Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for August 22, 2020

FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) - now with Tully Blanchard as their manager - beat Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy). During the match, it is announced that Dynamite will return next Thursday at 8 PM Eastern/7 PM Central.

We hear from Jon Moxley, who says that the MJF campaign is amusing to him and fun TV, and while MJF has said some bad things about him, it does not bother him. He then says that MJF missed a lot of the good and that he should talk to his wife, because she will give him a two-page list of all his faults and problems. While it does not bother him, he says that people who feel the need to talk about themselves all the time rub him the wrong way, as where he comes from, the toughest guys usually don't have to say much or hide behind words, and MJF talks a lot. He says that it makes him wonder what MJF is hiding, and while MJF might be the future of the business due to being talented in every way and he wants MJF to fulfill his potential and be the man to lead AEW for the next years as he gets out of bed not knowing if he has 18 months left in his career, going so far as to tell MJF to move out of his parents' basement, lose his virginity and become a world champion. He then says the day he becomes world champion will not be September 5th, as he will beat the hell out of him. He then says that at All Out, he will be in heaven while MJF will be looking for a way out while the world finally finds out what MJF is hiding.

We hear from MJF, who says that Genghis Khan, Fidel Castro and Napoleon were all "homicidal maniacs" who pale in comparison to "Dictator John." He talks about how Jon Moxley attacked him from behind "like a gutless coward" and that Moxley is too afraid to try it from the front. He says that Moxley's actions have put him in a neck brace, and that he wants to have a family and kids but won't be able to do because Moxley mangled him. He says that the Paradigm Shift is not a move, but an abomination. Mark Sterling, MJF's attorney, then states that the Paradigm Shift is not just a dangerous move, but also deadly, and that the move ended MJF's career. He then asks whose career Moxley might end next, then says the campaign has put up a petition online last week calling for a ban on the Paradigm Shift, and that the petition has netted five million signatures. He then announces that he and a team of lawyers have made it so that the Paradigm Shift has been banned in MJF's match for the AEW World Championship at All Out, and that Moxley has no reason not to sign at as he is "a badass" and "a man of the people." He also says that if Moxley does not sign the contract, he will sue Moxley so hard that he will have to part his hair to poop. Sterling then states that his firm has not lost and that they will take everything from Moxley before MJF takes his title.

The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) and Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy) beat The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix), The Butcher and The Blade after The Blade pushes Pentagon Jr. into a schoolkid pin by Jungle Boy as they argue. After the match, The Butcher and The Blade argue with The Lucha Bros in the ring, then Eddie Kingston shows up and tells everyone to calm down before questioning why none of them are successful and that they are beaten when they are defeated when he has known them for years and knows they are good and they are capable of more. He then tells the four of them to walk with him, and that everything they want will be theirs. Both parties then make up and become a united faction under Eddie Kingston.

We hear from Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., who is interrupted by "Superbad" Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford making out. He warns them that streptococcus is transmitted via saliva, and offers them her "Couples' Special:" free dental care for a year. She says that if they want it, Penelope Ford has to help her and Reba in a handicap match against Big Swole and make her put her money where her mouth is. Britt also throws in Reba doing Penelope's make-up for a year for free. Penelope accepts.

Tony Schiavone interviews Orange Cassidy and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) in the ring. After Schiavone congratulates Cassidy on his win against Chris Jericho last week, Jericho shows up. Jericho congratulates Cassidy for beating him last week, as he has only been pinned three times since the first episode of Dynamite and one of them has been to Cassidy. He says that while it is embarrassing on the surface, he is proud of Cassidy, as he has proved that he is learning from him and proved his haters and critics that he has heart, desire, courage and what it takes to be a main event superstar in AEW. Jericho then wants to give Cassidy a toast, but proposes that they have a third match to see who the better man truly is, and given that he came up with the Money In The Bank Ladder Match, he wants to come up with a unique match. He then proposes that they have a "Mimosa Mayhem Match," a match where 80 gallons of orange juice is mixed with 500 bottles of A Little Bit Of The Bubbly and the only ways to win are via pinfall, submission or being tossed into a vat of mimosa, at All Out. After a video package explaining the match, Cassidy accepts the challenge with a thumbs up. Jericho tells Cassidy the right decision, then says he wants the rest of The Inner Circle to join him. The rest of The Inner Circle surround the ring for a toast, then Jericho sics The Inner Circle on Best Friends and Cassidy, also pouring A Little Bit Of The Bubbly on Cassidy afterwards.

