Fans loved their relationship with "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn, they loved Max Caster's mic work, they loved their catchphrases. This was not Stardust vs. Goldust, this was Cody vs. Dustin. The answer, somewhat ironically, was partially in Cody Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes, two long-time WWE wrestlers who had already teamed and feuded in that promotion. Jericho selling Danhausen's curses was pretty funny. While Punk would certainly go on to have even better matches and individual performances as he shook off the ring rust, you can only make your return once. Hashi and Goto performed a Powerbomb/Spinning headlock elbow drop combo on Solo for the win. Storm then picked up the championship belt, admired it, and handed it back to Rosa, indicating a possible future match against the two. The Khan family, in addition to owning AEW, also had access to the home field of their NFL team, the Jacksonville Jaguars. After a hard-fought battle, Starks scored the victory with his finisher to finally overcome his former teammate. This wasn't even the first time this match had taken place on an AEW PPV, it was the third. NXT is a brand of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE that was introduced on February 23, 2010. The team could be great, but there were so many singles dream matches the two could be having. [22] The following week, faction leader Will Ospreay made his surprise debut where, along with other UE stablemates Aaron Henare and Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis of Aussie Open, they attacked Trent Beretta and FTR. Rosa then performed the Final Reckoning on Storm to retain the title. [1], In May 2001, the promotion's website indicated that the Hardcore Championship was an acceptable substitute for the European Championship in the Grand Slam. Stroud Sweepstakes, AC Milan And Napoli Show The Difference In Squad Depth, AEW Dynamite in Washington, D.C. on 10/5/2022 | 2,265 tickets sold, AEW Battle of the Belts in Washington, D.C. on 10/7/2022 | 1,988, AEW Dynamite in Toronto, Canada on 10/12/2022 | 6,783, AEW Rampage in Toronto, Canada on 10/13/2022 | 4,853, AEW Dynamite in Cincinnati, Oh. This match easily stands on its own merits as one of the best in AEW history, but one can't deny it seems even more special now when we see how it was building a story one that would pay off over a year later when Page would defeat Omega for the AEW Title as the Bucks watched at ringside. Apart from that unfortunate side effect, this match was a giant success for AEW on every other level, evolving Stadium Stampede into a match that won over fans who didn't dig those bouts, while still pleasing those who did. As expected, Hook did the majority of the in-ring work while Bronson would occasionally help out to get a pop from the crowd. Often in wrestling, careers rise gradually, with momentum slowly building. The Spanish God delivered a promo before the match that played into some of the backstage drama. The match was pre-recorded over many hours and the end result was AEW's contribution to the trend of "Cinematic" matches. His head hit the table that didn't break on the way down. Comoroto attempted to attack Archer before the match had begun, but Archer prevented it and took out Comoroto with a cannonball. Wardlow and Samoa Joe took on Tony Nese and Josh Woods in the next matchup. On the September 29 broadcast of Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer noted that last weeks AEW Dynamite crowd was the smallest crowd AEW has ever had in Philadelphia. In the end, Archer performed the Blackout on Comoroto to win the match. [36] On June 25, it was announced that Takahashi would be forced to miss the event, due to suffering from a fever, and that the match would be a trios match with Sting, Allin and Takagi facing the Young Bucks and El Phantasmo (accompanied by Hikuleo). The Grand Slam is an accomplishment recognized by various professional wrestling promotions in the United States and Japan. In the end, Lee performed the Big Bang Catastrophe on Kanemaru to secure the win. And they went in there, and they did like 1,600 tickets the first day.. The Mad King destroyed the entire security team to end the segment. The Acclaimed had spent months building up steam, but mostly for what they did outside the ring. The gimmick of a "Parking Lot Brawl" was fairly self-explanatory, and AEW did not cheap out on the props. 10/28 in Uncasville, CT at the Mohegan Sun Casino is at 3,768. On this night, we got the Rhodes brothers colliding in a way we had not seen in WWE. Yet the most memorable moment came afterward, when Trent's mom Sue picked up her victorious son and his best friend in her mini-van, flipping off their opponents. [38], Next, Lance Archer took on Nick Comoroto. Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta) ran out to Cassidy's aid, but they were cleared from the ring. Brock Lesnar is back, D-Generation X celebrated the group turning 25, and The Good Brothers returned to lend AJ Styles a hand. John Silver wrestled wearing, for the first time, gear Brodie had gotten made for him. The look on Sting's face when he saw Muta was priceless. 