2 Teams Advance In Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tourney, Timothy Thatcher On His AEW Debut
Two more teams advanced to the semifinals of the AEW Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament on Friday’s edition of Rampage, as Big Bill & Brian Cage defeated Trent Beretta and Matt Sydal in one quarterfinal match while Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara defeated Jeff Jarrett and Matt Hardy in the other qualifying bout.
The semifinals will take place on next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite and you can check out the updated brackets below:
* Brian Cage and Big Bill vs. MJF and Adam Cole
* Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara vs. Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin
With some impressive “teamwork,” Sammy Guevara and Daniel Garcia got the win and are now heading to the semifinals of the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament quarterfinals!
WATCH #AEWRampage100 on TNT!@SammyGuevara | @GarciaWrestling pic.twitter.com/9soDaQrPoA
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 8, 2023
Brian Cage and Big Bill deploying some devastating teamwork for the win! Are they now the favorites heading into their match with @The_MJF and @AdamColePro this WEDNESDAY NIGHT on #AEWDynamite?
WATCH #AEWRampage100 on TNT!@briancagegmsi | @thecazxl pic.twitter.com/veGWuyAx8L
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 8, 2023
Timothy Thatcher made his AEW debut against Bryan Danielson this past February, and he recently explained how the match came into being.
Thatcher wrestled Danielson as part of the latter’s series of trials to earn an AEW World Title match with MJF at AEW Revolution, and he spoke about the match with Sports Illustrated.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On how the match came about: “AEW, that was literally out of the blue. It happened because Bryan Danielson wanted to wrestle me. For me, that was reason enough to fly from Tokyo to Dayton, Ohio for a day and back.”
On his philosophy when it comes to wrestling: “I’m doing it the way I think it should. If it doesn’t make me a superstar, that’s O.K. That’s not why I’m here. The ones I looked up to, the task of victory was their focus—not who had the prettier outfit or the coolest catchphrase. I’m not here for people to sing along. I’m here to make them feel something. That doesn’t always play to a mass audience, but for those it plays to, it sticks. That means more to me.”
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