The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Kenny Omega) beat The Dark Order (Alex "3" Reynolds, John "4" Silver and Alan "5" Angels). After the match, Kenny Omega is about to powerbomb Alan Angels into a steel chair, but Matt and Nick stop him from doing it by pulling the chair away.

Backstage, Marvez interviews Tully Blanchard and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), who will be in a Gauntlet Tag Team Match that starts with #4 ranked The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes vs. #3 ranked The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), with whoever wins going up against #2 Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent). The winner of that will face #1 ranked FTR. Wheeler says that FTR wants to be the best, and that if they want to be the best, they must learn from the best in Blanchard. Blanchard says it is all about crossing the threshold and becoming the best, which is where FTR is destined to be in the gauntlet match. He then says that the tag team title match at All Out is the path, then "Hangman" Adam Page shows up and confronts FTR for their actions last week. FTR ask Page to calm down and say that last week has nothing to do with him, and that The Rock 'N Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) turned their back on them and disrespected them. Harwood says that he had to see if FTR could trust The Elite as well as him, then asks Page what will happen if The Young Bucks face him and Kenny Omega at All Out, beat them and put him back in their shadows. Harwood then says the most important thing is winning the gauntlet match and facing a man they respect in Page as well as Omega.

Darby Allin beats Will Hobbes. After the match, Taz gets on the microphone and says that Team Taz is flourishing and that they have a new member: "Darby," who is really "Absolute" Ricky Starks dressed like Darby Allin. Starks says it is not every day you can live your dreams, but it is every day he can live his nightmares, and for that, nobody likes him. He says that he likes skateboarding, cuddles and being reckless and stomping a man's back, shredding it with thumbtacks on his skateboard, because life is a joke to him. This is just a distraction so that "The Machine" Brian Cage can attack Darby from behind with the FTW Championship before Stark splashes water on him and tells him that he is a joke, and that he does not need facepaint to be somebody or be better than him. He then says life is a joke and that Darby is the biggest joke of all before he and Cage attack Darby again, with Starks hitting Darby with a Coffin Drop.

During the commercial break, Sammy Guevara mocks Matt Hardy with a bunch of signs like he did last week, but he is attacked from behind with a steel chair by Matt Hardy, who then throws Guevara off the stage and into a table. Referees have to stop Matt Hardy before he can attack Guevara further.

We hear from Thunder Rosa, who says that she is here to bring the women's division to the next level and take the AEW Women's World Championship from Hikaru Shida.

Ivelisse and Diamante beat The Nightmare Sisters (Brandi Rhodes and Allie) to win the Women's Tag Team Tournament. When presented with the Women's Tag Team Cup, Ivelisse and Diamante do away with the flowers and display the flags of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

Next Thursday at 8 PM Eastern/7 PM Central on Dynamite: Chris Jericho returns to commentary! The Tag Team Gauntlet Match! Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara in a Tables Match! A contract signing for MJF vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship at All Out! Big Swole vs. Reba, Penelope Ford and Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. in a 3-on-1 handicap match!

Brodie Lee decimates "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes from start to finish to become the AEW TNT Champion! After the match, members of the production crew check on Cody while The Dark Order show up to celebrate. Tony Schiavone interviews Brodie Lee, who says that nobody believed in him or The Dark Order, then says he is now a problem for AEW. He says that with the TNT Championship comes the power and the say-so, and that The Dark Order is at the top as Cody is helped onto a board. Brodie Lee says that executives like Schiavone gave him no chance and kept him down, and when he got the chance, he knocked it out of the park. Brodie Lee then tells Schiavone to get out of the ring as Cody is placed on a stretcher. Cody gives the thumbs up, then The Dark Order approach Cody and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. When Anderson fights off The Dark Order, The Dark Order attacks Anderson and surround Cody's stretcher, then topple Cody off the side as they harass referees and security. Brodie Lee then hits Cody in the head with a black bag with what seems to be a metal object inside, then lifts the TNT Championship up while The Dark Order bring out QT Marshall and "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes. Brandi Rhodes gets on top of Cody to protect her, but Brodie Lee sics Anna Jay on Brandi, and Anna Jay chokes Brandi out in a rear naked choke. Brodie Lee then pours the contents of the black bag out: the old, unfinished version of the AEW TNT Championship, which is now broken and what Brodie Lee declares is now Cody's while the newer, finished TNT title is now his.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!

Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for August 12, 2020

Before the next match, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) are attacked by The Dark Order.

The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) beat The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) after Matt Jackson is tossed into the entrance tunnel and kept from returning to the match by the rest of The Dark Order.

MJF is seen backstage being a jerk to his campaign staff.

Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page talk about how The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) are their favorite tag team.

MJF shows up. After it is announced that MJF is beating Jon Moxley in the polls by a landslide, MJF says that he mourns for the fans' belief in their champion and leader, for today it dies. He says Moxley has made it clear he does not care about the fans, for he is not here tonight, but he is here and he cares, and promises he will always be here. MJF then takes accountability for Moxley's absence tonight, as Moxley is afraid of him and "Dictator John" is swimming in uncharted territory and dealing with a pro wrestler who is more talented than he is and will not look up at the lights for him. MJF says that he cares enough for the fans that he wants Moxley to show up for his job, then calls for the podium to be moved so he can lay down in the ring. MJF says he did not start his campaign to have a feud with him, and that he felt AEW needed quality leadership. He says that while Moxley is a good wrestler, he is not a good leader and is more of a rabid dog who has caught the finest automobile in the world in the form of the AEW World Championship but does not know what to do with it. He then says that if Moxley cared enough for the fans, he would fork the keys over to a real leader such as himself. Suddenly, Moxley shows up. MJF tells his staff to cut Moxley's potential entrances in the crowd off, but Moxley comes out of the entrance tunnel, enters the ring and attacks MJF before hitting him with the Paradigm Shift. Moxley tells MJF that does not make them even, and that they will not be even until All Out when he teaches MJF a painful lesson in humility and makes it a very bitter pill for MJF to swallow.

Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Matt Hardy, who has received stitches in his head and will not be able to return in ten days when he is medically cleared. Matt says he feels alive, and since last week, he has been seeing red and will continue to do so until Sammy Guevara bleeds like he did. He says that on the next Dynamite, he will kick Guevara's ass, and says that he is going to wait around until Guevara shows up tonight, as he is an ant who needs to be squashed. Suddenly, Matt Hardy sees somebody who looks like Sammy Guevara and attacks him, but it is really referee Mike Posey.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes retains the AEW TNT Championship - which is now finished - against Scorpio Sky. Mike Chioda, who has recently been released from WWE due to COVID-19-related budget cuts, is the referee for this match. After the match, The Dark Order shows up on the video screen, with Brodie Lee saying he will make history on the next episode of Dynamite by beating Cody for the TNT Championship as he shows up with the original, unfinished version of the TNT title. He tells Cody that his transgressions against The Dark Order will not go unpunished after the dispatching of The Elite and that Cody will put respect on his and The Dark Order's name, and says he will take the TNT title from Cody will giving him the unfinished version of the championship back.

Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) list The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) as their favorite tag team.

"Hangman" Adam Page and Kenny Omega retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships against Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus).

We hear from Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz), who trash Best Friends' (Chuck Taylor and Trent) gear by throwing it in the locker room shower, dumping it all over the floor and covering it in bleach after stating that they stole the tires off Trent's mom's minivan and that the refuse to apologize to Best Friends.

The Butcher and The Blade pick The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) as their favorite tag team.

