Tonight, it’s Dynamite on a Tuesday! I’d like to pretend they moved it so I can watch the Leafs/Habs game tomorrow night, but somehow I don’t think that’s it. Mercedes Mone will defend against a yet-to-be-named Florida native, PAC will face Orange Cassidy, and more!
Tony Schiavone welcomes Hangman Page to the ring, then Samoa Joe. He announces that they’ve both agreed to no physicality, then hands Hangman the mic. He says in the entire history of AEW, he’s never been as confused as he was last week, at least until Joe said “You never beat me.” He says Joe is angry with himself for not being more focused on getting his title back, and says that he didn’t give Joe a title shot for the way he acted last week, he gave it to him because he owes him one, but he won’t let him take the title. Joe says everything Hangman has said is true, but Hangman is a pretender. He says he should have done this sooner, but he suspects Hangman is trying to give him short notice on purpose. Hangman says no one’s opinion of him is the measure of who he is as a champion, his performance in the ring is. He says Joe will beat his ass, but Hangman will outlast him, and when it’s over, he just hopes Joe has the same spirit that he did after All In.
Earlier today, Alicia Atout interviewed The Conglomeration. Briscoe runs down the night his teammates will have, and they all celebrate.
Match One: Jon Moxley vs. Ishii Tomohiro
Forehead-to-forehead staredown, trading forearms, Mox gets the better of it, Ishii with a tackle, trading shots on the floor, Mox with a back rake, breaks the count, tosses Ishii into the ring post, Ishii with a chop, toss into the ring post, Mox back into the ring, Ishii tries to follow but Marina Shafir grabs his leg, eye gouge, Mox with a dropkick, chinlock on the floor, climbs back into the ring, Ishii climbs in, trading chops, Mox wrenches the leg in the corner, dropkick to the leg, Figure Four, Ishii eventually gets the rope, Mox with stomps, trading shots, Ishii gets the better of it, Mox with a lariat, ten-punch, Ishii hits a powerbomb for two, trading shots, Mox with a boot, Ishii with a lariat, Mox with a lariat, mutual lariat, Ishii with an enziguri, Mox with a running knee, both men up at 8, trading shots, Mox with a cutter for two, piledriver, Ishii gets back up, Mox with a stomp for two, Death Rider, blocked, Ishii with an elbow, sliding lariat, Anaconda Vice, Mox escapes by biting, German, Ishii goes for a lariat, reversed into Paradigm Shift for two, rear naked choke, Ishii passes out.
Winner: Jon Moxley
Renee asks the Young Bucks, who are trying to get a meeting with Tony Khan, about Jurassic Express being in action tonight. They say they’ll be watching.
Match Two: Street Fight: The Demand vs. The Hurt Syndicate
The Demand grab weapons and toss them in the ring during their entrance. The Hurt Syndicate then come out in suits, which seems like an odd choice.
Match opens with a brawl on the ramp, Ricochet has a kendo stick, MVP has his cane, Lashley clotheslines Toa into the ring, Toa responds with a Samoan Drop onto the pile of plunder, misses an avalanche, Shelton tosses Kaun around the ringside area, Lashley and Toa spill to the floor, Ricochet ant MVP hit the ring, Ricochet goes for a whip, blocked, slap, MVP grabs him by the neck, Ricochet with a low blow, GoA come to aid Ricochet by beating MVP down, fall back into the original brawling pairs, Shelton slams Kaun onto a chair, Ricochet eventually jumps on everyone on the floor, chokes Shelton with a t-shirt, MVP low blows Ricochet, Kaun rolls Shelton into the ring, multiple tables keep getting set up off camera, Shelton tosses Kaun into a chair that at some point got set up in the corner, Ricochet is digging what looks like a crutch into Lashley’s knee, climbs in the ring to help beat down Shelton, MVP starts beating Ricochet with what I can now confirm is a crutch, Kaun attacks MVP with a chair, puts it down, Shelton picks it up and starts beating Kaun down, rolls him into the ring, Kaun with a dropkick, dropkicks everyone, Demand kind of just start taking control, Lashley and Toa start fighting near a table, Lashley goes to spear Toa through it, Toa tosses a chair at him, then throws Lashley through the table, he and Ricochet lay Lashley on a different table, Kaun hits a Cactus Elbow to