WrestleDream “Zero Hour”
Things at AEW WrestleDream 2024 gets started with the “Zero Hour” pre-show at 6:30pm EST., which is hosted by Renee Paquette, RJ City and Jeff Jarrett, and features Atlantis Jr. vs. Brian Cage for the ROH TV Title, MxM Collection vs. The Acclaimed, as well as Anna Jay vs. Harley Cameron.
Featured below are complete AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour pre-show results from Saturday, October 12, 2024. The following report was written by Gerweck.net reporter Matt Boone (@MattBoone0709) as the show aired live.
AEW WRESTLEDREAM ZERO HOUR PRE-SHOW RESULTS 10/12/24
Renee Paquette welcomes us to the pre-show and introduces us to RJ City and Jeff Jarrett. City makes some weird quote from Cinderella and Jarrett talks about the many title matches scheduled for tonight. They run down the ways you can watch tonight’s show and run down some of the lineup.
Chuck Taylor joins the trio at the pre-show panel, complaining about his wobbly chair as he helps break down some of the action on tap for the special event this evening. They spend some time talking about Mark Briscoe vs. Chris Jericho for the ROH World Championship.
After that, Nyla Rose joins the panel and helps break down the Willow Nightingale vs. Mariah May title bout planned for the show. When that talk wraps up, we shoot to Darby Allin in a special backstage promo.
He talks about wanting to see how far Brody King will go tonight. He also says somewhere, sometime, he will face Bryan Danielson and take the title. Before he leaves he says, “It’s showtime!” Whether that’s a tease for Sting remains to be seen.
ROH TV Championship
Atlantis Jr (c) vs. Brian Cage
We shift to the commentary team of Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness, who are at ringside. They set the stage for our first of three matches on the “Zero Hour” pre-show. Out comes “The Machine” Brian Cage.
His opponent, the reigning ROH TV Champion, Atlantis Jr., makes his way out next. The commentators talk about him being stretchered out of Arena Mexico recently as a way of explaining his heavily taped up neck. Cage goes to work on the champ early, focusing his attack on the neck of his masked opposition.
Cage hits a big spinebuster and then the commentators gush over his physique for a bit. Atlantis Jr. starts to fight back after connecting with a hurricanrana out of the corner. He picks up the pace and the crowd comes to life as his high-flying offense is put on display.
He hits a diving cross-body but Cage rolls to the floor to avoid being pinned. Atlantis Jr. hits a big dive through the ropes to splash onto “The Machine” at ringside. He returns to the ring and flies over the ropes for a splash this time, but Cage barely catches him so he lands hard. Real hard.
After some more back-and-forth action, Cage ends up connecting with his Drill Claw finisher. He quickly follows up with the pin for the victory. With the win, “The Machine” Brian Cage is your new ROH TV Champion.
Winner and NEW ROH TV Champion: Brian Cage
Harley Cameron vs. Anna Jay
Backstage, MxM Collection hype their special surprise person for later in the show when they face The Acclaimed. Rico is then introduced, and the former WWE Superstar looks identical to his old days. Back inside the arena, Harley Cameron makes her way to the ring.
The commentators talk about Harley only having a little over a dozen matches since making the transition from model to AEW star. She surprises the announce team throughout the first several minutes of the bout, dominating the offense over the most experienced Jay.
Although she fared better than expected, Cameron ended up getting overtaken by Jay, who brings things to a head by hitting her finisher and scoring the pin fall victory over her less experienced opposition to wrap up the second match of the evening.
Winner: Anna Jay
MxM Collection (w/ Rico) vs. The Acclaimed (w/ Daddy Ass Billy Gunn)
It’s time for the third advertised match on the 90-minute “Zero Hour” pre-show here at AEW WrestleDream 2024. With that in mind, Rico (Constantino) accompanies MxM Collection as they head to the ring for scheduled tag-team action.
The Acclaimed’s theme hits and out comes Max Caster doing his freestyle rap routine, accompanied by Anthony Bowens, who hits lines about d*cks not working and MxM Collection being up each others butts like Diddy.
Billy Gunn gets on the mic and talks about Rico being a guy who almost convinced him to marry another guy. He says “Sorry Anthony” after that line. Whoops! The bell sounds and Mansoor and Bowens kick things off for their respective teams.
Caster tags in and hits a Manhattan Drop that shifts the offensive momentum into the favor of The Acclaimed. Rico, who was old when I was a kid, hits a spinning back kick as a cheap shot on the floor. Did I mention he looks identical to his WWE days? Fountain of youth-type stuff.
MxM Collection takes back over off the interference. Rico ends up getting involved, leading to Gunn hitting the FameAsser on him. Bowens hits The Arrival and Caster follows up with the Mic Drop for the win.
Winners: The Acclaimed
Tony Khan With Antonio Inoki’s Grandsons
The AEW President Tony Khan came out to the stage with some special guests. Khan was joined by the grandsons of the late, great WWE Hall of Fame legend and Japanese pop culture icon Antonio Inoki. Naoto Antonio and Hirota Inoki came out with the trademark red towel around their necks like Inoki used to wear, and joined Khan in doing Inoki’s “Ichi Ni San Da!” chant with the Tacoma crowd.
The Outrunners & The Conglomeration vs. The Premier Athletes & The Dark Order
The Outrunners then make their way out. Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd head to the ring to a big crowd reaction. Their partners from The Conglomeration, Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly make their way out. Rocky Romero accompanies them to the ring.
After they settle in the ring, their opponents make their way out. First, The Premier Athletes make their way out, Ariya Daivari and Tony Nese, accompanied by Josh Woods and “Smart” Mark Sterling. Alex Reynolds and John Silver from The Dark Order come out next, accompanied by Evil Uno.
The bell sounds to get this one started and then we see some basic early back-and-forth action. The heel team takes the early offensive lead and then the babyfaces fight from underneath back into the offensive lead. Sterling gets involved, leading to Cassidy and O’Reilly taking him out and then The Outrunners pulling off the win.
Winners: The Outrunners & The Conglomeration
Kazuchika Okada, Kyle O’Reilly Kicked Out Of The Building
Backstage, we see AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada being interviewed when Kyle O’Reilly approaches him fresh out of the ring from the previous match. He tells him he respects him and asks him for a shot at the title. Okada says let me think about it.
He says no and turns to walk away. He turns back around and says “….b*tch.” O’Reilly tries another approach and brawls with Okada. AEW Interim EVP Christopher Daniels and security rush to the scene and break things up. Daniels ejected Okada and O’Reilly from the building. The “Zero Hour” pre-show wraps up moments later.
