Some of the best in-ring action in AEW history capped off an excellent show that featured the AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament and some of the best promo the company has done since its start.
Matches:
AEW World Title #1 Contender Tournament: Wardlow vs. Jungle Boy w/Marko Stunt and Luchasaurus: Jack Perry did everything but win here, nearly putting Wardlow away several times. However, after an F-10 on the outside that sent Perry into the ring, Wardlow appeared ready torn the victory. Taking his time, Wardlow hit the maneuver again for the win.
AEW World Title #1 Contender Tournament: Kenny Omega vs. Sonny Kiss: Omega won in seconds with the One-Winged Angel.
AEW World Title #1 Contender Tournament: Rey Fenix vs. Pentagon: This was the match of the night as these two absolutely pushed each other to the limit. There were several wonderful moments here. Someone, sadly had to win though. After Pentagon hit the Arm Breaker, Fenix was able to hit the Destroyer for the win.
AEW World Title #1 Contender Tournament: Colt Cabana w/Evil Uno vs. Hangman Page: Page got the win with the Buckshot Lariat in a hard-fought bout.
Kilynn King vs. Brit Baker w/Rebel: Baker got the quick win with Lockjaw.
The Butcher and The Blade w/The Bunny vs. The Young Bucks: Nick and Matt Jackson vs. Private Party: Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen vs. Alex Reynolds and John Silver: The Dark Order team was amazing here and absolutely stole the show. Everyone expected the other three teams to show up, but Silver and Reynolds made this one special. It came down to Matt reversing a Pinning Combination off a Meltzer Driver.
After the match, FTR hit the ring and beat on The Bucks.
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
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