Results
- Mercedes Moné def. Alex Windsor (TBS Championship) (15:03)
- Mark Briscoe def. Lance Archer (7:59)
- Bandido & Brody King def. Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta (AEW World Tag Team Championships) (12:19)
- Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson def. Adam Page, Kenny Omega, Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey (22:12)
Darby Allin kidnaps Gabe Kidd
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, the second of three Wednesday night programs set to take place as part of a residency at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, started with not a match, but a fight. “The Mercenary,” NJPW’s Gabe Kidd, made his way to the ring because he wanted his hands on Darby Allin.
Just moments after Kidd’s challenge, Allin emerged from the crowd, kicking off a brawl between the two. Kidd seemingly had the upper hand as the fight went ringside, running Allin into a barricade and scoring a hard lariat. But, as Kidd was playing to the crowd, Allin was able to climb to the top rope for a Coffin Drop, landing on Kidd at ringside.
The fight went back into the ring, where Allin escaped a choke by raking the eyes of Kidd. Wheeler Yuta emerged at this point in an attempt to take out Allin.
Allin grabbed a skateboard from under the ring which had thumbtacks attached to the bottom of it. Yuta, who is challenging for the tag titles later, took the skateboard to the back, pushing a few tacks into him.
Allin teased delivering a skateboard bump to the head of Kidd, a move that would likely look gruesome, but got distracted by the sudden appearance of the rest of the Death Riders, who emerged from the entranceway.
With Death Riders surrounding Allin, it looked like he was ready for a rough beating. However, backup was on the way. Hook’s music hit, then right after he emerged, so did Samoa Joe, Willow Nightingale and Powerhouse Hobbs, charging out from the back, kicking off a hectic multi-man fight. A clear distinction was made that Hook wasn’t coming out along with everybody else, but instead they followed after him (this becomes relevant later).
As the fighting continued at ringside, cameras cut to outside of the arena, where Allin and Kidd continued to fight. Kidd attempted to murder Allin, trying to bash him in the head with a hammer. Thankfully, Allin avoided the move. Allin spat a powder in Kidd’s face to blind him, then put him to sleep with a cloth which had some sort of drug on it. An unconscious Kidd was zipped into a body bag, which was attached to the back of a pickup truck. Allin drove away, dragging Kidd behind him. Quite the hectic start to the show.
Mercedes Moné defends TBS Championship against Alex Windsor, a returning name eyes future title shot
The first sanctioned fight of the evening saw Mercedes Moné put her TBS Championship against Alex Windsor. This was a second chance for Windsor, who came up short in a four-way at Forbidden Door for the title.
Windsor had a ton of big moments early in the match. She scored a cannonball off the ring apron and to the floor just two minutes into the match, seconds later, she came out of the corner with a blockbuster.
Moné had the upper hand as the show went to commercials, escaping a submission from Windsor and countering into a powerbomb onto the ring apron. Both women were laid out as the show returned, as Windsor reversed a top-rope move from the champ into a headbutt.
Windsor was once again gaining steam as the show returned, coming off the ropes with a clothesline, then landing a Russian legsweep. Moné came running off the ropes for a move, but Windsor instead hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.
Windsor applied a Sharpshooter in the middle of the ring, but Moné was able to escape and transition into a Statement Maker. Windsor worked back up to her feet while carrying Moné, but Moné reversed into a Crucifix Bomb.
Moné tried for another move, but Windsor instead hit a pop-up powerbomb. As both women were out on their backs, Windsor started to subtly work toward a Sharpshooter once again, eventually getting up to her feet for the submission attempt. The two women rolled to the ground, where Windsor kept her submission intact. Moné was tapping out, but that means nothing at ringside.
Windsor came off the middle rope for a move, but Moné instead caught her for a Statement Maker. They returned to their feet, where Moné scored a backstabber. Windsor powered back up to her feet to level Moné with a lariat.
Moné and Windsor traded shots in the middle of the ring. Windsor scored a headbutt, then landed a Made In Japan, causing another near fall. The fight went to the top rope, where Moné got a hold of Windsor’s arms to toss her back down to the mat. Moné kept on Windsor with another Statement Maker, a move Windsor eventually escaped with a roll-up attempt.
Windsor got hurt with an upkick from Moné, who then grabbed onto a rocked Windsor for a roll-up pinfall, earning her the victory in 15 minutes. After more than 460 days, Moné is still the TBS Champion.
Windsor attempted to shake hands with Moné in the post-match, but Moné instead flipped her off. This caused Windsor to attack her, but, Moné was able to drop her by hitting her in the head with the TBS Championship.
Moné locked in the Statement Maker to a defeated Windsor. Then, a returning name came in for the save: Riho!
Riho came off the top rope with a double stomp to break up the submission, then sent Moné tumbling to the outside with a dropkick. The former world champ checked on Windsor, then eyed Moné’s TBS Championship.
