We start with the Zero Hour Pre-Show for the AEW Dynasty pay-per-view from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Renee Paquette, Jeff Jarrett, RJ City, and Paul Wight are hosting the hype portions of the pre-show. They run down the card and where to buy the PPV.
We are then shown Willow Nightingale being attacked by Kamille, who has returned.
Exclusive: As TBS Champion @willowwrestles arrived at #AEWDynasty, she was attacked by the returning @Kamille_brick!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 12, 2026
Kamille will be in action on #AEWDynasty #ZeroHour, TONIGHT! pic.twitter.com/CPZQo9guDf
We then go to the ring, where our announce team is Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Nigel McGuinness.
Alex Windsor vs. Marina Shafir
They charge at each other and throw hands. Windsor gets a clothesline out of the corner, and when Shafir goes to the floor, she hits a cannonball dive from the apron. Shafir is rolled into the ring, and Windsor grounds and pounds. Shafir is able to reverse it and goes for a juji gatame, and Windsor is able to roll back to pin Shafir for two.
They fight in the ropes and break at four. Windsor is pulled to the floor and is selling the arm. Shafir whips Windsor into the barricade. Shafir rolls Windsor into the ring, and Windsor fights to her feet until Shafir shoves her down. Shafir gets a hip toss and holds the headlock. Shafir gets another hip toss and then stands on Windsor’s head.
Shafir gets another hip toss and kicks Windsor into the corner. Windsor is whipped across the ring twice and then dodges Shafir’s charge, knocking Shafir to the floor. Shafir re-enters the ring and forces Windsor to the corner, whipping her into it. Windsor pops out of the corner with clotheslines and then a sling blade. Both women are down and recovering.
Shafir grabs a hold when Windsor tries for a sharpshooter. Shafir gets a uranage for two. She then grabs a double wristlock, and Windsor fights to her feet. Windsor gets a roll-up for two. Windsor calls for Shafir to fight, and Shafir obliges her with chops and strikes. Windsor fires back, and Shafir goes to knee lift strikes. Windsor runs into a big boot from Shafir, and again, both women are down.
Shafir is up first and laying in kicks, and Windsor calls for more. Shafir gets a roll-up for two. Windsor charges Shafir, grabs her leg, hits a headbutt, and then a small package driver for the pin and the win.
Winner: Alex Windsor
We are told that Willow Nightingale is not medically cleared to compete.
Kamille vs. Big Anne (already in the ring)
So, we get a squash match on the pre-show. Kamille wins with a Torture Rack slam for the pin and the win.
Winner: Kamille
Willow charges to the ring, with a referee and medical staff trying to hold her back. Kamille is being pulled away by the referee, but Kamille nails her from behind and then beats her down in the corner. Kamille leaves Willow laying.
Jack Perry (TNT Champion) vs. Mark Davis
They lock up and Davis tosses Perry across the ring. Perry tries a shoulder tackle and Davis shrugs him off. Perry starts kicking Davis’s legs and tries for a sunset flip, but Davids avoids it. Davis is sent to the floor and Perry dives onto him and catches him. Davis runs with Perry on his shoulder, and Perry sends him into the ringpost. Davis is rolled into the ring and Perry goes to the top where Davis tosses him across the ring. Davis gets a running elbow strike on Perry in the corner and then covers for two.
Davis gets a scoop slam followed by a senton for two. Davis grabs a rear chinlock and Perry works to his feet. Davis whips him to the ropes and Perry gets a jawbreaker, and then a low bridge on Davis. Perry dives onto Davis. Davis is rolled into the ring and Perry goes to the top. Davis joins him and they throw hands on top and Perry headbutts Davis down. Perry misses a double stomp. Perry gets a couple of elbow strikes and then sliced bread for two.
