Tonight’s Dynamite comes live from Omaha, Nebraska! That leaves me with a conundrum, do I make a reference to the Counting Crows song, or do I make a reference to how that’s where Stevie lives? Or do I make a joke about trying to choose between the two, and in doing so do both? Dare I be one of those guys who always thinks that self-awareness phrased in a roundabout way counts as a joke? I dare! Tonight, Adam Copeland challenges for the AEW World Championship against Jon Moxley in a rematch of their Revolution match that I thought was pretty alright but I don’t think anyone else did! This time it’s a Street Fight, and there are no contracts to be cashed in mid-match! Also, the finals of the International Championship Eliminator Tournament will take place!
Match One: International Championship Eliminator Tournament Final: Orange Cassidy vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Mark Davis vs. Ricochet
You know, for fifteen years, I’ve followed the rule that nicknames don’t have to go in the match header, but damned if I’m going to just write “Mike Bailey” instead of “‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey”.
Everyone circles each other, eventually Cassidy and Ricochet pair off, as do Bailey and Davis, Davis eventually gets thrown out of the ring, Ricochet tries to make a deal before punching Cassidy, Bailey levels Ricochet with a series of kicks, Cassidy makes fun of those kicks by facetiously kicking Bailey, then sticking his hands in his pockets. Bailey puts his hands behind his back, and they trade kicks of various styles until Ricochet pulls Cassidy out of the ring and into the steps, Bailey with a suicide dive to Ricochet, kick across the barricade, another, rolls Ricochet into the ring, goes to go up top, Davis blocks him, Bailey goes for a hurricanrana and Davis powerbombs him into the apron instead, Cassidy with a suicide dive, reversed into another powerbomb onto the apron, Ricochet punches Davis and then runs away, Bailey rolls Davis up in the ring for two, Bailey kicks Ricochet on the kick-out, chops Davis, kick, blocked, Davis with a chop, chop for Cassidy, lariat to Bailey in the corner, chop to Cassidy in the adjacent corner, Ricochet is now on commentary talking about how he’s waiting to pick his moment, Davis keeps chopping Cassidy, chokes Bailey in the corner, Ricochet tries to sneak in and pin Cassidy, Davis catches him and tosses him to the floor, Bailey goes for a rollup on Davis, blocked, Cassidy goes for a crossbody on Davis, blocked, Davis with a leg drop to Bailey, suplex to Cassidy, reversed into Stundog Millionaire, Bailey with a top rope knee drop to the back of Davis, kicks an intervening Ricochet, Helluva Kick to Davis, missile dropkick, spin kick, kick to the back, kick to the chest, running shooting star, Ricochet tosses him to the floor, standing shooting star to Davis, Cassidy tosses Ricochet to the floor and covers Davis for one, Ricochet runs in, everyone misses lariats, then trades forearms, Davis stares them all down and they hit with triplicate big boots, Ricochet then tries to back off, the other two toss him into Davis, who flattens everyone in response, suplex to Bailey, then one to Cassidy, Ricochet boots him in the gut but Davis suplexes him anyway, then forearms Bailey, chop, Bailey with a tackle, Davis with a chop, suplex, blocked with gut punches, Davis suplexes him anyway, Davis tackles Ricochet off the apron, then suplexes him into the ring, goes for a suplex to Cassidy, blocked, Davis with punches until Bailey starts punching Davis, goes for a double team suplex with Cassidy, Davis ends up suplexing them both instead, Ricochet with a rollup on Davis for two, Davis responds by suplexing Ricochet, suplex to Cassidy, blocked, Davis tosses him to the corner, goes for the suplex again, Cassidy gets the jump on him and hits a suplex himself instead, Ricochet tackles Cassidy, Vertigo, blocked, Cassidy with a tijeras, goes for a DDT, revered into a suplex into another, reversed into Stundog Millionaire, Speedball with a suicide dive to Davis and Ricochet, tosses Cassidy into the turnbuckle, kick, sets Cassidy up top, powerbomb, reversed into a hurricanrana for two, Bailey with a superkick for two, falcon arrow, goes up top, shooting star press for two as Davis pulls Bailey out of the ring, Ricochet with a suplex to Davis, goes up top, shooting star to Cassidy for two, kick to Davis on the apron, kicks to Bailey, lariat, DVD for two, Cassidy with a DDT to Ricochet, Beach Break to Bailey, Davis goes for a piledriver to Cassidy, blocked, they tussle a bit, Cassidy hits Orange Punch, throws Ricochet out of the ring before he can do it first, covers Davis for two, Ricochet with a springboard clothesline to Cassidy, trades kicks with Bailey, Davis clotheslines them both, powerbombs them both, Cassidy goes for a diving DDT to Davis, reversed into a spinebuster, piledriver for two as Bailey breaks the count, rollup to Davis for two, Davis with a rollup for two, Bailey with a kick, backflip into a double knee, boots Ricochet off the apron, ducks an avalanche from Davis, kicks Davis in the head, backslide, Ricochet joins in with a rollup on the ropes for three.
