Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for April 22, 2020

The show begins with "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes sitting at some monitors behind a gaming chair and looking at the competition in the TNT Championship Tournament, wondering if his sword has been sharpened and if he has answered the call, and questions if he has become comfortable. He then talks about TNT commissioning a new championship barely a year into Dynamite's existence, and talks about how complacency is a dirty word in wrestling. He then says there is plenty of will in the tournament, and that it will soon be revealed who has enough of it.

We see vignettes for Sammy Guevara and Darby Allin before the next match.

Darby Allin beats Sammy Guevara with The Last Supper to advance to the semi-finals of the TNT Championship Tournament.

We hear from Matt Hardy, who says that he has not heard a word from Chris Jericho regarding his challenge of "The Elite Deletion," and calls "The Bubbly Bunch" a "A Melting Pot of Mooncalves." He says that Jericho was trembling in fear last week, and that Sammy Guevara was the only one brave enough to mention his name. He then welcomes Guevara to fight Jericho's fight for him, but warns him that he will mash him and eat him if he tries before sentencing him to deletion. He then realizes that Jericho did not utter his name due to not knowing how to deal with his broken brilliance, then proposes he speak to another vessel: the normal Matt Hardy, who says that Jericho was so angry at him for having the backing of The Elite, who he has friendship and respect for, because he knows that knocking down the pillars creates chaos, which creates opportunities, which he cannot let happen. He says that AEW is a platform for the future, not for Jericho, and that AEW is trying to keep the future alive. He supports what AEW is doing, and if Guevera wants to fight him, he will kick the ass of everyone in The Inner Circle before he does the same to Jericho.

Taz takes a closer look at Kenny Omega's V-Trigger and Snapdragon in Technique By Taz.

Kenny Omega beats Alan Angels.

We see a vignette for Scorpio Sky where he talks about how he always wanted to be a professional wrestler, his lower back injury from 2008 and 2009 that nearly ended his career, how he had nearly given up on pro wrestling before forming SoCal Uncensored with "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian.

We see footage from last Monday where "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes listens to a message from "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, who states that he is currently the best he has ever been in his career and that if he cannot beat "Superbad" Kip Sabian in the TNT Championship Tournament, then he will retire.

Orange Cassidy beats Jimmy Havoc after Penelope Ford's distraction and interference attempt - which also includes "Superbad" Kip Sabian taking down Chuck Taylor and Trent with a tope con hilo - backfires. After the match, Havoc attacks Cassidy alongside Sabian, and Taylor and Trent force them to retreat.

We hear from MJF, who says that mankind is going through a devastating time and that his being unable to compete for the last few weeks has been a travesty. He says that on his last appearance on Dynamite, he suffered a hangnail while throwing large amounts of cash while gambling, and that his injury has become life-threatening. He promises he will come back, rise from the ashes and become AEW World Heavyweight Champion.

Wardlow beats Lee Johnson.

We see footage of a man with a career in football dashed by injury trying to join The Dark Order. We then hear from Brodie Lee, who is speaking to this man. He says that people in AEW are handed their success, and knows that this man is willing to work hard but has not yet received this payoff. After saying that some people are afraid of success, he then hands the man a mask and tells him that he is now one with The Dark Order.

Brodie Lee beats Justin Law. After the match, Brodie Lee approaches Marko Stunt near the barricade, then leaves.

Backstage, Chuck Taylor says that Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford want to stick their noses in their business, and Trent says that he will fight Sabian and Jimmy Havoc.

Next week: Brodie Lee vs. Marko Stunt! "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. Darby Allin in the semi-finals of the TNT Championship Tournament!

It's time for another installment of The Bubbly Bunch. Sammy Guevara says it has not been going well for The Inner Circle, and Ortiz tells him to focus on the positives, as it will only be a matter of time. Jake Hager says that sadness is for ugly people, and that he will beat Jon Moxley the next time they meet. Chris Jericho says he does not want anybody to be sad, as they will do what they always do. Santana proposes they do a flim flam video, and Jericho says that the best flim flammer get a bottle of hand sanitizer. Everybody then Flim Flams, with Guevara clearly winning out and Jericho being angry with Guevara always having to be a show-off before telling him to enjoy his hand sanitizer.

We see a vignette for Jon Moxley, who will have something to say next week.

We see vignettes for "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and "Superbad" Kip Sabian before the next match.

"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes beats "Superbad" Kip Sabian to avoid forced retirement and advance to the semi-finals of the TNT Championship Tournament after Brandi Rhodes stops Penelope Ford from interfering with a Spear. After the match, Jimmy Havoc and "Superbad" Kip Sabian vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) in a no-disqualification, no count-out match is official for next week.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!