The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard and The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) are in the ring for Tag Team Appreciation Night. The Young Bucks credit The Rock 'n Roll Express for being "the original Young Bucks" and creating the style that they utilize today, leading the way for a slew of tag teams throughout the years. FTR credits Anderson and Tully for making it possible for tag teams to make a living in tag team wrestling, especially them, and credits both teams for paving the way for them to give a life to their kids that they never had. Morton says he has never missed an episode of AEW, but he has not seen so much chemistry in a match since them, Anderson and Blanchard until The Young Bucks, who he says has dominated tag team wrestling and brought it back to the level it was in the 1980s. Anderson says he is not a guy who blows smoke as it leaves a bad taste in his mouth, but he tells the truth and says that The Young Bucks has taken tag team wrestling and made it into something entirely different, and calls The Rock 'n Roll Express "the tag team of the century." He also calls FTR "the best tag team in the world." Blanchard takes the microphone and says Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback because he has championship rings, and that only the tag team champions are the best. Blanchard also confronts Anderson for jumping into Shawn Spears' match with Cody Rhodes last year, and Anderson - seeing Shawn Spears approaching the ring - leaves. When Tully tries to speak again, he gets punched by Morton, and Dax Harwood gets shoved to the mat and hurts his knee again as The Young Bucks try to break everything up. Suddenly, FTR attack The Rock 'n Roll Express, with Wheeler hitting Gibson in the back with Harwood's neck brace before hitting Morton with a piledriver. The leave the ring as "Hangman" Adam Page and Kenny Omega show up.

Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Mike Chioda, who says it was great to be in the ring again. Chris Jericho shows up and talks about the time he saved Chioda's job years ago, and asks Chioda to officiate his match against Orange Cassidy, telling him to "do the ring thing" if he needs him. Chioda says he will call it down the middle, but Jericho tells him that if he "calls it down the middle" when he gives the signal, he might just get him a job in AEW.

Hikaru Shida beats Heather Monroe by submission. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Shida, who says "I'm still waiting...bring it on."

Backstage, Jake "The Snake" Roberts talks about instilling fear in one's opponent while Lance Archer beats up a few people in the locker room. Archer then tears up Roberts' jacket to reveal the words "Everybody Dies!!" on Roberts' back.

The next episode of Dynamite will be on Saturday, August 22, either at 6 PM Eastern Time or immediately after the NBA playoffs (whichever happens first). Next week: FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy)! The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Kenny Omega) vs. The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, Alan Angels and John Silver)! The finals of the Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament! Darby Allin in action! The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix), The Butcher and The Blade vs. Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurs) and The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall)! Brodie Lee vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes for the AEW TNT Championship!

Orange Cassidy beats Chris Jericho in a $7,000 Obligation Match. During the match, Jericho tells referee Mike Chioda to turn around so that he can hit Orange Cassidy with his baseball bat. Chioda turns around, but then turns back and stops him from using the baseball bat as a weapon. Jericho grabs Chioda, and that nearly costs Jericho the match. After Orange hits Jericho with a Superman Punch, Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) and Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) brawl on the stage, and Jake Hager sneaks into the ring to slam Orange Cassidy into the mat, even though Best Friends and The Inner Circle are all supposed to be banned from ringside for this match. Despite all this, Cassidy kicks out, and Jericho shoves Chioda to hit a low blow only to be suddenly pinned by Cassidy with a a Mousetrap pin.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!

Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for August 5, 2020

The Dark Order (Brodie Lee, Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, 5, 9, Colt Cabana) beat The Elite ("Hangman" Adam Page, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Kenny Omega) and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) after Brodie Lee ducks the Buckshot Lariat and turns Adam Page inside out with a lariat of his own. During the match, Harwood tweaks his right knee and has to be helped to the back, and Wheeler and Page head to the back with him. Page soon returns near the end of the match.

In footage from earlier today, Trent's mom Sue drops Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) off at the arena.

We hear from Jon Moxley, who says that when he was younger, he struggled with a lot of demons, and that early in his career, it felt like he was wrestling ghosts in the wrong. He says that people who cared about him tried to talk him out of things, and looking back, there were some cases where he wishes he listened, as he paid a price, but in other cases, he would not change a thing. He says he knows why Darby Allin challenged him for the AEW World Championship, but he has become the advocate and a voice of reason for someone's health in an ironic twist, as he knows that Allin will come at him and refuse to stop until he can't move. Moxley says that the last time they met, he nearly broke his neck, and he does not want to be the man who ended Allin's career. He then says that the title is on the line, and when the contract is signed, he has to do what he has to do. Moxley asks Allin to stay down when it is time to stay down, even though he knows he will not listen, because he knows he would not.

Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) beat Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) after Chuck Taylor shuts down a double-team maneuver attempt by Proud 'n Powerful.

We hear from MJF, who opens the door to his campaign headquarters. After giving his employees a hard time and finding out that he is leading in the polls, MJF says that his campaign is not over until the AEW World Championship is around his waist. When asked about the possibility of Darby Allin winning, MJF says it would suck if "the 125-pound emo kid" would have to defend the title against him.

Matt Hardy is in the ring. He says that when he came to AEW, he wanted to go somewhere where he would be respected and felt like he had a say in the direction of his career. He says that he took a look at the locker room and felt that he could be an attraction and introduce the world to his universe, and since then, he has had a blast. Matt then says that he listens to his audience, as does AEW, and that the majority of the audience who watch on television want to see him focus on being him, and that is what he is going to do. He also says that he wants to give back, and then says that Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) remind him of him and his brother Jeff, and he is willing to help them if they ask. He also mentions offering his help to Sammy Guevara, and says that Guevara did not take his advice and even attacked him from behind. He then says that he returned the favor, and since then, he desires to hurt him rather than help him. As he speaks, Guevara sneaks into the ring, but Matt Hardy senses him coming and brawls with him. During the brawl, Guevara busts Matt Hardy open by throwing an opened chair at his face, then putting him through a table with a 450 splash from the stage.

Outside of the arena, Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) destroy Sue's minivan with a sledgehammer, smashing the windows and spray painting "Sue" with an X over it on the hood.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Matt Cardona beat The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver). After the match, Scorpio Sky has a brief face-to-face meeting with Cody over the TNT Championship.

We hear from Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent). Chuck Taylor says that Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) destroyed Sue's minivan and made a liar out of him, as he promised Sue that he would protect her minivan personally. Trent says that Proud 'n Powerful can do whatever they want to them, but they do not touch his mom's minivan. Chuck Taylor says they would have been happy to give them a rematch, and Trent says that when they do, Proud 'n Powerful will apologize to his mom on speakerphone.

It is time for Super Wednesday Debate 2020 between Orange Cassidy and Chris Jericho. Eric Bischoff is the special guest moderator for the debate, marking his first appearance on TNT in 20 years. Jericho shows up with Jake Hager carrying the orange juice-stained jacket on the way to the ring. When asked why he and Orange Cassidy hate each other so much, Jericho mocks Orange Cassidy for always dressing like he does, but Cassidy answers by putting on a black clip-on tie, then says he despises - not hates - everything Orange Cassidy is and stands for, and tells him he is not the greatest thing in pro wrestling history. Jericho tells Orange that everyone laughs at everything he does, and so does he. Jericho calls Orange Cassidy a flash in the pan a "ginger jackass who places pocket pool on a weekly basis." Cassidy offers no response. When asked who is the bigger wrestler and the biggest star, Jericho says it is him on both counts, as he has held 50 titles around the world and Cassidy has only been the biggest slacker in his high school and has never left the state of Florida. Jericho goes on to say he would be like a high school bully to him before bashing his looks again. Cassidy offers no response. When asked about their thoughts on global warming, Jericho says the question has nothing to do with the debate, then Cassidy speaks with some scientific evidence and says that it will only continue to harm coastal communities, much to the surprise of everybody, including Jericho and Bischoff. When asked why Orange Cassidy is so popular, Jericho says Orange Cassidy is the epitome of everything wrong with wrestling today, in addition to being lazy, arrogant, and entitled, and says that he is a pimple on the ass of pro wrestling before saying he will pop him a second time and make Cassidy pay $7,000 to replace his jacket, quit pro wrestling and take his order at the mall, where he will refuse to give him a tip. Cassidy offers no response. When asked why the rematch means so much to them, Jericho speaks only for Orange Cassidy to tell him to shut up, then says Jericho scheduled a debate against a guy who doesn't talk just to try to embarrass him, then tells him it has not worked because he does not care. He then says he cares about the rematch, as it is the biggest match of his life as well as Jericho's, then asks him to imagine having done everything in the professional wrestling business only to lose to "the guy who puts his hands in his pockets," then tells him to look into his eyes and look at the man who will embarrass him and beat him next week. Bischoff declares Orange Cassidy has walked away with the debate, saying the "global warming thing" got him. Jericho says he has hated Bischoff for the last 20 years, and Bischoff retorts that it has been 24 years and that he knows exactly how he feels. Jericho then says that next week, he will kick the shit out of him in the ring before deciding to do it right now by sicking Jake Hager on him. Hager pounds on Cassidy in the corner, then puts his hands in his pockets before throwing him into a Judas Effect. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) run in and chase Jericho and Hager out of the ring.

