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AEW Dynamite is live from Rio Rancho Events Center in Rio Rancho, NM. Our commentary team is Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness
In the back, the Death Riders and Will Ospreay are ready for their matches tonight and Jon Moxley gives a pep talk as they then do a soccer circle.
Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) w.Marina Shafir vs Brody King, Bandido, and Mistico
Yuta and Bandido start the match by locking up and they trade arm bars. Yuta gets a hip toss into an arm bar on the mat. They trade holds back and forth and they trade arm drags. They run the ropes and Bandido gets a tejaris and Yuta goes to his own corner. Mox is tagged in and they trade waistlocks and headlocks.
Mox forces them into the ropes and Mox gets a kick as they break. Claudio tags in and stomps down Bandido in the corner. Bandido is whipped to the ropes where he gets a pop up hurricanrana, and Mistico is tagged in. He gets a series of kicks and Claudio is able to catch Mistico when he springboards into the ring, for a back breaker. Mistico gets an arm drag and followed with a deja vu tejaris.
Brody is tagged in and it’s time for the boss fight. As they fight, Mox and Yuta knock Bordy’s partners off the apron. Brody fights off all three, and then gets a springboard back flip off the top ropes into a double arm drag on Mox and Claudio. This is followed by dives as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Bandido has been the babyface in peril through the break. Bandido gets a tag to Mistico as Mox stumbles to his corner to tag in Claudio. Mistico runs wild, ending with a hurricanrana for two, broken up by Mox. Brody is tagged in and Claudio tags in Mox. Mox tries a sleeper on Brody’s back, but Brody backs into the turnbuckle and then stomps down Mox and then hits a running cannonball in the corner.
Then it’s time for everyone to hit a big move on the last person in the ring, ending with Brody getting a lariat on M<ox. Shafir distracts the ref and Claudiop uses the Title Belt on Brody so that Mox can get the pin and the win.
Winners: The Death Riders
Renee Paquette is in the back with Mark Briscoe’s team. Darby says he will do anything possible to win. Roderick Strong says he will never forget what MJF did to his best friend, Adam Cole. Orange Cassidy says he has backpacks for everyone and we are told Mark Briscoe will be in the ring to give everyone a piece of his mind.
Marina Shafir vs Harley Cameron - Survival of the Fittest Qualifier match
Harley is wearing Supergirl inspired gear.
Shafir attacks Harley as she gets to the ring. They run the ropes and Shafir gets a headlock takeover and holds Harley down, but Harvel reverses to a single leg crab. Shafir kicks Harley off and they fight on the apron. Shafir is knocked to the floor and Harley drop kicks her through the ropes to the floor. Harley then gets a cross body off the steel steps. Shafir is rolled into the ring, and Harley goes to the top. Shafir meets her there and gets a fireman’s carry into a slam as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Shafir gets a series of hip tosses. Shafir gets a series of kicks. Harley dodges a kick and gets a belly to back suplex. Harley gets a roundhouse kick and a splash in the corner. Harley gets ten in the corner and then a running clothesline. Harley runs into a big boot. Shafir gets a series of knee strikes. Harevbl is able to pull Shafir down into a single leg crab. Marina gets a rear naked choke, and Harvel flips over and holds on for the pin and the win.
Winner and moving on: Harley Cameron
We then get a hype video for Mercedes Mone vs Maya World for the Owen Hart Tournament Final.
Will Ospreay vs ELP
ELP stands for El Phantasmo and he is from New Japan Pro Wrestling. Although it might be interesting to see Ospreay vs Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.
They lock up and move to arm bars and then lock up again and move to arm bars once again. They move to mat work and one counts back and forth. They lock up and then run the ropes when ELP gets a shoulder tackle. Ospreay answers with a chop. ELP is able to get a multi rope tejaris and Ospreay lands on his feet and drop kicks ELP to the floor.
Ospreay hits a cross body dive to the floor. They fight on the apron and ELP gets a back body drop and then gets a moonsault from the top rope to the floor as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, ELP gets a hair pull takedown and Ospreay gets a kip up insigiri. Ospreay lays in blows and then gets a springboard corkscrew kick for two. ELP dodges a splash and gets an insigiri in the corner and Ospreay counters with a stundog millionaire. ELP gets a stunner of his own and both men are down.
They fight from their knees to their feet, Ospreay gets a big right hand, dropping ELP. Ospreay gets a series of forearms on ELP, pulling him to his feet and ELP starts to fire back. Ospreay gets an upkick to the head. They run the ropes and trade kicks and blows until Ospreay gets a Spanish Fly for two. ELP counters the hidden blade for a hurricanrana for two. ELP gets a thrust kick for two.
They attempt rollups and Ospreay gets a Styles Clash followed by the Hidden Blade for the pin and the win.
Winner: Will Ospreay
As Ospreay heads to the back, we get Swerve Strickland’s music and he and Prince Nana come to the ring for their match, walking past Ospreay. Ospreay leaves through the crowd.
