Ian’s Dynamite Recap With Puka Shells! (In Progress)

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Because that’s the only thing I remember is on the card tonight: Jericho vs. Nick Wayne in a feud over Puka Shells! Which actually somehow kind of works!

Dynamite opens with Copeland, Steve Borden, and Darby Allin. Copeland says Darby’s always had his back, and urges Steven Borden to keep up his momentum. Christian walks in and offers condolences on Steven Borden’s father retiring. Darby says it’s not over between him and Christian, but Christian says they need to worry about themselves.

Backstage, FTR and Protokevin vow victory and talk about how they’ve both beaten the Bucks.

Match One: TNT Champion Darby Allin, Steven Borden and AEW Men’s World Tag Team Champions Cope and Cage vs. FTR and Protokevin

Copeland and Fletcher start off, lockup, stalemate, break, Fletcher hooks an arm, wrench, Copeland with a trip, armbar, blocked, Fletcher gets to the rope, bails to the floor, back into the ring, lockup, Cage in, Darby tags himself in by force, tussle, Fletcher goes for a brainbuster, blocked with knees, Borden in, double team beatdown, Dax in, eight-man staredown, lockup, Dax with a side headlock, Borden whips out, Dax with a pair of tackles, gut punch, toss to the corner, whip, Borden floats over, dropkick, cover for two, arm wrench, Knight with a choke, Dax swings and accidentally hits Knight, then Fletcher, chops to Borden in the corner, Borden reverses position, mixed strikes, whip, Dax fights his way out of the corner, brawl erupts, settles, lockup, Borden with a side headlock, Darby in, arm wrench, punch to the back, dropkick, another, goes for a Coffin Drop to the floor, ends up getting apron-bombed by Fletcher, brawl erupts on the floor, Cash in, pair of suplexes, chinlock, Fletcher in, stomps, brawl erupts on the floor between all the non-legal wrestlers, Fletcher with more stomps, running forearm, Don Callis with a cheap shot, Darby fights his way out of the corner, mutual headbutt with Fletcher, Dax in, Darby finally tags in Borden, Borden cleans house, Dax eventually gets him to the corner, chop, sets Borden up top, chop, superplex, blocked with punches, Dax tumbles, Cash crotches Borden, brawl erupts, Cage hits Dax with a chair while the ref isn’t looking, Copeland spears Knight, Borden and Darby go for a Coffin Death Drop, briefly interrupted by Fletcher and Cash until Cage fights them off, Coffin Death Drop for three.

Winners: Steven Borden, Darby Allin and Cage and Cope

Backstage, Jon Moxley congratulates Will Ospreay on everything that he’s overcome, but says the title doesn’t make the man. He says Ospreay is becoming that man, and that he never wanted Ospreay to follow him, he wanted Ospreay to lead. He says that this was inevitable, but whatever happens at All Out, it’s Ospreay’s responsibility. Gabe Kidd proposes just taking Ospreay out, PAC seconds it.

Match Two: Chris Jericho vs. Nick Wayne

Jockeying, Jericho with a hip toss, Wayne with a slap, Jericho with a chop, another, chops in the corner, whip, reversed, Jericho with a boot, cutter, trading shots, Jericho with a delayed vertical, Wayne with strikes on the apron, Jericho with a DVD, toss into the steps, reversed, Wayne with a Destroyer, Jericho breaks the count at 9, Wayne with stomps, chinlock, Jericho punches his way out, Wayne with a spinning European uppercut, Jericho with a lariat, clothesline over the top rope, dropkick, top rope splash to the floor, trading strikes on the apron, Wayne with a cannonball, leaps off the top rope, Jericho hits a Codebreaker, slowly climbs into the count for two, trading shots, Walls of Jericho, blocked, Wayne with a superkick, Jericho sets him up top, punch, ten-punch, super hurricanrana, clothesline in the corner, sets Wayne up top, ten-punch, another super hurricanrana, misses Judas Effect, Wayne hits Wayne’s World for two, trading strikes, Jericho gets the better of it, Wayne with a forearm, Jericho pulls the necklace off Wayne, tussle, Walls of Jericho, blocked, Jericho with a rollup for three.

Winner: Chris Jericho

Nick Wayne sits aghast at his broken necklace, Jericho offers him a hand, Wayne tells him to get out, but then kicks the middle rope into his crotch as he goes to exit. Then he beats down Jericho with the necklace wrapped around his hand, grabs a chair, batters Jericho with it.

They show a video package for the #1 Contender’s Match between Thekla and Willow Nightingale, which is no longer a title match because Mone isn’t cleared.

Backstage, Renee asks the United Empire contingent about their status. Ospreay says it’s a little awkward with Andrade because he has the contract, but any time, they can find out who the better man is. Francesco Akira says it’s all about kicking the shit out of the Death Riders.

Match Three: AEW Trios World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: The Conglomeration vs. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Hangman and O’Reilly start off, jockeying, trading strikes, Bandido in, leaping elbow to the arm, arm wrench, arm breaker, O’Reilly with kicks, elbows, Bandido goes for a suplex, blocked, O’Reilly with a front facelock, Bandido with a pair of arm drags, misses a third, O’Reilly with a kick, OC in, double team kicks, King in, jockeying, Cassidy with a dropkick, Strong in, trading chops, Strong with a dropkick, King with a body slam, senton, Hangman in, springboard senton, Bandido in, springboard senton, GTS for two, Strong with a suplex, O’Reilly in, pair of suplexes, Cassidy in, Bandido with a suplex, Strong comes in and helps beat Bandido down, Cassidy with a DDT for two, Strong in, Hangman in, cleans house, King in, also cleans house, brawl erupts, Cassidy and Bandido end up legal, Bandido with a cutter, misses a top rope splash, goes for a suplex, reversed into Stundog Millionaire, Conglomeration with a triple team beatdown for two as King breaks up the count, Conglomeration tee off on King, Strong tags in, Hangman tags in, trading forearms, Cassidy in, cleans house, brawl erupts, Hangman ends up hitting a Buckshot Lariat on Strong for three.

Winners: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Match Four: Tommaso Ciampa vs. Myles Hawkins

In a picture-in-picture, Ciampa reiterates his quest for gold.

Hawkins makes a big show taking off his cape, Ciampa with a running knee, takes his time in covering for three.

Winner: Tommaso Ciampa