Posted on 7/17/125 by Bob Magee
AEW Dynamite Recap for Chicago
Hangman Adam Page Says “Thank You”
Wednesday night’s edition of AEW Dynamite opened with a
moment nearly a year in the making, as Hangman Adam Page
made his way to the ring — limping but triumphant — to
address the AEW faithful for the first time since reclaiming
the AEW World Championship at All In: Texas.
The “You deserve it!” chants were immediate. But Page, never
one to let the story be just about himself, turned that
sentiment around quickly.
“You know, I do think when you say that, that some of you
might have missed the point,” Page began. “I think that
there's something more important than that, that needs to be
said — not from you to me, but from me to you. Because the
truth is… you deserve it.”
Page reflected on the fans who packed the arena tonight, who
tuned in every week, and who filled the seats at All In:
Texas. For them, and for all watching around the world, he
had a message:
“You are the ones who needed and demanded a better
wrestling, a fully realized professional wrestling. You are
the ones who supported a grassroots, do-it-yourself approach
to pro wrestling. You are the ones who started a revolution
to change the world. You are the reason for All Elite.”
As chants of “Thank you, Hangman!” rang out, Page shared his
belief that this moment — this championship reign — belonged
to the fans as much as it did to him.
“We don't just do it for this championship. In actuality, we
do all of this because of you.
You deserve to see this championship, held and carried by
someone who understands that connection… someone who has
more gratitude for all of you than you could ever, ever
know.”
Page then turned his attention to the long, bloody road that
led to this moment — not just at All In, but through nine
grueling months of war that consumed the AEW locker room.
And with sincerity in his voice, he began naming names:
“I need to say thank you to Orange Cassidy. I need to say
thank you to Jay White. To Adam Copeland. To all of The
Opps. To Shibata, to Will Hobbs, to Samoa Joe. To Bryan
Danielson. And to Darby Allin.”
Then, he paused.
“I need to say thank you to someone who, when I was in the
ring with him at Double or Nothing, reminded me why I love
professional wrestling… someone who did not get to walk out
of All In on his own volition. I need to say thank you to
Will Ospreay.”
Hangman’s voice cracked as he acknowledged the role of
another name — one that, for months, had been synonymous
with pain, rivalry, and defiance.
“If I am going to be the champion and the man that I say I
am, then I do have to say this:
I don’t know whether he helped for himself, or for AEW, or
for one small moment he decided to help for me… But I will
say to Swerve Strickland… thank you.”
Page admitted that the weekend of All In was a whirlwind of
blood, tears, and emotional catharsis. And to those who
would see vulnerability as weakness, he offered a challenge.
“There are people like Jon Moxley who would say that that
makes me weak… that it makes me less of a man. But I want
you to look at me. I have a wife and two kids who love me. I
have thousands and millions of people watching AEW who can
look to me and who can respect me. If you wanna know what
kind of man I am, you can look at me tonight — because I am
the champion of the f****ing world.”
We then see a package celebrating the awesome event that was
All In: Texas, before the Young Bucks arrive in the back of
a normal car, having to carry their own bags now that they
are the former EVPs.
Máscara Dorada vs. Kyle Fletcher
The in-ring action on AEW Dynamite kicked off with a clash
between two of pro wrestling’s most dynamic rising stars, as
“The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher went one-on-one with Máscara
Dorada, the electrifying luchador from CMLL. Still fuming
after coming up short in the TNT Championship match at All
In: Texas, Fletcher came out aggressive and determined to
reassert his dominance.
Fletcher wasted no time, opening with a blistering high boot
and grounding Dorada with heavy right hands before tearing
at his mask. The strategy was clear: keep the high-flyer on
the mat. But Dorada wouldn’t stay grounded for long. The
luchador stunned the crowd with an unreal slingshot missile
dropkick — planting his foot not on the ropes, but on the
ring post to launch himself back into the action.
“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anyone do that,” marveled
Taz on commentary. “If they have, I don’t remember it.”
Fletcher regained control with a well-timed counter, popping
Dorada into the air and planting him with a twisting side
slam reminiscent of a Bossman Slam, sending the match into a
commercial break. Back live, Fletcher stayed on the attack
with a scoop slam and rear chinlock, slowing Dorada’s pace —
but not for long.
