Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for January 12, 2022

Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly head to the ring to start tonight's show. Cole says 2021 was a great year for the three of them and that 2022 will be even better, as he had not been beaten since he showed up in AEW and he, Fish and O'Reilly are all back together. He says that it is a new era in AEW, but before he can say much else, The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler show up. Kyle O'Reilly takes offense to their getting involved in their matches, and Matt Jackson says they will play nice before saying it is their company. Matt says they plan on getting the AEW tag team titles back, but Fish says he and O'Reilly want them too, and that nobody - not even the Bucks - will stand in their way. Cole likes this, seeing this as a possibility for friendly competition and to prove that they are the best. As he talks about how they beat Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Barretta, Orange Cassidy, Wheeler Yuta) and how Best Friends is a joke, Best Friends show up. Cole asks Orange what he could possibly say that is of any importance whatsoever, and Orange lets his actions do the talking by hitting Cole with a double leg takedown, starting a brawl. Best Friends gets the upper hand, but after Cole hits Orange with a low blow, Kris Statlander shows up and confronts Adam Cole only to be attacked from behind by Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., and Orange is soon laid out like the rest of Best Friends by Cole. Cole and Baker then share a kiss in the middle of the ring in front of a downed Orange Cassidy.

We see a vignette for Wardlow where Wardlow presented as a maestro of symphonies of destruction.

We see a sneak peak of tomorrow's episode of Go-Big Show, where somebody solves a Rubik's Cube while covered in Vaseline and set on fire.

CM Punk beats Wardlow with an inside cradle despite the amount of punishment dealt to him by Wardlow, which includes a powerbomb through the timekeeper's table. After the match, MJF chews out Wardlow and pokes his finger into Wardlow's chest. Wardlow grabs MJF's hand, and Shawn Spears has to stop Wardlow. Wardlow heads to the back with Spears and MJF following while referee Aubrey Edwards checks on CM Punk.

Dante Martin beats Powerhouse Hobbs after Jay Lethal shows up and pulls "Absolute" Ricky Starks off the ring apron to keep him from interfering in the match.

Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews The Inner Circle. Jericho calls it an honor to be called 2021 Faction of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated, as their mission statement of dominating AEW and be the biggest band of blood brothers in the business has never wavered. He says that if 2point0 (Jeff Parker and Matt Lee) want to get involved in Sammy Guevara. Suddenly, Eddie Kingston says he does not care about Sammy's match and that he wants Garcia due to what he did to his knee, then says there is a reason Santana and Ortiz are not tag team champions. Jericho and Kingston argue, with Jericho saying The Inner Circle is family. Santana shows up and says "Let's get this shit together," and he leaves with Ortiz and Jake Hager. Jericho tells Kingston that if 2point0 get involved, he will kick their asses. He also tells Kingston that if he gets involved, he will kick his ass.

MJF suddenly shows up and says CM Punk got powerbombed to oblivion and got a fluke victory against Wardlow tonight, then says he will make sure that CM Punk takes his first loss in AEW when he finally gives the match the fans want to see: Punk vs. Shawn Spears.

We hear from The Young Bucks, Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly. Cole says they have beaten Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Barretta, Orange Cassidy, Wheeler Yuta, Kris Statlander) over and over to the point that it has gotten silly, then says Kris Statlander is no longer safe thanks to Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., who shows up. Britt Baker challenges Kris Statlander and Orange Cassidy to a mixed tag team match against herself and Adam Cole next week.

