AEW Dynasty 2026 Results: MJF uses Dynamite Diamond Ring to turn back Kenny Omega in world title matchup

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Zero Hour Results

  1. Alex Windsor def. Marina Shafir (8:51)
  2. Kamille def. Big Anne (1:24)
  3. Jack Perry def. Mark Davis (8:28) (AEW National Championship)
  4. Megan Bayne & Lena Kross def. Hyan & Maya World (AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships) (10:38)

Main Card Results

  1. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson def. Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita (20:10) (Recommended)
  2. Ricochet def. Chris Jericho (19:12) (Recommended)
  3. Darby Allin def. Andrade El Idolo (16:32) (Recommended)
  4. Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler def. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage (AEW World Tag Team Championships) (21:08)
  5. Kevin Knight def. Daniel Garcia, Bandido, Tommaso Ciampa, Rush, Speedball Bailey, El Clon, PAC, Anthony Bowens, Kevin Knight & Wheeler Yuta (Casino Gauntlet Match) (Vacant TNT Championship) (22:36)
  6. Thekla def. Jamie Hayter (AEW Women’s World Championship) (16:31) (Recommended)
  7. Jon Moxley def. Will Ospreay (AEW Continental Championship) (18:13) (Recommended)
  8. Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong & Orange Cassidy def. Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors & David Finlay (AEW World Trios Championships) (9:58)
  9. MJF def. Kenny Omega (AEW World Championship) (38:56) (Recommended)

MJF can still say that the “Best Bout Machine” has never beaten him.

After nearly 40 minutes of battle, which included two referees, a table, and nearly half a dozen V-Triggers, MJF walked away with AEW’s top title still in his possession.

MJF took down Canada’s own Kenny Omega in the main event of Sunday night’s AEW Dynasty pay-per-view, closing out a card from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

It was a combination of cheap tactics from MJF which allowed him to come out on top this weekend.

Referee Bryce Remsburg was taken out late in the match after MJF put him in front of a V-Trigger from Omega. With the referee down, MJF retrieved his Dynamite Diamond Ring and attempted to use it as a weapon. However, Omega was able to briefly prevent this from happening, catching MJF for a One-Winged Angel.

Omega went for the pin after connecting with his finisher, but had no referee around to count it. By the time Paul Turner slid into the ring and started serving as the backup ref, MJF had enough time to recover and kick out.

Omega brought MJF over to the ring apron in hopes of putting him through a table at ringside with a second One-Winged Angel. But, MJF struck Omega in the body with the Dynamite Diamond Ring, further targeting a part of the Canadian’s body that he had extensively attacked earlier in the match. This moment allowed MJF to score a piledriver off the ring apron and through the table.

MJF then brought Omega into the ring for a Heatseeker to score the pinfall victory in 38 minutes.

The match saw Omega attempt to begin his second-ever reign with the AEW World Championship, a title he held for nearly a year from late 2020 to 2021. He was also trying to avenge his sole one-on-one matchup against MJF, a 2023 Collision bout which saw him similarly lose in a title position.

2026 has been the year of MJF so far. Along with his win on Sunday, the champ has defended his belt in big performances against Hangman Adam Page, Brody King, and Bandido. He initially earned the belt back in late December, beating Page, Samoa Joe and Swerve Strickland in a four-way match.

MJF’s next challenger is expected to be Darby Allin, who positioned himself for a title opportunity following a win earlier in the night.

Here’s a quick rundown of everything else that happened on Sunday night:

Earlier in the night: Thekla retains women’s world title, Kevin Knight captures TNT belt & more

The co-main event of the night saw Kyle O’Reilly make his return and capture the AEW World Trios Championships alongside Roderick Strong and Orange Cassidy, beating The Dogs. The biggest headline emerging from the match was Gabe Kidd leaving the ring partway through the match, seemingly due to injury, getting sent backstage after heavily favoring his right arm early in the bout.

Jon Moxley repeatedly targeted the neck of Will Ospreay on Sunday night to successfully retain the AEW Continental Championship. The brutal finishing sequence saw Moxley score a piledriver onto steel stairs, then deliver a Curbstomp, two Paradigm Shifts, then a Death Rider for the pinfall victory.

Thekla retained the AEW Women’s World Championship with a controversial finish, holding the bottom rope while scoring a pinfall against Jamie Hayter. Both Hayter and Alex Windsor protested the result afterward, but that didn’t change the fact that Thekla’s run has survived past its second PPV appearance.

Kevin Knight started his first-ever AEW singles title reign on Sunday night, winning the vacant TNT Championship in a 22-minute Casino Gauntlet match. The JetSpeed talent scored a top-rope UFO Splash onto Daniel Garcia to break up a submission and earn the pinfall, his biggest win since joining the promotion last year.

FTR avenged their past loss to Adam Copeland and Christian Cage on Sunday night, beating them in a 21-minute contest to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships. The heel duo used numerous underhand tactics along the way, with interference from Stokely Hathaway, as well as the usage of a championship belt and a steel chair, helping them en route to the pinfall victory.

In a match commentary deemed an unofficial #1 contenders contest for the world title, Darby Allin snuck by Andrade El Idolo with a roll-up pin at the 16-minute mark. The match worked at Allin’s usual jaw-dropping physical style, including numerous scary dives at ringside. The finishing sequence saw Andrade counter a Code Red into his spinning back elbow. He tried for a DM only for Allin to counter it into the pin.

Ricochet provided a rough return for Chris Jericho, defeating him in a 19-minute outing. Leaning heavily on support from the Gates of Agony at ringside, Ricochet was able to eventually put together a Spirit Gun, then Jericho’s own Lionsault for the pinfall victory. The match seemed like a return to form for Jericho, who went into deep waters and put together an entertaining performance after a year away from the ring.

Don Callis’ Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita’s rivalry got in the way of their performance and caused them to lose against The Young Bucks in an instant classic main card opener.

While Takeshita and Okada were able to coexist for most of the match, their ability to work together fell apart late in the bout. Takeshita accidentally scored a knee on Okada, then Okada accidentally dropped Takeshita with a Rainmaker. Takeshita had the chance to prevent a TK Driver to Okada late in the match but decided not to stop the Bucks from hitting the move, which ended up putting the match away.

The result got in the way of a potential title opportunity for Takeshita. It was mentioned leading into the match by Don Callis that if they were to score a tag win over The Bucks, Takeshita would get a shot at Okada’s AEW International Championship at the next PPV.

Sunday’s Zero Hour pre-show most notably included the return of Kamille, who has been off AEW programming since late 2024. She won her return to the ring in just over a minute and set her sights on TBS Champion Willow Nightingale, whom she attacked both backstage and in the ring following her win. It was confirmed later in the night that Nightingale will face Kamille in a title match on Wednesday’s Dynamite.

Other Zero Hour results saw the Divine Dominion defend their AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships against Hyan and Maya World, and Jack Perry retaining his AEW National Championship for the first time, taking down Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family.

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