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I’m trying to figure out because this seems a little too supportive of the gambling interesting than a game. Cool promo and all it’s just sad because I know far too many people with gambling addictions

I really hope that it's free and all the coins and all the skins and all the bonus packs they mentioned are free too. M'dub wouldn't make me pay for those, right? It's coming out just for fun. Right? Damn! It's good to be elite!

Who's up for a live discussion post for the AEW Games announcement?
https://www.youtube.com/aewgames (no premiere link yet)
EDIT: Premiere link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I-whVtW50E
Show starts at 6pm EST/3pm PST/11pm GMT (???)
Omega says "Hope to be live in 30 minutes"
EDIT: Premiere at 6:45pm EST/3:45PM PST/ 11:45PM GMT
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ANNOUNCED:
Untitled AEW 3D wrestling game, current and next gen consoles, developed by Yukes
AEW Elite General Manager mobile game
AEW Games video game t-shirt (two sleeves, cotton, head turning logo) Now available!
AEW Casino: Double Or Nothing mobile game, coming this winter
Hideyuki Iwashita (aka Geta) involved in development

What’s peoples thought on everything that’s been announced tonight?

AEW’s Women‘s Division finds itself in a really weird place right now. For the past year and a half or so it’s felt like an afterthought and sorely lacking any attention at all. Now AEW have set up a huge USA vs. Japan 16-women tournament thats got a lot of hype to it, but Shida has been featured on TV barely at all since Double or Nothing still. The talent has improved a lot and they got a great core now with some very good homegrown stars like Nyla Rose, Anna Jay, Abadon, Britt Baker, Leyla Hirsch, Tay Conti etc. So my mission is to take this potential and fully capitalise on it. First we start in present day, and as part of the prompt all disappointing events up until now stay the same. With all that out of the way, here is how I would try and revive the AEW Women’s Championship and Division.
AEW Women’s Eliminator:
Nyla Rose vs. Abadon (February 10th, Dynamite)
Veda Scott makes her return to commentary to team with Excalibur and Tony Schiavone for our women’s eliminator matches tonight, beginning with The Native Beast, Nyla Rose, taking on...as described by Veda, “what do you even call that...” Abadon comes out and haunts Vickie Guerrero but Nyla shows no fear. They both rush each other and it’s a brawl to begin. They soon spill outside where Rose tries to take the monster down using the guardrails, before Vickie exposes the turnbuckle and she slams Abadon into those. She goes for a finisher to end it early, but Abadon counters and the fight is back on. Abadon comes back with a Low Dropkick and Enziguri before clotheslining Nyla out. She throws her into the guardrails this time before setting Rose up on the apron, hanging over the ropes. She dives with a Leg Drop but Nyla moves and she lands flat on the mat. Nyla then hits a Guillotine Knee Drop but only gets a two count. She goes for an Avalanche Powerbomb to end it, but Abadon counters into a Super Rana and lifts both legs of Nyla up to pin her down, 1...2....3. Afterwards Nyla pushes Vickie off when she goes to speak with her.
Abadon defeats Nyla Rose (12:11)
Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker (February 10th, Dynamite)
A rematch between these two women here as we unfinished business solved. The match starts with a Big Boot from behind by Baker and from there it’s off to the races. Reba gets a cheap shot from outside after Britt Irish whips Rosa and she keeps going. A roll up is kicked out of but she then flattens Rosa once more. Britt takes it outside where she goes to introduce Rosa to the ring post, but Rosa counters and knocks Britt in instead. She now comes back and uses Reba as a weapon, ducking another shot from her so she hits Britt. Rosa takes a dive to the outside into both men and the fight continues. Britt comes back with some shots to the midsection before taking it outside again, hitting a Snap Suplex onto the floor. That is kicked out of as Rosa flips Britt two birds and throws her around. Baker connects an elbow shot to avoid another flying attack, and goes for a Superplex, but Rosa turns it into an Avalanche Fire Thunder Driver to win and advance. Afterwards she raises her hand and wipes her busted lip, looking deep into the hard cam as Baker is down and out.
Thunder Rosa defeats Britt Baker (10:59)
We see the first segment of Hikaru Shida on this episode, a four part series leading up to Revolution. She is in Japan currently so they are filmed from the Ice Ribbon Dojo. This particular one begins with Shida walking around watching the girls train, and coaching as she looks on. She says in English “they are talented. They will become superstar.” We then move over to a tatami (traditional Japanese room, small with wooden walls, a paper sliding door, no windows etc.) There she sits down and is interviewed about her career with the assist of subtitles. She speaks of her training and relates to the girls she just saw there. She explains how much Ice Ribbon means to her and she’s excited to see their representation in the tournament. It closes with her about her finals days in Japan. She starts to talk about AEW, but it fades out and ends with a “To be continued...”
Leyla Hirsch vs. Riho (February 17th, Dynamite)
Riho returns to AEW for the first time in nearly a full year and is excited to be back in action, but she’s got some steep competition in her corner. Legit Leyla Hirsch walks out ready to kick some ass and take names, throwing the towel on her shoulders into the crowd as she walks and laughing at Riho. “She’s like the size of Leyla’s leg.” Veda says. Tony jumps to Riho’s defence we’ve seen her topple bigger and badder in AEW before, but we’ll have to wait and see. Leyla starts off dominant as she keeps Riho down with her submissions and MMA holds. Riho on occasions looks to mount a comeback but she keeps being knocked back down. Despite this, she keeps getting back up. Out of nowhere she gets a roll up on Leyla to stun her, before a Dropkick knocks her outside. She then does a Flying Crossbody to the floor! The fight is on. Riho uses high speed to fight against the power of Leyla. Hirsch goes for a dangerous Lariat but Riho ducks and hits a Headscissors into an O’Connor Roll to pin and win.
Riho defeats Leyla Hirsch (12:45)
After the match, Tony Schiavone tries to grab an interview with Riho about her win and how it feels to be back. She goes to speak, WHEN SHE’S ATTACKED BY TWO WOMEN! Leyla Hirsch walks up and puts both arms over their shoulders, as commentary reveal it to be Killer Kelly and Lindsay Snow! Excalibur says these two women took part in the Bloodsport Women’s Tournament with Leyla Hirsch months ago, and now they’re here in AEW! Leyla hugs them both Andrew all stand over Riho and walk off.
We then see the next part of Hikaru Shida’s video series. This time begins with her training with some wrestlers, and giving feedback before we go back to the tatami. She says she thinks the girls can be big once more, and name drops a few in particular that she sees as the best. She’s then asked if they could ever expand out of Japan like herself. Shida then leads this off into saying it’s not an easy thing to do. The girls can do it but she did it herself and it’s tough. She then talks about moving to America about a year and a half ago and how she’s felt, how she’s adapted, and what AEW means to her. She details how much it means to her to be here in America and holding the most important title in the world to her. She set out to break boundaries and prove she is the best to the American audience, and she did, having held the title for 9 months. She’s now observing who’s going to stop her, but despite the immense talent - nobody is like her.
Anna Jay vs. Tay Conti (February 17th, Dynamite)
Two best friends clash, with Tay Conti and Anna Jay taking part to face in the next round. Tay offers a handshake but Anna looks away to ignore it. This leaves a bad taste in Tay’s mouth but she pushes on. They lock up and it’s intense, until Tay gains the upper hand. She uses her Judo background to dominate until she tries a Tayogoshi. Anna gets out and gets the cut off. She wrestles with a lot of aggression to the point commentary question that these two women are partners. Anna shows no mercy against Tay with some brutal offence. Conti eventually comes back and applies some vicious submission holds. Tay comes back with a Jumping Knee before a Bicycle Kick off the apron. Anna then hits her with a slam onto the apron and keeps the aggression going. In the climax of the match we saw Tay grab hold of Anna by the wrist and cling on, as they fall forward in exhaustion and rest over each other’s shoulders. Tay wraps an arm around and they hug, until Anna hugs back as she slowly lifts Tay up. They stare into each other’s eyes, continuing to breath heavy, ONLY FOR CONTI TO HIT A BRAZILIAN KICK!! PINS AND WINS!!
Tay Conti defeats Anna Jay (10:47)
Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mei Suruga (February 15th, Super 16)
Exclusively on AEW’s YouTube channel, “The Super 16” is presented live from the Ice Ribbon Dojo. Yuka Sakazaki is someone that AEW fans are familiar with from her various matches on PPV and Dynamite. Since her last AEW appearance she has added more muscle, she's expanded her moveset, and she lost TJPW's top title. Mei Suruga meanwhile is one the smallest and least experienced wrestler in the tournament, being one of Emi Sakura’s many students. She managed to get a clean one on one victory over Hikaru Shida right before Shida left Japan. She's a 21 year old prodigy who's status reaches beyond her experience level. She has Riho’s style mixed with Emi’s influence, for a brief summary. This is a high speed match up, a common style in Joshi, as the two women fly around each other with high risk offence. Yuka does a Springboard to the outside, over the guardrail to take Mei out for a good bit. She mounts a comeback and goes for a finisher to end it, but The Magical Girl reverses and pins to advance forward.
Yuka Sakazaki defeats Mei Suruga (08:46)
VENY vs. Emi Sakura (February 15th, Super 16)
VENY is someone some of you might know as Asuka. No not that Asuka, back in Japan WWE Asuka was known as Kana and the woman now called VENY is now known as Asuka. VENY is a favourite of mine. She can do damn near anything in the ring, she's extremely charismatic, and is in her prime as one of the top indie wrestlers in Japan."Veny" was supposed to debut in America during Wrestlemania weekend 2020, but the pandemic put a stop to that. This tournament is going to be her introduction to western fans. Meanwhile Emi Sakura is someone AEW fans probably know after her match with Riho at Full Gear. Since her last AEW appearance, she's been surviving the pandemic in her own little corner of the wrestling world by regularly producing Youtube wrestling shows(ChocoPro). In recent months, she's been slimming down to more of her natural weight which helps her with speed and her noted back problems. She’s now faster and better than when AEW fans last saw her. This is a technical match up with the two women indulging a game of wits, trading submissions and holds. She goes to use her new found quickness but VENY matches ever at that and puts her down to advance forward.
VENY defeats Emi Sakura (14:32)
Maki Itoh vs. Ryo Mizunami (February 15th, Super 16)
Maki Itoh is one of my favourite wrestlers right now and that’s not a joke. She’s the most popular wrestler in the field and someone that Joshi fans have been waiting to see crossover to the west more often for the last couple of years. She's insanely charismatic. She's a limited athlete, but she's an excellent storyteller and shines in singles matches. She’s only worked Mania weekend in the States so far but we’re hoping to see that change. Mizunami then has worked AEW before, but that was such a long time ago that AEW fans have probably forgotten her. She's a veteran with an extremely high level of charisma and she will chop the soul out of you. Primarily a brawler, but also has that charisma to work this kind of match. This is set to be our character matchup as Maki and Ryo square up, with Itoh crediting herself as “I AM DEITY OF SHIT”. She credits “Cornette-san” as her biggest fan. They then go at it. Ryo dominates Itoh until the comeback, when she catches Mizunami out of nowhere with a Flying Hurricanerana to win.
Maki Itoh defeats Ryo Mizunami (08:41)
Aja Kong vs. Rin Kadokura (February 15th, Super 16)
Main event of the evening and it’s looking like a doozy folks. First we have Aja Kong, easily the most legendary name in the tournament. She's 34 years into her career and still going. While we aren’t expecting to see the Kong that was battling Bull Nakano in the 90s, she is still a very smart veteran and she is still willing to taking some crazy bumps in the right occasion. She’s wrestled in both WWF (Survivor Series 1995) and AEW (Double or Nothing 2019) so she’s no stranger to the big stage. Rin meanwhile is most comparable to Shibata. She doesn't have a huge western fanbase, and she's not a big personality, but she's the Joshi version of "a wrestler's wrestler" and is capable of having the best match of the tournament. She comes Marvelous who are basically the Ring of Honor of Joshi. They are more physical and technically sound than TJPW or Ice Ribbon. Rin and Aja have a stiff and brutal matchup with terrifying strikes from the two women. Aja keeps kicking out of what’s thrown at her, not allowing to go down to a younger girl. Aja misses a Senton off the apron and hits the floor which allows Kadokura to win. Afterwards they hug as we fade to black.
Rin Kadokura defeats Aja Kong (15:22)
Quarter-Finals:
Riho vs. Tay Conti (February 24th, Dynamite)
Into the quarter finals we go as Revolution is fast approaching, and kicking it off is these two women. Both are top babyfaces, with Conti having just come out of her emotional war with Anna Jay and Riho suffering at the hands of Leyla Hirsch’s squad. They shake hands to begin and we’re set. Tay has expressed interest in wrestling in Japan before, so this is her forte into the Joshi world. Once everything’s back to normal I’d really like to see her hold the SWA World Championship in Stardom, and potentially face Riho again for it. Riho uses her speed to take Tay down, at one point dropkicking her off the apron and she falls into the guardrail, where Anna Jay sits. Anna looks at her coldly as Tay gets back up, ONLY TO BE HIT BY A BACKSTABBER BY RIHO! SHE COVERS AND WINS!! Riho advances forward to the semi-finals, while Conti stares back, equally as cold, at Anna Jay.
Riho defeats Tay Conti (07:01)
We see the third segment of Hikaru Shida in her tatami speaking of her story. She goes into detail about Corona hitting and being stuck in America, and how she felt about that. She says all that mattered then was the AEW Women’s World Championship. So much stuff was happening back home in Japan in the Joshi world (death of Hana Kimura), and she needed to topple The Beast, Nyla Rose. She describes the match, says it’s the most physical she’s ever been in, describing each painful bump and how after every move she was more worn down. But she refused to lose, and came out on top. Since then she’s carried this belt, and hadn’t dropped it. Despite the level of talent in the Super 16, no one has the talent to defeat her.
Abadon vs. Thunder Rosa (February 24th, Dynamite)
Last quarter final now, with the winner going on to face Riho in the semi’s. Thunder Rosa - having defeated Britt Baker, and Abadon - having defeated Nyla Rose. Abadon screams at Rosa to begin but she’s unphased, shouting back and the two meet forehead to forehead. They then start trading shots as the match begins. It spills outside where they continue to brawl messily. Abadon hits a Bloodline onto the floor followed by some biting. She goes for a Twist of Hate on the apron, but Rosa counters into a Cutter! They both sell before going back inside. Abadon runs for a Spear but when it’s leapfrogged, she hits a Headbutt and then runs the ropes again. She connects the Spead this time and covers, but it’s kicked out of. They go back outside where they fight up the ramp. Rosa dives with a Double Foot Stomp before they head up to the announce table. They fight there, and Rosa hits an Inverted DDT on it. Abadon rolls into the announcers chairs and lays there. Once back in, Rosa goes for a Snake Sleeper, but Abadon kicks her leg back and fights back. She throws Rosa into the ring post to bust her open. She calls for a Gravedigger, BUT ITS REVERSED INTO A FIRE THUNDER DRIVER!! ROSA PINS AND GOES TO SEMIS!!
Thunder Rosa defeats Abadon (16:11)
Maki Itoh vs. VENY (February 22nd, Super 16)
Heading into the Japan half of the quarter finals, we travel across the Pacific to the Ice Ribbon dojo once more. Itoh talks shit before the bell as VENY stands stone faced wondering what’s she did in a past life to be in the opposite corner of this. She goes to speak about Cornette-san once more but VENY cuts her off and the match has begun. She dominates the early stages until Maki out of nowhere counters a Suplex into a Falling DDT. She hits a Dropkick off the apron and VENY eats shit. Maki applies a Boston Crab, but VENY gets the ropes and flips Itoh out. She big boots her and is back on the offence. They take it to the apron where Itoh goes to pick VENY up, but VENY knocks her down and they roll back inside. Maki goes for a Ito Special but it’s reversed, and VENY goes for a Powerbomb. Itoh reverses that into a Itoh Royale, which is kicked out and they double down with stereo dropkicks. Maki climbs the top ropes for a Diving Headbutt, but VENY quickly runs up and hits a Superplex. She pins and wins to advance forward into the semis.
VENY defeats Maki Itoh (09:18)
Rin Kadokura vs. Yuka Sakazaki (February 22nd, Super 16)
Yuka runs around Rin to begin with, using her quickness to avoid being caught by any strikes or holds. This proves unsuccessful as after running the ropes for a Flying Shoulder Tackle, she’s hit with a stiff elbow in midair to knock Yuka down. This is the cut off as she dominates from this point forward. Rin goes for a Meteora from the middle ropes, BUT YUKA HITS A FRONT DROPKICK OUT OF MIDAIR!! She scales the top ropes and FLIES WITH A CROSSBODY!! KICK OUT! Yuka continues to run circles before taking Rin to the apron. She then jumps from inside, over the ropes, WITH A HURRICANERANA TO THE FLOOR!! The Magical Girl is back in action as she hits a Baseball Slide Dropkick into the railings. She rolls out to grab Kadokura but Rin throws her into the guardrails instead. She takes control back and does a Lala Histro Cradle into a Cross Armbreaker but Yuka gets a foot on the ropes. She manages to rally up for a huge flurry of offence to take Rin down and cover after a Magical Girl Splash, 1.......2......3! She’s going to the semi-finals where she will face VENY.
Yuka Sakazaki defeats Rin Kadokura (11:45)
We get a live performance from the Itoh Respect Army - Maki Itoh and Mizuki perform live in living colour a rock idol anthem. This gives Yuka a rest before the main event of the evening, the Semi-Finals match between Yuka Sakazaki and VENY. Itoh and Mizuki hype everyone up with the performance ahead of the big match, before the music stops and they leave. That’s when VENY walks out.
Semi-Finals:
VENY vs. Yuka Sakazaki (February 22nd, Super 16)
She walks down menacingly with pure seriousness on her face. There is no fucking around here. She’s winning this tournament. Yuka meanwhile is as happy as can be. Yuka high fives everyone and jumps down in joy. They shake hands, but immediately after the bell rings VENY immediately kicks Yuka down and dominates. Yuka is tired while VENY is relatively fresh having only wrestled the opener. She dominates until it heads to the outside. She goes to slam Yuka into the railings, but Sakazaki reverses and dumps her over. She then hits a Springboard Flying Seated Senton, over the railings, into VENY. She mounts her comeback and hits for the Magical Girl Splash, BUT ITS KICKED OUT OF! Yuka starts having to match VENY’s strikes, as once VENY starts laying them in, Yuka becomes impervious to pain and fights back with her own. It turns into a slugfest here, but after a Diving Double Foot Stomp from Yuka only gets two she’s out of options. VENY capitalises here and looks to finish with a Powerbomb, BUT ITS TURNED INTO A FRANKENSTEINER! MAGICAL GIRL SPLASH! YUKA IS GOING TO THE FINALS!!
