Tonight, MJF defends his AEW Men’s World Championship against Kenny Omega, but if Kenny loses, he can never challenge for the championship again! Not just while MJF is still champion, but ever! Will we see the Best Bout Machine rise to the top once again, or will he experience the rest of his career under a glass ceiling? Elsewhere, a Casino Gauntlet determines the challenger for the Women’s World Championship at Redemption!
Dynamite opens with Renee asking Kenny about his match tonight. He says his best work has been when his back is against the wall, in a way it wasn’t in AEW, or even in NJPW. He says the only friend he allowed in the building tonight was Michael Nakazawa, because he needed the guy who stuck with him even then. He mentions how hot it is in the outdoor venue tonight, and asks if MJF has experienced anything like it before. He asks if he’s ready to kill Kenny, and says that, if he does, he’ll shake his hand. But this is not only potentially his last chance to win the championship, it’s also his last chance to main event an All In.
Match One: Tommaso Ciampa vs. Jericho
Ciampa waits to jump Jericho on his entrance. Jericho enters through the crowd and brawls with Ciampa on the stage, throws him through a pair of Adirondack chairs, back body drop through them, back body drop on the chairs, hits Ciampa with one, finishes his entrance, goes back, resumes beating Ciampa down, throws him in the ring, follows.
Bell rings to officially start the match, chops in the corner, goes for the Walls, thinks better of it, tosses him to the floor, then into the ring, Ciampa with a DDT through the ropes, running knee, fireman’s carry on the apron, blocked with elbows, Jericho with a DVD, chop, toss into the steps, both men atop the other steps, tussle, Ciampa hits a double underhook piledriver, stomps, toss into the steps, rolls Jericho into the ring, covers for two twice, stomps, trading chops, Jericho with a ten-punch, Ciampa counters into an Air Raid Crash from the second rope for two, punches, Jericho with a double-leg, Ciampa blocks the Walls, goes for the move himself, Jericho reverses into a rollup for two, punches, both men up top, Jericho with a Super Hurricanrana, boot to the gut, brainbuster for two, trading chops, Ciampa grabs one of the decorative sand pails, Jericho hits a Codebreaker but gets sand in his face, misses a Lionsault, Ciampa hits a pair of running knees for two, goes for a third, Jericho blocks, locks in Walls of Jericho, Ciampa grabs the bucket, Aubrey takes it from him, he tosses sand in Jericho’s eyes, running knee for three.
Winner: Tommaso Ciampa
Ciampa hits Jericho with a chair after the bell. He grabs a tool bag and pulls out a drill, security try to hold him back while also avoiding getting murdered, they finally get him to leave, but he does pop a floaty toy with the drill.
They show a montage of the Brawling Birds beating people up in a bar fight.
Backstage, Renee asks Will Ospreay about tonight’s main event. He says he’s pulling for Kenny, says both of them can’t be counted out, but with MJF it’s the hijinks you need to watch out for. MJF walks in and says the main event will not feature Kenny, and MJF is the reason AEW is in its best shape ever. Ospreay says MJF can’t call himself an all-time great until he learns to do it the clean way. MJF spits on Ospreay, prompting a short brawl before security pull them apart. MJF vows to hurt Kenny even worse to spite Ospreay.
Match Two: AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher
Lockup, Fletcher gets Takeshita to the ropes, break, shove, lockup, Fletcher wrenches an arm, Takeshita rolls through, Fletcher with a keylock, Takeshita wrenches an arm, Fletcher reverses into an arm breaker, side headlock, tackle, Takeshita with a side headlock, tackle, Fletcher with a slap, trading chops, Fletcher goes for a Brainbuster, Takeshita with an elbow, lariat, avalanche, whip, running elbow, ten-punch, whip, blocked, forearm, whip, reversed, jockeying, Fletcher with a tackle, boot, running knee from the apron to the floor, stops to drink water, Takeshita with a forearm, spits the water, jaws with Callis, goes for an elbow to Fletcher against the ring post, Fletcher ducks, arm breakers, rolls Takeshita into the ring, mounted punches, arm breaker, another, a third, reversed into a sleeper, reversed back into an arm breaker, Takeshita with an exploder suplex, suicide dive, Helluva Kick across the barricade, rolls Fletcher into the ring, Fletcher with a slam, stomp, goes up top, Takeshita with a forearm, superplex, trading forearms, Fletcher with a dropkick, Takeshita with a Blue Thunder Bomb, both men to the apron, Takeshita goes for a brainbuster, reversed, blocked, Takeshita goes for a side slam, blocked, Fletcher with punches, superkick, brainbuster, reversed into a tombstone, into a wheelbarrow suplex, rolls Fletcher into the ring, goes for a running knee, reversed into Snake Eyes, reversed into a poison rana, running knee, reversed into a Michinoku Driver for two, misses a lariat, Takeshita with a lariat, slam, goes up top, Fletcher follows, kick, superplex, reversed into a sunset last ride, Callis grabs Takeshita’s leg, Fletcher and Takeshita trade brainbuster attempts, Takeshita hits Raging Fire for two as Fletcher gets a foot on the rope, Fletcher with a rollup for two, backslide, blocked, Takeshita with a backslide, Fletcher rolls through, pair of kicks, brainbuster for two, boot, sets Takeshita up top, super brainbuster on the turnbuckle for three.
