Tonight’s Dynamite will be almost entirely about a pair of three-match series to determine who will have the advantage in each Blood and Guts Match! Also, we’ll hear more about the newly-announced AEW National Championship! Did AEW need another championship? I feel like no, but I’m willing to be convinced otherwise!
Dynamite opens with Tony Schiavone reiterating the announcement of the National Championship. He’s cut off by The Opps. Joe confronts Schiavone on his role in Hangman Page’s surprise attack last week. He says there are consequences for actions, and tonight that’s going to come for Tony Schiavone. The Opps circle the ring, security intervene, Joe says this is just going to result in more people getting hurt, but then Hangman Page makes the save. The Opps start to back off, but then say they can take care of two problems at once. Eddie Kingston and Hook even the numbers and chase The Opps off. Hangman vows to kick their asses, and Hook challenges them to put the Trios Championships on the line in the main event. Joe angrily agrees.
Match One: Best of Three Blood and Guts Advantage Series: Match One: Orange Cassidy vs. Claudio Castagnoli
Cassidy opens with a suicide dive, then another, ten-punch on the barricade, Claudio press slams him into the ring, European uppercut, bell rings, Claudio goes for a European uppercut, Cassidy reverses into an arm drag, goes for another suicide dive, reversed into a toss onto the top of the barricade, sets him up for a delayed vertical and tosses him into the ring, misses a running European uppercut, presses Cassidy to the apron, Cassidy with a shoulder tackle, diving DDT, reversed into a delayed vertical, blocked, Cassidy slowly locks in a backpack sleeper, Claudio tries to spin his way out, it doesn’t work, he manages an arm breaker, then a Giant Swing, Cassidy lands on the floor, Claudio with a running European uppercut, back in the ring, trading shots, Claudio with a backbreaker, toss to the floor, back suplex onto the barricade, rolls Cassidy into the ring, elbow drop for two, European uppercut, stomp, European uppercut, series of gutwrench suplexes, sets Cassidy up top, Cassidy with a boot, hurricanrana, dropkick, PK, DDT for two, Claudio with a tackle, crossface, Cassidy reverses into a rollup for two, Claudio with a European Uppercut, powerbomb, reversed into Beach Break, reversed into a powerbomb, reversed into a rollup for two, Claudio with a kick, European uppercut for two, forearms in the corner, superplex, reversed into Stundog Millionaire, Orange Punch, reversed into a European Uppercut, Very European Uppercut, reversed into an Orange Punch, Claudio then hits a Very European Uppercut for three.
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli
Death Riders Lead Series 1-0
Renee is backstage with Kyle Fletcher and Mark Briscoe, Briscoe says Don Callis said no to another match, but he wants to hear it from Fletcher himself. He says Fletcher can’t feel good about the way he won at Wrestledream, and he wants to offer Fletcher a chance at a real victory, in a No DQ match. Callis says he needs something on the line from Briscoe. Briscoe asks if it’s his career, Don Callis says he would never try to end Mark Briscoe’s career, he loves Mark Briscoe as a wrestler. He says he wants Briscoe to join the Don Callis Family if he loses. Briscoe says he’s not losing, so he accepts.
After a commercial, Renee asks the Bucks if they’ve joined the Don Callis Family. Callis says not to put them on the spot, and says he’s doing it because he couldn’t condone the way the company is treating them. The rest of the Family join in, but the Bucks say they just need more time. Okada advises them not to take too much time.
Match Two: AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament: First Round: TBS Champion (Plus Several Other Championships) Mercedes Mone and ROH Women’s World Champion Athena vs. Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron
Match opens as a brawl, Athena beats down Harley, Mone in, beats down Harley, sucker punches Willow, Harley with a back suplex, Willow in, cleans house, Harley in, double team cleaning house, Harley with an aided splash for two as Athena breaks the count with a running senton, sparking a brawl, Mone with a cover for two, Athena in, chop, leg choke, STO for two, Mone in, trip, running knees in the corner for two, suplex for two, Athena in, double team whip, double team elbow for two, toss to the corner, Three Amigos, Athena tags in and aids the third suplex, Harley lands on her fet, double crucifix bomb as Willow tags in, double clothesline, cleans house, spinebuster for two, Athena with a forearm, Mone tags in, crossbody for two, forearms, Willow with a slam, Harley in, brawl, Mone ends up locking Harley in the Statement Maker, Willow Pounces Athena into Mone to break the hold, double tag, trading strikes, Willow hits a lariat, Mone runs in and gets decked, Willow with a DVD to Mone, misses a cannonball to Athena, Athena with a gut breaker, Harley tags in, Athena slams both of them at once, covers Harley for two, Billie Starkz runs in and, seemingly at Athena’s direction, grabs Athena’s title belt. Kris Statlander runs in and chases her off, then chases Mone off, Willow with Babe With the Powerbomb, Harley hits Her Finishing Move (that is the actual name of the move) for three.
Winners: Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale
After a commercial, Tony Schiavone reiterates the announcement about the National Championship. He introduces The Hurt Syndicate, who have put their names forward for the Casino Gauntlet. MVP tugs on Schiavone’s face to make sure he’s real. MVP talks about the history of the NWA National Championship. He says the championship is coming to the Hurt Syndicate. Schiavone asks what happens if they end up against each other in the match, and MVP says they’ll always do what’s best for business, but either way, the Syndicate wins, and the audience wins. The Demand come out, Ricochet runs down the hometown, and the Hurt Syndicate, before MVP reminds him that the Syndicate keep beating their asses. Ricochet also declares for the match. Then the Syndicate chase them off.
Backstage, Jack Perry says that friendship is more important than money. Then he stabs a 100-dollar bill into a table backstage and says the Bucks can have it.