Yuka Sakazaki defeats VENY (19:21)
On March 3rd, Dynamite, we see the final of Hikaru’s segment, starting with her rolling a suitcase while wearing a mask as she walks to her plane back to America. We go back to the tatami where she’s asked about Revolution, and what she thinks of Yuka Sakazaki. She speaks on her before being asked about Riho and Thunder Rosa. She speaks about Rosa and their feud, saying she’s beaten her before though at last years All Out. The interviewer asks about the All Out the year before that. Who did she face then. Did she win? Shida seems insulted by that but keeps going, saying Riho got the better of her. But while she’s spent the past year back home, she made a new home - AEW. And she is now the queen of that home, and no amount of Riho will stop.
Riho vs. Thunder Rosa (March 3rd, Dynamite)
We’ve reached our American semi-finals, and 5 days after Yuka Sakazaki’s defeat of VENY - Riho and Thuhder Rosa are set to main event Dynamite. On Saturday Night then, the day before Revolution, we will see the Super 16 Finals streamed on YouTube between Yuka Sakazaki and the winner of this match, with the winner going on to face Hikaru Shida at Revolution. The match starts physical and doesn’t slow down. They go to the mat straight away and trade submission attempts. Rosa then dominates until Riho counters out of a corner charge with a roll up only to get two. Rosa punishes Riho using the ring post. Riho fights back though as she flies off the apron and uses speed to keep Rosa down. She goes for a springboard but is caught midair. Rosa then starts to kick the shit out of Riho, striking her repeatedly. It spills to the floor where Riho mounts a comeback, utilising the ring post to her own advantage this time. With Rosa tied up in the post, Riho runs off the apron with a Double Foot Stomp to the back. It goes into back and forth inside the ring, before Riho flies out once more. Rosa is up first and sets up a table, before they go back inside. Commentary note the No DQ on the outside rule. RIHO HITS A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO ROSA OFF THE APRON THROUGH THE TABLE!! They’re both out now, but while down, OUT COMES BRITT BAKER!! SHE HITS ROSA WITH A CHAIR! Riho doesn’t notice as she takes her back inside and covers to win! Britt walks off with a smile on her face, and waves at a fuming Rosa.
Riho defeats Thunder Rosa (23:41)
Finals:
Riho vs. Yuka Sakazaki (March 6th, Super 16)
The Magical Girl comes down happy as ever, high fiving and hugging fans and running circles around the ring in ecstasy. Riho then comes out in her signature dress and also with an umbrella with the Imperial Japanese Flag designed on it. Both women offer their hands to each other, and both embrace before locking up. A collar and elbow is engaged and maintained, Yuka breaks the chains by connecting a Dropkick, followed by another Basement Dropkick! Riho ducks a Lariat attempt and runs the ropes, performing a dizzying array of spins before landing the Tornado DDT! 1.....2....Yuka kicks out! Yuka runs the ropes and hits a Seated Senton in the centre of the ring. She goes for a cover but Riho kicks out. Riho takes Yuka down with a Half Crab. Yuka winces in pain and cries in agony but throws Riho off her leg. Yuka then hits a Slingblade and rolls to the outside.
Riho connects a Baseball Slide Dropkick through the both ropes, before lifting Yuka up and hitting an incredible Deadlift Suplex into the middle of the ring. Excalibur makes note of Riho being 98 lbs so that feat of strength is truly incredible. Yuka connects an Enziguri and begins a Three Amigos. Riho flips out of the last one and hits a Roundhouse Kick followed by Double Foot Stomp! She covers, 1.......2....Kick Out! Riho seems annoyed at this and takes Yuka to the corner. They trade elbows for a bit before Yuka swaps them around and hits a Roundhouse Kick! She then takes Riho to the top turnbuckle. Yuka attempts to hit a Avalanche Butterfly Suplex, but Riho doesn’t move. Riho shoves Yuka onto the apron and Yuka grabs her back in pain. Riho then hits a Diving Double Foot Stomp onto the apron! That receives a holy shit chant as Riho throws her back into the ring and goes to cover.
Yuka rolls into a Fujiwara Armbar! She channels her inner Zack Sabre Jr. and begins to stomp on Riho’s head as she has the submission locked in. Riho rolls forward into a School Boy but Yuka kicks out. Yuka rolls back but is met by a Basement Dropkick! Riho then hits a Northern Lights Suplex! She goes to cover but Yuka rolls out. Yuka whips Riho to the apron. She hits a Dragon Screw on the ropes and connects a Baseball Slide Dropkick! Yuka goes for a Half and Half Suplex on the apron, but Riho gets out and hits a Belly to Back Suplex! Right on the hardest part of the ring as Yuka sells the pain. Riho rolls back into the ring, but is met by a Springboard Front Missile Dropkick by Yuka! Yuka then heads to the top ropes and does a magical pose, Diving Double Foot Stomp! 1........2.....KICK OUT!!! Yuka is now desperate and decides, “fuck it”, and begins a frenzy of attacks.
Any and everything used. Yuka hits a Running Meteora! She goes for another but Riho catches with an Enziguri and then hits a Running Double Foot Stomp! She picks Yuka up and hits a German Suplex but Yuka lands on her feet; Half and Half Suplex! Yuka hits a Slingblade and begins a series of Daniel Bryan like Roundhouses, with a few yes chants thrown in from the audience. She keeps going until Riho ducks one and hits a Bicycle Knee! Yuka responds with a Bicycle Kick! Riho hits an Impaler DDT!!! She gets the crowd going and goes for an Exploder Suplex, but Yuka counters into a Backbody Drop! Yuka then hits the Exploder Suplex followed by a Pendelum Kick! She takes Riho to the top ropes and goes for an Avalanche Butterfly Suplex! RIHO COUNTERS MIDAIR IN A ROLL UP!! 1......2.....3!!!! Riho is going to face Hikaru Shida tomorrow night for the AEW Women’s World Championship!
Riho defeats Yuka Sakazaki (10:17)
AEW Revolution 2021:
Anna Jay vs. Britt Baker vs. Tay Conti vs. Thunder Rosa - Four-way Match
AEW’s Women’s International Eliminator Tournament has come and gone, and with it many women have some grudges held. Thunder Rosa was cost the semi-finals with Riho after Britt Baker interference. This is of course, due to Rosa beating Britt in the First Round. Also, Anna Jay and Tay Conti faced in the First Round where Conti was successful. That drove a wedge between them as we’ve seen. There is enough tension where we need a resolution, and so they’re all put into a match together - whoever is the best comes out on top. The Four-way is made for Revolution, with the winner set to be Shida or Riho’s next challenger in the coming weeks. However before the match, we see Brandi Rhodes come out for the first time in 2 months. She has a mic in hand and says that two years ago there was a similar multi-women match set. That was the during the genesis of AEW. A three-way became a four-way. Now we know how talented of a roster the AEW Women’s Division is, but what if it could be blustered?
Well she’s got the perfect solution to that. How could she make this match even more stacked however? Easy answer, add another women. But not just any women...a Virtuosa. So with a little helping hand, she’s secured someone to really put up a fight. Outcomes Deonna Purazzo. The current Knockouts Champion makes her way out and joins the fray. The crowd applaud loudly at the surprise arrival, as this match is now made a Five-way. Immediately the beefing girls go for each other, Britt and Rosa and Tay and Anna. Deonna meanwhile just picks people off, playing it smart and looking for the win. She’s not fuelled by animosity like the rest, she is just being intelligent. We see the rest of the women all take themselves out to the point Britt turns around into a Jumping DDT and Fujiwara Armbar. She taps out and Purazzo wins the match. She takes the mic afterwards and hoists her Knockouts Championship high. “Who’s ready for a Battle of the Belts?” she says before leaving.
Deonna Purazzo defeats Anna Jay, Britt Baker, Tay Conti and Thunder Rosa (11:17)
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Riho - AEW Women’s World Championship
We’ve seen the whole tournament so far and the mini-doc of Hikaru Shida. It’s the first majorly built AEW Women’s Championship PPV match...ever, so it’s got some expectations on its shoulders. Shida walks out wearing her attire from the AEW video game trailer, pointed out by Excalibur. Riho is just coming off a match from last night while Shida hasn’t wrestled in nearly a month, so she is fully in control early on. She busts out some early signature moves so the audience get a groove of her once more since it’s been a minute. They go outside where Riho starts to come back and from there it’s back and forth. They recreate the finishing sequence that won it for Riho last time, ending with Riho getting a roll up originally, but this time Shida kicks out! They then keep going as Riho kicks out of a few more moves by Hikaru. Riho goes for a Diving Double Foot Stomp, but she’s hit midair and then by a Tamashii no Three Count! KICK OUT!! They keep fighting as Riho once more tries for the finishing sequence that won it for her last time, but this time it ends when Shida lifts her into a Falcon Arrow! 1..............2..............3!! She wins and retains!
Hikaru Shida defeats Riho (14:56)
We now head into the build for Double or Nothing. However we aren’t all building towards that. See, it’s announced at Revolution a supercard of supercards is set for April 4th. The “Bloodshed Supercard” is coming up, pitting stars from AEW, NJPW, NWA and Impact against one another. The big match advertised is a Lethal Lockdown Match: pitting Kenny Omega, The Good Brothers and Kenta against Jon Moxley and Death Triangle. But also set for the show, we’ll get into detail here. Deonna Purazzo is now the #1 Contender to the AEW Women’s World Championship, and an appearance by her is advertised for the Dynamite after Revolution. She shows up and cuts a typical promo of hers on Hikaru, claiming herself the one true Virtuosa and hyping her credentials. These outmatch everything Shida has ever done, and when they face, she’ll truly outmatch her for all to see.
The match is dubbed “Battle of the Belts” after AEW trademarked that. Knockouts Champion vs. AEW Women’s World Champion. Next week Shida goes to speak, but she’s cut off by Deonna. Purazzo attacks her and beats down the rival champion. She tells Shida she should of stayed in Japan, because now she’s crossed the Pacific she’s in HER country. The Virtuosa runs the place here, and she is going to cement herself as the best champion in the entire country - nay, the world. Later in the night when asked about how she felt of the attack, Hikaru says “Next Tuesday. Impact Wrestling. Watch me.” before leaving. Then, on Impact, we see Hikaru come out after a Ten-person Knockouts Tag Team Match. She looks around with her title, and walks over to the captain of the winning team, Kiera Hogan. She shakes her hand and points back and forth between the two. Kiera vs. Shida is sanctioned for next week on Impact.
They face, but due to Hikaru now being in Deonna’s house, she makes her presence known with an attack. Part of rebuilding the Women’s division is other feuds need to exist in it, so let’s touch on those. Firstly, Leyla Hirsch and her new stable, dubbing themselves “Bloodsport” have made an enemy out of Riho. The two face with the stipulation that the winner will face Serena Deeb for the NWA Women’s Championship. Hirsch wins after making Riho tap. Then in her match with Deeb, a returning Allysin Kay comes out and interferes. Deeb rolls up with her distraction. Leyla doesn’t attack Kay however. After all, she was the fourth women in that Bloodsport tournament along with Hirsch, Kelly and Snow. They offer her a spot but Allysin declines and says she just wants that NWA Women’s Championship back. A Three-way then is made, which ends with Kay pinning Deeb. She gets her title back, and afterwards, offers an embrace to Hirsch. Snow and Kelly get her to accept.
Bloodsport pose together with Allysin Kay now in their rankings, but tension between her and Hirsch is clear after Kay just took the title she’s been craving for weeks. However, they’re now a unit. Also, Anna Jay and Tay Conti. Anna takes a leadership role in The Dark Order as her and Conti slowly start patching things up. They both agree they got lost in the tournament and were drunk off the thought of glory. They hug it out and walk out together. Then, Thunder Rosa and Britt Baker. The first thing we see on Dynamite after Revolution is Thunder Rosa brutalising Britt Baker. She destroys her. She kayfabe reinjures her and puts her back on crutches. Britt doesn’t wrestle after this but has a vendetta against Rosa, and Rosa is likewise. The women all have feuds, with only one revolving around the title, and they actually get TV time on Dynamite. It’s basically just what AEW do with the guys, but the gender is changed. That’s literally how you do women’s wrestling.
Bloodshed Supercard:
Deonna Purrazzo vs. Hikaru Shida - Battle of the Belts
The singles match main event of the show, it’s the heavily anticipated “Battle of the Belts.” Shida is out first, wearing a kimono and carrying her own umbrella to the ring. She twirls it around at the hard camera in a optical illusion before walking down. Deonna is out afterwards and the Virtuosa walks with purpose, hoisting her title over Shida’s head. Hikaru hoists hers up and they meet forehead to forehead. The match the begins. Shida and Deonna trade goods and submissions on the mat before it goes outside and gets physical there. Purrazzo uses the guardrails and ring posts, before taking it to the apron. Shida hits her with a Superkick and runs the ropes inside the ring, dropkicking Purrazzo into part of the set. Once back up they have some stiff back and forth with a lot of shots and strikes to knock the other down. Both women keep kicking out however. We see many moments when Hikaru looks like she’s about to tap but resists and keeps fighting. They head outside once again where Deonna hits a Backbody Drop onto the floor. Once back inside, Shida hits a Falcon Arrow into a Tamashii no Three Count to win. Afterwards her and Deonna resiliently shake hands in respect.
Hikaru Shida defeats Deonna Purrazzo (25:10)
Heading out of Bloodshed Supercard, Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa are still battling it out. Britt is set to return to action on the April 14th edition of Dynamite, where she will face Rosa in a No Disqualification, No Countout Match. It’s a brutal bout with Britt showing the aggression she did in her Tooth and Nail Match on Rosa. She ends up winning after a chairshot and kendo stick assisted Lockjaw makes Rosa pass out. Meanwhile, Hikaru Shida continues her trail of dominance over the AEW Women’s division. She’s earned the respect of Deonna Purazzo’s who’s gonna back off to Impact. Shida cuts a promo in English after the match saying she wants more of the Knockouts, and they are an amazing group of girls. She once again faces Kiera Hogan, this time on Dynamite, with interference banned. They have a clean bout that ends with Shida once again winning. They shake hands afterwards. This is Hogan’s first AEW match and she makes a big splash, but comes up short.
Next in line is Nyla Rose, who is still with Vickie Guerrero but their relationship is going very sour. Nonetheless, as we approach a year after Hikaru took the belt from Nyla, they’re set to face one more - this time it’s 2 Out of 3 Falls. It’s an excellent bout that ends with Shida winning by falling onto Nyla after the two basically kill themselves. Nyla the next week cuts a promo on Shida, saying she wants one final shot, and if she loses - she will never challenge for the title while Shida is champion again. This is when Britt Baker gets involved and puts her stamp on the picture. She limps down on a crutch as that match with Rosa as temporarily hurt her again. She cuts a mini promo of her own, before blasting Nyla with the crutch. A #1 Contenders Match is set up, with the winner going on to face Hikaru at Double or Nothing.
Britt wins after a very hard fought and brutal contest. Afterwards, Tony Schiavone comes out and reads a letter from Brandi. She congratulates both women on the incredible match. She then announces Nyla as the first women to take part in the AEW Women’s Casino Ladder Match at Double or Nothing. In the final weeks before Double or Nothing, Britt cuts some very passionate promos about the struggle she’s went through to even become a wrestler, and as soon as she became the best thing in this company she was injured. But this time, nothing is going to stop her. She’s not going to be hindered by dentistry, not by trying to being a good guy, and not by injury. She will be victorious. Reba is banned from ringside, as if she gets involved Britt automatically loses. Baker is now fuelled by anger as she wants to take down the unstoppable Hikaru Shida.
Then, our other stories. Well the premier one is the aforementioned Women’s Casino Ladder Match. Once more it’s decided there’s too much beef amongst the AEW Women’s division, so Tony Khan’s solution is to throw nine of them into a ladder match, and whoever isn’t dead by the end gets an AEW Women’s Championship shot. And just like last time, there will be a mystery participant. Women gradually get announced via AEW’s Twitter, with Nyla Rose as the first on TV before they slowly start adding names to the field, like they did last year. Anna Jay and Tay Conti are announced together, Serena Deeb, Leyla Hirsch, Riho etc. Thunder Rosa and Abadon face once more after their epic match in the Super 16. Abadon hits a Spear into part of the stage which takes them both out and it goes to a double countout. Both women are then put into the match, with the ninth women remaining a mystery.
Double or Nothing 2021:
Abadon vs. Anna Jay vs. Leyla Hirsch vs. Nyla Rose vs. Riho vs. Serena Deeb vs. Tay Conti vs. Thunder Rosa vs. ??? - Women’s Casino Ladder Match
Serena Deeb and Nyla Rose start it off hot, Nyla trying to dominate but Deeb using her strength to counteract. Tay Conti comes in and her and Deeb come to a babyface arrangement to take the big women down. Thunder Rosa follows suit and starts to mix it up with everyone. Leyla Hirsch, Anna Jay, Riho and Abadon all come out and continue the fight. It’s multi-man chaos, with each women sabotaging the other from getting that poker chip. They all want the prize. Killer Kelly at one point tries to walk down and help out Hirsch, but Riho valiantly takes her on and brawls with her to the back. She then dives off the stage with a Crossbody into Lindsay Snow and Killer Kelly. Allysin Kay comes out and puts her through a part of the stage to take her out.
Riho comes back, freshly bruised by Kay, and looks to climb the ladder, but Anna Jay pushes her down. She then starts to taunt and mock the 9th and final entrant while she waits for them to appear...and it’s RETURNING KRIS STATLANDER! Statlander comes in and wrecks house; takes out all the people involved while the action continues. Abadon lets out a mighty scream as she goes to climb the ladder. Tay and Anna push her off and meet at the top. They then start throwing shots at each other. They all fall under Thunder Rosa pushes them off and climbs up, grabbing the poker chip and holding it high it in triumph. She now with a future AEW Women’s World Championship match locked in. She takes the mic and tells Hikaru “good luck - you’ll need it.” before dropping it and heading to the back.
Thunder Rosa wins the Women’s Casino Ladder Match (16:35)
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Britt Baker - AEW Women’s World Championship
Baker comes out without Reba for the first time in a long time, pure determination on her face to succeed. Both women put their heart and soul into the match, pouring every last bit of fight they’ve got in. Britt gets a Lockjaw in near the end and refuses to let go when Shida grabs the ropes. The ref has to physically pull her off, ONLY FOR SHIDA TO HIT ONE FINAL TAMASHII NO THREE COUNT!! She pins and wins.
Hikaru Shida defeats Britt Baker (10:21)