Tony Schiavone interviews Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., who announces that Big Swole will have to face Reba in the ring in order to get to her.

Big Swole beats Reba.

Next week: Scorpio Sky vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes for the AEW TNT Championship! Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy in a $7,000 obligation match ! Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy)! The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson)! A special appearance by The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson), Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson are part of Tag Team Appreciation Night!

Jon Moxley retains the AEW World Championship against Darby Allin with the Paradigm Shift after countering a second Coffin Drop with a sleeper hold followed by a Gotch-style piledriver. During the match, Wardlow shows up and distracts the referee so that MJF can hit Moxley with the AEW World Championship, busting him open. After the match, Moxley cradles Allin.

Here are the top fie moments from tonight's show!

Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for March 18, 2020

The show starts with "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes standing alone in the middle of a wrestling ring in an empty arena, with the arena dark save for a spotlight on the wrestling ring itself. Cody says he has never thought of his world as small before, but recent events can put into perspective we all are, and that it has clarified how big and important the service AEW provides is. Cody says that the irony in what he is about to ask is not lost on him, for he is about to ask three of the best athletes in the world to discard their petty differences and stand together, as we must stand together as human beings. For many, that means standing at a distance. Cody says that everyone must be informed and held responsible by health and science, but there is a profound difference in that and living in a prison of fear, which he does not consider living at all. He says that he is alive right now, and that he hopes the audience is alive as well. He tells Matt Jackson he knows that he is listening, and also says that Tony Kahn is second-most responsible for AEW existing. He says that Matt Jackson is a tag team expert and master, but that only means that Matt has to work harder, and that his anger with "Hangman" Adam Page is misplaced. Cody says that he does not need his hanger; instead, he needs his wisdom and he needs him to carry Nick Jackson's heart into tonight's match so The Elite can win Blood & Guts. He also says that he gets tired of putting over Adam Page and saying that he is the best wrestler in all of The Elite with a combination of light heavyweight skill and accuracy melded with heavyweight stopping power in the Buckshot Lariat. He felt that he would be the first AEW World Champion, but he lost to Chris Jericho. He tells Page to get over it and become the difference maker and the reason for why The Elite will win Blood & Guts instead of "the other guy in The Elite." Cody then addresses his friendship with Kenny Omega, and while they do not always like each other and argue over who is "1A" and "1B" until they are blue in the face and somebody passes them by, but this is Blood & Guts and he needs "the real Kenny Omega" who stood in front of others and proclaimed himself best in the world. Cody says he needs The Elite to be elite, then Matt Jackson and Kenny Omega show up. Omega says that they would usually speak in front of an arena of people, but they are friends talking to friends. Omega admits they have not always seen eye to eye, but the world is falling apart around them and everything they built could fall apart by next week, and he says that there might not even be an episode of Dynamite next week. He says that if it were up to him, he would go out the same way they came in: as The Elite. Matt says he loves the call to action for The Elite, and says that Omega is not wrong, but it is just the three of them and they know what The Inner Circle did to Nick, who could not even get on the airplane and is out indefinitely. Matt asks where Page is, but Cody and Omega do not know. Suddenly, Page shows up, and Matt says that while things have been a little strange between them the past few weeks, and while they cannot fix this either tonight or in a couple of weeks, he asks Page as a man if he will stand with The Elite. Page raises his cup of beer, drinks from it, and leaves. Omega says he knows people are watching on television, and says that while it is hard to feel their energy, they are out there, and AEW means the best for everyone. He says that all they can do is give the best they can do, and everybody needs some positivity and entertainment and they must give the best possible show they and everyone in AEW can give. He asks for the lights and the pyro, and declares that Dynamite begin.

We see a video package for The Death Triangle (PAC, Pentagon Jr., Rey Fenix).

