Three down, one to plod. As All Elite Wrestling tracks in direction of its television debut in early October, the firm has now finished three of its four announced occasions with Wrestle for the Fallen going down Saturday night in Jacksonville, Florida. The prolonged card did smartly to wrap up some storylines and push the firm forward in direction of its most attention-grabbing show camouflage but, All Out, which is determined for Aug. 31 in Chicago.
Perhaps most famous on Saturday became once now not most productive the continuation of the Adam “Hangman” Page vs. Chris Jericho feud for the vacant AEW world championship, but Kenny Omega returning to his mature self with a show camouflage-stealing dream match in opposition to CIMA. The principle match of The Younger Bucks vs. Cody & Dustin Rhodes additionally delivered – albeit to a lesser stage — and what we can likely near out of the show camouflage talking about is a line that Cody added in some unspecified time in the future of a charity presentation as a shot at WWE.
That said, there had been production points during the show camouflage. The commentary took a step backward with the return to the distinctive team. And the ending of the show camouflage became once rushed and fairly awkward. So what went down on Saturday night in Jacksonville? Retain on studying for detailed results and grades from AEW Wrestle for the Fallen..
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AEW Wrestle for the Fallen results, grades
Sony Kiss def. Peter Avalon by pinfall (The Employ In): Kiss displayed his impressive athleticism during while the continued Librarian gimmick drew boos from the crew. Leva Bates tried to relief Avalon when Kiss fell commence air the ring but as an different distracted him. Kiss in the end hit a couple assist handsprings and a falling split leg tumble from the second rope to get the victory. This became once gorgeous for a gap match at an match cherish this, but there became once nothing certainly to assert house. Unruffled, Kiss had a stable showing; I would desire to appear at him in a more attention-grabbing and meaningful bout. Grade: D
Shoko Nakajima & Bea Priestley def. Britt Baker & Riho by pinfall (The Employ In): The crew became once indignant to appear at Priestley make her debut, and the work between Riho and Nakajima became once fun other than after they had been exchanging blows that had been so clearly pulled that it took the viewer out of the match a minute. Baker appeared unhurried and rusty within the bout, which is to be expected as she has now not been competing on a routine basis. A tope suicida from Nakajima took out Riho, while a senton (that passed over a inclined Baker) resulted in a two rely that Riho tried to spoil up. Riho later hit Nakajima with some impressive moves, in conjunction with a northern lights suplex, for a pair of two.9 counts. The ladies then traded maneuvers in a fast-paced close that saw Nakajima fold over Riho for the 1-2-3. The final jiffy between Riho and Nakajima had been by a ways basically the most impressive and tremendously improved the total match. AEW spent the the leisure of the bout largely building a Baker-Priestley feud with continuous interactions and stand-offs, in conjunction with a pull-apart brawl after the bell. Grade: C
Shawn Spears, MJF & Sammy Guevara def. Joey Janela, Jimmy Havoc & Darby Allin by pinfall: Spears’ heat with MJF (his teammate and Cody’s excellent friend) and Allin (his opponent, whom he stole the highlight from at Fyter Fest) became once basically the most productive famous segment of the front half of of the bout. Havoc hit a cool superplex on Guevara standing on Spears’ assist for the instruct of the match. Guevara then obtained his second by going with tope suicidas and corkscrews sooner than hitting a standing Spanish cruise on Allin for a 2.5 rely. Janela hit Guevara with a Loss of life Valley Driver on the ring apron to veritably eradicate him from the match. Spears rolled Guevara assist within the ring for a tag after which hit Allin with a DVD for the win. As with the previous ladies’s match, this bout became over again about advancing a yarn than the competition itself commence air of the aforementioned flurry. Spears going over became once foremost here for All Out, although the crew became once apparently more within the other five males within the match. Grade: C