Two mobile games and a game that looks like 2k battlegrounds, that was underwhelming.

There's a lot of fish in the sea but maybe I'm looking for an elusive sea monster to reel in and befriend. Reddit is a long shot but I've preferred it to traditional apps so here I am.
Me: Chunky yet funky, occasionally goth, shy until I open up, curious about others, dog and snake lover, awkward, and often ridiculous. Liberal and child-free.
You: Heavily tattooed (not required), into music and snakes, funny, kind, patient, not rude, and not a creep. Also liberal and child-free.
What I'm looking for: I would like to start as friends and we can see how things progress.
I find that I get along best with people when we share some musical tastes, particularly if they're into classic rock, hair metal, and other forms of rock and metal with a bit less Aquanet, usually of the stoner variety. If you like music, that's all well and good, but I'm ideally looking to meet people who chase the high that only live music can give you. If you gone up and down the coast or across the country specifically to see bands you love, you're my kind of person.
Bands/Artists I enjoy include: Sleep, High on Fire, Cancer Bats, Faith no More, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Red Scalp, Steve Miller Band, Ruby the Hatchet, Whitesnake, Winger, Danger Danger, Rancid, Mötley Crüe, Hillbilly Casino, Great White, Ill Niño, Municipal Waste, Sevendust, Deftones, Gallows (Carter era), Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Get the Shot, Red Fang, Left Lane Cruiser, Kyuss, Van Halen, The Doors, Old Blood, Whalerider, Morass of Molasses, Down, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Dozer, Mutha's Day Out, Dokken, Slow Roosevelt, Crobot, Peeping Tom, Conan, Lovage, Sasquatch, Monolord, Jamiroquai, Robots of the Ancient World, Rammstein, and many more that I'm blanking on right now.
TV shows I enjoy include: Red Dwarf, Parks & Rec, Shameless, Spartacus, Bob's Burgers, AEW, along with nature, science, and true crime documentaries.
I'm not much of a movie fan but there are a few I'm fond of like the original TMNT trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Dead Snow, WolfCop, Joe's Apartment.
For games, I tend to prefer rpg's. I love the Dragon Quest franchise, FF VI & IV, SaGa Frontier, Wild Arms, Chrono Trigger, Pokémon. I also enjoy tabletop rpg's and collect dice so tell me all about your campaigns.
I'm sure we'll find other things in common along the way. Feel free to shoot me a message. I can be a bit shy while I open up to people, mostly because I struggle with knowing what to say and how to connect. Try telling me a story.
Men 30+ only. In the US, please. No married men.
No reddit chat, please. Normal messaging is preferred so come win me over with your words.

There's a lot of fish in the sea but maybe I'm looking for an elusive sea monster to reel in and befriend. Reddit is a long shot but I've preferred it to traditional apps so here I am.
Me: Chunky yet funky, occasionally goth, shy until I open up, curious about others, dog and snake lover, awkward, and often ridiculous. Liberal and child-free.
You: Heavily tattooed (not required), into music and snakes, funny, kind, patient, not rude, and not a creep. Also liberal and child-free.
What I'm looking for: I would like to start as friends and we can see how things progress.
I find that I get along best with people when we share some musical tastes, particularly if they're into classic rock, hair metal, and other forms of rock and metal with a bit less Aquanet, usually of the stoner variety. If you like music, that's all well and good, but I'm ideally looking to meet people who chase the high that only live music can give you. If you gone up and down the coast or across the country specifically to see bands you love, you're my kind of person.
Bands/Artists I enjoy include: Sleep, High on Fire, Cancer Bats, Faith no More, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Red Scalp, Steve Miller Band, Ruby the Hatchet, Whitesnake, Winger, Danger Danger, Rancid, Mötley Crüe, Hillbilly Casino, Great White, Ill Niño, Municipal Waste, Sevendust, Deftones, Gallows (Carter era), Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Get the Shot, Red Fang, Left Lane Cruiser, Kyuss, Van Halen, The Doors, Old Blood, Whalerider, Morass of Molasses, Down, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Dozer, Mutha's Day Out, Dokken, Slow Roosevelt, Crobot, Peeping Tom, Conan, Lovage, Sasquatch, Monolord, Jamiroquai, Robots of the Ancient World, Rammstein, and many more that I'm blanking on right now.
TV shows I enjoy include: Red Dwarf, Parks & Rec, Shameless, Spartacus, Bob's Burgers, AEW, along with nature, science, and true crime documentaries.
I'm not much of a movie fan but there are a few I'm fond of like the original TMNT trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Dead Snow, WolfCop, Joe's Apartment.
For games, I tend to prefer rpg's. I love the Dragon Quest franchise, FF VI & IV, SaGa Frontier, Wild Arms, Chrono Trigger, Pokémon. I also enjoy tabletop rpg's and collect dice so tell me all about your campaigns.
I'm sure we'll find other things in common along the way. Feel free to shoot me a message. I can be a bit shy while I open up to people, mostly because I struggle with knowing what to say and how to connect. Try telling me a story.
Men 30+ only. In the US, please. No married men.
No reddit chat, please. Normal messaging is preferred so come win me over with your words.

There's a lot of fish in the sea but maybe I'm looking for an elusive sea monster to reel in and befriend. Reddit is a long shot but I've preferred it to traditional apps so here I am.
Me: Chunky yet funky, occasionally goth, shy until I open up, curious about others, dog and snake lover, awkward, and often ridiculous. Liberal and child-free.
You: Heavily tattooed (not required), into music and snakes, funny, kind, patient, not rude, and not a creep. Also liberal and child-free.
What I'm looking for: I would like to start as friends and we can see how things progress.
I find that I get along best with people when we share some musical tastes, particularly if they're into classic rock, hair metal, and other forms of rock and metal with a bit less Aquanet, usually of the stoner variety. If you like music, that's all well and good, but I'm ideally looking to meet people who chase the high that only live music can give you. If you gone up and down the coast or across the country specifically to see bands you love, you're my kind of person.
Bands/Artists I enjoy include: Sleep, High on Fire, Cancer Bats, Faith no More, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Red Scalp, Steve Miller Band, Ruby the Hatchet, Whitesnake, Winger, Danger Danger, Rancid, Mötley Crüe, Hillbilly Casino, Great White, Ill Niño, Municipal Waste, Sevendust, Deftones, Gallows (Carter era), Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Get the Shot, Red Fang, Left Lane Cruiser, Kyuss, Van Halen, The Doors, Old Blood, Whalerider, Morass of Molasses, Down, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Dozer, Mutha's Day Out, Dokken, Slow Roosevelt, Crobot, Peeping Tom, Conan, Lovage, Sasquatch, Monolord, Jamiroquai, Robots of the Ancient World, Rammstein, and many more that I'm blanking on right now.
TV shows I enjoy include: Red Dwarf, Parks & Rec, Shameless, Spartacus, Bob's Burgers, AEW, along with nature, science, and true crime documentaries.
I'm not much of a movie fan but there are a few I'm fond of like the original TMNT trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Dead Snow, WolfCop, Joe's Apartment.
For games, I tend to prefer rpg's. I love the Dragon Quest franchise, FF VI & IV, SaGa Frontier, Wild Arms, Chrono Trigger, Pokémon. I also enjoy tabletop rpg's and collect dice so tell me all about your campaigns.
I'm sure we'll find other things in common along the way. Feel free to shoot me a message. I can be a bit shy while I open up to people, mostly because I struggle with knowing what to say and how to connect. Try telling me a story.
Men 30+ only. In the US, please. No married men.
No reddit chat, please. Normal messaging is preferred so come win me over with your words.

There's a lot of fish in the sea but maybe I'm looking for an elusive sea monster to reel in and befriend. Reddit is a long shot but I've preferred it to traditional apps so here I am.
Me: Chunky yet funky, occasionally goth, shy until I open up, curious about others, dog and snake lover, awkward, and often ridiculous. Liberal and child-free.
You: Heavily tattooed (not required), into music and snakes, funny, kind, patient, not rude, and not a creep. Also liberal and child-free.
What I'm looking for: I would like to start as friends and we can see how things progress.
I find that I get along best with people when we share some musical tastes, particularly if they're into classic rock, hair metal, and other forms of rock and metal with a bit less Aquanet, usually of the stoner variety. If you like music, that's all well and good, but I'm ideally looking to meet people who chase the high that only live music can give you. If you gone up and down the coast or across the country specifically to see bands you love, you're my kind of person.
Bands/Artists I enjoy include: Sleep, High on Fire, Cancer Bats, Faith no More, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Red Scalp, Steve Miller Band, Ruby the Hatchet, Whitesnake, Winger, Danger Danger, Rancid, Mötley Crüe, Hillbilly Casino, Great White, Ill Niño, Municipal Waste, Sevendust, Deftones, Gallows (Carter era), Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Get the Shot, Red Fang, Left Lane Cruiser, Kyuss, Van Halen, The Doors, Old Blood, Whalerider, Morass of Molasses, Down, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Dozer, Mutha's Day Out, Dokken, Slow Roosevelt, Crobot, Peeping Tom, Conan, Lovage, Sasquatch, Monolord, Jamiroquai, Robots of the Ancient World, Rammstein, and many more that I'm blanking on right now.
TV shows I enjoy include: Red Dwarf, Parks & Rec, Shameless, Spartacus, Bob's Burgers, AEW, along with nature, science, and true crime documentaries.
I'm not much of a movie fan but there are a few I'm fond of like the original TMNT trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Dead Snow, WolfCop, Joe's Apartment.
For games, I tend to prefer rpg's. I love the Dragon Quest franchise, FF VI & IV, SaGa Frontier, Wild Arms, Chrono Trigger, Pokémon. I also enjoy tabletop rpg's and collect dice so tell me all about your campaigns.
I'm sure we'll find other things in common along the way. Feel free to shoot me a message. I can be a bit shy while I open up to people, mostly because I struggle with knowing what to say and how to connect. Try telling me a story.
Men 30+ only. In the US, please. No married men.
No reddit chat, please. Normal messaging is preferred so come win me over with your words.