Dorada flipped the momentum with a breathtaking shooting
star press off the middle rope to the floor, drawing a
stunned reaction from Don Callis at ringside, who buried his
face in his hands in disbelief. Back in the ring, Dorada
sidestepped a kick, landed an enzuigiri, and hit a picture-
perfect Code Red for a near fall.
Moments later, Dorada climbed the ropes and stunned Fletcher
with a top rope corkscrew Frankensteiner, followed by a
massive 450 Splash that nearly ended the match. But Fletcher
showed grit and toughness, kicking out at two-and-a-half.
Looking to end it, Dorada attempted a moonsault — but
Fletcher caught him out of mid-air. From there, the momentum
turned sharply. Fletcher launched Dorada face-first into the
turnbuckles with a running lawn dart, then exploded across
the ring with a vicious big boot.
With Dorada stunned, Fletcher hoisted him up and drove him
down with his signature Brainbuster, earning the hard-fought
pinfall victory.
Fletcher’s hand was raised in victory, but the look in his
eyes suggested unfinished business as the Protostar
continued his march back toward championship contention.
The Former EVPs Get a Dose of Reality
In their first appearance since All In: Texas, Matt and Nick
Jackson found themselves far removed from the executive
suites they once called home. No longer EVPs of AEW, the
Young Bucks were met with scorn, sarcasm, and unsettling
changes as they tried to find their place in a company they
helped build.
“Who the hell do they—why is this our room?” Matt Jackson
muttered as he and Nick arrived at what looked like a boiler
room, only to be intercepted by Renee Paquette, who asked
how they were feeling after losing both their match and
their EVP status.
“You’re enjoying this?” Matt snapped. “Wow. Yeah, laugh it
up. We’re just looking for our locker room.”
As they wandered through the arena, the Bucks were met with
cold stares — including a silent, dismissive glance from
Marina Shafir — and outright disrespect, culminating in a
shocking moment at their former dressing room door. A
backstage crew member casually crossed out “EVP” with a
black marker, replacing it with “Matt” and “Nick.”
“Hey, hey, step away from the door!” Matt shouted. “Are you
kidding?! It’s Matthew and Nicholas, for one thing. Get the
hell outta here!”
That’s when Ricochet and The Gates of Agony appeared,
laughing at their downfall. “Sucks to be you guys,” Ricochet
jeered. “Really the worst part is the freaking disrespect.”
Just when it seemed things couldn’t get worse, Don Callis
approached — but not to mock them. Instead, he offered a
surprising show of empathy.
“I think this is an abomination,” Callis said. “You lose one
match, and this company treats you like a couple of jobbers.
It’s just ridiculous.”
With Kenny Omega out of the picture, Callis saw an
opportunity: “I know we’ve had our problems,” he
acknowledged. “But now that Kenny’s dead, I think the
irritant is removed — and we can all do some business.”
While the Bucks made it clear that they’d never join the Don
Callis Family, they weren’t opposed to an alliance.
“We will never, ever join your family,” Matt clarified.
“But… I could see this maybe working out. I think we could
use a couple of friends around here.”
With that, the three men shared a tense but telling group
hug — a symbolic gesture that hinted at shifting allegiances
in the post-EVP landscape of AEW.
“Let’s hug it out, just like the old days,” Callis grinned.
“We can do the hand signal too, if you want. Beautiful.”
MJF and The Hurt Syndicate Address Their Enemies
Standing alongside AEW World Tag Team Champions Bobby
Lashley and Shelton Benjamin, MVP and MJF delivered a
message soaked in disdain and danger — to both the AEW
locker room and the new AEW World Champion, Hangman Adam
Page.
MVP spoke first, his voice calm but pointed:
“Forgive my stoic demeanor. I would like to gloat right now.
I really would. I'd like to celebrate. But in all honesty...
gloat over what? Celebrate over what? We knew we were gonna
retain the Tag Team Championships. Everyone we face — we've
beaten. We haven't even been threatened yet. And I'm tired
of begging.”
