Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for August 13, 2025

MJF heads to the ring to start tonight's show. He is soon joined by "Hangman" Adam Page. MJF says he has known Hangman for a long time and it has become clear to him that Hangman is most vulnerable when he is angry, and he plans to make him so angry that he loses the AEW World Championship on the first defense. MJF says Hangman is only standing because he does not feel like breaking him right now. Hangman slaps the microphone out of MJF's hand before getting tired of his "edgelord shit" and tells him that he will not defend unless MJF cashes in his Casino Gauntlet contract. He says that if MJF is not here to cash in his contract, then he can walk away and tell everyone he does not have the stomach to face him. MJF says that Hangman, not he, is the problem, as he is treated like he is perfect. He says that he has learned from getting beaten up for being just a little bit different that if God is all-knowing and all-powerful, he is not all good, and he will prove Hangman is nothing more than a fraud and "a weak-minded, alcoholic little boy." MJF also says that he would rather been seen as "the Devil" rather than a fake like Hangman, because at least he is real. He then says he will pull the wolf's sheep clothing and crucify the fan's God Hangman. Hangman says he understands the point MJF is trying to make, but nobody knows his faults more than he does, and as much as he has tried to look past them, he will not run from them like MJF would. He says that MJF talks about Forbidden Door as if he has a match even though he does not, yet he has a contract for the World Championship any time he wants, and he will not take his shot because he is afraid and he wants an insurance policy as he does not have what it takes. Hangman tells MJF that if he wants the fans' respect, then he should take his shot, and he should prove to the fans that he is more than "an insecure, gutless coward." MJF becomes incensed and announces he will execute his contract at Forbidden Door, then realizes what he has done before the fans chant "You fucked up!" Hangman tells MJF "I'll see you at Forbidden Door...dumbass." MJF is livid as Hangman leaves.

We hear from Jon Moxley, who tells Darby Allin that whatever he thinks is happening at Forbidden Door will not be happening.

Jon Moxley beats "The Jet" Kevin Knight by submission with an inverted triangle sleeper after getting the knees up for the UFO Splash. After the match, "Speedball" Mike Bailey checks on Kevin Knight, but he is attacked by Wheeler Yuta. Darby Allin suddenly shows up with a skateboard in one hand and a body bag in the other. Kevin Knight drop kicks Moxley from out of nowhere as Marina Shafir stares down Darby, and when Wheeler Yuta charges at Darby, Darby lays him out with the skateboard and puts him in the body bag as Shafir runs away. Darby then goes for a Coffin Drop on Yuta only to be stopped and clobbered by Claudio Castagnoli, who then frees Yuta from the body bag before putting Darby in it, spinning him around and throwing him down. Yuta then grabs a metal folding chair, then wraps Darby's head around it. Will Ospreay shows up before Claudio Castagnoli can do even more damage, and he takes out not only Claudio, but also Yuta. Moxley, Yuta, Claudio and Shafir retreat, but Will Ospreay says that in return for trying to snap his neck, he will snap Moxley's. He then challenges The Death Riders (Moxley, Yuta, Claudio, Shafir) to a Lights Out Steel Cage Match at Forbidden Door.

We see a video package chronicling the feud between Adam Copeland and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) so far, leading up to Adam Copeland vs. Stokely Hathaway later tonight.

"Timeless" Toni Storm is seen in the upper level of the arena before the next match, but all of a sudden, so is Athena, with her Casino Gauntlet contract in her hands.

Queen Aminata, Alex Windsor and Willow Nightingale beat Mercedes Moné, "The Toxic Spider" Thekla and Skye Blue in a trios match by submission following the Sharpshooter from Windsor to Skye Blue. After the match, Athena and "Timeless" Toni Storm brawl in the upper level of the arena while both teams brawl in the ring with Julia Hart joining in. Mercedes Moné gives Windsor a beating while telling her she will never be champion at her expense. Athena and Toni's brawl soon makes its way to the ring, and Toni soon gets the better of Athena. Windsor soon gets up and clotheslines Athena, then Toni gets in the ring and challenges Mercedes and Athena to a tag match next week.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Will Ospreay. Ospreay says he has gotten with Tony Khan regarding the Lights Out Steel Cage Match, then announces that "The Ace" Hiroshi Tanahashi will be on his team as part of the match. Regarding his herniated disks, he is fine, then says he wants a chat with Jon Moxley next week.

Before the next match, two security guards have to force Stokely Hathaway into the ring.