There's a lot of fish in the sea but maybe I'm looking for an elusive sea monster to reel in and befriend. Reddit is a long shot but I've preferred it to traditional apps so here I am.
Me: Chunky yet funky, occasionally goth, shy until I open up, curious about others, dog and snake lover, awkward, and often ridiculous. Liberal and child-free.
You: Heavily tattooed (not required), into music and snakes, funny, kind, patient, not rude, and not a creep. Also liberal and child-free.
What I'm looking for: I would like to start as friends and we can see how things progress.
I find that I get along best with people when we share some musical tastes, particularly if they're into classic rock, hair metal, and other forms of rock and metal with a bit less Aquanet, usually of the stoner variety. If you like music, that's all well and good, but I'm ideally looking to meet people who chase the high that only live music can give you. If you gone up and down the coast or across the country specifically to see bands you love, you're my kind of person.
Bands/Artists I enjoy include: Sleep, High on Fire, Cancer Bats, Faith no More, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Red Scalp, Steve Miller Band, Ruby the Hatchet, Whitesnake, Winger, Danger Danger, Rancid, Mötley Crüe, Hillbilly Casino, Great White, Ill Niño, Municipal Waste, Sevendust, Deftones, Gallows (Carter era), Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Get the Shot, Red Fang, Left Lane Cruiser, Kyuss, Van Halen, The Doors, Old Blood, Whalerider, Morass of Molasses, Down, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Dozer, Mutha's Day Out, Dokken, Slow Roosevelt, Crobot, Peeping Tom, Conan, Lovage, Sasquatch, Monolord, Jamiroquai, Robots of the Ancient World, Rammstein, and many more that I'm blanking on right now.
TV shows I enjoy include: Red Dwarf, Parks & Rec, Shameless, Spartacus, Bob's Burgers, AEW, along with nature, science, and true crime documentaries.
I'm not much of a movie fan but there are a few I'm fond of like the original TMNT trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Dead Snow, WolfCop, Joe's Apartment.
For games, I tend to prefer rpg's. I love the Dragon Quest franchise, FF VI & IV, SaGa Frontier, Wild Arms, Chrono Trigger, Pokémon. I also enjoy tabletop rpg's and collect dice so tell me all about your campaigns.
I'm sure we'll find other things in common along the way. Feel free to shoot me a message. I can be a bit shy while I open up to people, mostly because I struggle with knowing what to say and how to connect. Try telling me a story.
Men 30+ only. In the US, please. No married men.
No reddit chat, please. Normal messaging is preferred so come win me over with your words.

There's a lot of fish in the sea but maybe I'm looking for an elusive sea monster to reel in and befriend. Reddit is a long shot but I've preferred it to traditional apps so here I am.
Me: Chunky yet funky, occasionally goth, shy until I open up, curious about others, dog and snake lover, awkward, and often ridiculous. Liberal and child-free.
You: Heavily tattooed (not required), into music and snakes, funny, kind, patient, not rude, and not a creep. Also liberal and child-free.
What I'm looking for: I would like to start as friends and we can see how things progress.
I find that I get along best with people when we share some musical tastes, particularly if they're into classic rock, hair metal, and other forms of rock and metal with a bit less Aquanet, usually of the stoner variety. If you like music, that's all well and good, but I'm ideally looking to meet people who chase the high that only live music can give you. If you gone up and down the coast or across the country specifically to see bands you love, you're my kind of person.
Bands/Artists I enjoy include: Sleep, High on Fire, Cancer Bats, Faith no More, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Red Scalp, Steve Miller Band, Ruby the Hatchet, Whitesnake, Winger, Danger Danger, Rancid, Mötley Crüe, Hillbilly Casino, Great White, Ill Niño, Municipal Waste, Sevendust, Deftones, Gallows (Carter era), Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Get the Shot, Red Fang, Left Lane Cruiser, Kyuss, Van Halen, The Doors, Old Blood, Whalerider, Morass of Molasses, Down, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Dozer, Mutha's Day Out, Dokken, Slow Roosevelt, Crobot, Peeping Tom, Conan, Lovage, Sasquatch, Monolord, Jamiroquai, Robots of the Ancient World, Rammstein, and many more that I'm blanking on right now.
TV shows I enjoy include: Red Dwarf, Parks & Rec, Shameless, Spartacus, Bob's Burgers, AEW, along with nature, science, and true crime documentaries.
I'm not much of a movie fan but there are a few I'm fond of like the original TMNT trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Dead Snow, WolfCop, Joe's Apartment.
For games, I tend to prefer rpg's. I love the Dragon Quest franchise, FF VI & IV, SaGa Frontier, Wild Arms, Chrono Trigger, Pokémon. I also enjoy tabletop rpg's and collect dice so tell me all about your campaigns.
I'm sure we'll find other things in common along the way. Feel free to shoot me a message. I can be a bit shy while I open up to people, mostly because I struggle with knowing what to say and how to connect. Try telling me a story.
Men 30+ only. In the US, please. No married men.
No reddit chat, please. Normal messaging is preferred so come win me over with your words.

There's a lot of fish in the sea but maybe I'm looking for an elusive sea monster to reel in and befriend. Reddit is a long shot but I've preferred it to traditional apps so here I am.
Me: Chunky yet funky, occasionally goth, shy until I open up, curious about others, dog and snake lover, awkward, and often ridiculous. Liberal and child-free.
You: Heavily tattooed (not required), into music and snakes, funny, kind, patient, not rude, and not a creep. Also liberal and child-free.
What I'm looking for: I would like to start as friends and we can see how things progress.
I find that I get along best with people when we share some musical tastes, particularly if they're into classic rock, hair metal, and other forms of rock and metal with a bit less Aquanet, usually of the stoner variety. If you like music, that's all well and good, but I'm ideally looking to meet people who chase the high that only live music can give you. If you gone up and down the coast or across the country specifically to see bands you love, you're my kind of person.
Bands/Artists I enjoy include: Sleep, High on Fire, Cancer Bats, Faith no More, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Red Scalp, Steve Miller Band, Ruby the Hatchet, Whitesnake, Winger, Danger Danger, Rancid, Mötley Crüe, Hillbilly Casino, Great White, Ill Niño, Municipal Waste, Sevendust, Deftones, Gallows (Carter era), Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Get the Shot, Red Fang, Left Lane Cruiser, Kyuss, Van Halen, The Doors, Old Blood, Whalerider, Morass of Molasses, Down, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Dozer, Mutha's Day Out, Dokken, Slow Roosevelt, Crobot, Peeping Tom, Conan, Lovage, Sasquatch, Monolord, Jamiroquai, Robots of the Ancient World, Rammstein, and many more that I'm blanking on right now.
TV shows I enjoy include: Red Dwarf, Parks & Rec, Shameless, Spartacus, Bob's Burgers, AEW, along with nature, science, and true crime documentaries.
I'm not much of a movie fan but there are a few I'm fond of like the original TMNT trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Dead Snow, WolfCop, Joe's Apartment.
For games, I tend to prefer rpg's. I love the Dragon Quest franchise, FF VI & IV, SaGa Frontier, Wild Arms, Chrono Trigger, Pokémon. I also enjoy tabletop rpg's and collect dice so tell me all about your campaigns.
I'm sure we'll find other things in common along the way. Feel free to shoot me a message. I can be a bit shy while I open up to people, mostly because I struggle with knowing what to say and how to connect. Try telling me a story.
Men 30+ only. In the US, please. No married men.
No reddit chat, please. Normal messaging is preferred so come win me over with your words.

No reddit chat, please.
There's a lot of fish in the sea but maybe I'm looking for an elusive sea monster to reel in and befriend. Reddit is a long shot but I've preferred it to traditional apps so here I am.
Me: Chunky yet funky, occasionally goth, shy until I open up, curious about others, dog and snake lover, awkward, and often ridiculous. Liberal and child-free.
You: Heavily tattooed (not required), into music and snakes, funny, kind, patient, not rude, and not a creep. Also liberal and child-free.
What I'm looking for: I would like to start as friends and we can see how things progress.
I find that I get along best with people when we share some musical tastes, particularly if they're into classic rock, hair metal, and other forms of rock and metal with a bit less Aquanet, usually of the stoner variety. If you like music, that's all well and good, but I'm ideally looking to meet people who chase the high that only live music can give you. If you gone up and down the coast or across the country specifically to see bands you love, you're my kind of person.
Bands/Artists I enjoy include: Sleep, High on Fire, Cancer Bats, Faith no More, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Red Scalp, Steve Miller Band, Ruby the Hatchet, Whitesnake, Winger, Danger Danger, Rancid, Mötley Crüe, Hillbilly Casino, Great White, Ill Niño, Municipal Waste, Sevendust, Deftones, Gallows (Carter era), Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Get the Shot, Red Fang, Left Lane Cruiser, Kyuss, Van Halen, The Doors, Old Blood, Whalerider, Morass of Molasses, Down, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Dozer, Mutha's Day Out, Dokken, Slow Roosevelt, Crobot, Peeping Tom, Conan, Lovage, Sasquatch, Monolord, Jamiroquai, Robots of the Ancient World, Rammstein, and many more that I'm blanking on right now.
TV shows I enjoy include: Red Dwarf, Parks & Rec, Shameless, Spartacus, Bob's Burgers, AEW, along with nature, science, and true crime documentaries.
I'm not much of a movie fan but there are a few I'm fond of like the original TMNT trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Dead Snow, WolfCop, Joe's Apartment.
For games, I tend to prefer rpg's. I love the Dragon Quest franchise, FF VI & IV, SaGa Frontier, Wild Arms, Chrono Trigger, Pokémon. I also enjoy tabletop rpg's and collect dice so tell me all about your campaigns.
I'm sure we'll find other things in common along the way. Feel free to shoot me a message. I can be a bit shy while I open up to people, mostly because I struggle with knowing what to say and how to connect. Try telling me a story.
Men 30+ only. In the US, please. No married men.
No reddit chat, please. Normal messaging is preferred so come win me over with your words.

There's a lot of fish in the sea but maybe I'm looking for an elusive sea monster to reel in and befriend. Reddit is a long shot but I've preferred it to traditional apps so here I am.
Me: Chunky yet funky, occasionally goth, shy until I open up, curious about others, dog and snake lover, awkward, and often ridiculous. Liberal and child-free.
You: Heavily tattooed (not required), into music and snakes, funny, kind, patient, not rude, and not a creep. Also liberal and child-free.
What I'm looking for: I would like to start as friends and we can see how things progress.
I find that I get along best with people when we share some musical tastes, particularly if they're into classic rock, hair metal, and other forms of rock and metal with a bit less Aquanet, usually of the stoner variety. If you like music, that's all well and good, but I'm ideally looking to meet people who chase the high that only live music can give you. If you gone up and down the coast or across the country specifically to see bands you love, you're my kind of person.
Bands/Artists I enjoy include: Sleep, High on Fire, Cancer Bats, Faith no More, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Red Scalp, Steve Miller Band, Ruby the Hatchet, Whitesnake, Winger, Danger Danger, Rancid, Mötley Crüe, Hillbilly Casino, Great White, Ill Niño, Municipal Waste, Sevendust, Deftones, Gallows (Carter era), Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Get the Shot, Red Fang, Left Lane Cruiser, Kyuss, Van Halen, The Doors, Old Blood, Whalerider, Morass of Molasses, Down, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Dozer, Mutha's Day Out, Dokken, Slow Roosevelt, Crobot, Peeping Tom, Conan, Lovage, Sasquatch, Monolord, Jamiroquai, Robots of the Ancient World, Rammstein, and many more that I'm blanking on right now.
TV shows I enjoy include: Red Dwarf, Parks & Rec, Shameless, Spartacus, Bob's Burgers, AEW, along with nature, science, and true crime documentaries.
I'm not much of a movie fan but there are a few I'm fond of like the original TMNT trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Dead Snow, WolfCop, Joe's Apartment.
For games, I tend to prefer rpg's. I love the Dragon Quest franchise, FF VI & IV, SaGa Frontier, Wild Arms, Chrono Trigger, Pokémon. I also enjoy tabletop rpg's and collect dice so tell me all about your campaigns.
I'm sure we'll find other things in common along the way. Feel free to shoot me a message. I can be a bit shy while I open up to people, mostly because I struggle with knowing what to say and how to connect. Try telling me a story.
Men 30+ only. In the US, please. No married men.
No reddit chat, please. Normal messaging is preferred so come win me over with your words.

