It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means! Kenny Omega is once again AEW World Champion! He’s pretty much guaranteed to be here tonight, but what about the former champion, MJF? And the #1 Contender for All In, Will Ospreay? Meanwhile, Hangman is back, and he’s declared that he has his sights set on all the other singles championships he’s still allowed to win. Who will be in his sights?
Dynamite opens with a run-down of tonight’s card, followed by Jon Moxley giving the Death Riders a pep talk. He tells Will Ospreay that most of the hard work is done, and that he already has what it takes to keep going when it gets tough, which most people don’t. He says he just needs to keep in mind that he needs to go in for the kill, regardless of the target.
Match One: AEW Men’s Tag Team Championships: Cope and Cage (c) vs. Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta
Copeland and Yuta start off, Copeland with a side headlock, Yuta reverses into an armbar, side headlock, Copeland whips out, big boot, Cage in, double team whip, Garcia in, lockup, Garcia wrenches an arm, break, lockup, Garcia presses Cage to the corner, break, Cage dances like Garcia used to, boot, Copeland in, double team hip toss, toss to the corner, Garcia with a kick, Copeland with punches, whip to the corner, Garcia presses him to the apron, Yuta tries to attack, Copeland boots him off, Yuta pulls Copeland into the ring skirt, double team beatdown, Yuta in, continued double team beatdown, cover for two, DDT, blocked, throw down, Garcia in, double team beatdown, ten-punch, chinlock, Copeland elbows out, Garcia puts the hold back in, Copeland escapes with a snapmare, powerslam, Yuta in, mounted punches, toss to the corner, sets Copeland up top, mounted punches, Copeland with punches of his own, boot, misses a leap, Cage in, cleans house, Yuta goes for an Electric Chair, reversed into the Killswitch, blocked, Cage hits a DDT, Garcia runs in, Cage tosses him head-first into Yuta’s crotch, continues cleaning house, top rope diving headbutt for two, brawl, Copeland ends up hitting Yuta with a spear, allowing Cage to cover for three.
Winners and STILL AEW Men’s Tag Team Champions: Cope and Cage
The Dogs and Claudio Castagnoli hit the ring and beat down the champs until the Bang Bang Gang make the save. Christian and Jay White have a near-standoff, Copeland plays peacemaker.
In a video package, Andrade proclaims himself to be free from his past and free to become world champion.
Backstage, Renee asks Andrade about tonight’s match. He says he’s prepared to fight every member of the Don Callis Family, and take all their championships. He reveals that he has MJF’s ring, says he got it from a friend, but refuses to say that it’s Will Ospreay.
After a commercial, Renee asks the Conglomeration about their future. Cassidy says now would be the perfect time for someone to walk in and challenge them, and The Demand oblige. While they’re trash talking, Lethal Swirl attack the champs.
Match Two: Andrade vs. Jake Doyle
Doyle attacks before the bell, beats Andrade around ringside, tosses him back in the ring, whip to the corner, avalanche, repeat, Andrade blocks the avalanche with a boot, hurricanrana, boot to the floor, hurricanrana, Doyle tosses him into the steel steps, choke in the ropes, running knee drop for two, chinlock, trading punches, Andrade gets the better of it, chops, Doyle with tackles, Andrade hits one of his own, more tackles, stage dive to the floor, back in the ring, Doyle hits a sit-out powerbomb for two, Andrade hits Three Amigos for two, running knees for two, goes up top, leaps, Doyle tackles him out of midair, elbow for two, Andrade hits him with a headbutt, DM for three.
Winner: Andrade
Mark Davis comes out, menaces Andrade, Andrade shows him the ring, Davis backs off.
After a commercial, Tony Schiavone welcomes Kenny Omega to the ring. The Bucks come out, congratulate him, and reveal the original AEW Men’s World Championship. Kenny says it was so long since he’d held the championship that he wasn’t sure he could do it again. He says his extended family, including all his fans, are what got him back. He says fans can expect the best version of Kenny Omega at All In.
Will Ospreay comes out. He says it’s nice to see the Bucks have rebounded after losing their EVP status, but asks if he can talk to Kenny alone. He says he thought Kenny had given up on himself, even though everyone still believed in him. He says Kenny proved he’s back to full form last week, but this is also Will Ospreay in full form. He invites Kenny to show the world that AEW really is where the best wrestle.
Kevin Knight comes out, congratulates Kenny, but says he’s still owes a world title shot. He challenges him for Redemption. Kenny says MJF’s promises don’t apply, but maybe he’ll give him a shot anyway, because he can see the potential in Kevin Knight. He says it’s been harder to see since Knight joined forces with Don Callis, but he’d be a hypocrite if he held that against Knight too badly. He says Knight needs to figure out that he doesn’t need Callis. He says that, despite Knight calling MJF a fraud, MJF lives up to his word, but Knight is pretending to be someone he’s not by playing the bad guy. He challenges Knight to bring The Jet to Redemption. Knight says Kenny’s wrong, there’s no goodness left in his heart. He attacks Kenny, but Darby Allin emerges from the shadows and attacks Knight, until the Don Callis Family b-team intervene. Ospreay and Omega dare them to jump, and the Death Riders come out to even the numbers, much to Kenny’s confusion.