Perry tries to pick Davis up and is able to almost get him up the second time. Davis tries a back body drop and Perry holds onto the tops, where David knocks him to the floor with a shoulder tackle. Davis puts Perry on the apron and hits a stalling vertical slam. Davis covers for two. Davis turns him inside out with a lariat for two. Davis tries to pick up Davis, but Perry fights it on. Davis drops him with another lariat. Davis picks up Perry and Perry escapes out the back.
Perry is able to turn another pickup into a DDT. Perry is able to pick Davis up for a pile driver for two. Perry tries a running knee and Davis blocks it. Perry gets a series of kicks and strikes. Davis comes off the ropes into a hurancanrana from Perry and Perry holds on for the pin and the win.
Winner and still TNT Champion: Jack Perry
Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) (AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions) vs. Hyan and Maya World
Maya and Kross start the match. They lock up, and Kross shoves Maya back before hitting a shoulder tackle. Maya responds with an enzuigiri. Bayne tags in and drops Maya. Bayne picks her up, but Maya escapes out the back and tags in Hyan. Hyan gets a roll-up for one. Bayne grabs her and charges her into the corner. Maya is able to get a tijeras and goes to the top for a crossbody for a one-count.
Bayne lands clubbing blows and then shoves Hyan to her corner. Kross tags in, pulls Hyan to the floor, slams her onto the apron, and then tosses her back into the ring, where she stomps Hyan down in the corner. Bayne tags in and delivers shoulder thrusts. Kross and Bayne continue to work over Hyan with quick tags.
Hyan is able to land a big boot and then sends Bayne to the floor with a low bridge. Hyan crawls to her corner, but Bayne stops the tag with an elbow to Maya. Hyan dodges a spear from Bayne, sending Bayne into the ring post. Both Hyan and Bayne crawl for the tag. Maya gets the hot tag and runs wild on the newly tagged-in Kross. Hyan tags back in after Maya hits a splash on both Kross and Bayne. Hyan charges into Kross, and she and Maya hit a double-team neckbreaker for two.
Kross fights free with kicks. Bayne is tagged in and catches both Hyan and Maya as they attempt crossbodies, slamming them both. Bayne then hits a leaping clothesline on Maya for two. Kross is tagged back in, and they go for a double chokeslam, but Maya counters it into a double DDT.
Hyan then spears both Kross and Bayne from the ring to the floor, and Maya follows up with a moonsault onto them. Kross is returned to the ring, where she and Hyan trade strikes. Hyan gets an O’Connor roll for two. Bayne nails Hyan from the apron, and Kross follows with a slam for two, broken up by Maya. Bayne and Kross then hit a double chokeslam on Maya for the pin and the win.
Winners and still AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions: Divine Dominion
Chris Jericho vs. Ricochet
Jericho comes out to “Judas” and is in full babyface mode.
They lock up, and Jericho gets a quick arm drag. They lock up again, and Ricochet slaps Jericho’s head. Jericho responds with a series of slaps to Ricochet’s head. Jericho grabs a camera at ringside and films for a bit as Ricochet complains to the ref. Ricochet gets a side headlock, and Jericho whips him to the ropes. Ricochet flips over Jericho and hits a backflip into a superhero pose, but Jericho chops him down.
Jericho lays in chops in the corner and in the middle of the ring. Jericho whips Ricochet to the corner, and when Ricochet leaps at him, Jericho hits a dropkick. Jericho goes for a Lionsault, but Ricochet shoves him to the floor. They fight on the apron as Jericho tries to re-enter the ring, and Ricochet hits a Death Valley Driver on the apron—the hardest part of the ring.
Jericho returns to the ring at nine, then rolls back out. Ricochet dives into him as the ref checks Jericho’s shoulder and then shoves Jericho into the steel steps. Ricochet rolls Jericho into the ring and beats him down in the corner with leaping kicks. Ricochet stomps Jericho down and chokes him with his foot. Ricochet lays in chops, then trips Jericho. He wraps Jericho’s arm around the rope and works it over. When the ref pulls him off, Bishop Kaun does the same.
