Posted on 9/04/125 by Bob Magee
With multiple championships on the line, we were back in
Philadelphia at the 2300 Arena to begin the second week of
our residency with AEW Dynamite!
Our main event went from an All-Star Tag to the destruction
of Kenny Omega and AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page at
the hands of TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher and the Don Callis
Family. The hostilities between Gabe Kidd and Darby Allin
went to another level leading to a huge brawl and a painful
trip for Kidd away from the 2300 Arena. Mercedes Moné turned
back a tough challenge from Alex Windsor for the TBS
Championship and learned about her next challenger. Ricochet
and GOA had an All Out challenge for The Hurt Syndicate.
Brodido were able to turn back the Death Riders to defend
their AEW World Tag Team Championship. Plus, FTR brawled
with Adam Copeland and Christian Cage again. And we got some
big match announcements for AEW Collision and AEW All Out!
Here’s everything that went down on AEW Dynamite for
September 3, 2025, including your full results and match
recaps.
Gabe Kidd Sends a Message, Darby Allin Responds!
As Excalibur tried to run down the championship matches on
AEW Dynamite, Gabe Kidd interrupted with a microphone, as he
walked down the aisle telling everyone they were on his
time.
Kidd barely had a chance to call out Darby Allin when Allin
hit the ring! The two quickly battled up to the top rope
with Kidd dropping Allin across the exposed turnbuckles,
sending him falling to the outside.
Allin found a moment of separation, but that immediately
turned into a massive lariat from Kidd. As Kidd gathered
himself, Allin came crashing down onto him with a Coffin
Drop to the floor!
Allin went under the ring to grab a skateboard covered in
tacks. Kidd grabbed Allin in a choke, which Darby broke up
with his fingers in Kidd’s eye!
Before Allin could put the skateboard to good use on Kidd,
Wheeler Yuta got in his way, but Allin stopped a Yuta punch
with the skateboard. The rest of the Death Riders hit the
ring, although that advantage didn’t last long, as Hook,
Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Willow Nightingale hit the
scene and all hell broke loose with brawling all over the
place.
Meanwhile, we caught up with Kidd and Allin behind the 2300
Arena, as Kidd tried to choke Allin as he berated him. Then,
Kidd grabbed a hammer and tried to smash Allin’s head, but
he escaped in the nick of time.
As Kidd chased after Allin, Darby blinded Kidd and then
threw him in a bodybag attached to a truck. Kidd started to
move around in the zipped-up bag, but it was too late, as
Allin sped away, dragging Kidd into the South Philadelphia
night!
How We Got to the TBS Championship Match
During her nine-belt celebration on last week’s AEW
Dynamite, Mercedes Moné dodged a question about tapping out
to Alex Windsor in a tag match the week before, but
threatened to put Windsor in a hospital bed next to her
husband, Will Ospreay.
Windsor responded on AEW Collision, promising to tap Moné
again, but this time to take the TBS Championship. That
brings us to the TBS Championship match!
TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné def. Alex Windsor
Our opening contest was the first championship match of the
evening, as Alex Windsor looked for her first AEW gold
against “The CEO” Mercedes Moné.
Windsor came out of the gates all over Moné, nearly
capturing the TBS Champion in the same Sharpshooter that
earned a tap out two weeks ago. The challenger was in
control and concern was written all over Moné’s face.
Mercedes battled back and locked in The Statement Maker, yet
Windsor was able to get a break. That submission didn’t keep
Windsor down for long, as she was able to recover quickly
with a huge cannonball to the outside, knocking Moné’s head
off the floor.
Once again, Windsor locked in her Sharpshooter, but it was
on the apron, so a tap didn’t matter. Moné grabbed Windsor’s
hair to gain a little separation and then slid through to
the outside and powerbombed Windsor on the apron!
The champion remained in control until Windsor hit a big
headbutt counter to turn the tide back in her favor. Windsor
had the champion reeling and locked in the Sharpshooter for
a third time, but this time it was right in the middle of
the ring! Moné resorted to a hair pull to get out of it, as
it was apparent she was getting desperate.
Moné hit a Crucifix Bomb to get out of Windsor’s grasp for a
two-count, but when Moné went for more, Windsor countered
into a sitout powerbomb, leaving both competitors on the
mat. Justin Roberts announced 10 minutes remained in the
championship match.
Windsor stirred first and realized she had Moné’s legs in a
compromising position, so she locked in yet another
Sharpshooter. The two rolled to the floor, but Windsor still
had Moné’s legs in the Sharpshooter as the champion tapped,
although it meant nothing.
Both women returned to the ring and Moné tried to set up The
Monéymaker, but Windsor was able to counter. And quickly
followed with a blue thunder bomb. However, Mercedes kicked
out at the last possible moment!
