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It is Wednesday and AEW Dynamite is coming to us from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA. Our commentary team is Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone.
We start with Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana heading to the ring so that Swerve can talk about his match at Forbidden Door against Will Ospreay. He says that last year, Ospreay was an assassin, but he didn’t see that at Double or Nothing, and he needs to be ready to take the kill shot. He says that Ospreay defends his title all the time, unless the tag team champions.
This brings out The Elite and Okada says it is HIS house. Matt apologizes for Okada and then says how dominant The Elite have been and go over all of the people they have taken out. He says he is not paying attention to the Bots and the Trolls. He then says that some people in the back think they aren’t violent enough, so they challenge four of the best to Blood and Guts. Nick then asks if Swerve wants to stand side by side with The Elite and Change the World. They hand him a pair of their shoes.
Swerve says he doesn’t wear size nine, Nick’s pearl necklace isn’t cool any more, and he’s a philanthropist and tosses the shoes into the crowd.
Nick says he hears the injury bug about to bite Swerve, and they start to square off. This brings out The Acclaimed with Billy Gunn, and as they hit the ring, Christopher Daniels comes front he back and says they don’t have time for a good old fashioned fight because Jack Perry has a match RIGHT NOW, and they need to leave the ring.
As they do, Dustin Rhodes is on his way.
Jack Perry vs Dustin Rhodes
It’s a shame they don’t show the killer promo Dustin cut on Collision for this match, as it was one of the best of his AEW tenure.
Rhodes works over Perry in the corner until Perry rakes the eyes. They run the ropes and Rhodes gets a clothesline and goes back to working over Perry in the corner. The middle turnbuckle pad is turned off and the fight spills onto the floor where Rhodes goes into the ringpost and then the steel steps. Perry pulls up the pads at ringside. Perry tries for a pile driver but Dustin gets a back body drop and we see Rhodes has been busted open as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, they are in the ring and the ref takes a chair from Perry. Perry works over Rhodes in the ropes and calls for a V Trigger to mock Kenny Omega, but Rhodes gets a power slam on him. Rhodes takes a few forearms, yells “Come On” and kicks Perry, gets the drop down punch and a big bulldog. Rhodes gives Perry ten in the corner and sets him up in the corner. Rhodes grabs the chair and the ref takes it from him. When she is getting rid of it, he gets Broken Dreams.
Rhodes then lays in a series of blows and the crossroads for two. Crowd is solidly behind Rhodes.Perry is able to whip Rhodes into the exposed turnbuckle. They go to the floor and Perry gets a DDT on the exposed cement floor.
Perry rolls into the ring and Rhodes makes it into the ring on the nine count. Rhodes slowly gets to his feet and Perry gets a low blow as the ref was not looking. Rhodes flips the bird to Perry and Perry hits a running knee for the pin and the win.
Winner and moving onto the ladder match to the Forbidden Door Ladder Match: Jack Perry
We get a recap of The Don Callis family attacking Orange Cassidy at the end of Collision with Kris Statlander wanting to join in, but being run off by Willow Nightingale.
In the back, Renee Paquette is with Orange Cassidy Mark Briscoe and Kyle O’Reilly. Kyle says they are professionals and can work together even if they wrestled on Saturday. Cassidy says Willow has his back. Briscoe says the word of the day is Conglomeration and talks about how they will win tonight. Mark’s promo is great and Renee can’t keep a straight face.
Rush vs The Already In The Ring Deonn Rusman
You know how they said Rush would be in action tonight. In Action is Spanish for destroying a local wrestler.
Rush beats down Rusman inside and then outside the ring. He puts Rusman in the ring and hits the Bull’s Horns for the pin and the win.
Winner: Rush
Rush grabs a mic and puts a foot on Rusman’s head and says he’s like all Americans, weak.
MJF must be the Great American Hero because he is on his way to the ring. He charges the ring and they throw hands. They turn to take out security as they try to hit the ring and then Christopher Daniels gets on the apron, but it doesn’t stop them from going back to fighting. MJF tosses Rush over the barricade and they fight into the crowd.
The fight goes into the back and MJF puts Rush through a table. The locker room empties and they are pulled apart. We are then told we will see MJF vs Rush to kick off next week’s show.