Swerve Strickland vs Daniel Garcia
Garcia gets in Swerve's face. Garica tries to pick the leg and Swerve takes over and they may wrestle. They run the ropes and Swerve gets a shoulder tackle. They throw hands and Swerve picks the leg and then beats down Garcia on the mat. He tosses Garcia into the turnbuckle hard and works him over in every corner before raking the back.
Swerve drops Garcia across the top rope neck first and then lays in a big boot to send him to the floor. Swerve sweeps the leg and traps Swerve in the ring skirt and gives a dragon screw. Garcia lays in blows on the floor and then gets a running drop kick on Swerve who is in a chair on the floor. Garcia tries again and Swerve stops him with a house call as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Garcia avoids a swerve stomp for the top and gets a dragon screw in the ropes on Swerve. They fight on the apron and Swerve gets a Death Valley Driver on the apron. Swerve gets a brain buster for two. Swerve hits a series of mocking kicks and slaps. Swerve gets a forearm that drops Garcia over and over. Garcia gets a running clothesline and Swerve doesn’t move more than once.
Garcia drop kicks Swerve’s Knee and charges in the corner, but Swerve gets a back elbow. Garcia gets an ankle lock and Swerve powers out and hits a back elbow. Garcia clips the leg and tries for a pile driver, but Swerve powers out and gets a back breaker. Swerve gets a power slam for two. Swerve charges, but his leg gives out and Garcia hits a Styles Clash for two.
Swerve hits a House Call for two only. Swerve hits a hidden blade and covers Garcia for the pin and the win.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
Swerve beats down Garcia after the match and starts to snap the arm, but Will Ospreay hits the ring for the save and they fight. Nana sweeps Ospreay’s leg, allowing Swerve to hit the House Call. Swerve tries for the Vertibreaker on Ospreay, but Garcia breaks it up. Swerve instead hits a Vertibreaker on Garcia and Ospreay hits the ring with a chair to chase Swerve and Nana off.
We then get a hype video for Team Briscoe vs Team MJF on Sunday night.
Don Callis and the MJF Team are backstage and Don Callis introduces each of them. MJF cuts them off before Andrade El Idolo can say anything before he puts himself over as being, born with a white collar. MJF sees that Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta are there, and he runs them off. MJF then shows he has new shirts for them with MJF and Don Callis as musclemen.
Jack Perry vs Zack Sabre Jr. w.Bad Dude Tito and Mikey Nicholls.
Zack gets a cravate and takes down Perry and they work arm bars on the mat. Zach rolls Perry over for a two count. Zack quickly grabs a butterfly stretch and Perry has to bite the rope for the break. Perry gets a rollup for two and then gets a second for two. They run the ropes and Perry gets a floatover into a two count and Zack rolls to the floor to regroup.
When Zach returns to the ring, Zack stops an arm drag and makes it an arm bar and Perry has to grab the rope for the brake and rolls to the floor. Zack follows him and Perry runs Zack into the ring post. Zack is rolled to the apron and Perry tries to bring him in the hard way, but Zack is able to snap his arm across the top rope and then stomp Perry’s shoulder as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Zack is working over Perry’s arm and Perry gets a few blows in and follows with sliced bread. Zack goes to the floor and Perry tries for a baseball slade, but Zach catches him and puts on a cross arm breaker on the floor. Zadk breaks the hold at two. They fight on the apron and Perry gets a slack bread to the floor. Perry then goes to the top for a moonsault to the floor on Zack.
They return to the ring and Zack captures Perry with a body scissors into a triangle sleep. Perry gets a two count, and Zack keeps the hold. Perry pulls Zack up and slams him for two. Zack gets a sleeper, but Perry rolls through for two. They go back and forth and Perry gets the snare trap. Zack is able to grab Perry’s injured arm and gets out of the hold into a double wrist lock. Perry gets a comebacker lariat and gets a power bomb for two.
Perry charges, and Zack is able to get a leg lock. He flips it over and pulls back on the shoulders and Perry has to submit.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
The Young Bucks music starts and they are on their way to the ring to face Bad Dude Tito and Mikey Nicholls as we go to commercial.
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs TMDK (Bad Dude Tito and Mikey Nicholls)
All four men are fighting in the ring when we come back from the commercial. The Bucks get double bulldogs and they clothesline Tito and Mikey to the floor. They dive onto Mikey and Tito and roll them into the ring. The Bucks get double stunners and double body slams. Tito and Mikey recover, sending Nick to the floor and tossing Matt into a slam for two. Tito actually tags in and they get a tow man driver for two. Mikey tags in and Matt is able to avoid their attacks and gets the tag to Nick.
Nick fights them both off and tags in Matt and Mikey is subject to a super kick party. MIkey takes the Meltzer Driver and the Bucks get the pin and the win.
Winners: The Young Bucks
Zack rejoins his teammates and they attack The Bucks and Kenny Omega and Jack Perry hit the ring for the save until Omega and Zack and face to face. Omega gets a snap dragon suplex and Sabre is pulled to safety before Omega can hit the V Trigger.
Omega grabs a mic and says this was just a warm up, and may the best man win and after that, he is up for redemption. And after Omega beats Zack, everyone will forget about him like they did last year. Zack grabs a mic and tells Omega to try to stay out of the hospital.