Backstage, Jack Perry makes an open challenge for Collision, saying he wants to give a young talent the same opportunity he had.
Match Three: Brodido vs. Aaron Solow and Nick Comoroto
Bandido and Solow start off, Nick in, jockeying, Bandido with a slam, King in, double team house cleaning, Bandido in, continue, top rope splash to both opponents for three.
Winners: Brodido
Backstage, Renee tries to interview Kyle Fletcher, but they’re interrupted by Brodido’s celebrations.
Match Four: AEW International Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Komander
Komander with a pair of kicks, Fletcher goes for a slam, blocked, jockeying, Komander with an arm drag, rollup for two, Fletcher with a slam on the floor into the apron, running boot, rolls Komander into the ring, Komander with chops, Fletcher with a lariat, whip, Komander floats over, tosses Fletcher to the floor, tightrope senton, Fletcher with stomps in the corner, chop in the corner, Komander with chops, Fletcher eggs him on, Komander hits a superkick, Fletcher with an enziguri, deadlift superplex, blocked, Komander with a kick, chops, pulls Fletcher down, tightrope 450 for two, jockeying, Komander with a boot from the corner, goes up top, tightrope, Fletcher trips him, Komander lands on his feet, 619, springboard Destroyer for two, stomps to the hand, superkick, Fletcher with a Michinoku Driver for two, Snake Eyes, blocked, Komander with a top rope moonsault, reversed into a brainbuster for three.
Winner and STILL AEW International Champion: Kyle Fletcher
Fletcher goes for Komander’s mask, Takeshita makes the save. He stares at the champioship, picks it up, goes to hit Fletcher with it, Okada runs in and hits a Rainmaker. He and Fletcher both pick the championship up and stare each other down, before Brodido hit the ring and take out both of them, then celebrate with Takeshita.
Okay, look, I know technically there’s only been one G1 show, and it was in the USA, and there’s nearly a week between them, but can we talk for just a second about how badass it is that Takeshita is making an appearance in AEW while he’s currently competing in the G1?
Backstage, Kenny Omega says he still sees a little bit of himself in Kevin Knight. Darby Allin comes in and says Kevin’s not going to change overnight, he needs to be humbled. Jon Moxley walks in and says Darby’s right, some people just can’t change. Then he stares at Kenny.
Renee introduces the Brawling Birds, who share a bit of banter, then vow to make the card for All In.
Backstage, Chris Jericho says he enjoyed being left bloodied last week, so he wants to do it again. He then reveals Painmaker garb. Ciampa says he’s better than Jericho, but at Redemption, they’ll find out if the Painmaker is better than the Psycho Killer. He accepts the challenge, then makes an open challenge for Collision.
Match Five: Darby Allin vs. Brian Cage
Darby with a running dropkick, dumps Cage to the floor, suicide dive, Cage doesn’t budge, tosses Darby around, slams him on the stage, tosses him in the ring, superplex onto the stage, toss back into the ring for two, tosses Darby back to the floor, back into the ring, chops, slam onto the steps, sets Darby up in the ringside chair, running boot, toss into the steps, Darby leaps over, dropkick, Coffin Drop, rolls him into the ring, Code Red for two, suicide dive to the stage, goes for a spear, Cage catches him with a lariat, gorilla press slam to the floor, Darby’s head hits the ring post on the way down, Cage goes for another slam onto the steps, reversed, Darby with a Coffin Drop on the steps, rolls Cage into the ring, another Coffin Drop for three.
Winner: Darby Allin
Backstage, Kyle Fletcher calls out Brodido, specifically Bandido, who he calls out for Redemption.
Elsewhere backstage, Renee asks Kevin Knight if he can handle the pressure. Don Callis interjects and says that Kenny was trying to plan mind games like Don Callis, but everything good he’s ever had is thanks to Callis. Speedball walks in and tells Knight that everyone will be ready to accept him when he stops trying to be the bad guy, but Knight dismisses him.
Main Event: Mercedes Mone and Women’s Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion vs. Willow Nightingale, Hyan and Maya World
Willow and Mone start off, Mone backs off, Bayne in, Kross in, World in, Hyan in, brawl, it continues like this for some time, eventually it settles down to Kross and World in the ring, Kross has World in a chinlock, Bayne in, she and Mone clean house, Mone in for two, forearm, World presses her to the apron, Mone with a forearm, misses running knees, Kross in, jockeying as Maya tries to get out, finally gets it and tags in Willow, Bayne in, Willow cleans house, spinebuster for two as Mone breaks the count, brawl, Mone and World end up legal, Mone with Three Amigos, goes up top, frog splash, blocked with knees, Kross in, World with a boot, blocks a suplex, Hyan in, top rope crossbody, elbow, knee, powerbomb, reversed with a back body drop, Kross with an avalanche, Bayne in, double team beatdown, Falcon Arrow for two as Willow breaks the count, Divine Dominion clean house until Willow fights them both off, clotheslines Kross to the floor, Pounce to Bayne, Mone tags in in the process, tosses Willow to the floor, Hyan with a rollup, spear for two, Mone with a Money Maker for three.
Winners: Mercedes Mone and Divine Dominion
The victors stand tall on the stage as Dynamite goes off the air.