Backstage, Samoa Joe and Powerhouse Hobbs were asked where Hook stands with The Opps. “You need to ask Hook yourself,” Joe replied.
Hook walked into the frame, telling Hobbs and Joe that he could fight his own battles. Joe and Hook had a heated back-and-forth about his exit from the group. “You need to know this,” Joe told him. “At some point, you’re gonna need our help. Whether you want it or not, we’re still gonna have your back.”
Mark Briscoe wants Kyle Fletcher, but must get past ‘The Alpha’ first
Ricochet and Gates of Agony cut a promo on The Hurt Syndicate, claiming all the group’s success came in the past. “Brodido might have walked out with the tag team titles, but we are the ones that ended your reign,” said Bishop Kaun, referring to Forbidden Door.
Ricochet said he wanted to settle his feud with The Hurt Syndicate with a match at All Out on September 20. “This right here isn’t a challenge, it’s a demand.”
Before the next segment, we were shown the 2300 Arena’s Hardcore Hall of Fame banner for Taz.
Mark Briscoe hit the ring for a promo, talking about how he’s focused on Kyle Fletcher and his TNT Championship. Briscoe was told he has to beat another member of the Don Callis Family in order to get a shot against Fletcher. So, looking for a fight, he asked to face that person tonight Callis came out and announced that his opponent will be Konosuke Takeshita, but not tonight. Instead, they’ll meet on Saturday’s Collision.
Briscoe said that he will happily face Takeshita on Saturday, but was ready to fight tonight. So, he asked for another challenge. Rocky Romero looked ready to hit the ring, taking off his blazer, but Callis instead opted to put Lance Archer against him. A referee rolled into the ring as Archer and Briscoe started to trade blows, making this one official.
Briscoe sent Archer to the outside with a head kick early on. He tried for a tope suicida to ringside, but instead was caught by Archer, who chokeslammed him onto the ring apron. Just moments later, Briscoe was chokeslammed onto the steel stairs at ringside as well.
Briscoe started to regain some momentum after the show returned, sending Archer out of the ring and scoring a dive to the outside. He tried for a J-Driller in the middle of the ring, but Archer reversed into a back bodydrop. Archer hit a chokeslam at the six-minute mark, but Brisoce kicked out at two.
Briscoe avoided the Blackout finisher from Archer, then came off the middle turnbuckle with a dropkick. The fight went back into the corner, where Briscoe scored a powerbomb for a near fall. Briscoe went back to the top for a Froggy-Bow elbow drop, earning him the pinfall victory in eight minutes. Briscoe had a strong showing against Archer, but still has to beat two more Don Callis Family members before he can call himself champion.
AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm asked in a pre-taped promo for any woman to step up and challenge her.
Darby Allin fends off Jon Moxley as Brodido retain against Death Riders
Backstage, Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander were asked what the future holds for them after winning a tag match last week. Cameron called for Brodido, Statlander instead said they should focus on the Triangle of Madness, as well as Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne. Wheeler Yuta entered the frame to tell them that the Death Riders have their back. “You can tell our friend that I got his message, alright?” a not-so-happy Statlander said.
Tag team gold was on the line in the second matchup of the night, as Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli of the Death Riders took on Bandido and Brody King.
Bandido found himself isolated by the Death Riders as the show returned from a break. Yuta got a two-count after an Olympic Slam. Bandido tried for a Dragonrana onto Castagnoli, but the Death Riders member caught him. Bandido was eventually able to counter into a Mexican Destroyer. This gave Bandido the opening to deliver a hot tag to King.
King took on both Castagnoli and Yuta, delivering a cannonball in the corner onto both at the same time. Bandido tagged back in and did a clever double-team move, hurricanrana-ing King into Castagnoli.
Bandido came off the top with a frogsplash, but Castagnoli was able to avoid, then tagged Yuta back into the match. Yuta was quickly brought into the Brodido corner, where King hit a Superplex. Bandido tried for a double-team 450 Splash move, the same maneuver they have won some matches with, but Marina Shafir grabbed a boot of Bandido at ringside, preventing him from charging forward. This helped the Death Riders take back control of the match. As the referee was looking away, Jon Moxley threw King into a ringpost.
Yuta hit a double-team top-rope frogsplash onto Bandido, but the defending champ kicked out in a pin attempt right after. Castagnoli swung Bandido into a Yuta dropkick, although the follow-up pin attempt was broken up by King.
Moxley attempted to attack King once again but was jumped by Darby Allin, who started to brawl with the former AEW champ. King took out Castagnoli with a huge forearm at ringside, then also nailed Yuta with one. Bandido scored a 21-Plex onto Yuta in the ring, earning him a pinfall win in just under 13 minutes. Brodido are still on top of AEW’s tag division.
Kazuchika Okada was asked backstage if there is tension between him and Konosuke Takeshita. Okada said that while Takeshita is “The Alpha,” he’s the top dog in the Don Callis Family. Sounds like the family has some in-fighting issues.
