AEW Dynamite
This week, Jon Moxley seizes the superstation TBS. "Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer vs. Roderick Strong in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Konosuke Takeshita takes on Adam Cole. Plus, more!
– We are live! Excalibur, Tony Schinavone, and Nigel McGuinness greet audiences at home as The Patriarchy make their way out to the ring. "Hangman" Adam Page and The Bang Bang Gang follow.
Christian Cage (w/ The Patriarchy) and Adam Page vs. Jay White and Juice Robinson
Page and White begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. White looks to level Page with a shoulder tackle, but Page stays standing on his feet and fires off stomps on White. Cage tags in and connects with a chop on White, but White whips Cage into the corner and tags in Robinson.
Cage delivers a boot to Robinson's midsection, and Nick Wayne takes a cheap shot at Robinson on the outside. Page dumps him back inside the ring and tags himself in, then connects with a chop on him and follows it up with a belly-to-belly suplex. Cage tags in and dumps Robinson out of the ring as HOOK appears at ringside and brawls with Nick through the crowd. Robinson sends Cage crashing into the floor on the outside, then tags in White. Page tags in and exchanges right hands with White, but White sends him crashing into the mat with a DDT. Robinson tags in and White sends Page crashing into the mat with a vertical suplex. Page lands a clothesline on White from the apron, then sends him crashing into the mat off the ropes.
Robinson rolls up Page, but Mother Wayne distracts the referee and the referee misses the fall. Kip Sabian clocks Robinson, opening the door for Page to pin Robinson for the win.
Winners: Christian Cage and Adam Page
– We then head backstage and see Mercedes Mone and Kamille chatting with Renee Paquette. Kris Statlander interrupts the interview and begins brawling with Mone and Kamille, spearing them both through a piece of drywall.
– Will Ospreay then makes his way down to the ring to join Tony Schiavone inside.
Schiavone addresses Ospreay's quest to regain the AEW International Championship, and Ospreay calls Kyle Fletcher to the ring. Fletcher makes his way out, and says while The Don Callis Family begged him not to come to the ring alone, he came without them to prove that he isn't a coward unlike Ospreay. He says The Don Callis Family is never far behind him and asks Ospreay what he wants to talk about.
Ospreay says he's been in The Don Callis Family meetings and tells Fletcher to take out whatever he has in his back pocket. Fletcher tosses him a screwdriver and Ospreay disposes of it, then recalls letting him join The United Empire during the Covid-19 pandemic along with Mark Davis and letting him live with him. He says he and Fletcher have been through a lot together and know each other quite well.
Fletcher says all Don Callis did was open his eyes to the truth. He says when Ospreay took him in, it was for selfish reasons rather than to help him. He says everything Ospreay does is all about him, and Ospreay tells Fletcher to pick a lane and stay in it after he brought up Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada. He asks Fletcher what he on his own has done without the help of Mark Davis or The Don Callis Family, and Fletcher says he will surpass every accomplishment Ospreay has under his belt. He then challenges Ospreay to a match at Full Gear, and Ospreay accepts, promising to take everything away from him.
Lance Archer and Brian Cage join Fletcher in the ring, and Will Hobbs and Mark Davis join Ospreay. The six men begin brawling, but Roderick Strong blindsides Archer and hits him with a kendo stick.
Falls Count Anywhere Match: Roderick Strong vs. Lance Archer
The bell rings and Archer brawls with Strong to the back. Archer sends Strong crashing through a table.
Back from the break, Brian Cage appears and looks to powerbomb Strong. Matt Taven and Mike Bennett appear to even the odds, and Archer dumps Strong over one of the barricades. Taven brawls with Archer, but Archer overpowers him and gets him up on the barricade. He chokeslams him into a pair of security guards who appear to stop him, and Strong clocks him with a chair. Strong then delivers a jumping knee to Archer over the barricade and pins him for the win.
Winner: Roderick Strong
– After the match, Konosuke Takeshita blindsides Strong but Adam Cole makes his way out.
Adam Cole vs. Konosuke Takeshita
The bell rings and Cole fires off stomps on Takeshita in the corner. Cole clotheslines Takeshita out of the ring, then rains down right hands on Takeshita in the corner. Takeshita returns the favor and whips Cole into the opposite corner, then catches him with a right hand as he looks to fly off the middle rope.
Back from the break, Cole fires off right hands on Takeshita and connects with a shoulderbreaker. He goes for a pin, but Takeshita kicks out. Takeshita then delivers a Blue Thunder Bomb to Cole and pins him, but Cole kicks out. Takeshita and Cole exchange right hands with one another, but Cole catches Takeshita with a pump kick and an enzuigiri. Cole lands a Brainbuster on Takeshita, then ascends to the middle rope and looks to land the Panama Sunrise. Takeshita sees him coming and lands a German suplex on him, then follows it up with the Takeshita Line and goes for a pin. Cole kicks out and delivers the Panama Sunrise, but Takeshita grabs MJF's "Dynamite" Diamond Ring and clocks Cole with it. He then pins him for the win.
