Source: All Elite Wrestling
Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, and Excalibur were the broadcast team for tonight’s event.
It’s Wednesday night and you know what that means!
DYNAMITE kicked off with a real banger tonight! It was an AEW World Championship Eliminator Match!
AEW World Champion Kenny Omega (with Impact’s Don Callis) vs. Matt Sydal (Accompanied by Mike Sydal)! If Matt Sydal defeats Omega, he will earn a future AEW World Championship shot!
Jim Ross pointed out that Sydal is 7-1 in his last 8 singles matches.
Omega got Sydal in a wristlock and then paint brushed Sydal’s head, mocking the challenger. Omega dropped Sydal with a back elbow, slowing down the pace.
“The slower more deliberate pace will favor Kenny Omega, I think,” said Jim Ross.
Omega chopped at Sydal and tried to body slam him but Sydal escaped and countered, sending Omega for a powder break outside the ring. Omega returned to the ring and they locked up in a Greco Roman knuckle lock. Omega kicked Sydal in the midsection. Matt Sydal retaliated with kicks and then a standing moonsault press for a near fall on Omega! He charged into the corner unleashing a vicious knee strike on Omega. The champ knocked Sydal inside out with a lariat. Omega planted Sydal on the ring apron! He followed up with a mean backbreaker on Sydal.
Sydal rattled Omega with a leg lariat and then a brain buster for a very near fall.
“Matt Sydal was a heartbeat away from being the number one challenger for the AEW World Championship,” said Excalibur.
Sydal attempted a top rope hurracanrana but Omega countered, dropping Sydal down hard below onto the turnbuckles. Omega hit a snapdragon suplex! Somehow Sydal snuck in a lightning spiral, folding up Omega like an accordion, but the champ kicked out at the two-count! Matt Sydal attempted the meteora but Omega countered with two V-Triggers! Sydal kicked out and went searching for a shooting star press, but Omega swiped at the ropes and knocked Sydal off balance. Omega had enough and after another V-Trigger and then the One-Winged Angel, the champ pinned Matt Sydal!
Up next was “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Cezar Bononi!
Page hit Bononi with a high boot! “Hangman” tried to follow up by jumping over the top strand and down onto Bononi outside the ring, but Bononi caught him and slammed him onto the ring apron! “Hangman” tried to slam Bononi but Bononi blocked it and tossed Page halfway across the ring!
Page took Bononi over the top with a high collar suplex and then finished it up with the Buckshot Lariat, pinning the big man!
“Page is continuing to pile up singles victories,” noted Excalibur.
A clip played from earlier in the day of Lance Archer, who was in an abandoned warehouse, holding Sting’s baseball bat. “The MurderHawk Monster” Lance Archer said he looked up to Sting. Archer said he interrupted Sting on DYNAMITE because it’s the Monster’s time and one way or another, it’s showtime!
After her historic match with Thunder Rosa on last week’s episode of DYNAMITE, Tony Schiavone was out to interview Dr. Britt Baker!
Baker was upset with the reception she received from the fans tonight at Daily’s Place. She called the fans delusional and compared them to Thunder Rosa.
“Thunder Rosa, you got to be a part of the history that I wrote with my own blood! And then you had the audacity to stand in my company, in my division, and say you put the women on the map?! Then why is everybody talking about me? Mick Foley, thanks for the thumbs up. It took you 20 years to become the hardcore legend, and I did it in one night. And that night when I had 87 thumbtacks in my back and the blood was flowing down my face, I never saw more clearly. Tony Khan, you have all these legends, but I’m standing right here and I put the company on the map. And A-E-W comes second behind D.M.D.”
Dasha was backstage to interview Christian Cage, who was hanging out with Varsity Blonds and Dante Martin. Christian Cage said he was giving them some friendly advice. Frankie Kazarian interrupted Christian Cage and pointed out Cage’s shirt and asked him when the work starts. Christian Cage said the work starts next week, and he told Kazarian to step up. Kazarian accepted the challenge. Next week on DYNAMITE it’ll be Christian Cage’s AEW debut against Frankie Kazarian!
Time for a Trios Match!
The Pinnacle’s FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) & “The Chairman” Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard, Wardlow, and MJF) vs. Varsity Blonds (Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman, Jr.) & Dante Martin!