With Windsor on the top rope, a headbutt stunned her,
allowing Moné to throw her to the mat. Moné immediately
locked in The Statement Maker, and after a couple escape
attempts, Windsor was able to reverse the submission into a
pin attempt for a two count.
As Windsor popped up, Moné reversed the momentum into a
capture pin for the victory and successful title defense!
It looked like the two may shake hands after the match, but
Moné turned her back on Windor. Another Sharpshooter attempt
resulted in a belt shot to the face. Moné went back to The
Statement Maker, but a returning Riho came through the crowd
to stomp Moné and sent her flying to the outside with a
dropkick.
As Moné collected herself on the outside, Riho grabbed the
TBS Championship and smiled!
Where Does HOOK Stand with The Opps?
Renee Paquette was in the back with two-thirds of the AEW
World Trios Champions, Samoa Joe and Powerhouse Hobbs of The
Opps. After acknowledging how they backed up Darby Allin
earlier in the night, Paquette asked where things stood with
HOOK and The Opps. Joe said you can ask him yourself just as
HOOK showed up.
HOOK said he didn’t need Samoa Joe or Powerhouse Hobbs to
fight his battles. And he wasn’t happy that he was replaced
“before the body was cold” in reference to Hobbs replacing
him as part of the AEW World Trios Champions.
Joe explained that The Opps take their opportunities and
they had to make the call with Hook down.
Joe took the blame for making the call and said even if HOOK
doesn’t want their backup, there will come a time when he
needs their help and whether he wants it or not, The Opps
will have his back.
Ricochet and GOA
Ricochet said his problems with The Hurt Syndicate predate
their time together in AEW. Ricochet then said they should
settle their differences at All Out Toronto on September
20th and that wasn’t a challenge, it was a demand.
Mark Briscoe def. Lance Archer of the Don Callis Family
Before his match, Mark Briscoe addressed how special it was
to be back in the 2300 Arena because it was the building
where he and his brother Jay fell in love with professional
wrestling.
Briscoe said his attention was on Kyle Fletcher and the TNT
Championship, but that meant a conversation with Don Callis
to get his match for the title.
“I am speaking of the same Don Callis that looks like Elton
John dressed up as a prosthetic penis for Halloween!”
Callis made his way to the ring with Rocky Romero and Lance
Archer. He said he was too busy getting Fletcher ready to
deal with the impatient Briscoe, but then revealed that
Briscoe would face Konosuke Takeshita this Saturday on AEW
Collision. Takeshita made his way out to face off with
Briscoe and exited without incident.
That wasn’t enough for Briscoe, as he demanded another
member of the Callis Family face him tonight. Archer stepped
up and we had ourselves an impromptu match.
Briscoe attacked Archer as he tried to step over the top
rope, and with a referee in the ring, the bell rang!
Immediately, Briscoe knocked Archer back to the outside and
went for a dive, but he was caught by Archer and
chokeslammed onto the apron! Archer went for a quick pin and
got a two count, and it was clear he had more danger on his
mind. It didn’t take long to see what that was, as Archer
hit another chokeslam, this time on the steel steps!
With Archer in full control, he beat Briscoe up around the
ringside area before finally getting back in the ring.
As the Philadelphia crowd got behind him with “DEM BOYZ”
chants, Briscoe finally got Archer down and tried the dive
to the outside again, but this time he was successful,
nearly knocking both him and Archer into the front row!
Archer’s power got him back into the contest with a
powerbomb in the corner followed by yet another chokeslam,
which would have finished the match against most opponents,
but not Briscoe. He kicked out in the nick of time,
eliciting a huge reaction and another shot of life. Briscoe
took Archer down again and knew this was his chance.
Briscoe quickly scaled the ropes and hit a picture-perfect
Froggy Bow to get the win ahead of his big match with
Takeshita on Collision.
AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm Speaks!
Earlier in the day, AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless”
Toni Storm commandeered a camera crew to talk about the
history of the 2300 Arena in only a way she can.
“Philadelphia freaks, lend me your ears.”
Storm said no forever champion or belt collector could take
her championship. She asked for the best, the worst, and
everything in between.
“But don’t worry, darlings. God doesn’t judge. That’s my
job!”
Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron Get Interrupted
Renee Paquette caught up with Kris Statlander and Harley
Cameron to get their thoughts on their ongoing issues with
Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford. Cameron admitted that Bayne
bloodied her again last week, questioning the protection of
her mask. Statlander reminded her that her wrath didn’t come
from a mask. That seemed to fire up Cameron, who said that
as an undefeated tag team, they were going straight for the
top…and called out AEW World Tag Team Champions Bandido?
Statlander directed Cameron’s attention back towards Bayne
and Ford before being interrupted by Wheeler Yuta. He said
he was delivering a message from someone else.
