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It’s Wednesday and AEW Dynamite was recorded earlier today in Glasgow Scotland at the OVO Hydro. Our commentary team is Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Bryan Danielson.
We start off with Will Ospreay and a microphone. He says this is one of the worst months of his life, and he is glad the crowd is there to cheer him up. He tells a story of his early days wrestling on a Scottish Indy and his love of sausage rolls. Which starts a chant for sausage rolls. He says that because of what the Death Riders have done to him, he is going to need neck surgery. He says he has not been cleared for Forbidden Door, but since it is an unsanctioned match, he can wrestle without clearance. He says before they take a scalpel to him, he will take a pound of flesh from Jon Moxley.
Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir, and Wheeler Yuta come out through the crowd. Mox gets into the ring and motions for Yuta and Claudio and as they start to get into the ring, he mocks them and tells Mox if he wants to get rid of him to do it himself. Claudio and Yuta start to get into the ring and attack but they are met by Speedball Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight and all three brawl until Hiroshi Tanahashi hits the ring.
Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli vs Hiroshi Tanahashi, Speedball Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight
Mox and Tanahashi start by throwing hands. Mox grabs an arm bar and tags in Claudio, who starts throwing uppercuts. Yuta is tagged in and Tanahashi and Yuta fight back and forth until Tanahashi grabs a kick and gives a dragon screw to him. Tanahaski tags in Speedball and gets a missile drop-kick on Yuta from the top and then hits more kicks, followed by a shooting star press and a two count. Yuta gets a Samoan drop for two and Claudio is tagged in. Claudio gets a scoop slam and chokes him on the second rope.
Marina Shafir pulls Knight off the apron and kicks him and she…is…outta here!
Claudio gets a giant swing, and Knight breaks it up with a drop-kick and Will Ospreay comes to the ramp, grabs Shafir and carries her to the back as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Knight has been the babyface in peril. After Claudio jacks his jaw at Tanahashi, Knight gets a drop-kick on Claudio and then a thrust kick on Mox before getting the hot tag to Tanahashi. Tanahashi works over Yuta and ends it with a senton off the second turnbuckle for two. Speedball keeps Mox and Claudio from attacking Tanahashi, and Knight joins in as well as Tanahashi gets a sling blade on Yuta.
Tanahashi’s team all get Twist and Shout on the Death Riders. Gabe Kidd, Drilla Maloney, Clark Conners, and Robbie X rush the ring to distract the ref and knock Tanahashi on the top. Yuta joins Tanahashi on top. We see Ospreay with a body bag on the ramp. Tanahashi hits the high fly flow for the pin and the win on Yuta.
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Speedball Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight
Tony Schiavone is in the ring to talk to Adam Copeland, and the crowd sings Cope’s entire entrance song after the music stops. Christian Cage then comes to the ring, and gets a pretty good reception, despite Cage’s lackluster reaction to his reunion with Cope last week. Cage starts with his normal “Sit down and shut your mouths while I conduct my business” but Cope stops him. Cope says that Cage is what he is and what he is an a$$hole. Cape says sometimes you need an a$$hole and Cage is his.
Tony asks if Cage has found himself, and he says he has. He found he doesn’t need to change anything and he is perfect the way he is. Cope’s facial expressions here are awesome. Cage says they are not on the same page, but they are writing in the same book. Cage says this is not a happy reunion, but a necessity. He will help Cope with his FTR problem, and Cope will help with the Nick and Kip problem. He then says that this version of Cage will be the best tag team partner Cope has ever had.
This brings out Kip Sabian and Mother Wayne, and Kip says that Cage is pathetic. We then get a video of Nick Wayne, who says he was injured last week and Cage broke his foot. He says if he could be at Forbidden Door, he would have taken Cope and Cage’s career from them, and then says he is always one step ahead.
We then get a video for the return of Luchasaurus. He comes from the back and charges to the ring. Kip tries to sneak into the ring and Cage attacks him as Cope attacks Luchasaurus. Cage and Luchasaurus are left alone in the ring and Luchasaurus choke slams Cage, leaving him and Cope planted in the middle of the ring.
We then get a quick video of Mark Briscoe saying he is looking for MJF.