Ricochet applies a rear armbar, and Jericho fights free. Jericho is whipped to the corner and gets a boot up when Ricochet charges. They run the ropes, and Jericho hits a shoulder tackle followed by a Lionsault. Jericho tries for the Walls of Jericho, but Ricochet escapes. Jericho applies a rear chinlock and uses his hair to cover Ricochet’s baldness.
Ricochet escapes and pulls Jericho into the turnbuckles. Ricochet hits a Northern Lights suplex. Jericho rolls through and tries to apply the Walls, but Toa Leona attempts to enter the ring. As the ref deals with him, Kaun shoves Jericho into the corner. Ricochet gets a roll-up for two and then hits a series of moves, ending with a shooting star press for two.
Ricochet tries for Vertigo, but Jericho escapes and hits a Codebreaker for two. After both men recover, they throw hands while getting to their feet. Jericho chops Ricochet into the corner. They fight on the top rope, and Jericho delivers ten punches before hitting a hurricanrana. Ricochet misses Vertigo but follows with a Northern Lights suplex into a brainbuster. Ricochet then hits Vertigo for two.
Ricochet goes to the top, but Jericho knocks him down by hitting the ropes. Jericho joins him, but Ricochet bites him to knock him down. Ricochet attempts a shooting star press, but Jericho counters into a Codebreaker for two. Both men struggle to get up, but Jericho is up first and applies the Walls of Jericho. Leona enters the ring, and Kaun pulls Ricochet to the ropes for the break.
Jericho dropkicks Ricochet into Kaun. Jericho goes to the top and dives onto all of them. Jericho hits a Judas Effect on Kaun, but Leona runs through Jericho. Jericho is rolled into the ring, and Ricochet hits a shooting star press for two. Ricochet then hits the Spirit Gun followed by a Lionsault for the pin and the win.
Winner: Ricochet
Andrade El Ídolo vs. Darby Allin
They lock up, and Andrade carries Darby to the corner and places him on the top. Darby jumps down and hits a series of slaps, followed by a side headlock. Andrade shoves him off, and they trade armbars. Andrade applies a pair of flying surfboard holds. Andrade dodges a leap from Darby and hits the tranquilo pose in the ropes, but Darby spears him to the floor. Andrade whips Darby into the barricade. Andrade lifts Darby in a vertical hold, walks up the steps, and drops him back to the floor.
Andrade takes a selfie with a woman at ringside. When he turns around, Darby hits a Coffin Drop, then tosses Andrade over the barricade and drags him up the steps as they brawl. Andrade picks up Darby, but Darby escapes and dropkicks Andrade down the steps. Darby drags Andrade back to the ring. Darby charges Andrade in the corner, and on the second attempt, Andrade dodges and hits the Three Amigos, with the third suplex sending Darby into the turnbuckles.
Andrade misses a double knee strike, and Darby hits an over-the-top stunner. Darby struggles to his feet and goes to the top as Andrade charges. Andrade climbs up with Darby on his shoulders. Darby tries to escape, but Andrade hits a moonsault, and Darby transitions into a crossface. Andrade reaches the ropes for the break.
Darby knocks Andrade to the floor, and they collide with the announce table. Darby puts Andrade in a chair and bites his head. Darby goes to the top and hits a dropkick. Darby rolls Andrade into the ring and crawls in as Andrade rolls to the apron. They fight in the ropes, and Andrade hits a delayed vertical suplex from the ring to the floor.
Both men are down on the floor. Andrade rolls Darby into the ring at eight. Andrade hits running double knees in the corner for two. Andrade strips down to his trunks, goes to the top, and hits a double moonsault for two. They get to their feet, trading slaps, until Andrade knocks Darby into the corner with a charging strike.
Darby hits a Scorpion Death Drop followed by a Coffin Drop for two. Darby goes for a Code Red, but Andrade blocks it and counters with a strike for two. Darby then grapevines the legs and rolls back for the pin and the win.
Winner: Darby Allin
After the match, Andrade shakes Darby’s hand.
FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (AEW Tag Team Champions) w/ Stokely vs. Cope and Cage (Adam Copeland and Christian Cage)
Cope and Cash start the match, and Cash offers a handshake that Cope slaps away. All four men begin brawling in the ring. Dax is thrown to the floor, and Cope works over Cash in the ropes. Cage tags in, and they double-team Cash. Cage covers for two. Cope tags back in, and Cash holds the ropes when whipped, rolling to the floor. Cope follows and whips him into the barricade. Cope beats down Dax and then sends Cash into the barricade again.
Cash is rolled into the ring and hits a strike on Cope, then a hanging DDT from the ropes. Dax tags in, and Cope becomes the babyface in peril as FTR works him over while Stokely yells from ringside.
Cope finally makes the tag when Dax misses a charge into the corner. Cage tags in and runs wild. Cage tricks Dax into colliding with Cash and rolls him up for two. Dax fires back with strikes and leaves Cage down. Dax delivers mocking kicks and attempts the Killswitch, but Cage reverses for two, broken up by Cash.
Cash pulls Cage to the floor and throws him into the barricade. Cash tags in and slams Cage’s arm into the top of the barricade, then wraps it around the ring post—twice—while Dax mocks him. Dax tags in and slams Cage’s arm into the announce table. Cage is rolled into the ring, and Dax stomps his arm repeatedly.
Cash tags in, and they continue the assault in the corner. Cage fights back with a reverse armbar, but Dax knocks Cope off the apron. Dax covers Cage for two. Cage is placed on the top rope, and FTR attempts a Power and Glory, but Cage escapes. Dax is knocked to the floor, and Cage hits a flying headbutt. Cage rakes Dax’s eyes and tags in Cope, who cleans house.
Cope hits an Impaler on Dax for two. Dax is placed on top, and Cope and Cage attempt Power and Glory, but Dax gets the knees up. Cash then hits knees on Cope. Cage and Cash spill to the floor, and Cope applies a Cloverleaf on Dax before transitioning to a crossface. Cash tries to break it up, but Cage intercepts him. Cash escapes by biting Cage’s arm and throws him onto Cope to break the hold.
Cash grabs a belt and hides it from the ref. The ref notices, and Cage grabs it. During a tug-of-war, Cash pulls it free and hits Cope. Dax covers for two. All four men are in the ring as FTR attempts the Shatter Machine on Cage, but Cope breaks it up. Cage and Cope hit a Shatter Machine on Dax for two. Cope is busted open by the belt.
Stokely pulls Cage off the apron, and Cope chases him. Stokely runs through the ring, and FTR hits the Shatter Machine. Cage throws Stokely into the ring to break the pin. Dax believes Stokely broke it up and shoves him. Stokely shoves the ref, who ejects him. Cope hits a spear on Dax for two, broken up by Cash. Cash hits a piledriver on Cope.
Both Cope and Dax are down. Cash grabs a chair, but Cage takes it. Stokely tries to grab it, and Cash shoves Cage into the ring post. Cage is tossed over the timekeeper’s table. Both members of FTR are in the ring, and Cope fights back with strikes. FTR responds with a series of superkicks. They go for the FTR Trigger, but Cope counters and spears both men.
Cope and Dax both struggle to their feet. Cope charges, but FTR hits the Shatter Machine for the pin and the win.
Winners and still AEW Tag Team Champions: FTR
Willow Nightingale says she will be medically cleared by Dynamite and will get her revenge on Kamille.
Casino Gauntlet Match for the TNT Championship.
Tommaso Ciampa and Rush start the match.
Bryan Danielson takes Nigel's place on commentary.
They lock up and break, then lock up again and go into the ropes and then the corner. They break and throw hands in the middle of the ring. Ciampa is able to drive Rush to the corner, stomps him down, and follows with a running knee strike.
Bandido joins the match.
