In loving memory, Jay Briscoe 1984-2023
We are LIVE for AEW Dynamite! 6 big matches, including the TNT & All Atlantic Championships are on tap for tonight. Taz, Excalibur and Tony Schiavone are on the call tonight from Fresno.
AEW All Atlantic Championship: Orange Cassidy vs. Jay Lethal
Sonjay Dutt is not out as interference will lead to hjs firing. Jeff Jarrett and Satnam Singh (with Dutt) are in the crowd. Trip by Lethal. Small package for 2 by OC. Backslide for 2 by OC. Big right hand by Lethal sends OC to the floor. Danhausen checks Dutt's ticket. Best Friends also conveniently have ringside tickets as well. Stun Gun by Lethal. Right hands by Lethal. Lethal stomps OC in the corner. OC gets thrown to the floor. Lethal sends him, back first, into the apron. Back in the ring, snap suplex for 2 by Lethal. Rear chinlock by the challenger. Slam by Lethal, he goes to the top. OC rolls out of the way. Lethal goes to different corners. OC blocks a figure 4.He sends Lethal's head into the buckle 10 times and hits a diving cross body and nails a stundog into a DDT for 2. OC to the top but Lethal with a Facedrop counter. OC evades a Lrthal Injection. Lethal ends up nailing the Injection but OC rolls out of the ring.
Danhuasen intercepts Jarrett's guitar. Rollup and an Orange Punch for the pin.
WINNER AND STILL AEW ALL ATLANTIC CHAMPION ORANGE CASSIDY.
Singh hits the ring and tries to clear the ring but Dutt argues that he'll be fired. Dutt pulls the guitar out of Jarrett's hands. Dutt & Company bail as Cassidy celebrates with popcorn.
We see a video hyping tonight's TNT championship match.
Top Flight vs. The Young Bucks w Brandon Cutler
Dante Martin and Nick Jackson kick us off with a lockup. Arm Twist by Dante, reversed by Nick. Takedown by Dante, side headlock by Nick into a shoulder tackle. Head scissors by Nick, Dante lands on his feet ans nails a kick. Matt Jackson and Darius Martin tag in. Fast action, Dante tags in, he hits a senton. The Bucks send Dante into the buckle. Catapult by the Bucks into a Nick double stomp. Backstabber by Nick Jackson as we go to commercial.
As we return, Dante with a kick to matt and he tries to make the tag to Darius but Nick pulled him off the apron. Bulldog/Dropkick by the Bucks to Dante. Risky Business by the Bucks for 2 on Dante. Dante reverses a hip toss and nails Matt with a rana. Darius tags in. He nails Matt with a series of punches and a clothesline.
I heard the announcers say Spanish Fly.
Nick tags in and he nails a superkick to Darius. Matt and Dante tag in. Top Flight blocks a Meltzer Driver.
Powerbomb/Blockbuster by Top Flight. Nick breaks up the pin. Facebuster by Nick to Darious and a moonsault to Dante. Destroyer by Nick for 2.
The Bucks have Jay Briscoe bandanas around their arms. Doomsday Device by the Bucks for 2. They nail double superkicks on Dante. Bucks miss the BTE Trigger and Darius rolls up Matt Jackson for the pin.
WINNERS: TOP FLIGHT
Didn't see that coming. I recall the Briscoe Brothers putting over the Young Bucks a long time ago. Kudos to them for returning the favor.
The Gunns come out. They drink in the jeers of the crowd. They are ticked off about being embarrassed by the Acclaimed. Here come the Acclaimed and Gunns scream over Caster's attempted rap. Fresno wants a rap. The Gunn's mic gets cut off. They had to bleep something out. The Gunns and the Acclaimed brawl. Billy forces his sons away. Billy challenges the Gunns and The Acclaimed to sit down and hash out their issues. No Scissoring.
Ranee Paquette is with Adam Page. Renee said that her husband told her that Page pushes him to be better. Renne and PAge seem to have friendly banter.
Jake Hager vs. Ricky Starks w/Chris Jericho and 2.0
Lockup, Hager muscles him into the corner and poses like Starks. Shoulder tackle by Hager. Starks with a boot and he slams Hager into the buckle. Old School by Starks, he sends Hager to the floor and Hager nails him with a size 13 boot. Starks may have tweaked his knee as we go to commercial.
