Steve Notes AEW Fight For The Fallen

Starts with a Hangman/Dark Order package, they’re on the ranch, talking about the definition of a cowboy, how it’s more a state of mind of resiliency than having an actual horse. OH WOW HE’S WEARING DARK ORDER COLORS AND DOES THE HAND SIGN.

Elite announcements

They have Space Jam-type basketball jerseys on and doing a basketball intro, they are 1000% losing this. They all have elite basketball shorts on.

Super Elite vs. Dark Order

Busts out in a huge scrum, Dark Order counter a ten man suplex attempt

Reynolds hits a superplex to the ground onto the crowd below

Gallows gets a handful of tights to roll up Reynolds for 3 for the first elimination

Silver and Hangman are in

Anderson gets Uno/Silver FATALITY for 3

OH SHIT, Grayson did a corkscrew senton and ate shit that looked bad

Stu and Gallows get counted out brawling into the crowd

Uno hits end of days on Kenny for 2

He goes up top, eats knees on a senton bomb

Kenny hits v-trigger and OWA for 3

UNO IS ELIMINATED

Silver hits airplane spin on Nick for 2, during break Bucks power bombed Page on the apron

Nick tried to hit Indietaker while dunking the ball, they take Silver in for BTE trigger for 3 on Silver

Hangman vs. Bucks/Kenny

Hangman is apprehensive, Kenny spits in Hangman’s face, they trade blows, Bucks hit superkicks, all three hit superkicks for 2

Nick hits 450 on Hangman for 2

Hangman comes back against the Bucks

He moonsaults all of them

Hangman hits powerbomb, NIck breaks the pin

Page goes for buckshot, matt counters, HANGMAN HITS DOUBLE BUCKSHOT, pins Matt

Kenny tries to hit him with the title, Knox takes it away, Kenny gets the other, misses, DEADEYE for 2

Hangman goes for buckshot, Kenny ducks, hits him with the title for 2

Two V-Triggers, gets him up for OWA for 3

SUPER ELITE WIN

PAC interview, Marvez says the LB aren’t here- PAC says someone canceled their car from the airport. Chavo and Andrade show up, Chavo says his people got them a limo.

Ricky Starks FTW celebration

There’s a brass band!

Starks says he’s been the glue since day one, he knows his part, he can’t let shit slide, like he was vanity searching himself befriending internet nerds. When you were costing me matches, I could forgive that. You never checked on me when I broke my neck. Crowd starts chanting we can’t hear you.

Cage comes down, runs off Starks

TANAHASHI MAT CHAT!!

He wants the US Title! He’s challenging the winner of tonight!

FTR vs. LAX

FTR gets the brainbuster win kinda out of nowhere as Cash is bleeding profusely at ringside

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Britt Baker interview, she keeps getting hurt cuz Reba can’t help her when everyone is gunning for her. She says everyone is at home holding their breath waiting for her to fail, they’re gonna suffocate.

Rampage: Friday August 20 THE FIRST DANCE In Chicago announced at United Center

Darby Allin and Sting interview. Darby says he’s heard from a lot of people that claim they’re the greatest, AEW is WHERE THE BIG BOYS PLAY FOR THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

Hikuleao (With HAKU) vs. Lance Archer

Dang, Archer hits superplex for 2

Blackout for 3

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HAHAHAH CODY INTERVIEW SAYS SO MUCH HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD AND BLACK BOOTS HIS HEAD OFF

They fight to the ramp, jumping knee lays out Cody, then he black masses Fuego

MIRO says this used to be an open challenge title, but the challenges have dried up, but Lee Johnson is talented, he deserves this, but he’s not gonna take away from my divine title. Two things in life motivate me: a vengeful God and a double jointed wife.

Christian Cage/Jurassic Express vs. HFO

Haha Cage ditches his guys to chase Hardy

Oh he comes back

Luchasaurus does a german suplex all the opponents spot

Cage hits frog splash after a LS chokeslam on Quen for the win

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Blade lays out Christian Cage after the show, Matt Hardy comes out to celebrate Blade

Nick Gage video package

Julia Heart vs. Thunder Rosa

Pillman/Griff give her a rousing pep talk promo PIP

Rosa PIP: Its her first match in AEW officially, she can do what she wants

Rosa hits thunder driver for 3

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MOX PROMO

Last time you saw me I was crawling out of a pit of barbed wire hell. I was watching the Olympics, was wondering how all these people could go to Japan but I’m not allowed. Then the second I lose my title, Tanahashi wants a piece of it? I sent a stack of contracts over there, see what comes through the forbidden door. I am the forbidden door.

Jericho vs. Gage

MJF with popcorn on commentary

Haha Gage is swinging the pizza cutter

Gage finds Light tubes!

Jericho uses bat

Gage gives him a chokebreaker

Gets out the pizza cutter

Now we have a pane of glass

They set it up between two chairs, Jericho hits a rana through the glass, Gage starts killing light tubes over Jericho’s head and back, then a piledriver into the glass

Gage does the stabbing Jericho in the head thing with a shard

JERICHO HITS MIST IN THE EYES, smashes light tubes on his head, JUDAS EFFECT for the win

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Afterwards, MJF gets on the mic, says you have to hit a maneuver off the top rope, um, its Juventud?