AEW Battle of the Belts V 1/6/2023

AEW Battle of the Belts V 1/6/2023

The last Battle of the Belts is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/aew-battle-of-belts-iv-1072022.html

AEW Tag Titles - No Holds Barred Match - The Acclaimed vs Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal

The Acclaimed get jumped before the bell. Max is sent into the rails. Jay and Bowens fight on the ramp. Jay figure fours Bowens on the ramp then they roll down it together. Max hits punches on Jeff then Max gets sent into the post.

Bowens chops Jeff up and boots him out of the corner. Bowens hits a 2nd rope headhunter for 2. Bowens hits shots on Jay's neck. Jay takes a double suplex. Max slides out and nearly runs into Singh. Max then dropkicks Jay.

Jay takes shots in the corner. Max slams Jay then Bowens is pushed off the 2nd rope. Jay topes Bowens outside. Jay and Jeff do the fargo strut. We go to PiP break and return. Jay and Bowens trade forearms. Bowens hits a big lariat on Jay.

Max is tagged in and hits shots on both opponents. He superkicks Jeff then olympic slams him. Max ankle locks him. Jay comes off the top and elbow drops the ref instead of Max. Billy Gunn then lariats Jay over the top. Satnam Singh beats up Max outside and sends him into the steps. Bowens does an over the back fameasser on Jeff but there's no ref to count the pin.

Another ref comes down and counts a 2 count. Jeff grabs a guitar. Billy Gunn attacks Jeff. Bowens grabs a boombox. Sonjay Dutt trips Bowens. Billy gets the guitar from Jeff. Jeff begs off. Singh gets in and Billy hits him with the guitar. Jeff hits a bad stroke on Billy. Bowens superkicks Jeff. Max hits an AA on Jeff. Singh double chokeslams The Acclaimed. Singh then chokeslams the ref.

Sonjay Dutt puts the ref's shirt on. Jay hits a lethal injection on Bowens. Aubrey Edwards comes down and pulls Dutt away from making the count. Dutt and Aubrey stare down. Aubrey breaks Dutt's pencil. Bowens hits the arrival on Jay and Max hits a top rope elbow on Jay. Bowens pins Jay.

Thoughts: The logic wasn't good early on as they were making tags when there were no rules and no need to do as such. There was a ton of shenanigans here with tons of different people getting involved. There was no lack of action on this one and it was a wild affair, but the early logic lapses hurt this one.

Powerhouse Hobbs has his book with him. He says The Book of Hobbs is sacred to him. He says everything has happened to him is in this book. He says everything that has happened to him will happen to you.

Ortiz and Eddie Kingston talk. Ortiz says House of Black speaks in riddles. He asks Eddie why they keep talking about Eddie and not him. Eddie says him and Ortiz will beat House of Black in a match on Rampage and Eddie says to question him then.

AEW TBS Title Match - Jade Cargill (c) vs. Skye Blue

Jade holds her title up in Skye's face. Skye hits forearms. Jade blocks an armdrag. Jade takes a crucifix then a sunset flip. Skye sends her into the corner then is knocked off the apron. Jade boots her around outside and chokeslams her on the ramp. Red Velvet comes out.

Skye beats the count in and has her head banged off the buckles. We go to PiP break then full break. Skye botches a satellite headscissors on Jade. Skye step up knees her then swing kicks her from the mat. Jade hits a stiff pump kick. Red Velvet comes down to ringside. Leila Grey grabs her and gets slapped for it. Jade goes for jade end but is rolled up for 2. Skye superkicks her then hits a code blue for 2.

Skye springboards on Jade but is caught. Jade does a nice job turning her around in mid-air then hits a jade end for the win.

Thoughts: I didn't like the chokeslam on the ramp but I was okay with it otherwise. It had a good finish and both did what they were supposed to do here. 

Stokeley Hathaway, Big Bill and Lee Johnson are interviewed by Lexy. Stoke says Jungle Boy is a few fries short of a happy meal. He says LA is where entertainers go to die and says they will but Jungle Boy in the dirt and see him at the crossroads there.

Tay Conti and Anna Jay talk trash with Willow and Ruby over video clips. Tay talks about fighting in favela's in Brazil. Anna says she choked The bunny out with barbed wire. They say if Willow and Ruby want a street fight, they got it.

AEW All-Atlantic Title - Orange Cassidy (c) vs Kip Sabian

Danhausen is with OC. Penelope Ford is with Kip. Kip teases putting his hands in his pockets to mock OC. Kip shoulders him over and throws him down. Kip side headlocks him and OC reverses it. OC shoulders him over. OC armdrags him off the casadora and hits mounted punches. Kip puts OC's sunglasses on outside.

Kip runs away from OC. The Bunny comes out and she gets between the two wrestlers. Kip bamgs OC's head off the apron and hits stomps in the corner. OC gets knocked off the apron and Kip seated moonsaults him outside. Penelope Ford and The Bunny then hug Kip. Danhausen cruses Kip. Kip bites Dan's finger then OC topes Kip. OC top rope crossbodies Kip then hits a stunner out of the suplex. OC then is caught on a tope outside and Kip hits a magic screw on the floor.

We go to PiP break and return. Kip sentons OC in the corner. They fight on the buckles. OC superplexes him. The Bunny grabs OC's foot. The ref throws The Bunny out. OC and Kip bang heads and both go down. The Butcher and The Blade come out and fight with Danhausen. Butcher and Blade sit down in seats outside. Kip and Oc trade forearms.

Kip then mocks OC with weak chops and kicks. OC then fires on him with a forearm flurry. Kip headbutts OC and pop-up knees him. Kip knees OC in the face for 2. Kip then ki krushers OC for 2. Oc is thrown out. Butcher and Blade attack him but Best Friends save OC. Trent chairs Butcher. OC comes off the top but is caught wit ha magic screw by Kip for 2.

Kip hits his own orange punch on OC. OC fires up and no sells it. OC satellite ddt's him then PK's him. Oc hits a beachbreak for 2. OC stomps on Kip in the corner and throws the ref down. Kip backrolls OC for 2 then OC wins it with 2 orange punches.

Thoughts: There was a lot of shenanigans here with 5 different people doing things outside. The match really wasn't that bad. It made sense and OC didn't do his usual comedy that brings down matches. It wasn't a classic but was far more tolerable than expected. They also actually showed some aggression here.

Overall thoughts: It was an easy hour of wrestling to get through. It had the usual BOTB issues with no big title matches or big stars on the show but what we got was fine. The opener had some logic issues that could have been avoided but it was full of happenings. The women's match wasn't bad and the main was fine. I would give this a 6 or 7 out of 10.