{"id":110103,"date":"2020-12-22T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T23:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=110103"},"modified":"2020-12-22T17:00:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T23:00:14","slug":"12-21-being-the-elite-report-marko-stunt-is-no-1-contender-for-bte-championship-hardy-explains-his-new-attitude-dark-order-go-christmas-caroling-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/12\/22\/12-21-being-the-elite-report-marko-stunt-is-no-1-contender-for-bte-championship-hardy-explains-his-new-attitude-dark-order-go-christmas-caroling-more\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/21 BEING THE ELITE REPORT: Marko Stunt is no. 1 Contender for BTE Championship,\u00a0 Hardy explains his new attitude, Dark Order go Christmas Caroling, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4286069365\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>BEING THE ELITE EP. 235 \u2013 \u201cA Christmas, Carol?\u201d<br \/>\nPOSTED ON YOUTUBE.COM<br \/>\nDECEMBER 21, 2020<br \/>\nREPORT BY ZACH GRAHAM, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p>Watch it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7AmbimArBAs\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cA Christmas, Carol?\u201d - Being The Elite Ep. 235\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7AmbimArBAs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Top Points:<\/p>\n<p>1.Marko Stunt is the number one contender for the BTE Championship after winning a card game.<\/p>\n<p>2. Matt Hardy explains his new attitude and said it all stems from the fans\u2019 reaction to his match at All Out against Sammy Guevara.<\/p>\n<p>3. Dark Order go Christmas Caroling and continue to recruit Hangman Page to join them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dark Order were in their lounge decorating a Christmas Tree together. Most of them were wearing matching pajamas, but Colt Cabana had his own sweater on and Stu Grayson was wearing his leather coat. They all started singing the 12 Days of Christmas, but Dark Order themed. They sang about the things Mr. Brodie gave them as they all sang the lyrics off their phones. After the finished singing, Evil Uno asked them if they were ready to go caroling and they all cheered and left the lounge as Colt Cabana asked what caroling was.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Being the Elite open aired.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Frankie Kazarian was warming up with his stretch band backstage. Christopher Daniels\u2019 head popped up from behind a storage crate and, in a spooky sounding voice, told Kazarian he must be kinder to Brandon Cutler and he must enroll in anger management classes. Kazarian got upset and asked why he needs to be nicer to Cutler and called him a mark. Daniels cut him off and said if he doesn\u2019t change his ways, Kazarian will be visited by three spirits. Kazarian threatened Daniels and said it better be the spirits you can drink. Daniels yelled over Kazarian \u201cI have spoken\u201d and disappeared. Kazarian went back to stretching and Serpentico walked up and told Kazarian he loves Christopher Daniels. Kazarian yelled \u201cdo ya\u201d in his face and started stretching again.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-733199926\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; Matt and Nick Jackson said they were at Daily\u2019s Place. Matt noted they\u2019re in \u201cthe Dark Order lair.\u201d Nick asked where the table went and Matt said \u201cthat nerd Chris Harrington\u201d told him they broke it and now they have to replace it. Matt said it\u2019s a custom table and it\u2019s going to cost them like $800 to replace. Matt then pointed out that Nick paid John Silver $1,000 for throwing mustard into a bowl and now they have to buy this new table and they had to buy all of Dark Orders\u2019 \u201cCowboy Day\u201d props from last week\u2019s episode too. Nick and Matt laughed that they basically gave Dark Order BTE and noted they weren\u2019t even on the last episode of the show. Matt and Nick joked that they\u2019re not even going to tell Dark Order how much the table costs. Matt said he\u2019s going to do the pro wrestler thing of being a baby face to Dark Order in person, then they\u2019ll find out on this show that they\u2019re costing them money.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; John Silver awkwardly introduced himself as the BTE Champion and said they\u2019re gathered for another number one contenders challenge. He said they\u2019re going to be playing a game of \u201chigher or lower\u201d with cards. Silver gave them all a card. Britt Baker was the first eliminated and threw a fit as she left. After two rounds, it came down to Anna Jay and Marko Stunt. After a couple of rapid fire rounds, Marko Stunt was the winner. John Silver posed with Marko and awkwardly said that next week, they\u2019re going to be kicking a water bottle and trying to hit the cap. Marko laughed as if he didn\u2019t even understand what Silver meant and they high fived.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Matt and Nick were hiding behind a curtain as SCU\u2019s music played. Nick asked if they were at commercial and Matt said he wasn\u2019t sure. They looked at the camera and Matt said they\u2019re in commercial before the SCU vs. \u201cThe John Cena Guys\u201d match from Dynamite. Matt and Nick then made their way out to ringside. They showed some clips of Christopher Daniels chatting with the crowd during the commercial break. Matt and Nick laughed at Daniels rapping back at The Acclaimed before their match. Clips of the match were then shown from ringside. After the match Matt and Nick accepted a challenge from the Acclaimed for a match next week.