Fright Night Dynamite - Dynamite recap for October 30, 2024

We see a vignette from The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir), but it is soon stopped by Orange Cassidy, who enters the ring to start tonight's show. Orange says he has had enough, then says he does not do this because it is not who he is, and says he is no leader. He then says that after last week, when he watched Chuck Taylor get his neck crushed with a chair and looked around, he was surrounded by people who he should have been. He says he admires their courage and admits they are talented, but they are also very young. He says he was surrounded by the future of AEW. Orange says he have no idea of the danger they are in and how dangerous Jon Moxley is, and he knows what he needs to do. He says that if Moxley has his way, there is no future in AEW, and the young talent has nowhere to go. He says Moxley never needed AEW, but he does, as he does not exist without it, and without it, there is no "us." He says that he must cut the head of the snake and that he must do it alone, then challenges Moxley for the AEW World Championship. He says that he will take the symbol of what AEW represents from Moxley and put it in his backpack, then tells Moxley he is not hard to find.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Mercedes Moné and "The Brickhouse" Kamille. Mercedes says that Kris Statlander does not hold a candle to Kamille.

Adam Cole beats Buddy Matthews in his first match in 14 months as Kyle O'Reilly watches backstage and MJF watches from his home in a match where Buddy says that the old Adam Cole would not walk away while "the new Adam Cole...is a little bitch." After the match, Cole tells Buddy that he appreciates reminding him who the real Adam Cole is, and thanks him. Both men shake hands in the middle of the ring, then the lights go out. When they come back on, Adam is suddenly shaking hands with Malakai Black, with Buddy standing between them.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) and Interim Executive Vice President Christopher Daniels. Daniels says he and Frankie Kazarian were in the same position three years ago, and he let Kazarian down. Daniels says Private Party can be champions, but The Young Bucks (Matthews and Nicholas Jackson) will do anything and everything to keep their titles. Marq Quen says they know the risks, and Isiah Kassidy says they will be leaving tag team champions.

Backstage, Adam Cole says Buddy Matthews gave him one of the toughest matches of career and that Malakai Black is now on his radar. He then addresses MJF, saying that while his ankle is not the same, he does not blame MJF for that or not visiting when he was injured, but he blames him for thinking their friendship would ever work. He mentions what MJF has done to be others and that he refused to be MJF's next victim, and that Undisputed Kingdom had to teach him a lesson. He says that they care about AEW and what it was built on and meant to be, saying MJF was never part of that and that he will get his hands on him at Full Gear and teach him another lesson.

Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher appear on the stage. Fletcher says he is here to stand face-to-face with Will Ospreay, then introduces him to the stage only for Ospreay to not show up. Fletcher then says he is disappointed Ospreay did not show up, but all of a sudden, Mark Davis shows up. Mark Davis says he wishes he could be happy to see Fletcher, but he is disappointed with what is going on between Fletcher and Ospreay and that he does not know who he is looking at. Fletcher says Don Callis has helped him see the truth and what Will Ospreay really thought of him, and says Ospreay kept the two of them in his back pocket and has forgotten about them. He says he has not forgotten about Mark Davis and that this day would come, and when it did, Davis would have a spot in the family. Davis says they had an empire, but Fletcher destroyed it. As Davis leaves, Fletcher says there will soon come a day where Davis will have to make a hard decision, and that he has no problem cutting the past loose.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Hangman" Adam Page. Hangman talks about how "Switchblade" Jay White entered this year's Owen Hart Tournament, and says it was him, not Christian Cage, who hurt him so bad that he spent three months at home. He admits that Switchblade may have the upper hand on him, then tells Switchblade that there is no such thing as redemption for either of them and that there is only wins and losses and the consequences that will follow. Hangman says he knows Switchblade will go for his leg, but Switchblade does not know what he will do to him, and that when he beats him at Full Gear, he will stand over him and leave him hurt with less than they had before and left behind like everyone else who stepped up to him.

Backstage, The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir) are seen heading to the ring.