The crowd jeered, but MVP pressed on, frustration growing.
“I'm literally begging for one of these legendary tag teams
to step up and challenge the Hurt Syndicate. Take these
titles from us. Please. Stop being scared.”
Then it was MJF’s turn. With trademark venom and precision,
he turned his attention to AEW’s newest world champion.
“Hangman, I'm so happy that you won tonight. I mean,
honestly — because if Dictator Jon had won, it would've been
easy, man. I got nothing to prove there. I would've executed
this contract, and I would've pinned him in a weakened
state.”
“But you? You winning? No. See, I got everything to prove.
To you. To your hypocritical fans that think you're a good
guy. That think you're the best. Well, newsflash, Hangman —
you’re not the best.”
Then Max held up the contract and made a bold proclamation:
“I do not need this to beat you. I'm going to beat you clean
in the middle of my ring, for my World Championship. This
right here? This is break-glass-in-case-of-emergency.”
He didn’t stop there.
“I know right now you're on cloud nine, and you're happy.
For the first time in your life, you're at peace. Well, my
friend — I am the physical embodiment of your depression. No
matter how much you wanna run, boy, I am right behind you.
And I cannot wait to push you back over the edge into a pit
of your own despair.”
Max smiled.
“You can be the main character all you want. I got no
problem being the bad guy. Because last time I checked,
boys? Nice guys finish last.”
“And we,” MVP added, “We are not nice at all.”
All Star 8-Man Tag: Brody King, ROH World Champion Bandido &
JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and “Speedball” Mike Bailey) vs. the
Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson
In a massive All-Star 8-Man Tag Team Match on AEW Dynamite,
ROH World Champion Bandido, Brody King, and JetSpeed (the
team of Speedball Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight) collided
with the unlikely alliance of the Don Callis Family’s
Hechicero and Josh Alexander and the Young Bucks.
The match kicked off with Brody King and Josh Alexander
exchanging heavy strikes, a thunderous chop from Brody
leaving the “Walking Weapon” gasping for breath. Tags
followed, and Bandido and Hechicero picked up the pace — a
fiery sequence that included a big satellite arm drag from
Bandido and a diving hurricanrana off the apron to the
floor.
Momentum shifted quickly as JetSpeed entered and showed off
their signature fluidity: a double whip, double hip toss,
and tandem offense that left Nick Jackson scrambling. But
the Bucks responded with sharp counters and a classic
Doomsday Device-style kick-stomp combo, as the heels took
control heading into the break.
Back from commercial, Kevin Knight blasted both Bucks with a
leaping double dropkick, and a red-hot tag brought in
Speedball Mike Bailey, who turned the ring into his own
dojo. Boots to both Bucks, an axe kick, and a buzzsaw
roundhouse to Matt Jackson got the crowd roaring. After an
Orihara moonsault and a missile dropkick, Speedball nearly
stole the match.
“Bailey’s got that sense of urgency right now,” Taz
remarked. “He knows he’s got these guys rocked.”
The action spilled into chaos as all eight men brawled.
Brody King crushed Hechicero with a cannonball in the
corner, then wiped out the entire opposition with a diving
senton to the floor. Bandido blind-tagged in and hit a
stunning Asai moonsault to the outside, then followed with a
pop-up Ace Crusher on Nick Jackson inside the ring.
He wasn’t done yet.
Bandido got Nick up on his shoulders, connected with the X
Knee, and lined up for his signature 21-Plex — but the Bucks
countered with the IndieTaker, spiking Bandido mid-motion!
As Bandido staggered, Hechicero caught him in an inverted
monkey flip, launching him directly into a Superkick Party
from the Bucks.
With Bandido completely dazed, Hechicero locked in a sleeper
hold.
“Bandido may be completely out,” said Excalibur. “Rick Knox
calls it — and he was out before the hold even finished!”
The referee had no choice but to call for the bell.
Rated-R Superstar Explains Saving Christian, Gets
Interrupted
Fresh off his shocking return at All In: Texas, Adam
Copeland made his way to the ring on AEW Dynamite to address
the AEW faithful — and the targets of his fury.