Brandi Rhodes def. Allie by pinfall: Sooner than the match started, Brandi made nice with Allie … except she motioned to the doorway and Awesome Kong hit the ring. Kong largely served as an enforcer and distraction. Brandi dominated the offense early, but a superkick and running DVD by Allie became once a shut to three rely (except Kong broke it up from commence air). Allie locked in a dragon sleeper on Brandi, who tapped excellent for it to now not be considered by the referee (distracted by Kong). Brandi then poked Allie within the eyes and hit her Bionic Spear for the win. Brandi attacked Allie after the bell sounded and almost fed her to Kong except Aja Kong’s song hit. The Kongs stared every other down sooner than three referees and Brandi split them up. The match became once subpar, and basically the most productive excitement became once certainly the staredown. Grade: D+
Gloomy Yell def. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus (by pinfall) and Jack Evans & Angelico: A Boy and His Dinosaur had the total fan improve, and the team of Evans & Angelico refrained from tags early no subject the stipulation that the winner would get of project for a bye in an upcoming tournament. The match started unhurried except Heinous Uno hit a good top-rope senton on Jungle Boy, then over again it became once Luchasaurus doing a standing moonsault onto Evans that obtained the crew in a fast frenzy. An assisted 450 by Evans onto Jungle Boy, followed by a Unlit Tiger Bomb from Angelico looked as if it would have Jungle Boy in effort; as an different, Marko Stunt pushed Angelico off the ring apron and became once allowed by the referee to hit a huricanrana on Evans. The referee ejected Stunt but then let Luchasaurus throw him into Angelico commence air. Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy mixed for an swish thrown aerial powerbomb, but Uno broke up the pinning strive on Evans. The Gloomy Yell then mixed for a senton and splash on A Boy and His Dinosaur to unhurried them down followed by a Fatality on Jungle Boy for the victory. What we obtained over the final third of the match showed what these teams are able to assembling. The crew became once hot for the close and deservingly so. Only minor demerits for Stunt’s clear interference and the legitimately tough originate. Grade: B-
Hangman Page def. Kip Sabian by pinfall: A standing shooting smartly-known particular person press by Page injected a minute of life into a needless crowd bigger than five minutes into the match. Sabian spit in Page’s face, so he drilled him with a discus lariat. Page later hit a moonsault from the tip rope commence air the ring and stable his beforehand injured left knee. The second of the match came when Page lifted Sabian up as if he became once executing a powerbomb and as an different threw him commence air of the ring onto the elevated entrance ramp. Page then hit a swinging neckbreaker from the tip rope for a 2.8 rely, main a desperate Sabian to achieve a dragon screw between the ropes to tweak Page’s leg. After rolling by some pinfall attempts, Page lifted Sabian and hit Pointless Peep for the 1-2-3 with now not up to a minute final within the bout.
After the match, Page became once attacked by Chris Jericho, who became once carrying the conceal of one in all the Gloomy Yell’s creepers. He hit Page with the Codebreaker and Judas Attain, leaving Page bleeding with a enormous bruise below his ogle. The crew chanted “Thanks, Jericho” as Jericho turned the third wrestler to present double heart fingers on the night. The crew popped for individual moves but did now not join with the match. As such, it became once a fancy grade, but the put up-match perspective helped. Grade: B-
Lucha Brothers def. Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky by pinfall: Pentagon Jr. and Sky traded hand gestures and win phrases for what felt cherish five minutes within the guts of the ring, but the crew ate it up. The Lucha Brothers fervent Christopher Daniels within the match, and he became once allowed to hit a springboard splash sooner than being ejected. Once industry picked up, Pentagon and Rey Fenix displayed their greatness with forms of superkicks, spinning heel kicks and an wonderful monkey flip rolling senton. Sky hit Pentagon with a cutter on the ring apron, and Sky helped Kazarian drill Fenix with an assisted top-rope DDT. A Canadian destroyer on Sky by Pentagon resulted in a 2.5 rely, but the following equipment piledriver double foot stomp finisher obtained the job carried out.