There's a lot of fish in the sea but maybe I'm looking for an elusive sea monster to reel in and befriend. Reddit is a long shot but I've preferred it to traditional apps so here I am.
Me: Chunky yet funky, occasionally goth, shy until I open up, curious about others, dog and snake lover, awkward, and often ridiculous. Liberal and child-free.
You: Heavily tattooed (not required), into music and snakes, funny, kind, patient, not rude, and not a creep. Also liberal and child-free.
What I'm looking for: I would like to start as friends and we can see how things progress.
I find that I get along best with people when we share some musical tastes, particularly if they're into classic rock, hair metal, and other forms of rock and metal with a bit less Aquanet, usually of the stoner variety. If you like music, that's all well and good, but I'm ideally looking to meet people who chase the high that only live music can give you. If you gone up and down the coast or across the country specifically to see bands you love, you're my kind of person.
Bands/Artists I enjoy include: Sleep, High on Fire, Cancer Bats, Faith no More, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Red Scalp, Steve Miller Band, Ruby the Hatchet, Whitesnake, Winger, Danger Danger, Rancid, Mötley Crüe, Hillbilly Casino, Great White, Ill Niño, Municipal Waste, Sevendust, Deftones, Gallows (Carter era), Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Get the Shot, Red Fang, Left Lane Cruiser, Kyuss, Van Halen, The Doors, Old Blood, Whalerider, Morass of Molasses, Down, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards, Dozer, Mutha's Day Out, Dokken, Slow Roosevelt, Crobot, Peeping Tom, Conan, Lovage, Sasquatch, Monolord, Jamiroquai, Robots of the Ancient World, Rammstein, and many more that I'm blanking on right now.
TV shows I enjoy include: Red Dwarf, Parks & Rec, Shameless, Spartacus, Bob's Burgers, AEW, along with nature, science, and true crime documentaries.
I'm not much of a movie fan but there are a few I'm fond of like the original TMNT trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Dead Snow, WolfCop, Joe's Apartment.
For games, I tend to prefer rpg's. I love the Dragon Quest franchise, FF VI & IV, SaGa Frontier, Wild Arms, Chrono Trigger, Pokémon. I also enjoy tabletop rpg's and collect dice so tell me all about your campaigns.
I'm sure we'll find other things in common along the way. Feel free to shoot me a message. I can be a bit shy while I open up to people, mostly because I struggle with knowing what to say and how to connect. Try telling me a story.
Men 30+ only. In the US, please. No married men.
No reddit chat, please. Normal messaging is preferred so come win me over with your words.