Ciampa tries to attack on the ramp, and Bandido takes him down and then dives onto him. Bandido hits a cannonball in the corner and then goes to the top for a frog splash for two on Rush, with Ciampa breaking it up. Bandido trips Ciampa and Rush stops the 21 Plex. Rush whips Ciampa into the barricades and then stomps him down on the floor.
Speedball Mike Bailey enters the match.
Bailey and Rush throw hands in the middle of the ring.
El Clon joins the match.
Rush charges at Clon and Clon drops him on the ramp. Clon and Bandido go back and forth in the ring. Clon gets a two count on Bandido.
PAC enters the match.
We are now at the part of the match when the new person gets a flurry of offense when they hit the ring. PAC hits a Black Arrow from the top onto everyone on the floor. We then get PAC, Bandido, and Bailey in the ring. Bailey and Bandido superkick PAC.
Daniel Garcia joins the match.
Garcia gets a series of roll-ups on Bandido and then Ciampa. Then Garcia and Clon roll around the ring in a small package. Garcia and PAC hit stereo clotheslines on Clon before they suplex Clon, who rolls to the floor.
Anthony Bowens enters the match.
Bowens works over Bandido and then gets a slam on Clon. Bowens and Bailey go back and forth, and then PAC enters the ring. They jaw-jack before throwing hands. Bowens hits a DDT from the second rope for two, and Ciampa breaks it up. Ciampa and Rush work over Bowens and roll him to the floor.
Kevin Knight enters the match.
Bailey and Knight work together as PAC and Garcia are in the ring. They face off and then throw hands. PAC and Garcia are sent to the floor, and then Knight and Bailey dive onto them. Knight and Bailey both get into the ring, but Garcia breaks them up. We then get Rush and Bowens, as Rush works over Bowens in the corner and hits the Bull’s Horns, but Clon breaks it up. We get a flurry of two counts and people breaking them up.
Wheeler Yuta joins the match.
We get a huge dive from Bandido and Clon onto everyone at ringside. Ciampa and Knight fight on top, and Ciampa suplexes Knight into everyone. Bailey is rolled into the ring by PAC, who hits a Black Arrow for two, broken up by Ciampa, and it’s time for a bunch of two counts again. Garcia puts Bailey into a Dragon Tamer, but Knight hits a UFO splash off the top to break it up and covers Garcia for the pin and the win.
Winner and NEW TNT Champion: Kevin Knight
Thekla (AEW Women’s Champion) vs. Jamie Hayter
Hayter gets a running boot. Thekla is whipped into the ropes and comes off with a spear. Thekla gets a head scissors, and Hayter gets to the ropes for a break. They fight on the floor, and Thekla runs Hayter into an announce table and then the barricade before laying in blows. Hayter gets a double axe handle and then fires back with strikes at Thekla. She keeps up the attack on the floor and rolls Thekla into the ring. Hayter hits a suplex and covers for two.
Hayter drops elbows and covers for two. Thekla rolls to the floor, and Hayter follows, laying in blows. Hayter gets a vertical hold and walks up the ramp, but Thekla escapes and they brawl back and forth. Thekla hits a DDT on the ramp and then kicks Hayter down the ramp toward the ring.
Thekla steps over Hayter and goes to the top for a crossbody to Hayter on the floor. Thekla returns to the ring, and Hayter makes it back in at seven. Thekla boots her in the head to knock her to the floor. Hayter rolls back into the ring, and Thekla runs her across the ring and to the floor again. Hayter returns to the ring as the ref gets to six.
Thekla mocks her with kicks. Hayter throws elbows, but Thekla drops her with a strike. Thekla gets a snapmare and a lackadaisical cover for two. She then locks Hayter in an arm-and-leg submission. Thekla releases the hold, and Hayter fights to her feet. Thekla drops Hayter with a slap and then applies the octopus hold. Hayter is able to straighten up fully and reach the ropes for the break.
Thekla gets a running boot, and Hayter is down on the apron. Hayter responds with a headbutt and hits a snap suplex on the apron, sending both women to the floor. They crawl to opposite sides of the ring and get back in at nine. They crawl toward each other and trade strikes as they get to their feet. Hayter lands a pair of clotheslines and then a high boot.