The ref tells Justin Roberts that both of them will challenge at Dynasty.
Co-Winners: Mike Bailey and Ricochet
Match Two: TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Billie Starkz
Starkz offers a handshake, Mone swats it away, slaps her around, toss to the corner, foot choke, snapmare, meteora for two, Starkz with forearms, knees from the corner, boot from the corner, kick, swinging DDT, cover for two, goes up top, Mone rolls to the floor, Starkz with a suicide dive, goes up top, senton, top rope senton in the ring for two, sets Mone up top, electric chair, blocked with punches and an eye rake, Mone with a back stabber for two, mounted punches, toss to the floor, Starkz climbs back in the ring, Mone with a body slam for two, knees, bow and arrow stretch, reversed into a rollup for two, Mone with an elbow, chinlock, Starkz breaks with a jaw breaker, rollup for two, Mone with a dropkick for two, knee to the back, bow and arrow hold, Starkz to her feet, knees, tijeras, kicks, tombstone, reversed into tombstone knees for two, Mone with a tackle in the corner, forearms, sets Starkz up top, slap, superplex, into another suplex, goes for a third, reversed into an ushigoroshi, trading strikes, Mone with a lariat for two, Starkz with a rollup for two, another rollup for two, reversed into a crucifix pin for two, Starkz with a rollup for two, dropkick, knees in the corner, sets Mone up top, One Winged Angel for two as Mone gets a foot on the rope, possibly by accident, Starks up top, misses a senton on the apron, Mone pulls her in with a crucifix pin for two, Statement Maker for the tapout.
Winner and STILL TBS Champion: Mercedes Mone
Mone keeps the hold locked in for a few extra seconds after the bell, then celebrates with her belts.
They show a video package of The Outrunners visiting the Omaha Mavericks.
Backstage, MJF points out that he’s beaten all the top contenders for the World Championship. He says he’s been thinking about MVP’s offer, because he could use backup if he goes up against the Death Riders, but he still has trust issues. He says he’ll give an answer publicly.
Match Three: AEW World Championship: Street Fight: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Adam Copeland
Moxley makes his entrance through the parking lot, but Copeland attacks him, tosses him into a production truck, then tosses him even more literally into the production truck, they brawl in the truck, Copeland hits Mox with a guitar, swing-kicks him out of the truck and into a bay door, trading punches, Mox tosses Copeland into the door, walks off with the championship briefcase, Copeland tackles him, Moxley with briefcase shots, drags Copeland down the hall, Copeland with forearms, starts dragging Moxley in the same direction, punch, slams his head into a production crate, drags him into the arena, punch to the back, slam into a table, punch, microphone shot, grabs a garbage can, hits Mox, Mox stumbles onto Tony Schiavone’s lap, Copeland pulls him away and hits a suplex, running boot across the barricade, forearms, punches, Mox with a rear naked choke, slams Copeland’s head into an LED board, grabs a kendo stick, clubs Copeland with it, then again, then chokes him with it, whip into the barricade, reversed, both men into the crowd, Copeland with a punch, garbage bin shots, beer can shot, mixed strikes, trading forearms, both men back over the barricade, Copeland grabs a piece of wood that looks to be some part of the set, clubs Mox with it, drags him onto the announce table, goes for a suplex, blocked, Mox with an eye rake, Paradigm Shift on the table, choke with the kendo stick, spear, blocked, Copeland tosses Mox into the steps, grabs a table, sets it up, Mox grabs a chair, Copeland with a punch, whip into the steps, reversed, Mox tosses the steel chair into the ring, rolls Copeland into the ring, chair shot to the back, another, sets the chair up atop Copeland’s neck, sets it up to Pillmanize it, goes up top, Copeland springs up and tosses the chair into Mox’s head, follows him up top, back rake, superplex, both men slowly to their feet, trading forearms, Mox with a kick, knees, Copeland with a trio of lariats, flapjack, grabs Spike from under the ring, Mox hits a cutter, grabs another table, slides it into the ring, sets it up in the corner, Copeland grabs Spike, hits Mox in the gut, then the back, suplex onto Spike, Spike sticks in Moxley’s back, Wheeler Yuta runs in and hits Copeland with a Busaiku Knee, tries to pull Spike out of Moxley’s back, lets the ref do it, goes after Copeland, Copeland powerbombs him through the table, Castagnoli and PAC run in and beat Copeland down, roll him into the ring, continue beating him, call for a Conchairto, FTR run in and beat down Claudio and PAC, Dax piledrives Mox, Copeland with a spear through the corner table, drags him into the middle of the ring, covers for two as Marina Shafir breaks the count, mounted punches, Willow Nightingale runs in and takes her out with a lariat, then a cannonball on the floor, The Patriarchy then run in, Copeland spears Sabian but Nick Wayne hits Wayne’s World, Moxley covers for two, Bulldog Choke, Copeland passes out.
