Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston defeated Milk Chocolate (0:34)
Moxley brought the IWGP US Title belt with him since he has a title defense tomorrow on Dynamite. Moxley and Kingston jumped Milk Chocolate before the bell rang and finished this off quick with a clothesline/suplex combo on Randy Summers. That was brisk.
Dark Order (Evil Uno, Colt Cabana and Alan Angels) defeated Spencer Slade, Cole Karter and Andrew Palace (4:38)
This was another Dark Order multi-man squash.
Uno must have taken some inspiration from the recent Roddy Piper A&E documentary, working in a blatant eye poke on Palace behind the referee’s back. Taz began running down all the teams he’s going to sue for using Team Taz’s colors including the Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Flyers, and Clemson. I think Gritty (the Flyers mascot) could take Team Taz, even in a four-on-one. Feel free to sue the Bengals as they haven’t won anything in years.
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AEW star Ricky Starks has reportedly suffered a broken neck.
Starks reportedly suffered the fractured neck during the April 21 Dynamite loss to Hangman Page, according to Voices of Wrestling. The injury reportedly occurred when Starks landed on his head from a release German suplex.
Starks is expected to miss around 3 months of in-ring action, but is also expected to continue to appear on AEW TV in some capacity. Doctors reportedly believe that Starks’ neck will heal without needing surgery.
It’s interesting to note that Starks has wrestled since the match with Page. He and Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Brick Aldridge and Aaron Frye at the AEW Dark tapings the night after the match with Page.
– According to a report from Voices of Wrestling (via Fightful), AEW wrestler Ricky Starks is currently out with a fractured neck injury. Per the report, Starks is expected to miss three months of in-ring action.
Fightful added in its own report that Starks’ injury is a “slight fracture,” and he will be able to stay on television in some capacity. Also, the issue reportedly does not require surgery.
Last month, during a match with Hangman Page on the April 21 episode of AEW Dynamite, Ricky Starks appeared to have landed awkwardly on his neck during during the German Suplex spot in the match. Starks wrote on Twitter the next day, “I’m good! Thank you DDP Yoga for my flexibility.”
Powerhouse Hobbs & Ricky Starks (w/ Hook) defeated Rick Aldridge & Aaron Frye (:31)
The Town Business from Hobbs finished off Frye in just 31 seconds.
Leyla Hirsch defeated Diamante (2:37)
Diamante held her own with Hirsch on the mat for a bit and hit a stunner out of a cazadora and a dropkick in the corner for a near fall. Hirsch came back with a pair of german suplexes and a knee strike. She and Diamante exchanged slaps until Hirsch got sick of that and slapped on the cross armbreaker for the quick tap out.
Varsity Blonds defeated Liam Gray & Adrian Alanis (3:39)
On a week when the Dark Side of the Ring documentary debuts on his father, Brian Pillman Jr. wore Cincinnati Bengals trunks. Alanis and Gray jumped Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison before the bell, but got stereo suplexed for their troubles. Garrison hit a high boot and Pillman Jr. came in with a dropkick on Alanis, but Alanis came back with a sling blade.