped keep me invested in AEW for a while there. This is my main event although we know it won’t be the shows.
AEW World Title Vs. Career Match: Bryan Danielson
I really dislike this match, completely, not from a match or competitor standpoint, but because the stipulation just doesn’t work for me brother. You have Swerve who is in the middle of his initial title run that I find to be just ok, and the win would cement his status at the top, you would hope, but then he’d be the mega-heel that put Danielson out to pasture and I’ve kind of enjoyed face Swerve, even if he did break into a mans house and threaten his family just a few months ago. Then you have Danielson, he’s put his career on the line but has said the plan is to be a part timer going forward, he could lose and do the whole no wrestler ever retires thing, but I just don’t see that. I think he wins, he gets the “Lifetime Achievement” Championship run before becoming the part timer, and I like the guy, but I think it’s a mistake if it happens.