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Results
- Orange Cassidy, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Christian Cage & Adam Copeland def. Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, David Finlay, Clark Connors & Tommaso Ciampa (15:53) (Recommended)
- Speedball Bailey def. Westbrook (1:07)
- Kevin Knight def. Brian Cage (TNT Championship) (10:49)
- Will Ospreay def. Ace Austin (15:40) (Recommended)
- Jamie Hayter, Alex Windsor & Hikaru Shida def. Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart (DQ) (10:00)
Still to come
- Darby Allin vs. Konosuke Takeshita (AEW World Championship)
MJF confronts what might soon be his reality
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, live from Harra’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, opened with a backstage interview featuring former world champ MJF. Renee Paquette reminded MJF that, if Darby Allin successfully defends his title tonight, he’s going to face him at Double or Nothing in a title-versus-hair match. MJF was asked how he feels about possibly putting his belt on the line. A stunned MJF, realizing that he could be weeks away from losing his hair, walked away from Paquette.
MJF then walked down a hall backstage where he noticed numerous bald men. Many cameos here, including Christopher Daniels, Sonjay Dutt and John Silver appeared during this moment. This row of shiny caps finished with Ricochet, who made it clear that he doesn’t like MJF’s odds in a rematch against Allin. “Don’t worry, Max,” Ricochet said. “You’re gonna look great. Just not as good as me.”
Cope, Cage, Bucks & Cassidy score win in opener
We were treated to some multi-man tag madness in the opening bout, as The Young Bucks, Cope & Cage, and Orange Cassidy teamed up to face FTR, David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs, and Tommaso Ciampa.
The Bucks went on a fun hot tag run of moves early in the bout, including their high-five while hitting stereo running bulldogs. Christian Cage found himself being the isolated man as the show came back from a commercial break. Cage nearly tagged out at the 10-minute mark, but couldn’t after all of his teammates were pulled off the ring apron by his opponents.
Copeland, who was rocking matching gear with the Bucks, got into the match eventually and gave Connors an impaler in the middle of the ring after all four of his teammates hit top-rope moves from their respective corners – this was an awesome visual. Cage, who struggled to get along with his teammates in this match, tossed Cassidy over the top rope so that he could land on two of their teammates.
Cage hit a dive to the outside then Copeland tried for a dive, but as he came running off the ropes he ran into a Shatter Machine from FTR! This was a slick spot. Cassidy got into the match to break up a pin attempt.
Copeland dodged a spear from Connors, causing the Dog to accidentally take out Dax Harwood with the move instead. Connors found himself isolated in a four-on-one beatdown in the ring. He ate an Orange Punch, a pair of Superkicks, then a spear from Copeland to end the match in just under 16 minutes. Frantic, fun opener for this week’s show. Hard not to like that. Cage was sporting a small cut near his left eye after the match.
Next, we saw the latest clip of Will Ospreay training with the Death Riders, trying to toughen himself up ahead of his in-ring return tonight. Jon Moxley gave Ospreay another pep talk: When you go out there tonight to fight, don’t go out to “protect” youself. Go out there to “give.”
Speedball earns quick win, Ricochet updates Stampede team
In a backstage promo, Ricochet revealed that his roster for the upcoming Stadium Stampede match will include the Gates of Agony, Mark Davis, Andrade El Idolo, and The Dogs. If you need a refresher, Chris Jericho’s team features: Jack Perry, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and The Hurt Syndicate.
Speedball Mike Bailey was in a quick showcase match next, going head to head with Westbrook – a North Carolina-based indie wrestler who mainly goes by the name BK Westbrook. The DPW, wXw and GCW alum was making his first-ever AEW appearance.
This was a quick showing for Bailey, who found the pinfall in 67 seconds after scoring their Ultimo Weapon finisher out of the corner.
Brian Cage returns in title match against Kevin Knight
Up next, we saw Bailey’s teammate, TNT Champion Kevin Knight, appear in an open challenge. Who answered the open challenge? Brian Cage! This was Cage’s first AEW TV match since March 2025, a long absence due to injury.
Knight had a nasty landing after going to the outside with a tope suicida. Cage slammed Knight stomach-first onto the ring apron, giving him the advantage just before the break.
Knight caught Cage with a springboard dropkick after the show returned from commercials. He tried to do a dive over the top rope and to the outside, but Cage caught him at ringside! Cage tried for a powerbomb onto the ring apron, but Knight reversed into a hurricanrana which sent Cage into the steel steps. After the champ hit a leaping clothesline, the fight returned to the ring.
Speedball Bailey knocked down Cage teammate Lance Archer at ringside with a superkick. This distracted Knight, allowing Cage to hit him with a springboard suplex. The brawl between Speedball and Archer continued, with the Canadian going flying with a springboard moonsault to the outside.
Back in the ring, Knight earned a near fall from his classic high-angle DDT. A hurricanrana in the corner from Knight was attempted to be countered into a powerbomb, but Knight eventually followed through with the move (this was clunky). Knight then finished the match with his top-rope UFO Splash. This match wasn’t without many hiccups, which certainly knocked it down a peg. Knight is still fun, nonetheless, and it’s nice to see Cage finally back.