SCU performed their roles smartly within the match and did most productive ample to relief the Lucha Brothers look for impressive in victory. After the match, the Lucha Brothers grabbed a ladder from below the ring and drilled SCU with it. They then climbed the ladder and took a microphone with Pentagon saying they are basically the most productive tag team within the planet sooner than now not easy The Younger Bucks to a ladder match at All Out, presumably for the AAA tag team championships. Grade: B
Kenny Omega def. CIMA by pinfall: The crew became once on fire at the beginning of this match, which became once smartly-paced and saw constant motion. CIMA hit a Supreme driver on Omega for a 2.5 rely, but he bounced assist with a spinning heel kick to the assist of CIMA’s head followed by a V-save of living off to the the same instruct. CIMA then countered Omega into a powerbomb from the tip rope that appeared extremely unpleasant as Omega appeared as if it might possibly land on his head. Outdoor the ring, CIMA grew incensed at an aggressive Omega and climbed atop a platform to hit a meteora on Omega, who became once laying all over a exhausting field-cherish table. CIMA then hit Omega with a knee to the assist of the head and one other meteora interior the ring but most productive obtained a 2.5 rely. Omega caught CIMA’s subsequent tried meteora and bombed him into the turnbuckles; he followed with a snap dragon suplex, V-save of living off, neckbreaker and one other V-save of living off sooner than CIMA stopped a One-Winged Angel.
CIMA answered by dropping Omega on the ring apron and hitting a Third meteora, but Omega obtained his foot below the underside rope to spoil the rely. Omega sooner or later answered with a Tiger Driver 98 for a 2.7 rely, and a leg-hook cradle pinning aggregate by CIMA obtained the OWE smartly-known particular person a shut to tumble at 2.9. Omega without extend bounced assist with a One-Winged Angel for the victory in a certainly worthy bout that’s basically the most productive match AEW has placed on up to now. It is one ingredient to call something a “dream match;” it’s miles fairly one other to exit and point out it deserved the moniker. Grade: A
Chris Jericho with a dwell mic: Jericho joked about having Page’s blood on his hand, crapped on Jacksonville (deservingly so) and promised to get his smartly-deserved “thank you” one particular person at a time by beating up the entire AEW roster. He ran down many of the AEW wrestlers and said he will point out Hangman is “nothing bigger than a minute bitch.” As he said that, Page ran down the ramp and attacked Jericho, beating him down within the ring. Referees, at the assist of the curtain officers and a handful of wrestlers sooner or later split them up. Factual section although Jericho rambled and repeated some jokes.
The Younger Bucks def. Cody & Dustin Rhodes by pinfall: The teams shook arms sooner than the match started, but once a minute motion started, the Bucks over again mocked the Rhodes’ hug at Double or Nothing. Cut Jackson later spit in Cody’s face while he became once on the ropes hoping for a tag. Dustin hit a crossbody from the second rope to assert out the Bucks, and Cody obtained some offense in after a hot tag, in conjunction with a dive by the ropes onto the elevated ramp. The match slowed down as the Rhodes concentrated on Matt’s left shoulder. The teams exchanged sharpshooters (Bucks) and figure-four leg locks (Rhodes) sooner than Dustin hit a flipping senton and Cody nailed a escalera commence air the ring. An assisted Detrimental Rhodes on Matt most productive obtained a two rely as Cut jumped off the tip rope for a swanton bomb to spoil it up. The Rhodes continued to hit moves in stereo except the Bucks singled them out and isolated Dustin, who answered with a yoshi tonic to even things up. The Bucks took a heel flip after they hit Cody with a double superkick to the assist of the head; they then feigned superkicks on the brothers most productive to hit the Rhodes signature uppercuts. The Rhodes answered with superkicks, so Cut hit Detrimental Rhodes on Cody for a 2.5 rely. The Bucks then nailed Cody with a Meltzer Driver for the victory.
The Brotherhood hugged after the loss as the Bucks grabbed a microphone and said their ribbing the last few weeks became once all within the spirit of competition. Matt said he never saw “grand of the other product” to win, but the Rhodes had been certainly one in all basically the most attention-grabbing tag teams. Their put up-match section obtained lower attributable to time, which pressured these within the ring. Somewhat later as they had been presenting a charity compare, Cody went on a rant that no other firm can counter-program in opposition to them. While the match became once completely moving and told a stable sage, the over-reliance on double maneuvers in some unspecified time in the future of a few segments of the match started as fun but rapidly turned gimmicky. The Rhodes minute doubt held their own in opposition to the Bucks, but there might possibly be a transparent difference in match quality when the Bucks plod up in opposition to a team that might match their athleticism and creativity. Nothing irascible with this match whatsoever, then over again it did now not desire a candle to the bout that preceded it. Grade: B
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