“The Death Riders? We got your back. Just want you to know
that.”
Harley tried to respond, but Marina Shafir appeared in front
of Statlander. She told Shafir, “You can tell our friend
that I got his message, alright?”
Yuta then complained that he had to wrestle after all he’d
been through in the night, but promised to deliver
Statlander’s message.
AEW World Tag Team Championship: Brodido def. Claudio
Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta
Yuta continued to the ring alongside Claudio Castagnoli and
Shafir, as they entered through the hostile crowd for the
AEW World Tag Team Championship match with Brodido.
Even after complaining about his previous run-in with Darby
Allin’s tack-covered skateboard, Yuta started the match with
ROH World Champion Bandido.
Bandido easily handled Yuta early on, much to the chagrin of
Castagnoli, who tagged himself in as Brody King did the same
in the opposite corner.
Castagnoli and King tried to outpower each other, yet
neither could gain an advantage until a huge forearm from
King put Castagnoli on the mat. Bandido got back in and
quickly went to work double-teaming Castagnoli with King.
Bandido celebrated with the Macarena. King decided to exit
without a dance of his own.
While you’d expect a power display from Castagnoli, it was
Bandido who showed off by muscling Castagnoli up into a
vertical suplex!
“BAN-DI-DO! BAN-DI-DO! BAN-DI-DO!”
With the ROH World Champion feeling it, he ascended to the
top, but Castagnoli was ready, reversing the momentum in a
devastating backbreaker.
The Philadelphia crowd continued to express their
displeasure with Yuta, so Castagnoli responded by knocking
King off the apron with a running big boot.
Bandido got enough time to recover and swung the match back
in the champions’ favor when he hit a defensive Code Red on
Claudio.
King tagged back in and came out swinging with chops to both
Castagnoli and Yuta before sandwiching them in the corner
with a splash followed by a cannonball.
Bandido got the tag and the unique offense of Brodido was
back on display, including Bandido hitting a head scissors
on King, sending him crashing into a downed Castagnoli! You
won’t see that anywhere else!
Sensing a chance to finish things, Bandido went to the top,
but missed a frog splash, which allowed Yuta back into the
match. However, King and Bandido were ready, as they had
Yuta set up for the Second Shooter, but Shafir grabbed
Bandido’s leg to stop it.
Castagnoli came flying in with an uppercut to break it all
up and then sent King to the outside. With Shafir
distracting the referee, Jon Moxley appeared from the aisle
and sent King into the steel post.
Back in the ring, Bandido was all alone against Castagnoli
and Yuta. Castagnoli hit a superplex and then launched Yuta
from the top onto Bandido, but he kicked out!
A giant swing by Castagnoli into a Yuta dropkick was almost
the end, but King broke up the pin!
Moxley looked ready to take another shot at King until Darby
Allin jumped on his back, taking him out of the mix for
good.
King slugged Yuta with a huge forearm from the outside,
leaving Bandido to hit a 21 Plex for the successful
championship defense!
As Brodido celebrated, Allin escaped with the Death Riders
hot on his tail.
AEW Unified Champion “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada Has
Words for Konosuke Takeshita
Renee Paquette was in the back with the AEW Unified Champion
Kazuchika Okada and asked him about the tension with fellow
Don Callis Family member Konosuke Takeshita in last week’s
tag match. Okada said Takeshita may call himself “The Alpha,
“ but he is the “top dog” in the family…bitch.
The Hurt Syndicate Accept Ricochet’s Challenge
Renee Paquette was with The Hurt Syndicate to get their
thoughts on the challenge from Ricochet and GOA for All Out.
MVP ran down Ricochet and questioned why GOA listened to
him. He also accepted the challenge for All Out!
FTR Brawl With Adam Copeland and Christian Cage Again
While we were supposed to hear from Adam Copeland and
Christian Cage, FTR attacked Copeland just seconds after he
made his entrance. With Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood going
to work on Copeland, Cage ran out to even the odds.
All four men battled in and out of the ring with security
unable to keep them apart. That brought out members of the
ROH locker room to help restore order, as Dax bled from a
cut opened in the melee.
It seemed as if everything was dying down until Harwood
grabbed Jordan Oliver and Wheeler planted him with the spike
piledriver.
That set off another fight with Adam Priest going after FTR,
just days after he and JD Drake lost to Harwood and Wheeler
on AEW Collision.
Did you really expect order to be restored in the 2300
Arena?
FTR Make a Challenge for AEW Collision
Stokely and FTR were backstage following the brawl with
their All Out opponents, Christian Cage and Adam Copeland,
but before Big Stoke could say much, Harwood called Adam
Priest over to berate him for attacking them just minutes
ago. As Priest tried to apologize, Wheeler told him they
could do it again this Saturday on AEW Collision, so he
better find a partner.