After the match, Speedball Bailey got on the mic and gave credit to Knight, calling him a future world champion. “One day, you can be a champion here as well,” Knight said.
Bailey said he wants to face the winner of tonight’s match between Konosuke Takeshita and Darby Allin. It felt like they were teasing before Knight’s match that Bailey would want a shot at the TNT belt, so it surprised me that the segment ended here.
Men’s Owen Hart bracket unveiled
The men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament bracket was revealed next:
- Samoa Joe vs. Will Ospreay (at Double or Nothing)
- Mark Davis vs. Jack Perry (Date TBA)
- Swerve Strickland vs. Bandido (at Double or Nothing)
- Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brody King (Date TBA)
A reminder: The tournament finals are at Forbidden Door on June 28, with the winner getting a world title shot at this year’s All In tournament in London. I’d imagine London makes Ospreay the clear favorite here, but who knows.
Death Rider Will Ospreay wins in return
In his first match since beginning his training with the Death Riders, Will Ospreay faced off against Ace Austin next.
We saw some fun stuff from Austin early in the match with his unconventional style. Ospreay got a near fall at the 10-minute mark after scoring an Os-Cutter off the middle rope. A Hidden Blade was avoided by Austin, who drove Ospreay head-first into the mat with a Curbstomp-esque move.
Austin was gaining some steam after a crafty hurricanrana out of the corner. He escaped a Styles Clash from Ospreay, then wrapped up the Briton’s legs for a tight roll-up pin. A near fall emerged for Austin after swinging around the body of Ospreay for a Flatliner.
Austin came out of the corner for a move, but Ospreay caught him mid-air for a powerbomb. The big move still wasn’t enough to put away Austin. These two traded shots as they returned to their feet. Austin connected with a head kick out of the corner. Ospreay countered a move from Austin into a back body drop, then turned him inside out with a nasty Hidden Blade.
Ospreay set up for another Hidden Blade, but Austin crumbled to the mat in pain before he could hit the move. Ospreay made Austin get up by kicking his arm, then locked in a snazzy armbar for the submission victory in 15 minutes. A solid showing from Ospreay, and a really fun showing from Austin. I’m hoping we eventually get Austin in something big soon, as he has mainly been a background player in AEW thus far.
After Ospreay’s win, he was confronted by his Owen Hart Tournament quarter-final opponent, Samoa Joe. Joe cut a quick promo, then unleashed two of his Opps teammates, Katsuyori Shibata and Anthony Bowens, on Ospreay. But just as Ospreay was about to get jumped two-on-one, the Death Riders theme hit. The entire Death Riders squad, including Jon Moxley, came to the ring to back up Ospreay. Shibata and Bowens, now significantly outnumbered, backed down. Ospreay hasn’t just found new training partners with the Death Riders, it looks like he has found family.
Backstage, we saw MJF trying to encourage Konosuke Takeshita ahead of his match tonight against Darby Allin. He really, really wants to avoid that possible hair versus title match at Double or Nothing. MJF was also seen giving Don Callis his Dynamite Diamond Ring, allowing him to use it as a weapon tonight if needed.
Women’s Owen bracket revealed
The women’s bracket for the 2026 Owen Hart Foundation Tournament was unveiled next:
- Persephone vs. Hazuki
- Willow Nightingale vs. Alex Windsor (at Double or Nothing)
- Mina Shirakawa vs. Athena
- Skye Blue vs. Sareee
This tournament is a little more diverse than the men’s one, as there is representation from CMLL (Persephone), STARDOM (Hazuki), and Japan’s freelance scene (Sareee).
In a backstage segment with The Conglomeration, Mark Briscoe called for a match on next Wednesday’s Dynamite against Tommaso Ciampa. Kyle O’Reilly said he wants a match against Continental Champion Jon Moxley, who he noted he has beaten twice before. We were also reminded that The Conglomeration still has a future title shot against the tag champs, which is expected to involve Roderick Strong and Orange Cassidy.
The latest – 9:45 p.m. ET: Thekla DQ’s herself in tag bout
Just before the main event, we saw six-woman tag action as The Triangle of Madness faced The Brawling Birds and Hikaru Shida.
Late in the match, Windsor avoided a Code Blue from Blue then dropped her with a headbutt. The Brawling Birds stunned Blue with dual clotheslines then attempted a double-team finisher. However, this move was stopped by Thekla, who came into the ring with her world title and dropped Hayter with it, ending the match in a sudden, rare disqualification result.
The Triangle of Madness continued with a post-match beatdown on the Brawling Birds. The broadcast made note of the fact that Shida, who has been a somewhat untrustworthy friend since her return, didn’t try to hit the ring for the save. Willow Nightingale, Thunder Rosa and Mina Shirakawa came from backstage and caused the heels to retreat, ending the segment.