Part 1 here
In this part, we saw Rey Mysterio jump onto the scene of NJPW. He started off hot, taking on his two amigos in Jushin Thunder Liger and Hiroshi Tanahashi respectively. At King of Pro-Wrestling, he defeated Liger - but fell to The Ace in a match for his G1 Climax briefcase. He then won the IWGP United States Championship off of Cody to end his offspring of Bullet Club, and would embark on a title reign. He successfully defended against Bandido last time we saw him, and now he moves onto his next challenger.
Book Rey Mysterio If He Never Joined WWE in 2018 - Part 2: Booyaka
G1 Supercard:
Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii - IWGP United States Championship
Rey Mysterio skips out on the New Japan Cup, and instead prepares for the G1 Supercard. It will be the biggest show NJPW have held in America, and since he’s the United States Champion he will be defending. Rey ventures off to GCW for Joey Janela’s Spring Break, taking part in the Clusterfuck as a surprise entrant. On Night Two, after Janela faces off with Jungle Boy - he calls out Rey to a match for a later date. Mysterio doesn’t respond, instead he’s in Madison Square Garden to face off against a New Japan semi-finalist, Tomohiro Ishii. He lost to Okada in the semis, and is angry. He wants to take his anger out on someone, and the IWGP United States Champion is his next victim.
He fought in the inaugural title match but came up short to Kenny Omega, but now he has his chance to become the first Japanese man to hold it. After seeing Mayu Iwatani retain the Women of Honor Championship, we move to our next match - as Tomohiro Ishii walks out to a loud MSG pop. In the front row are Mysterio’s daughter, Aalyah and his wife. Then we see his son, Dominick, as a young lion at ringside. He got kicked in the head by Minoru Suzuki earlier so he’s just having a great time. They’re dad then enters out in the same gear he wore to the actual WrestleMania that weekend, as the villain “Mysterio” from Spider-Man Homecoming. He walks out with the gold Tomohiro lusts for, and rolls inside to pose with it on the second rope.
The bell is rung and Mysterio goes to lock up - BUT ISHII GRABS HIM INTO A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX!! HE FOLLOWS WITH A BRIDGING GERMAN!! 1.........2.....KICK OUT BY REY REY!!! Mysterio is shocked at the sudden attack, and scurries up in the corner. ISHII GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE BUT REY TURNS IT INTO A CRUCIFIX PIN!!! 1........ISHII KICKS OUT AND IS HIT BY A ROUNDHOUSE KICK!! REY WITH A HEADSCISSORS TAKEDOWN!! Rey regains and takes a moment to intake what’s happening, and GOES FOR A SHIRANUI!! ISHII COUNTERS WITH A SPIKE DDT!!! 1..............2..........KICK OUT INTO A POWERBOMB!!!! 1.............2..........TOMOHIRO LOCKS IN A BOSTON CRAB!! There is no escape for Mysterio from this rabid dog - who is hungry. Ishii locks in the hold and cinches it tighter.
REY GOES TO FLIP HIM OUT, BUT ISHII GETS RIGHT BACK UP AND HITS HIM WITH A BOOT TO THE HEAD!! ISHII LIFTS HIM UP INTO A SNAP SUPLEX!! Tomohiro Ishii is now on the hunt, as he starts to unleash chops. OPEN HAND TO THE CHEST!! Rey falls to the mat, but is scooped back up into OVERHEAD CHOP!! Rey crumples to the mat again and starts to cough. ISHII THROWS HIM OUTSIDE INTO THE ARMS OF HIS SON!! ISHII THEN WITH A BIG BOOT ON THE FLOOR TO DOMINICK, AND THROWS HIM INTO THE APRON!! Ishii looks down at the fallen young boy - BUT IS THEN HIT BY A ENZIGURI FROM REY!!! MYSTERIO HITS A FRONT DROPKICK INTO THE RING POST!! HE THROWS HIM BACK INSIDE AND DIVES WITH A FROGSPLASH!!! 1.............2..........KICK OUT!!! ISHII ROLLS THROUGH AND LIFTS MYSTERIO UP INTO A VERTICAL SUPLEX!!! 1...........MYSTERIO GETS OUT!!!
The crowd are going nuts at these two guys fighting spirit. ISHII GOES FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX, BUT REY FLIPS OUT AND HITS A HEADSCISSORS!! HE GOES FOR A 619 - BUT ISHII SPINS HIM TO THE OUTSIDE!! TOMOHIRO RUNS THE ROPES, BUT IS HIT BY A SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY!! He lifts Ishii up and runs the ropes, TO HIT A BULLDOG!! INTO A TORNADO DDT!! He calls for a 619, as Ishii crawls to the ropes. HE HITS IT!! HE DIVES FOR THE SEATED SENTON - BUT NO NECK TOM CATCHES AND HITS A BRAINBUSTER!!! 1...............2..............MYSTERIO KICKS OUT!!! Everyone explodes that Rey kicked out, and Ishii is still that angry dog - but he just got a whiff of a juicy steak. Tom lifts him up, looks him dead in his dead eyes - AND HEADBUTTS HIM TO SHIT!!
ISHII FURTHER TARGETS THE HEAD WITH AN ENZIGURI!! HE RUNS FOR A LARIAT, BUT REY DUCKS AND HITS A MYSTERIO-RANA!! ISHII KICKS OUT AND ROLLS INTO THAT LARIAT!!! ISHII GOES FOR A BRAINBUSTER, BUT MYSTERIO EVADES AND HITS THE MYSTERIO-EXPRESS!! ISHII NO SELLS AND IS HIT BY A ENZIGURI!! ISHII NO SELLS AND HITS REY WITH A THREE AMIGOS!! He mocks his fallen friend Eddie with those moves - and that fuels Rey’s fire. REY WITH A SPRINGBOARD SEATED SENTON!! HE HITS A HEADSCISSORS AND CALLS FOR A 619!!! HE CONNECTS!!! SPRINGBOARD SPLASH!!!! 1...........2........KICK OUT!!!!!! ISHII LIFTS HIMSELF UP WITH A PRIMAL ROAR, AN HITS THE ISHII DRILLER!!!!! 1................2................3!!!! TOMOHIRO ISHII WINS AND BECOMES YOUR NEW, AND FIRST EVER JAPANESE, IWGP UNITED STATES CHAMPION!!!!
Tomohiro Ishii defeats Rey Mysterio (12:51)
PROGRESS Chapter 88: Super Strong Style 16:
Marty Scurll vs. Rey Mysterio
With his United States Championship lost, ending his 92 day reign, Mysterio heads away from Japan for a while to regain himself. He’s confirmed to show up at PROGRESS‘ Super Strong Style, but later revealed that he won’t actually participate - instead wrestle on the last night in a standard singles match with no prizes but merit. Meanwhile, his opponent is scheduled to be...Marty Scurll. A man who hasn’t appeared in PROGRESS in a long while, mainly because he’s in the middle of a ROH World Championship reign. Having begun his reign in June of 2018, Marty still holds it. He’ll return to PROGRESS for this night however, as he wants to face Rey…badly. After Dominion last year when Rey lost to Marty, he’s wanted to defeated him one on one. A year of wait, and he finally gets his chance. The ultimate hero vs. The ultimate villain, it’s like a comic book finale.
In the lead up, Marty cuts a promo on Mysterio. In it he is as snivelling as ever, offering his wife Angie a night with him and calling Dominick “a giant lummocks“. Then when the third night of the Super Strong Style 16 arrives, we hear Rey Mysterio’s entrance music for the first time in PROGRESS history, as he enters to a raucous pop from the Alexandra Palace. Alexandra Park in London lose their minds for the Lucha Libre legend, who comes out in Black Knight attire (a Marvel superhero from Britain). The fans love him and he shakes hand with Jim Smallman as he enters. Marty Scurll’s reception is mixed, but he certainly wants it to be vocally harsh. He takes beer out of fans hands and spits it at them, which certainly turns their reactions around.
The two men stare down after the bell is rung, a seismic stare. Rey puts his hand up with two fingers, but so does Scurll. They then both do the “2-0-5” taunt in sync. The crowd laugh, which Marty doesn’t like. He taunts on the second turnbuckle to earn their ire. Rey does the same and receives a good response. Scurll then jumps off and walks over to Rey - WHO DIVES AT HIM WITH A HURRICANERANA! They then run the ropes, AND MARTY CATCHES HIM WITH AN ARM DRAG HANDSPRING! MYSTERIO HITS HIS OWN ARM DRAG! Marty runs the ropes but Rey goes for a FRONT DROPKICK - but Marty halts so Rey misses the boat. SCURLL THEN DOUBLE FOOT STOMPS ON THE LUCHADORS FEET!! He lifts him up and starts to chop his chest.
Marty finishes the chops, AND THEN HITS A ROPE-ASSISTED ENZIGURI!! He stomps on Rey while he shouts at fans who boo him, telling them to be louder. He smashes his knee into a kneeling Rey, and then lifts him into a Gory Special!! REY ESCAPES WITH A SUNSET FLIP!! HE RUNS THE ROPES AND GOES FOR A SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY, BUT SCURLL CATCHES WITH A SITOUT SUPLEX SLAM!! HE RUNS THE ROPES AND HITS A PENALTY KICK!! HE LOCKS IN AN OCTOPUS HOLD!! He wrenches on it, but Rey shuffles to the ropes. Scurll then slides outside to shout at a fan who insulted him. SCURLL IS THEN HIT BY A SUICIDE DIVE INTO A HEADSCISSORS BY MYSTERIO!! REY THROWS HIM INSIDE AND HITS A FROGSPLASH!!! 1................2............KICK OUT!!! MARTY DOESN’T DIE AFTER THE SURPRISE ATTACK!!
Rey is now out of his trance of being beaten down and is back in the fight. Scurll goes for a Wheelbarrow Bodyscissors but Rey counters with an Arm Drag! HE GOES FOR A SUNSET FLIP PIN BUT SCURLL BREAKS OUT WITH A LANZA!! SCURLL THEN LIFTS REY UP FOR A GERMAN SUPLEX!! HE CONNECTS, AND GOES FOR ANOTHER! BUT MYSTERIO FLIPS OUT AND HITS A HEADSCISSORS!! HE THEN CONNECTS A BASEBALL SLIDEFOLLOWED BY HEADSCISSORS!! Rey is on a roll as he dances like Eddie outside. Scurll goes to push him into a fans seat, but Mysterio ducks and PUSHES HIM INTO THE APRON!! They then fight there. Scurll knocks Rey off and CONNECTS A SUPERKICK FROM THE APRON!! HE THEN DIVES OUT WITH A MOONSAULT TO THE FLOOR!!
Now they’re both on the ground. Scurll is dead and so is Rey. They crawl up by the fans laps. Scurll asks a fan to hold Rey in place as he lines up a Penalty Kick. MYSTERIO EVADES BEFORE THE KICK CONNECTS AND PUSHES HIM ONTO A GROUP OF FANS SEATS!! HE THEN DIVES OFF THE SECOND ROPE WITH A CROSSBODY - OVER THE FANS HEADS TO SCURLL!! They’re both even more dead than before and spend time climbing out of the wreckage, through fans and bent and fallen chairs. Rey navigates his way back while Marty writhes in the agony. Once back in the ring Mysterio dives for a Seated Senton - BUT IS HIT BY A SUPERKICK!! SCURLL HITS THE BLACK PLAGUE AND ROLLS INTO THE CROSSFACED CHICKENWING!! REY GETS HIS FOOT ON THE ROPES!! Scurll angrily lets go, throwing the luchador to the mat.
They’re back up and the contest is still on. Rey knocks Scurll down with a SUNSET FLIP INTO A ROUNDHOUSE KICK, AND THEN HITS THE DROPPIN DA DIME!!! 1.............2...........KICK OUT!!! MYSTERIO LIFTS SCURLL UP AND GOES FOR A BULLDOG, BUT MARTY HITS A BACKBREAKER RACK DROPPED INTO A FACEBUSTER!! SCURLL JUMPS FOR A TORNADO DDT - BUT MYSTERIO CATCHES WTH A DROPKICK!! HE THEN FLIES WITH HIS OWN TORNADO DDT!! 1...........2.........SCURLL ROLLS OUT AND GOES FOR THE TORNADO DDT, BUT MYSTERIO CATCHES HIM WITH A SUPER HURRICANERANA!! MARTY LANDS ON HIS FEET AND HITS THE PARTY’S OVER!! HIS OLD FINISHER BUSTED OUT ON THIS OCCASION!!! HE COVERS, 1...............2...............MYSTERIO KICKS OUT JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME!!!
They roll outside to recover after the big rush of counters. Scurll is first up and walks over to Rey’s daughter and wife. He tries to chat them up, BUT REY TURNS HIM AROUND INTO A THROW INTO THE RING POST!! HE HITS A BIG BOOT INTO THE STEEL!! Rey then sets up a wooden table, and brings Scurll up to the apron. They both trade forearms there. Marty jumps to the second rope, possibly looking for a TORNADO DDT!! REY BRINGS HIM DOWN AND HITSMA HURRICANERANA OFF THE APRON!! SCURLL CRASHES DOWN THROUGH THE WOODEN TABLE ONTO THE WOODEN FLOOR!! Scurll grabs his back in utter agony, his spine crushed by the wooden table and floor. Rey then picks him off the mat and rolls him inside.
Rey is looking to end it now, as he climbs up for a SPRINGBOARD SPLASH!! HE THEN LOOKS FOR A 619, BUT SCURLL HITS A EUROPEAN UPPERCUT!! SCURLL THEN GOES FOR A KNEELING REVERSE PILEDRIVER!! MYSTERIO COUNTERS WITH A ROLL UP FOLLOWED BY A FRONT DROPKICK AFTER THE KICK OUT! REY THEN CLIMBS UP FOR A DIVING WEST COAST POP!! 1............2.........KICK OUT!! REY GOES FOR ANOTHER - BUT ITS CAUGHT!! MARTY CATCHES HIM INTO A BIRD OF PREY!! HE HITS A TORNADO DDT!! HE FINALLY LOCKS IN THE CROSSFACED CHICKENWING!! REY ESCAPES AND SWINGS AROUND THE ROPES IN A 619 BUT IS HIT BY A SUPERKICK!! SCURLL THEN LOCKS IN THE CROSSFACED CHICKENWING WITH A BODYSCISSORS!! REY TAPS OUT!!!
Marty Scurll defeats Rey Mysterio (19:58)
Dominion 2019:
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Rey Mysterio - IWGP Heavyweight Championship
At Wrestling Dontaku, we see Kazuchika Okada and SANADA face off for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in Night Two’s main event on May 4th. Afterwards, Rey Mysterio appears on video where he says he will return to New Japan at Dominion to take on Okada for his IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The Rainmaker then states that in his post-match press conference, that he’s always wanted to face Rey Mysterio and that he’ll be happy to do it. Rey is a good and honourable man who deserves this title match after 25 years of wrestling. Okada is happy to give him the opportunity but makes sure Mysterio knows, he won’t win.