As we return, Starks pounds away at Hager in the corner. Dropkick by Starks. Starks takes out Parker and Menard with clotheslines. Cross Body by Starks. Hager shoves off a DDT and nails a boot. Starks' 2nd DDT attempt is successful. Menard gtes punched to the floor. Starks with a spear for the pin.
WINNER RICKY STARKS
Daniel Garcia & Sammy Guevara come out but Starks escapes through the crowd.
We see a video package on Adam Cole.
Backstage, Jericho challenges Starks and Andretti to meet Le Sex Gods. Garcia wants to step in as Jericho's partner
Bandido vs. Bryan Danielson
Code of Honor adhered to. lockup, armbar by Danielson. Bandido escapes. Headlock takeover by Danielson. Indian Deathlock by Danielson, he mocks bandido. Test of strength, Bandido takes him down and hits a surf board. Danielson escapes and applies one of his own. Is the crowd booing Danielson? Danielson can't hold it and stomps the knees of Bandido. Headlock by Danielson into a shoulder tackle. Sunset flip by Danielson and Bandido traps him in a pinning predicament for 2. They trade head butts. Danielson avoids a cloverleaf. Test of strength, Bandido nails a hip toss. Danielson bails and eats a tope suicida. Tope con hillo by Bandido. We go to commercial.
Danielson with punches to the body as we return. Facebuster by Bandido. They exchange chops. Kicks by Danielson. Thrust kick and a moonsault by Bandido. Delayed suplex by Bandido for 2. Danielson gets the knees up after a frog splash attempt by Bandido. Lebelle Lock by Danielson. Bandido makes the ropes. Kicks by Danielson. Does he ever connect on the last one. Modifoed GTS by Bandido. Rollup by Danielson. Rollup by Bandidio for 2. Punches by Bandido. Danielson sends him over the top into a sliding dropkick. Running knee by Danielson. Bandido with a punch. They exchange on the top rope. Bandido with a fallaway off the top. 21 Plex for 2 by Bandido. They trade elbows. They trade kicks. Danielson tries the LeBell lock. Bandido counters but a Busaiku knee from Danieslon scores the pin.
WINNER BRYAN DANIELSON
MJF is on the big screen. He has a warning for the future of Danielson
We see Shida, Storm and Saraya arguing about last week.
Willow Nightingale vs. Toni Storm w/Saraya
Code of Honor adhered to. Lockup, headlock by Storm. Takeover by Storm. Shoudlerblock by Willow into an underhook for 1. Splash by Willow for 1. Slap by Storm into a kick.Hip attack by Storm. Here comes Shida as we go to commercial.
Full Nelson by Storm, Willow escapes and nails a lariat. Snap mare by Willow. Spinebuster by Willow. Dropkick by Willow but she misses a splash. Hip attack and DDT for 2 by Storm. Willow with a 2. Pounce by Willow she nails a connonball for 2. Saraya gets on the apron and Storm rolls her up for the pin.
WINNER TONI STORM
Saraya and Storm complete their heel turn by attacking Willow. Ruby Soho makes the save.
We hear from Konosuke Takeshita.
TNT Championship: Darby Allin vs. Kushida
Lockup, they trade go behinds. Kushinda tries a full nelson, Allin blocks and they exchange hammerlocks. Chinlock by Kushida. Shoulderblock and a trip by allin. Allin makes the topes as Kushida tries an armbar. Test of Strength, leg sweep by Kushida, headlock by Allin. Takeover by Allin but Kushida with a dropkick. Action spills to the floor. Wrist lock (back in the ring) by Kushida. Elbow by Allin. They trade strikes. Code Red by Allin for 2. Allin takes out Kushida's LA Dojo seconds as we go to commercial.
Welcome back and it's chops by allin. Kicks by the challenger. Cross body by Kushida. Allin with a Scorpion Death Drop, both are down. Slaps by Allin and a spin kick by Kushida. Knee drop by Kushida. They bttle on the apron and Allin nails a stunner. Elbows by both men. Allin misses a shotgun to the floor and Kushida hits an armbar. Kushida makes it back to the ring. Allin beats the count. Armbar by Kushida. Kushida with a spanish fly. Hoverboard Lock by Kushida. Sting and the LA Dojo argue. Darby escapes and rolls up Kushida for the pin.
WINNER AND STILL TNT CHAMPION DARBY ALLIN
Code of Honor adhered to as we go to credits
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