We see a vignette of Trent Beretta's betrayal of Best Friends (Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor), complete with Kris Statlander confronting him backstage afterwards.
Backstage, Renee Paquette announces that Orange Cassidy will be addressing Trent's actions tonight (which strangely never happens).
Adam Copeland retains the TNT Championship against Penta el Zero Miedo. After the match, the lights go out, and when they come back on, Julia Hart is in the ring. Copeland is suddenly attacked from behind by Brody King. Willow Nightingale runs into the ring and beats up Julia, and Brody has to save Julia. A slightly misted Willow and Brody King have a staredown, then Copeland gets the better of Brody.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Hook, "Lionheart" Chris Jericho and Katsuyori Shibata. Jericho appreciates Hook bringing in Shibata for Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty, Anthony Ogogo) on his own and says Hook is learning, and says that he will start with Ogogo and knock his block in before Hook and Shibata take care of the others. Hook and Shibata are in, although Shibata wants to know what Jericho's deal is.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Mark Briscoe and Eddie Kingston. Mark says he feels amazing even though he is in pain from he and Eddie having a dogfight, and Eddie says that he is also pretty beat up. Adam Copeland, Willow Nightingale and Stokely Hathaway show up, and Copeland asks Mark and Eddie it they are still good for Dynasty. After Stokely humorously tries to pit Willow against Copeland for the TNT title, Willow and Copeland challenge Julia Hart and Brody King to a tag team match next week on Dynamite. Stokely Hathaway apologizes to Eddie for saying he smelled like Burger King and Newports in the past.
We hear from The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson). Nicholas talks about the finals of the AEW World Tag Team Championships in which they will face FTR, and says he and Matthew have some wounds that have never fully healed. He mentions their match at All In last year, then Matthew mentions the Jack Perry incident from that show. Nicholas says "the other individual" tried to make the show about himself and happened to be friends with FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), and says that FTR are the masterminds in all this. Matthew tells him this is not a good thing to say without proof, then says that there were wrestling journalists who needed answers about this. He says FTR beat them at All In, but also says there should be a giant asterisk after that victory. We then see backstage footage that almost ruined their reputation, but didn't. We then see silent backstage footage of Jack Perry being talked to by CM Punk before Punk suddenly shoves and punches him without warning. Both Perry and Punk have to be separated. Matthew says the worst part about all this is they created a wrestling show only to be so distracted by something so stupid that they lost, which led to them refusing to shake hands with FTR. Nicholas says that at Dynasty, they are not shaking hands with FTR at all. (The decision to use backstage camera footage from All In to further a storyline is received overwhelmingly negatively by fans on social media, and the actual All In footage is omitted from official social media during the broadcast and from the YouTube upload after the show's end. Furthermore, All Elite Wrestling submits DMCA takedowns of video of the backstage footage from the broadcast against anyone who uploads it.)
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) head to the ring, and Cash Wheeler asks why the footage from earlier had to be shown aside from The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) having excuses for losing. He says they are tired of talking about this, especially as they are doing their best work at the moment, because The Young Bucks cannot get over losing at All In. He says that at Dynasty, they have to beat The Young Bucks, not for legacy, but because he is tired of "petty little bitches." Dax Harwood says that every time The Young Bucks have a chance to talk, they have to mention that without them, several wrestlers would be without a job and there would be no AEW, and while he cannot help but agree with that, he knows they have something over The Young Bucks that allows them to eclipse them as the best tag team on the planet. He says that the fans cared about FTR and AEW, but somewhere along they way, they started only caring about what was best for the EVP's, and on the back of everyone who wants to be in AEW, they will continue to build AEW not just for themselves, but for all professional wrestlers who want to make a decision as well as a living, as well as for all the fans who spend their hard-earned money on one ticket to get lost in their drama and action. Harwood says they are doing this for the fans, and if The Young Bucks do not want to be part of AEW, then they can grab their ball and go home. He says this is not about AEW or All In, but about wrestling and the AEW World Tag Team Championships, as two teams walk in and one walks out as the first-ever three-time tag champs. He says that The Young Bucks may have built the foundation, but they will be the ones putting shingles on the house so they can blow off the roof again.
We see a video package for "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Will Ospreay at Dynasty.
