Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
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Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next five matches.
The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) beat "Pretty" Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi.
Chuck Taylor beats JD Drake. After the match, Penelope ford shows up, distracting Orange Cassidy so that "Superbad" Kip Sabian can hit Orange with a running drop kick. As Chuck Taylor goes after Sabian, Miro runs out and puts Taylor in a Cobra Clutch. Miro then pours water on Taylor and tells him that this is a day to take a lesson, as he did not face him like a man and instead went to the office "like a boy," and says that Taylor is wasting his time when he could be a world champion. He then sends a message to Taylor by attacking hitting Orange with a Machka Kick after Taylor that he will receive twice as worse at Revolution.
Penta El Zero M beats Azriel.
Big Swole shows up. She says there is word going around that she is underutilized, but Swole says she is undervalued after scratching and clawing through Crohn's disease to become #1 contender for the AEW World Women's Championship, but when she did not get her title shot, she took some time off. She says the results of the recent tournament do not seem to matter, but they do. She says she is happy for Ryo Mizunami, but says that whoever wins between her and Hikaru Shida owes her a debt, because she will go through everyone to get what is hers. She says that payment is due after Revolution, and the price is gold.
Lance Archer beats John Skyler. After the match, Jake "The Snake" Roberts says that he likes surprises regarding the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match and that he wants to make "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes scream. He also says that he likes taking things from people, and Lance Archer says that people will either give things to them or they will take, as it has been a year since he competed for the TNT Championship and that he cannot wait to destroy Cody in the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match, beat Darby Allin and become champion.
Team Taz ("The Machine" Brian Cage" and "Absolute" Ricky Starks) beat Angel Fashion and Fuego del Sol.
Jack Evans beats Jake St. Patrick.
We see The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowen) rap about the upcoming Face of the Revolution Ladder Match at Revolution.
The Gunn Club (Austin and Colten Gunn) beat D3 and M'Badu.
Thunder Rosa beats Tesha Price.
Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson) beat Cameron Stewart and Ryzin. After the match, The Bunny shows up and distracts Bear Country, allowing The Butcher and The Blade to attack them from behind. Referees have to run in to stop the one-sided brawl.
The Dark Order (Alan "5" Angels and Preston "10" Vance) beat Vary Morales and Labron Kozone.
Tay Conti beats Leila Grey.
Matt and Mike Sydal beat Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico).
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next three matches.
Nick Comorato and The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) beat Vary Morales and The Jersey Muscle Society (Steve Gibki and Tony Vincita).
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beat Lee Johnson and Aaron Solow.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Jake St. Patrick.
Backstage, The Acclaimed meet with a psychologist where they mention the lyrics to "Judas" by Fozzy before we see a new music video where they boast that they will beat Chris Jericho and MJF this week on Dynamite while making fun of The Inner Circle's current state of togetherness.
"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose beats Miranda Alize.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next match.
PAC beats VSK with the Brutalizer.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next five matches.
Sonny Kiss beats KC Navarro.
Tay Conti beats Alex Gracia by submission.
Before the next match, Ryan Nemeth addresses the elephant in the room, saying that he has the feeling that a lot of people like him because he is smart, attractive and world famous to the point that he is "a true Hollywood hunk." He says that if people were to search within their hearts and minds, they would admit that they like and adore him, and tells everyone to tell themselves "I love Ryan."
Ryan Nemeth beats Marko Stunt after FTR's (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) theme distracts Marko, even though FTR fails to show.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi beat Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo.
Preston "10" Vance beats Baron Black.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next match.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next three matches.
The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) and Nick Comorato beat TNT (Terrence and Terrell Hughes) and M'Badu.
Rey Fenix beats KC Navarro.
Tay Conti beats Tesha Price.
It's time for The Waiting Room. Dr. Britt Baker makes light of Kenny Omega hitting Penta El Zero M with a shoe, says that The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) are only in the tag team battle royal because they want to wrestle with themselves and makes a "the butler did it" joke regarding "Superbad" Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford's wedding before welcoming tonight's guest, "Absolute" Ricky Starks. Starks briefly mentions his and "The Machine" Brian Cage's street fight against Sting and Darby Allin at Revolution before calling Dr. Britt Baker the "Meghan Markle of AEW," which leads Baker to say that Starks gives her "princely vibes." Tony Schiavone suddenly shows up and says that the show is out of them, even though Reba says they have a couple of minutes left.
