Tonight, it’s the final Dynamite before Dynasty! Try saying that five times fast! It’s the final night for everyone to get their last shots in on their opponents for Sunday, the last chance to build momentum, and the last time to give the crowd a reason to tune in. What will that yield? Find out inside!
Match One: Tornado Tag Match: AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir vs. Swerve Strickland and Willow Nightingale
Match starts as a brawl on the floor, BCC representatives get a table and set it up, brawl resumes, bell rings when Willow and Marina are in the ring, Shafir uses her amateur skills while Swerve and Mox brawl on the announce table, Willow takes control with chops while Mox and Swerve brawl on the floor, Mox and Swerve enter the ring while Willow and Marina leave it and brawl on the floor, Swerve hits a dropkick in the ring, backbreaker, Willow hits Mox with a missile dropkick, they tee off on Mox, Shafir hits the ring and the BCC turn it around, Marina beats down Willow while Mox watches, Willow slaps Mox, Mox goes for a Death Rider, Swerve responds by threatening Marina with a JML Driver, Marina yells at Mox to do it anyway, the men end up dropping the women and going to the floor, Marina and Willow trade holds in the ring, then to the apron, trade strikes, Marina powerbombs Willow through the table at ringside, Mox hits Swerve with Paradigm Shift on the floor, Swerve climbs in the ring while Marina tosses Willow into the broken table, Mox beats down Swerve, goes after Prince Nana, Marina bites Swerve’s hand, they get another table, set it up, beat Swerve down in the ring, Swerve tosses Shafir to the apron, Mox sets Swerve up top, Swerve with punches, Shafir with an elbow, back rake, Mox with a back rake, double back rake, Willow runs in and does a Tower of Doom, Willow cleans house, Swerve joins in, Willow powerbombs Shafir for two, Mox tosses Willow to the floor, Swerve and Mox trade forearms, Swerve with a whip, hip toss, Mox with a sleeper, Willow breaks it up by powerbombing Shafir, Swerve and Mox trading shots, Swerve with an STO, House Call, Shafir shoves Mox out of the way and takes the hit herself, Willow tosses Mox to the floor and through the table, Babe With the Powerbomb to Shafir for three.
Winners: Willow Nightingale and Swerve Strickland
Mox hits Willow with Death Rider after the bell and walks off as Swerve swings at him.
Backstage, Renee asks Dax Harwood about the fine he got for putting his hands on the referee. He brings the ref in and reveals that he got permission from Tony Khan to pay the fine directly to the ref, and hands him a cheque. Renee then asks FTR if they can get over their issues before Dynasty, and Dax insists that they can, then apologizes to Cash. He goes to hug Cash, but Cash says he’s just not there yet.
They then reveal the brackets for the Men’s Owen Hart Cup. Kevin Knight is replacing Switchblade after he was taken out by the Death Riders, and Hangman Page will face a Wild Card entrant. Then they reveal the Women’s bracket. The story to watch is that Mone and Athena could face off in the semi-finals.
Match Two: AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm vs. Penelope Ford (Non-Title)
Lockup, Storm presses Ford to the turnbuckle, punches, both women to the floor, Ford with a boot, punch, toss into the barricade, punch, rolls Ford into the ring, stomp, punch to the back, backbreaker, fisherman suplex for two, snap suplex, running hip attack, Ford with a jaw breaker, dropkick, Storm to the apron, Ford with springboard knees, stomps, Storm with forearms, whip, reversed, Ford with a big boot, Storm with stomps, Ford with a forearm, stomps in the corner, leg choke, punches to the back, chop, rollup for two, boots, cover for two, knees to the back, chinlock, moonsault for two, bow and arrow hold, throw down, handspring back elbow, boot, goes for a lick, Storm bites her tongue, trading forearms, Storm gets the better of it, Thesz Press, clotheslines, back suplex, running hip attack, DDT for two, bulldog choke, Ford quickly gets the rope, tosses Storm to the floor, forearm, moonsault, rolls Storm into the ring, fireman’s carry gut buster for two, Storm with a German, Storm Zero, blocked into a back body drop, Stunner, blocked, Storm with a boot to the gut, Storm Zero for three.
Winner: Toni Storm
Megan Bayne comes out and stares down Storm.
Renee asks Swerve for an update on Willow. He says she’s strong, and that’s why he felt comfortable to ride with her into battle. He says he’s getting his revenge by the end of the night.
The Hurt Syndicate hit the ring. Lashley starts to speak, but MJF cuts him off. He accuses Lashley of disrespecting him last week, but then talks up the members of the Hurt Syndicate. He says he could help the Syndicate keep their tag titles, but he also knows they can help him get back the AEW Championship. He says Lashley may not want MJF, but he needs MJF. Lashley says he’s not going to lay out MJF, but only out of respect for MVP. He says he doesn’t like or trust MJF, and the Syndicate does not need him, so unless he can prove otherwise, he needs to leave. MJF thanks them for the time, then leaves.
Match Two: Bryan Keith and Big Bill vs. Two Jobbers
Learning Tree contingent have a staredown with Hurt Syndicate on the ramp, then offer them a seat.
Beatdown, followed by Big Bill beating both jobbers down by himself, Keith then helps, albeit more for fun than out of any actual necessity, Bill then hits a chokeslam on who I could swear is not the legal jobber, but he gets the pin anyway.
Winners: Big Bill and Bryan Keith
Bill grabs a mic and reasserts their challenge for Dynasty. Lashley walks off without giving an answer.
