Clearly the events that unfolded at DOUBLE OR NOTHING 2023 after Taya lost in her TBS Championship bout with Jade Cargill have not sat well with the woman. She’s been captured on camera watching any match Kris Statlander has, and not with a look of excitement or happiness on her face, but rather one of anger and irritation.
Well this Friday night, Taya will have an opportunity to vent some of that emotion when she goes one-on-one with Trish Adora in front of the latter’s hometown crowd. Adora, a standout on the independent wrestling scene, has competed in AEW competition before, and just last night during ROH ON HONOR CLUB took on Athena in a ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground match. She’s fighter, an Army veteran, and is going to give Taya every ounce of fight she’s got come bell time on RAMPAGE.
If a bout with Statlander is what Taya is looking for, and it certainly looks that way, than this is her chance to send a message to the reigning TBS Champion. That being said, it’s also a huge opportunity for Adora to upset that apple cart and possibly work her own way into title contention. After all, Statlander has shown a willingness to take on any challenger who steps up, and a victory over an athlete the caliber of Taya Valkyrie could be all the boost Trish Adora needs to take that next step!
Well this is by far the most unique Trios Match that has ever taken place in All Elite Wrestling, and it all stems from Jay Lethal’s contingent being a lot of slimy, sketchy individuals. They clearly abused Mark Briscoe’s relationship with Lethal to try and curry favor with the former 13-Time ROH World Tag Champion, especially when he served as the special guest referee at DOUBLE OR NOTHING 2023 for the AEW World Tag Team Championship match.
But it took a whole new twist when Karen Jarrett got involved in the drama, and smashed one of her husband’s signature guitars down on the skull of AEW official Aubrey Edwards. It wasn’t inadvertent or accidental, it was as intentional as actions could be, of that there is no doubt, and Karen probably thought she’d face no repercussions for her actions as neither she nor Aubrey are professional wrestlers. Clearly she was wrong, and it’s all thanks to Mark Briscoe pulling some strings to make sure that Edwards had her chance to right the wrongs!
So that’s how we got to this Friday night and this Mixed Trios bout pitting The Jarretts and Jay Lethal against Mark Briscoe, Papa Briscoe, and Aubrey Edwards! As with any Mixed tag bout, the rules dictate the men fight the men, and the women the women, but you never know what’s going to happen with the action gets going, especially when there’s the kind of ill will built up by Karen’s malicious actions.
Can Aubrey, with some help from the Briscoe family, get a measure of revenge against this Karen, or will The Jarretts and Lethal find a way to get the last laugh?