Thunder Rosa beats Dani Jordyn.
Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) beat Fuego del Sol and Vary Morales.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Katalina Perez wit the Cross Arm Breaker.
We see a music video where The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) mock the tag team roster prior to the tag team battle royal at Beach Break.
The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat Danny Limelight and Ryzin.
Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson), Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beat Shawn Dean, Baron Black, Aaron Solow and Mike Verna.
Ivelisse and Diamante beat Vertvixen and Jazmin Allure.
Austin Gunn guests on commentary for the next match.
Gunn Club (Billy and Colten Gunn) beats John Skyler and Ray Jaz.
Red Velvet beats Alex Gracia.
-1 guests on commentary for the next match.
10 beats Jake St. Patrick.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next match.
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beat Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico).
The show starts with a brief Veteran's Day "Thank you for your service" message.
Before the next match, Taz tells the fans that they are about to witness "The Machine" Brian Cage wrestling live, then says he is slightly distracted by Darby Allin sitting in the upper levels of the arena. He says that the last time Team Taz saw him, he was splatterd on the top of his car, and tells him tos tay in his seat and stay away in the ring or else his head will be put out again. He also tells him to call Cody Rhodes and let him know the same thing, because if Cody crosses paths with Team Taz again, he will get his ass kicked. He then says that Brian Cage is about to wrestle Matt Sydal, whom he says is capable of respect unlike Darby Allin. He says that Sydal and Allin have a lot in common, including holding victories over mega-stars, and says that both Cage and Sydal are no joke. Taz then guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Matt Sydal after catching Sydal out of the air and hitting him with the Drill Claw. After the match, "Absolute" Ricky Starks announces that he and Cage are officially ranked, and that they will put anyone who gets in their way in the grave as they go for the AEW TNT Championship.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes shows up. Cody congratulates Darby Allin on beating him for the AEW TNT Championship, and that he and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson will not be seeking a rematch at this time as he wants to vindicate himself for his loss with MJF. Suddenly, a woman in red shows up, takes the microphone from Cody's hand, and asks how he can lie to the fans. She introduces herself as Jade Cargill, and says she has been sitting on the sidelines for week studying the competition while Cody called himself "a giant killer." She asks Cody what he knows about giants when there is nothing giant about him, and says she knows a real giant and that slick statements like Cody's are an echo loud enough to wake him. Jade tells Cody to "keep that shit to [himself]" the next time he wants to think out loud, and warns him that she is nothing to play with. Jade then congratulates Cody on regaining the Rhodes name, then says Cody did not have the balls to go by one name before saying that the giant he was talking about is the real star before identifying that giant as Shaquille O'Neal. Suddenly, Brandi Rhodes shows up and asks Jade "Who the hell told you it was open mic night, bitch?" before warning her not to even look at Cody again and to get her "ratchet triflin' ass" off the stage and not to return unless she sends for her. As Jade leaves, she turns around and taps Brandi on the rear, causing Jerry Lynn to stand between Brandi and Jade before it gets physical between them. Suddenly, "The Machine" Brian Cage sneaks up on Cody from behind and powerbombs him, and "Absolute" Ricky Starks and Taz show up before Darby Allin - wearing a jacket with thumbtacks all over it - makes his way to the ring and takes out Starks. Cody and Darby then double-team Cage, and Team Taz (Taz, Cage, Starks) is forced to regroup. As they do, Will Hobbs shows up and scares them off with a steel chair before getting in the ring with Cody and Darby.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Jon Moxley. Moxley says he realized he could not say "I quit" at Full Gear, and that when he came to AEW, he just wanted to beat people up. At Full Gear, however, he realized the AEW World Championship represents the fans and that he cannot quit regardless of the challenges ahead. He says he has a big challenge ahead in the form of Kenny Omega, who he has beaten once before and can beat again, for he is the best wrestler on the planet, and if anyone can beat Omega twice, it is him. He wishes Omega luck, then leaves.
