AEW Battle of the Belts III *SPOILERS* taped 8/5/22

[Chris]

The following are spoilers from Friday's AEW Battle of the Belts III taping in Grand Rapids, Michigan, prior to the live Rampage. The show will air Saturday on TNT.

AEW Battle of the Belts III:

• TNT Champion Wardlow defeated Jay Lethal to retain the title after hitting a power bomb
• AEW Women's Champion Thunder Rosa (w/ Toni Storm) defeated Jamie Hayter to retain the title
• Ring of Honor World Champion Claudio Castagnoli defeated Konosuke Takeshita to retain the title

AEW’s next taping will be a special edition of Dynamite called Quake at the Lake, which will take place at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Both AEW Dynamite and Rampage will be held. Matches announced for Dynamite include:

• Interim AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against Chris Jericho
• TBS Champion Jade Cargill defends against Madison Rayne
• Darby Allin vs. Brody King in a coffin match
• Lucha Bros vs. Andrade El Idolo & Rush in a tornado tag team match

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

so much for battle for the belts not a single title change

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

also how tf did Madison get a shot already

 

[Chris]

also how tf did Madison get a shot already

An open challenge and Jade wanted to fight her bc Madison has annoyed her

 

[Chris]

so much for battle for the belts not a single title change

"Battle" means fight. There were 3 fights over belts

 

[Hidden Blaze]

so much for battle for the belts not a single title change

To be fair, if they ever do one of these live, I see a title change happen on them. Until then probably not.

 

[Chris]

To be fair, if they ever do one of these live, I see a title change happen on them. Until then probably not.

Last one was taped and had Sammy win over Scoprio to regain the title before losing it right back in that ladder match. They don't all have to have a title change that in itself would be predictable lol just book title matches and finishes that make sense, if it's all champions retaining then so be it

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Last one was taped and had Sammy win over Scoprio to regain the title before losing it right back in that ladder match. They don't all have to have a title change that in itself would be predictable lol just book title matches and finishes that make sense, if it's all champions retaining then so be it

Oh yeah I tried to erase that feud from my memory as best as I could because it was just so bad lmao.

 

[Cwalker]

I saw Chris mention Sammy and Ladder match; said to myself “wait…he beat Cody for the belt in a ladder match.”

Then remembered he did another ladder match with Sky for no reason

 

[Chris]

Sammy technically won an interim title at the first battle of the belts too lol

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Sammy technically won an interim title at the first battle of the belts too lol

I would say someone new had to win that one, but this just lets me claim “Sammy is Mr Battle of the Belts.”

 

[Swerve]

Looks like a good show.