"Hangman" Adam Page heads to the ring. He says that in the past two months, he has spent 90 minutes in the ring with some of the best in the world and given enough sweat and blood to float a battleship for the AEW World Championship, which is still his. He then says 90 minutes is not enough, and since it is a new year and the records have reset, he needs a new challenger. Suddenly, Dan Lambert and says Adam Page reminds him of some of the wrestling cowboys he saw as a kid. Adam Page says that if Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page want a shot at the title, they can tell him themselves and not through him, but Lambert says he is here to compliment him on his recent matches and how he earned the World title. He then says that the only thing that Adam Page has not earned is his cowboy gimmick, and tells Page to keep the title, the money and the adulation and to stop disrespecting the legacy of cowboys before him, saying that to do so means he is full of "cowboy shit." Adam Page says the sacrifices he has made and growing up on a farm is "cowboy shit," then tells Lambert to get in the ring so he can show him who the real cowboy is. Suddenly, Lance Archer shows up with a chair. Lambert runs into the ring, and Lance Archer grabs Lambert before attacking Adam Page and putting him through the chair with the Blackout.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Arn Anderson, Brock Anderson and Lee Johnson. He says Brock and Lee that this is "Horseman Country," and Tully Blanchard shows up with FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and says that if he wants to relive it, they should join them. FTR challenges Brock and Lee to a match next week. They accept, and Arn and Tully shake hands.

We see a video package of Jade Cargill winning the TBS Women's Championship. "Smart" Mark Sterling says this is more money at the pay window, and Jade says she did everything she said she was going to do.

Serena Deeb beats Hikaru Shida by referee stoppage after attacking Shida's left knee before and during the match. After the match, Serena Deeb scares the referee and the doctor out of the ring with the kendo stick before whacking the left knee with Shida's kendo stick. Two more referees have to restrain Serena Deeb and force her to the back. More members of the women's division show up to check on Shida as Serena says she did everything she said she would do.

Tony Schiavone interviews Christian Cage and Jungle Express. Christian tells Rey Fenix to get well soon, and Jungle Boy says they look forward to challenging any of the top five teams. John Silver and Alex Reynolds show up to answer the challenge for Rampage.

Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) are in the ring. Matt says he is sorry Rey Fenix is injured, then says Penta el Zero Miedo's downfall will truly begin tonight when he beats Penta in front of the Hardy family and sends him to the hospital.

Penta el Zero Miedo beats Matt Hardy. After the match, Penta tells Malakai Black that he will show him some respect. Before he can finish speaking, the lights go out, and when they come back on, Malakai kicks Alex Abrahantes in the face before attacking Penta and tearing at his mask. The Varisty Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.) show up and attack Malakai Black, but Julia Hart tells them to stop. The lights go out again, and when they come back on, Brody King stands in the middle of the ring and lays out The Varsity Blonds and Penta el Zero Miedo alongside Malakai.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews "Legit" Leyla Hirsch, Kris Statlander and Red Velvet. As Kris Statlander talks about her match next week, Leyla asks Kris if that is a bit selfish of her and if she is focused on their six-person match on Rampage, but Kris says she is more worried about helping her friends out and tells her to back off. Red Velvet tells them to get it together if they are to win on Rampage.

The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson) following the cheap shot from Bowens to Bronson while Caster distracts the referee. After the match, the lights go out, then Sting shows up in response to "Platinum" Max Caster mentioning him and Darby Allin in his entrance rap. As Caster gets back in the ring, Darby Allin attacks him from behind while Sting hits Bowens with his baseball bat. Sting then hits Caster with a Scorpion Death Drop.

We hear from a blindfolded PAC, who says that Malakai Black might have blinded him, but he now sees everything and he appreciates the blessing, for his perspective is different and his vision has never been so clear.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Matt Hardy and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy). Matt says tonight's loss is frustrating and says he should focus less on the future of AEW and more on himself, as something needs to change. Andrade el Idolo and Jose the Assistant show up to tell Matt Hardy to relax, then remind him they are business partners and wants to make a deal with him. Matt Hardy says he is interested and tells him to come to him with his office.

David Crockett sits at ringside for the next match.

Sammy Guevara retains the Interim TNT Championship against Daniel Garcia after fending off 2point0 (Jeff Parker and Matt Lee). David Crockett awards the Interim TNT Championship to Guevara after the match just before 2point0 attack Guevara. Chris Jericho and Eddie Kingston get in the ring to fend 2point0 off, but Jericho and Eddie have another confrontation that has to be broken up.