Kenny Omega vs. Jox Moxley for the AEW World Championship is official for December 2nd!
The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) beat The Butcher and The Blade in a Bunkhouse Match.
We hear from Matt Hardy, who says that he and Sammy Guevara have tried to maim each other and end each others' careers over the last eight months, and that he has never been in a rivalry has that has caused so much pain and injury. He says he came into this with very little respect for Guevara, but Guevara has since earned his respect. He says that The Elite Deletion was the only way to end it, and while Guevara may have lost to an iconic superstar, Guevara has become a bigger star because of it. He tells Guevara not to squander this.
It is time for MJF's induction into The Inner Circle. After a brief video package, Chris Jericho shows up and announces that two new members are being added to The Inner Circle tonight. He brings out the rest of The Inner Circle, but Sammy Guevara does not show up with Santana, Ortiz and Jake Hager due to The Elite Deletion. Jericho then introduces MJF and Wardlow, who enter the ring. MJF says it has been a long and hard road to get here, and that when he started five years ago, his father gave him a small loan of a million dollars and brought him into the world cold and alone, but he made it work. He says there is a lot of pressure being a rating ruler at 24 years of age that everyone else could never handle, but he is glad to have that pressure as it made him into the diamond the fans see today. He then recites a poem, which he hopes Santana and Ortiz will "dig," but Ortiz reveals that MJF is just quoting Drake. Ortiz gets mad at Jericho, but Jericho says it is on him, as MJF beat him to enter The Inner Circle. He then says that with MJF's mind and muscle, they are stronger than ever and stronger than the walls of Jericho. He says that the new Inner Circle is the new unstoppable force in AEW and that the rest of the group will make it work. After saying that he does not know who Drake even is, MJF says that he started from the bottom and that he is now here in The Inner Circle, much to Ortiz's annoyance. MJF then celebrates Jericho's birthday with confetti and yellow and black balloons, then announces that next week, The Inner Circle is going to Vegas and the whole trip is on him.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Nick says that there might be a rematch with FTR down the line, and Matt says that they are looking for some fresh opponents after getting an Instagram message from a team called Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin), whom Matt announces will face them next week.
Shawn Spears beats Scorpio Sky. During the match, it is announced that "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Darby Allin vs. Team Taz ("The Machine" Brian Cage and "Absolute" Ricky Starks) is official for next week. Later in the match, Tully Blanchard sneaks a slug into Spears' glove, and while he distracts the referee, tosses another slug in the direction of Scorpio Sky. Scorpio takes the slug tossed to him and throws it into the crowd, but Spears knocks him out and gets the win.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez says that Kenny Omega has run off and that she cannot get a word from him. Alex Marvez catches up with Omega in the parking lot, and Omega says that he has been aware of his match with Jon Moxley for some time, and says that Moxley has something that he wants and needs and that Moxley has taken the #1 position in wrestling from him. He says that he has never really left, but he is ready to reassume the responsibility of being the best in the world. He says that Moxley has never beaten him in a real wrestling match, and that he knows that Moxley is as ready as he is.
Tay Conti beats Red Velvet. During the match, Anna Jay passes a steel chair to Conti, but Conti refuses it, as the risk of losing via disqualification is too great. She eventually gets the win with a Gory Special into a knee. After the match, Evil Uno and Stu Grayson are seen watching from one of the entrance tunnels.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Chris Jericho, who celebrates The Inner Circle's trip to Vegas with MJF. Sammy Guevara shows up saying he got a e-mail saying to be at the beach, but MJF says he sent a second e-mail telling him to be in the ring. As the rest of The Inner Circle, MJF tells him he really sent the second e-mail, then hands him his ticket to Las Vegas.
Next week: "Superbad" Kip Sabian vs. Orange Cassidy! The Inner Circle slays Las Vegas!
Eddie Kingston shows up. He says that Jon Moxley made him quit at Full Gear and that he has to live with it, but he will never stop and he will become AEW World Champion. He then says that two of the greatest luchadors to ever wrestle will be in the ring, and all he says to say for it is "You're welcome." He then guests on commentary for the next match.