Winner and NEW International Champion: Kyle Fletcher
The Don Callis Family come out to celebrate, while the Conglomeration check on Takeshita.
After a commercial, Mick Foley comes out to interview the new champ. He asks Fletcher what it was like to face and beat his former friend. Fletcher says that Takeshita was never his friend, and now he’s accomplished the goal of bringing the International Championship back to the Don Callis Family. Don Callis objects to Mick Foley entering the segment. Foley says, unlike Don Callis, he can lend some credibility to the proceedings. He then brings attention to his custom-painted shoes with his recently departed dog on one and his still-living dog on the other, and says he’ll put those shoes up Callis’ ass if he insults him again. Callis then introduces Kevin Knight, who congratulates Fletcher, but then says it took him long enough. He then says MJF still owes him a title shot. Andrade then comes out, says he used to be best member of the Don Callis Family, but Callis screwed it all up. He then vows to take a championship from the Family. Callis says he can have a National Championship shot if he can beat Jake Doyle. Several members then chase Andrade to the back, where Darby Allin jumps Kevin Knight. Brian Cage goes to hit Darby with the skateboard, but it explodes. Andrade is then revealed to be behind the controls, and he and Darby brawl with Kevin Knight and Jake Doyle.
Match Three: Will Ospreay and Continental Champion Jon Moxley vs. The Workhorsemen
Mox and Henry jockey, trading strikes, Drake in, chop, trading strikes, Henry in, snapmare for two, kicks, Mox with a dragon screw, Ospreay in, cleans house, Mox in, continues cleaning house, Ospreay in, continues continuing, Drake eventually trips him and pulls him to the floor, double team, Henry with a neck twist, Drake in, trading strikes, Henry in, slam for two, Drake in, Mox in, cleans house, Drake hits a chop, Ospreay comes in and hits Drake with a Styles Clash while Mox hits Henry with a Death Rider, Paradigm Shift into a Hidden Blade to Drake for three.
Winners: Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay
In a pre-tape, Shida Hikaru brags about her TBS Championship win last week.
Match Four: #1 Contender’s Casino Gauntlet for the AEW Women’s World Championship: First Two Entrants ROH Women’s World Champion Athena and Maya World
Thekla is on commentary.
Athena misses a lariat, but hits on second attempt, trading rollups for two, Maya with a forearm, trading forearms, Athena with a boot, whip, reversed, World with an avalanche, Athena with a knee for two, World with a running boot, fallaway slam, springboard moonsault for one.
Skye Blue Enters
She comes in with a kendo stick, hits Athena, World with a boot, springboard, Blue catches her with the stick and beats her down, neckbreaker for two as Athena breaks the cover, rolls Blue to the floor, Blue pulls her out, forearm, charges, Athena slams her into the steps, pulls World to the floor, forearms, World with a forearm, slams Athena’s head into the apron, rolls her into the ring, Athena with a kick, punch to the back, grabs the kendo stick, cracks World, leg choke, all three women end up in the ring, trade strikes and covers for two, Blue beats down Athena in the corner, but Athena still hits her with a spinebuster for two.
Shirakawa Mina Enters
Mina cleans house, World eventually joins her, but then they tee off, World rolls Mina up for two, they trade offense, Mina with a springboard corkscrew for two, stomps Blue, stomps Athena.
Rina Enters
Rina and Mina tee off on each other, Blue charges at both of them but eats a double dropkick, Rina boots Mina, Athena boots Rina for two, toss to the corner, Rina with a boot, missile dropkick, arm breaker to World, covers for two, tees off on Athena.