Tony Schiavone interviews MJF, who says he is outside of the ring because he does not have to wrestle. He says that while the winner's purse is big, he is sitting back and resting his undefeated body while letting the undercard talent get their TV time while he gets real money with Shawn Spears. Tony asks Spears and MJF if they are gambling, and MJF yells at him for accusing them of gambling before asking if he wants in on the action.

Brandi Rhodes is the ring announcer for tonight's show, and the top of her chyron reads "Said she would never ring announce again." (This is because ring announcer Justin Roberts could not make it.) Orange Cassidy guests on commentary for the net match.

The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) beat Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) after Pentagon Jr. kicks Trent in the groin behind the referee's back. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Best Friends, and Chuck Taylor calls The Death Triangle (PAC, Pentagon Jr., Rey Fenix) "a bunch of chumps," and says that if they want to kick Trent in the groin, then they will challenge them to a Street Fight in an actual street or parking lot on the next Dynamite.

Hikaru Shida beats Penelope Ford, Kris Statlander and Riho in a four-way match.

Tony Schiavone interviews Colt Cabana, who admits that while tonight's empty arena is pretty weird, tonight's show has been great. After saying that Penelope Ford is great and that she would do better if she were not scheming with "Superbad" Kip Sabian, Sabian - still at ringside - takes exception to what Colt says and wants to fight him. Colt slaps Sabian in the face, and he walks away with Penelope Ford.

We see footage from earlier today of Tony Schiavone interviewing Jon Moxley. Moxley says he goes where he wants when he wants to, and says he has never been medically cleared in his blind spot. Moxley says he will let off some steam by driving around in his new sports car, and says that wherever The Inner Circle goes, he will always be in their blind spot, and when Blood & Guts happens, he will not miss it for the world.

Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy) beat The Butcher and The Blade after MJF inadvertently costs The Butcher and The Blade the match by calling for them to hit Full Death from the front row.

The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) show up. Evil Uno says that he hopes the production team is as smart as he thinks they are and focuses on his eye so that he can speak to his people. He then states that The Exalted One is near, and when he arrives, he will breathe new life into The Dark Order. Evil Uno says that Stu Grayson, John Silver and Alex Reynolds have done his bidding in preparation for tonight, and tonight, their eyes will see what he sees, for he has promised them and the the arrival of The Exalted One, for he never lies or breaks his promises because he cares about his fellow man, and together, The Dark Order is one and The Exalted One is near. Suddenly, "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian show up from the front row, and Daniels tells The Dark Order to stop as Evil Uno has told lies for three straight months and wasted everyone's time, and they are sick of it. He says that The Exalted One is the biggest lie of all, and that it is just Evil Uno and Stu Grayson. Suddenly, a video plays on the video screen, and The Exalted One finally shows up, saying we will soon know who he is. He states that The Dark Order does what it wants when it wants, and if he wants something, he will take it. He says that if The Dark Order knocks on the door, you open it, and if you do not, he will personally kick the door open and lead The Dark Order through it. He then unmasks to reveal himself as Brodie Lee, formerly known as Luke Harper in WWE, and tells Daniels that he is very unsafe and that he will not go unpunished, saying he is not the first "out of touch old man" not to believe in him and that he will ensure he is the last. Brodie Lee then confirms that he is The Exalted One. When the video is over, Brodie Lee is in the ring with Uno and Grayson, and The Dark Order attack Daniels and Kazarian.

(This video is unlisted because you can Brodie Lee walking through the stage entrance at around 2:39; the video below carefully and wisely edits this out.)

Tony Schiavone interviews Lance Archer and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Roberts says that Archer is not here to talk, and that they laid the gauntlet at "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes' feet for nothing, and that neither of them play games. He says it is one thing for Cody to keep away from them, but to ignore them is like spitting in his face, and they will not have it. He tells Cody it is time to stand up and meet the man, and says that while this did not start out as something personal, it now has, and they will get his attention now that he has not met them head-on. We then see a vignette for Lance Archer and Jake "The Snake" Roberts where Archer gets in a backyard wrestling ring the middle of a rural area and takes on all comers while Roberts watches. During the video package, a photo of Cody with the word "Caesar" in red letters is shown, and a man is choke slammed onto a car after Archer leaves the ring.