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita
– After the match, Strong clocks Takeshita from behind but Takeshita takes him out. He looks to clock Strong with the "Dynamite" Diamond Ring, but Kyle O'Reilly appears with a chair in hand to save Strong. Ricochet then appears on the ramp and clocks Takeshita. He picks up the International Championship as Cole offers his hand to O'Reilly. O'Reilly opts not to shake it.
– Back from the break, we see Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta attack JD Drake with a chair as Jon Moxley's music hits and he makes his way out with Marina Shafir.
Moxley says he's been thinking about Orange Cassidy a lot these past few days. He says Cassidy is playing the game well, and blames Cassidy for Chuck Taylor currently drinking his food through a straw. He says he will make an example of Cassidy at Full Gear and says he commands the AEW roster.
Cassidy's music hits and he makes his way out alongside Rocky Romero and Mark Briscoe. He says he agrees with Moxley and believes he can do everything that he says he will. He says Moxley holds the symbol of what represents AEW in holding the AEW World Championship, then says for a guy who doesn't like to wrestle, he's good at it. He promises to dethrone Moxley as AEW World Champion, then challenges Wheeler Yuta to a match next week. Moxley accepts on Yuta's behalf, then leaves the arena with the rest of The Death Riders. Darby Allin then flies off one of the entrance tunnels to level The Death Riders, and Mark and Romero join him.
We see The Death Riders get into their truck outside the Total Mortgage Arena, but Allin dives into the truck bed. Castagnoli sends Allin crashing into one of the garage doors and delivers The Swing to him into the door.
– Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. then makes her way out to the ring. Penelope Ford follows.
Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. vs. Penelope Ford
The bell rings and the two lock up. Baker connects with a neckbreaker on Ford, but Ford flies off the ropes to level Baker on the apron.
Back from the break, Baker lands a Sling Blade on Ford. Ford trips Baker from the middle rope, then follows it up with a running boot to her face. Baker hits a rolling elbow on Ford and Ford looks to connect with a moonsault off the top. Baker moves out of the way and puts on her signature glove, but Ford locks in a submission on her. Baker reverses into a Lockjaw, and Ford taps out.
Winner: Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.
– After the match, Serena Deeb appears on the ramp to confront Baker.
– Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana then makes their way down to the ring. Lio Rush follows.
Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) vs. Lio Rush
The bell rings and Strickland anticipates Rush's moves. Rush rakes Strickland's eyes on the outside, but Strickland sends him crashing into the ring apron midsection first.
Back from the break, Strickland delivers a Brainbuster to Rush but Rush responds with a standing Spanish Fly and goes for a pin. Strickland kicks out and looks to send Rush crashing into the ring steps, but Rush lands a hurricanrana on him and follows it up with a spear through the middle rope. He connects with a splash off the top and goes for a pin, but Strickland kicks out. Rush looks to land a springboard cutter on Strickland, but Strickland avoids it. Rush pins Strickland, but Nana points out his hand on the rope to assist him and the referee stops his count. Strickland then sends Rush crashing into the mat with the JML Driver for the win.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
– After the match, Strickland grabs a mic and calls out Bobby Lashley. Lashley's music hits and he makes his way out alongside MVP. MVP says if he wants to fight with a member of The Hurt Syndicate, all he has to do is ask. Shelton Benjamin then attacks Strickland from behind as Strickland prepares to fight Lashley. He dumps him out of the ring and Lashley clohteslines him, then tosses him into the barricade twice and dumps him back in the ring. Benjamin delivers a DDT to Strickland as MVP attacks Prince Nana with his cane. Lashley then cinches in The Hurt Lock on Strickland, and Benjamin sends Nana crashing out of the ring.
– Back from the break, we head backstage and see Jamie Hayter chatting with Renee Paquette. A video teasing the return of Julia Hart interrupts the conversation between the two.
– Private Party then make their way out to the ring to watch the following action. House of Black and FTR follow.
Four-Way Contenders Series Match: House of Black vs. FTR
Dax Harwood and Brody King begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. King levels Harwood with a chop, but Cash Wheeler tags in and King looks to level him with a chop. Wheeler fires off strikes on King, but King responds with a back body drop and tags in Malakai Black. Harwood tags in and Black connects with a Hip Toss on him. Black fires off strikes on Harwood, but Black lands a shoulder tackle on Harwood and looks to land a kick on his chest. Harwood intercepts it and Black rolls him up. Harwood kicks out.
Back from the break, King tags in and levels Wheeler with a chop. He lands splashes on Wheeler and Harwood in opposite corners before sitting Wheeler on the top rope and joining him up there. Harwood tags in and FTR double teams on King, but King tosses Harwood over to Black and Black lands a kick on his chest, and King follows it up with a sit-out powerbomb. He goes for a pin, but Harwood kicks out.
Harwood delivers a superplex to King and Wheeler looks to follow it up with a splash. King gets his knees up and Black lands a double stomp on Harwood. FTR sends King and Black crashing into each other and lands the Shatter Machine on King. Harwood goes for a pin, but Black pulls him out of the ring to break the fall. Black and Wheeler brawl on the ring apron, and FTR lands an assisted piledriver on Black. King takes down FTR with a tope suicida, and King delivers a pair of clotheslines to Harwood back in the ring. King then locks in a Sleeper on Harwood, and Harwood fades.
Winners: House of Black
– After the match, House of Black and FTR shake hands with one another.