The Death Riders and Gabe Kidd’s War Dogs attack. As Ospreay yells at them, the Young Bucks hit him with a super kick. Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly attack the Buck and they fight into the back.
The Death Riders rip open the body bag, thinking it’s Marina Shafir, but it was Darby Allin, who attacks as Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, and Powerhouse Hobbs rush then Death Riders. They all fight into the crowd. As they brawl, Darby hits a Coffin Drop from the mezzanine on everyone.
We then get a hype video for the feud between MJF and Hangman Adam Page.
Ricochet and the Gates of Agony are in the back and MJF shows up and asks them to help him take care of Mark Briscoe since they all have issues with him. Ricochet agrees.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) w/Stokely vs Bandido and Brody King - Tag Team Tournament Final
Bandido and Dax start off and Dax forces Bandido to the corner where they have words. They lock up again and trade arms bars. Bandido is whipped to the ropes and comes off with a shoulder tackle. Dax goes to his own corner to regroup and they lock up again. Dax gets a side headlock takeover. Bandido works to his feet and this time Dax gets the shoulder tackle off the ropes.
They lock up again and move to mat work and then exchange covers. Cash tags in and Bandido stays in the ring. They trade arm bars and then trip each other and Bandido gets a drop-kick on him. Dax gets in the ring and gets a drop-kick as well. Dax sits down by the announce table as Brody King is tagged in. Dax tosses a chair into the ring and the ref catches it and throws it out of the ring. Cash tries to lock up and Brody keeps punching him down.
Dax is tagged in and Brody chops him down repeatedly. Cash leaps onto Brody’s back and this allows Dax to get a kick and spike pile driver. Brody pops up as FTR is celebrating. FTR gets repeatedly slammed by Brody and Bandido is tagged in. Bandido gets an assisted splash on Dax for two. Brody is tagged back in and FTR runs Brody into a pipe being hidden in Stokely’s sling.
Dax grabs a mic and tells the crowd to respect Stokely as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Brody is busting open and he gets a hot tag to Bandido. Bandido runs wild, fighting both members of FTR and gets a two count on Dax. Both Dax and Cash are back dropped to the floor and Bandido dives. FTR catch him and slam him head first into the apron, which I hear is the hardest part of the ring. Stokely puts on Bandido’s mask that they stole last week. Dax beats Bandido down and then rolls Bandido into the ring.
Dax gets a brain buster on Bandido for two. Cash is tagged in, he gets an elbow drop front he top ass Bandido is on Dax’s knee for two. FTR work over Bandido in their corner with quick tags. Bandido is on top and he and Dax fight, and Bandido beats him down to the mat and Bandido gets a splash for two as we go to picture in picture again.
When we return to full screen, Bandido is fighting off FTR and gets a double hurricanrana on them. He then gets a double DDT on FTR and crawls for the tag. Brody cleans house, ending when he gets a two count on Dax with a power bomb, broken up by Cash. Dax is tossed to the floor. Brody tags in Bandido and then gets a cannonball from the apron onto FTR on the floor.
Bandido then dives onto Dax. Brody and Cash brawl on the other side of the ring. Dax is rolled into the ring and when Stokely grabs Bandido’s boot, he grabs his mask back. He puts it on and goes to the top. Bandido hits a frog splash for two. Cash runs Brody into the ring post on the floor. Brody is tagged in and Bandido is tossed to the floor. Dax and Cash set for Power and Glory on Brody, and when they hit it Dax covers for two.
We are told that 5 minutes remain in the 30-minute time limit.
Bandido gets a blind tag FTR hits Shatter Machine, but Bandido hits a diving hurricanrana from two on Cash. Dax tags in as Bandido is on Cash’s shoulders and he gets a Doomsday Machine for two. FTR tries another Shatter Machine, and Brody breaks it up. Brody and Dax fight on the apron. Dax is knocked to the floor and Brody fights with Cash. Dax gets on the apron and they get a two-man spike pile driver on Brody on the apron.
Bandido, who is the legal man, hits a moonsault from the top onto FTR on the floor. Bandido rolls Dax into the ring as there are two minutes remaining. Bandido gets out of a Shatter Machine by hitting a DDT on Cash. Bandido sets for the 21 Plex, but Cash holds Dax’s arms. Bandido tries another 21 plex, this time on Cash, but Dax keeps it from happening. FTR gets a Shatter Machine and Bandido and Brody breaks up the pin at two.
