It's Wednesday and you now know what that means. It's time for AEW Dynamite, still at Dailys Place, still in Jacksonville Florida, still without announcer Jim Ross, Excalibur, and Tony Schiavone.
It's the St. Patrick's Day Slam and we get a video update of MJF's new group landing at the airport.
So, we see MJF, Wardlow, FTR and Tully Blanchard, and Shawn Spears get off a plane and into a limo.
Our man out is Penta El Zero Miero comes to the ring and we get an insert of him and his translator Alex Abrahantes telling Cody he will break his arm so that he will take paternity leave early. Next is Cody's Elaborate Entrance.
Penta vs. Cody Rhodes
Pentas attacks Cody as he gets in the ring, and they go to the floor, still fighting. Penta tosses Cody head first into the post and they continue to0 fight. Cody rolls into the ring selling his leg and Penta rolls in and starts working on it in the corner. Penta then gives him a chop and struts afterward. Penta hits again and Cody fires up and drops Penta. They run the ropes and Penta hits a sling blade and covers for a two count.
After Penta works over Cody, Cody is able to drop and hit the uppercut. They go to the corner and Penta hits a backstabber and covers for a two count. Penta sets up a barricade on top of another one on the outside and Cody comes out and they brawl outside the ring. Cody is rolled back in the ring, and when Penta goes to the top,. Cody meets him there, and hits a Hurricanrana from the top. Cody is up first, but Penta nails Cody with a kick into Cody's shoulder while laying on the floor. Penta works over Cody's shoulder.
When Penta taounts Arn Anderson, Cody gets in a pair of kicks, but shows his shoulder still hurts. He nails a series of kicks on Penta and picks him and puts him on the apron. Penta gets a kick in on the paorn, but Cody fires back with a disaster kick, and then leaps onto Penta on the barricade that Penta set up outside the ring.
Cody rolls Penta back in the ring and Penta kicks Cody as he tries to follow. Cody is able to hit Penta with a kick off the ropes, a destroyer and then a Cody Cutter and a cover for a two count.
Cody then hits a crossrhodes and Penta kicks out at two. Cody picks Penta up, upside down on his back and drops down, covering Penta for another two count. They go to the arpon and Cody slams Penta's knee into the post and then locks in the figure four. Penta is able to get to the ropes for a break. Cody drags Penta to the middle of the ring and tries to put the figure four on again, but Penta reverses the hold and snaps Cody's shoulder. As Penta is gloating, Cody is able to get behind and rolls Penta up for the three count.
Your winner: Cody Rhodes
Penta attacks Cody after the bell and works over Cody's shoulder. Dustin and the Gunn Club chase off Penta as Arn oversees the rescue. QT Marshall comes out super late as everything is resolved.
We get a rundown of the upcoming card from the announcers.
We then go to Alex Marvez in the back with the Young Bucks. He tells them that Rey Fenix and Pac have gotten a tag team match. Matt talks about how they are the champions, and the singles matches don't matter as much. Don Callis shows up and interrupts. Don about their dad, and they point out that his eye is fine. Don says that they didn't kick them. He says that while they say it's all elite, they aren't elite any more. The Bucks say Kenny Omega has changed. Don says that Kenny has changed, he's much better now. He asks if they are the same Nick and Matt as they were in New Japan?
We get a video package of Jade Cargill, who will be in action right after Commercials.
When we come back, Jade Cargill is on her way to the ring. Already in the ring is Dani Jordan.
Jade Cargill vs. Dani Jordan
Dani and Jade trade waistlocks and when Dani comes off the ropes, Fade hits her with a pump kick. Jade follows up with a German suplex that tosses her across the ring. Jade hits the Jaded finishing move and covers for the three count.
Your winner: Jade Cargill
Red Velvet is behind the barricade and Jade and Red jack jaws at each other and the ref keeps them apart. We then get a recap of MJF's group taking down the Inner Circle last week.