On the next Dynamite: Wardlow vs. Luchasaurus in a lumberjack match! The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) in a parking lot fight! The Inner Circle vs. The Elite in Blood & Guts!

Chris Jericho guests on commentary for the next match.

The Inner Circle (Santana, Ortiz, Jake Hager) beat The Elite ("The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Matt Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page) to get the advantage at Blood & Guts after Hager stops an Indytaker attempt by Page and Jackson. After the match, Hericho says he knew The Inner Circle would win and that he is banning fans from all future AEW events until he says so as The Inner Circle does not need "pumpkin-headed disphits"chanting for members of The Elite. He also reveals that The Inner Circle attacked Nick Jackson last week and says that The Elite does not stand a chance. He also says that there has never been a problem between the members of The Inner Circle and that they have done nothing but win in AEW, and that Blood & Guts will be no different. All of a sudden, a drone shows up, interrupting Jericho. Matt Jackson then tells Jericho that The Elite has a fifth man and that he made a phone call to a friend who owed him a favor. Piano music then plays, and "Broken" Matt Hardy is seen in the bleachers to end the show.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for May 28, 2016

Have two sites to credit for this one: Eyes on the Ring and Voices of Wrestling. Both sites are pretty good reads.

These matches were part of Night 2 of War of the Worlds 2016.

"The Last Real Man" Silas Young guests on commentary for the next match.

ACH beats Lio Rush. After the match, "The Last Real Man" Silas Young rushes into the ring and attacks ACH.

We see footage from The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) vs. War Machine (Hanson and Rowe) for the ROH World Tag Team Champions at Night 1 of War of the Worlds.

The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) show up. Christopher Daniels claims that everything is right in the world as they are once again ROH World Tag Team Champions of the World. They claim that they are better than basically every other tag team in ROH, and even go so far as to claim that they have never been beaten and that they are the undisputed, undefeated champions. Chris Sabin shows up and calls The Addiction "sad middle-aged douchebags" before making a male-pattern baldness joke and reminding them that The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) have beaten them twice as of late, and challenge them to a match for the tag team titles. Suddenly, Roppongi Vice (Trent Baretta and Rocky Romero) show up and say that you can't have a party without them. Trent Barretta calls Daniels "old," which gets Daniels mad, who accepts the challenge and says that if either team beats them, they get a shot at the tag team titles at Best in the World.

The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) beat The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) and Roppongi Vice (Trent Barretta and Rocky Romero) in a three-way tag team match to earn a title shot against The Addiction at Best in the World.

Roderick Strong wants to know if he's offended Jay Briscoe, as every time Briscoe says his name, it sounds like he has. Strong says he should be the offended one, as he has carried this company for so long and Briscoe "ran back to the chicken farm and licked [his] wounds" when the company needed him most. He calls Briscoe a great tag team wrestler and a very mediocre singles wrestler, and he will remind him of that and the fact that he is the best to ever step in an ROH ring.

The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and Adam Cole talk about their Global Wars superkick party, and Cole welcomes ROH to their world. He says that they will break every rule and that there is nothing ROH can do to stop them, as they own ROH and the chaos has just begun.

BJ Whitmer will finally take on Steve Corino at Best in the World in a Fight Without Honor. The match is finally on after Whitmer filmed himself stalking Corino's wife.

We see highlights of Adam Cole joining The Bullet Club at Night 1 of War of the Worlds.

The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Kenny "The Cleaner" Omega) beat Hiroshi Tanahasi, "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin and Yoshitatsu.

Next week: Jay Lethal vs. Donovan Dijak!

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for April 23, 2016

This week's matches are from Honor Rising: Japan 2016.

Jay Lethal and Tetsuya Naito beat "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada and YOSHI-HASHI. After the match, Lethal and Naito, who were reluctant tag team partners, form an alliance between The House of Truth and Los Ingovernables de Japon.

KUSHIDA beats Frankie Kazarian with the Hoverboard Lock.

We see Japan through the eyes of Mark Briscoe...who is looking for Godzilla and mesmerized by mechanized noodles.

The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) beat Katsuyori Shibata and reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly).