AEW World Championship Match! Title vs. Career!
Swerve Strickland (c.) (with Prince Nana)
vs.
“American Dragon” Bryan Danielson!
The legendary Jim Ross joined the commentary team for the main event.
“Swerve is smiling, Danielson is not. I don’t know what that tells us,” said Tony Schiavone.
Danielson blistered Swerve’s chest with stiff chops. Swerve shot a glance over at Bryan’s family in the front row. Danielson rocked Swerve with round kicks. Danielson was looking for the LeBell Lock, but Swerve countered with a catapult.
Danielson connected with a springboard cannonball to Swerve on the outside of the ring. Danielson dropped a knee like a guillotine on Swerve’s arm. Swerve rallied back with a back breaker and a suplex.
Bryan put Swerve in an arm bar, but Swerve escaped, putting Danielson on his shoulders. Swerve turned, and Danielson’s boots inadvertently knocked the referee down to the mat. Swerve signaled for Prince Nana who ran over with the ring bell and placed it on the apron. Swerve drilled Danielson with a Death Valley Driver on the ring bell!
“Swerve might win this by count out right now,” said Schiavone.
Danielson was busted wide open from the forehead. Danielson crawled back into the ring, beating the ref’s count. Swerve grabbed Danielson’s wrists and began to stomp on Danielson’s head, right in front of Danielson’s family!
Swerve went for the Swerve Stomp, but Danielson countered with a surge of adrenaline, going for the LeBell Lock. Swerve escaped but Danielson caught Swerve with a lariat. Danielson charged at Swerve but Swerve planted Danielson with a flatliner!
Bryan threw Swerve with a tiger suplex. Danielson clobbered the champion with round kicks. Danielson followed up with an avalanche tiger suplex! Danielson stomped on Swerve’s head over and over again! Danielson applied the cattle mutilation! Swerve got to his feet and countered by planting Danielson on his head and neck! The AEW medical team immediately jumped into action, checking on Danielson. Swerve chased the medical team away.
Swerve hit the Swerve Stomp and went for the cover, but Danielson kicked out at the two-count! The champion connected with the House Call kick! Swerve smashed Danielson with a second House Call! Swerve drilled Danielson with a third House Call! Somehow Danielson kicked out of the pin attempt!
Danielson got to his feet as Swerve hit Danielson with round kicks. Danielson locked in a triangle and cracked Swerve with elbow strikes! Danielson rocked Swerve with a shoulder capture suplex. Danielson hit Swerve with the Busiaku Knee, but Swerve shrugged it off! Swerve nailed Danielson with another House Call kick! Swerve planted Danielson with Big Pressure, but Danielson kicked out!
“Swerve is in shock!” said Schiavone.
“People are going nuts here!” added Taz.
“Hangman” Adam Page jumped over the guardrail!
“We need security here right now!” said Tony Schiavone.
Page knocked Prince Nana to the mat. Security swarmed “Hangman” Page. Danielson drilled Swerve with the Busiaku Knee, but Swerve kicked out of the pin!
The fans chanted “A-E-W! A-E-W!”
Danielson charged out of the corner with the Busiaku Knee!
“He’s got the champion rocked!” said Taz.
Danielson nailed Swerve with another Busiaku Knee! Danielson put Swerve in the LeBell Lock and Swerve tapped out!
New AEW World Champion… “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson!
“This is what pro wrestling is all about. This is what AEW is all about. And I’m glad I was here to witness it,” said Tony Schiavone.
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