<\/p>\n<p>The camera cut to Matt cuddling Peter Avalon who was laying on a bed at ringside. Avalon said it\u2019s been a good show and Matt agreed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Griff Garrison was leaning against a wall doing nothing, when suddenly the door knocked. Garrison opened the door and Dark Order started singing another Christmas classic with new Dark Order themed lyrics. They quickly fizzled out before Garrison slammed the door in their face.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Frankie Kazarian sighed and said he\u2019s going to vanity search himself \u201clike a mark.\u201d Trent approached him wearing a giant red robe. Kazarian said hey. Trent turned to him and said he\u2019s not Trent he\u2019s a ghost, the ghost of Christmas past. Kazarian asked if that\u2019s a new gimmick. Trent said no, he\u2019s a real ghost, just look at his blanket he\u2019s wearing. Trent said Kazarian is being \u201ca real dick\u201d to Brandon Cutler. Trent said he should probably go to some anger class. Kazarian tried to defend himself, but Trent cut him off and told him to look at this highlight package of him being mean to Cutler.<\/p>\n<p>Clips played of Kazarian insulting Cutler.<\/p>\n<p>They flashed back to Kazarian and Trent. Kazarian laughed and said that\u2019s not him being a dick, that\u2019s good stuff. Trent told him that this is the end of this scene and he\u2019s going to leave so another ghost can come. Kazarian said okay and Trent left.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3843843128\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; A promotional video aired for a Matt Hardy segment airing on BTE next week. The voice over said pro wrestling and music will be changed forever. Clips of Matt Hardy aired and the name Mikey Rukus flashed. At the end, an album cover showed Mikey Rukus and Matt Hardy yelling at each other with the title \u201cGhost Town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Matt Hardy was with Private Party and said he\u2019s sort of proud of them after their match tonight. Hardy said every time they\u2019re in the ring together, it\u2019s a test and he\u2019s trying to teach them life lessons. Hardy said he allows them to sit under his \u201ciconic learning tree.\u201d Hardy then told them what they should\u2019ve learned tonight. He said he told them to be more than athletic and encouraged them to be ruthless. A clip of Marq Quen punching away on John Silver played from the match. Hardy said he made Quen tag him in so he could show them the proper way to do it. Hardy then said they needed to talk about the finish of the match. Hardy seemed offended that they think he stole the glory at the finish of the match. Hardy said he saved them by grabbing Reynolds by the hair on the top rope, which opened the door for Private Party. Hardy went on to say he isn\u2019t sure if Quen even had the strength to hook the leg, not that he hooks the leg very often because he\u2019s so green, unlike him who hooked both legs because he\u2019s such a professional. Kassidy and Quen acknowledged that maybe Hardy was right.<\/p>\n<p>Matt and Nick Jackson walked in and congratulated them. Hardy stopped them and repositioned everyone to face the camera correctly. Matt Jackson asked Hardy if he\u2019s okay after watching the match. Matt and Nick said Hardy has been a real dick lately so they want to see what\u2019s going on. Hardy said they&#8217;re partially to blame and they acknowledged maybe it\u2019s them to a degree. Hardy said he\u2019ll tell them exactly when things changed, it was September 5, 2020, All Out. Hardy said he got injured there and all the fans did afterwards was \u201cshit on him\u201d after that match with Guevara. Hardy said he came to AEW to create his masterpiece, but the fans rejected him and he had to remind the people who he is. Hardy said on that day, he was trying to give the audience the greatest match he could. Hardy said he didn\u2019t get hurt that night, he actually died on the inside. Hardy said he\u2019s spent his life being selfless and now he\u2019s tired of giving so now he\u2019s going to take because the business has leeched off him for 28 years so now is his time to leech of the business. Hardy stormed out upset.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kris Statlander was sitting next to Orange Cassidy playing on her phone. Cassidy slowly handed her candies and she kept accepting them, even though she wasn\u2019t able to eat the one he had just given her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Frankie Kazarian complained about catering and entered a bathroom. Dark Order were in the stall as he opened it and they started singing. Kazarian yelled at them to get out and they did as Kazarian yelled at them. Chuck Taylor was leaning against the bathroom wall and Kazarian said hi to him, but Taylor said he\u2019s not him, he\u2019s a ghost, the ghost of Christmas present. Taylor told Kazarian he\u2019s being too hard on Brandon Cutler, even harder than he, Trent, and Cassidy and they\u2019ve been trying to kill him. Kazarian defended himself and Taylor shrugged his shoulders and said he doesn\u2019t know and left.