Next is a hype video for the match between Thekla and the Starlight Kid for the AEW Women’s World Title.
Red Velvet vs Queen Aminata - Survival of the Fittest Qualifying Match
Aminata forces them to the corner when they lock up. They lock up again and trade arm bars. Velvet gets a rollup up into the rop[es and then gets a casadora rollup for two. Velvet gets an arm drag and misses a leap into Aminata. Aminata gets a German suplex for two. Aminata gets a snap suplex and covers for one only.
They dodge each other’s attacks and Velvet gets a rollup for two. Aminata gets a series of blows in the corner and Velvet tosses her off. Velvet gets a scissor kick for two as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Aminata backs into the turnbuckle to get Velvet off her back. Velvet gets a bulldog for two. They go back and forth in the corner and in the middle of the ring until Aminata gets a slingshot slam off the top rope and both women are down. Aminata gets a pair of lariats and then she slams Velvet down with a hair pull. Aminata gets a hip attack and goes to the top for a diving stomp for two.
Aminata goes back to the top and kicks Velvet away. Velvet comes back, joins Aminata on top and hits a casadora bomb and goes to the top for a frog splash for two. Velvet and Aminata trade blows. Velvet misses a spin kick and Aminata gets a head butt followed by a running knee for the pin and the win.
Winner and moving to the Survival of the Fittest match: Queen Aminata
Renee is with the Young Bucks and they say momentum is on their side for their match at Forbidden Door. They are interrupted by the fight between The Dogs and Cope and Cage going through. They fight amidst the plunder and the Dog choke out Cope and Cage with power cables.
Konosuke Takeshita (AEW International Champion) vs Ricochet - Everyone banned from ringside.
Ricochet tosses his jacket at Takeshita and gets a leaping knee strike. Ricochet dives onto Takeshita and rolls him into the ring to get a leaping kick and then a dive onto Takeshita on the floor again. Takeshita is rolled into the ring and Ricochet gets a springboard 450 splash for two. Ricochet gets a running back elbow into Takeshita in the corner. Takeshita gets a big boot and then a running Takeshita line. Ricochet gets a drop toe hold and a leaping elbow. Ricochet hits a running shooting star press for two as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Ricochet fires shots at Takeshita in the corner. Takeshita charges at Ricochet and Ricochet dodges and Takeshita goes over the top and to the floor. Takeshita gets on the apron and Ricochet kicks him to the floor. Ricochet kicks Takeshita from the apron and tries for a shooting star from the apron, but Takeshita catches him for an exploder suplex.
Takeshita rolls Ricochet into the ring and runs into a pair of kicks from Ricochet. Takeshita hits a blue thunder bomb for two. Ricochet hits a series of forearms, and Takeshita fires up and weathers a series of kicks from Ricochet. Takeshita counters Vertigo with a rollup for two. Takeshita gets a Styles clash and a wheelbarrow suplex. Ricochet gets a series of kicks and hits Vertigo for two.
Ricochet jacks his jaw and Takeshita punches him in the jaw. Ricochet gets a power drive knee and comes off the top with a shooting star press for two. Ricochet goes to the top again, Takeshita sweeps his legs and then joins him on top. Takeshita gets a German suplex from the top, but Ricochet lands on his feet and misses a spirit gun. Takeshita gets a power bomb for two.
Takeshita charges at Ricochet, but Ricochet pulls the ref in the way. This was done poorly and the crown was all over the ref because it looked like he stepped in front of Takeshite instead of being pulled in front of Takeshita’s charge. Ricochet gets a head butt, a roundhouse kick and a Ricosault for two. Ricochet tries for a spirit gun but runs into a lariat. Takeshita gets a running knee and then Raging Fire for the pin and the win.
Winner and still AEW International Champion: Konosuke Takeshita.
Mark Briscoe comes to the ring with a mic. Mark says they are ready to have fun at the 12 man steel cage match at Forbidden Door and he says his team beat the Death Riders at Blood and Guts. That night, it was about the thrill of the battle but at Forbidden Door, the consequences are bigger because if his team wins, he gets a title shot against MJF.
Mark says he agrees with MJF and that Mark and MJF are nothing alike because MJF is a privileged entitled baby and Mark is a grown ass man. Mark says the last time they faced off he beat MJF and he can do it again. Mark says he is marching into battle with his brothers, but the Don Callis Family doesn’t care about him. He said if MUJF was on fire, the Family wouldn’t piss on him to put him out.
Don Callis comes from the stage to yell at Mark and MJF attacks Mark from behind. When Mark is starting to get the upper hand. Kyle Fletcher attacks Mark and gets a brain buster. Takeshita hits Raging Fire on Fletcher, but Okada attacks Takeshita, and all of the team members start to show and they take each other out one by one. Finally, Andrade takes out Mark and MJF and Andrade start to have words and Callis is trying to calm them down. Andrade picks up Mark and MJF gets the Dynamite Diamond and Mark ducks so that MJF takes out Andrade and Mark nails MJF with a Jay Driller.
Briscoe's team is standing strong in the ring as we are desperately out of time.
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