Match 1
2026 Continental Classic Semi Finals
Kazuchika Okada vs Konosuke Takeshita
Okada and Takeshita lock up and exchange arm wrenches. Takeshita gets the advantage and gets the hammerlocks Okada who forces him into the ropes. Okada and Takeshita trade holds early and Okada again forces Takeshita into the ropes but takes a cheap shot. Okada and Takeshita both go for big moves early but the other avoids it. Okada whips Takeshita into the ropes but Takeshita comes back with a big flying clothesline for a near fall. Takeshita locks in a submission hold and Okada gets to the ropes and rolls out. Okada tries to send Takeshita into the barricade but Takeshita couters, but then Okada sends Takeshita face first into a chair at ringside and lands a DDT on the floor and sends Takeshita back into the ring. Takeshita fights back but Okada cuts him off and lands another DDT on Takeshita. Okada goes for a suplex but Takeshita counters with one of his own and lands a series of shots and a big frankensteiner sending Okada to the floor, followed by a big dive to the floor on Okada. Takeshita rolls Okada into the back and lands a big running kick in the corner and locks in a chinlock on Okada.
Okada comes back and lands a series of shots and works over Takeshita and lands a big flying elbow smash and teases the big pose and flips off the Chicago crowd and then sticks the finger in the face of Takeshita. Okada and Takeshita trade shots. Okada and Takeshita both go for tombstones but Takeshita gets the edge and lands the cradle tombstone piledriver and holds on and lands a wheelbarrow German Suplex for a near fall. Okada goes for the Rainmaker but Takeshita counters and lands a Blue Thunder powerbomb and both men are down. Takeshita goes for a running knee but Okada avoids it and sends Takeshita into the corner, Okada lands a German Suplex and attempts the RAINMAKER but Takeshita counters into a victory roll for a near fall. Okada and Takeshita trade moves and it’s Okada catching Takeshita with a beautiful dropkick off the ropes. Takeshita comes back and lands the POWERDRIVE KNEE for a near fall. Okada goes into the turnbuckle and pulls out a screwdriver but at the same time Okada catches him with a big knee to the head. Okada goes for the Rainmaker but Takeshita shoves him almost into referee Bryce Remsburg who is now out of position allowing Okada to usethe screwdriver on Takeshita and score the win.
Winner Kazuchika Okada
Match 2
2025 Continental Classic Semi Final
Jon Moxley vs Kyle Fletcher
Moxley and Fletcher engage in a knuckle lock and Fletcher gets the edge and forces Moxley into the corner. Moxley comes back and lands a series of shots and Fletcher bails out. Moxley and Fletcher briefly brawl on the floor but Fletcher gets back into the ring and lands a big bodyslam on Moxley. Fletcher sends Moxley into the corner and lands a series of kicks and works over Moxley. Moxley comes back and the match spills to the floor and Moxley sends Fletcher into the barricade. Fletcher comes back and traps Moxley in between the steel steps and works over the leg of Moxley. Fletcher works the leg of Moxley and locks in a leglock on the mat. Moxley tries to come back but Fletcher goes back to the knee and locks in a half crab but Moxley kicks his way out and lands a big cutter on Fletcher and then lands a big dive to the floor taking out Fletcher, but Fletcher catches Moxley coming in and lands a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Moxley and Fletcher trade shots duck clotheslines but Moxley catches Fletcher with a big clothesline and both men are down.
Moxley and Fletcher trade shots and Moxley gets the edge and lands a dropkick sending Fletcher into the corner and lands a series of punches. Match spills to the apron where Fletcher lands a brainbuster on the apron, but Moxley is able to get back into the ring. Fletcher lands a double underhook powerbomb for a near fall and then gets the ankle lock again and Moxley tries to fight through it and eventually makes it to the ropes. Fletcher props Moxley on the ropes and goes for a superplex but Moxley bites his way out and crotches Fletcher on the ropes and lands a big full nelson superplex off the top rope. Fletcher hooks Moxley and lands a big brainbuster for a near fall. Fletcher tries to find his screwdriver in the turnbuckles, you’d think he’d watched the end of the last match and would’ve seen Okada put it underneath the ring. Moxley comes back and lands the DEATH RIDER for a near fall. Moxley locks in the bulldog choke and although Fletcher tries to valiantly fight through it he passes out and the match is over.
