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.
Match Three: AEW National Championship: Andrade (c) vs. The Beast Mortos
Mortos misses a tackle, Andrade tosses him around, suicide moonsault, Mortos with a backbreaker in the ring, clotheslines Andrade out of the ring, suicide dive, toss into the barricade, chop, toss into the ring post, Andrade rolls into the ring, Mortos with a powerslam, chinlock, throw down, back to the chinlock, Andrade with a jaw breaker, trading forearms, Andrade gets the better of it, leaping forearm, kip up, Mortos with a Samoan Drop, Andrade with elbows, tijeras, reversed into Tombstone Knees for two, choke, whip, Electric Chair, reversed into a face buster for two, Dia de los Muertos, DM for three.
Winner and STILL National Champion: Andrade
Andrade grabs a mic, reiterates that he will be defending every week, and gives Mortos some props but says he still wasn’t good enough to beat him. The Dogs attack until Will Ospreay makes the save.
Match Four: AEW Men’s World Championship Eliminator Match: Will Ospreay (c) vs. David Finlay
Jon Moxley is on commentary.
Ospreay with mixed strikes, toss to the corner, reversed, jockeying until Finlay hits a Blue Thunder Bomb, toss across the ring, crossface punches, face wrench, stomps in the corner, ten-punch, Ospreay with chops, Finlay with a chop to the throat, whip, reversed, Ospreay with a back body drop, clothesline over the top rope, suicide dive, chops on the floor, back in the ring, Finlay with a snapmare, running corkscrew European uppercut for one, face wash with an elbow, knee to the back, knees, whip to the corner, Ospreay crumples, Finlay covers for two, hand wrench, trading shots, Ospreay with an enziguri, elbow, Finlay with an Irish Curse for two, trading chops, Ospreay covers for two, trading rollups for two, Ospreay hits Oz Cutter for two, Stundog Millionaire, Styles Clash for three.
Winner: Will Ospreay
Backstage, Renee asks Brodido and Hangman if they’re still in the Trios division. Brody says he has the same question. Hangman says that wasn’t what he was looking for when he came back, but he needed it, and he still needs it, so if it’s alright with Brodido, he’d love to remain a trio. They’re down.
Match Five: Mark Davis and Josh Alexander vs. TNT Champion Darby Allin and Steve Borden
Darby and Davis circle each other, Borden in, tackle, another, arm drag, Darby in, knocks Davis around, side headlock, Alexander in, chop block, Davis knocks Borden off the apron, then hits Darby with a senton, Alexander with a knee drop, double team toss across the ring, Davis in, running forearm in the corner, abdominal stretch, Darby breaks with a face wrench, elbow, goes up top, misses, Davis with a Cloverleaf, Darby verges escaping, Davis with a powerbomb, body slam, Alexander in, body slam, Davis in, body slam, Alexander in, body slam, Davis in, Darby with a rollup for two, goes for a tag, Alexander in, Davis pulls Borden off the apron, Alexander with a backbreaker, Borden in, cleans house, cover for two, brawl erupts, Steven Borden ends up covering Alexander for three.
Winners: Steven Borden and Darby Allin
After a short break, Thekla hits the ring. She hypes herself up, then talks about transitioning from punk music to wrestling after seeing a dude getting beat up in the basement of a bar. Mone emerges through the crowd and says Thekla talks a big game, but she’s been dealing with bigger egos her whole career. They bond over shit-talking Willow, which draws her out. Thekla retreats is Sisters of Sin join her for backup.
Backstage, the Death Riders are giving Moxley a talking to about trusting Will Ospreay. Ospreay walks in, the rest of the Riders walk off, Ospreay tells Mox that he’s the one who made the match, because he owes Moxley for all the help, and because Mox is the only person to pin him this year. He says it’s not about revenge, it’s about having a game plan.
Main Event: Tables Match: Protokevin vs. The Young Bucks
Commentary gives us a refresher on the rules: Both members of a team have to be put through a table by an offensive manoeuvre.
Match opens as a brawl, Bucks eventually set up a table at ringside, roll their opponents into the ring, go to suplex them both through the table, blocked, and eventually reversed, brawl resumes, bad guys set up a second table next to the first one on the floor, brawl resumes, Bucks end up hitting Fletcher with a double team powerbomb on a table that isn’t set up and therefore doesn’t break, apron Meltzer Driver broken up by Knight, Nick hits Knight with a top rope Destroyer, Matt hits Fletcher with a diving DDT on the apron, rolls him into the ring, brawl resumes, BTE Trigger to Fletcher, it doesn’t lead to much, Fletcher ends up back body dropping Matt over the top rope and through one of the tables at ringside, commentary informs us that Kevin Knight has also been put through a table, I genuinely do not remember that happening, but there he is lying in the wreckage of one on the floor, Nick with superkicks, lays Fletcher out on a table, goes up top, FTR attack Nick, Nick rebounds with superkicks, goes back up top, Stokely Hathaway grabs him by the leg, Fletcher with a top rope brainbuster through the table.
Winners: Protokevin
FTR continue beating down the Bucks after the bell, until Darby Allin and Steven Borden make the save with chairs. The Bucks and Darby/Borden exchange handshakes as Dynamite goes off the air.