10 WWE Championship Screwjobs We Forgot About, 10 Wrestlers Who Surprisingly Have More Losses Than Wins In Their Career, WWE: 10 Things You Completely Forgot Happened In The 2000s, 10 Forgotten WWE Gimmicks That Didn't Last Long. Kanemaru took a swig from a whiskey bottle at ringside and spit the whiskey into Lee's eyes, which led to a nearfall. It's a match that deserves to be on this list on quality alone the historical significance is just the cherry on top. That means a number of others like Chris Jericho and Triple H are technically two-time Grand Slam Champions too, but not under the new rules. Amid uncertainty and merger rumors regarding the future of Warner Bros. [25] After the match, Ospreay and United Empire, including new IWGP Tag Team Champions O-Khan and Cobb, attacked FTR and Roppongi Vice once more, only to be interrupted by Orange Cassidy, who stared down Ospreay. This was mayhem from start to finish. When AEW started, some fans wondered how Tony Khan would fill out a roster from scratch. There was also a title change as Seth Rollins defeated Bobby Lashley to become the United States Champion. 10/5 Dynamite in Washington, DC, is at 2,265 and 10/7 Rampage/Battle of the Belts in the same building is at 1,988. White also spoke about retaining his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship later in the night. Cassidy performed a Stundog Millionaire and Michinoku Driver on Ospreay for a near fall. Kingston walking to the ring late in the match, soaked in blood, carrying a canister of gasoline, ended up being one of the most memorable images of AEW's entire year. In front of a sold-out crowd in his beloved hometown of Chicago, Punk won his return match in a quality encounter. On the June 17 episode of Rampage, Allin defeated Fish, before being attacked by O'Reilly, however, Sting made the save, helping Allin fend off O'Reilly, with Allin breaking Fish's leg. On the June 15 episode of Dynamite, Miro defeated Ethan Page to become the second qualifier, and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Clark Connors on June 21 at New Japan Road to qualify. Saraya -- who made her AEW debut on the "Grand Slam" Dynamite Episode on Sept. 21 -- has been cleared by AEW's ringside physician Dr. Michael Sampson, according to Dave Meltzer. Luchasaurus attacked Jungle Boy once Fenix was gone while Christian watched from the stage. AEWs paid attendance began to take a sharp decline during the summer, down 25% in July in August compared to May and June. Two years after the first Stadium Stampede, fans were back in buildings. Ten matches were contested at the event, including one The match resulted in the Blackpool Combat Club, Kingston, Santana, and Ortiz defeating the Jericho Appreciation Society. The seeds for that moment? [5] The event took its name from the same term often used by AEW when referring to working with other professional wrestling promotions. Not on this night. Tune in NOW to #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! White appeared from behind Page and attacked him with a Blade Runner. After all those years away, competing in a new decade, could Punk still be Punk? [12][19][20] On June 23, Ishii was replaced by Connors following an injury. Moxley applied the rear naked choke submission, who later released the hold and executed the Paradigm Shift on Tanahashi to become the interim AEW World Champion. "The holding will call into question many other regulations that protect consumers with respect to credit cards, bank accounts, mortgage loans, debt collection, credit reports, and identity theft," tweeted Chris Peterson, a former enforcement attorney at the CFPB who is now a law AEW ticket sales only continue to soften headed into the winter season, in some cases even sinking to company lows. Early in the match, Yuta performed multiple German suplexes on Jericho. With all mass gatherings banned, it was free and clear to be used however AEW wanted. Amid rising prices and economic uncertaintyas well as deep partisan divisions over social and political issuesCalifornians are processing a great deal of information to help them choose state constitutional officers and Later that night, it was announced that a battle royal would take place at the start of the June 8 episode of Dynamite, with the winner facing Jon Moxley, who was the number one ranked singles competitor, in the show's main event, and the winner of that match would be placed in the match to crown an interim AEW World Champion at Forbidden Door. The absence of AEWs four top stars also helps paint a picture as to why attendance may be faltering. Castagnoli performed the Swing on Sabre Jr. and attempted a sharpshooter, but Sabre Jr. countered into a heel hook submission. Kingston and Guevara were up next for their grudge match. Theyre really not good, and its been coming, said Meltzer during Saturdays Wrestling Observer Radio., Philadelphia and Albany (had very low ticket sales)obviously, everybody got the big boost from the Arthur Ashe show because that was a big, big success. Check out the latest episodes of the show where Jim Parsons and Norman Quarrinton cover the latest news and events happening in the worlds of WWE, AEW and more! Booker T became the second star acquired by the purchase to complete the Grand Slam when he defeated Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship at The Great American Bash in July 2006. AEW Dynamite, also known as Wednesday Night Dynamite or simply Dynamite, is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). There was a ton of blood, something WWE had long since banned. Nowadays you can find him standing between WWE and AEW fans wondering why everyone just can't get along. When Bryan Danielson came to AEW, he dove right into the deep end. Rosa ended up at ringside and stuffed a Tornado DDT attempt and suplexed Storm. Marshall went for a 450 splash, but Hashi avoided it. The All Mighty put up an impressive fight