All-Star 8-Man Tag: TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher, Josh
Alexander, and the Young Bucks def. AEW World Champion
“Hangman” Adam Page, Kenny Omega, and JetSpeed
While the Young Bucks made another less-than-spectacular
entrance, we were treated to some footage from their meet
and greet earlier in the day. They really needed the Monéy…
and still do.
More importantly, it was time for our main event!
The AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page started things
off with the “Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander, in a callback
to Alexander’s AEW debut against Page in the Owen Hart
Foundation Tournament back in April.
Hangman took down Alexander and had an intense staredown
with the TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher, but when he turned his
back to make a tag, Fletcher attacked from behind!
That brought everyone into the ring to throw hands, as
Philadelphia roared in approval!
After knocking all four of their opponents to the outside,
Page, Omega, Bailey, and Knight all hit planchas at the same
time. They even took some time to celebrate with the fans,
who were whipped into a frenzy.
Omega and Page went to work on Alexander back in the ring,
making it apparent they had already found their old
chemistry.
An eyerake by Alexander blinded Omega long enough for
Fletcher to go on the attack, which put Kenny in the wrong
corner for some time.
Omega tagged Speedball, giving their side a glimmer of hope,
although Alexander regained control quickly, which allowed
Matt Jackson to go to work. Knight entered the fray to give
his team some life, buying enough time to tag Hangman back
in the match. After eating some offense from the Young
Bucks, Page was able to tag in Omega just as Fletcher tagged
in for his side.
Page and Omega had Fletcher in big trouble until Alexander
ripped Page off the apron. Fletcher fought off Omega and
followed that with a big dive to Page on the outside.
Fletcher went for more on the inside, but Hangman hit a big
powerbomb to reverse his fortunes.
Eventually, we got back to Alexander and Bailey as the legal
men, although they wound up back outside in a dangerous
position on the guardrail. Knight came flying off the top
and clotheslined Alexander into the front row!
Knight turned right into a kick from Nick Jackson and it
looked like Bailey would get spiked by the Bucks on the
outside, but Nick springboarded into the ring to help
Fletcher spike Knight with a piledriver before going back
outside to do the same to Bailey.
As the match continued, the Bucks hit a foot stomp/powerbomb
combo on Bailey, which Excalibur suggested calling the
“MmmBop Drop.” It’s catchy!
Omega and Fletcher tagged back in, trading reversals until
Omega hit Snap Dragon suplexes on Fletcher and Alexander.
That brought the Bucks back together with Omega and Page, as
the memories of their legendary title match at AEW
Revolution 2020 came flooding back with the crowd erupting
in a “Holy Shit!” chant.
As all four men traded blows, Hangman went for a Buckshot on
Matt Jackson, but he ducked as Nick went for his own
Buckshot and instead hit Matt! Hangman immediately connected
with Nick and Omega followed with a V-Trigger on Matt. It
looked like Page and Omega had Matt Jackson set up for the
Buckshot/V-Trigger, but Nick made the save and the brothers
delivered a pair of superkicks only for Omega and Page to
fire back with a pair of clotheslines, as all four men went
down.
Fletcher tagged back in and the ring was clear for him and
Page. A couple of tombstone reversals by both men ended with
Fletcher finally hitting the move. Knight made a blind tag
and started teeing off on Fletcher, as Bailey came in to go
to work with his tag partner. Matt and Nick Jackson got
involved long enough for Fletcher to recover, as he avoided
the UFO Splash by getting his knees up on Knight.
After a running kick in the corner, Fletcher had Knight
perched on the top rope, but Bailey came in from the side to
hit Fletcher with a Poisonrana only to be met by a pair of
superkicks from the Bucks.
Matt and Nick took out Omega and Page with dives to the
outside before assisting Alexander with a piledriver on
Knight. Fletcher finished Knight with his devastating
brainbuster to get the win.
The match was over, yet the fighting continued, as JetSpeed
and the Young Bucks fought up the ramp while Rocky Romero
and Lance Archer hit the ring to give the Don Callis Family
even more of an advantage.
They isolated Page in the ring, which gave Alexander the
opportunity to hit yet another brainbuster, this time
putting the AEW World Champion through a chair!
Omega tried to fight back, but the numbers were just too
much and a chairshot to the weakened midsection of Omega
only made matters worse.
With a table set up on the floor, Fletcher grabbed Omega on
the apron and hit a sickening brainbuster through the table,
shattering pieces everywhere.
Medical personnel attended to Omega, as Page tried to check
on his partner while Fletcher basked in the damage he
inflicted as AEW Dynamite came to a close.
Catch AEW Collision Saturday LIVE at 8/7c on TNT and
streaming on HBO Max from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia,
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