Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for January 31, 2024

Jon Moxley beats Jeff Hardy with the rear naked choke. After the match, Mox goes to shake hands with Jeff, but Jeff flips him off. Afterwards, four wrestlers from CMLL - Mistico, Volador Jr., Hechicero and Mascara Dorada - whom Jeff Hardy whipped Moxley over the barricade into during the match - jump out from the front row and jump Moxley, and when security show up, they also get attacked. Members of the AEW locker room get into the ring to fight off the CMLL wrestlers.

"Hangman" Adam Page beats Toa Liona in a Dealer's Choice Match with a crucifix pin after Toa Liona ducks the Buckshot Lariat. After the match, Toa Liona charges at Hangman, but Hangman ducks down and Toa Liona dives out of the ring. Toa Liona then bends a metal folding chair just by smashing it on the ground, and Hangman keeps him from using it.

We see footage from earlier where The Young Bucks (Nicholas and Matthew Jackson) show up at the arena. When a backstage assistant calls Nicholas "Nick", Nicholas fines him $500.

Adam Cole guests on commentary for the next match.

Warlow beats Komander (and seemingly tweaks his knee going for the powerbomb). After the match, Roderick Strong tells Komander that he should have taken the deal he offered him on Satuday, and that he will pay the price. Suddenly, Best Friends (Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta, Rocky "Azucar" Romero) show up. The Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Wardlow) soon leave.

Tony Schiavone interviews Darby Allin, Sting, "Absolute" Ricky Starks and Big Bill in a sit-down meeting. Ricky Starks says Sting has had quite the journey and that it all started when he beat him at Revolution 2021, and says that this does not sit well as he demands respect. Darby says Starks knows nothing about respect and that Sting's career is not a stepping stone. Starks says that he and Big Bill will stay tag team champions and that Sting will not make it to retirement, and Big Bill says Darby and Sting have done nothing but talk and have overlooked them. Sting says he admired something about Starks two years ago when he the only one brave enough to talk smack to him, but tells him he must earn respect. Darby says that Starks blames everyone but himself for his problems, and Starks throws water at him. Darby is about to hit Starks when Sting stops him, and Sting says that they will both hit Starks next week.

Chris Jericho beats Kyle Fletcher with a Judas Effect as Fletcher goes for a tope suicida followed by a Judas Effect off the top rope.

We hear from "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo, who talks about her various tattoos from various points in her life. She mentions the matching duck tattoo that she shares with "Timeless" Toni Storm that mentions a time of growth, then asks what the tattoo means to Toni.

The Bang Bang Scissor Gang ("Switchblade" Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, "Platinum" Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) heads to the ring. Max Caster says The Bang Bang Scissor Gang has , then has Bowens pull "Cardblade" out from underneath the ring. Colten Gunn then mentions that "Cardblade" got fired weeks ago, and Austin Gunn pulls out "Juiceboard." Daddy Ass then says that "If you're not down with the Bang Bang Scissor Gang...we've got two words for ya...Gunns Up."

"Timeless" Toni Storm guests on commentary for the next match.

"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo beats Taya Valkyrie by submission after throwing Taya into "Timeless" Toni Storm at the announce table.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Darby Allin. Before Darby can say anything, The Young Bucks (Nicholas and Matthew Jackson) show up, and Matthew says Darby is the hot young star that AEW needs before he asks him why he lets Sting take more money out of his pocket before saying that they should be "the new hot trio" after Sting leaves, while Nicholas says that Darby has been ducking The Young Bucks. Darby says the only thing on his mind is the tag team titles.

Samoa Joe guests on commentary for the next match.

Swerve Strickland's opponent tonight is revealed to be Rob Van Dam. Before the match, "Hangman" Adam Page announces that Swerve Strickland's match against Rob Van Dam will be a hardcore match. Rob Van Dam then throws a chair directly at Swerve's face.

Swerve Strickland beats Rob Van Dam in a Dealer's Choice hardcore match. During the match, "The Machine" Brian Cage shoves Rob Van Dam off the top rope, but Hook shows up with a chair and hits Brian Cage with it before the two of them brawl their way to the back. After the match, "Hangman" Adam Page shows up and sarcastically congratulates Swerve as he calls him an "evil bastard," then says he will never let Swerve take the AEW World Championship for he is the next World Champion, not Swerve. Swerve says Hangman does not get it and that he has beaten him twice, and that he has nothing to prove. He then says that Hangman cannot get over the fact that Hangman cannot beat him, but Hangman says it took the whole Mogul Embassy to beat him. Hangman then says Swerve cannot lace his boots, and this leads to Swerve giving him one last match. Swerve says that once he beats Hangman, he is done, and that he is going for the AEW World Championship.