FTR tries to set up a table on the floor and Brody fights them both. Cash gets into the ring and he tries to dive onto Bandido on the floor and instead, Bandido dodges, Cash goes through the table and the time runs out.
No winner: Time Limited Draw.
Bandido hits the 21 Plex on Dax and covers, but the match is a draw. It is announced that Both teams will be facing the Hurt Syndicate, and it will be an elimination match at Forbidden Door. The Hurt Syndicate comes to the ramp to stare down both groups.
Next up is a hype video for the match between Kazuchika Okada and Swerve Strickland at Forbidden Door.
Hangman Adam Page is on his way to the ring for a promo. He talks about how MJF jumped him in the parking lot from behind. He says it is a waste of time to call him to the ring to get beat up because MJF is a coward. He then says MJF will only get one chance at the title and he will beat the urine out of him at Forbidden Door.
We get MJF’s music and Tony Schiavone tells him that MJF has a camera in the back and if Page doesn’t agree to his conditions to watch the video from the ring or something bad will happen. We then see MJF is holding Mark Briscoe in the back with the help of Ricochet and the Gates of Agony. He pours gasoline over Mark Briscoe and forces Page to agree to three conditions. The title can change hands on a DQ, the title can change hands on a count out, and MJF does not have to cash in his contract for the title match.
Page grabs a chair and goes to the back where he attacks Ricochet. Security pulls him off and tells Page that MJF is already gone. He nails a security guard and takes off to find MJF.
It’s time for the Main Event:
Mercedes Mone and Athena vs Toni Storm and Alex Windsor
Mone and Windsor start off the match Mone gets a side headlock and Windsor reverses it and takes down Mone. Mone works to her feet and Windsor grabs another side headlock takeover. Mone works to her feet and lays in chops. They run the ropes and Windsor gets a shoulder tackle for two. Mone gets an arm drag and Windsor fights off a submission hold.
Mone gets another arm drag. Mone goes to the top and gets a crossbody for two. Windsor gets a fallaway slam. Storm is tagged in and they have words. Athena tags in and they trade waistlocks. Athena backs them into the corner and then sweeps the leg. They return to the middle of t ring and Athena grabs a headlock and then gets a hip toss. Athena gets a tiger feint arm drag and whips Storm into the ropes. Storm gets a shoulder tackle and then a drop-kick followed by a backbreaker for one only.
This sets off the tag team siren and all four women are in the ring. After they fight for a bit, Windsor and Storm get a pair of headbutts. Windsor is tossed to the floor and Storm stops Mone’s dive. Athena pulls Storm down by the hair and yells at Mone to get it together. Mone dives on Windsor and Athena hits Storm with a power bomb on the floor. Windsor then cannonballs form the apron onto Mone and Athena as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Storm gets a series of overhead chops and then a fisherman’s suplex with a bridge on Athena for two. Storm whips Windsor into Mone and then Windsor gets a short arm lariat on Athena for two. Storm tags in and Windsor is knocked off the top by Mone. Athena gets a jack knife pin for two. Athena gets a lung blower and Mone gets a backstabber.
Storm is dragged into Mone’s corner and she works over Storm with Athena using quick tags. Mone misses a splash in the corner and Storm fights off Athena with a spinning DDT. Storm gets to her corner for the hot tag and Windsor runs wild. We are told Storm may have injured her neck with the spinning DDT. Windsor gets a Russian leg sweep and a clothesline on Mone for two. Windsor gets a blue thunder bomb for two, broken up by Athena.
Athena knocks Storm off the apron and then hits a pickle driver on the steel steps. In the ring Windsor gets a roll up for two, and Mone reverses it for two. Windsor nails Athena after Mone dodges and then gets a Samoan Drop on Mone. Windsor gets a sharpshooter and Mone taps out, but Athena is the legal participant. Athena hits the O Face for the pin and the win.
Winners: Mercedes Mone and Athena
The doctor is checking on Storm’s neck. Mone has words for Percepanie, who is the participant in the four way from CMLL and is at ringside. And we are desperately out of time!
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