considering he had just been flattened via an F5, but couldn't withstand Rollins' onslaught even though the new champion was still feeling the effects of stepping into the Fight Pit at Extreme Rules. [3][4], In April 2006, Kurt Angle was noted as being a former Grand Slam winner on WWE.com, having won the WWE, WWE Tag Team, Intercontinental, and European Championship, indicating that WWE considered the WWE Tag Team Championship to be an acceptable substitute for the World Tag Team Championship. Bryan was out for a while, and since Bryan came back, its been some of the best TV weve done. In addition to that, it was taking place at the first ever Grand Slam episode of "Dynamite." The low blow Starks hit looked brutal. We also saw Action Bronson team up with Hook for a tag team match and Trina was in Diamante's corner for her TBS title shot against Jade Cargill. They were planted right here. Similar to this summers ratings, WWE and AEW ticket sales are headed in two very different directions this winter. That means the impact could spread far beyond the agencys payday lending rule. Outside the ring, Connors landed a Spear on Miro through a table. The Torch at LA Coliseum can thank @JayWhiteNZ for the house 8/14", "2021.08.14 "Card Fight!! On the March 19 episode of TNA's primary television program, TNA Impact!, announcer Mike Tenay stated that Styles had become the first TNA Grand Slam winner by capturing the World Heavyweight (NWA or TNA), World Tag Team (NWA or TNA), X Division, and Legends Championships (The Legends Championship was subsequently renamed the Global, Television, and King of the Mountain Championship, before being fully retired). He eliminated a handful of competitors. After a deal was struck in March 2022, ROH was officially sold to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) That embarrassment of talent riches may create some headaches behind the scenes, but it has paid huge dividends for the fans at home. 11/2 in Baltimore is at 1,525, which shocks me for that market. The wrestling world was watching, trying to pick up some early clues to what AEW would be like and how it would be different than WWE. Thus far, only A.J. The event was co-produced by American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Gratuit et sans pub ! While this bout was not perfect, it was definitely memorable. Send me email updates and offers from TMZ and its Affiliates. After the break, the bout officially got going as everyone hit the ring at once. Allin hit a cutter on Phantasmo, but the Young Bucks took Allin out with a double superkick. Last week, WWE Raw (12,149 tickets sold) and SmackDown (8,733 tickets sold) drew near-sellout crowds for their Canada shows, while last nights Raw in St. Paul Minnesota sold 6,625 out of 6,876 available tickets. The group hug with Private Party and Matt Hardy was a fun moment. In September 2022, the CFPB took action against Regions Bank for charging surprise overdraft fees known as authorized positive fees. One of AEW's rare, unsanctioned "Lights Out" matches, this was packed with weapons. This might be the most physical fight Guevara has been in since joining AEW. On the surface, Chuck Taylor and Trent vs. For the professional wrestling television special episodes, see, List of Impact Wrestling Grand Slam winners, List of World Wonder Ring Stardom Grand Slam winners, List of Explosive Pro Wrestling Grand Slam winners, IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, International Ribbon Tag Team Championship, "Superstar Turning Points in WWE history", "The new Grand Slam winners: The six Superstars who have won every active championship", "Randy Orton "Grand Slam Champion" 23 x 27 framed plaque w/ ring canvas", "The Miz becomes first two-time Grand Slam Champion in WWE history", "Nikki Sixx and Courtney Bingham at the Premiere of "God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (Chris Jericho)", "Jeff Hardy def. Whoever made Fenix's gear did an awesome job. Rampage opened with Buddy Matthews and Brody King making their entrance, but Sting and Darby Allin attacked them on the stage to get the match going before they even got to the ring. Now it's all about championships and victories. The powerhouse took control early and immediately began bringing weapons into the ring. Takagi performed the Last of the Dragon on Phantasmo to win the match. [38], In the joshi puroresu (women's professional wrestling) promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, the Grand Slam consists of all the available titles promoted by the company except the Future of Stardom Championship. Storm executed a Tornado DDT on Rosa on the floor. It was a violent, bloody spectacle that went so far as to have Trent take a power bomb through a windshield. Punk defeated Jon Moxley in the main event to become the AEW World Champion. [39], Next, Thunder Rosa defended the AEW Women's World Championship against Toni Storm. There was blood here, and there was a shoe with spikes on the sole. A couple of big feuds were featured on this card when Eddie Kingston fought Sammy Guevara and Ricky Starks battled Powerhouse Hobbs. This show had an appropriately big lineup for an extended episode, especially when it came to some of the celebrities involved. Matthews had a very delayed reaction to seeing Allin attacking King. In WWE (formerly WWF), the term "Grand Slam" was originally used by Shawn Michaels to describe himself upon winning the European Championship on September 20, 1997. The Ward Daddy made the save for Joe and began to conduct his powerbomb symphony. Two other championships - the Universal and SmackDown Tag Team Championship - were added in 2016 as alternative titles to the WWE and WWE/Raw Tag Team Championships respectively following the reintroduction of the brand extension in 2016. 