Lashley through the table, Toa and MVP fight on the floor, go through the barricade while Shelton and Ricochet have a go in the ring, GoA with a double team spinebuster to Benjamin for two, set a table up, lay Shelton on it while Ricochet goes up top, shooting star, the table doesn’t quite break, GoA slam MVP through the table, beat down MVP in the corner, Shelton starts to fight back, Ricochet brings another table into the ring, realizes he’s now alone, starts to fight MVP and Shelton off, hits a volley of superkicks, Kaun joins in, Shelton tosses Ricochet to the floor, superkick to Kaun, kicks, German, knees Ricochet into a chair in the corner, powerbomb, blocked with punches, Kaun hands Ricochet a chair, Ricochet hits Shelton with the chair, Lashley slowly makes his way into the ring, spear for Kaun, spear for Ricochet, mutual clotheslines with Toa, Lashley eventually hits a spear, follows Toa to the floor, Toa with a fireman’s carry, blocked, Lashley spinebusters Toa through a table on the floor, Shelton and Ricochet are alone in the ring, Ricochet tries to beg off, Lashley and MVP hit the ring, triple team beatdown on Ricochet, Shelton Germans him through a table for three.
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate
Renee asks Don Callis about the night his family could have, and he cuts basically the exact heel version of the Conglomeration promo from earlier.
Match Three: Jurassic Express vs. KM and Other Guy
Perry and Other Guy start off, apparently his name is O’Ryan, but I don’t know if it’s a mononym or if that’s his last name. They didn’t announce either of them, I just recognize KM. Or at least I think that’s KM.
Perry tosses Other Guy around, the Bucks are in the crowd, Luchasaurus in, lariat, delayed vertical, Other Guy with punches, Luchasaurus with a mule kick, chop in the corner, chops in the ropes, Perry removes a turnbuckle pad, a fan tosses him a beach ball, Perry tags in, double team beatdown, Luchasaurus boots KM, I swear they just called him a name other than KM, Countdown to Extinction to Other Guy for three.
Winners: Jurassic Express
I may never find out if that’s actually KM.
Young Bucks hit the ring, take out Jack Perry, Luchasaurus almost chokeslams them both, Bucks low blow him and hit a BTE Trigger, Perry runs back in, holds his own for a bit, Bucks hit him with a stereo superkick, grab a mic, say this is a callback, hit him in the gut, and make a challenge for Wrestledream. Then they hit him with a TK Driver.
Backstage, PAC says it’s not personal with Orange Cassidy, he just needs a tune-up.
Match Four: TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Kyle O’Reilly
O’Reilly with a side headlock takeover, Fletcher with a tackle, stomp, blocked, O’Reilly with a heel hook, transitions to an arm wrench, Fletcher with a body slam, chops, misses one, O’Reilly with kicks, Fletcher catches one, O’Reilly with palm strikes, cross arm breaker, Fletcher gets the rope, rolls to the floor, O’Reilly with a running knee from the apron, rolls Fletcher into the ring, roundhouse kick, blocked, tries some slaps, Fletcher with a Michinoku Driver, mounted punches, cover for two, elbow for two, trading forearms, O’Reilly with slaps, kick, Fletcher with a lariat, chinlock, O’Reilly elbows his way out, Fletcher goes for a body slam, blocked, O’Reilly with a knee, German, stomp to the head, forearm, running forearm, arm breaker, knee, hammerlock, adds a front chancery, Fletcher escapes with elbows, O’Reilly locks in a triangle choke, reversed into a powerbomb, O’Reilly with a heel hook, trading shots on the apron, O’Reilly with a trip, toss into the barricade, running dropkick from the apron, trading shots in the ring, Fletcher with a knee, brainbuster, O’Reilly goes for an armbar, Fletcher with Snake Eyes into the middle turnbuckle, trading forearms, O’Reilly with a knee, Fletcher with a superkick, O’Reilly with a knee, Tornado DDT, Fletcher goes for a brainbuster, blocked, O’Reilly with a kick, back suplex for two, kick, Fletcher with a superkick, O’Reilly waffles the rope, Fletcher with a lariat, O’Reilly with a trip, ankle lock, stomp to the leg, running knee to the back of the head for two, O’Reilly with an ankle lock, Fletcher rolls into a brainbuster, can’t cover, hits a running knee in the corner, brainbuster for three.
