Tonight, the spoooooooookiest Dynamite of the year! Or something like that. The Death Riders will be in action, and AEW will kick off the Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament! Elsewhere, a 4-way match will determine the next challenger for Men’s World Champion Hangman Page!
Dynamite begins with… a commercial break? Nope, turns out there’s just something wrong with my feed. Going to have to find another source.
Match One: Trick or Treat Tornado Tag: Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin vs. Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia)
Match opens as a brawl, brawl heads to the floor, Darby attack Yuta with a chair, sets him up in it, suicide dive, Garcia beats Cassidy down in the crowd, Yuta comes out and helps him, Darby dives on both Death Riders from the stands, Garcia and Darby brawl back to ringside, Cassidy beats Yuta down going up the stairs in the stands, Darby and Garcia end up back in the ring, Garcia beats down Darby in the corner as Cassidy and Yuta end up ringside. Cassidy grabs a table, Yuta hits a brainbuster on the floor, Darby goes for the Coffin Drop on Garcia, but Yuta pops up and knocks Darby off the top rope, they roll Darby back in the ring, double surfboard stretch, toss into the turnbuckles, Cassidy dropkicks both Riders, Garcia presses him to the apron, he responds with a forearm and a DDT, then one for Yuta, Garcia goes for a suplex, reversed into Stundog Millionaire, reversed into a sleeper, Garcia transitions to a front guillotine, they tumble to the floor, Garcia rolls Cassidy onto a table, I’m not sure if it’s the same one from before, Yuta with a splash to Cassidy, I see the original table so that was a different one, Darby grabs a skateboard, slides it to Garcia and challenges him to hit him, Garcia goes for it, Darby with a Code Red, goes up top, Yuta crotches him, tree of woe, stands on his scrotum, Cassidy with a back rake to Yuta, Yuta responds with an eye rake, Darby hoofs Yuta in the nuts, Cassidy with a diving DDT, Darby with a Coffin Drop for two as Yuta kicks out just as Garcia arrives to break the count, Cassidy hits Garcia with a Superman Punch, Sole Food to Yuta, suicide dive to Garcia through the original table, Darby locks Yuta in the Scorpion Death Lock for the tapout.
Winners: Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy
Orange Cassidy grabs a bag full of candy and tosses it to the crowd.
Backstage, Hook acknowledges being the underdog in the main event tonight, but says that’s how he wants it. He says he’ll do his best to win, but he’ll also be doing his best to make sure Samoa Joe doesn’t, and implies that he already knew Joe was a bad guy before he showed the world.
Elsewhere backstage, Renee asks Don Callis if he hopes to smooth things over in the Don Callis Family summit tonight. He says things are fine, then calls the Young Bucks over and says the invitation is still there for them to join the Family. He says he doesn’t need an answer yet, then shows them, as a gesture, that he got them their old entrance back for one week, except their big screen video has Don Callis introducing them splayed across the middle of it. Also, there are three people in costume backstage: A cow, a man in a black body suit, and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. That last one seems a bit familiar.
Match Two: #1 Contender’s Match: The Young Bucks vs. FTR vs. Jet Speed vs. Jurassic Express
Perry and Speedball look like they’re going to start off, Dax forces his way in instead of Perry, mixed strikes to Speedball, Speedball with kicks in the ropes, boot, Perry in on Dax, trading arm drags, Speedball with a side headlock, Luchasaurus in, hip toss, Perry with a dropkick, Knight runs in, Jet Speed brawl with Jurassic Express, then everyone brawls, I have no idea who’s legal except for Jack Perry, who ends up getting tossed onto the table by FTR, the brawl resumes, Dax and Perry end up in the ring, Dax with a chinlock, Perry escapes with a jaw breaker, Dax with a side headlock, Perry with a side headlock, back suplex, knee drop for two, Nick in, catapult into a kick to the face, aided double foot stomp for two as Cash breaks the count, Nick tosses Perry to the corner, Matt in, double team whip to the corner, Perry fights his way out, tags in Luchasaurus, Luchasaurus cleans house, Perry joins in, Luchasaurus gets a cover for two, Countdown to Extinction, blocked, Knight in on Matt, forearms to Luchasaurus, Luchasaurus with a headbutt, Jurassic Express go for a Doomsday Device, blocked by Speedball, Jet Speed take out all their opponents with kicks and dives, then do it a second time, Knight covers for two, Nick in on Knight, superkick party for Jurassic Express, try to superkick Bailey, he kicks both of them instead before eating a superkick, FTR eat superkicks and then a Shatter Machine, double superkick to Knight, BTE Trigger for two (!!), Jet Speed rally and clean house, Knight hits Nick with the UFO, FTR hit Knight with Shatter Machine, Dax covers for three.
Winners: FTR
Either I missed a bunch of tags or they just went completely off the rails there.