<\/p>\n<p>A video popped up of Kazarian pouring himself a drink. He talked to the bottle and said everyone talks about Chris Daniels, but Jack Daniels is a real tag team partner for him. Cutler popped up from behind the bar and Kazarian got frustrated. Cutler said he was told by the boys, if he wants to get big he needs to get on the sauce, so he\u2019s been looking for some and he finally found some sauce. Kazarian cut him off and called him a mark again and said they weren\u2019t talking about hot sauce, they were talking about drugs. Kazarian yelled and stormed off.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the bathroom Taylor said Kazarian had one more ghost coming.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kip Sabian approached Leva Bates and sat next to her. He asked he if they last played, did she let him win? Bates blatantly lied and said no. Sabian asked her to promise, but Bates didn\u2019t promise him that. Sabian laughed and called her a loser as he got up, which didn\u2019t sit well with Bates. As Sabian left, Bates looked at the camera and said she let him win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kazarian was in a locker room and grabbed a water when Orange Cassidy, wearing the same blanket as Trent was earlier. Kazarian asked if he was the ghost of Christmas future and Cassidy said \u201cduh.\u201d Kazarian then asked Cassidy if he\u2019s there to tell him to treat Cutler better or horrible things will happen to him. Cassidy said yes and told Kazarian to look at this headline. Cassidy held out his hand and a picture was edited into his hand with the new headline that read \u201cBrandon Cutler def. Frankie Kazarian.\u201d Under the headline it read \u201cCutler was dominant in squash match, virtually destroying Kaz in under one minute.\u201d Kazarian asked Cassidy if that\u2019s real and Cassidy shook his head yes. Kazarian panicked and agreed to go to anger management classes and to stop treating Cutler better. Kazarian walked out of the room and said hi to Leva Bates, Peter Avalon, Brandon Cutler, and Dark Order. Everyone looked at him like he was crazy. He called Marko Stunt \u201cTiny Tim\u201d and gave him money to go buy everyone White Claws before going back to Brandon Cutler and hugging him and calling him one of the boys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dark Order was back in their lair, still upset by their caroling mishap. Silver had enough and yelled \u201cF&#8212; Christmas\u201d and they all agreed. Silver started flipping off the polar bears on his pajamas as they all cursed Santa and Christmas. They all started chanting \u201cF&#8212; Christmas\u201d but Colt Cabana stopped them. Alex Reynolds then said he wrote one more song and they agreed to sing it.<\/p>\n<p>The video cut to Alex Reynolds and John Silver singing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, but it was \u201cHangman the Handsome Cowboy.\u201d They danced with a confused Hangman Page. All the members of Dark Order were singing the lines with Hangman confusingly in each shot as they tried to recruit him. At the end of the song, Hangman was in the Dark Order lair. Hangman was really confused and tried to leave, but Alex Reynolds stopped him and said it\u2019s Christmas time, which is all about love and friendship. Hangman agreed to stay, because it is Christmas after all. They all celebrated and talked together as the music faded and the camera zoomed out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS: <\/strong>The Christmas themed stuff was very cheesy, but I thought it was a fun twist on the episode. You had Dark Order discovering the spirit of Christmas and gaining a friend in Hangman Page. Meanwhile, Frankie Kazarian was in a wrestling version of A Christmas Carol and finally agreed to go to anger management. Interestingly enough, even through this ridiculousness, there was storyline development as Hangman Page grows closer with Dark Order by the week.<\/p>\n<p>I like the Matt Hardy explanation as to why he\u2019s acting different. It\u2019s the standard \u201cit\u2019s the fan\u2019s fault,\u201d but I thought he did a good job with it. I also like that he\u2019s starting to corrupt Private Party, but I don\u2019t know if it makes much sense for them to stand there as he talks about how it\u2019s his time to be selfish. That seems to contradict the idea of teaching and mentoring them. Why would they want to be mentored by someone who just declared it\u2019s his time to be as selfish as he wants? I guess we will wait and see where that goes, but I thought it was a good attempt at explaining why he\u2019s changed and what prompted it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP&#8230;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/12\/15\/12-14-being-the-elite-report-john-silver-beats-shawn-dean-to-retain-bte-championship-dark-order-throws-cowboy-themed-party-for-hangman-page-more\/\">12\/14 BEING THE ELITE REPORT: John Silver beats Shawn Dean to retain BTE Championship, Dark Order throws cowboy themed party for Hangman Page, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3043348960\"><div id=\"pwtor-3597129425\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>BEING THE ELITE EP. 235 \u2013 \u201cA Christmas, Carol?\u201d POSTED ON YOUTUBE.COM DECEMBER 21, 2020 REPORT BY ZACH GRAHAM, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Watch it HERE. 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