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It’s Wednesday, and AEW Dynamite is live from the Cable Dahmer Arena in Kansas City, MO, and our commentary team is Excalibur, Bryan Danielson, and Tony Schiavone, as Taz had shoulder surgery today.
Renee Paquette is backstage with Kris Statlander and Toni Storm, who are taking off clothes to show their wrestling gear. Toni says that without the Women’s World Championship, she is nothing. Kris says that Toni has let the loss cause her to lose herself, but Toni can’t figure out who Kris is because she’s always evolving.
Kris talks like a mix between her old space woman persona and a tough woman. They go face to face, and when they do, Toni asks if the interview is over, and when Renee says yes, she tells Kris to meet her in the ring.
They charge to the ring and throw hands. Kris gets a Death Valley Driver, and then Toni gets on her knees to give Kris a free shot. Kris pulls her up, and Toni gives her a headbutt and then a German suplex. Kris drops to her knees to give Toni a free shot, and Toni is holding the belt. She gets ready to nail her with it and instead hands the belt to Kris and leaves.
In the back, Jack Perry is whittling and says he doesn’t hate the Young Bucks. In fact, he loves them, but when he needed them most, they didn’t pick up the phone or have his back. He says he had to look deep into his past to find someone who would, and we then see Luchasaurus.
GOA (Toa Leona and Bishop Kaun) w/ Ricochet vs The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) w/ MVP
Kaun and Benjamin go face to face and jaw-jack and then throw hands. They go to the corner, and Kaun thinks he has beaten him down, but Benjamin follows him out of the corner and takes a chop. Kaun tries for a suplex, and Benjamin whips him to the ropes for a big boot. Bobby tags in, and they give Kaun a double shoulder tackle. Bobby hits a stalling vertical suplex.
Bobby then gets shoulder tackles in the corner. He gets a swinging neckbreaker, and Kaun gets a boot to the midsection. Kaun is whipped to the corner and tries to go up and over, and Bobby catches him. Toa tags in, and Bobby knocks him off the apron. When Bobby goes through the ropes, Kaun kicks the ropes, and he falls to the floor as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Kaun and Toa have kept Bobby in the ring with quick tags and keeping him in their corner. Bobby is able to get a belly-to-belly suplex on Toa, and they both crawl to their corners. Kaun and Benjamin tag in at the same time, and Benjamin runs wild. Ricochet gets on the apron to pull Kaun out of harm’s way, and Benjamin gives him a pump kick. Benjamin gives Kaun a series of German suplexes. Toa tags in, and Benjamin gets a pendulum DDT, but Toa is right back up. Toa drops Benjamin with a headbutt. He tries to pull up Benjamin, but Bobby charges into the ring and gives a lariat.
Bobby and Kaun charge at each other on the floor and take each other out. In the ring, as the ref is watching them, Ricochet gets a spirit gun on Benjamin. MVP nails Ricochet on the floor, but Toa is able to cover Benjamin for the pin and the win.
Winners: GOA
After the match, MVP nails Kaun with his cane as he heads up the ramp.
We then see a hype video for Jon Moxley vs Darby Allin’s match on Saturday.
They then talk to each other through what looks like a prison visiting center so they can’t attack each other. Mox says that there was no chance Darby would put him in a coffin, but now Darby will never quit. Mox says he won’t quit, so what do they do? He tells Darby it’s never too late to back out and join the Death Riders.
Darby says he understands the cause, but he doesn’t respect Mox because of what he did to Bryan Danielson. Mox says he did the best he could for Danielson, and this is a war for the future. Hard decisions have to be made, and that’s not hard for him. No one knows what weight he has on his shoulders. Darby says that AEW represents freedom, and Mox is chipping away at what makes AEW special.
Darby says when Mox says “I quit,” the whole operation he’s running will crumble. Mox says he has never lied to him, and Darby’s opponent isn’t him—Darby is fighting ghosts of his past. Darby is playing a selfish game, and Mox is not selfish. Mox says it is not about him. Pac then shows up on Darby's side and beats him down brutally.
I’m sorry, after over a year, I still don’t get Jon Moxley’s gimmick. His promos are supposed to be deep and meaningful, but they just seem pretentious and confusing.
We then see the Death Riders show up in the parking lot.