Later in the month is AEW’s Double or Nothing. The highly anticipated show features a plethora of talent and star studded match ups, after the Jacksonville and Las Vegas rallies individually. Rey Mysterio appears at neither however despite heavy rumour and speculation. However, to open the show we see the Casino Battle Royale. In this we get a bomb dropped on us - the debut of Mysterio in AEW. Entering as the Joker, he comes and cleans house. It comes down to him and Adam Page, who face off in a 5-minute long battle. The winner will face either Kenny Omega or Chris Jericho at All Out for the AEW World Championship so the stakes are high. In the end, Hangman eliminates Rey after a Buckshot and Superkick combo.
Then two weeks later is Dominion. For the first time ever, Rey Mysterio will challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. After a hell of the show we reach the main event. We’ve seen Dragon Lee vs. Will Ospreay, and Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito, and now we’re here. Rey Mysterio cuts a promo earlier in the show about how this means the world to him, this opportunity, and that he needs to win. He will never get a chance like this again, and can’t waste it. Mysterio represents is no-nonsense ordeal, as he comes out dressed as The Punisher. He’s got the navy singlet, with a skull across it. His mask then has the skull as well on it. Mysterio taunts on the second rope, but then Okada comes out. It’s the same thing he felt against Tanahashi and Liger, just being in the presence of someone on another world.
When the bell rings, they don’t lock up straight away. They take in the magnitude of the stage and suck it all in. About a minute passes of this, before they lock up. They get into a collar and elbow, and Rey spins into a waist lock. Okada arm drags him off and cinches in a chinlock. Rey tries to flip out but Okada simply lowers down with him. HE THEN HITS A BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX!! Okada cinches in another chinlock. Rey gets up and Irish whips Okada to the ropes. The Rainmaker rebounds and connects a Shoulder Block to take Mysterio down. Rey gets up while Okada runs the ropes, and hits a HEADSCISSORS! Mysterio ducks under a clothesline and cinches the waistlock. He takes Okada down and applies a nerve hold, then hits a Spinal Tap!
Okada lifts himself up and runs the ropes for a Short-arm Lariat! Rey stumbles back and rolls into a VICTORY ROLL!! 1........2.....KICK OUT!! OKADA GETS UP WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK, AND THEN RUNS THE ROPES FOR A RONT DROPKICK INTO THE CORNER!! Mysterio takes a Bret Hart sell of falling on impact. OKADA LIFTS HIM FOR A FLAPJACK BUT REY FLIPS OUT AND HITS AN ARM DRAG!! HE RUNS THE ROPES BUT IS CAUGHT IN A WHEELBARROW !BODYSCISSORS, THAT IS COUNTERED WITH A BULLDOG!! FLYING HEADSCISSORS BY MYSTERIO!! HE RUNS THE ROPES BUT OKADA HITS THE FLAPJACK AND FOLLOWS WITH A MILLION DOLLAR DROPKICK!! Okada then lifts Mysterio up and throws him to the corner, and starts to apply shoulder blocks.
Okada Irish whips Mysterio who LEAPFROGS THE RAINMAKER AND HITS A MYSTERIO-EXPRESS!!! 1..........2.......KICK OUT!! OKADA WITH ANOTHER SHORT-ARM LARIAT!! Okada connects a European Uppercut to a kneeling Rey! This is the cut off, and The Rainmaker starts to stomp down on him. He lifts Mysterio up and Irish whips Rey, who jumps to the second rope AND DIVES OFF WITH A DIVING HURRICANERANA!!! OKADA ROLLS THROUGH AND CONNECTS A OPEN HAND CHOP!! DROPKICK!! HE LIFTS REY UP FOR A BACKBODY DROP BUT MYSTERIO EVADES AND HITS A SPINNING WHEEL KICK!! Rey is back in the fight, and runs the ropes for a RUNNING CROSSBODY!! HE HITS A TILT-A-WHIRL TORNADO DDT!! 1..........2........KICK OUT!!!
Rey pulls himself up by the ropes, hoping the comeback got him. He punches the air, but lifts The Rainmaker up. He heads to the apron and awaits Okada - BUT SUNSET FLIPS OVER! REY ROLLS HIM AND HITS A ROUNDHOUSE KICK!!! Mysterio then runs the ropes but OKADA WITH A BIG BOOT!! HE HITS THE HEAVY RAIN!! 1........2.........KICK OUT!!! REY PULLS HIMSELF UP AND HITS A LOU THESZ PRESS!! HE GOES FOR A SHIRANUI - BUT OKADA DUMPS HIM ONTO THE MAT!! Rey doesn’t get up from that one, feeling the pain. Okada stomps on him and kicks the head, THEN GOES FOR A DDT!! MYSTERIO SLIDES OUT AND HITS A HEADSCISSORS!! HE RUNS THE ROPES AND CONNECTS THE 619 OUT OF NOWHERE!! He climbs the ropes and points to the crowd - DIVING SPLASH!! 1.........2.........KICK OUT FROM THE RAINMAKER!!!
Rey gets desperate to end it and HITS A BASEBALL SLIDE TO THE OUTSIDE!! HE FOLLOWS WITH A SUICIDE DIVE INTO A HEADSCISSORS!! Okada falls into the guardrail both times, feeling the steel on his back. Rey goes to Irish whip but Okada reverses into his own. Rey then hops the guardrail and awaiting to see what Okada does. OKADA THEN DIVES OVER THE GUARDRAIL WITH THE SCOOBY DOOBY DOO!!! They both lay dead, as the referee counts down from 20. Eventually they get back up, after a lot of stumbling and tumbling. They get back in and REY DIVES WITH THE WEST COAST POP!! 1.........2.......OKADA ROLLS OUT OF IT WITH REY ON HIS BACK!!! ALABAMA SLAM!!! KICKOUT!!! HE LOCKS IN THE DEEP IN DEBT BUT REY GETS OUT!! HE RUNS TO THE CORBER BUT SO DOES OKADA WHO HITS A RUNNING BACK ELBOW!! HE THEN CONNECTS THE AIR RAID CRASH NECKBREAKER!!! 1...............2.............KICK OUT!!!!
Both guys have kicked out a bunch of times, but now they’re down to the last minute. They’ve gone over 20 minutes and start to trade forearms. They double down after their fifth blows. They crawl by the corners - AND REY HITS THE AIR MYSTERIO!! HE RUNS UP FOR A MYSTERIO-RANA!!!! 1...........2........OKADA ROLS OUT AND HITS A SCOOP SLAM!! HE THEN CLIMBS THE ROPES - AND DIVES WITH A DIVING ELBOW DROP!! HE LIFTS HIM UP FOR A RAINMAKER - BUT MYSTERIO DUCKS UNDER AND HITS A POISONED RANA!!! HE DIVES IN WITH A SPRINGBOARD SITOUT FACEBUSTER!! REY GOES FOR ANOTHER MYSTERIO EXPRESS, BUT OKADA COUNTERS AND LOCKS IN THE DEEP IN DEBT!! MYSTERIO ESCAPES, BUT IS LOCKED IN WITH A COBRA CLUTCH!!!! REY REACHES THE ROPES!!! HE GOES FOR A 619 BUT OKADA CATCHES AND HITS THE RAINMAKER!!!! 1................2.................3!!!!!!
Kazuchika Okada defeats Rey Mysterio (26:13)
Fyter Fest 2019:
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Rey Mysterio and The Lucha Brothers (Fénix and Pentagon Jr.) - Six-man Tag Team Match
With the launch of All Elite Wrestling, many peoples attention have been grabbed. Double or Nothing as we know saw Rey Mysterio make his shock debut to open the main show as the Joker slot in the Casino Battle Royale. Him and Hangman Adam Page had a war as the final two, ending with Page winning. Now comes Fyter Fest, however this scheduled match between The Elite and The Lucha Bros/Pac has been altered. Pac pulls out and so the replacement is revealed on The Road To Fyter Fest, where Rey Mysterio is interviewed and then he announces he will be the partner of the Lucha Bros. This is the official main event of Fyter Fest, as the actual last match is Unsanctioned.
The Young Bucks enter first dressed as Ryu and Ken each, both posing on the stage until…the lights go down. A fan walks on stage, but then they go down again. KENNY APPEARS AS AKUMA’S RAGING DEMON!! He holds the finger gun over the fans body and makes his way down to the ring with his Elite stablemates. Then comes The Lucha Brothers. On the stage are Fénix and Pentagon dressed in their skull masks and hoodies. They both walk out but point to the centre, WHERE OUT COMES REY MYSTERIO!! Rey unhoods from his blue cloak to reveal his normal mask. He is dressed as Death from the Castlevania series in line with the whole skeleton aesthetic as well as for the video game tie-in.
“Round 1 – FIGHT!” yells Justin Roberts as Nick Jackson and Rey Mysterio start us off. They go into a lockup and start to push forward and back. Nick lifts himself to the second rope and tightropes it, before jumping down with an Arm Drag. Rey rolls through with that but jumps back in a Rana. They both run the ropes but Nick leapfrogs and Mysterio rolls under, then springboards off with a Crossbody. A cover goes nowhere and Nick kips up for his own arm drag, followed by a Back Body Drop that Rey flips out of. They then go to a stalemate at this point and reposition in their respective corners. Kenny whispers to Nick while Mysterio stretches on the ropes. They both then move forward to the centre.
Rey hits an Overhead Chop and follows with an Open Hand to the chest. He does this while maintaining wrist control. He then hits a Roundhouse Kick and an Enziguri, and runs up the ropes, then dives off with a CROSSBODY! Nick goes for a Superkick once up, but Rey spins him into a Spinning Wheel Kick attempt, which Nick spins and they HIT STEREO SUPERKICKS!! THEY THEN DOUBLE DOWN WITH CLOTHESLINES!! While their down, in come the others. EVERY TRIO IS IN THE RING AND A BRAWL BREAKS LOOSE! Kenny and Penta are going at it while Matt and Fénix do battle. They trade slaps and chops and kicks, until Mysterio and Nick are back up. REY HITS A AIR MYSTERIO TO NICK JACKSON!! The Lucha Bros then hit Superkicks to Kenny and Matt to take them outside. ALL THE LUCHADORS THEN DIVE OUT AFTER THE ELITE!!
They all enter the ring and isolate Matt. The Bros hit Superkicks and hold him in place for a MYSTERIO EXPRESS!! Nick comes inside but is hit by a Hook Kick, and then with a SEATED SENTON FROM REY!! FÉNIX WITH A DOUBLE SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT TO NICK!!! 1……..2…..KICK OUT!!!!! The Bros roll out and Nick and Mysterio keep going. They trade forearms, until Rey tags in Fénix. Fénix comes in hot with a Springboard Front Missile Dropkick to Nick. He looks for a double team with Pentagon, BUT NICK HITS THEM BOTH WITH A DROPSAULT!! HE TAGS IN MATT! MATT COMES IN WITH A TOPE CON HILO TO BOTH GUYS!1 HE HITS A NORTHERN LIGHTS ON PENTAGON WITH AN O’CONNOR ROLL ON FÉNIX!! 1………2……KICK OUT!! HIM AND NICK THEN HIT DOUBLE SLINGSHOT SITOUT FACEBUSTERS!!
Matt then gets a tag to Kenny Omega. OMEGA IS IN! Kenny runs straight forward with a Dropkick to Pentagon sending him outside. He hits a Backbreaker to a tagged in Mysterio , 1……2….KICK OUT!! HE GOES FOR THE YOU CAN’T ESCAPE!! BUT IT IS INDEED ESCAPED! MYSTERIO DIVES OFF THE TOP WITH A MOONSAULT!! Kenny recovers himself, BEFORE DIVING OUTSIDE WITH A RISE OF THE TERMINATOR TO PENTAGON!! PENTAGON CUTS HIM OFF! Cero…Miedo – AND THEY START TO FIGHT ON THE OUTSIDE!! They go to the apron where Pentagon lays in some chops, BUT OMEGA WITH A KOTARO KRUSHER ON THE APRON!! THE BUCKS THEN SEND FÉNIX TO THE FLOOR WITH A BACK BODY DROP + CANNONBALL SENTON COMBO!!
Now all The Elite are inside and isolate Rey Mysterio. The Elite triple team him, with Matt and Nick holding Rey in place for A V-TRIGGER!! FOLLOWED BY A GERMAN SUPLEX!! KENNY HITS THE YOU CAN’T ESCAPE!! MATT FOLLOWS WITH A TOP ROPE ELBOW AND NICK WITH A SWANTON!!! 1………2……KICK OUT!!!! They pick him up and The Bucks try to double team. MYSTERIO MOVES AND MATT SPEARS NICK!! ENZIGURI FROM MYSTERIO TO OMEGA!! HE TAGS IN PENTAGON!! Pentagon comes in and chops everyone, and then hits a Double Japanese Arm Drag on Matt and Nick! SUPERKICK TO KENNY FOLLOWED BY A LUNGBLOWER!! Kenny rolls out, but then FÉNIX SPRINGBOARDS TO THE OUTSIDE WITH A TORNILLO TO OMEGA!! REY FOLLOWS WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!! PENTAGON THEN HITS A LANZA TO MATT BACK IN THE RING AND COVERS! 1………2…….KICK OUT!!!
MATT FIRES BACK!! RUNNING CANADIAN DESTROYER TO PENTAGON – FOLLOWED BY A SPEAR!! Omega tags in and fights off all the luchadors, AND HITS DRAGON SUPLEXS ON ALL OF THEM!! Pentagon cuts him off again, AND SUPERKICKS NICK! HE TOSSES FÉNIX ONTO HIM WITH A MOONSAULT!! REY THEN HITS A WEST COAST POP ON KENNY!! 1…….2…..KICK OUT!!!! Mysterio then picks him up and hits THREE ROUNDHOUSE KICKS!! THE WHOLE MATCH THEN BREAKS DOWN INTO A SUPERKICK PARTY!! The Elite rally, BUT EAT SUPERKICKS!! THEY FIRE BACK WITH HADOKENS!! EVERY LUCHADOR HIT BY LIGER BOMBS!! NICK THEN WITH ASSISTED 450 SPLASHES ON FÉNIX AND MYSTERO!! PENTAGON MAKES THE SAVE! NICK WITH A SLINGSHOT X-FACTOR!! PENTAGON WITH A SLINGBLADE! OMEGA WITH THE V-TRIGGER!!
FÉNIX THEN FLIES IN WITH A CUTTER!! NICK CUTS HIM OFF WITH A NECKBREAKER!! FÉNIX THEN HITS THE SPANISH FLY TO NICK, OFF THE ROPES, INTO MATT AND PENTAGON ON THE FLOOR!! This takes those guys out but we still have Mysterio and Omega. KENNY HITS A V-TRIGGER OUT OF MIDAIR, AND THE TIGER DRIVER 98!!! 1………..2………KICK OUT!! KENNY WITH ANOTHER V-TRIGGER AND GOES FOR THE ONE-WINGED ANGEL – BUT REY HEADSCISSORS OUT!! HE CALLS FOR THE 619 AND CONNECTS IT!! HE THEN FLIES HIGH WITH THE WEST COAST POP TO FINISH OMEGA!!!!! 1……………..2………………3!!! THE LUCHADORS WIN THE BOUT, AND REY MYSTERIO PINS KENNY OMEGA CLEAN!!
The Lucha Brothers and Rey Mysterio defeat The Elite (20:20)

