Night 12
D Block: Buddy Matthews vs. "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy
Never underestimate momentum in a tournament like this. Following his first tournament win over Sammy Guevara and then a stunning upset over Wardlow, Matthews seems to be firing on all cylinders and that carried right into this match against Orange Cassidy. The normally aloof Cassidy had to be on his A-game tonight, he kicked up the pace and even that wasn't enough. Buddy finishes him off with a brainbuster and a Frog Splash to win his 3rd straight.
Winner: Buddy Matthews
Time: 15:40
Rating: 88%
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C Block: Hook vs. "You Guessed It" Frankie Kazarian
Both guys lost last time out but had great showings against favored competitors. These two got C Block action off to a rousing start on the night as they had no issues following up the D Block opener with an exciting match of their own. Back and forth encounter that sees Kazarian get the win with the D.O.A.
Winner: Frankie Kazarian
Time: 15:28
Rating: 92%
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D Block: "Limitless" Keith Lee vs. "Mr. Mayhem" Wardlow
HOSS FIIIIIIIGHT! Gotta love when it's two genuinely athletic hosses going at it, and these two slugged it out and made it 3-for-3 on bangers tonight. Lee was looking to ride the momentum while Wardlow was trying to recover from an upset loss. These two excited the crowd with nearfalls, both men Powerbombing each other to no avail. Wardlow ducks a clothesline and picks Lee up for the F-10 to get the dub.
Winner: Wardlow
Time: 10:28
Rating: 87%
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C Block: "The Redeemer" Miro vs. "Hangman" Adam Page
One would've assumed this is a match that could've served as a block main event, but Miro's 0-5 start coupled with Page's 2-3 start got it relegated a bit lower. As two block favorites, Miro has nothing to play for but pride while Hangman is desperately clinging to a chance with so many other guys getting off to great starts.
These two absolutely delivered a long, PPV-quality match that will be hard to top tonight. Just tons of drama, including Miro managing to kick out of a Buckshot Lariat not once, not twice, but thrice. On a fourth attempt, Miro meets him with a Lariat of his own and locks Page into the Game Over for the win! The crowd is stunned....Miro laughs at the crowds' displeasure, he has successfully spoiled the tournament for possibly the most popular wrestler in AEW!
Winner: Miro
Time: 25:39
Raing: 98%
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D Block: Adam Cole vs. Jungle Boy
Surely anything is going to feel like a come-down from that one. Suppose it's only natural to follow it up with Jungle Boy who has strung together some rather unimpressive showings of late. They have a fine match that only seems so-so compared to the match before it, Cole gets the win with a Frog Splash, second man to use that as a finish tonight.
Winner: Adam Cole
Time: 11:24
Rating: 81%
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C Block: Eddie Kingston vs. Luchasaurus
Speaking of other men who have grossly underachieved in this tournament, Eddie Kingston is here with only one win on the tournament and at this point he doesn't seem to care about playing spoiler, he just wants to kick ass. As is the case with most Kingston matches, this turns into a full-on brawl fairly quickly. Luchasaurus picks Kingston up for a Chokeslam but Kingston counters with a series of hard elbow strikes. As Luchasaurus gets back to his feet, Kingston winds up with a spinning Uraken elbow to hand the dinosaur his first blemish of the tourney!
Winner: Eddie Kingston
Time: 8:41
Rating: 83%
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D Block: Christian Cage vs. Claudio Castagnoli
Jesus, this is turning into easily the best night of block competition so far as we have yet another really good match on the offing. These two are both consummate pros in the ring, even if one of them often resorts to slimy piece of shit tactics. Cage produces some brass knuckles to try to cheat but Claudio thwarts him with a massive Uppercut that requires no weapon to put someone out. Ricola Bomb ends it.
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli
Time: 11:46
Rating: 87%
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C Block: Brody King vs. Penta Oscuro
Train keeps on rolling with yet another great one. Penta often yells "CERO MIEDO!" to the crowd and that very much applied here as he threw his body at the much larger King with reckless abandon. Penta seemed to have a counter for all of Brody's power moves and Penta was able to keep making mistakes and avoiding the dreaded Gonzo Bomb. The crowd's jaws collectively drop to the floor when Penta is able to pick Brody up for a Pentagon Driver for the win.
Winner: Penta Oscuro
Time: 9:56
Rating: 89%
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D Block: "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara vs. Kenny Omega
The crowd are surely exhausted by the sheer amount of awesomeness thrown at them so far, so let's add on even more with a breakneck pace main event. Another exciting match that kept the crowd riveted, Sammy thought he had it one with a 630 but Kenny was able to evade the maneuver. He then picks Sammy's downed body up for a One Winged Angel to grab the win and make D Block an even more crowded affair.
Winner: Kenny Omega
Time: 12:27
Rating: 88%
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C Block: "Absolute" Ricky Starks vs. Jon Moxley
THE STREAK.....IS OVER
in more ways than one. At long last we have a stinker of a main event that sees Starks fail to secure sole possession of first place, losing for the first time all tournament. Although the match went over 10 minutes, it was a fairly one-sided affair with Mox just beating Starks all over the arena and putting him down with the Paradigm Shift to move himself into the 1st place mix as well. Perhaps Ricky will think better of his pre-match shit talk next time.
Winner: Jon Moxley
Time: 10:16
Rating: 69%