Winner Jon Moxley
Match 3
Chicago Street Fight for the All Elite Wrestling Tag Team Titles.
FTR-Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler with Stoakley Hathaway vs Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn
All four men brawl in the ring and spill to the floor. Dax goes for a chair shot on Robinson but misses. Dax and Robinson brawl through the Chicago crowd while Cash lands a suplex on Austin on the ramp. Cash and Austin continue to brawl up the ramp and Austin nearly sends Cash off the ramp but Cash catches him with a shot and sends Austin into the tron. Dax and Robinson find there way back towards ringside where there is a table conveniently set up. Dax goes for a piledriver on the apron but Robinson counters and slingshots Dax into the ring post. Robinson climbs the ropes but Cash comes back and crotches him and lands a big back superplex on Robinson. FTR work over Austin using a garbage can and even land the DECAPITATION on Austin for a near fall. FTR go for the SPIKE PILEDRIVER on Austin but Robinson shoves Dax off the ropes to break it up, and Austin crossbodies Cash to the floor.
Robinson comes off the ropes with a big splash for a near fall. Robinson lands a series of punches and Dax tries to stop him but Robinson comes back with a big shot and lands a spinebuster for a near fall. FTR come back as Dax gets a belt shot on Robinson for a near fall. FTR work over the knee of Robinson and Dax locks in a leglock but Robinson gets his hands on a fire exstingquisher and sprays Dax in the face with it. Robinson hooks Dax and lands a falling forward DDT but Stoakley gets involved. Stoakley gets a chair but gets caught and leaves the ring again. Robinson lands a series of shots with the chair and again Stoakley gets involved and gets sent on top of the table but it doesn’t break. FTR land the SHATTER MACHINE on Robinson but Austin stops the count. Austin goes for the FAME ASSER on Dax but Dax counters and lands a piledriver on to a Garbage Can on Austin for a near fall. FTR land a spike piledriver on Austin and then Dax holds on and FTR land a spike piledriver on one of the AEW TAG BELTS on Austin for the win.
Winners and Still All Elite Wrestling Tag Team Champions FTR-Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler
Match 4
For the All Elite Wrestling Women’s Tag Team Championship
AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions The Babes of Wrath-Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron beat ROH Women’s Champion Athena and AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone when Willow pinned Mone with a roll up variation blocking the Money Maker.
Match 5
Gabe Kidd vs Darby Allin
Darby lands a big dropkick sending Kidd into the corner to start things. Kidd comes back and bull rushes Darby into the corner and lands a series of shots, Darby comes back but Kidd places him on the ropes and just pushes him off to the floor. Kidd sends Darby into the steel steps but then Darby comes back and sends Kidd into the barricade and then lands a big suicide dive to the floor and slams the head of Kidd into the barricade and breaks the count. Kidd comes back and launches Darby over the guard rail before bringing him back to the ring. Kidd sends Darby chest first into the turnbuckle and then sends Darby back to the floor. Kidd gets a chair but misses a shot and hits the post and Darby then dropkicks the chair into the face of Kidd. Darby seats Kidd in the chair and lands a series of shots and climbs the ropes and lands a missile dropkick knocking Kidd out of the chair.
Kidd charges and Darby gets the boot up but Kidd catches him with a dropkick sending Darby back into the corner. Kidd props Darby on the ropes and goes for a superplex but Darby fights out of it and lands a SUPER CODE RED off the top rope for a near fall. Darby climbs the ropes and lands the Coffin Drop but Kidd is able to roll from the ring, but then Darby climbs the ropes and lands one to the floor on Kidd as well. Kidd comes back and lands a series of shots and a big piledriver for a near fall. Kidd goes for a rear naked choke but Darby counters and ends up on top of Kidd for the pin.