He opened with appreciation: "Thank you. I know it sounds
cliché, but thank you. You and those reactions are the
reason I still keep getting up and getting in here."
But Copeland quickly turned from gratitude to purpose, as he
clarified what brought him to Arlington last weekend — and
what didn’t.
“There’s a lot of questions after All In. The first one
being: Did I come down to save Christian Cage? The answer is
no. He’s an asshole.”
With brutal honesty, Copeland recounted how Christian Cage
had made his life miserable since joining AEW. From refusing
to team with him, to vowing to cripple him and become the
father to his daughters, to ultimately hijacking his World
Title shot at Revolution, Copeland laid it bare.
“He cashed in his Casino Gauntlet contract, made it a three-
way, and got choked out. Even though the Patriarchy told him
it was a dumb idea, he didn’t listen — and that’s when
everything started crumbling.”
“I told you verbatim what happened at All In was going to
happen to you. All I can hope is that somewhere, Christian
Cage is pulling his giant cranium out of his ass. But I
won’t hold my breath.”
No, Copeland didn’t return to save Christian. He returned
for FTR.
“Five years ago, I got my dream back. And the first two
people I called were FTR, because I knew they could whip me
back into shape. We even talked about forming Rated FTR and
winning the Trios Championships — even when I was still in
another company!”
But the dream soured quickly.
“Within two weeks, they started complaining. Saying they
were in my shadow, that they were glorified Edgeheads, and I
was holding them back. What I’ve realized is that
megalomaniacs don’t want to look in the mirror — they blame
everyone else.”
FTR put Copeland on the shelf for four months — time he
admits he may never get back.
“Every time I get in here could be the last time. I didn’t
come back to wrestle you. I didn’t come back to stop you
from winning the tag titles. I came back to END FTR.”
Before Copeland could say more, he was interrupted by
Stokely Hathaway, flanked by security guards.
“FTR read you like a book,” Hathaway smirked. “They knew
your theme music would hit, you’d come out, run to the left,
run to the right, use someone’s annual salary for your pyro,
and blah blah blah about revenge.”
Then Stokely revealed a corporate ultimatum.
“That weapon you had at All In — you call it Spike, right?
Well, Spike is a liability. AEW, Tony Khan, and WarnerMedia
received three anonymous complaints about your behavior. So
moving forward: If you interfere in FTR’s matches, if you
attack FTR, if you even try to shake their hands — Adam
Copeland, you are FIRED.”
Hathaway insisted FTR weren’t scared — just focused on the
AEW World Tag Team Championships — and advised Copeland to
“go find a hobby and leave FTR alone.”
Copeland’s response drew laughter from the crowd: “You come
out here looking and sounding like an angry Oompa-Loompa.
You said I’d be fired if I get anywhere near FTR... but you
didn’t say anything about getting near you.”
With that, Copeland surged toward Hathaway. The security
team bailed. One guard wasn’t so lucky. And before Hathaway
could escape, Copeland SPEARED him in the center of the
ring.
“Cope just took his first step toward getting his hands on
FTR,” said Excalibur. “But there are some very big obstacles
in his way.”
Mark Briscoe Calls MJF What He Is
Following the events of All In: Texas and the chaos of the
Casino Gauntlet Match, Mark Briscoe had strong words for MJF
in a backstage interview that pulled no punches and
delivered a message laced with fury, history, and heart.
“So it goes like this,” Briscoe began. “If it look like a
duck, walk like a duck, quack like a duck — it’s a duck.
Well, if it walk like a bitch, talk like a bitch, and act
like a bitch — it’s a bitch. And MJF, like a bitch, you
ducked and dodged and avoided me that whole Casino Gauntlet
match at All In.”
Briscoe made it clear that his intentions going into the
match were straightforward.
“There was only two things that I needed to do that night.
One was to whoop your ass, and two was to get that victory
and earn that title shot. But Max, thanks to what you pulled
off, I accomplished neither one.”
Briscoe admitted that he had hoped to put this issue behind
him. Instead, it’s only just begun.
“I thought I’d be done with you by now, man. But it’s just
getting started.”