Griff and Spears locked up. Griff pushed Spears into the corner. Spears collected himself and grappled Griff to the mat. Dante tagged in and stomped onto Spears’ arm, and Pillman tagged in. Dax came in after a blind tag and caught Pillman by surprise. He and Spears tried to double team Pillman but Dante got the blind tag and hit them with a moonsault press, landing on his feet! Varsity Blonds and Dante Martin were going to run and hit topes on the Pinnacle on the outside, but Wardlow stepped up and shielded the other members of the Pinnacle. The Varsity Blonds and Dante Martin thought again and stopped in their tracks.
Dax “the Ax” shot down Dante Martin’s momentum with a deftly applied brainbuster! Spears tagged in with the C4 Death Valley Driver on Martin, gaining the pinfall for Pinnacle.
“The strategy advantage proved to be too much for the Varsity Blonds and Dante Martin,” said Excalibur.
After the match, Wardlow assaulted Brian Pillman, Jr.
Tony Schiavone was in the ring to interview the Pinnacle.
Cash: “The Pinnacle is not just a name. It’s not just a group. The Pinnacle is family. I will live for these men and I will die for every single one of them.”
Dax said they’re not fooled by Inner Circle and the marque says “professional wrestling.” He said this isn’t an SNL skit.
MJF ran down Chris Jericho with insults. “Grab all your boys and come out here right now, Chris. Oh right, silly me, you won’t come out here because you’re terrified of us.”
MJF said next week he has a gift for the Pinnacle, because when you’re the Pinnacle, you’re always on top.
Backstage, Team Taz had a message. Taz said “The Machine” Brian Cage apologized to him and to Ricky Starks. Cage rolled his eyes and finally replied, half-heartedly, “Who better than Cage?”
Tony Schiavone interviewed QT Marshall on the ramp.
QT said Cody Rhodes taught him the value of doing the work, but nobody has down more work in AEW than him. QT said he’s frustrated because after all the work he’s done, he’s still best known as being “Cody’s friend.” QT said the only way he’s going to step out of Cody’s shadow is to have an exhibition next week.
Cody Rhodes walked out and said even though his heart is not into this, he will gladly accommodate QT Marshall and have the exhibition match and Arn Anderson will be the referee: “I’m not going to hurt you. If I hook on the Cross Rhodes, I’m not going to follow through with it. If I apply the figure four, I’m going to relinquish it. You might be my best friend. So let’s do it; let’s have this exhibition, friend to friend.”
They shook hands.
AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), & Brandon Cutler vs. The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix), & Laredo Kid!
Rey Fenix wrenched a wristlock on Nick Jackson. Rey Fenix rolled up Nick Jackson, trying to put a quick end to the match, but Nick Jackson countered with his own roll up. Matt Jackson and Penta El Zero Miedo tagged in. Matt ate a thrust kick from Penta El Zero Miedo! Matt managed to apply a sharpshooter to Penta El Zero Miedo, but Penta El Zero Miedo crawled to the bottom rope and grabbed it, forcing the break.
Cutler and Laredo Kid both tagged in, and Laredo Kid jacked the jaw of Cutler! Rey Fenix grabbed both Bucks with the implosion arm drag, sending them to the outside! Penta El Zero Miedo crashed onto them!
Penta El Zero Miedo hit sling blades on Matt and Nick Jackson, and then the Lucha Bros hit stereo thrust kicks on the Bucks! Penta El Zero Miedo stomped onto Nick Jackson with a double foot stomp and Rey Fenix followed up with a diving senton! Nick Jackson blocked a cutter from Rey Fenix and then hit a running knee! Nick blasted Rey Fenix with a stiff clothesline.
Laredo Kid tagged in and Matt Jackson caught him with two German suplexes! He power bombed Rey Fenix into the corner turnbuckle and tagged in Nick. The Bucks hit Risky Business! Cutler crashed down onto Rey Fenix after spring boarding up top. Cutler helped his partners with an assisted Indy Taker. In the middle of the melee, Laredo Kid ran in with the Spanish Fly on Cutler and scored the pin!
Kenny Omega ran out and blindsided Laredo Kid with the microphone to the head! Kenny Omega said he was having vivid flashbacks from Fighter Fest. “Three years ago I had a choice. Did I chose to stay at home with the fans that loved me? No. Did I go to New York? No. You’re thinking I chose AEW. No. I never chose AEW. I chose the Young Bucks, so we could make this the best wrestling promotion on the planet. And rather than sit with the cool kids in the high school cafeteria, you chose Brandon Cutler. I’m going to give you one more chance. Are you with me? Toss it up for the hard cam. It’s now or never. Are you with me? I may not agree with everything Don Callis said, but you guys have changed.”
The Bucks walked away with Brandon Cutler and Kenny Omega said “We’re done!”
The Lucha Brothers attacked Kenny Omega from behind, laying him out, and in the process, he was busted open. Finally the Good Brothers came out to help Kenny Omega to his feet.
A teaser aired for Rhodes To The Top, the upcoming reality show featuring Brandi & Cody Rhodes!
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston were backstage.
Kingston had his leg in a cast after last week’s assault from the Good Brothers. Moxley said he owed the Young Bucks, but he doesn’t like owing anybody. “And if you’re going to be in the game, Bucks, you better be willing to get your hands dirty.”
“The Native Beast” Nyla Rose (with Vickie Guerrero) vs. Tay Conti!
This is a rematch from the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament.
During her entrance, Dark Order stood on the ramp and showed their support to Conti. Nyla stomped on Conti. She attempted a body slam but Conti countered with a submission maneuver. Conti took down Nyla Rose with Judo throws! Nyla intercepted a knee strike and displayed her power, slamming Tay Conti to the mat. “The Native Beast” clubbed Conti with a huge lariat. She set up Conti on the top rope and smashed down with a knee drop! Conti kicked out at the two-count!
Conti raged on Nyla with two bicycle knee kicks! She looked for the DD-Tay but Nyla backdropped her way out of it. Conti crashed down with a knee to Nyla’s temple, good for a near fall on the “Native Beast.”
Nyla attempted the Beast Bomb but Conti escaped. Conti found her mark with a kick and then a running knee strike! Tony Schiavone said Tay Conti was displaying newfound aggression tonight. She spiked Nyla with the DD-Tay and pinned Nyla!
Conti climbed to the top rope to celebrate but Vickie grabbed her boot. Nyla Rose was able to ambush her with a cheap shot. She tried for the Beast Bomb but Shida ran out and whacked Nyla with the kendo stick! The Bunny stormed the ring, stole the kendo stick, and hit Shida from behind!
Matt Hardy came out with The Butcher and The Blade and he said the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament was a sham because The Bunny wasn’t in it!
Arcade Anarchy is next week with Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor against Miro and Kip Sabian!
Time for our main event for the TNT Championship!
Defending Champ Darby Allin vs. John Silver (with Dark Order)!
“He’s a human bowling ball,” said Jim Ross of John Silver.
“Darby is a human battering ram,” replied Tony Schiavone.
When the match began, Darby pointed up, honoring the greatest TNT Champion, Mr. Brodie Lee.
Darby used his quickness and leverage to trip up John Silver. He cranked on a side headlock. John Silver smacked into Darby Allin with a running uppercut, sending the champion sailing to the outside! He hurled Darby across the ring!
“Silver is so focused, his eyes, his face, tell the story of a driven young man,” said Jim Ross.
Silver rag dolled Darby with a slam into the turnbuckle and then a brainbuster! Darby kicked out of the pin out of sheer desperation!
On the outside of the ring, Silver sprinted at Darby but Darby dodged it! Silver crashed into the steel barricade as a result of this! The Dark Order moved in and surrounded Darby until Sting came out with the baseball bat to even up the odds. The Dark Order moved away from Darby.
John Silver fired kicks at Darby and then applied Anna Jay’s King Slayer! Silver nailed Darby with a DDT but Darby kicked out just in the nick of time! Darby rolled to the outside and Sting, wielding the bat, kept Dark Order at bay! John Silver kicked Darby in the chest and then stared at Sting, letting him know he wasn’t intimidated.
Darby ate more kicks but soon got back to his feet and connected with double boots! They battered one another with strikes and then Silver knocked Darby for a loop with a pump kick! Silver hoisted Darby to the top rope but Darby pushed Silver to the mat and then Coffin Dropped the Dark Order on the arena floor!
Silver hurled Darby off the top rope and went to cover the champ but Darby lifted his foot to the rope to stop the count. Darby Allin connected with the Code Red and pinned John Silver!
“That was a hell of a main event!” said Jim Ross.
Darby and Sting showed respect to John Silver after the match, with Darby offering a fist bump. Out of nowhere, Matt Hardy jumped over the barricade and grabbed at Darby Allin! All hell broke loose as Matt Hardy, Private Party, The Butcher, and The Blade began brawling with Darby, Sting and the Dark Order!