Winner Darby Allin
Match 6
Mixed Nuts Mayhem
AEW TNT Champion Mark Briscoe Toni Storm Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong beat The Death Riders-Claudio Castagnoli Daniel Garcia Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir when Mark pinned Yuta with the JAY DRILLER.
We go backstage to Lexy Nair who tries to catch up with AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone who storms into her locker room and throws stuff around and screams. Nair says that the end of 2025 has not been good to her. Mone asks Nair if she heard that right. Mone runs through her accomplishments and calls herself the greatest TBS Champion of all time. Nair points out that she was pinned by Willow Nightingale earlier tonight. Mone says she doesn’t want to hear about Willow Nightingale and this week on Dynamite she is going to beat Willow’s FUCKING ASS.
Hayter-Statlander video package
Match 7
For the All Elite Wrestling Women’s Championship
Jamie Hayter vs Kris Statlander
Hayter and Statlander lock up to start, and neither woman gets a clear advantage and Hayter goes to the floor. Hayter and Statlander trade moves early on and Hayter takes Statlander down with a big shoulder tackle, but Statlander comes back and does the same thing. Hayter and Statlander trade shots and Hayter sends Statlander to the apron, Hayter goes for a move but Statlander catches her with a big leg drop between the ropes. Statlander goes for a kick off the apron but Hayter tries to catch the foot but Statlander does a backflip off the apron to avoid it. Hayter goes for a dropkick but Statlander catches the legs and slingshots her into the steaps. Statlander rolls Hayter into the ring and locks in a chinlok. Statlander lands a reverse splash off the ropes for a near fall. Statlander picks up and slams Hayter and goes for another reverse splash but misses.
Hayter clotheslines Statlander to the floor but Statlander pulls her out. Statlander sets up Hayter on the SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE and lands a series of shots but Hayter fights back and lands a big missile dropkick off the announce table. Hayter rolls Statlander back into the ring and lands another missile dropkick and big shot in the corner and lands an exploder. Hayter lands a big running boot for a near fall and locks in a chinlock but it’s escaped. Statlander lands a series of shots and drives the face of Hayter into the mat and then lands a series of moves in the corner and a fisherwoman’s falcon arrow for a near fall. Hayter and Statlander trade shots and Hayter lands a fireman’s carry across the knee followed by a sliding clothesline for a near fall. Statlander props Hayter on the ropes and lands a super falcon arrow off the top for a neaer fall. Statlander goes for a tombstone piledriver but Hayter counters and lands the cradle tombstone piledriver for a near fall. Hayter lands a big backbreaker variation and a big clothesline. Hayter tries to get Statlander across the shoulders but Statlander escapes and lands the TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER for the win.
Winner and Still All Elite Wrestling Women’s Champion Kris Statlander
Match 8
For the All Elite Wrestling Continental Title
Jon Moxley vs Kazuchika Okada
Mox and Okada engage in a knuckle lock and Okada forces Mox into the ropes and breaks clean and flips off Moxley. Moxley wrenches the arm and goes all the way around and eventually gets a wristlock but Okada comes back and goes for the leg and Moxley rolls to the floor. Mox and Okada trade waistlocks and Okada gets the edge and takes down Moxley and again goes for the leg of Moxley but Moxley gets to the ropes. Okada works the leg of Moxley early on. Moxley comes back but Okada dropkicks him off the middle rope and Moxley gets his knee tied up in the ropes on the way down and Okada works over the knee of Moxley on the floor driving it into the steel steps. Moxley tries to fight back in the ring but Okada kicks him and again goes after the knee. Okada lands a big DDT on Moxley for a near fall. Okada snaps over Moxley and lands a basement dropkick and works over Moxley for several minutes. Okada picks up and slams Moxley and climbs the ropes and lands a big flying elbow and goes for his pose but Moxley grabs the hand and fights back and takes out Okada with a big clothesline.