MJF and his new group come out to the ring. Tully has the mic as we start. Tully says it's great being in the ring with this group, and last week they were in the ring with what used to be the greatest group, the Inner Circle. Tully talks about how they were able to take the entire group down. That makes their group the baddest group in AEW. 34 years ago, he was with the greatest group in wrestling, and now he will finish his career with the greatest group in wrestling.
MJF takes the mic and says he is Judas now. He talks about what he hated, pretending to like Jericho and then proceeds to mock Jericho. He then explains that his plan from day one was to destroy the Inner Circle from the inside and build a new group. He says they are the Pinnacle. MJF goes down the line putting over each member of his group. He then puts himself over. He then explains how they will take every championship and run the show.
He then says that he will take Jericho's locker room and then take everything else Jericho has. He closes by saying he is better than you and you know it. The Pinnacle has a group hug and leave the ring.
After that, we need a commercial.
Matt Hardy's team comes out and we get a quick pre taped promo from Matt. Next out is Jurassic Express and Bear Country.
“No Money” Matt Hardy, Butcher, his monocle, Blade with The Bunny and Private Party vs Bear Country, and Jurassic Express
Marco starts with Matt Hardy , who drops Marco with a knee, and lifts him for a slam, but Marco escapes
Jungle Boy is tagged in and hits Matt with a shotgun drop kick and EVERYONE IS INT HE RING FIGHTING!
As things calm down, Bear Country tosses Marco over the top into Matt's team on the floor, which Jungle Boy is not fond of.
Bear Country accidentally hit JB as they fight off Marq Quin
Matt hits a side effect on JB, Matt covers for a two count
JB rolls to the outside and we go picture in picture
Looks like JB gets to take the pounding from Hardy's team through the commercial
When we come back, JB and Blade are crawling to their comers. JB tags in Luchasaurus, and Blade tags in Isiah so Luchasaurus cleans house
Luchasaurus hits a slam on Isiah and then hits a standing backflip for a two count.
Butcher comes in and levels Luchasaurus
Marco gets a drop kick on Butcher and exits the ring
Isiah picks up Luchasaurus and Luchasaurus grabs Isiah's throat.
Bronson from Bear Country is tagged in and suplexes Isiah.
Bear Country and Jurassic Express argue over what to do and Marco tags himself in and goes after Isiah
Butcher and Blade attack the arguing team members
Isiah drops Marco with a pump kick
Marco tries to fight out of the corner and Matt nails Marco from the apron.
Private Party hit the Gin and Juice on Marco and Matt tags in
Matt hits the twist of fate on Marco and covers for a three.
Your winners: “No Money” Matt Hardy, Butcher, his monocle, Blade with The Bunny and Private Party
Jurassic Express is arguing with Bear Country outside the ring as we go to Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley in the back.
Mox says he is not in a good mood and he should be on a beach with a drink, but he's got to fix a real problem. Eddie is taping his hands and they mock the Good Brothers. He doesn't like them because they are cheap shot artists. Eddie says they are going to get serious and this is their home, not Japan or the Impact Zone. He says they are cowards, but Mox and him are going to take them out.
It's time for commercials.
We are back with Dasha who is with Christian Cage. She asks why he came in AEW. Cage says he is the workhorse, not A workhorse. There is only one spot that interests him and it's occupied by Kenny Omega. He says that Kenny is on borrowed time, and while he needs to get some wins, he will see Kenny down the road. He says he is in AEW to cement his legacy and out work everyone.
On their way to the ring at this time is Eddie Kingston., and he is immediately attacked by the Good Brothers. Mox shows up and starts brawling with them. All four men brawl around the ring. The Good Brothers are in control of the brawl and keep Eddie and Mox from getting in any offense. They then hit the magic killer on Mox outside the ring.
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston vs the Good Brothers
The bell rings and Anderson is beating on Eddie in the ring. Gallows tags in and keeps up with the beat down. Anderson tags back in and keeps Eddie in their corner for the beat down. Gallows tags in and Eddie gets up to take a kick from Gallows and a two count cover.
Mox crawls to his side of the ring and pulls himself on the apron. Eddie starts to move to Sui corner and Gallows kicks Mox off the apron. We go to picture in picture and Eddie keeps being beat down through the commercial.