Claudio Castagnoli vs Roderick Strong
They lock up, and Claudio forces them into the ropes, and they come out and start mat wrestling. They get to their feet, still hooked together until they get into the ropes. Claudio nails Roddy with an uppercut, and Roddy fires back. Roddy then lays in chops in the corner, but Claudio gets a side headlock takeover.
Roddy fights to his feet and shoots off Claudio, then captures the leg and lays in chops. Claudio lays in uppercuts, and Claudio takes him down again. Roddy gets to his feet, and Claudio gets a shoulder tackle, followed by a backbreaker for two. Claudio grabs a headlock and then hits a scoop slam for two. Claudio once again grabs a headlock on Roddy to keep him on the mat. Roddy fights his way free, and Claudio gets a big boot.
Roddy goes to the floor to regroup, and Claudio pulls him onto the apron. They fight in the ropes, and when Claudio gets on the apron, Roddy gets a slam on the apron. Roddy tries for a kick through the ropes into Claudio, but Claudio catches him and swings him into the barricade as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Roddy gets a dropkick on Claudio, and Roddy is up first. He gets a series of drive-by strikes, but Claudio gets a clothesline for two and then a crossface. Roddy gets to the ropes for the break. Claudio gets a series of strikes in the corner and then a slam for two. Claudio tries for the Giant Swing, and Roddy kicks away Claudio and then a flying lariat, followed by a back heel kick. Roddy dodges a big boot and dumps Claudio to the floor. Roddy then dives onto Claudio.
Roddy rolls Claudio into the ring and leaps at Claudio, who grabs him and puts him on top. Claudio joins him. Roddy escapes and gets a kick on Claudio. Roddy then joins Claudio on top and gets a backbreaker on the top turnbuckle. They struggle to get up, and Roddy charges at Claudio, who catches him for a pop-up uppercut, the pin, and the win.
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli
We then get a pre-tape from Don Callis where he celebrates with the Don Callis Family. He says the large number of people in the family means they have the power. We then get a video message from Konosuke Takeshita about winning the IWGP title, but the message goes off. Kazuchika Okada pressed the wrong button, and he is so sorry.
We then get a recap of Takeshita beating Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Title.
Hechicero, Mark Davis, and Josh Alexander vs Jack Perry, Luchasaurus, and Kenny Omega
Don Callis joins commentary.
Omega calls out Josh, who obliges him. Josh then tags in Hechicero as the bell rings. They lock up, and they trade headlocks and move to mat wrestling. Hechicero gets a one count, and then Hechicero trips Omega and wrenches the leg before rolling Omega through for a two count. Hechicero keeps working over the leg with a dragon screw. They move to armbars and then run the ropes. Omega runs into a knee from Josh. Hechicero leaps at Omega, who dodges, and Hechicero goes to the floor. Omega dives onto Hechicero.
Omega chases Josh, and as he runs, Mark clotheslines him. Omega is rolled into the ring, and Josh works him over from the floor. Hechicero goes back to work on the leg. Mark tags in, and they triple-team Omega. They keep Omega in the ring with quick tags until Omega tags in Perry, who gets a few blows in before tagging in Luchasaurus.
Luchasaurus gets a stalling vertical suplex on Josh and then tags in Perry. Luchasaurus slams Josh, and Perry hits a senton from the top for two. Mark is tagged in, and after Perry gets a few chops, Mark sends him flying with a shoulder block as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Perry has been worked over in the ring the whole time. The other members of both teams are brawling on the floor, and Perry can’t tag out. Omega gets on the apron and tags in, and Omega runs wild. He ends the sequence with “You cannot escape” on Josh for two. Omega tries for a snapdragon suplex, but Josh blocks and hits a series of German suplexes. Omega gets a leaping knee on Josh’s back and then a driving knee strike for two, with Josh grabbing the ropes.
Luchasaurus and Mark are tagged in and throw hands. They clothesline each other down, and it’s time for everyone to get a big move on the last person in the ring. All six men are down, and Luchasaurus is the first up. He tags in Omega, and when Omega sets for a V-Trigger, Callis is on the apron, allowing Josh to get a chop block. Mark charges at Omega, but Perry pushes Omega out of the way and takes the clothesline. Omega lays in chops on Mark but runs into an enzuigiri and a stuffed piledriver for two.
