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It is Wednesday and this week Dynamite is at the TD Garden in Boston, MA. The commentary team is Tony Schiavone, Taz, and Excalibur.
We start with Renee Paquette in the back giving a rundown of the show and a Mercedes shows up and we go to the inside of the arena.
We get the letters CEO on the big screen and it’s time for Mercedes Mone’s arrival, which was generated using an online invoice generator.
She takes her time, lettering the crowd cheer before she starts to speak. She thanks the crowd for having her back and giving her the courage to be in AEW. She says she is going to bring so much magic and so many moments together. She says wrestling saved her life and gave her a place to dream. She name checks Eddie Guererro. She says her dreams led her to lead an evolution, and to be the first African American woman to main event a PPV. She says she dropped out of school at 13 to take care of her brother and then talks about how she started in Chaotic Wrestling and says it’s time to get down to business.
She says she is in AEW because she needs to be here, and wants to be here to make the revolution global. She puts over that the main event is Riho vs Willow Nightingale. She mentions Willow and the crowd boos, and she says has unfinished business with Willow, but for now, she is All Elite.
She thanks Tony Khan and the fans and tells them to say hello to their new CEO.
Backstage, Renee is with Samoa Joe, and he expects tonight’s match feels like money, and that Wardlow is being sent forth by lesser men for crimes he did not commit. Or, as Joe remembers they have fought before, and Joe never loses championships in the Garden.
We then get a video from the Undisputed Kingdom, and Adam Cole tells a story about Wardlow. It’s a story about how he found a group of people who all hated MJF and now he is about to take the title.
Nice video package.
Samoa Joe (AEW World Champion) vs Wardlow
Wardlow attacks immediately and he bears down Joe on the outside of the ring and then tosses Joe into the steel steps before tearing up a fan’s sign that says “Joe’s gonna kill you.” Joe is rolled into the ring, Joe gets chops in and Wardlow gets a slam for one. Wardlow gets strikes and knees and then shoulder thrusts in the corner. Joe comes out of the corner with chops and jabs. Joe then gets a back elbow on Wardlow and then throws more jabs.
Joe then gets an enziguiri in the corner. Joe puts Wardlow on the top and follows him there and Wardlow knocks him down. Wardlow gets a twisting leap into Joe as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Joe is throwing chops and Wardlow goes to the second rope. Joe does the walk off, and Wardlow waits to hit the leaping shoulder tackle for two. Wardlow tries for the power bomb, but Joe escapes and hits a Manhattan drop and a senton. They trade strikes. Joe gets a power slam on Wardlow for two. Joe tries for the muscle buster and instead tries for a stampede.
Wardlow escapes and his knee buckles. When the ref checks on him, he goes for Joe’s eyes and the ref doesn't see it. Joe is put on top and Wardlow hits a big knee for two. Wardlow misses a senton off the top when Joe rolls inward. Joe lays in blows in the corner and Wardlow carries him out with a power bomb. Wardlow calls for the symphony. Joe sweeps the legs and when Wardlow comes off the ropes, Joe gets the Coquina Clutch for the win.
Winner and still AEW World Champion: Samoa Joe
Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana show and Swerve drives through security. Joe leaves the ring and marches to the back and Swerve stays in the ring.
Joe also kicks one of the knocked out security guards off the ramp as he walks by.
Alex Marvez has a pre-tape with The Elite, and he asks Okada why he aligned himself with The Elite. Nick tells Marvez to use Okada’s full name. Matt makes a snide comment about 14 million reasons Okada might have joined. Okada says he is coming for his opponents and tells Marvez to sing Happy Birthday to Matt.
The Elite (Matthew Jacson, Nickolas Jackson, and Kazuchika Okada) vs Eddie Kingston, Penta and Pac
Eddie and Okada start off the match. They have words and then Okada tags in Matt. Matt calls for a fist bump and Eddie gives him a chop instead and tags in Pac. Matt asks for the fist bump again and Pac gives him a spin kick and then a shoulder tackle. They run the ropes and Pac gets a tejaris and a back breaker.
Penta and Nick tag in and Nick gets a cutter, but Penta gets a thrust kick and they fight in the corner. Penta hits a Death Valley Driver for two. Pac is tagged in and they double team Nick. Matt charges into the ring and gets superkicked to the mat. Pac holds Matt for a drop from Penta between the legs. Eddie tags in and Nick gets a jawbreaker and tags in Okada.
They trade blows. Okada hits a BEAUTIFUL drop kick after Eddie’s chops. Okada and the Bucks triple team Eddie as we go to picture in picture. When we return to full screen, Eddie is fighting to get the tag, Eddie gets the exploder suplex on Matt and crawls to his corner. Okada and Nick pull Pac and Penta off the apron. The Elite go back to work on Eddie.
Eddie gets an overhead throw and tags in Penta, who runs wild. Penta tags in Pac who nails Okada with a drop kick, and then he and Penta dive onto The Elite. Nick is rolled into the ring and Pac gets the 450, and the pin is broken up by Okada. Okada is tagged in and Pac gets a back suplex and tags in Eddie. Eddie tries to beg off, but Eddie drops the straps and laps in chops. Okada gets a DDT, but it’s time for everyone to get a finisher on the last person in the ring.
Nick takes his belt off, but Eddie drops him before he can use it and the fight continues. Nick gets a low blow when the ref isn’t looking, and Okade gets the Rainmaker on Eddie for the pin and the win.
Winners: The Elite
We then get a video to promote the I Quit match between Christian Cage and Adam Copeland next week.
Tony Schiavone is in the ring to talk to Will Ospreay about his match with Bryan Danielson at AEW Dynasty. Huge ovation for Ospreay as he comes to the ring high fiving fans. He puts over how great a wrestler Bryan Danielson is. He says everyone is talking about the Tiger Driver 91 and he says that the move WAS worth it. He says he respects Bryan and the match means a lot to people around the world because it is all about Restoring the Feeling and he is the feeling. He says it is about booking the best wrestlers in the world and one man walks out a winner.
Ospreay cuts an amazing promo here to build toward his match with Bryan. This was all about talking people into the building.
In the back Deonna Purrazzo says it’s not over between her, Toni Storm and Mariah May and she will find a partner for their tag team match next week.
Jay White vs Darby Allin
Darby sits in the corner, and White waits for him to get up and take off his coat. Darby is wrapped in bandages and White drives him into the corner, and Darby is wincing when his back hits anything. White gets a side headlock takeover, and then attacks Darby in the corner when Darby escapes. Darby lays in punches and gets a shotgun drop kick and both men are down.
White rolls to the floor and Darby hits a swanton from the top onto White on the floor. Darby rolls White into the ring. White rolls out the other side and Darby dives onto him. Dabry works over White on the floor until White hits a suplex onto the chair. White sets the steel steps and whips Darby into the steps as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, the fight has returned to the ring and White is working over Darby’s back. White starts to pull off the bandages. White misses a splash in the corner and they attempt finishers, each blocking the other. Darby gets the over the top stunner and a sunset flip for two. Darby hits a last supper for two. Both men take until the count of six to get up.
White uses Darby's coffin drop into a suplex for two. Darby crawls to the apron and they each try to pull the over over the top rope. Darby goes over the top for a scorpion death drop for two, with White getting a foot on the rope. Darby goes to the top and misses a coffin drop onto the apron as White rolls out of the way.
Darby gets in the ring on the count of nine and White hits the Blade Runner for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jay White
Jay White offers to shake Darby’s hand. When Darby reaches out, the handshake becomes a gun and the Gunns work Darby over. White slides in a chair and grabs Sting’s bat. They wrap Darby’s ankle in the chair and before White hits the chair, we get the music for The Acclaimed.
The two teams have words. The Acclaimed help Darby up and out of the ring. White and Billy Gunn have words and White nails gunn with a chair. The Acclaimed come back to the ring and the fight begins. The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn are left laying. Darby is rolled back in the ring and they go after the ankle again.
White nails the chair wrapped around Darby's ankle with the bat as the crowd boos.
Chris Jericho and Hook vs The Gates of Aony (Bishop Kuan and Toa Liona) w/Prince Nana
Kaun and Hook start with Kaun just tossing Hook. Hook gets a knee and brings Kaun to his corner for Jericho to tag in. Jericho and Hook are able to suplex Kaun and then Lions. Jericho gets chops, but Kaun runs through Jericho. Liona tags in and they knock Jericho to the floor. Liona rolls Jericho in the ring and works him over in the corner. Liona misses a splash and Kila is abel to knock Hook off the apron, as well as Jericho as we go picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Jericho gets a lionsault and crawls to the corner. Hook is tagged in and cleans house. The tag team siren goes off and all four men are in the ring fighting with Hook showing his strength. Kaun gets a gut buster on Hook for two. Hook gets a redrum on Kaun. Liona tries to break it up, and Jericho pulls Liona out of the ring. Hook gets a redrum again and Jericho gets a liontamer at the same time. When Jericho sees Liona coming to the ring, Jericho takes him out. Hook’s redrum is able to take out Kaun for the win.
Winners: Chris Jericho and Hook
Renee is with Kyle O’Reilly and he says the days when he couldn’t pick up his daughter, it was the darkest time of his life and now he wonders if he can still hang since it’s the most impressive roster of all time. He then says he wants a match with Brian Keith on Saturday. Roderick Strong shows up and says he respects him.
We get a video package for the main event of Riho vs Willow Nightingale. We then see Mone meeting Riho.
In the back Renee is with Hook and Jericho and Jericho says he has future world champion written all over him, but he needs to know what it’s like to be standing across the ring from him.
Riho vs Willow Nightingale w/Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway.
They trade waistlocks and then break to reset. Riho tries for arm drags and Willow blocks them. Willow gets a cross body for a pin and Riho bridges out of it. Rihi gets a running knee in the corner twice, and Willows gets the boot up for the third. Willow gets a drop kick as we go picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Riho gets a tejaris and then a diving crossbody for two. Riho escapes out the back when Willow hoists her and shoves Willow into the corner. Willow blocks a suplex for a doctor bomb, and Riho counters for a rollup for two. Riho gets a northern lights suplex for two. Riho goes to the top and Willow avoids the double stomp, and hits the pounce. Riho is knocked out of the ring, and when Willow dives, Riho dodges it.
Riho gets the diving foot stomp on the floor. Riho waits in the ring for Willow. They fight on the apron and Riho gets a dragon suplex on the apron and then a foot stomp in the ring for two. Riho misses a knee strike and instead starts throwing hands. Willow gets a running clothesline and drops the straps. Riho gets an attempted jackknife pin, but Willows hits the doctor bomb for the pin and the win.
Winner: Willow Nightingale.
They hug after the match and the lights go out.
When they come on, Julia Hart is on the ramp and Skye Blue attacks Willow from behind. They start a beat down. Mone’s music hits and she saunters down to the ring. She drops Blue with an elbow strike and then goes face to face with Hart. Mone dodges an attack from Hart and drops her. Willow then raises Mone’s hand and we’re out of time as Mone dances in the ring.
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