Mark Briscoe, Mark Briscoe and Orange Cassidy vs Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, and Roderick Strong w/Trent Beretta, Anthony Ogogo, Matt Taven, and Mike Bennett
Don Callis joins commentary.
O’Reilly and Fletcher start out and trade forearms. Fletcher gets a shoulder tackle, and O’Reilly gets a knee lift. O’Reilly gets an arm bar and tags in Briscoe. Briscoe drops Fletcher, who then tags in Takeshita. They trade strikes and then run the ropes where Bricoe gets a palm strike. Cassidy is tagged in and Takeshita gets a slam and then stomps him into the mat.
At this point the tag team siren goes off and everyone dives to the floor one at a time and Cassidy dives onto all of them.Cassidy gets in Beretta’s face, and that allows Takeshita to attack him as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, O’Reilly is tagged in and he runs wild. He then tags in Briscoe who keeps up the attacks. Cassidy gets a blind tag as they keep control. Cassidy gets a diving DDT from the top on Fletcher for two. Cassidy calls for the Orange Punch, but Takeshita grabs his feet. It's time for each person to take out the last person in the ring.
‘Cassidy and O’Reilly hit a high low on Fletcher and Cassidy goes to the top. Fletcher kicks Cassidy’s legs out from under him. Briscoe tags himself in, Fletcher hits a brain buster on the top turnbuckle on Cassidy and Briscoe hits a flying elbow for two broken up by Strong. O’Reilly and Strong fight in the corner and Takeshita gets a big knee on Briscoe. Fletcher gets a pile driver on Briscoe for the pin and the win.
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, and Roderick Strong
Cassidy’s team is attacked after the match and Willow’s music starts. We then see Kris Statlander toss Willow out of the tunnel. Stokely Hathaway says if Willow gets involved again, they will drag her to the ER.
In the back, Renee is with Rey Fenix and she says he told her he knows how good Ospreay is, but he’s One of One.
We then get a video for Shingo Takagi who is here to fight.
Daniels says he has news about The Elite. He says next week they will wrestle in eliminator matches with no outside interference.
The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese and Aryia Davari) vs Samoa Joe and Hook w/Mark Sterling
Joe and Hook attack Nese and Davari on the stage and Shibata is acting as cameraman. Joe and Nese get to the ring and Nese takes a series of jabs. Hook tags in. Joe charges into Nese in the corner and he tosses Nese to Hook, who clotheslines. Nese is able to back Hook into the corner and tag in Davari and they double team Hook.
Hook is able to suplex Davari and then Nese. Sterling grabs Hook’s foot and Shibata nails Sterling with a roundhouse kick. Joe grabs Nese in the corner and Hook locks on the Redrum for the pin and the win.
Winners: Samoa Joe and Hook.
Shibata chokes out Sterling at ringside.
We get a video promo from Stephanie Vaquer for her match with Mercedes Mone at Forbidden Door.
Mercedes Mone (TBS Champion) vs Zeuxis
They lock up and Zeuxis drives them into the ropes where they break clean. Zeuxis gets an arm drag. They run the ropes and Zeuxis gets a shoulder tackle. The next run Mone gets a spinning tejaris. Mone then gets a rope assisted arm drag and Zeuxis gets a roll up for two. Zeuxis gets a roundhouse kick. Mone trips Zeuxis as she goes to the floor and leaps off the desk at ringside for an arm drag.
The return to the ring and Zeuxis gets a drop kick on Mone on the apron and then dives onto Mone as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Zeuxis has Mone in a bow and arrow, and Mone breaks free and lands on Zeuxis for a two. Mone gets a big kick, but Zeuxis is able to get a Liger bomb for two. Zeuxis is able to hoist Mone, who turns it into a hurricanrana for two. Mone gets a sunset flip from the second rope, but Zeuxis gets double knees out of it for two. Mone gets a bulldog and then double knees in the corner. Mone gets a meteora off the top for two. Mone gets two of the three amigos and Zeuxis blocks the third, getting a double underhook lungblower for two.
Zeuxis misses a moonsault press and Mone is able to get the Mone Maker for the pin and the win.
