Results
- Kenny Omega, Brody King & Bandido def. Josh Alexander, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (15:42)
- Kyle Fletcher def. Orange Cassidy (TNT Championship) (14:15)
- Hangman Page, Samoa Joe & Powerhouse Hobbs def. Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia & Claudio Castagnoli (14:34)
- Toni Storm def. Tay Melo (7:59)
- Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona def. Lee Johnson & Blake Christian (7:59)
- Kris Statlander & Darby Allin def. Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta (Tornado Mixed Tag) (12:36)
Kenny Omega, Brodido send Young Bucks & Josh Alexander packing in electric 15-minute opener
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, a special 6th Anniversary edition of the show from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, opened with six-man tag action, as the tag team champions Brodido teamed with the returning Kenny Omega to face The Young Bucks and Josh Alexander.
In a pre-taped video package, we saw Nick Jackson blow through the last of the money he and Matt earned a few weeks back, funds that had taken them out of poverty for the first time since losing their EVP status at All In. He had to sadly break the news to Matt, who planned on spending part of their now-nonexistent savings on an incredibly grand entrance this evening.
Without the money for a big entrance, the Bucks were instead already in the ring once the live feed returned – the infamous jobber entrance. A graphic on-screen noted that their collective savings are back to $0.
This was notably Omega’s first match in a little over a month. We last saw him in early September, working an eight-man tag bout which started the build to the All Out title bout between Kyle Fletcher and Hangman Page. He got a massive pyro entrance. I assume the AEW pyro team did this to spite the Bucks.
The babyface team had lots of success early and proved to have solid chemistry. One of the stand-out spots from this run was Bandido, showcasing his strength, slamming the towering King onto Alexander.
The Bucks and Alexander gained control of the match just before a break. At one point, Omega dumped Alexnder to the outside for a dive, but instead ate a double superkick from the Bucks as he climbed through the ropes.
Omega worked his way out of a double-team predicament against the Bucks as the show returned, allowing him to give King the hot tag. King scored a big Black Hole Slam to Alexander, but a pin attempt was broken up by the Bucks. Bandido did a blind tag as King battled with the Bucks, giving the Brodido duo the chance to work in the ring at the same time.
Numerous wrestlers did spots at ringside, including Alexander scoring a nasty Worlds Strongest Slam to Bandido onto the ring apron. This all led to a dive from Omega, coming cruising over the top and onto many others.
Back in the ring, Nick avoided a 21-Plex from Bandido. King broke up a triple-team move from the Bucks and Alexander. Instead, the babyface team all got into the ring and delivered stereo piledrivers for a two-count.
Omega got back into the mix. He tried for a V-Trigger on Alexander, but Alexander avoided the maneuver and instead scored a trio of German Suplexes. He then gave Bandido a German, and with the help of Superkicks from the Bucks, was also able to drop King.
Alexander and the Bucks delivered a triple-team Styles Clash-esque move to Omega, but he kicked out at two. Nick came off the top to attempt a TK-Driver, but King scored a strong forearm to him in mid-air to prevent the move from landing.
Omega took out Nick with a pair of Snap German suplexes before turning his attention toward Alexander. Alexander took quite the beating here: Reverse hurricanrana, powerbomb, two V-Triggers all from Omega, then a 21-Plex from Bandido for the pinfall victory in 15 minutes. Awesome all-star match to open the night. Quite nearly everyone involved in this match has been on a roll in-ring-wise in 2025, so it’s no surprise that this was great.
Six-year anniversary card delivers early shock with return of Andrade El Idolo
Omega went face-to-face with the Bucks afterward, causing commentary to speculate whether they were about to bury the hatchet: Nu-uh. Alexander jumped Omega, and The Bucks seemingly were instructing him on what to do next.
Luckily, Omega had backup. The newly reunited Jurassic Express, Jack Perry and Luchasaurus, waltzed to the ring. Double chokeslams took the Bucks out of the ring. Omega took Alexander out with a snap German Suplex.
Omega got in the face of Perry and shoved him, clearly not forgiving him for the actions he had done in his not-so-distant heel years. Perry and Luchasaurus continued to brawl to the back with the Bucks.
Omega got on the microphone afterward and did a quick little speech thanking fans for their support over the six years, no matter if they had been there from the start or had just given AEW a first chance today.
Once the speech finished, the lights went out… The lights then went back on, and a tall masked man stood behind Omega. He took off a mask to reveal it was the returning Andrade El Idolo, back in AEW shortly after his WWE departure. He attacked Omega, then shook hands with Don Callis, making it clear that he’s the newest member of the always-expanding heel manager’s family. A tough night for Omega, who got attacked in two consecutive post-match angles.
A highlight reel showed some of the more memorable moments from Dynamite over the past six years.
