September to Remember - Dynamite recap for September 17, 2025

Tony Schiavone oversees a contract signing for All Out to start tonight's show. Schiavone introduces "Hangman" Adam Page, followed by "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher and Don Callis. Callis says that he remembers when Hangman took the AEW World Championship from him when he beat Kenny Omega for it and that he has waited to get it back, and he has found someone who is bigger, faster and better than Omega. He says that there is nothing he can do to Fletcher, saying there is no one else like him, and that the World Championship is coming to the family. Hangman says he is glad they are in agreement that Fletcher does not need help on Saturday, as he and everyone is sick and tired of half the roster getting involved in World title matches and he has no problem putting the rest of Don Callis' family into the ground. He says he is doing this because he sees the potential in what Fletcher could be, as he is 26 years old and could be in AEW for decades and be someone others can look to one day to carry AEW into the future, and if he wants to be that, he will have to earn that worthiness.Hangman tells Fletcher that in the contract, it is written that if Callis interferes, he will not only lose the match, but he will be stripped of the TNT Championship as well. Callis almost loses it. Fletcher says that does not scare him and that Hangman could have put anything else in the contract, and that he still would have signed it. He says that this changes nothing and that he is still the best to step into an AEW ring. He states that on Saturday, he will fulfill his destiny when he becomes AEW World Championship, for he has become better than Hangman has ever been. He says AEW does not need Hangman or Omega anymore, and that it needs him. Fletcher says he will do Hangman a favor by letting him ride into the sunset, as both the championship and the company belongs to him now. Fletcher signs the contract. Hangman says he knows how it feels to be in Fletcher's shoes, for he has been there, yet Fletcher does not know it will feel the morning after, as it will crush, ruin and all but take every shred of confidence out of him. He is sure of it that Fletcher's best will not be enough and that what Fletcher does with that feeling will be what defends him, and tells Fletcher not to disappoint him in the long time that follows. Hangman signs the contract. Fletcher then stands up and hopes that by now, Hangman knows that he is a man of his word, and that there would be no physicality at this signing or interference in their match, but he promises he will leave a double champion, and tonight, he will leave Hangman beaten, bloodied and unable to walk out of this arena on his own two feet. He then tells Hangman to say his full name that until that moment comes.

We see a video package for Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin in a Coffin Match at All Out.

Jon Moxley beats Roderick Strong by submission with the Paradigm Shift followed by the Bulldog Choke after Kyle O'Reilly brawls with Daniel Garcia when the ladder grabs Roddy on the outside, causing referee Paul Turner to focus on that and allowing Wheeler Yuta to run out and trip Roddy from the outside, allowing Moxley to win the match.

We see a video package for Mark Briscoe vs. MJF in a Tables 'n Tacks Match at All Out.

In backstage footage from last Saturday on Collision, MJF meets with Tony Khan and vents his frustrations regarding the Casino Gauntlet Match contract and wants out of the Thumbs 'n Tacks Match, saying Tony Khan owes him one. Tony Khan says he owes him nothing and that his behavior regarding the contract was absolutely reprehensible. MJF hopes that Tony Khan is happy when another Briscoe is in the dirt and it is on him.

Bobby Lashley beats Toa Liona by submission with the Hurt Lock. After the match, Bishop Kaun and Ricochet rush into the ring only for MVP and Shelton Benjamin to give them a beating.

Tony Schiavone introduces Adam Copeland and Christian Cage, followed by Stokely Hathaway and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for a face-to-face meeting in the ring. A dozen security guards lead Stokely and FTR to the ring. It is announced by Schiavone that there will be heavy fines if there is any physicality in this meeting. Stokely says that there will be a $100,000 fine if Copeland touches Dax or Cash and a $500,000 fine and a cancelled match if he touches Stokely, then says that Copeland and Christian will disappoint and allows FTR to speak first. Cash Wheeler talks about how he and Copeland became friends and how Copeland became his mentor, then says that Copeland opened the door for him only to kick it down. He says that in the last ten years, he and Dax have become living legends, then they helped Copeland back into the business only for Dynamite to become "The Cope Show" and for them to do all the work as supporting cast. After Cash says that he and Dax will take that away from him for good, Dax talks about how Copeland and Christian were once the best in the world only because "two mediocre teams" carried them to relevancy. Dax says that in the last eleven years, they have carried tag team wrestling on their backs and have become the best in the business as well as one of one, and says that this could be a dream match, but this is the hand they are dealt. Copeland yanks the microphone away and tells Stokely that he has no hoes and to keep Beth Phoenix's name out of his mouth, then says he helped FTR and expected nothing in return. He says that the only reason that FTR is not in the spotlight because the fans did not want them in it and wanted him in it instead, and while FTR is the best right now, he and Christian were here for 25 years and made tag team wrestling important again. Copeland then says that at All Out, two of the best teams will face each other in his and Christian's hometown, and when FTR is dragged into the deep end, they will understand why they are the better team. Christian says that $100,000 is a lot of money and that $500,000 would get Stokely some hoes, but at the risk of sounding like an asshole, $500,000 means nothing to him because he is rich. Copeland and Christian punch FTR in the face. Security gets in the ring only to get laid out, then both teams brawl until FTR roll out of the ring. Dax's nose is notably busted open afterwards.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Renee Paquette interviews The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson), who are now back from rags to riches and have paid off production to give them a better entrance. Matthew says that tonight is the beginning of their redemption and the road to becoming the first-ever four-time AEW World Tag Team Championships, then Nicholas gives Renee $10,000 to buy something with.

The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) beat The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn) in an AEW World Tag Team Championship 4-Way Ladder Match qualifier.

We see the video package for the eight-woman tag team match at Saturday Tailgate Brawl: Penelope Ford, Megan Bayne, Julia Hart and Skye Blue vs. Mina Shirakawa, Willow Nightingale, Willow Nightingale and Queen Aminata.

Mascara Dorada beats The Beast Mortos in an AEW Unified Championship Eliminator Tournament Match. After the match, Don Callis and "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada show up, but so does "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita. Takeshita is uninterested in Mascara Dorada, and has a staredown with Okada. Dorada then hits Okada with a dive off the top rope. Mascara Dorada and Takeshita then have a staredown.

"Timeless" Toni Storm appears on the stage. Toni admits she does not know how much longer she will be champion after winning the Women's World title back seven months ago, and says she has lived every day as if it were her last, and has defended against many powerful opponents and has loved every second of it. She says that if one is not willing to put their life on the line in the ring, then "[they aren't] shit." She then says she faces two others who are worthy of her mantle, and if this is the end of her reign, then it has been the honor of her life. She then says that if her opponents want to beat her, then they should burn her body to the ground, pack her ashes into a pipe and take a big, fat huff, as nobody can get them as high as she can. Jamie Hayter shows up and says that she is not a spotlight and tells Toni Storm to keep it, as Toni will not look as good without her title. She then tells Toni that he does not forget and that Toni invited her to this, then says she hits hard. Kris Statlander says that she may not have much of a claim to the Women's World Championship after not wrestling for it for four years, then says Toni and Hayter do not have the ovaries and cannot beat her. As Toni tells Statlander and Hayter to prepare for their match, "The Toxic Spider" Thekla shows up and outshines the three of them on her way to the ring for the next match.