Penta El Zero M beats Rey Fenix in a brutal rematch following two package piledrivers, one on the ring apron and one in the ring and both men ripping holes in their masks. After the match, Eddie Kingston shows up and says that the fans have seen two brothers fighting for competition and Pental El Zero M show his brother who is boss. Kingston kicks Fenix out of the ring as he praises Penta El Zero M, and tells Penta that he does not need anybody else, including his own brother. Suddnely, PAC shows up and asks Kingston if he thought he would be gone forever, then tells Kingston he has made a big mistake. Multiple referees have to hold PAC and Kingston back, and it is announced that PAC will face The Blade next week as PAC and Kingston try to charge at each other.
Shawn Spears guests on commentary for the first match.
SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) beat Ray Rosas and Ryzin.
Backstage, we hear from Alex "4" Silver, who tells Evil Uno that he did not want to team with Colt Cabana, as Brodie Lee does not like Cabana. Evil Uno says that everything will ease back together and that he sees potential in Cabana much he like saw potential in him, and that if he did not see potential in Cabana, he would not be in The Dark Order. Cabana shows up, and the three of them leave the stairwell.
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the rest of the show.
Penelope Ford beats Alex Gracia.
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) beat M'Badu and BSHP King.
We hear from Brandon Cutler, who blames "The Librarian" Peter Avalon for their double count-out draw last week, and since he knows that neither man is happy with it, there will be a rematch.
Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy) beat The Dark Order (Alan "5" Angels and Preston "10" Vance).
We hear from Luther, who says that some people are born evil while others are born to hateful and wanting to hurt people. He then tells Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr. that they will soon see what "The Chaos Project" is all about.
The Gunn Club (Billy and Austin Gunn) beat Shawn Dean and Cezar Bononi (the latter of whom is no longer in NXT).
We hear from The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall). Marshall says there is no love lost between them and The Dark Order, and it was The Natural Nightmares who come out on top at All Out and proved they were good at having strength in numbers. He says that when he and Dustin are together, they are unbeatable. Brandi Rhodes says that the numbers are even tonight and that Anna Jay is not here, and that if she were here, her "clean boots" would go right up Anna Jay's ass. Dustin says he knows Colt Cabana is conflicted with The Dark Order and that he should step away, as The Natural Nightmares are going to whip The Dark Order's asses tonight.
Tay Conti beats Red Velvet by submission. After the match, Anna Jay celebrates with Tay Conti in the ring, then offers to help Red Velvet up before laying her out with the Jay Kick. Brandi Rhodes shows up and chases Jay and Conti out of the ring before Jay can do much else.
Luther and Serpentico - now knwon as Chaos Project - beat Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison.
"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose beats Rache Chanel.
The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) beat The Dark Order (Colt Cabana and John "4" Silver) following miscommunication between Cabana and Silver during an attempted double-team move.
The Butcher and The Blade beat Faboo Andre and D3.
Brandi Rhodes guests on commentary for the next match.
Allie beats Red Velvet.
Colt Cabana beats Zack Clayton with the Discus Clothesline following constant coaching by The Dark Order.
Backstage, Dasha interviews "The Librarian" Peter Avalon, who says that his partnership with Brandon Cutler in The Initiative is done and that it is time for him to shine on his own after being a producer and pretty and continuing to be a professional, and that he even took the librarian gimmick because he knows he is more than enhancement talent and that he enhances the whole show. He says a Texas billionaire's career was made because of "this enhancement talent." He says that he will light a fire under Brandon Cutler and says that he hit him with his D20 die because he deserved, then proposes a "Loser Must Win" match against Brandon Cutler to see who the worst wrestler in AEW is, which he says is not him.
The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. - now known in AEW as Penta El Zero M - and Rey Fenix) beats Ryzin and Angel Perez. After the match, Eddie Kingston shows up with The Butcher and The Blade and says the five men in the ring will dominate the Casino Battle Royal and that one of them will win. This nearly starts an argument over who will win, but Eddie Kingston reminds them that they all win if they stick together, as the Casino Battle Royal is for the AEW World Championship, then has everyone in the ring hug it out.
Ivelisse beats KiLynn King following the distraction by Diamante.
The Dark Order (Alex "3" Reynolds and John "4" Silver) beat Shawn Dean and Brandon Bullock.
