AEW The Last Stand
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| The Last Stand | ||
| The logo for The Last Stand from 2013 | ||
| Information | ||
| Promotion(s) | AEW | |
| Brand(s) | Concussion SLAM! | |
| First event | The Last Stand (2011) | |
| Signature match types | Last Man Standing match | |
The Last Stand is a professional wrestling event produced annually by AEW, it is broadcast live and available through internet pay-per-view (iPPV). The event was established in 2011, and was in the December slot of the AEW PPV listing. In 2013, the event was moved to January. In 2014, the event moved to the month of March slot of AEW's pay-per-view calendar.
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[edit] Dates and venues
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Stand (2011) | December 18, 2011 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Chris Jericho (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. The Rock in a Triple Threat Elimination Last Man Standing match for the AEW Championship |
| The Last Stand (2013) | January 27, 2013 | Seattle, Washington | KeyArena | Team wMe (Tyler Reks, Rob Van Dam, Val Venis, Shawn Michaels, and Kevin Nash) vs. Team AEW (Randy Orton, The Rock, Cactus Jack, Dolph Ziggler, and Eric Young) in a Winner Takes All Five-on-five elimination match |
| The Last Stand (2014) | March 3, 2014 | CONSOL Energy Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe in a Last Man Standing match |
| The Last Stand (2015) | March 16, 2015 | CONSOL Energy Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Dean Ambrose vs. Bram in a Last Man Standing match |
[edit] Results
[edit] 2011
- Main article: The Last Stand (2011)
[edit] 2013
- Main article: The Last Stand (2013)
[edit] 2014
- Main article: The Last Stand (2014)
[edit] 2015
| Last Stand (2015) | ||
| Promotional poster featuring Bram | ||
| Information | ||
| Promotion | Attitude Era Wrestling | |
| Date | March 16, 2015 | |
| Venue | CONSOL Energy Center | |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| AEW 2: Gunner vs. Reigns | The Last Stand (2015) | Wrestle War (2015) |
| The Last Stand chronology | ||
| The Last Stand (2014) | The Last Stand (2015) | TBA |
The Last Stand (2015) (aka Concussion: The Last Stand) is a professional wrestling event produced by the Attitude Era Wrestling (AEW) promotion. It is the fourth event under the The Last Stand chronology. it will instead be featured as a special edition of AEW's weekly broadcast of Concussion.
[edit] Background
The Last Stand will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Last months PPV was suppose to be entitled; AEW 2: Gunner vs. Ambrose, due to Ambrose winning the Elimination Chamber match at the 2014 No Escape pay-per-view, defeating Bram, SJK, Magnus, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins to win a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. However on an episode of Concussion, Bram attacked Ambrose and put him out of the PPV for the month, Reigns took Ambrose's spot, Ambrose returned and attacked Bram, a match was announced for the PPV in a Last Man Standing match.
Since 2011 the Last Stand PPV held Last Man Standing match where the winner would be decided by whoever is on their feet after the referees ten count. The first match announced for the Last Stand pay-pr-view is a Last Man Standing match against Sami Callihan vs. Dolph Ziggler, throughout 2015 Ziggler and Callihan has been in a heated rivalry, after Callihan had attacked Ziggler at an AEW show. On an episode of Concussion during a match between Adrian Neville and Sami Callihan, Ziggler interfered, causing the match to end in a no contest, it was announced by AEW.com that Ziggler vs. Callihan would take place at the PPV event.
Another match announced by AEW.com is Havok defending the AEW Women's United States Championship against former champion, Eve Gracie in a Last Women's Standing match. Two months ago at No Escape, Havok defeated Eve Garcie to win the AEW Women's United States Championship. Eve has invoked her rematch in the Last Women's Standing match at the Last Stand PPV event.
Last month at AEW 2, Brock Lesnar attacked Kevin Steen after Steen had defeated Seth Rollins, it was announced on AEW.com that Lesnar and Steen will face off against one another at the Last Stand PPV event.
Last month at AEW 2, AEW Tag Team Champions The Power Players (MVP and Lashley) defeated reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) to retain the AEW Tag Team Championship. On the March 2, 2015 episode of Concussion, it was announced that reDRagon would face the Power Players again for the Tag Team Championships at The Last Stand, with stipulations being added that if reDRagon beats MVP and Lashley they become Tag Team Champion and also MVP would step down as the Tag Team General Manager.
Last month at AEW 2, after Kevin Steen defeated Seth Rollins, Brock Lesnar attacked him, it was later revealed that the reason Lesnar attacked Steen was jealousy over Steen using a variation of Lesnar's F-5 and dubbing it, the F-Cinq, a match between the two of them was announced on an episode of Concussion for the Last Stand PPV event.
Jay Briscoe has been buying his time to get into the World Heavyweight Championship picture, last month at the AEW 2 PPV, Briscoe was defeated by Lesnar, on an episode of Concussion, Briscoe continued to put his sights on the World Heavyweight Championship, Paul Heyman announced Briscoe vs. the returning Rhino in a Last Man Standing match at the Last Stand PPV.
Another match announced for the Last Stand PPV, is former tag team partners and Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan facing Sami Zayn, after losing the Tag Team Championships, Zayn wanted to go after the titles again, but Bryan would not have any of it, on an episode of Concussion Zayn forced Bryan to agree to a match at the PPV.
[edit] Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sami Zayn defeated Daniel Bryan by submission | Singles match |
| 2 | Jay Briscoe (with Mark Briscoe and ODB) defeated Rhino | Last Man Standing match |
| 3 | reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) (with Shayna Baszler) defeated Power Players (MVP and Lashley) (c) (with Sasha Banks) | Tag team match for the AEW Tag Team Championship, Since ReDRagon won, MVP had to step down as the Tag Team GM. Had MVP and Lashley won, MVP would have torn up ReDRagon's AEW contracts. |
| 4 | Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated Kevin Steen | Last Man Standing match |
| 5 | Havok (c) defeated Eve Gracie | Last Women Standing match for the AEW Women's United States Championship |
| 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Cesaro (c) (with Tyson Kidd and Natalya) | Two out of three falls match for the AEW Intercontinental Championship |
| 7 | The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) defeated reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Riley) (c), Matt Sydal and Chris Sabin and The Miz and Austin Aries | Fatal four way match for the AEW Tag Team Championship |
| 8 | Dolph Ziggler defeated Sami Callihan | Last Man Standing match |
| 9 | Dean Ambrose defeated Bram | Last Man Standing match |
[edit] Two out of three falls results
| Fall # | Winner | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanahashi | Pinned with a Lightning Speed Cradle |
| 2 | Cesaro | Pinned after The Neutralizer |
| 3 | Tanahashi | Pinned after a High Fly Flow |