Note: My whole premise is contingent on the Casino Battle Royale being the opener or second match on the All Out card. If it's later in the show, my scenario becomes too big of reach. That being said...
- The entire build of the Casino Battle Royale has predominantly been "which Hoss, Bad Ass, gangs of badasses, or crazy person (hello Darby) is the toughest guy in AEW". Wardlow is indeed a hoss AND a badass.
- Wardlow is a homegrown young star that has the most to gain with a big-time win over legit top badass guys. We've seen him shine when given the ball. He was great in the cage match w/ Cody and kinda stole the show in the tag match w/ MJF vs Jurrasic Express on Fyter Fest. He seems ready for the next big step in his career.
- Because its a battle royal, none of the protected badasses like Archer, Cage, Penta, etc have to get pinned to give Wardlow the rub.
- Since Brian Cage was a surprise entrant and won the Casino ladder match at Double or Nothing, I think debuting Rusev or Chris Hero and having them win this Casino battle royale would come off a bit flat and redundant. (Especially because the trolls will be out in force with the "OH GREAT WE GET ANOTHER BIG MATCH WITH 2 EX WWE GUYS IN AEW" bullshit.)
- It adds a huge layer of new drama to the All Out main event later in the show. Will Wardlow being the next title challenger throw MJF off his game on the biggest night of his professional career? Will Wardlow be MORE motivated to help MJF win because he knows it will be easier to beat MJF for the title? Will cocky delusional prick MJF blame Wardlow if he fails to win the championship by claiming Wardlow knew it was easier to beat Moxley than it would be MJF?
- Assuming Mox retains, the night Wardlow challenges for the belt, that little jealous dickhead MJF can (accidentally on purpose) cost Wardlow the match and we can accelerate the breakup that they have extremely low key teased for months. You have a ready-made out to protect Wardlow in defeat.
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So am I crazy?