Winner and STILL TNT Champion: Kyle Fletcher
Lance Archer goes for a chokeslam after the bell, Roderick Strong and Ishii Tomohiro hit the ring, Rocky joins the Callis Family side, Mark Briscoe comes out and cleans house. Briscoe and Fletcher come face to face, Callis eventually calls Fletcher back.
After a commercial, Renee asks Fletcher why he turned away from Briscoe. Fletcher reminds her that he beat Briscoe twice, Renee rebuts that Briscoe has also beaten Fletcher twice, and announces that the rubber match will be at Wrestledream.
Match Five: TBS Championship: Merceces Mone (c) vs. Lacey Lane
Lacey Lane is FKA Kayden Carter.
Lockup, trading rear waistlocks, Lane with an arm wrench, Mone with a takedown, trading face washes, Lane with a rollup for one, crucufix for one, Mone with a rollup for two, misses a knee from the top, Lane with a rollup for one, rollup for two, dropkick for one, baseball slide, Mone back in the ring, Lane with a rollup into a superkick, Mone to the apron, Lane drags her up, Mone with a knee, goes for a suplex, Lane with a cutter, Heat Seeker for two, both women to the floor, Mone with a punch, trip on the apron, Meteora on the apron for two, stomps in the corner, choke, snapmare, another, meteora for two, Lane with punches to the gut, tijeras, reversed into Tombstone Knees for two, foot choke in the corner, bow and arrow hold, transitions to a chinlock, throw down, Three Amigos, goes up top, misses a frog splash, Lane with running knees in the corner, running kick for two, superkick, Mone with a kick to the face, Codebreaker, sunset bomb into the corner, misses a running knees in the corner, Lane with a springboard leg drop, hammerlock flatliner for two, leg drop for two, hammerlock flatliner, reversed into a rollup for two, reversed into a rollup for two, reversed into a rollup for two, Mone hits Mone Maker for three.
Winner and STILL TBS Champion: Mercedes Mone
Sammy Guevara says Eddie Kingston won’t survive Beast Mortos on Collision. Eddie Kingston says Sammy’s mouth gets his stablemates’ asses kicked.
Match Six: Double Jeopardy Tag Match: Takeshita Konosuke and Unified Champion Okada Kazuchika vs. AEW World Tag Team Champions Brodido
Double Jeopardy meaning that, if Brodido win, whoever scores the fall gets a shot at Okada, but if the Callis Family contingent get the win, they get a tag title shot. Bandido’s shoulder was injured last Friday in CMLL by Hechicero.