After a commercial, the Don Callis Family hit the ring. There are tables and chairs set up for everyone, plus somehting on an easel under a sheet. Takeshita is not there, but there’s an empty seat for him. Callis welcomes everyone to the Summit, says there have been a lot of questions, then hands it over to Rocky. Rocky says the first question is “Who is the Don Callis Family?” Rocky says they’re the largest and most powerful faction in wrestling, then explains that not everyone could be there, as some are injured, and Takeshita had travel issues. Then he unveils what’s under the sheet: An oil painting of the entire Family, shirtless. Except Andrade and Wardlow. Josh Alexander says the second question is what the Don Callis Family is all about. They then show a video package that says they’re after power. Fletcher says the third question is why the Don Callis Family does what they do? He reveals that all members have to swear an oath to keep the Family’s secrets and follow the “laws” of the family, including helping fellow members. Before he can finish, Takeshita comes out. Okada and Takeshita get in each other’s faces, Callis intervenes by saying Takeshita is the alpha, but it’s also a whole family of alphas, which will create some tension, and that’s a good thing, but they’re still a family. He says the final question is how the Don Callis Family succeeds. He says they succeed by listening to him. He says Takeshita was the first member of the Family, but he can decide to remove him from the Family, so he needs him to shake Okada’s hand. Takeshita reluctantly offers a hand, but Okada flips him off instead. The rest of the Family get between them to prevent a fight. Callis says he can see there’s still work to do, so instead of a handshake, he’s putting them in a tag match on Collision as partners.
Backstage, Kris Statlander says she’ll be there ringside at Collision to watch Mone defend the TBS Championship. She says she also knows they’re both here tonight, so if Mone wants to say something to her face, she can come find her.
Match Three: Kyle O’Reilly vs. Jon Moxley
Jockeying, Mox with a slap, more jockeying, Mox locks in a bulldog choke, reversed into a cross arm breaker, Kyle with kicks, Mox with a forearm, trading shots, Mox knocks O’Reilly to the floor, knocks him around back into the ring, O’Reilly gets a kneebar in, Mox gets to the rope, both men to the apron, Mox with an eye gouge, neckbreaker, trading shots, Mox with a dropkick sending O’Reilly to the floor, full nelson, rolls O’Reilly into the ring, charges, O’Reilly tosses him into the ring post, Mox with a boot, O’Reilly with a dragon screw, Mox with a piledriver out of nowhere, crossface, rolls into a crucifix stretch, O’Reilly gets to the rope, boot, misses a Stomp, trading forearms, O’Reilly with a double leg, mounted punches, cross arm breaker, blocked, locks in an ankle lock instead, stomp to the leg, running knee, cover for two, Mox with elbows to the traps, O’Reilly with a clinch, knees, Mox responds in kind, repeat, O’Reilly with a kick, chop, Mox goes for a second piledriver, reversed into a triangle choke, Mox slides his way out, O’Reilly kicks him in the face, Mox with a lariat, boot, O’Reilly with a single-leg into an ankle lock, Mox makes it to the rope, lands on the floor, O’Reilly with a suicide dive, cross arm breaker on the floor, Mox powers his way out, charges, O’Reilly with a dragon screw onto the ringside chair, goes for a dive, Shafir acts as a human shield, Mox goes for Death Rider onto the chair, O’Reilly reverses into a front chancery, Aubrey counts them both out.
Match Result: Double Countout
Shafir hits Aubrey with a forearm, Claudio Castagnoli tackles O’Reilly, double team beatdown alongside Mox, Roderick Strong runs in and brawls with Claudio, hits him with a high angle back suplex, Yuta and Garcia attack Strong, Darby hits the ring with Cassidy and Briscoe to chase them off. Darby grabs the mic and says the Death Riders say everyone hasn’t suffered enough, but it’s the Death Riders who haven’t suffered enough. Then he passes it to Briscoe, who says the Death Riders always run when things get tough. He says they’ve come up with a solution, then lets Cassidy say it. Cassidy declines saying it, until Briscoe sticks the mic in his hands. Cassidy reluctantly answers: “Blood and Guts”.
After a commercial, Mercedes Mone and Kris Statlander are brawling backstage. They make their way to the arena, then into the ring, Athena pulls Stat to the floor, rolls her into the ring, Mone hits a Back Stabber, Athena hits an O-Face, Mone locks in the Statement Maker until Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron make the save. The commentators mention the strange history between Willow and Stat, and Willow doesn’t actually interact directly with Stat, but otherwise doesn’t seem to mixed up about it.
They show a video package of Bandido bringing his mom to Collision this past weekend.