Renee Paquette interviews Will Ospreay on the stage. Ospreay says he has the rumor that he is "afraid of the grind," and admits that he has no idea where this conversation has come from, as he has flown all over the world every single week to deliver some of the best professional wrestling matches the world has seen. He says he would not usually rise to this type of bait, but since the person mentioning this was "grinding on the boss' daughter," (a reference to recent statements made by Paul "Triple H" Levesque on The Pat McAfee Show in which Levesque stated ""If you're not in it for the grind at that point early in your career, you've no business being [in WWE]") that that person has no reason to be talking about "the grind" because they have no idea what he fights for and that they should not be throwing stones at an assassin with a machine gun. Ospreay says he is better than "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson and that the only chance Danielson has of beating him is from grounding him, something that other man have tried and failed to do. He says Danielson is a legend, and that he cannot call himself the best until he beats him at Dynasty. He says that AEW is where the best wrestle, and that it is his time and it is time for him to show what he can do at Dynasty.
We hear from Julia Hart. She says Willow Nightingale is strong and powerful and always has a spark inside of her, but a single spark can start a raging fire. She says that she will pull back her back and reveal she has not just smiles and rainbows, but hurt and anger. She says Willow knows what she is capable of, yet comes back for more. She says she will dim that spark, turn the smile into a frown, and make sure Willow never comes after he crown. She says that she is the Princess of the Black Throne and that it is her destiny to stay TBS Champion.
Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty, Anthony Ogogo) beat Hook, "Lionheart" Chris Jericho and Katsuyori Shibata in a trios match after Jericho argues with Hook on the outside before Hook can tag out Shibata, allowing Shane Taylor to knock Shibata while the referee is not looking. After the match, Hook tells Jericho that he has had enough and tells him to get out. Hook then raises Shibata's hand in the ring.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, and says Samoa Joe is still medically cleared to compete tonight after what happened at the beginning of the show. Dustin says there is no change to the strategy and that he has nothing to lose and everything to gain with what is on the line tonight. He says the time for talking is over and that he is here for business, that he is all about grit, work ethic, passion and glory, and that tonight is no different.
"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada beats Cristiano Argento. After the match, Okada tells PAC that he accepts his challenge and that he will see him at Dynasty. PAC then shows up and paces the stage before heading to the ring. As he does, he is attacked from behind by The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson). Following numerous Young Bucks superkicks, Okada is about to lay PAC out when FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) show up and brawl with The Young Bucks. Okada gets a chair and hits FTR with it as they are about to hit Matthew with Shatter Machine. The Young Bucks then blast both members of FTR with the EVP-Trigger before Okada cracks PAC in the head with the chair.
Backstage, we hear from Bullet Club Gold ("Switchblade" Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn), who brag about about beating up "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn before stating that they want to do it again.
Renee Paquette introduces Thunder Rosa, followed by "Timeless" Toni Storm, to the stage as part of "The Charleston Championship Champagne Toast." When it comes time for the toast, Toni Storm throws her champagne at Thunder Rosa's face and goes for the cheap shot before hitting her with a serving tray and smearing the facepaint all over her face. "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo chases after Toni, then checks on Thunder Rosa, who almost hits her. Mariah May then heads to the ring for the next match.
Mariah May beats Anna Jay with a counter into a roll-up. After the match, Anna Jay puts Mariah May in the Queenslayer, then Mina Shirakawa runs into the ring and chases Anna Jay out to make the save for Mariah May. Afterwards, Shirakawa provides Mariah May with a champagne toast before kissing her on the lips.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Mercedes Moné. Mercedes says that history was made five years ago when AEW had their first-ever pay-per-view, and she plants to make history - and change the game - when she gets to Double or Nothing. She says she cannot wait for the TBS Championship match as Julia Hart and Willow Nightingale are among the best and Julia is very mysterio while Willow is a force to be reckoned with.She also mentions how she last faced Willow and not only lost the match, but lost the opportunity to be champion as she was injured. She says she has a plan, but when she is asked who she wants to face at Double or Nothing, the lights go out, and Mercedes is attacked before the lights come back on.
Samoa Joe beats "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes in an AEW World Championship Eliminator Match. During the match, Dustin Rhodes introduces the World title into the match, but ends up not using it against Samoa Joe. After the match, Joe puts Dustin in a sleeper hold to send a message to Swerve, who suddenly shows up and hits Joe with a House Call from out of nowhere. Swerve then gets his chain back from Joe and wraps it around his right hand, punching him in the face and forcing him to retreat as referees, security, and members of the locker room restore order. Prince Nana then hands the AEW World Championship to Swerve to end the show, much to Joe's anger.
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