Tonight is the first Dynamite after 2025’s pretty kickass All Out! I only know of one announced match, Hangman defending in an open challenge against Lee Moriarty, but really I think we’re all more interested in the fallout from the big show! How back together are Jurassic Express? What’s next for the lightning-in-a-bottle tag team champions Brodido? What will Adam Copeland and Christian Cage do after the attack on Beth Copeland (aka Beth Phoenix)? Also, Tony Khan has a “big announcement”, which means there’s about a 90% chance it’ll be something actually pretty minor, but also a 10% chance it will blow your socks off!
Tonight’s Dynamite, or, as it’s listed on Triller, Dynamiter opens with a rundown of the card, and it looks like there will actually be a ton of title matches! Stat defends against Mina, and Brodido defend against GoA.
Backstage, Hangman gives Fletcher his props, and says few have challenged him that hard. He says he’s still watching Fletcher in hopes that he can rebound from his loss, but tonight he’s looking forward to fighting the hometown boy, the best that Pittsburgh has to offer.
Match One: AEW World Tag Team Championships: Brodido (c) vs. GoA
King and Toa start off, Bandido in, chop, Toa with a shove, misses a boot, and a chop, then misses an elbow, Bandido goes for a body slam, blocked, Toa goes for a body slam, blocked, Bandido with a trio of dropkicks, Toa smacks away the third one, Kaun in, chop, Bandido with a boot, chops, Kaun with a chop, whip, jockeying, Bandido goes for a press slam, blocked, Kaun with a forearm to the face, whip to the corner, avalanche, suplex, foot on the chest for one, slam, Toa in, body slam, another, Kaun in, King in, cleans house, cover for two, ses Kaun up top, chop, superplex, blocked, Kaun trips him, punch, King falls into the Tree of Woe, Toa with a tackle, backstabber/top rope headbutt combo for two, double team chops in the corner, beatdown on the floor, Kaun rolls King into the ring, cover for two, chops in the corner, chop to the back, Toa in, shoulder tackles, Kaun in, double back suplex, take turns hitting standing sentons for two, King rebounds, hits a splash on both men, cannonball to Toa, Bandido in, cleans house, covers for two, somehow Toa is legal now, Bandido goes for a 21-Plex, Kaun in, double team beatdown, Ricochet tries to run in with a chair and gets ejected, Bandido with a rollup for two, Kaun with a lariat, double team slam for two as King breaks the count, knocks Toa to the floor, suicide dive, Bandido hits a 21-Plex for three.
Winners and STILL AEW World Tag Team Champions: Brodido
Alicia Atout interviews Mark Briscoe and the rest of the Conglomeration about tonight’s 6-man tag. Briscoe says this is what he’s been waiting for. Atout asks who the third member of the Conglomeration’s team is, Briscoe says it’s a secret. But then he hints Orange Cassidy.
Renee starts to interview Kris Statlander, but first some hype-manning from Harley Cameron. She says she wants to be a fighting champion, and Mina is the perfect first challenger. Renee asks about the Death Riders, Stat just responds “Things move really fast when you make decisions.”
Match Two: AEW Men’s World Championship: Hangman Page (c) vs. Lee Moriarty
Handshake, Hangman wrenches an arm, Lee breaks, Hangman with a side headlock takeover, Lee reverses into a leg choke, Hangman escapes, test of strength, Hangman presses Moriarty to the corner, Moriarty forces him back, Hangman pushes him down for a pair of two-counts, Lee with a snapmare, Hangman with an arm wrench, Moriarty escapes, snapmare, Hangman with an arm wrench, rope break, Moriarty with an elbow, Hangman with a tackle, some jockeying, Hangman hits a body slam, big boot, chops, whip, clothesline, another, trading strikes, Moriarty with a snapmare, dropkick for one, more jockeying, Moriarty with a springboard clothesline for two, Hangman with a slam, fallaway slam, DVD for two, trading rollups for two, Moriarty locks in a Border City Stretch, eventually reversed into Dead Eye, blocked Hangman with a lariat, Dead Eye for three.