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It is currently unknown if another NJPW Grand Slam will be established, as both the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles were retired in 2021 in favor of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Chris Jericho completed the original format the fastest, completing it in 728 days between December 1999 and December 2001, while Kurt Angle completed the modern format the fastest, completing it in 966 days between February 2000 and October 2002. Throughout his career, on more than a couple of occasions, Bryan Danielson proved he was up to the challenge, and on this special "Dynamite," Adam Page proved he could do it too. Entertainment, at its best, can be a way people come together. However, he refused to release the hold, so a referee reversed the decision and declared Guevara as the victor. King accidentally turned Matthews inside out with a huge clothesline. Strickland hit a backbreaker on Desperado, who came right back with a clothesline, which was followed by Strickland hitting him with a flatliner. Title", "AEW Dynamite live results: Blood & Guts", "AEW Rampage Results: The Young Bucks Defeat Bishamon, Toni Storm Defeats Nyla Rose (07/01)", "Two Tag Team Matches Announced For AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Buy-In", "Eight-Man Tag Team Match Announced For AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Buy-In", "All Elite Wrestling on Twitter: ". on 11/2/2022 | 1,525, AEW Rampage in Atlantic City, N.J. on 11/4/2022 | 776. Hair match. [38], In the final match of the pre-show, Max Caster (accompanied by Anthony Bowens) and Gunn Club (Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn) faced Yuya Uemura and New Japan LA Dojo (Alex Coughlin, The DKC, and Kevin Knight). Thunder Rosa and Britt Baker have been at odds for years, both in storyline and if rumors are to be believed, in real life. on 11/9/2022 | 2,322, AEW Dynamite in Bridgeport, Conn. on 11/16/2022 | 1,682, AEW Dynamite in Chicago, Ill. 11/23/2022 | 3,262. While we saw the occasional suplex or some other kind of standard maneuver, the vast majority of the offense from both men was comprised of strikes and eye gouges. In May 2019, Bayley (above) was announced as WWE's first-ever Women's Grand Slam champion, having won (from left to right) the Raw, SmackDown, and NXT singles championships, and the WWE tag team championship. 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In other prominent matches, Jay White defeated "Hangman" Adam Page, Kazuchika Okada, and Adam Cole in a four-way match to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Pac defeated Clark Connors, Miro, and Malakai Black in a four-way match to become the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion, and Claudio Castagnoli, formerly known as Cesaro in WWE, defeated Zack Sabre Jr. in his AEW debut match. He grabbed several chairs and tables from under the ring as Starks tried to recover. That means a number of others like Chris Jericho and Triple H are technically two-time Grand Slam Champions too, but not under the new rules. He had a good performance in this bout. Even though WWE's weekly shows never stop, for some reason the company insists on having season premieres. [18][19][20][21], The first Impact Wrestling Grand Slam winner, then known as the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) Grand Slam, was crowned on March 15, 2009, at TNA's Destination X pay-per-view event. White attempted a Bladerunner on Page, who countered with a Dead Eye. A new match, Stadium Stampede, was born. Michaels previously held the WWF Championship, Intercontinental Championship, and the World Tag Team Championshipthe titles that composed the Triple Crown. RELATED: Raw Winners And Losers: Season Premiere Includes Lesnar, Good Brothers, Elias, And A Title Change. After the match, Rosa and Storm shook hands. Discovery, Ratings have been down year-over-year for both AEW Dynamite and AEW Rampage. The upcoming advances do not tell a good story at all, noted Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t WrestleTalk). On the June 3 episode of Rampage, Punk announced that he would need surgery and would be taking time off. There was a special atmosphere and a lot was at stake, and both men here rose to the occasion. I am grateful hes been a big part of it because its been great to have Bryan in the shows. Jon Moxley won the world title at AEW Grand Slam and Death Triangle became the Trios Champions on the first Dynamite after the PPV. [26][27] Since 2018, any future Grand Slam winners are limited to those who had already held either the Legends/Global/TV/King of the Mountain title or Grand Championship, as during a press conference on June 4, 2018, Austin Aries unified the Impact Grand Championship with the Impact world title. The women's division in AEW is often the subject of debate among fans, with people arguing if it deserves more screen time and opportunity. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Though AEWs locker room seems to be improving, tensions continue to linger among frustrated talent. Additionally, due to Bryan Danielson's injury preventing him from participating in Blood and Guts, Claudio Castagnoli took his place in the match. 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