Hologram’s Clone debuts, costing Orange Cassidy against TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher
Title action was up next, as Kyle Fletcher put his TNT Championship on the line against Orange Cassidy. It was originally billed that we would get the undefeated Hologram putting his record up against Fletcher, but plans changed after the Luchador suffered a knee injury that, unfortunately, seemingly will put him on the shelf for a while.
But when an opportunity for one person goes away, a new one emerges for someone else. Cassidy, who returned after a six-month absence last week, instead is the one with the chance to fight for TNT gold. A win here for Cassidy would’ve marked his first run with the TNT belt, and his first time touching a title since March 2024.
Cassidy started to gain some steam after the show came back from a break. Cassidy scored a huge DDT to the champ, then tried to follow up with a crossbody, but was caught for a nasty Michinoku Driver from Fletcher for a two-count.
Cassidy reversed a brainbuster into a Stundog Millionaire. A few moments later, he countered a powerbomb into a DDT, then came running off the ropes for another one, giving him a near fall.
Fletcher kicked out of a roll-up pin attempt from Cassidy, then picked him up for a big piledriver, but Cassidy kicked out after. Fletcher scored a running head kick in the corner, but a brainbuster right after was reversed into a roll-up pin from Cassidy, making it clear that he wasn’t out of this fight yet.
Cassidy climbed to the top but was stopped by a head kick from Fletcher. The champ joined Cassidy at the top, but was knocked down after taking a headbutt. Don Callis attempted to interfere on the ring apron as the referee checked on Fletcher, but a wrestler dressed as Hologram came to the ring to stop him.
But there was a twist. This supposed Hologram tripped up Cassidy in the ropes, preventing him from coming off the top with a dive. Fletcher returned to the top and scored a turnbuckle brainbuster, earning him the pinfall win in 14 minutes to retain the TNT title.
It was revealed afterward that it wasn’t Hologram who came to ringside, but the “Clone” version of him that has been teased for weeks on TV. He stood alongside the rest of the Don Callis Family as the segment came to a close.
Backstage, Mercedes Moné said that she’s going to defend her TBS Championship as part of next week’s special “Titles Tuesday” edition of Dynamite. She teased that she’s going to face someone “local” from Jacksonville, Florida.
When asked about the new AEW Women’s Tag Team Championships, Moné was joined by Harley Cameron, who tried to pitch the idea of them teaming and trying for the titles. Moné, who finds Cameron annoying, strongly rejected this idea
Hangman Page finds unexpected new rival in Samoa Joe, sets up WrestleDream title match
In the first of two Death Riders matchups set for this evening, the trio of Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia and Claudio Castagnoli teamed up with the goal of taking down Hangman Page, Powerhouse Hobbs and Samoa Joe.
The match built to a hot tag to Page, which was finally earned after minutes of Hobbs struggling to escape the Death Riders squad. Page got a near fall against Garcia with a Death Valley Driver. Garcia escaped a Deadeye, allowing him to roll over to the Death Riders corner and tag in Moxley.
Page and Moxley, who have a history to say the least, traded blows in the middle of the ring. Castagnoli was able to make Moxley escape a Deadeye, doing a blind tag, then preventing the move. Moxley hit Page with a piledriver, then Castagnoli came running off the ropes with an uppercut for a near fall.
A fast sequence took place involving everyone in the match. The end of the sequence saw Moxley hit a Paradigm Shift to Joe, Page came off the ropes with a Buckshot Lariat to Moxley, then Castagnoli caught Page with another uppercut.
Page escaped a Neutralizer from Castagnoli and instead connected with the Deadeye. He then came flying over the top rope with another Buckshot Lariat, putting away Castagnoli for the pinfall victory in 14 minutes. Really fun closing sequence to this one.
Joe, who got a tag stolen from him by Page during the match, got in the world champ’s face during the post-match. Joe shouted, “You’ve never beaten me!” as security got between the two parties. Sounds like an encounter between them could be soon. Title Tuesday or WrestleDream?
We got the answer just moments later in a backstage interview, where Page said he will grant Joe a title match at WrestleDream. He noted that he was confused by Joe’s post-match actions, but since The Opps have helped him so much in the past, he’s happy to grant him a title fight.
“Samoa Joe, I look up to you, I respect you,” Page said. “You throw another fit like that at me, I will ruin your life.”
Toni Storm hasn’t taken her eyes off the women’s world title
In her first appearance since dropping the AEW Women’s World Championship, Toni Storm returned to Hollywood (Florida) against Tay Melo.
Melo got a fair amount of moves in before Storm eventually took over. After dodging a Tay-KO, Storm was able to put Melo in the corner for a hip attack, then connect with a Storm Zero for the pinfall win in just under eight minutes.
Storm got on the mic after the match, reflecting on her loss at All Out and making it clear that she wants to rebound quickly after dropping the title to Kris Statlander. “Without the title, who the bloody hell am I?” Storm said. “Kris Statlander, I’m not finished with you. I need to know, one-on-one. You name the time, you name the place, and I will be!”