Winner and STILL AEW Men’s World Champion: Hangman Page
They show a clip from All Out of Adam Copeland telling Christian that this is becoming too much, and he has to go take care of his family, and he’s not sure if he’ll be back. Christian gives his support, and they share an embrace.
After a commercial, Tony Schiavone welcomes FTR to the ring, then tells them that what they did on Saturday was the worst thing he’s seen in an AEW ring. Cash says they deserve the boos they’re getting, because they never intended for that to happen. He says Copeland is to blame for getting Christian and Beth involved in this. Stokely says he forgives Beth, and that he could have stopped Beth’s attack any time. Dax says he’s been told to apologize, and he won’t apologize for dropping Adam Copeland and Christian on his head, but he would never intentionally hurt Beth. He says his eyes were watering from being punched in the nose, and he thought it was Adam he was slamming.
Willow Nightingale comes out and calls bullshit, then talks about what an inspiration Beth has been to her throughout her career. She tells them to either try their apology again, or get out. Stokely asks if they’re going to have a problem, and Willow slaps him. Before anything else can happen, JetSpeed come to back Willow up. FTR try to get the jump, but JetSpeed take them down.
They show a clip from All Out of MJF talking about how his life has fallen off since his feud with Adam Cole. He says he can’t come back until he feels like MJF again. But he says he won’t be the MJF of old, he’ll be more dangerous than he’s ever been.
Match Three: Unified Champion Okada Kazuchika, Takeshita Konosuke and Hechicero vs. Mark Briscoe, Hologram and TBA
Before their opponents come out, Don Callis talks about how great he is as a painter, but he’s been working on his masterpiece. Two techs roll out a painting behind a sheet, but when they pull it away they reveal Orange Cassidy.
Match Three: Unified Champion Okada Kazuchika, Takeshita Konosuke and Hechicero vs. Mark Briscoe, Hologram and Orange Cassidy
Match opens as a brawl, Hologram and Hechicero end up starting legal, Hechicero with a slam into a half straightjacket recliner, TKO, Takeshita in, armbar, jaws with the ref, drags Hologram up, Okada in, body slam, clears the opposing corner, Takeshita tosses Hologram into the announce table, Hechicero tackles Briscoe, Don Callis sneaks in some boots, Okada covers for two, Hechicero in, arm wrench, pump handle slam for two, jockeying, Hechicero with a dropkick to the knee, chinlock from the apron, Hologram escapes with a cutter, Hechicero with a springboard elbow, Hologram with a tijeras, Takeshita in, back suplex, blocked, Hologram with a tijeras, Okada clears the opposing corner, German, hologram lands on his feet, Briscoe in, cleans house, I think Okada may now be legal? Briscoe hits a fisherman brainbuster for two, Okada with a boot, Cassidy in, hug, Okada with elbows, Cassidy with a Stundog Millionaire, goes for one on Takeshita, reversed into a suplex, commandeered by Okada into a shoulder breaker, take out Hologram, Okada and Takeshita start to argue, Cassidy comes in and hits both with a hurricanrana, Hologram in, brawl breaks out, Hologram ends up hitting Hechicero with a Portal Bomb for three.
Winners: The Conglomeration
Kyle Fletcher comes out after the match, says that was a great match, and promises to be world champion very soon. He says Hangman was right, the morning after was the worst moment of his life, until he looked in the mirror and remembered who he is. He says he sees a bunch of dorks in the ring, but also opportunity. He says Hologram has the longest undefeated streak of any man in AEW history, but maybe he’s scared of Kyle Fletcher. So he challenges him to a match next week, for Dynamite’s 6th anniversary show, title vs. streak.
Renee asks Mina about her match tonight. Mina says this is for Toni, but it’s also for her.
They show a promo for the reunited Jurassic Express, with Jack Perry highlighting the theme that rebirth has to be worked toward.