Moxley lands a series of shots and goes for an Irish Whip but gets reversed but Moxley avoids a dropkick and locks in a figure four leglock but Okada gets to the ropes. Okada lands a DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP and then does one on the mat and locks in a half crab but Moxley escapes. Okada goes for a modified shoulder breaker out of the corner but Moxley counters and lands the GOTCH STYLE PILEDRIVER for a near fall. Moxley goes for the submission but Okada escapes. Okada tries to use the Continental Title but referee Stefan Smith catches him, but this allows Okada to land a low blow followed by the Rainmaker for a near fall. Moxley and Okada trade shots and it’s Okada catching Moxley coming off the ropes with a big dropkick. Okada goes for a short arm clothesline but Moxley counters and lands a DDT for a near fall. Moxley goes for the bulldog choke but Okada escapes and goes for something but Moxley catches him with a RAINMAKER of his own but Okada kicks out at 1. Moxley lands the big STOMP and then lands the DEATH RIDER for the win.
Winner and NEW All Elite Wrestling Continental Champion Jon Moxley
Main Event
Four Way Match for the All Elite Wrestling Championship
Samoa Joe vs Maxwell Jacob Friedman vs Adam Page vs Swerve Strickland w Prince Nana
All four men brawl to start and Page is able to send Joe to the floor. Page catches MJF with a big fall away slam and then lands a slingshot crossbody block on Joe followed by a springboard clothesline knocklng MJF off the apron. Joe comes back and MJF comes back and lands a big bodyslam on Strickland and then comes off the ropes and rams his crotch into the face of Strickland and then Strickland comes back and does the same. Match spills to the floor where Joe does a big dive taking out MJF and Strickland, followed by Page with a big moonsault off the top that grazes MJF. Page and Strickland take out Joe and MJF and we have a staredown between two arch rivals as the NOW ARENA goes electric. Page and Strickland trade counters and Page gets an O’Connor Roll for a near fall. Page lands a big clothesline and lands the BUCK SHOT LARIAT but Joe stops the cover. Joe goes for the Muscle Buster on Swerve but Page stops him and we get a TOWER OF DOOM spot which ends up taking out everyone including MJF.
Joe scores a quick series of near falls on everyone in the match. Joe goes for the Muscle Buster on Strickland whp flips out and catches MJF with a big cutter and then lands a big German Suplex. Joe squashes Strickland in the corner but Page comes back and lands a big a Saito Suplex on Joe and then clotheslines MJF back to the floor. Page goes for another Buck Shot Lariat but Strickland avoids it but Page lays him out with the ANGELS WINGS for a near fall. MJF comes back and works over everyone. MJF goes for the Heatseeker on Page but Page shoots him off, Page goes for the Lariat again but MJF counters and lands a CUTTER. Joe and MJF simultaneously lock in submissions but MJF breaks up the submission by Joe. Joe locks in the Kokina Clutch on MJF but Strickland catches breaks it up with a house call.
Page and Strickland clean house but then take each other out with big kicks. Powerhouse Hobbs and Hook come in and beat up all 3 oppennts. Joe lands the Muscle Buster for a near fall.
Hobbs and Hook go after Nana on the floor but Strickland takes them out with a big double move and they are sent back to the locker room. Page lands a series of shots and then goes after Hook on the apron allowing Joe to lock in the Kokina Clutch but Strickland colmes off with the double stomp on Joe to break it up. Joe goes for something off the ropes but Strickland slides out and lands a big powerbomb on Joe off the ropes. Strickland climbs the ropes but MJF shoves him off the top to the floor. Page lands a series of BUCK SHOT LARIATS on Joe but then MJF catches him with a low blow. MJF hooks Joe and lands the HEATSEEKER piledriver for the win.
Winner and NEW All Ell Elite Wrestling World Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman
An alright show here. Continental classic was good as it is every year and Moxley winning it and maybe being a babyface is a nice switch. A fun undercard with FTR vs Juice/Austin. A fun little brawl with Darby/Kidd and a solid title match to cap off the show with MJF coming back to win the belt at the very the at the very show where he lost it 2 years ago. Thanks for reading everyone.