It was announced that Eddie Kingston will face Dralistico on Collision. It was also confirmed earlier in the night that Kevin Knight will face off against an FTR member on Saturday’s show as well.
After a backstage promo from Samoa Joe, it was confirmed that he will face Hangman Adam Page for the AEW World Championship at WrestleDream.
Hurt Syndicate calls for street fight against The Demand
The co-main event saw Gates of Agony’s Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona face off against Lee Johnson and Blake Christian of The Swirl.
Johnson got a hot tag after the show returned from a break. He tripped Kaun through the ropes, then came flying over the top rope with a dive to the outside. Liona went head-first into a ringpost at ringside, then took a dive from Christian – it seemed like The Swirl were possibly nearing a finish.
But, right as Johnson got into the ring, he took a massive dropkick from Kaun. Liona wiped out Christian at ringside, then got into the ring for a double-team sequence with Kaun. Liona did a hip check in the corner to Johnson, then Kaun followed up with a double knees. They scored a double-team chokeslam finisher to Johnson for the pinfall in just under eight minutes.
Ricochet, who was on commentary at ringside, joined in for a post-match beatdown afterward. Moments later, The Hurt Syndicate, who lost to The Demand at All Out, appeared on stage.
MVP took credit for his team’s loss at All Out, saying he might’ve lost a step as a wrestler. To get revenge at The Demand, he doesn’t want to wrestle; he wants to fight. MVP then called for a three-on-three street fight on next week’s Dynamite. He tossed the microphone to Ricochet, who agreed to the match.
Backstage, Kris Statlander accepted Toni Storm’s challenge for the AEW Women’s World Championship, saying the match will take place at WrestleDream. So we now know what the two main title programs at the next PPV will be.
In an interview, Don Callis called for Brodido to face Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita on next week’s Dynamite. Takeshita expressed apprehension about teaming with Okada, but Okada seemed on board. The tension between them is still strong.
Darby Allin & Kris Statlander win mixed tag match, Jon Moxley sends message afterward
Mixed tag action closed out the night, as AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander teamed with Darby Allin to face Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir. The main focus of this match was Allin, since he’s facing Jon Moxley at WrestleDream.
Yuta and Shafir’s entrance through the crowd was cut short, as Statlander and Allin charged into the crowd and got things started with a brawl near the exit inside the venue. The biggest highlight of this brawl was Statlander coming off a platform for a crossbody onto Shafir and Yuta – not Allin levels of death-defying, but a great spot nonetheless.
Allin sat Yuta down on a steel chair at ringside and looked to do a dive through the ropes onto him. However, Yuta got out of the way at the very last moment, instead sending Alling violently fast into the chair, which folded upon impact. The Death Riders had control as the show went to its final break.
Statlander and Allin continued to struggle as the show returned. During the break, a pile of steel chairs was placed in the ring, a collection Yuta used for a German Suplex with Allin. Just after this happened, Statlander delivered a suplex off the top of a barricade and through a table in the timekeepers’ area – this hard landing looked awesome.
Back in the ring, Allin connected with a superplex off the top onto the aforementioned pile of chairs, earning him a near fall. They went back to fighting in the corner, and after a back-and-forth struggle, Yuta scored a nasty draping neckbreaker onto the ring apron.
Yuta upped the ante in this match, pouring out a bag of thumbtacks onto a corner of the ring apron. Statlander got into the ring and started to throw strikes at Yuta, but was put down by an Olympic Slam.
Yuta teased putting Statlander through the tacks, but Statlander reversed, instead suplexing Yuta onto the chairs. Shafir got into the ring and was thrown feet-first onto the tacks by Statlander.
Yuta attempted to throw chalk in the eyes of Allin, but Allin dodged it, and the powder instead went into the eyes of Shafir. A blinded Shafir grabbed Yuta, thinking it was Allin, and applied her Mother’s Milk submission.
Statlander broke up this friendly fire with a 450 Splash off the top. Allin then connected with a Coffin Drop to Yuta, earning the babyface team the pinfall in 12 minutes – an awesome headlining act, great performance from all four here.
Following her win, Statlander went face-to-face with Toni Storm on the ramp. Their face-off devolved into a brawl, continuing to the back. Back in the ring, Allin started to whip Yuta with his belt. It became a one-sided beatdown against Allin after PAC hit the ring to attack him.
Jon Moxley got into the ring and addressed WrestleDream opponent Allin as PAC choked him with his belt.
“At WrestleDream, you have absolutely zero chance of doing what you need to do to win,” Moxley said. “Never say die, relentless Darby Allin, I don’t know how I’m going to do it, but at WrestleDream, for the first time in your life, you are going to say the words ‘I Quit.'”
The show went off air with the Death Riders standing tall.
