{"id":47091,"date":"2019-05-27T20:43:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T00:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=47091"},"modified":"2019-05-27T20:54:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T00:54:46","slug":"preview-aaw-bad-times-at-the-blue-genie-5-31-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/05\/27\/preview-aaw-bad-times-at-the-blue-genie-5-31-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: AAW Bad Times At The Blue Genie (5\/31\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"

AAW<\/strong> Pro<\/strong> returns to Austin, Texas this Friday for a stacked event featuring the past, present and future of the company. Three titles are on the line;\u00a0AAW\u00a0<\/strong>B<\/strong>ad\u00a0<\/strong>Times\u00a0<\/strong>At\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<\/strong>Blue\u00a0<\/strong>Genie<\/strong><\/em> will bring Josh<\/strong> Alexander<\/strong> and Lucha Libre legend, Juventud<\/strong> Geurrera<\/strong>, back to regular action in this company. Big names like Jimmy Jacobs and Sami Callihan feel they still have a lot to prove in AAW and the relaxed rules in the company allow for crazier matches than one would usually get from another wresting event.<\/p>\n

“The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander vs Ace Austin<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Josh Alexander had Visa issues that prevented the Canadian from making it to AAW events the past year but now that he\u2019s back, \u201cThe Walking Weapon\u201d has promised to regain the AAW Heavyweight championship. Australia\u2019s Adam Brooks lost last month to Alexander in his return match, Alexander said in a backstage promo that he didn\u2019t realize what he had when he was the AAW Heavyweight champion in the past, this is the time for Ace<\/strong> Austin<\/strong> to bring his absolute best to the table. Ace Austin is the product of Combat<\/strong> Zone<\/strong> Wrestling<\/strong><\/em> (CZW<\/strong><\/em>) and Ohio where Sami<\/strong> Callihan<\/strong> runs Rockstar Pro Wrestling<\/strong>. Impact<\/strong> Wrestling<\/strong> has truly helped Austin shine with more than his gimmick and earning big wins, even on PPV. Austin must stay away from the power but that will be far from easy, Alexander\u2019s motivation is the difference maker here.
\nPrediction: Josh Alexander wins.<\/p>\n

The Besties In The World (Davey Vega and Matt Fitchett) vs The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Both tag teams are about as evenly matched and equally popular as it gets so it\u2019s no surprise we get a rematch from AAW Take No Prisoners, The Rascalz replaced AAW tag team champions LAX due to Santana\u2019s injury. Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz won that match as The Besties complain about not having Scarlett Bordeaux ringside as their manager. The Rascalz certainly have more upside currently but both teams are former AAW tag team champions. The winner will certainly receive the next AAW tag team title shot, either Davey Vega and Matt Fitchett go on a winning streak realizing they have all they need without Scarlett or they go their separate ways.
\nPrediction: The Besties In The World win.<\/p>\n

Mance Warner vs Eddie Kingston<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Mance Warner has only been wrestling for three years but he\u2019s so old-school that one wouldn\u2019t think that, even Warner\u2019s promos have a wrestling veteran flavor to them with a carefree attitude. Warner loves to brawl so it\u2019s too perfect that he feuds with Jimmy Jacobs and now \u201cThe Mad King.\u201d The WRSTLING<\/strong> faction has a masterful godfather leading the faction, Kingston has been in more wars that anyone in AAW Pro. The spinning backfist may not even be enough for the crazed Warner, expect to see lots of hardcore action and brawling on the floor in this bout. It will be like looking in a mirror when Kingston looks at Warner and can\u2019t keep him down.
\nPrediction: Mance Warner wins.<\/p>\n

AAW Heritage Championship: Jake Something (C) vs Jimmy Jacobs<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Jake Something has been undefeated for one year in AAW, he finally cashed in on the ultimate bounty of his young career when he surprised MJF<\/strong> with a last-minute AAW Heritage title defense at AAW<\/strong> Take<\/strong> No<\/strong> Prisoners<\/strong><\/em>. Maxwell<\/strong> Jacob<\/strong> Friedman<\/strong> had already defended the title against Mance Warner. This is time for Jake Something to show that he has all the tools to become the future of the company, even ahead of WRSTLING stablemate, Curt<\/strong> Stallion<\/strong>. Jimmy Jacobs is so smart in the ring after wrestling since the early years of Ring<\/strong> Of<\/strong> Honor<\/strong> Wrestling<\/strong> (ROH<\/strong>) that he could outsmart Something out of the title. Jake Something will forever have it on his resume if he pins Jacobs and if he manages to do it in clean fashion, it would be all the more sweeter for the champion from Michigan with five years in the business.
\nPrediction: Jake Something retains the AAW Heritage championship at AAW Bad Times At The Blue Genie<\/em>.<\/p>\n

AAW Women’s Championship: Jessicka Havok (C) vs Priscilla Kelly<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Jessicka Havok is the inaugural AAW women\u2019s champion and regained that title at AAW<\/strong> Hell<\/strong> Hath<\/strong> No<\/strong> Fury<\/strong><\/em> in the main event against Kylie<\/strong> Rae<\/strong>. Havok is the powerhouse of the females division, not afraid to mix it up with the men either. Jimmy Jacobs defeated Havok at AAW<\/strong> Lucha<\/strong> City<\/strong> Limits<\/strong><\/em> in a rare inter-gender Dog Collar match. Priscilla Kelly has a big chance to have all the fans on the US Indies have eyes on her, and as a champion once again after becoming the inaugural SHINE<\/strong> Nova champion in 2017. Thunder<\/strong> Rosa<\/strong> failed in her home state of Texas, Kelly needs to fight as unorthodox as possible to unseat the champion. Both have a very unique look and ring style but it\u2019s Havok\u2019s fifteen years in wrestling that will turn the tide on the challenger with four years experience.
\nPrediction: Jessicka Havok to walk out of AAW Bad Times At The Blue Genie<\/em> with the title.<\/p>\n

AAW Heavyweight Championship: Sami Callihan (C) vs Darby Allin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo: AAW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The challenger is only 180 pounds and the ultimate underdog in every match, but it\u2019s Allin\u2019s resiliency that gives this match the true main event spot. The quiet charisma and daredevil antics scream potential but it\u2019s about time that Darby Allin arrives as a top level performer and not just the wrestler that provides dangerous moments. Callihan is in the midst of his third reign as the AAW Heavyweight champion. Huge battles with The<\/strong> Lucha<\/strong> Bros<\/strong> and Brody<\/strong> King<\/strong> are in the past for \u201cThe Callihan Death Machine\u201d but what could be next after narrowly escaping the challenge of David<\/strong> Starr<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Sami Callihan has previously gotten the police involved for throwing steel chairs at an AAW event but he\u2019s grown into the anti-hero that everyone refuses to hate, like the companies own Frank Castle, The Punisher, come to life. Darby Allin will surely bring a sensational performance to the main event but his time as a Heavyweight champion may not be here just yet, as he has left EVOLVE<\/strong> Wrestling<\/strong> for All<\/strong> Elite<\/strong> Wrestling<\/strong><\/a> (AEW<\/strong>.)\u00a0 AAW<\/em> Bad Times at the Blue Genie<\/em> will surely have a chaotic end.
\nPrediction: Sami Callihan retains the AAW Heavyweight championship.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to the\u00a0Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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