Dynamite Thanksgiving - Dynamite recap for November 24, 2021

Before the next match, MJF shows up and tells CM Punk that he hurt his feelings last week when he extended his hand, saying it was almost as bad as the time CM Punk took his ball and "went home like a little bitch." MJF then says that everyone loves "The Pipebomb," calling it CM Punk's best moment only to say that all of his moments are the best MJF moment, because he is not a one-trick pony like Punk. He says that he respects Punk, including the fact that he is straight edge, then says he could not imagine someone straight edge like Punk "looking like a meth addict," and says if he had Punk's face, he would need eight whiskey shots to look at himself in the mirror. MJF also takes offense to Punk not wanting to wrestle him, but chalks it up to Punk "not wanting none," then says he is not just a big fish in a small pond and that he looks like a minnow, then says he will finish him faster than his UFC career. He then says Punk's watch will say "Outta time" instead of "Clobberin' time," and says that while Punk drops pipebombs for retorts, he drops nukes. CM Punk finally takes the microphone. Punk tells MJF he is so disappointed in him, but then give props to MJF for introducing himself, as he thought MJF stood for "My Jealous Fan." He says that Punk never brought up MJF by design, as he did not want to feed his rotten ego and that he is already in his head due to the poster of him on his wall. He says that he had heard of him, and last week, he shut him up without saying a word. Punk said MJF had a whole week only to come out with the lowest hanging fruit for zingers, and says that instead of revolutionary, "he's just a less famous Miz." MJF says Punk's retorts were "almost what he wanted," which encapsulates Punk's AEW career because nostalgia is a drug that misconstrues memories and Punk is nostalgia. He admits that he was fan, and felt that nobody could touch Punk because he was the best. He said that felt that way until Punk had difficulty beating the easiest competition and saying anything relevant. MJF then says Punk's breath "smells like shit" because he has been kissing ass, then calls Punk's promos robotic before saying Punk has gone soft, has gray hairs and is the one who needs to go to sleep. He then says he is looking at "PG Punk" instead of CM Punk and asked what happened to the Punk he knew, saying he might as well be preaching hustle, loyalty and respect. MJF says that problem is that he can see Punk and see through him, saying he is back for a boatload of money instead of the younger wrestlers and stayed out of the business for seven years either because he made stuff nobody bought or was terrified he could never hang. He then tells Punk he should be scared, because even though he should be showcased as the number one guy and has the opportunity to prove everyone right, the question of whether or not that can happen in a month or a year is there. MJF then says the envy is there and that Punk hates him because he represents everything he hates about the business, simply because he was born for it while Punk was a dumpy reject from Chicago who had to work his tail off. He then says it eats Punk that after all he has given for the business, he has been nothing more than second-best his whole career, whether it was with John Cena or Triple H, and now that he is in his ring, it will be no different. He says that Punk may claim to be the best in the world, he is better than Punk and Punk knows it. Punk says there is some truth to what MJF has just said, and that he would not know how the people would react or if he had it, but he is not scared any longer, especially of MJF. Punk says he sold out Madison Square Garden while MJF was on Rosie O'Donnell's show, then tells him that he will help him get on the New York Times in the obituaries and that he cannot "back up shit without his back-up." Punk says he looked at AEW and knew it was a place he wanted to be, and took on the heart and soul of AEW in Darby Allin and beat him without having to cheat while MJF so too busy talking he didn't know he was replaced by Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. He then says that MJF has talked too much and that they have wasted the fans' time, then says Chicago is the second city because it rebuilt itself from its own embers and that he will proudly wear number two. He also says that MJF will only be number one when everyone waits around long enough for Tony Khan to have a daughter MJF can marry, and says a better welcome back gift to Chicago is punching MJF in his "needle dick." MJF teases throwing down with Punk by taking off his jacket, then rolls out of the ring.

CM Punk beats QT Marshall. During the match, Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto get ejected from ringside when they get involved in the match.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Christian Cage, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus. Christian says they have a ton of momentum and their confidence has grown to the point that they feel unbeatable. Because of that, good things have happened. He says Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus are #1 contenders for the AEW tag team titles, and this time, they have him and momentum, and he will make sure they win the tag team championships.