When we come back, Eddie is trying to fight his way out of Gallows grip. Eddie is able to leap off the top into Gallows and crawls to tag in Mox as Gallows tags in Anderson. Eddie is able to hit Anderson with an exploder and starts crawling again.
Mox is tagged in and Mox is able to hit Gallows with a series of moves and then works over Anderson in the corner. Gallows tries to interfere and Mox hits him with a back elbow. He then pops Gallows again with a punch and takes down Anderson with a brutal clothesline. Mox hits a pile driver and covers Anderson, broken up by Gallows at 2. Mox tosses Gallows out of the ring and then hits a tope on him for good measure.
Mox comes back in the ring to take a spine buster from Anderson who covers for a two count. Gallows gets in the ring and holds Mox up as Anderson kicks Mox down. Eddie comes to, get popped and Gallows covers Mox for a two count. Anderson is tagged in and he and Mox trade slaps. They hoist Mox up for a magic killer and Eddie breaks it up. Eddie clotheslines Gallows over the top rope and Gallows drags Eddie out of the ring. Anderson tries to attack Mox, who catches him with a roll up and holds it for the three count.
Your Winners: Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston
Gallows is in the ring immediately and they attack Mox. Kenny Omega comes dancing out from the back with Don Callis while holding a chair. He enters the ring and sets up the chair and Anderson holds Mox up. Kenny silts in the chair and Eddie leaps into the ring to knock Kenny off his chair. The Good Brothers beat down Eddie and hit Eddie with a magic killer. They then put Eddie's leg in a chair and Anderson comes off the top onto the chair.
Eddie rolled out of the ring by Kenny and they heels all put the chair around Mox's throat. As Gallows goes to the top, the Young Bucks run out to stop them . The Bucks stand between them and Moxley.
As they argue, Mox recovers, grabs the chair and starts swinging, driving Kenny, Don and the Good Brothers out of the ring.
When we come back, Tony is on the stage and ready to speak to The Man Called Sting! and Darby Allin. Sting comes out and makes it snow. Darby then comes out with his TNT belt, visibly limping from the beat down after his match last week with Scorpio Sky.
Darby says he has only defended his belt three times and he wants to be a defending champ week in and week. He says he is giving The Dark Order an open challenge. Lance comes out and says he's taking Sting's time. He then says if Darby likes coffins so much, he'll put him in one. Jake takes the mix and mocks Darby and then he says that the winds of change are coming for Sting. Jake then leads Archer to the back.
After he leaves, Taz comes out with his team. Cage takes his mic and says he has something to say to Sting. He then says he respects Sting after their street fight. He wanted to say that with or without the bat, he is still an icon. Team Taz is NOT happy about this.
And our interview segment is over....and Sting didn't have to say a whole lot.
They show Scorpio Sky from after the match last week, and he says he tried to be a nice guy. He's tired of acting like he's not the best and if he has to hurt people, he's OK with that.
Next out is Rey Fenix with Pac. Somehow Angelico is already in the ring, so things don't look good for him.
Rey Fenix vs Angelico
They work arm bars and do some great variations of the hold. IT ends with Rey getting an arm drag. They hook up again and Rey rolls Angelico into a paid of two count pins. Angelico is able to Hold Rey on the mat with a butterfly arm hold. Angelico breaks it as we go picture in picture.
Angelico is able to keep control through the break and while you may think that both guys would be doing high flying stuff, Angelico is working a series of submission holds as we see ads for fast food and basketball.
When we get back, Rey is able to leap into the ring from the apron, hitting a rana on Angelico and then follows up with kicks and a cutter for a two count. Angelico is able to hit the death toll and Rey is able to get to the ropes. He tries to put it on again, and Ry is able to hit a casadora and roll up for the two, Angelico reverses it for a two and Rey kicks out. They trade kicks and Rey is able to hit a crucifix bomb, followed by a sit down slam and covers Angelico for a three count.