Hayter hits clotheslines in the corner. She goes to the top for a dropkick and then follows with a Liger Bomb for two. Thekla gets a roll-up with a handful of trunks for two. Hayter counters with a tombstone piledriver for two. Hayter goes to the top, and Thekla slowly joins her and bites Hayter. Thekla hits a spider suplex and follows with a double stomp to Hayter’s shoulders. Thekla lands a series of kicks for two.
Thekla sets for the spider spear but runs into Hayter’s knee. Hayter hits a backbreaker and misses the Hayterade. Thekla rakes Hayter’s eyes and bridges back for the cover, grabbing the ropes for leverage to get the pin and the win.
Winner and still Women’s Champion: Thekla
Hayter and Windsor argue with the ref as Julia Hart and Skye Blue join Thekla at ringside.
Jon Moxley (AEW Continental Champion) vs. Will Ospreay
Ospreay hits a Hidden Blade immediately but doesn’t go for a cover and instead asks how much time he’s got. He follows up with another Hidden Blade as Mox is getting up. Mox is knocked to the floor, and Ospreay attacks him outside before hitting a neckbreaker on the apron.
Mox is rolled back into the ring, and Ospreay goes to the top, coming down onto the back of Mox’s neck. Ospreay mounts Mox and lays in strikes until Mox locks in a triangle armbar, but Ospreay powers up and slams him. He continues battering Mox into the ropes, then whips him to the floor again and runs him into the steel steps.
Ospreay traps Mox in the steel steps and yells at him, then attempts a running boot, but Mox moves and hits a Paradigm Shift on the floor. Mox rolls Ospreay back into the ring and delivers a sleeper suplex, followed by a pair of short-arm lariats. He stomps Ospreay and grinds his knee into his back, then fishhooks him on the apron before the referee forces a break. Mox continues with jabs around ringside.
They trade forearms in the middle of the ring, and Ospreay lands a leaping corkscrew kick on Mox. He follows with a springboard elbow from the apron. Ospreay goes up top, but Mox pulls him down. Ospreay responds by clotheslining Mox and goes for a springboard, only to run into a forearm.
They exchange chops, and Mox hits the ropes for a lariat, but Ospreay stays on his feet. Ospreay connects with a Spanish Fly for a two-count, but Mox transitions into a bulldog choke. Ospreay fights to his feet, only for Mox to hit a Gotch-style piledriver for two. Mox places Ospreay on the top turnbuckle and joins him, setting up a sleeper suplex, but Ospreay lands on his feet and misses a Hidden Blade. Mox then hits a sleeper suplex. Ospreay counters with a float-over powerbomb for two.
Ospreay delivers a series of kicks and attempts an OsCutter, but Mox blocks it and hits a Paradigm Shift. Ospreay quickly responds with a Hidden Blade, leaving both men down.
They get back to their feet and exchange punches. Ospreay hits a mule kick and unloads on Mox in the corner until the referee pulls him away—Ospreay shoves the ref down. He helps the referee back up, but Mox capitalizes with a lariat, turning Ospreay inside out. Ospreay manages a jackknife pin for one, then hits a Styles Clash for two. He locks in a bulldog choke, but Mox fights up and backs into the turnbuckle. Ospreay lands another Hidden Blade for two.
Five minutes remaining.
Ospreay attempts a Tiger Driver but lacks the strength. They spill to the floor, where Ospreay takes Mox to the top of the steel steps. After a struggle, Mox delivers a piledriver onto the steel steps. The medical team checks on Ospreay as the referee begins the count. Ospreay barely makes it back into the ring at nine.
Mox hits a clothesline, then delivers two Paradigm Shifts for a near fall. He follows up with a Death Rider for the pin and the win.
Winner and still AEW Continental Champion: Jon Moxley
Mox showed some noticeable overacting in this match, with several odd facial expressions throughout.
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