Hechicero tags in and tries for a cross arm breaker, but Luchasaurus slams Josh on them to break it up. Perry is tagged in, and Perry hits a Doomsday Device on Hechicero, who was on Luchasaurus’s shoulders for the pin and the win.
Winners: Jack Perry, Luchasaurus, and Kenny Omega
The Young Bucks hit the ring and give Luchasaurus a superkick and then attack Perry. Omega saves Perry from a Meltzer Driver, allowing Luchasaurus to double clothesline the Bucks. Perry then leaps from the top onto the members of the Don Callis Family at ringside.
Skye Blue w/ Julia Hart vs Jamie Hayter
They lock up, and Jamie drops Skye. They move to waistlocks and headlocks. They move to armbars. Jamie gets a side headlock takedown, and Skye rolls her back for two. They move to armbars, and Skye takes Jamie down by her hair twice, and Jamie does the same to Skye and then a series of shoulder tackles with wrist control. She covers for two and then runs Skye into the corner and works her over.
Jamie gets ten in the corner and follows with a snap suplex for two. Jamie gets another snap suplex, and Skye rolls to the floor. Jamie joins her, and as she watches Julia Hart, Skye attacks her as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Jamie gets a suplex on Skye, and Skye is able to dodge her charge in the corner. They both go to the top, and Jamie drops her with a headbutt and follows with a dropkick. Jamie gets a lariat and a backdrop suplex for two. Jamie gets a big boot for two. They both miss kicks, and Skye gets a stunner, and they go back and forth with takedowns. They trade kicks, and Jamie finally gets a backbreaker.
Both women struggle to get up; they both get up and fight in the ropes and then to the floor, where Jamie gets a fallaway slam on Skye on the floor. Skye is rolled into the ring, and Jamie gets a neckbreaker and a lariat for two. Jamie pulls off her elbow pads. Skye counters the Hayterade with kicks and gets sliced bread for two. Jamie gets a lariat and then Hayterade for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jamie Hayter
Thekla is on the big screen and says she has been around the world, but she is not impressed with Jamie. She attacked Jamie because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. On Saturday, it will get toxic to the core and asks Jamie to impress her.
Renee is now with Mercedes Moné, who says she is now Ultimo Moné as she has matched Ultimo Dragon’s ten-belt record. On Friday, Moné becomes the longest-reigning TBS Champion.
The Opps (Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, and Powerhouse Hobbs) AEW Trios Champions vs La Facción Ingobernables (Rush, Dralístico, and Mortos) w/ Sammy Guevara
Adam Page joins commentary.
Mortos and Hobbs charge at each other, and neither moves. They do it again, and Mortos gives a headbutt. Mortos whips Hobbs to the corner, but Hobbs gets a series of clotheslines. Mortos gets a big boot and sling blade. Hobbs gets a leaping shoulder tackle, and Rush tags in. Rush calls for Shibata, and Shibata tags in, and they charge at each other, and Shibata beats Rush down. Rush gets a chop, and they chop each other until Shibata is knocked to the corner. Rush gets a German suplex, and Shibata does as well. Shibata gets a slam, and both men are down.
Joe tags in, as does Mortos. They lock up, and after Mortos gets a strike, Joe fires in jabs. He whips Mortos to the corner and gets an enzuigiri. Shibata tags in and gets a snap mare on Mortos and a kick to Rush’s face. LFI attacks The Opps, knocking Joe and Hobbs off the apron so they can work over Shibata with quick tags as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return to full screen, Shibata has been the babyface in peril. He is finally able to get the hot tag to Hobbs after he is able to turn the tables on Dralístico. Hobbs cleans house, working over all members of LFI and hitting the world’s most dangerous slam on Dralístico. Joe is tagged in, and he continues to clean house. Joe gets a powerslam on Dralístico for two. When he puts Dralístico on top, Rush and Mortos attack him, and Shibata is able to clear the ring. Dralístico gets a corkscrew kick on Joe, but Joe gets the Coquina Clutch on Dralístico, and he has to tap out.
Winners and still AEW Trios Champions: The Opps
LFI attacks The Opps from behind after the match, and Rush spits at Page, who joins in the fight and drives off LFI. Joe gets to his feet with the AEW World Title belt, and they go face to face. Joe hands it back to Page as he leaves the ring, and that is Dynamite. On to Collision!
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