Match Three: Blood and Guts Advantage Series: Match Two (Death Riders Lead 1-0): Darby Allin vs. Daniel Garcia
Before his entrance, Jon Moxley gives Garcia a pep talk.
Garcia with an amateur takedown, slaps, rear waistlock, reversed, break, Darby with a side headlock, takeover, cover for two, keeps the hold locked in, reversed into a cover for two, Darby keeps the hold locked in, Garcia breaks by putting his finger through the piercing in Darby’s ear, throwdown, stomps in the corner, foot choke, choke in the ropes, break, Darby wrenches Garcia’s arm in the ring post, bite, break, suicide dive, toss into the barricade, running dropkick, rolls Garcia into the ring, Garcia rolls back out of the ring, trips Darby, forearm, running boot, toss into the steps, stomp, rolls Darby into the ring, inner thigh kicks in the ropes, ties the tag rope to Darby’s chain, running boot, stomps, ref forces a break, ten-punch, surfboard stretch, toss into the corner, Darby with a knee, sunset flip, front chancery, reversed into a sleeper, Darby reverses into a sleeper, Garcia reverses into a sleeper, Darby with a rollup for two, Garcia with a hangman’s sleeper, sets Darby up top, superplex, into a suplex, reversed into a Scorpion Death Drop, goes up top, Garcia trips him to the floor, follows, wrenches Darby’s head between the steps and the ring, running dropkick to the steps, tells the ref to count, argues with the ref, PAC runs in and tosses Darby into the steel steps, Darby still breaks the count at 9, charges at Garcia twice but falls both times, Garcia with strikes, Scorpion Death Lock, Darby reverses into a Scorpion Death Lock of his own for the tapout.
Winner: Darby Allin
Series Tied 1-1
PAC attacks after the bell, but Darby rebounds until PAC hits a boot. Orange Cassidy runs in and beats down PAC until Wheeler Yuta runs in and un-evens the odds. The ring fills with members of both teams, and The Conglomeration stand tall, but Kyle O’Reilly looks to have injured his ankle in the process.
After a commercial, FTR hit the ring. Cash says they’re not all that happy about becoming #1 Contenders, because they should have already won the championships in London, and now they have to right that wrong. They invite Brodido to the ring, Brodido’s music hits, but it’s revealed that they’re locked in their locker rooms, with Stokely pretending he’s trying to help them get out. FTR then turn their attention to Bandido’s family at ringside. Dax insults them, asks his grandmother for a kiss, she slaps him in return, Gravity steps in to protect her, Brody punches through the locker room door as FTR start beating down Gravity, until Brodido hit the ring and make the save.
Match Four: Blood and Guts Advantage Series: Match One: Shirakawa Mina vs. Megan Bayne
Toni Storm is on commentary.
Bayne with a face wash, Shirakawa with forearms, tackle, Bayne with a tackle for one, German, reversed with elbows, into a rollup, Shirakawa with a dropkick, another, dropkick, dropkicks Bayne to the floor, goes up top, crossbody to Bayne on the floor, rolls her into the ring, goes up top, Bayne with a tackle, fallaway slam, drags her to the corner, shoulder tackles, chop, avalanche, double underhook suplex, cover for two, cover for two, leg choke, delayed vertical for two, recliner, Mina elbows her way out, Bayne with a chop, whip to the corner, misses an avalanche, Mina slams her head into the turnbuckle, blocks a fireman’s carry, trip, springboard senton for two, chop, Bayne with a fireman’s carry throw, German, brawl on the apron, Mina with a kick, suplex, tosses Bayne around, top rope Slingblade for two, Marina Shafir sneaks up behind Toni Storm and locks her in a rear naked choke, Bayne takes advantage of the distraction and hits a lariat, running powerbomb for three.
Winner: Megan Bayne
Bad Guys Lead Series 1-0
On the floor, Storm has already taken control from Shafir. This sparks another full brawl between members of the various teams. Mercedes Mone runs down, but then thinks better of it, until Stat levels her and then joins the fray. Good guys stand tall.
Main Event: AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps (c) vs. AEW Men’s World Champion Hangman Page, Hook and Eddie Kingston
Hangman and Shibata start off, trading shots, Hangman gets the better of it with a boot, chops in the corner, whip, boot, Shibata with a boot in the opposite corner, Hangman with a lariat, Hook in, knee to the arm, running clothesline in the corner, Northern Lights for two, Shibata with a knee, chop to the back, knee, Hobbs in, boot, Hook with elbows, Hobbs with a knee, backbreaker,another, whip to the corner, misses an avalanche, Hook with a t-bone suplex, clutches his back, Kingston in, Joe in, Joe with punches, punches in the corner, foot choke, Eddie with punches, chops, Joe with a headbutt, whip to the corner, running elbow, kick, Shibata in, Hook is getting medical attention on the floor, Shibata with chops to Eddie, trading chops, Shibata with a European uppercut, low blow while the ref isn’t looking, stomps, Joe in, mixed strikes, elbows in the corner, nerve pinch, elbow, stares down Hangman, chops to Eddie’s traps, nerve pinch, Eddie escapes with elbows, Joe with a knee, misses a senton, Hobbs in, Hangman in, cleans house, Eddie eventually joins in, sparking a brawl, Hook makes his way back in the ring but his back proves a liability, brawl resumes, Opps get the better of it, Hobbs tackles Hangman all the way up the ramp, they continue to brawl until Hobbs hits a World’s Strongest Slam off the stage through a table, Joe and Shibata beat down Eddie, who eventually rebounds until Hobbs makes it into the ring, Hook tags in, Redrum to Hobbs, reversed into a Torture Rack for the tapout.
Winners and STILL World Trios Champions: The Opps
The Opps celebrate as Dynamite goes off the air.