AEW Battle of the Belts V Results – Jan. 6, 2023 – Cassidy vs. Sabian

Jan 6, 2023

Results by Jerome Wilen of Wrestleview.com

January 6, 2023
Portland, OR – Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum
Commentary: Jim Ross, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Chris Jericho

Quick Match Results

AEW World Tag Team Championship No Holds Barred Match: The Acclaimed (c) defeated Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal via Mic Drop by Caster on Lethal
TBS Championship: Jade Cargill (c) defeated Skye Blue via Jaded
AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) defeated Kip Sabian via two Orange Punches

AEW World Tag Team Championship No Holds Barred Match
The Acclaimed (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal

Jarrett and Lethal come out first to massive boos! The Acclaimed are introduced next and the fans go wild! Max Caster raps says that Jarrett is worse than Vince McMahon and chews on Sonjay’s pencil. The action starts out on the outside. Jarrett and Caster are fighting by ringside and Lethal has Bowens in a figure four leg lock. Jarret picks up Bowens and tosses him in the ring as both men slug it out. Bowens from the second rope hits Jarrett with a neckbreaker from the second rope. The fans sing go scissor me daddy as Bowens works on Jarrett. Lethal is tagged in and Bowens and Caster double team him. Caster drop kicks Lethal and drags him to the corner to tag in Bowens. Bowens nails Jarrett on the apron. Caster is on the rope, as Jarrett pushes him off. Jarrett takes down Caster as we go the break.

Back from the break, Bowens and Lethal are in the ring exchanging blows. Bowens then hits Lethal with a huge lariat as both men go down. Lethal tags in Jarrett and Bowens tags in Caster. Caster takes Jarrett down with a huge Olympic Slam. Caster has Jarrett in an ankle lock in the middle of the ring. Lethal from the rope takes out the ref with a huge elbow. Billy Gunn then takes out Sonjay. Bowns hits Jarrett with a scissor kick and covers him as there is no ref. A another ref comes down and counts, but Jarrett kicks out at two. Jarrett has his guitar. Billy Gunn comes in but Jarrett low-blows Gunn. Bowens is nailed by the boom box from Lethal. Saddam Singh comes in the ring and Billy hits him with the guitar as Jarrett then nails Billy with the stroke. Singh picks up the ref and choke slams him. Lethal hits Bowens with the Lethal injection as Sonjay puts on a ref shirt. Aubrey Edwards breaks the count and breaks Sonjay’s pencil and knocks him out of the ring as the fans go crazy! The Acclaimed come back and nail Lethal with their finisher – the mic drop and cover Lethal for the win!

WINNERS AND STILL AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: THE ACCLAIMED

Backstage: Powerhouse Hobbs

“Everything that has happened to me is going to happen to you” @TrueWillieHobbs

Watch #BOTB5 LIVE on TNT! pic.twitter.com/lSZbbl0O8Q

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 7, 2023

Backstage: Ortiz & Eddie Kingston

.@MadKing1981 and @Ortiz_Powerful are ready to take on the #HouseOfBlack as a united front

It’s #AEWBOTB5 LIVE on TNT! pic.twitter.com/OTPRtNWAHE

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 7, 2023

Back from the break Eddie Kingston and Ortiz challenge House of Black for next week’s taped Rampage from Los Angeles.

TBS Championship
Jade Cargill (c) vs. Skye Blue

The fans are behind Cargill who gets tin the face of Skye. The bell rings and Skye blocks a hammer throw from Jade. Jade picks up Skye and drops her down. Jade rolls to the outside and then rolls back in. Skye runs at Jade but is met with an elbow to the face as she rolls out of the ring. On the outside Jade choke slams Skye on the ramp. The ref checks on Skye as Jade goes back in the ring. The ref begins to count as Red Velvet walks out to the ramp and stares at Jade. Skye is still down on the outside but beats the ten count as Jade counts her abs and we go to a break.

Skye put up a fight, but in the end, Jade hit Jaded and retained and is 48-0.

WINNER AND STILL TBS CHAMPION: JADE CARGILL

Backstage: Stokely Hathaway, Big Bill, Lee Moriarty

.@theleemoriarty @TheCaZXL and @StokelyHathaway are going to put #JungleHOOK in the dirt! #AEWBOTB5 is LIVE on TNT! pic.twitter.com/gSTkTDMRmI

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 7, 2023

We go to a backstage interview with Lexy Nair interviewing Big Bill, Lee Moriarty and Stokley Hathaway. Hathaway who is the only one who talks said Jungle Boy and Hook will put in the dirt in LA.

Video Promos: Anna Jay, Tay Melo, Ruby Soho, Willow Nightingale

#TayJayAS @annajay___ and @taymelo are taking on @realrubysoho and @willowwrestles in a street fight NEXT FRIDAY on #AEWRampage from @thekiaforum in Los Angeles, CA!

It’s #AEWBOTB5 LIVE on TNT! pic.twitter.com/hRhy6FHPLw

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 7, 2023

AEW All-Atlantic Championship
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Kip Sabian

Kip Sabian is out first with Penelope Ford. Orange Cassidy is out next with Danhausen to a big ovation. Best Friends are not out with Cassidy.

The bell rings and here we go! The fans chant freshly squeezed as Sabian ducks an orange punch. Both exchange offense. Cassidy rolls Sabian and punches him as Sabian rolls out of the ring and goes to the corner of the guardrail. Ford puts sunglasses on Sabian as he mocks Cassidy. The Bunny skips down the ramp and both men go back in the ring. Sabian takes out Cassidy who ends up on the floor. Ford, Sabian and The Bunny hug. Danhausen tries to curse Sabian who then gets his fingers bitten by Danhausen. Sabian goes back in the ring and is met bu a drop kick from Cassidy. Sabian rolls to the outside and Cassidy leaps through the ropes onto Sabian who recovers and picks up Cassidy and slams him down.

Back from the break, both men are in the ring. Sabian attempted a cannonball on Cassidy, but he slid underneath the bottom rope. Both men are on the top turnbuckle. Sabian hammers the spine of Cassidy. Sabian counters a beach break from Cassidy. Sabian is superplexed off the top rope. Cassidy gets up and takes off his elbow pad. The Bunny grabs Cassidy and is set to the back by the ref. Danhausen makes sure The Bunny goes to the back, but The Butchert and The Blade come out as Danhausen tries to fight them off, but the double team is too much. The Butcher and The Blade grab chair and sit at ringside. Both Cassidy and Sabian exchange elbow strikes. Sabian now mocks Cassidy, but Cassidy hits Sabian with a big elbow strike. Sabian mocks Cassidy again, who come back with forearms to Sabian. Sabian then follows up with a nasty headbutt on Cassidy. Sabian then hits Cassidy with knee and covers him, but NO! Cassidy kicks out!. Sabian tries again, but NO! Cassidy kicks out again! Cassidy is on the outside and attempt to double team him, but Best Friends come out to make the save. Back in the ring Sabian hits Cassidy with a neck breaker and covers him for a near fall! Cassidy is up and hits Sabian with a DDT and PK and and orange punch. Cassidy covers Sabian who gets his foot on the rope. Cassidy stomps Sabian. Cassidy then hits Sabian with two orange punches to finally get the win!

WINNER AND STILL AEW ALL-ATLANTIC CHAMPION: ORANGE CASSIDY