Then, with emotion rising in his voice, Briscoe brought the
conversation back to his AEW debut in January 2023 — and the
memory of his late brother, Jay Briscoe.
“I made my AEW debut under unfortunate and unusual
circumstances. The fortunate thing about it was, now the
world got to experience the Briscoe Brothers — Dem Boys — on
a bigger stage than ever before.”
“And we all have only experienced a portion of Dem Boys,
Max. A couple weeks back, you invoked my brother’s name. And
then at All In, when you pulled what you did, man… you
invoked my brother’s spirit.”
Briscoe’s words turned into a direct warning.
“That’s the other side — the chaos, the violence, and the
destruction. Some people call it karma. Some people say you
reap what you sow. What goes around comes around. Say it
however you want to.”
He closed with a vow: “MJF — I will make you pay for your
sins.”
$100,000 Women’s 4-Way Match: Willow Nightingale vs. Kris
Statlander vs. Queen Aminata vs. Thekla
With $100,000 on the line, four of AEW’s most dynamic
competitors — Willow Nightingale, Kris Statlander, Queen
Aminata, and Thekla — collided in a wild, high-speed four-
way match that highlighted the division’s strength, depth,
and unpredictability.
Early on, the action moved at a frenetic pace. Statlander
showed off her raw strength by scooping up Thekla and
holding her vertical before planting her with a delayed
suplex and a kip-up. Thekla fired back with kicks and
strikes, but was intercepted when Aminata pulled Statlander
to the floor and Willow followed with a running senton to
break up a pin attempt on Queen.
Aminata countered with a stomp, then rolled under a senton
attempt from Willow and whipped her into the corner for a
crushing hip attack. The momentum swung wildly as all four
women took turns hitting big shots — including Aminata’s
“Off With Her Head” kick, only for Willow to break it up
with another senton.
Thekla went high-risk with a diving crossbody to the floor
before the match spilled into a melee of brawls. At
ringside, Statlander suplexed Aminata on the floor, while
back inside, Thekla launched off Statlander’s back to hit a
tornado DDT on Nightingale. The toxic spider then followed
with a spider suplex on Aminata, hanging upside down and
snapping her back into the ring with terrifying precision.
Statlander looked poised to win after landing a powerful
lariat on Thekla and connecting with a kick to Aminata.
Willow dropped Queen with a high boot and then planted
Thekla with the Doctor Bomb in the center of the ring — but
just as Aubrey Edwards went to count the three, Statlander
pulled the referee out of the ring, saving the match and
costing Willow a huge payday.
While Statlander and Willow brawled up the ramp, Queen
Aminata soared with a double stomp off the top onto Thekla —
but it wasn’t enough. That’s when chaos truly reigned.
As Aminata tried to capitalize, Skye Blue appeared at
ringside, drawing attention — but it was Julia Hart, lurking
behind, who delivered the most devastating blow. Julia
entered the ring and spit green mist into Aminata’s face.
Thekla struck immediately with a stomp and hooked the leg.
Thekla pinned Queen Aminata to win the $100,000 Four-Way
Match.
After the match, Thekla stood tall with Julia Hart and Skye
Blue by her side, all three raising each other’s hands in a
signal that this may be more than just a one-time alliance.
“Timeless” Toni Storm and Athena Have a Chat
Live from the balcony above the arena, AEW Women’s World
Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm took the spotlight for a
theatrical address to her adoring public — just days after
defeating Mercedes Moné in a headline-grabbing clash at All
In: Texas.
With the crowd rising in applause, Storm quieted them with a
smirk.
“Okay. Enough of this gay banter,” she declared, before
unleashing a poetic roll call of self-inflicted nicknames:
“This whore you all adore. This slut you can’t rebut. This
bitch you want to itch. This skank you want to spank. This
trollop you cant's wallop.… this tramp is still the champ.”
Turning her attention to Mercedes Moné, Storm offered
backhanded praise.
“Mercedes Moné, thank you for going All In with me. We did
everything we set out to do. But in case she forgot, I did
say before — that if she made one false move, I would eat
her alive. Well darling… you were delicious.”
She added, “If you want to come back for seconds, and I’m
sure you will, then from my lips to yours — this buffet is
always open, darling.”