Backstage, Dasha interviews Brandon Cutler as he talks with "The Librarian" Leva Bates. Culter accepts "The Librarian" Avalon's challenge, saying that one simply has to look at their matches to see they are not the worst in AEW and that he refuses to live the reality of what other people think of them like Avalon does. He says that if Avalon wants to "light a fire under a dragon's ass," he will be the one to get burned.
Darby Allin beats Luther despite Luther targeting Allin's knee at the beginning of the match.
The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) beat The Dark Order (Alan "5" Angels and Preston "10" Vance).
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!
Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships against The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall). During the match, Allie - who has been asked not to be at ringside - shows up to cheer Marshall on from the stage.
We hear from Anna Jay, who talks about how she got interested in and broke into professional wrestling and how focused she is on entertaining the fans.
Abadon beats Anna Jay in her first match since her March debut and her Dynamite debut. After the match, The Dark Order shows up. Evil Uno and Stu Grayson hand Colt Cabana a manila envelope containing two pieces of paper while the rest of The Dark Order help Anna Jay to the back.
MFJ beats Billy. During the match, Wardlow gets on the ring apron and throws the Dynamite diamond ring to MJF to use as a weapon as Billy knocks him off. After the match, Jungle Boy confronts MJF from behind the barricade, and things soon become physical between MJF and Wardlow and Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt, Luchasaurus). Everyone behind the barricade has to hold everyone back.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara. Jericho says he "juiced" Orange Cassidy due to his popularity and how he does not care about anything, and says that he has the gall to interrupt them twice. Guevara and Jericho says there is nothing about that and that they beat him to a pulp just like they will to Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) because they are more than "best friends" and that blood is thicker than orange juice.
Tony Schiavone announces that Hikaru Shida will defend the AEW World Championship against Penelope Ford at Fyter Fest. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. tells Schiavone that she is a conspiracy victim with a broken leg, and that this announcement has gotten him in "deep shit" with TNT and cost him an interview with "the face of the women's division." She then tells Schiavone that they are on a "friendship time-out." When Britt Baker tells Reba to get her out of here, Big Swole is behind the wheel instead, and she drives off in the Role's Royce with Britt Baker after asking "Where to, Doctor?", much to the shock of Britt Baker.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson show up. Rhodes says that the air is a little thin and that it has been lonely as of late, what with The Elite and The Nightmare Family seemingly feeling fractured, then hands the microphone to Arn. Arn says that with age comes maturity, and maturity comes wisdom, and that one must listen to the voice of reason inside one's head. Arn says he knows Cody knows he can beat Jake Hager, but timing is everything and the timing is just not right. He then says that Cody has an opponent that is more than qualified and very talented, but at the same time is one that Cody can hone his skills on. That opponent is Ricky Starks, who is the hottest free agent on the market and has heard of Cody's open challenging, seeing it as a way to get his foot in the door and ascend his career. He talks about how he has had three dollars to his name at one point and that all he had was work ethic and grit, and says he is ready to go the distance.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes retains the AEW TNT Championship against Ricky Starks. Cody shakes Starks' hand after the match.
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) beat Superbad Squad ("Superbad" Kip Sabian and Jimmy Havoc). During the match, The Butcher and The Blade get verbal with The Young Bucks and eventually jump the guardrail, allowing Jimmy Havoc to use a wet floor sign as a weapon. Later, FTR (Dax Hardwood and Cash Wheeler) show up, forcing The Butcher and The Blade to keep their distance. Later still, Havoc brings in a mallet, allowing Penelope Ford to use a wet floor sign as a weapon. Near the end of the match, The Butcher and The Blade and FTR have a confrontation, but the match still keeps going until The Bucks get the win. After the match, The Butcher and The Blade attack The Bucks, then FTR attacks The Butcher and The Blade, with The Butcher receiving a double superkick followed by the Goodnight Express before The Bucks and FTR hit stereo spike piledrivers on The Blade and Jimmy Havoc.
We hear from Tazz, who says that he and Brian Cage were watching the show last week when they see Jon Moxley saying he will shut him up and pop Cage's head like a pimple. He says that he took the "miserable son-of-a-bitch" gimmick decades ago, and Cage tells Moxley that he brought it all on himself and that he wishes Fyter Fest was right now, as he does not know what to do most to Moxley.