Your winner: Rey Fenix
We then go to a pre tape with Miro where Alex asks about the rematch that Charles and Orange Cassidy offered. Miro says he doesn't want to give them one. Kip comes out and says he still wants revenge and reminds Miro that he pushed Chuck into his wife. Miro says the worst thing for your career is to have your wife at ringside. He also says when the bell rings, he doesn't care about anything but his destiny to be world champion.
Miro leaves and Alex asks Kip if they accept, and Kip says of course they accept.
We then get a rundown of next week's card.
Alex is with the Dark Order and they ask who will accept Darby Allin's challenge. Negative One says he will, and they say he can in about a decade. They then say John Silver accepts the challenge...
They go back to going down the card.
After the commercial break, it's time for our main event. But before that, MJF and his group take over Jericho's office.
The lights go out, and when they come back on, AEW has not sanctioned the match and anything goes. So, I guess it won't count toward people's win/loss record.
Britt Baker is out first, and Rebel comes out to be at ringside next. Next out is Thunder Rosa.
Britt Baker vs Thunder Rosa
Rebel attacks Rosa with the crutch and Baker spears her on the stage, Baker then hits an air raid crash, goes for a cover and Rosa kicks out before the one count. They brawl in the ringside area, and Baker has a chair. Rosa gets the chair and takes out Baker and Rebel. Rosa tosses Baker over the barricade. Rosa slams Baker's head into a chair and tries to hit a senton, but Baker gets out of the way and cover Rosa for a two count.
They brawl back to the ringside area and Baker is able to take control. Her and Rebel set up a table at ringside. Baker goes back to the stage and when Rosa starts up the step, Baker kicks her back down. Baker then tosses chairs in the ring. As Baker rolls her into the ring, we see Rodsa has been busted open and we go picture in picture.
Baker keeps control through the commercial, and they work in the ring. Rosa is able to take control and after a two count cover, she starts using the chairs on Baker. Baker is able to turn things around and when we get back, Rosa is on the top and Baker suplexes her onto the pile of chairs in the middle of the ring.
Baker coverts for a two count. Rebel is pulling out a ladder from under the ring and slides it in the ring. As Baker is trying to grab the ladder, Rosa leaps over her, dropping Baker's head on the ladder with a face buster and covers Baker for a two count. Rosa grabs the ladder and sets it up on the bottom rope, then dropkicks it into Baker's body, as Baker was in the corner. Baker has now been busted open.
Rosa tries to drag Baker out of the ring onto the chair, but Baker fights her off. Rosa sets up the ladder on the middle rope. Rosa bites at Baker's head wound, and Baker is able to hit a superkick onto Rosa. Baker then drops Rosa with a face buster on the ladder. Baker climbs to the top, and Rosa meets her there with a brutal slap and then a death valley drives from the middle rope into the ladder. Rosa drags Baker to the middle of the ring and covers for a two count.
Rosa grabs a chair, setting it up. Rosa tries to grab Baker and Baker is able to DDT Rosa on the chair. Baker follows up with a curb stomp onto Rosa into the chair and covers for a two count. Baker puts on the glove and Rebel gives Baker a bag of thumb tacks.
Yep. Thumb tacks are dropped on to the mat.
Baker tries to set up for the swinging neckbreaker, but Rosa is able to reverse it and starts to power slam Baker onto the thumb tacks. Rebel comes in with the crutch and Rosa takes it from her and whacks her with it.
Rebel rolls out of the ring to the apron. She missed the thumb tacks. Smart move. Rosa dropkicks Rebel who goes backward through the table on the floor.
Baker tries to sneak in with a death valley driver or Rosa, but Rosa reverses it and finally Power Bombs Baker onto the thumb tacks.
Rosa covers for a two count. And the match goes on.
Baker is able to grab Rosa and put on the lock jaw in the thumb tacks, but Rosa is able to roll over and roll Baker through the thumb tacks. Baker hits Rosa with a thrust kick and then holds her foot on Rosa's throat on the apron. They then start to climb to the top. Rosa takes control and drops Baker with the fire thunder driver through the table at ringside and covers for a three count.
Your winner: Thunder Rosa
That's it, we're out of time!!!
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