FTR jump Cope, call for match against Adam Priest this Saturday
The Hurt Syndicate were asked if they accepted the challenge to a trios match against Ricochet and the Gates of Agony. MVP accepted the match for All Out, saying he’s excited to punch Ricochet in the mouth.
Adam Copeland came to the ring for the next segment. Before he could talk, FTR, who he will face alongside Christian Cage at All Out, stormed the ring to attack him. Cage showed up to even the odds, kicking off a fight between the duos at ringside. Dax Harwood suffered a cut on his forehead during an exchange with Cage.
A horde of security and wrestlers entered the ring to break up a brawl. A frustrated FTR took out their frustrations on some of the wrestlers, causing ROH’s Adam Priest to have a quick exchange with the team, forcing a second pull-apart.
After the break, Priest was confronted backstage by FTR. “You’ve been on TV once,” Priest was told by Cash Wheeler. “Go get your gear, we’ll make it twice. Saturday, find a tag team partner. We’ll make you somebody.”
Jon Moxley vs. Daniel Garcia was announced for Saturday’s Collision. A promo from Garcia mentioned that he asked for a match against Moxley following his encounter with him last week. The two have faced off three times since 2021, with Moxley prevailing in each prior bout.
Here’s an updated look at Saturday’s card:
- FTR vs. Adam Priest & TBA
- Jon Moxley vs. Daniel Garcia
- Mark Briscoe vs. Konosuke Takeshita
- Toni Storm, Mina Shirakawa, Kris Statlander & Harley Cameron vs. Triangle of Madness & Megan Bayne
Kyle Fletcher takes out Kenny Omega following eight-man all-star tag win
An all-star tag match closed out Wednesday’s Dynamite, as The Young Bucks, Kyle Fletcher & Josh Alexander took on Hangman Adam Page, Kenny Omega, and JetSpeed.
The babyface side of the match showed their chemistry as a team early on, delivering stereo dives to the outside just two minutes into the contest.
It’s no surprise that this match hit a high gear early and basically stayed at that pace until the end. Interesting sequences early in the match included: Omega and Page doing a double-team German Suplex onto Fletcher, ex-TNA world title opponents Alexander and Bailey going head-to-head, and the Young Bucks delivering a TK Driver onto the floor.
The show came back from its final break at the 15-minute mark of the match. Bailey found themselves isolated in the ring, with Young Bucks putting double-team moves together.
Bailey put his knees up to block a top-rope Shooting Star Press from Nick Jackson. A hot tag to Omega was teased, but ultimately stopped by Alexander, who got a hold of Bailey.
Bailey reversed a Death Valley Driver into a Poisonrana to Alexander, finally giving Omega a hot tag against Fletcher.
Fletcher and Omega had a quick exchange of reversals, which saw Omega briefly try for the One-Winged Angel. While Fletcher escaped the finisher, Omega scored a pair of Snap German Suplexes.
The Bucks got back into the match, causing Page to ask for a tag back into the bout. The Bucks traded blows with Omega and Page in the middle of the ring. The four had an intricate exchange, which saw Omega connect with a V-Trigger but Page miss with a Buckshot Lariat attempt, narrowly avoiding striking Omega with the shot.
Fletcher tagged back in against Page. Fletcher escaped a Deadeye and another move from Page, allowing him to connect with a Tombstone Piledriver for a two-count. Fletcher scored a running head kick in the corner, then tried for a teardrop brainbuster, but Page avoided the move.
Knight tagged back in against Fletcher. Knight wiped out Fletcher with a huge dropkick. The Bucks and Bailey got in the ring briefly, exchanging moves before it went back to just being Knight and Fletcher. Knight connected with a Pendulum DDT then came off the top with a UFO Splash, but Fletcher put his knees up to block the move. Fletcher hit another head kick in the corner, then tried for a superplex, but Bailey got back into the ring to prevent the move.
Bailey hit a reverse hurricanrana off the top to Fletcher, but was wiped out by stereo superkicks from the Bucks immediately after. The Bucks took Omega and Page off the ring apron with a pair of superkicks. Knight came off the top but was hit with a forearm from Alexander. The Bucks took out everyone at ringside, then did a TK Driver onto Knight (carried out by Alexander). Fletcher took control of Knight, connecting with a Teardrop Brainbuster for the pinfall win in 22 minutes.
Fletcher wanted to send a message to the World Champion after the win, giving Hangman a Teardrop Brainbuster onto a chair. Omega attempted to save Page in the post-match, but was dropped by a chair shot to the stomach from Fletcher.
Fletcher dragged Omega to the ring apron, where he delivered a brainbuster onto a table set up at ringside. Fletcher mocked Omega as doctors gave him attention at ringside: “Oh, he’s dead!”
After Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland were written off following recent attacks, it seems possible that Omega is the latest to get put on the shelf following a brutal assault
Fletcher stood over a beaten-up Omega as Dynamite went off air.