Renee asks Mone about her first round Cup match against Julia Hart. She says Hart is formidable, and is a former TBS Champion, but she’s just not on the same level. Renee is about to ask her about her upcoming match on Collision, but then her partner for said match, Harley Cameron, runs in and says they’ll make a great team. Mone says all she has to do is stay out of her way.
Match Three: Will Ospreay and Kevin Knight vs. Blake Christian and Lee Moriarty
Ospreay and Christian start off, lockup, Blake with a side headlock, Ospreay reverses in kind, shoulder tackle, trading tackles, Blake with a takedown, Ospreay with a hurricanrana, Knight in, cleaning house, stereo suicide dives, Knight knocks Christian around, Johnson with a trip, Christian with a dropkick, knocks Ospreay off the apron, stomps, Johnson in, toss to the corner, chop, Knight reverses position, chop, Johnson with a knee to the gut, suplex for two, Christian in, knee to the gut, face wash on the top rope, Johnson with a choke, Christian with a punch, snapmare, boot, Johnson in, elbow drop for one, snapmare, chinlock, Christian in, elbow drop for two, Ospreay in, kick for two, Christian tosses him to the apron, Ospreay with an elbow, Johnson pulls him to the floor, Christian with a suicide dive, rolls Ospreay into the ring, 450 stomp, Johnson in, Ospreay reverses a suplex into a cutter, kicks to Christian, Knight in, cleans house, springboard lariat for three.
Winners: Kevin Knight vs. Will Ospreay
Tony Schiavone announces that the two winners will have their first round Owen Cup match on PPV at Dynasty.
Samoa Joe tells the camera that he formed The Opps because he knew the landscape was changing, and he needed a team. He says they’ll be in the building and watching at Dynasty.
Match Four: Brody King vs. Lance Archer
Lockup, stalemate, break, mutual tackles, trading forearms, Archer with a big boot, clothesline over the top rope, suicide senton, King tosses him into the barricade, forearm, crossbody across the barricade, rolls Archer into the ring, Callis distracts King for Archer to crotch him on the middle rope, boot, stands on King’s throat on the apron, toss into the steel steps, trading strikes on the floor, Archer tosses King into the barricade, then into the table, breaks the count, into the barricade again, stands on him, King with punches, both men into the ring, Archer with a boot, foot choke, face wrench in the ropes, whip, reversed, Archer dodges an avalanche, hits a forearm, King with chops, Archer with a stomp, punch, toss to the corner, shoulder tackle, punch to the back, face wrench, punches to the back, knee, running elbow in the corner, another, misses a third, King goes for a German, blocked by elbows, hits it anyway, chops, forearm, crossbody, body slam, running senton for two, goes for an avalanche, Archer catches him with a crossbody, knee, King with a boot, Archer with a Black Hole Slam for two, chokeslam for two, King with mixed strikes, cannonball, lariat for two, Archer goes for a chokeslam, King with another lariat for three.
Winner: Brody King
Main Event: Adam Copeland vs. Claudio Castagnoli
Claudio charges Copeland before the bell and beats him down, bell rings, Claudio with stomps in the corner, punch, toss to the floor, toss into the barricade, toss a second time, European uppercut, foot choke, rolls Copeland into the ring, Copeland with a boot, stomps, Claudio tumbles to the apron, Copeland with a forearm, tackle, Claudio crashes into the barricade, Copeland with a punch to the back, toss into the steps, toss into the barricade, forearm, Claudio with a gut punch, Copeland with forearms, rolls Claudio into the ring, forearm, trading shots, Claudio with a headbutt, Copeland with a backslide for two, lariat, another, a third, Claudio with a forearm, lariat, Copeland with a lariat, another, a third, Claudio with an ear bite, lariats, Copeland with a boot, Edge-O-Matic for two, spear through the ropes, goes for a suicide dive, blocked with a European uppercut, toss into the steps, rolls into the ring, eventually climbs back out, rolls Copeland into the ring, sleeper, transitions to a Million Dollar Dream, knee to the gut, keeps the hold locked in, ref checks if Copeland is out, and his arm stays up at 3, Copeland escapes with a back suplex, Claudio with a shoulder tackle from the apron, suplex, blocked, trading suplex attempts, Copeland with forearms, Claudio drops his head across the top rope, goes up top, trading forearms, Copeland with a bulldog from the top rope, trading holds, Claudio with an eye poke, double foot stomp, giant swing, covers for two, Neutralizer, blocked with a boot, Copeland with an Impaler for two, Claudio locks in the sharpshooter, reversed into a crossface, both men to the apron, Claudio slams him into the apron, tosses him over the barricade, rolls into the ring, Cope breaks the count at the last second, some narrowly dodging each other, Copeland hits a boot to the head, Claudio with a Very European Uppercut, Neutralizer for two, grabs a pair of chairs, the ref stops him, Copeland with a low blow, spear for three.
Winner: Adam Copeland
Renee tries to ask Swerve for another update, Swerve is waiting for Mox and arguing with Prince Nana. He goes off after Mox, but Hangman Page confronts him instead until security pull them apart. They yell at each other, and when Swerve brings up that Hangman burned his house down, Hangman retorts with, “You deserved it!” and Swerve responds, “I know.” This leaves Hangman stunned, and they go their separate ways. Mox attacks Swerve, and Death Riders drag him to the ring. Yuta pours a paint can full of broken glass into the middle of the ring, Claudio powerbombs Swerve onto it. After Death Riders leave, Swerve sits up. Dynamite goes off the air with Swerve seething in the ring.