But the mood shifted when Toni revealed that her butler,
Luther, had been injured in the line of duty. “I can’t tell
you what happened, but it requires reattachment surgery.”
Still, she remained unfazed. “Now, my tits are pointing to
the future. There are so many people with the knives — and
well, I ought to be careful now, because this is the big
one. In this company. In this business. On this planet.”
Before Storm could continue, her monologue was interrupted
by the Fallen Goddess Athena, who appeared on the video
screen alongside her enforcer Billie Starkz.
“That’s not the big one, Toni — I am,” Athena declared. “I
am the Fallen Goddess. Dominion Overlord. The American
Joshi. I am the symbol of fear, prestige, and unapologetic
power. I am the forever ROH Women’s Champion — Athena.”
Her tone sharpened as she set her sights on the AEW Women’s
World Title.
“You? You’ll be the wide-hipped heifer that no one cares to
remember — because soon, I will be the forever AEW Women’s
World Champion.”
Athena reminded Storm that Mina Shirakawa wasn’t able to
help at All In. “Mina decided to step in my company without
my permission, and I decided to take her head off with one
beautiful O-Face. And if I’m doing my math correctly,
Billie… that means no one is left to save you when I execute
this.”
She posed the question directly: “So what’s it gonna be,
Toni? Are you gonna die tonight in Chicago? Are you gonna
die in London? Are you gonna die in Canada? Or maybe… it’ll
be right here.”
Athena grinned. “It’s time to stop looking for your happy
endings. Because your demise and your murderer are here.”
Unshaken, Toni Storm responded with her trademark flair.
“Very well,” she purred. “If you are ready, I will be
sweaty. If you are willing, I will be thrilling. And if
you’re able… I’ll bend you over the table. Because I. Am.
Timeless.”
The AEW Women’s World Champion had the last word — but the
Fallen Goddess made her intentions brutally clear. A
showdown is coming.
Nick Wayne Justifies Removing the Patriarch
Days after their shocking betrayal of Christian Cage at All
In: Texas, the remaining members of the Patriarchy — Nick
Wayne, Kip Sabian, and Mother Wayne — revealed the
motivations behind their brutal separation from the man they
once called their leader.
Kip Sabian spoke first, his tone calm but piercing.
“Christian Cage — I chose you. That was my master plan. That
was my purpose,” Sabian said. “The son sold the false
illusion of the greater good, willingly taking bullet after
bullet when it might as well have been the father pulling
the trigger.”
He said that once the illusion was broken, the truth became
clear: their purpose now is no longer under a patriarch…
“but alongside a matriarch.”
That cue led to Mother Wayne, who spoke with venom.
“I noticed you had a little trouble getting up by yourself
on Saturday,” she said, referencing Cage’s incapacitated
state at All In. “But that’s nothing new for you, is it? The
reality is — these are my boys. Nick Wayne is my son. Our
prodigy.”
The young prodigy stepped forward next.
“Christian Cage. The answer is simple. You were past your
expiration date — to the point where you became a liability
to me and the rest of the Patriarchy.”
Wayne said he saw the cracks months ago, when Christian
abandoned their plans in pursuit of personal glory.
“I realized that when you decided to stop sticking with our
plans and go your own path — attempting to become World
Champion.”
Wayne recalled how often Christian used to challenge him.
“You used to love to get in my face and question me: how
many World Championships have I won?”
His answer came cold and confident.
“Have you forgotten that I’m only 20 years old? That I’m the
youngest crowned champion in our company’s history? The
question isn’t how many World Championships I’ve won. The
question is — how many World Championships am I going to
win? How many more accomplishments am I going to achieve in
my young career? How much better could I possibly get?”
Then, with a final glare to the camera, Wayne declared:
“Christian Cage, you created this monster. And now you and
the rest of AEW have to live with me — as the new face of
TNT. As the new face of AEW. Now and forever.”
Okada Gets a Win, Calls out Swerve
AEW’s newly crowned Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada wasted
no time making his presence felt on Dynamite following his
victory over Kenny Omega at All In: Texas. Flanked by Don
Callis and carrying both the AEW International and
Continental Championships, the Rainmaker made his entrance
for a rare singles bout against Rafael Quintero.
