First entrants for men’s & women’s Casino Gauntlet matches locked for AEW All In
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The first entrants for both the men’s and women’s Casino Gauntlet matches at next month’s AEW All In Texas are now confirmed following Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.
In a four-way, Mark Briscoe earned the right to enter the men’s gauntlet first, outlasting Konosuke Takeshita, Roderick Strong and ROH World Champion Bandido. The end came when Briscoe pinned Strong with the Froggy Bow elbow after Strong had just hit Bandido with the End of Heartache and was vulnerable.
Earlier in the night, MJF revealed that he will be in a Casino Gauntlet qualifier on next week’s Dynamite and then was confronted by Briscoe because he was taking up so much time. MJF then ran him down verbally before Briscoe said he had empathy for him based on his past, leading him to make a penis/”kosher pickle” joke.
On the women’s side, Kris Statlander nabbed the first spot in the women’s gauntlet by pinning friend/foe Willow Nightingale in a bout that also included Thunder Rosa and ROH Women’s World Champion Athena.
Nightingale looked to have the match won when Marina Shafir of the Death Riders came out to distract her. Wheeler Yuta then appeared behind her but got pounced for his trouble. Statlander then took advantage, hitting Nightingale with Staturday Night Fever for the pin and win. Statlander has been recently courted by the Death Riders, but she has yet to accept.
The winners of each match earn future World title matches in their respective divisions. The advantage of having an early spot is that the match can end at any time.
Current AEW All In card | Saturday, July 12 | Arlington, Texas
- AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against Hangman Page
- AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Mercedes Mone
- Winner-take-all match for AEW Unified Championship: Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. International Champion Kenny Omega
- AEW Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) defend against JetSpeed (Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight)
- Men’s Casino Gauntlet match
- Women’s Casino Gauntlet match