We hear from Jon Moxley, who tells Brian Cage that he is the judge, jury and executioner in AEW who makes heads roll and that hurting people in the ring is the only thing that keeps his demons at bay. He tells Cage to beat him if he can, and to survive if he is the "miserable son-of-a-bitch" who can survive the deep waters he will drag him into.
Next week: Sammy Guevara vs. Matt Hardy! Mr. Brodie Lee and Colt Cabana vs. Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela! Wardlow vs. Luchasaurus in a Lumberjack Match! Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)! Jon Moxley in action with Tazz on commentary! (It is announced that the papers handed to Colt Cabana were a contract for The Dark Order.)
Reba finds Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. in a dumpster. An ungrateful Britt Baker tells Reba to get Tony Schiavone and to get her out of the area, then tells Big Swole that she will make Big Swole pay for what she has done and get her if it is the last thing she does.
Matt Hardy guests on commentary for the next match.
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) retain #1 contendership of the AEW World Tag Team Championships against Le Sex Gods (Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara). After the match, one of the cameramen gets in the ring and reveals themselves to be Orange Cassidy, who attacks Chris Jericho. It is announced that Chris Jericho will face Orange Cassidy at Fyter Fest.
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
Outside of the arena, Brandi Rhodes and "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes are being interviewed by Alex Marvez when QT Marshall - now with a new hairdo - shows up in a blue convertible Corvette with Allie in the passenger seat. Dustin and Brandi show concern for the change in Marshall, but Marshall gets back in the car to go dining out with Allie.
The Butcher and The Blade beat Jon Cruz and Joe Alonzo.
Backstage, "The Librarian" Peter Avalon and Brandon Cutler argue over who lost last week's battle royal first, and "The Librarian" Leva Bates cuts in and proposes that both men team up again. Cutler is okay with it as long as Avalon and Bates do not cheat, and Avalon reluctantly.
Christi Jaynes beats KiLynn King after grabbing the tights on an inside cradle.
Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) beat the debuting Big Game Leroy and EJ Lewis.
Allie guests on commentary for the next match.
The Natural Nightmares (QT Marshall and "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes) beat Brandon Cutler and "The Librarian" Peter Avalon after "The Librarian" Leva Bates' interference attempt backfires.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews The Natural Nightmares (QT Marshall and "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes). As Dustin says that they could not have won without Brandi Rhodes, QT Marshall says they could not have won it without Allie, who is waiting off to the side. QT Marshall then leaves with Allie to celebrate.
Before the show, Tazz says he will not get into details concerning his working relationship with Brian Cage.
The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) beat The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver). During the match, Allie (who is no longer The Bunny here) shows up in the empty stands, eating an apple and distracting Marshall in the process.
Michael Nakazawa beats Brandon Cutler by count-out. (The count-out victory is the first in AEW history. During the match, Nakazawa not only is forced to use his wrestling ability after the referee tosses his first bottle of Turkish oil out and Cutler throws out his second, but also has his trunks fall apart on him.) After the match, "The Librarian" Peter Avalon shows up with "The Librarian" Leva Bates and makes fun of Cutler, telling him that he sucks and that he is the worst wrestler in AEW. Cutler takes the microphone and tells Avalon that he is afraid that he will get a win before him and leave him in the dust. Avalon takes this as a challenge and says his match is up next, and tells Cutler to watch him get the win. Cutler then guests on commentary for the next match.
Jungle Boy beats "The Librarian" Peter Avalon with the SGS after "The Librarian" Leva Bates' interference attempt backfires, with Luchasaurus holding Bates on his shoulders while Marko Stunt kisses Bates.
"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels beats Serpentico.
Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beat John Skyler and Brady Pierce.
Jimmy Havoc and "Superbad" Kip Sabian beat Tony Donati and Faboo Andre.
Wardlow beats the debuting Mr. Grim by referee stoppage after Wardlow knocks Mr. Grim out. After the match, Wardlow gets Mr. Grim up and hits him with the F-10.
Colt Cabana beats Lee Johnson with the Billy Goat's Curse.