Takeshita and Bandido start off, lockup, Bandido with an arm wrench, Takeshita with an arm breaker, takedown, misses a stomp, Bandido with an arm drag, King punches Takeshita, tags in, King with a punch to the back, double whip, double elbow, drops Bandido onto Takeshita, Takeshita with a forearm to the gut, Okada in, King with a slam, running senton, Bandido in, King with a chop, take turns taking chops, double chop, whip, reversed, Bandido with a tijeras, dropkick, King in, forearm, chop, whip, avalanche, misses a second avalanche, Okada presses King to the apron, Takeshita with a boot, Okada with a lariat, Takeshita with a DDT, Okada with a DDT on the floor, staredown with Takeshita, running knee in the ring, dropkick, Takeshita in, forearm to the back, forearm to the face, face wash, eye gouge, snapmare, goes to the apron, springboard senton, toss into the ring post, Okada in, snapmare, springboard senton, Takeshita in, chop, boot, leg choke, toss to the corner, trading forearms, Takeshita with an eye rake, punches to the back, stomps, forearms, side headlock, King suplexes out, Okada in, punch to the back, King with a back suplex, Okada an Takeshita with a beatdown, whip to the corner, King with a clothesline to both of them, Bandido in, seated senton for two, cleans house, pair of rollups for two, Okada with a kick, Bandido with a suplex for two as Takeshita breaks the count, King tosses Takeshita to the floor, tags in, kick/Rikishi Driver combo for two as Takeshita breaks the count, tags in, forearms to both opponents, Brodido tee off on Takeshita, King hits a Black Hole Slam, Bandido tags in, goes for that thing where King monkey flips him, Okada drops Bandido’s arm across the top rope, Takeshita with a German to King, Blue Thunder Bomb, ref starts to count, Takeshita releases because he realizes King is not the legal man even though the ref didn’t, Bandido blocks an elbow, Takeshita hits a knee, Raging Fire, reversed into a rollup for two, Okada holds Bandido back, Takeshita misses a knee and hits Okada, Bandido with a rollup for two, Takeshita with a knee, Bandido with X-Knee, 21-Plex, can’t make it because his shoulder hurts too much, Takeshita with a poison rana, calls for a running knee, Okada tags himself in, Takeshita knees King, Okada with a Rainmaker for three.
Winners: Okada Kazuchika and Takeshita Konosuke
We immediately find out that the match will happen at Wrestledream.
Renee asks JetSpeed and Willow about their upcoming mixed trios match. Mike Bailey says Willow had the courage to stand up to bullies. Knight says FTR may call themselves top guys, but they keep taking the low road. Willow says it doesn’t matter who’s at ringside, it’s three on three.
After a commercial, Stokely says he respects JetSpeed, but not Willow. Megan Bayne says that Willow isn’t a hero just because she’s positive.
Renee asks Brodido about their loss, Bandido says he won’t make any excuses, and he owns this loss. King says Bandido always says to never stop fighting, so that’s what they’ll do.
Main Event: Orange Cassidy vs. PAC
The main event is a rematch of… well, a lot of previous matches, but for my money I’ll always remember the main event of the first show AEW ever had in Canada.
Cassidy goes to put his hands in his pockets, PAC blocks it, trading hold attempts, PAC with an overhead throw, Cassidy with facetious kicks, PAC with a trip, side headlock, Cassidy with a side headlock, PAC whips out, shoulder tackle, side headlock takeover, keeps the hold locked in, Cassidy reverses into a head scissors, reversed into a side headlock, PAC with a crevat, Cassidy with a snapmare, arm wrench, reversed, some jockeying until PAC locks in a hammerlock, Cassidy arm drags out, elbow from the top, to the apron, PAC with a Falcon Arrow to the floor, running elbow to the apron, Drive-By, clothesline, Cassidy tosses PAC into a wall, PAC tosses Cassidy over the timekeeper’s table, rolls him into the ring, body slam, goes up top, leg drop, goes up top, missile dropkick, boot, trading forearms, PAC eventually with a spin kick, Cassidy with a mule kick, PAC with a German, Cassidy goes for Beach Break, reversed into a rollup, reversed into a PK, both men tumble to the floor, Cassidy hits a DDT through the ropes, Orange Punch on the floor, goes up top, free fall through the timekeeper’s table, rolls PAC into the ring, DDT, Orange Punch for two as PAC gets the rope, goes up top, PAC rolls to the ramp in Orange Cassidy’s own style, tries to beg off, leaps into the crowd, Cassidy follows, PAC with a boot to the gut, tombstone, kicks Cassidy down a flight of stairs, Darby Allin handcuffs PAC’s ankle to the barricade, Cassidy makes it back into the ring, PAC somehow gets loose and beats the count at 9, Cassidy with a rollup for three.
Winner: Orange Cassidy
Darby Allin hits the ringside area, PAC goes after him, Darby sprays him with something, tosses the intervening Wheeler Yuta aside, then gets away from the rest of the Death Riders by brandishing a taser. As the Death Riders advance, he busts out a Molotov Cocktail, before a security guard tackles him to the ground and a barrage of other security guards pull everyone apart. Dynamite goes off the air this way.