Julia Hart Enters
Hart runs in with a trash can, tees off on everyone (except Skye Blue), Eat Defeat to Athena, rolls her to the floor, beats her with a chair, also hits a security guard, Blue tosses Justin Roberts from his chair and takes it, slides it in the ring, beats a couple security guards with her kendo stick, Athena hits Maya World with the trash can lid, Mina tees off on Blue, inside the ring Hart hits Athena with a DDT for two as Rina breaks the count, Blue and World fight over the trash can lid, Blue gets the better of it, breaks up a hold that Athena has Hart in, Blue and Athena fight over the trash can lid, Athena with a knee to the gut, slam onto the lid for two, Hart has Mina in a sleeper on the floor.
Thunder Rosa Enters
Rosa cleans house, it eventually kind of just devolves into a general brawl, Athena hits Mina with the O-Face, but everyone breaks the count.
Willow Nightingale Enters
Willow cleans house as the crowd erupts to see their favourite return. She ends up hitting Hart with a Babe With The Powerbomb for three.
Winner: Willow Nightingale
After the bell Thekla attacks Willow, but Divine Dominion attack the Sisters of Sin. Willow briefly rebounds against Thekla, but it doesn’t take. Mercedes hits the ring and levels both women.
In a package, Jack Perry announces he’s re-signed with AEW.
Backstage, Speedball says he’s coming for the National Championship.
Main Event: AEW Men’s World Championship: MJF (c) vs. Kenny Omega (If Kenny Omega Loses, He Can Never Challenge for the Championship Again)
Match opens with trading punches, Kenny gets the better of it, MJF with an eye poke, back body drop, Kenny springs up and hits a German, One Winged Angel, blocked, both men tumble to the floor, MJF tries to leave through the crowd, Kenny follows, beats MJF down, MJF with an eye rake, toss, Kenny tosses MJF across a bunch of chairs, slams MJF’s head onto a different bunch of chairs, stomps, tosses MJF across the barricade, MJF lands on the ringside chair before hitting the floor, Kenny rolls MJF into the ring, goes for a V-Trigger, MJF uses the ref as a human shield, mounted punches, bite, poses on the top rope, eye rake, bite, Heat Seeker, blocked, pulls Kenny into the ring and hits a cutter for two, Heat Seeker, blocked again, MJF beats Kenny down up the ramp, toss into the decorative lifeguard chair on the stage, blocked, Kenny tosses MJF into it, climbs up it, moonsault, tosses MJF into the ring, goes up top, dropkick to the back, MJF lands on the floor, Kenny with a suicide dive, rolls MJF into the ring, follows, Fameasser, Ushigoroshi, V-Trigger, blocked with a trip into the rope, Kenny rebounds with a snap dragon, MJF with a volley of mixed strikes, mutual lariat, jockeying, MJF hits a powerbomb on his knee, piledriver for two, both men to the apron, MJF drops to the floor and clears the announce table, goes for a tombstone, blocked, Kenny slides into the ring, punch, another punch, V-Trigger, MJF flies off the apron and through the announce table, Kenny grabs a water bottle and rinses his eyes, then pours some on MJF, towels off, chops MJF, slams his head into the apron, rolls him into the ring, MJF drops Kenny’s head across the top rope, Kenny still recovers first, drags MJF to the apron, chops, One Winged Angel on the apron, blocked, MJF with a bite, Kenny with punches, punch on the floor, chop, fireman’s carry senton, moonsault from the barricade, blocked with knees, MJF with a tombstone onto the ringside chair, Heat Seeker, blocked, Kenny goes for a V-Trigger, crumples, hits it on second attempt, One Winged Angel, blocked with punches, Kenny hits a German instead, V-Trigger, sets MJF up top, slaps to the back of the head, One Winged Angel, reversed into a poison rana, Heat Seeker for two, grabs the championship belt, ref catches him with it, MJF pulls out the Dynamite Diamond Ring, Will Ospreay runs in, pulls it off his hand, Kenny grabs the belt, MJF begs off, then hits a low blow and a belt shot, only gets a one-count, MJF with punches, Kenny with punches, V-Trigger, another, a third, One Winged Angel for three!
Winner and NEW AEW Men’s World Champion: Kenny Omega
Holy shit! Dynamite goes off the air with Kenny celebrating.