Penelope Ford beats the debuting KiLynn King.
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) beat Shawn Dean and Alan Angels.
It is revealed that in the other half of the TNT Championship Tournament, "Superbad" Kip Sabian will face Dustin Rhodes while Lance archer will face Colt Cabana. The tournament will begin next week.
Kenny Omega beats Trent to a near-time limit draw.
Hikaru Shida beats the debuting Anna Jayy.
We see a video package chronicling the history Jake Hager's attack on Jon Moxley from AEW Dark. Moxley and Hager will square off in an Empty Arena No Holds Barred Match for the AEW World Championship in two weeks
Colt Cabana replaces "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes on commentary.
Before the next match, we see footage of Jake "The Snake" Roberts stating that Lance Archer is going to destroy whatever AEW has cooked up for him tonight and that AEW is only delaying the inevitable, as there are some people who should not be made mad. He feels that "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes is either smarter than he gave him credit for to be scared, or Brandi Rhodes - who is "wearing the pants" - is telling him not to go.
Lance Archer beats Marko Stunt in his AEW debut. Before the match - which begins and ends as a destructive blowout - Archer takes out a member of medical staff on his way to the ring. After the match, Archer throws Marko over the barricade and into two wrestlers sitting nearby.
We hear from Brodie Lee, who talks with The Dark Order as he welcomes the viewers to The Dark Order. He says that they know how everyone feels during these trying times, as he was once beaten down and downtrodden but is now The Exalted One. He asks a member of The Dark Order to stand next to him, and aggressively insists on being called "Mr. Brodie" before telling him to say "We are one." Another member yawns in his presence, and Brodie Lee chews him out for yawning in his presence, as tiredness shows weakness, and warns him not to yawn in his presence before telling him to leave the room. (This is supposedly another dig at Vince McMahon.)
The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) beat The Dark Order (8 and 9). After the match, Brodie Lee shows up, but instead of confronting The Natural Nightmare, he gets in the ring and powerbombs one member of The Dark Order in front of the other one.
We hear from Chris Jericho from the hot tub outside of his home, proclaiming that today is a holiday and that he has never met a bigger group of fools in his life than The Elite. As he makes fun of each member, Vanguard-1 approaches Chris Jericho's home. Jericho apologizes as only he can to Vanguard-1 for things he said to him last week, and offers the drone another chance at The Inner Circle, complete with a tiny Inner Circle shirt. Vanguard-1 then flies away, and Jericho unleashes a group of small dogs to chase after Vanguard-1.
Next week: Shawn Spears vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes in the TNT Championship Tournament! In two weeks: Lance Archer vs. Colt Cabana in the TNT Championship Tournament!
We hear from The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Matt has brought a wrestling ring to Nick, who says that he has no memory of who attacked him backstage or even being in an ambulance before practicing in the ring. He says that it is hard to say when he will return, but he will get ready for an in-ring return until then, and that nothing can be taken for granted. When Matt asks Nick if he is ready to get back in the ring, Nick says "Not yet."
Sammy Guevara and Shawn Spears beat "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Darby Allin after Guevara brings a steel chain into the match for Shawn Spears. When Darby Allin takes it away from him, Guevara takes it from Darby Allin, allowing Spears to win the match for his team with a schoolkid pin to Allin. During the match, Guevara and Spears bet money on how long they can keep Darby Allin in a delayed vertical suplex, Cody Rhodes is attacked by a few wrestlers acting as audience members when he is thrown over the guardrail, and Darby Allin hits Guevara and Spears with a Coffin Drop off the top of a pole in the arena to the outside. After the match, Darby Allin violently shoves Cody to the mat.
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
Jake Hager quickly beats the debuting Joe Alonzo with the arm triangle.
"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall - now known as "The Natural Nightmares" - beat the debuting Matt Sells and Jon Cruz.
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beats Shawn Spears and the debuting Robert Anthony after Spears leaves Anthony high and dry for making mistakes. Spears attacks Anthony after the match and hits him with the C4.
"Superbad" Kip Sabian beats the debuting Suge D (also known as Sugar Dunkerton) by submission.
Colt Cabana beats Brandon Cutler.
Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beat the debuting Corey Hollis and Mike Reed.
