AEW Star Has First Match Since ‘Retirement’

Published: Dec 12, 2024 by Dave Adamson | Last Updated: Dec 12, 2024 by Dave Adamson

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Spoilers for the December 13 episode of AEW Rampage courtesy of F4W Online.

The taping took place at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas, Missouri.

Toni Storm beat Harley Cameron.

At one point during the match, Cameron threw to a break yelling “We’ll be right back if this idiot can remember who she is!”

The match was described as “more competitive than you might expect” with Storm also showing signs of mental turmoil between her returning character and her Timeless persona.

Storm won by hitting the Storm Zero.

Deonna Purazzo defeated Shazza Mckenzie.

McKenzie submitted to Purazzo’s Fujiwara arm bar.

Matt Cardona beat Bryan Keith.

During the earlier ROH tapings, Cardona and Jericho signed the contract for the World Championship match that is set to take place at Ring of Honor Final Battle.

During the contract signing for the December 20 match, Jericho antagonised Cardona resulting in the ROH World Champion being sent into Bryan Keith on the apron before Cardona hit a Rough Rider to put Jericho through a table.

Chris Jericho was on commentary for this match, with Cardona and The Learning Tree having a post-match staredown.

Jericho teased getting into the ring before backing off with Cardona saying he would beat Jericho “for each and every one of you.”

In-ring segment with Tony Schiavone, Don Callis, Lance Archer, Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher.

Callis put over the Murder Machines along with Takeshita and Fletcher beating Ospreay and Okada.

Fletcher went on to say he’ll beat Mark Briscoe at AEW Collision in their Blue League Continental Classic match.

The AEW Continental Classic is Kyle Fletcher’s destiny, he claims.

Powerhouse Hobbs and Mark Davis came out to start the show’s main event.

Powerhouse Hobbs & Mark Davis defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Lance Archer.

Don Callis was on commentary for this match with Kyle Fletcher behind him.

Hobbs scored the pin on Archer with a spinebuster.

Takeshita tried to attack Hobbs only to be hit with a spinebuster.

Hobbs held up the AEW International Championship over a prone Takeshita in what is described as a “hard hitting match.”