Beach Break - Dynamite recap for January 26, 2022

Sammy Guevara beats "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes in a Ladder Match to become the undisputed TNT Champion. Scorpio Sky and Dan Lambert are seen watching from the upper section of the arena during the match.

In footage from earlier today, Tony Schiavone interviews "Absolute" Ricky Stark and Powerhouse Hobbs on a beach in Cleveland, Ohio. Hobbs says every dog has it days and that Dante Martin lucked out against him, and challenges him to another match. Ricky Starks says that he is putting in the work and that it will be him and Jay Lethal for the FTW Championship this week on Rampage.

Wardlow beats Elijah Dean and James Alexander in a two-on-one handicap match in front of a hometown crowd.

The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Santana, Ortiz) beat 2point0 (Jeff Parker and Matt Lee) and Daniel Garcia in a six-man tag match after Santana and Ortiz ignore Jericho, who pulls Parker out of the ring to stop Two For The Show before hitting Lee with a Judas Effect from the outside to help them win the match. After the match, Jericho heads to the back alone.

We see a video package for Lance Archer vs. "Hangman" Adam Page for the AEW World Championship in a Texas Death Match.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Christian Cage, Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus, Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy). As Christian Cage talks about The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) attacking him, Matt Hardy says Private Party is the only team that matters and that it is their time. Jungle Boy tells Matt Hardy that Isiah Kassidy's watch is fake before telling Matt that they will see him on Rampage.

CM Punk heads to the ring. Punk says that he is sick of hearing himself talk and that he is dressed for battle, and that he wants to fight MJF. After starting an MJF chant, he unzips his jacket to reveal he has a MJF-style Burberry scarf, which he says is as cheap as MJF's personality. He also says it is not made of strong material because he found out it was made in Long Island, New York, then says that he wants MJF tonight. He then says that if he calls out MJF now, he will come out in a cheap suit with a load of excuses. MJF shows up and gets the crowd pumped for a match between himself and Punk before saying it will not happen, saying he will not waste an historical match on Cleveland, Ohio, which he says is "an absolute cesspool." He then says the match will happen next week in Chicago, Illinois, and that it will be Punk vs. MJF. He then says the people of Cleveland only think they want the match tonight, for while it will be spectacular, the outcome will be upsetting. MJF says he will beat CM Punk in Chicago, then everyone will see the real CM Punk who loses his fake smile the second he does not get what he wants, blames all his failures on everyone but himself and will sue to get his just due. He also says that the loss will cause CM Punk to leave wrestling again before making a reference to LeBron James leaving Cleveland and all the fans who supported him back in 2014. MJF says the "CM Punk" will not stop Punk from turning his back on the fans again and whining about it on a podcast. Punk says MJF only listens to his podcast because he is a fan, and says leaving and coming back is the best thing he ever did. Punk tells MJF to lace up his boots and face him, and says that MJF cannot realize that his heroes are human beings and that he would rather be himself and fail than be like MJF, talk a big game and never show up. He says that he has made decisions and that he has stood by them, and that the fans love him because he gets back up, tries and fight just like Cleveland and Chicago do. MJF decides to test that by bringing out FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Wardlow. Suddenly, Punk is attacked from behind by Shawn Spears, and the numbers game takes over, with FTR holding Punk down so Spears can hit him with a chair. MJF dares Punk to get up, and Punk grabs MJF by the scar only to be hit by a right hand from Harwood before Wardlow powerbombs him on the chair. MJF then sits with his legs crossed on top of Punk and tells Punk that his journey will end in the same place where it began, and that he will see him in Chicago.

We hear from The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens). Max Caster says that on Rampage, Bowens will beat Jon Moxley's ass all over his home state of Ohio.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Griff Garrison and Julia Hart when "Smart" Mark Sterling - who is in a neck break - shows up to tell Julia that she is Jade Cargill's next opponent for the TBS title, and has her sign a release for her eye injury. Garrison tries to talk Julia out of it, but Julia says she can fight her own battle and signs the contract.

"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Red Velvet with a stack-up pin after countering a kick. After the match, Leyla Hirsch puts Red Velvet in a cross arm breaker, then runs away when Kris Statlander runs into the ring and chases after her.

We hear from The House of Black. Malakai Black says he added insult to injury because the House is built on conflict, and that the fans who want violence and conflict will welcome Brody King as a brother and be thankful for him. Brody King says that PAC denounced the House and will be humbled, and that Death Triangle will beg for salvation, look for the teaching the House taught them, and thank the House, for just like death, the House is inevitable.

Tony Schiavone introduces Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. to the ring. Britt Baker says it has been a while since she has been in Cleveland, Ohio and a little while since she has been in the ring with a microphone, which she says is acclimated to her because CM Punk and MJF could not keep her name out of their mouths. She then mentions her Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards from 2021 and says that since she has won the AEW Women's World Championship, she has had nine singles victories. Britt then says that the women's division was a wasteland and that she turned it into a "Brittopia" when nobody else did, saying that she created the top spot and surpassed the entire roster to become the face of AEW. She says that she has made history since she got here while mocking the Cleveland Browns before saying she is here for the fans and that she will not settle until she becomes Female of the Decade, saying Cleveland has a Baker that they can count on.

Vickie Guerrero and "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose show up. Nyla says she should be TBS Champion, and that she is not because of Ruby Soho getting a fluke victory when she would usually beat her. She then says that she wants Ruby Soho next week.

Orange Cassidy beats Adam Cole in an unsanctioned "lights out" match after planting Adam Cole through the stage off some stage rigging. During the match, Adam Cole pulls out a chair from underneath the ring only to find out that Danhausen is holding onto it. Danhausen lets go and points at Adam Cole before giving an Orange Cassidy-style thumbs up, then leaves.