Winner: Mercedes Mone
We then get a video package for Mina Shirakawa.
Renee is with Toni Storm, Mariah May and Luther. May thanks Storm for entering her in the Owen Hart Tournament, and she will host a contract signing between Storm and Mina. Storm then talks about her match at Rampage.
It’s now TV Time with Chris Jericho. Large William introduces him. He says Jericho is the Michael Jordan of Michael Jordans.
Jericho talks about her new shirt, asks who wants one, and then he drops it on the podium. He then explains growing corn to people in Iowa. Bryan Keith says if people want to grow good lame ass corn, they’d better pay attention to Chris Jericho. He then brings out Private Party, who he says needs some advice.
As they come out, Large William does the White Guy Shuffle to their music. Jericho says they’ve done some great work, but they haven’t been winning matches because their basics aren’t up to snuff. He says their training wasn’t up to snuff, not like when he was trained by Stu Hart. Kassidy says he wants Jericho to show him how to climb the ropes.
Jericho explains as he climbs the ropes, and Kassidy knocks Jericho’s feet from under him. They then take out Keith and Bill, and each leap off the top onto Jericho.
We get a video showing that Jon Moxley’s challenger for the IWGP World Championship at Forbidden Door will be Tetsuya Naito.
Bullet Club mock the House of Black, so there will be a match on Collision.
Daniel Garcia vs The Already In The Ring Nick Comoroto
Matt Menard joins commentary.
Remember when I said Nick Comoroto could be a good big man when he came into AEW? I was obviously wrong as Garcia wins quickly with a modified DDT for the pin and the win.
Winner: Daniel Garcia.
Renee asks Will Ospreay about how his body is holding up, but he has to drop off his Forbidden Door contract and face Rey Fenix.
Pac says he has been piling up losses and been trodden on by everyone. He’s humiliated and says the good news is that it ends now. He’s angry and he’s at his best when he’s angry. He will be entering the Owen Hart Cup and will win the World Title at Wembley Stadium. He also lets the Bang Bang Gang know he hasn’t forgotten them.
Will Ospreay (AEW International Champion) vs Rey Fenix
Swerve Strickland is watching from the front row. We are told we will have an overrun.
They run the ropes and Fenix gets a DDT off the ropes after quick moves. They run the ropes again and Fenix gets a hurricanrana. They fight on the apron and Ospreay kicks him to the floor. The fight moves to the floor and Fenix gets a hurricanrana on the floor. He rolls Ospreay into the ring and hits a frog splash for two as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Ospreay locks on an octop[us hold and Ospreay turns it into a slam and follows with big boots in the corner. Ospreay gets a springboard elbow into Fenix. Ospreay comes off the ropes with a corkscrew insigiri for two.
We are told Blood and Guts will be July 24rd.
Ospreay goes to the top and Fenix joins him there and kicks Ospreay. They are both on top again and they fight for supremacy. Fenix gets a hurricanrana and Ospreay lands on his feet. Ospreay gets a spinning DDT and Fenix lands on his feet as well. They trade hook kicks and trade kicks again. Ospreay gets an air raid crash for two as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Ospreay nails Fenix with blows. Fenix gets the octopus hold again and then turns it into a crucifix bomb for two. Fenix comes off the second rope onto Ospreay’s back and then rolls up for two. Ospreay goes for Stormbreaker, but Fenix reverses for two. Ospreay gets an insigiri and then an Oz cutter for two.
Ospreay calls for the hidden blade, but Fenix hits a hurricanrana for two. Fenix gets a big kick and then goes for rolling thunder but runs into Hidden Blade from Ospreay. Ospreay goes to the top and stares at Swerve. Ospreay says My House and hits the Swerve stomp followed by the Hidden Blade for the pin and the win.
Winner and still AEW International Champion: Will Ospreray
Swerve gets on the apron and slowly gets into the ring. They have words and Swerve says Ospreay can’t hold both titles on his shoulders. Ospreay grabs the belt and holds it. Swerve says Ospreay is lucky they arestioll friends because if anyone else did it, he’d put them in the grave. Ospreay gives Swerve the title back.
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