Match Four: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
Match opens as a hockey fight, trading strikes, tumble to the floor, trading strikes, Hobbs with headbutts, misses a cannonball and hits the steel steps, back suplex onto the barricade, another, foot choke in the ring, recliner, inner thigh attack, double foot stomp, back to the recliner, Hobbs eventually makes it to his feet, Claudio with a face wrench, gutwrench suplex for two, stomps, forearms, trading forearms, Claudio with European uppercuts, Hobbs with forearms, avalanche, whip, lariat, whip, misses a lariat, Claudio sets Hobbs up, superplex, cover for two, European uppercuts, elbow, Hobbs with a slam, lariat, body slam, another, another, two more, PAC with a distraction, Claudio with a running European uppercut, rollup for three.
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli
Samoa Joe chases PAC off, then Hobbs clotheslines Claudio over the top rope, where Joe is waiting. Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta run out to beat down the Opps, until Hangman Page makes the save.
After a commercial, Tony Khan makes his announcement: The Women’s Tag Team Championships! Finally! And by “Finally”, I mean this is actually really good timing because for most of AEW’s history it would have felt like oversaturating the division, but now it actually feels like there’s room for them! Renee unveils the belts. They’re pretty much what you’d expect, but I’m notoriously indifferent to the appearance of championship belts, so I might not be the best guy to ask. Bottom line is, in the preview for this recap, I said there was about a 10% chance this would be something awesome, and I think this has turned out to be one of the 10%.
Main Event: AEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Shirakawa Mina
Wheeler Yuta pats Stat on the back before the match, but she doesn’t give much of a reaction.
Mina with a snapmare, Stat with a tackle, trading tackles, Stat with a standing moonsault for two, side headlock, Mina with a Russian Leg Sweep, whip, blocked, Stat with a back suplex, chop in the corner, ten-punch, blocked after 1, Mina with a trip, ten-punch of her own, Stat with a running dropkick, running European uppercut in the corner, misses a boot, Mina with a dragon screw, knee breaker to the floor, slam into the ring steps, rolls Stat into the ring, Stat with a slam into the ring apron using her legs, back suplex onto the apron, rolls Mina into the middle of the ring, cover for two, delayed vertical for two, toss to the corner, punch, chop, body slam, leg drop for two, Mina with a rollup for two, Stat with a boot, whip to the corner, ten-punch, lariat for two, body scissors, Mina punches her way out, Stat with a chinlock, Mina elbows her way out, Stat goes for a back suplex, reversed into a hurricanrana, slingblade, forearms, whip, blocked, Mina with a forearm, DDT, STO, double stomp to the legs, Figure Four, blocked, Stat with a running elbow in the corner, boot, fireman’s carry, reversed into the Glamourous Driver, reversed into Wednesday Night Fever, blocked, Stat hits a Michinoku Driver for two, Mina with a top rope Slingblade for two, discus forearm, kick, spinning back fist, blocked, Stat goes for an electric chair, blocked with punches, rollup into a Figure Four, Stat tries to punch her way out, but eventually settles for a rope break, Mina with a stomp, Stat with a superkick, Mina with a pair of spinning back fists, roundhouse kick, spinning back fist, Figure Four, blocked, Stat with a Seat Belt rollup for three.
Winner and STILL AEW Women’s World Champion: Kris Statlander
Yuta comes in to congratulate Stat, as does Harley Cameron. The rest of the Death Riders surround the ring, culminating in Jon Moxley himself coming out with Marina Shafir. Yuta embraces Stat, who looks nonplussed, but slowly reciprocates. Yuta holds her arm up, Stat then locks eyes with Harley, who looks disappointed and mildly horrified. Stat then levels Yuta with a lariat, ducks Shafir, stares down Moxley, flips him off, and escapes, but not before pulling Harley to safety.
Darby Allin then comes out with a flamethrower. Death Riders come closer until Darby fires it up, then menaces Mox. The Death Riders slowly make their exit through the crowd. Darby grabs a mic and says he’s never going to quit, then challenges Mox to an I Quit match at Wrestledream.
Oh, thank god, I thought they were going to do an Inferno Match.
Dynamite goes off the air with Darby standing on the apron, flames shooting into the air.