Match Four: AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament: First Round: Sisters of Sin vs. Jamie Hayter and Queen Aminata
Hart and Aminata start off, Hart sucker punches Hayter (err… sucker forearms?), sparking a brawl, Aminata with a rollup for two, Chocolate Kisses, snap suplex, Hayter in, snap suplex, Aminata in, snap suplex, Hayter in, snap suplex for two, Blue in, Aminata in, double suplex to both opponents, Hayter in, toss to the corner, stomps, back suplex, cover for two, punch to the back, chop in the ropes, whip, Hart in, double team beatdown, tosses Hayter’s head into the mat, cover for two, toss to the corner, running forearm in the corner, another, Blue in, cartwheel forearm, snapmare, kick, elbows Aminata, covers Hayter for two, leg choke in the ropes, Hart in, stomps, foot choke, chops, Hayter reverses position, chops, Hart reverses position, chops, DDT, Blue pulls Aminata off the turnbuckle and tosses her into the barricade, Hart covers for two, chinlock, throw down, cover for one, bow and arrow hold, rope break, punch, arm wrench, Old School, Blue in, Hart with a tackle, Blue with a running boot, double suplex, reversed, Aminata in, cleans house, cover for two, neckbreaker, Hayter in, lariat for one as Hart breaks the count, sparking a brawl, Hayter and Aminata with stereo Germans, Aminata in, trading forearms with Blue, trading slaps, Aminata with a double armbar, Hart with a kick, Hayter brawls with Hart to the floor, Aminata goes for an inverted DDT, Thekla attacks Hayter from under the ring, Sisters of Sin hit what I can only describe as a Magic Killer End of Days for three.
Winners: Sisters of Sin
As much as I like the team of Hayter and Aminata, the established tag team going over was the right choice.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone asks Penelope Ford about the injury she’s sustained. She says she’s out indefinitely. Schiavone asks Bayne what this means for the tournament. She says their partnership is still on, but her dominance began long before they ever met, and now any woman she deems worthy has a chance to make history. Marina Shafir walks in, Mox observes, and they fist bump on it.
Main Event: #1 Contender’s Match: Samoa Joe vs. Hook vs. Ricochet vs. Bobby Lashley
Lashley goes after Ricochet, Joe takes advantage and tackles Lashley, Hook challenges Joe to a fight, gets one, Lashley trips Joe and pulls him to the floor, tosses him into the barricade, then into the steps, Ricochet with a dropkick to Lashley, challenges Hook to a fight, gets one from Lashley instead, but also Hook, who take turns suplexing Ricochet, Hook with a Northern Lights for two as Lashley breaks the count, squares up with Lashley, tees off on him, Lashley shoves him off, tosses him to the apron, elbow, tackles Hook to the floor, follows, uranage onto the apron, Ricochet with a suicide dive to Lashley, Joe with a suicide dive to Lashley and also Ricochet, tosses Ricochet into the steps, tosses Lashley into the steps, tosses Hook into the barricade, rolls Hook into the ring, stomps, goes to drag Ricochet into the ring, Ricochet with a jaw breaker, Hook punches his way out, Joe with a forearm, tosses Ricochet into the steps, tosses Lashley into the barricade, climbs back into the ring, beats down Hook, trading shots with Hook, Joe with a powerslam for two as Ricochet breaks the count, beats down Joe, whip to the corner, reversed, Ricochet with a boot, top rope crossbody, Joe walks out of the way, punches, Lashley hits Joe with a Spinebuster, catches Ricochet in a dive attempt and hits him with a Dominator for two as Hook breaks the count, brawls with everyone, tosses Joe, Ricochet catches Hook with a top rope crossbody, suicide dive to Lashley and lands on his feet, does the same to Joe, goes up top, shooting star press to Hook for two, Spirit Gun, reversed into Redrum, Joe breaks the count with a running senton to both men, sets Hook up top, Muscle Buster, intercepted by a Lashley spear for two as Ricochet breaks it with a springboard 450, Vertigo to Hook, reversed into a rollup for two, Hook clotheslines Ricochet over the top rope, dumps Lashley to the floor, Ricochet hits Lashley in the back with a chair, Lashley turns around and chases Ricochet, Joe locks in the Coquina Clutch on Hook, Lashley notices and runs back, stumbles on the apron, Hook taps.
Winner: Samoa Joe
The Opps come to celebrate with Joe.
Tony Schiavone hits the ring and congratulates Joe on earning another shot and says the contract signing will be right now. The costumed men from before come out, only there’s now a chicken, a minotaur, and a dude in what I can only describe as a meat-patterned ghost sheet? Schiavone hands the contract to Joe. Joe says that he wants to ensure a safe environment. The other Opps then take out the costumed men, leaving Stay Puft for last, and unmask him to reveal… some dude. Kevin Blackwood maybe? Joe then signs the contract. He grabs another mic and says Hangman isn’t as creative as he used to be, so sorry for the carnage. He says Hangman’s days are numbered. He lays the contract in the middle of the ring, and Schiavone says the match is official. He says this calls for a toast. He toasts to AEW, to Full Gear, and to Hangman Page. EXCEPT IT TURNS OUT TONY SCHIAVONE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY HANGMAN IN DISGUISE! He clears Shibata and Hobbs from the ring, then nails Joe with a Buckshot Lariat and beats him down until he’s pulled off. Dynamite goes off the air this way.