Adam Copeland beats Stokely Hathaway by disqualification after FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) get involved - making their restraining order null and void - and Stokely throws powder into Copeland's face. As FTR go for the double-team spike piledriver, Christian Cage suddenly shows up with Spike in his hands. Christian swings at FTR, then "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne shows up with a metal folding chair. Christian gets the better of him, and Kip Sabian shows up only to get Speared. Christian and Copeland then back into each other, but both men soon let their guard down and Christian hands Spike back to Copeland before walking off. Copeland stops Christian and both men hug it out. Christian nods, then leaves the ring.

We see footage of a skyscraper as a storm brews. We then see the Hook signal in the sky.

The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) get pyro, but no entrance music, when they show up for the next match. The TitanTron says "Mr. Instant Replay" and "Slick Nick" as the crowd chants "Jobbers." They also get no chyron and are called "these guys" by ring announcer Justin Roberts.

Brody King, Tomohiro Ishii, Hologram, and Hiromu Takahashi beat The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) and The Don Callis Family ("The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) in an eight-man tag match. Early on in the match, The Young Bucks superkick ring announcer Justin Roberts. After the commercial break, it is announced that The Young Bucks have both been individually fined $10,000 and that there will be no more ring announcing for the rest of the night, although Roberts is replaced by Tony Schiavone at the end of the match.

Renee Paquette interviews Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana at the ramp. Swerve says that wrestlers are tough people and get hurt all the time, and that he is focused on the AEW Unified Championship, when asked about meeting with AEW medical earlier today. Suddenly, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada shows up and tells Swerve he has no chance, and that he might as well give up now. Swerve simply says "Whose house?" Okada then calls Swerve a bitch, and gets shoved. Security swiftly intervenes before things get worse.

Backstage, Alicia Atout interivews The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Marina Shafir). Upon finding out that Hiroshi Tanahashi is in the Lights Out Steel Cage Match, Moxley heads towards the extras room, where he finds The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson).

It is announced by Tony Schiavone that Adam Copeland and Christian Cage will face "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian at Forbidden Door. It is also announced that The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson), The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta) and Gabe Kidd will face Darby Allin, "The Ace" Hiroshi Tanahashi, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi in the Lights Out Steel Cage Match.

The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata) beat La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dralistico, The Beast Mortos) in a trios match with a Coaquina Clutch from Samoa Joe to Dralistico.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Hangman" Adam Page in the parking lot when Hangman is suddenly attacked from behind by MJF, who then tells Hangman that when it comes to breaking him, "You ain't seen nothin' yet."

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for August 17, 2023

Gravity beats Gringo Loco.

"The Technical Beast" Josh Woods beats "The Last Real Man" Silas Young in a Pure Rules Match after hitting Silas with a closed fist to the face prior to hitting the Twist-a-Woods for the win.

Backstage, we hear from Maria Kanellis-Bennett. She says one must not have real power to have real power, and that sometimes, power in name is not as powerful as power in influence. She says she has been in the business for fifteen years and has been through a lot, but the business continues to ask for more. She says that she has built a kingdom in Ring of Honor, and now, she is scouting for an army to protect that kingdom and her legacy. "Legit" Leyla Hirsch shows up and says she has done her a favor and that since then, she has breezed through the women's division. Leyla then asks Maria what she can do for her, and Maria says that if Leyla wants more competition, then she will get it tonight against Rachael Ellering. Maria leaves, and Leyla says it is "about damn time" that she got some real competition.

Athena beats Brittany J in an ROH Women's World Championship Proving Ground Match. After the match, The Renegades (Charlette and Robyn Renegade) gang up on Athena. All of a sudden, Billie Starkz runs to the ring, and The Renegades retreat. When Billie helps Atehna up, Athena shoves her away and leaves.

Before the next match, Stokely Hathaway calls Samoa Joe one of the greatest Ring of Honor champions of all time, then says that while Joe does not team with anyone else, he chose "the big dog of Ring of Honor." Stokely then tells Joe that since Joe is the greatest of all time, he will be on the apron if he needs him.

Samoa Joe and Stokely Hathaway beat The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate). Near the end of the match, Joe allows Stokely to hit one of The Boys from the top rope, but turns around at the last second to put said Boy in the Coaquina Clutch to get the win while Stokely Hathaway is laid out on the mat.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Billie Starkz, who admits that she has no idea what is going on between her and Athena. The Renegades (Charlette and Robyn Renegade) show up and brag about laying Athena out before threatening to do the same to her. Starkz is not intimidated.

Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) beat Matt Sydal and "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels.

Madison Rayne beats Dani Mo.

The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver) beats Lord Crewe, Cory Calhoun and Isaiah Broner in a six-man tag match. During the match, Stu Grayson shows up to watch from the stage and distracts The Dark Order. After the match, Silver boots a downed Broner in the face, much to Stu Grayson's satisfaction.

Backstage, we hear from Claudio Castagnoli. He says that he hears the whispers and sees the writing. He says that he does care and that he is here, and even if he is not on the show, it does not mean he is not watching, scouting, training and taking things seriously. Claudio says that when he won the ROH World Championship, it was his first world championship, and it was an achievement after over twenty years of wrestling. He says he wanted to be the best wrestler possible, but then he lost the title to Chris Jericho, who did not even care about Ring of Honor. When he beat him to become World Champion, he was not as naive as he was before and he came in knowing that he had a simple job, and just because it was simple did not mean it was easy, as he had to let go of what he loved. He tells the viewers to imagine letting what they love go in order to take the next step, and says that he had to realize that as much love and passion as he had for wrestling, it was a burden, for it was his job to be ROH World Champion and keep people like Eddie Kingston and CM Punk away from his title. He says not many people can do what he does at the level that he does it, and he says not to brag or to get a pat on his shoulder, but because he knows what he is capable of and what he is asked of, which he admits frightens him, for he knows what he has to do to stay ROH World Champion. Claudio warns anyone who steps into the ring that he only respects competition and that at the end of the day, he has no personal attachment to his job and he is really good at it. He then warns anyone who wants to take the title from him that they will have to be better than him to do it.

Cole Karter beats Griff Garrison. After the match, Maria Kanellis-Bennett shows up and whispers something to Cole Karter, who then shakes Garrison's hand before leaving with Maria.

Billie Starkz beats Charlette Renegade. After the match, Robyn Renegade attacks Billie, then Athena gets in the ring and evens the numbers game. After a staredown between Billie and Athena, both of them take The Renegades down with a tope suicida. Athena then wants to fight Billie, but Billie wants to shake Athena's hand instead. Athena then says "Come on, minion, let's go," much to the confusion of Billie, who ends up leaving with Athena.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese and Ari Daivari. Nese says everyone cares about making wrestling better, yet he cares about making the fans better, and every time he tries to do group training, he is interrupted. He says that ROH officials ensure that he has the floor every time, and that "Smart" Mark Sterling has ensured that he finally has the floor in a place where people are not that healthy. He then says that tonight, there will be a full-length group training session, because the fans here really need it.

"Big Shotty" Lee Johnson, Action Andretti and Darius Martin beat Lee Moriarty and The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry) in a six-man tag match.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Athena, who brings out Billie Starkz. Athena says today is a very special occasion, as she is with her "bestie" and Billie Starkz gets her very own "minion number" of "400,237 and 3/4" for her "service" to her. Billie Starkz brings up The Renegades (Charlette and Robyn Renegade) attacking them and challenges them to a tag team match, but Athena tells Billie that she is the one who does the thinking because she is the champion before ordering her to drive her to the mall.

Lady Frost beats Trish Adora.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Kiera Hogan. Kiera says she has had an impressive run in Ring of Honor, then tells Lady Frost that when fire is up against ice, fire always wins, and she plans to melt Lady Frost in her place.

"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Rachael Ellering with the cross arm breaker.

Dalton Castle beats "Pretty" Peter Avalon.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Shane Taylor. Shane says that for six years, he was the man in Ring of Honor and the most dominant Television and Six-Man Tag Team Champion of all time and part of the most dominant group of all time, but no matter what he did to establish his legacy, people only wanted to talk about the old guard and there was nothing he could do, as he could not fight them at the time. Now that he is fighting Samoa Joe for the World Television Championship, the fans are hyped up and even the pros are talking about it. He tells Samoa Joe not to worry, as he is not going to pin or submit him, but he is going to beat him down and put him to sleep before he takes the World Television Championship and get back to building his legacy.

Before the next match, "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese says he usually opens up with a joke, but after seeing the health of the local fans, he finds nothing funny about it, and says everyone would rather eat their cook-out or drink their "terrible" Cheerwine than put a veggie burger in their mouths. Nese then says he has gotten "Smart" Mark Sterling to take care of a few things and that he has ROH's assurance that he will have an uninterrupted group training session, starting with some stretching. All of a sudden, Jerry Lynn tells Tony Nese that he cannot just start cancelling matches for group training and that even Tony Khan is tired of it, then introduces an opponent who is "a blast from [Tony's] past" in the form of Metalik.

Metalik beats "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese.

Here is the recap for tonight's show!

Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for March 22, 2023

The show starts with Brandon Cutler getting in the back of an ambulance as "Hangman" Adam Page makes a phone call. It is announced that Matt and Nick Jackson have been attacked as Nick is put in an ambulance, and Page joins Nick on the way to the hospital. Meanwhile, Don Callis has to reason with Kenny Omega.

Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin and Sting beat Kip Sabian, The Butcher and The Blade in a trios match.

We see a video package for Darby Allin vs. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship at Double or Nothing.

We see a video package for Kenny Omega vs. El Hijo del Vikingo later tonight.

The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships against Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) after The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) attack Darius Martin. After the match, Top Flight attack The Kingdom and chase them through the crowd. After that, FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) shows up, and Colten Gunn tells FTR that nobody wants to hear their music or see them before, then refuses to let them talk as he mentions that The Gunns do not like them before calling them losers for losing to them and losing three tag team titles. Colten says there is nothing FTR can offer them to get another tag team title shot, but Dax Harwood tells them that if The Gunns beat them for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, FTR will leave AEW. Austin Gunn accepts. Both teams go for the handshake, then The Gunns spit in FTR's faces.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Jade Cargill, Leila Grey and "Smart" Mark Sterling. Jade takes offense to Taya Valkyrie showing up after the open challenge to Canada was over, and Sterling produces a cease and desist order keeping Taya from using the Road to Valhalla, which is the same as Jaded, which Jade claims ownership of. Leila Grey then says that she will deliver the cease and desist order to Taya personally, as she has a few words for her.

Before the next match, Stokely Hathaway announces that he is not medically cleared to compete and that he is also retiring today, then thanks his fans before giving ring announcer Justin Roberts a doctor's note, which is really a WingStop receipt with the words "HE IS SICK!" scribbled on it. Referee Bryce Remsburg rips up the receipt, then Stokley tries to run away from Hook only for Hook to chase after him in the crowd. Hook gets his hands on him and gets back to the ring, and it is not long before Hook goes to work.

Hook beats Stokely Hathaway with Redrum in a no-disqualification match.

Hip-hop artist Tech N9ne is seen in the crowd.

Adam Cole heads to the ring. After announcing that his in-ring return is seven days away, Adam Cole admits that he feels "freaking great" and that he has never been more ready to get in the ring doing what he loves for AEW. He then brings up who his opponent could be next week, then Daniel Garcia suddenly shows up and proclaims he has become a real AEW veteran and has become so respected that he is now a locker room leader. He says that as locker room leader, he is here to welcome Cole back and put him in his place, then brags about the opponents he has beaten in the last nine months and the main events he has been in, then accidentally calls himself a wrestler before correcting himself and asking what makes Cole special. Cole says his wrestling makes him special, and while Garcia will one day lead the charge in AEW, The Jericho Appreciation Society has put Garcia in a false sense of security. Cole mentions being a multiple-time world champion and beating the best around the world, and that he has been wondering if he would ever get a second chance before proclaiming he has found it and challenging Garcia to a match next week. He says next week's match is not just a return, but a statement to the locker room that he is back. Adam Cole then states that next week will be a great night for everyone but Garcia.

Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Kenny Omega and Don Callis. Callis tells Omega that The Young Bucks going to hospital may be the best thing to happen to them, as Omega has focus, then Callis tells the fans that "The God of Wrestling" is back.

Jon Moxley beats Stu Grayson.

Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews "Absolute" Ricky Starks, who is sick and tired of the back-and-forth talk between himself and "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson and wanting to face him on Rampage.

It's time for QTV. The QTV staff talk about Rey Fenix and his match with Powerhouse Hobbs from last week, then mock him and Alex Abrahantes. They also laugh about Aaron Solo stealing Wardlow's identity, then mentions Powerhouse Hobbs' open challenge for the TNT Championship on Rampage, which has been answered by Penta el Zero Miedo.

Toni Storm beats Skye Blue. After the match, The Outcasts are about to spray paint Skye Blue when Willow Nightingale and Riho show up, with the latter carrying a pipe.

Backstage, The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta) attacks Stu Grayson as he is receiving medical attention.

Kenny Omega beats El Hijo del Vikingo. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Omega, but he is attacked from behind by The Blackpool Combat Club. As Omega is ganged up on, an ambulance arrives at the arena, and Adam Page gets out of the driver's seat with a 2x4. The Blackpool Combat Club flee the ring as Adam Page gets in. Don Callis grabs at Page, and Callis falls down when Page shoves him away. Omega gets cross as he leaves with Don Callis.