Steve Notes AEW 5/12/21

Mox vs Yuji Niagara

Mox comes out to WILD THING??

Nagata comes out with Ren Narita

Physical stuff, MOX starts strong, nagata gets his blows in

Nagata gets Mox in trouble with an arm bar, Mox gets his foot to the ropes

Mox hits paradigm shift for 3

**½

Mox bows to Nagata after the match and Nagata shows his respect as well

IC interview

Ortiz, Sammy, Hager- said Max is a punk for throwing Jericho off the top, Santana was arrested, Hager says we may have lost but we’re still alive. Sammy wants a rematch or they can call tonight’s coronation of the pinnacle to the funeral of the pinnacle

Cody says it’s passé to be proud of being an american, he has never not been proud to be an American…? Wtf is this… OH HES GONNA MAKE OGOGO THE FOREIGN HEEL hahahahahahha

He says not all brits are bad. He references a willie Nelson song. Living in the promised land. But I stopped singing when you balled up your fist and hit me. You like to pontificate on what America is. He’s talking about desegregation and gets teary at the idea of the birth of his child. He says he doesn’t lay down when someone runs down his country so they’re gonna fight at double or nothing. Says he’s gonna face THE AMERICAN DREAM CODY RHODES.

SCU video promo, super well done

SCU vs Young Bucks

Scu wearing team taz colors. Bucks have amazing jackets.

Jesus Daniels gets BLOODY, nick takes some time to laugh and eats a cutter from Kaz, but quickly the bucks take back over, Kaz holds his own in the 2 on 1 getting a roll up as Gallows distracts, Kaz hits a styles clash on matt nick breaks it up, bucks hit tombstone, kick, Daniels breaks the pin, tags in, eats a spear,

Daniels is bleeding all over Bucks Jordan’s

Matt sprays cold spray in Daniels face still only gets 2

BTE TRIGGER for 3 gets it done

****

Mox and Kingston are backstage ripping up the elites locker room

Daniels and Kaz hug

Christian interview- calls out his technique with taz from last week says he can put anyone up from team taz against him, he declares for the casino battle royal, matt sydal interrupts, says he’s gonna win the CBR and next week he’s gonna beat Christian.

Orange Cassidy vs PAC

Mid-match,  PAC kicks and power bombs OV into oblivion, which brings out callis comes with a mic distracts the ref telling Pac to hurry up, then Kenny blasts pac with the title. Neither men get up from the ten count, double count out. Callis says ok we don’t have an opponent for DON! Kenny says fuel up the motorcycles we’re going on a road trip. Tony interrupts, says I’ve been informed it’ll be triple threat PAC, OC and Kenny.

Kenny explodes

Backstage, bucks and good bros fume over their dressing room. The Bucks say next week they’ll take on the top contenders the varsity blondes. At double or nothing they’ll take on Kingston and MOX.

Hangman challenges Cage at double or nothing

Pinnacle coronation

MJF wears a crown, tells everyone to bow, talks up their ratings win, denies the people a rematch.

Tully up next, this group took everything IC had, and at the end, they surrendered, they quit, you get fine things when you win. Tully bought them fancy watches.

He says when you look at the watch you may question yourself but it’s a present from Tully Blanchard.

Some car horns interrupt the festivities. The IC show up in a truck of some sort. They’re gonna shower them with bubbly right? Jericho pops up in the back, arm in a sling. They shower them in bubbly. MJF offers up Stadium Stampede 2 at DON, but if IC loses, they have to break up.

JR interview with Britt Baker

He brings up the Shida match with all the blood. Shida created this monster and I’m going to dethrone her. In case she’s gonna kill me. But I’m hard to fucking kill. JR brings up a tussle during a photo shoot. Britt says you can paint me as the villain and I’ll keep autographing the best art to come of it.

Shida has been champ a year. She kept the division alive through pandemic. We were on life support. But I am the face. I’m the pulse of the women’s division. Come DON I’ll be the champ. Guaranteed.

Thunder Rosa vs Jasmine Allure

Rosa picks up the easy win in like three minutes

*

Jade Cargill interview, who’s gonna handle your business?

I handle my own business, I’m my own boss, I’m that bitch.

Darby Allin video, hes in a car neing interviewed, he doesn’t have time to think about being thrown down stairs, he came to seattle, his home town, he goes to an old skate warehouse. All you talked about was glass ceilings when you got here, Miro. But what have you done? Video games? I do not buy what you are selling. I know exactly who I am, do you know who you are? Look at me you generic sonofabitch. You are not taking this from me. No, say what you want, you will have to admit, I am one of the toughest men you’ve ever stepped in the ring with.

Miro vs. Darby Allin

Miro has the TNT logo on his shorts

Miro attacks before the bell. He yells at the ref to ring the bell, but goes outside instead and destroys Darby. Miro yells Am I underwhelming? This continues. MIro gets back in the ring, Darby tells the ref to ring the bell, Matchka kick, Darby kicks out at 2, MIro thinks he won, runs down the ref, takes his time, Darby gives him some dropkicks on the outside, tries for a stunner, Miro catches him, but gets posted instead, Darby gives him the nastiest suicide dive, tries for a coffin drop, MIro catches him, release german.

During PIP, MIro maintains control, Page and SKy attack Sting

After the break, Darby gets Miro’s back, MIro gets to the ropes

Darby goes all pitbull on the outside, keeping Miro’s back pinching his nose, grabbing his face, Miro runs him into the barricade

Miro gets him back in, works the shoulder

Darby looks over, sees Sting, they exchange a fist bump, Miro lets Darby hit him, it does nothing, MIro throws him, Darby hits two stunners, coffin drop, Miro catches, throws him into the corner, Darby comes to, rollup 2, CODE RED for 2, Darby tries to work Miro’s arm, Miro flips him into Game Over, Darby passes out, ref calls it. MIro is new underwhelming generic champion.

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