Backstage, we hear from Eddie Kingston in catering. As he says he misses Jon Moxley, 2point0 (Jeff Parker and Matt Lee) and Daniel Garcia show up and apologize to Eddie and say they have read his recent article, then says he is not a hungry man anymore. As Jeff Parker tells Eddie Kingston that they can help him, Daniel Garcia blinds Eddie with his own coffee, and multiple people have to break up the ensuing brawl.

The Gunn Club (Billy and Colten Gunn) beat Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson). After the match, Sting shows up. Austin Gunn charges at Sting, but he gets cut off at the pass by Darby Allin, who gets in the ring with Sting and forces Billy and Colten to retreat.

AEW Battle of the Belts is live on TNT on January 8th!

We hear from Adam Cole and Bobby Fish. Cole says the last few weeks have sucked with the matches they have been losing, and says that he and Fish are best friends. Suddenly, Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Orange Cassidy, Wheeler Yuta) show up. As Chuck Taylor says they are the Best Friends, Adam Cole says "Best Friends" is just a name and that Orange Cassidy is a bad friend and Wheeler Yuta has no friends. Orange and Wheeler confront them, and Cole tells them they will pay for their disrespect.

Backstage, Tony Schaivone moderates Dante Martin's contract signing for Team Taz (Taz, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs, Hook). Lio Rush is not interested in being part of Team Taz, but Dante Martin signs the contract. Dante Martin is now part of Team Taz.

Thunder Rosa beats Jamie Hayter to advance in the TBS Championship Tournament after fending off the interference attempt by Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. and Rebel. After the match, Jamie Hayter pushes Britt Baker away before heading to the back.

Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Chris Jericho. Jericho is not able to see much before 2point0 (Jeff Parker and Matt Lee) and Daniel Garcia interrupt, and Jericho tells them they should go to the hardware store so they can protect themselves when Eddie Kingston beats them up. Jericho then says Matt Lee has a square head and looks like an ugly Spongebob Squarepants, which starts a "square head" chant, then tells them that if they interrupt him again, he will knock their teeth down their throat. Jeff Parker tells Jericho to watch his mouth as they leave.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone has Thanksgiving dinner with Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. and Rebel. Britt says that despite everything that has gone wrong tonight, she is still AEW Women's World Champion. Tony Schiavone then says that Riho was never eliminated from the Casino Battle Royal at All Out and that she has a match with Britt on Friday, and if Riho wins, she gets a shot at the AEW Women's World title. Britt Baker tells Tony Schiavone he ruined Thanksgiving and is not invited to the Christmas party, then gets irritated at the fact there are ice cubes in the red wine.

Bryan Danielson beats Colt Cabana with the Lebell Lock after stomping Colt's head in. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Bryan Danielson. Danielson says that it is funny that when he debuted in Chicago, Illionis, he got a much different reaction, and says that the fans are fickle. He says he is not fickle and that he did what he said he would do to Colt Cabana and also kicked his teeth out. He then says there are a few Dark Order members from Atlanta, Georgia, and dares them to challenge him so he can kick their heads in on the way to "Hangman" Adam Page. Suddenly, Adam Page shows up. Adam Page says Chicago holds a special place in his heart and says he cannot think of a better time and place to defend the AEW World Championship than right here and right now. He then says that Adam Page challenging him after he already had a match is "coward shit," not "cowboy shit." Page says that if Danielson does not want to wrestle him, he will not leave without a fight, and he will give Danielson the first punch. Danielson tells Page not to insult him like that, then slaps him anyway. Both men exchange shots and brawl, and Danielson runs away as Page goes for the Buckshot Lariat.

We see a video package for Kris Statlander vs. Ruby Soho in the TBS Championship Tournament.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Death Triangle (PAC, Penta el Zero M, Rey Fenix) beat Malakai Black, Andrade el Idolo and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) in a match that sees Cody throw his weight belt into the crowd only for the belt to be thrown back into the ring and also sees Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard stare down only to punch Jose out when he gets involved after Malakai Black spits the black mist into PAC's eyes.