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Originally Posted by Evil Vito Night 11 B Block: "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes vs. Powerhouse Hobbs When we last saw Dustin, he had earned main event honors in a losing effort to Danielson, and now he's right back out there trying to right the ship and keep his block hopes alive. He did just that against a tough Hobbs who still has yet to find the win column in the tourney. Dustin hits the Final Reckoning and gets the win. Winner: Dustin Rhodes Time: 10:08 Rating: 74% ---

Damn straight. No way my horse is letting me down in the face of some scrub.

A Block: Rey Fenix vs. "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer Fenix has been on something of a hot streak in the A Block but his fire was put out fairly quickly in this one. Archer wasn't fucking around tonight, as he used his size advantage to ragdoll Fenix multiple times and put him away with the F'n Slam. Winner: Lance Archer Time: 7:38 Rating: 59% ---

It only makes sense. I'd have probably booked this to go the same way.

B Block: "Red Death" Daniel Garcia vs. "The Bastard" PAC Fucking hell what a match this was. Frantic pace, both guys had like a dozen nearfalls on each other and they were killing each other with hard strikes and suplexes all night. Garcia is eventually able to get a low bridge and put PAC into his patented Bridging Sharpshooter which has put away Punk and Danielson and now does the same for PAC. And for the first time in this tournament a match scores the full monty! Winner: Daniel Garcia Time: 21:56 Rating: 100% ---

LOL, way to ruin the rest of the night, fuckers.

A Block: Kyle O'Reilly vs. MJF Not that these two aren't good wrestlers but man, this is kinda the equivalent of a *****, 97 overall segment in EWR where it feels like anything that comes after is going to get dinged by being something else. Anyway they had a fairly standard match with some good chain wrestling and KOR ends up leveling MJF with a Muay Thai High Kick for the victory. MJF continues to freefall down the block and his tournament is, for all intents and purposes, over. Winner: Kyle O'Reilly Time: 11:16 Rating: 80% ---

I figured something like this was going to happen with a barn burner happening right before it. It's like starting out with Daffy Duck's exploding act. Where do you go from there?

B Block: "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Scorpio Sky FUN Easter Egg: Scorpio Sky portrayed Harold during the Team Hell No Anger Management sketches back in 2012. Life has come full circle! The current standings would make you think this should be lopsided but as we've come to learn, "on any given night". Sky viewed this as his chance to make a real statement and he didn't disappoint. He was able to take everything Bryan threw at him and evade some of his real put-away moves. Sky eventually sets Bryan up top and hits a devastating top rope Powerbomb for the upset! Winner: Scorpio Sky Time: 14:06 Rating: 87% ---

LMAO, I had forgotten about those sketches. Harold and the doctor were fucking great and the subsequent "hugging it out" segment Bryan and Kane had in the ring was tremendous. I think that was the last time I gave two shits about whatever Kane was doing.

A Block: Darby Allin vs. Wheeler Yuta An evergreen statement at this point but...poor Yuta. This continues a recurring trend for him to have a banger of a match and nearly getting the win but ultimately being stopped just shy of being able to shut the door on a victory. Yuta and Darby go through a chain of attempting to German each other repeatedly, before Darby finally course corrects and rolls up a Small Package instead. Darby wins and becomes the first man in A Block to hit the double digit threshold. Winner: Darby Allin Time: 17:12 Rating: 92% ---

It's not too late to switch my pick to Darby, is it?

B Block: Jay Lethal vs. Malakai Black Not a whole lot to say about this one, both men are doing well in the standings but that didn't matter at all in this one. Black didn't waste any time, immediately disorienting Lethal with aggressive, brutish offense that threw any strategizing Lethal might've done out the window. Black Mass ends it in a pretty lopsided affair. Winner: Malakai Black Time: 7:55 Rating: 64% ---

Like with Fenix and Archer, I'd have done the same thing.

A Block: "All Ego" Ethan Page vs. Swerve Strickland Before the match, Page cuts a promo insulting his opponent, asking what the hell kind of name Swerve is anyway? Regardless, while the early momentum of his tourney was long gone he still had the golden opportunity to play spoiler here. Unfortunately Swerve showed why he was near the top of the block for a reason, hitting a Complete Shot out of nowhere to win a solid, even bout. Swerve joins Darby at the top of the board with 10 points. Winner: Swerve Strickland Time: 14:10 Rating: 84% ---

B Block: Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk The B Block main event features familiar foes as another old ROH rivalry is rekindled for a new generation. Joe's had a rough go of it in this tournament, the results just haven't been there for him and he's coming off of an embarrassing lopsided loss to PAC. Joe was clearly motivated in this one, and had his best showing in several outings. But Punk showed why he is the AEW Champion as he was able to take all that Joe was giving and bend but not break. Unable to lift Joe for a GTS with his sore knee, Punk focused on a more ground-based attack before eventually heading up and sealing the deal with a Diving Elbow Drop. Winner: CM Punk Time: 13:11 Rating: 88% ---

Well, with the move you can generously call something somewhat resembling a Flying Elbow Drop.

A Block: Andrade El Idolo vs. Chris Jericho Andrade looks to join Darby and Swerve on the top of the boards while Jericho, sitting at 4 points, needs to win out and hope for help if he was gonna be able to pull off the block. These two had a pretty solid match, both guys are full of themselves and felt the need to pose for the crowd after big moves. The fight spills onto the floor where Jericho pulls out a chair and crashes Andrade in the back while the ref was tending to the turnbuckle pad Jericho had undone. This sore back of Andrade left him prey for the Liontamer as Jericho closes the night with a win to keep his hopes alive. Winner: Chris Jericho Time: 14:42 Rating: 83%

Jericho and Rhodes need to team up and form the Geriatric World Order! Watch them as they arrive backstage and take up all the good parking spaces! It'll draw millions!!!

A and B Block standings through 2/3rds of Block Matches A Block Swerve Strickland - 10 points B Block Dustin Rhodes - 8 points