Ian’s Rebel Heart Dynamite Recap (In Progress)

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Tonight, Dynamite raises money for ALS research! The Trios Championships will once again be on the line, and in other action, in a Tables Match, The Young Bucks take on Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight! Would that be… Protoknight? Protojet? Protokevin? Protokevin rolls off the tongue the best, Protokevin it is!

Dynamite opens with a tribute graphic for The Butcher.

After this, the live broadcast begins with the return of The Waiting Room, introduced by Rebel. Baker introduces her guest: Persephone. Persephone promises victory tonight, before Baker introduces their partner: Shida Hikaru.

Match One: AEW Trios World Championships: Swerve Strickland and The New Level (c) vs. The Conglomeration

Kofi and Cassidy start off, jockeying, Kofi with a lariat, Cassidy with a snapmare for two, another for one, Kofi misses a pair of leg sweeps, then a third, O’Reilly in, Creed in, trading kicks, Creed with a trip, chop, lariat, arm wrench, Kofi in, aided splash, Strong runs in, Conglomeration clean house, Strong in, Creed in, trading strikes, O’Reilly in, ten-punch, Strong on, ten-punch, Cassidy in, slowly goes for a ten-punch, Strong tags himself in and does it instead, Cassidy in, slowly goes for a ten-punch, Strong tags himself in and does it instead, tags Cassidy back in, Cassidy goes for a ten-punch, Creed reverses into a Manhattan Drop, Cassidy with a punch, Manhattan Drop of his own, trading Manhattan Drops, both men collapse, Strong in, chop, Cassidy in, Creed with a chop, O’Reilly in, blocks a tag, hits a knee, trading chops, O’Reilly with kicks and knees, suplex, blocked, Creed with a suplex, Kofi in, Strong in, Kofi cleans house, Swerve in, continues cleaning house, Creed in, covers for two as Cassidy breaks the count, Strong with kicks, Cassidy in, Kofi in, Cassidy tosses Kofi’s head into the turnbuckle, Kofi with a facebuster, Creed in, double team, brawl erupts, New Level eventually hit Cassidy with Daybreak for three.

Winners and STILL AEW Trios Champions: New Level and Swerve Strickland

The Demand come out and demand a title shot. They circle the ring until Brodido and Hangman make the save. Eventually they have a tug of war over the title belts, with the former champs relenting and handing the championships to the new champs.

Backstage, Steven Borden says the time is now because he finally overcame the fear of living in his dad’s shadow. Darby says the Don Callis Family thinks he’s not ready, but Darby knows better. He says Steven Borden is not destined to be the second coming of Sting, he’s the first Steven Borden.

The commentary team pay tribute to The Butcher.

Backstage, Renee asks the Don Callis Family about their tag team matches tonight. Josh Alexander says this may be Steven Borden’s debut, but it’s also his return from five months on the shelf. Okada interrupts and says he’s glad Kyle finally sees the value in family.

Match Two: Hyan, Maya World and CMLL Mexican National Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa vs. Shida Hikaru, Britt Baker and TBS Champion and CMLL Women’s World Champion Persephone

Rosa and Persephone start off, Rosa with a tackle, another, goes for a third, reversed into a toss to the corner, Persephone with punches, misses an avalanche, Rosa with a backslide for two, Russian leg sweep, World in, dropkick, Hyan in, leg drop for one, DVD, blocked with elbows, Persephone with a powerslam for two, Shida in, boot, blocked, Hyan with an elbow, Snake Eyes, World in, aided cannonball, second rope moonsault for two, Shida with an eye poke, Persephone in, tosses World around, Baker in, choke in the corner, Shida in, beatdown, Rosa in, cleans house, Hyan in and aids in the cleaning of house, Claymore for two as Baker breaks the count, sparking a brawl, Baker in, brawl continues, Rebel comes down and passes Baker the glove, Hyan with a rollup for two, Baker with a superkick, Lockjaw for the tapout.

Winners: Britt Baker, Shida Hikaru and Persephone

They show a video package for Rebel, chronicling her run in AEW, her fight with ALS, and the fight against ALS in general.