The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Marina Shafir) heads to the ring. Jon Moxley says he does not expect Orange Cassidy or anyone else to appreciate what they are doing, but one day, they will understand. Moxley addresses Orange challenging him, then says he challenged Orange when he had Chuck Taylor's neck broken and cut distractions and dead weight from his life so he could focus on his goals. He says that the locker room chose Orange as their leader when Orange did not want to leave, then says that the locker room is happy with their paychecks thinking they are something they are not. He says he has pushed Orange, but he is not ready to walk through the shadow of the valley of death. He says that if Orange wants to face him, that is fine, but he will face him on the valley and not the mountaintop, as it is the valley he is willing to die in. Moxley addresses Orange's willingness to do everything on his own so that others do not get hurt, then decides to test that theory by using Wheeler Yuta as a guinea pig. PAC and Marina hold Wheeler down so that Claudio can wrap a chair around Wheeler's neck, and Orange rushes in and fights Moxley. Orange is soon held down so that Wheeler Yuta can stomp him, and The Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) shows up to help Orange only to get taken out. PAC then wraps a chair around Orange's head, but Darby Allin comes down from the rafters Sting-style and fights Claudio, but The Blackpool Combat Club continues to overpower everyone. Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin), Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy), Action Andretti and Daniel Garcia soon show up, and The Blackpool Combat Club retreats as they get the upper hand. As this goes on, The Young Bucks (Matthews and Nicholas Jackson) head to the ring for their match.

Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) beat The Young Bucks (Matthews and Nicholas Jackson) to become the AEW World Tag Team Champions, even after a Tombstone Piledriver on the stage by "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada. After the match, The Young Bucks hand the tag titles to Private Party personally.

Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship is official for Full Gear.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Penelope Ford and Jamie Hayter in a no-physicality meeting. Penelope says she has been here since day one and everyone has forgotten who she is and what she has done for AEW, and that she will take what she deserves from Hayter. Hayter says Penelope took an opportunity from her, and that next week, she will mop the floor with her.

The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) is on the stage. Big Bill says that teamwork makes the dream work, but the dream will not work unless the team works together. Chris Jericho says Ladder War IX will be remembered for a long time after he became a two-time Ring of Honor World Champion like Jay Briscoe and a nine-time world champion, and says he would not have done it without The Learning Tree and its branches. After almost accidentally calling Cleveland, Ohio "Cincinatti" and plugging Terrifier 3, he says that he will take ROH to the biggest stage and success it has ever seen. He says that to underestimate him is to overestimate the business. Bryan Keith says "Never understimate Chris Jericho, you dumbasses!" before Jericho tells everyone to enjoy the ride as they and ROH get taken to heights they have never seen before.

We see a video package for Anna Jay vs. "The Glamour" Mariah May for the AEW Women's World Championship this Saturday on Collision.

Backstage, Daniel Garcia confronts "Scapegoat" Jack Perry and pins him to the wall as he tells him that his championship. Perry responds with "They used to dance for me, too." Meanwhile, The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) are seen shredding documents.

Kris Statlander beats "The Brickhouse" Kamille. After the match, Mercedes Moné attacks Statlander from behind with one of her championships, then commands Kamille to head to the back before saying that if one wants something done right, one must do it themselves.

We see a video package chronicling the recent happenings between Kip Sabian, Hook and The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Mama Wayne).

Backstage, we hear from The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Mama Wayne, Kip Sabian). Christian Cage says he and Hook have had a misunderstanding, and invites Hook to join him in the ring next week so that he can explain himself.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Kyle O'Reilly, Tomohiro Ishii). Mark Briscoe says the ROH World Championship meant a lot to him, and that Chris Jericho does not care about his well-being. He says the word of the day is "instability," which he says Jericho has a lot of, and that Jericho only got the win because he had The Learning Tree (Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith). Kyle O'Reilly says The Learning Tree has no honor, and says they should have a Match Without Honor.

Backstage, Interim Executive Vice President catches up to The Young Bucks as they leave to work from home, saying AEW needs them. Brandon Cutler is left behind with a box of shoes before The Blackpool Combat Club catch up and attack him. When Daniels intervenes, Moxley holds him down as PAC and Shafir torture Cutler before Claudio hits Cutler in the hand with a hammer.

Swerve Strickland beats Shelton Benjamin. MVP is seen on his phone after the match, saying "I need you. I need you now." The lights soon go out everywhere except in the ring, then Bobby Lashley shows up. Bobby Lashley and MVP hug before stepping into the ring, and Lashley and Swerve have a staredown in the middle of the ring. Shelton gets in the ring, and the distraction is enough for Lashley to strike. Shelton joins in as MVP chokes Prince Nana with his cane. Lashley choke slams Swerve, then puts him in the Hurt Lock after Shelton hits Prince Nana with a big boot. Referees run in, but MVP keeps them at bay with his cane, and security gets in only to get leveled. MVP then says "Guess who's back in business?"

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!