Okada struck with immediate authority. A boot to the
midsection followed by a series of elbows left Quintero
staggering. The Unified Champion kept the pressure on,
landing a precise and powerful elbow strike before
unleashing his signature picture-perfect dropkick — a move
Excalibur called “the best in the business.”
Moments later, Okada measured his opponent, pulled him in,
and delivered the Rainmaker clothesline with devastating
force. It was academic from there.
After the bell, Don Callis grabbed a microphone to introduce
the next chapter in Okada’s reign. The champion took center
stage and cut straight to the point:
“Swerve! You screwed my friends, the Young Bucks,” Okada
said.
The crowd buzzed as Okada referenced the events of All In,
where Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay defeated Matt and
Nick Jackson, costing them their EVP status and securing the
right to challenge for the AEW World Championship within the
next year.
Okada didn’t need to say Swerve’s name twice.
Swerve Strickland made his entrance, sharp in a black
sequin-studded suit and oozing confidence as he stepped into
the ring with the Rainmaker. The two stood nose-to-nose as
the crowd erupted.
“I did do that,” Swerve declared. “What you gonna do about
it, bitch?”
Before things could erupt, Don Callis stepped between the
two, urging Okada to hold back — at least for now.
Trios Match: AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page, AEW World
Trios Champion Powerhouse Hobbs & Mark Briscoe vs. The Death
Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta)
In a wild and hard-hitting Dynamite main event, AEW World
Champion Hangman Adam Page teamed with Mark Briscoe and
Powerhouse Hobbs to take on the Death Riders — former World
Champ Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta — in
a trios war.
Hobbs and Castagnoli kicked things off, trading massive
strikes until a short-arm lariat from Hobbs dropped the
Swiss powerhouse. Hangman tagged in next, stomping Claudio
down in the corner and mounting him for a barrage of punches
before referee Paul Turner pulled him away.
Wheeler Yuta tagged in and ate a vicious big boot from the
world champion. Page dragged him into the corner and tagged
in Briscoe, who followed up with Redneck Kung Fu and a
flurry of chops. The match broke down quickly, all six men
brawling before a commercial break.
Back from the break, Hobbs was the legal man but got chop-
blocked by Castagnoli on the outside after Marina Shafir
stepped in his way, allowing Moxley to slam Hobbs into the
steel steps and choke him against the barricade. Inside the
ring, the Death Riders isolated and brutalized Hobbs until
he was finally able to tag out to Briscoe.
Briscoe came in hot but was gouged in the eyes by Shafir and
dropped with a Paradigm Shift from Moxley on the outside.
Another commercial cut the chaos, and when the show
returned, Briscoe was still trapped deep in enemy territory.
Hobbs was once again thrown into the steel steps as the
Death Riders executed a series of quick tags and double
teams to keep Briscoe grounded.
Eventually, Briscoe hit a desperation dropkick and crawled
toward the corner, making the hot tag to Hangman Page, who
exploded into the match with right hands for everyone in
black.
Hangman landed a triangle lariat on Claudio, scooped up Yuta
for a fallaway slam, and followed up with a rolling elbow
that sent Claudio to the floor. Briscoe then flew with a
tope con giro, and Hangman hit an Orihara moonsault off the
top rope to the outside. He lined up Castagnoli for the
Buckshot Lariat, but Moxley bit his head to break it up.
Hobbs ran in to plant Moxley with a spinebuster, Yuta
countered with a Busaiku Knee, and Briscoe nailed a Froggy
Bow. Buckshot was countered, Neutralizer was countered...
and then Page flipped Claudio into a jackknife pin for the
three count!
After the bell, the Death Riders ambushed Hangman, isolating
the champion as Hobbs and Briscoe were overwhelmed outside
the ring. Moxley stood over Hangman, poised to inflict more
damage — but then, from the rafters, Darby Allin appeared.
The distraction gave Page the opening to recover, and with
fury in his eyes, he blasted Moxley with a Buckshot Lariat,
sending the Death Riders retreating to close the show.
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