Winner and STILL AEW World Champion: Jon Moxley
FTR and Willow check on Copeland after the bell, Copeland reaches a hand out for Dax, Dax walks off, getting into an argument with Cash on the way.
After a commercial, Renee asks Bandido how his family is doing. He says he’s used to the dangers of pro wrestling, but his family shouldn’t be brought into it. He asks Jericho to bring Gravity’s mask back on Sunday. Johnny TV then walks in and challenges him to a match for Slam Dunk Sunday, which he accepts.
Match Four: Will Ospreay vs. AR Fox
Jockeying for position, break, test of strength, Fox with a boot, chops, Ospreay with a chop, whip, Fox presses him to the apron, knee, Ospreay with a cutter, suicide dive, Fox tosses him into the apron, grabs a chair, sits Ospreay on it, forearm, breaks the count, runs around the ring, Ospreay catches him with a boot, punch, sets up Fox on the chair, runs around the ring, Fox catches him with a suicide dive, rolls him into the ring, goes up top, senton for two, rear waistlock, Ospreay espaces with elbows, Fox with a whip, Ospreay with an elbow, back suplex, reversed into a crossbody for two, Fox with a rear waistlock, Osreay with a takedown for two, hook kick, misses Hidden Blade, Fox with a cutter, Helluva Kick, sets Ospreay up top, follows, Ospreay slides through, misses cheeky Nando’s, trading kicks, Fox with a super hurricanrana for two, goes up top, misses a 450, Ospreay hits Hidden Blade for three.
Winner: Will Ospreay
Hangman Page says that he will keep his word and never let Swerve be world champion again, but he’s also entering the Owen.
Renee asks Mone about her recent title defense. She says that Starkz brought it, but whoever trained her clearly doesn’t know anything about wrestling.
Main Event: Megan Bayne vs. Kris Statlander
Toni Storm is on commentary.
Stat with forearms, Bayne with a forearm, trading running forearms, Bayne with a bear hug, Stat with punches, Bayne with a lariat, clothesline over the top rope, follows to the floor, Stat with a kick from the apron, moonsault, rolls Bayne into the ring, goes up top, missile dropkick, running clothesline in the corner, ten-punch, crossbody, caught, lands on her feet, boot to the gut, dropkick to the side of the head for two, forearms in the corner, whip, reversed, Stat with an elbow, forearms in the corner, running knee, Bayne with punches in the corner, sets Stat up top, Stat with punches, boot, Ford with a distraction, Bayne with a forearm, Stat tumbles to the apron, Bayne back suplexes Stat into the ring, trading shots, Stat with a Blue Thunder Bomb for two, Bayne with a knee, belly to belly, both women to the apron, Stat with a slam, both women up top, trading punches, Bayne drops down and hits a powerbomb, F5, blocked, Stat with a Scissor Kick, trading forearms, Stat with an enziguri, Ford with a trip, gets ejected, Bayne with a dropkick, trading kicks, Stat blocks one and hits a powerbomb, Michinoku Driver for two, trading Germans, Bayne with a diving lariat, Falcon Arrow, Stat with strikes, tosses Bayne to the floor, Cannonball, Bayne tosses Stat into the ring post, then into Toni Storm, F5, rolls Stat into the ring, F5 for three.
Winner: Megan Bayne
Storm tapes up her punching hand and hits the ring for an instant hockey fight with Bayne until security pull them apart. Storm grabs a mic and challenges Bayne for Dynasty as Dynamite goes off the air.
