Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for May 17, 2023

Wardlow heads to the ring to start tonight's show. He says that Christian Cage made a lot of promises last week that he wants to see him follow through with, then calls Christian Cage out to make sure he does while daring him to spit in his face. Christian shows up with Luchasaurus, who stares at both men as Wardlow dares Christian to spit in his face and Christian says he will end his reign at TNT Champion. As Christian is about to spit in his face, Wardlow grabs him by the neck. Luchasaurus attacks, but Wardlow fends him and Christian off until Christian hits him with a low blow. Luchasaurus then produces a ladder from underneath the ring, which Christian Cage uses as a weapon against Wardlow before directing Luchasaurus to choke slam Wardlow through it, bending the ladder. Christian then hits Wardlow with the Killswitch on the broken ladder.

Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin beat The Firm (Big Bill and Lee Moriarty), with Darby pinning Moriarty with a headlock takedown to stick it to MJF at the end of the match. It is announced that Rampage will air this Friday at 6:30 PM Eastern/3:30 PM Pacific on TNT.

Backstage, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) are surrounded by The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Jon Moxley), who easily outnumber them. Jon Moxley then says The Blackpool Combat Club are "the only elite in this business."

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Wardlow who says he is fine. Arn Anderson throws the ice pack at the wall and says he should have been at ringside, then tells Wardlow that he knows what Christian will do before asking him what he himself will do. Wardlow says he is prepared to beat Christian Cage at his own game, then challenges him to a Ladder Match for the TNT Championship at Double or Nothing.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Orange Cassidy. He says a lot of people want a shot at the AEW International Championship, then tells them to go see Tony Khan so they can face him for the title at Double or Nothing, because he will fight them all.

Sammy Guevara quickly beats Exodus Prime. After the match, Sammy Guevara says that every time he is in Texas, he remembers the old days of wrestling the indies up and down the state and all that came with it, which made him who he is today. He admits he is not perfect and has made his fair share of mistakes, with the fans even witnessing them firsthand, but sometimes it takes a few wrong turns to reach the right lace, which is Las Vegas at Double or Nothing. Sammy says he plans to shut down the critics he never listened to, as he always listened to his heart and his heart told him that he will become world champion.

We see a video package chronicling the history between MJF, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, Sammy Guevara and Darby Allin leading up to Double or Nothing.

Tony Schiavone interviews Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh and Sonjay Dutt in the ring. As Jay Lethal tells Tony to go screw himself from the ramp, FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) sneak up on Satnam Singh and shove him off the stage before brawling with Lethal and Jarrett. During the brawl, Jay Lethal's clothes get torn apart, and Karen Jarrett suddenly shows up to hit Cash Wheeler with a low blow before Jeff Jarrett hits Dax Harwood with The Stroke. Satnam Singh then heads to the ring, tearing his jacket on the way there, and he choke slams both members of FTR. Jarrett and Lethal then give the simultaneous guitar shots to FTR with two identical red guitars.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Darby Allin, who says he sent a message to MJF during his winning pinfall tonight and says that the main event at Double or Nothing is a big one for everyone involved. Sammy Guevara shows up and tells Darby he respects him, then says he has taken his advice to not be a follower from last week to heart and says that while he will not make it easy for anybody, somebody has to take the AEW World Championship off of "that prick" MJF. Darby says "May the best man win," then both men fist bump.

The Outcasts (Toni Storm and Ruby Soho) beat Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Hikaru Shida after Saraya distracts the referee to pass a can of spray paint to Toni Storm so she can blind Britt Baker before hitting her with Storm Zero.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Orange Cassidy again and tells him that twenty people just talked to Tony Khan. Orange Cassidy says he will fight them all in a Blackjack Battle Royal for the AEW International Championship at Double or Nothing.

Tony Khan announces that AEW Saturday Night Collision will premiere on TNT on Saturday, June 17th at 8 PM Eastern/7 PM Central, with the venue of the premiere episode to be announced shortly. He then says that afterwards, AEW will go on the road in Canada.

Roderick Strong beats Chris Jericho in a Falls Count Anywhere outside of the arena after Adam Cole - who is waiting outside of the building - beats Jericho up, allowing Roderick Strong to get the win. The match also goes through the concourse as well as a nearby stairwell.

"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry beats Rush with a schoolkid pin and a grab of the tights as Rush argues with the referee for keeping him out of the corner. After the match, Jose the Assistant, "El Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance and Rush attack Jungle Boy, and Darby Allin tries to make the save only to be attacked himself. All of a sudden, Sammy Guevara shows up and fends off Rush and Vance, and Darby Allin hits Jose with the Scorpion Death Drop. Guevara and Darby then drop kick Vance out of the ring before they and Jungle Boy have a staredown.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews an irritated MJF, who slaps the microphone out of her hand and walks away.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Toni Storm, who says that she has won four wins in five days, unlike Jamie Hayter, and says she is a different animal. She says that Hayter will defend the AEW World Women's Championship against her at Double or Nothing if she has the guts.

"Switchblade" Jay White beats "Absolute" Ricky Starks by disqualification. During the match, Jay White has the referee pre-occupied when "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson tries to hit Ricky Starks with a chair. Starks dodges and hits Juice with the chair, then does the same to Jay White, this time in full view of the referee. Afterwards, Juice has to pull Jay White out of the ring.

Tony Schiavione interviews Don Callis in the ring. Security flanks the sides of the ramp as Callis makes his entrance. Staff then stand in front of the ring facing the ramp as Callis mentions what Kenny Omega did to him, then says he is the victim in the situation, not Kenny, after everything he did for him. He also says there is no Kenny Omega without him. Kenny Omega shows up, and security gets in his way only to get laid out by one before The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson) show up and attack Omega from behind. Jon Molxey says the war is over and that The Elite (Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson) could never touch them, then warns Omega one last time to stay down, as The Blackpool Combat Club is the elite that everyone pretends to be. Soon, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) show up with weapons, as does "Hangman" Adam Page, who is now wearing an eyepatch. A fully reformed Elite charge at The Blackpool Combat Club with weapons, and Wheeler Yuta is laid waste to by all four men. Adam Page says they are the heart, soul and spirit of AEW and that they are The Elite. He tells The Blackpool Combat Club to run and hide while they can, because they will have an Anarchy In The Arena Match at Double or Nothing.