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AEW Dynamite is live from the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Austin, Texas. The commentary team is Excalibur, Taz and Tony Schiavone.
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Kenny Omega vs Rocky Romero
We start off hot as Kenny is coming to the ring for the match. Rocky attacks and stomps down Kenny in the corner immediately, and Kenny reverses and gets a diving back elbow after whipping Rocky to the corner. Kenny dives onto Rocky on the floor and rolls Rocky into the ring. Kenny hits a Famouser and then a PK kick.
Rocky goes to the floor to avoid a V-Trigger. Kenny goes to the floor and Rocky dives into the ring and then attacks Kenny when he returns to the ring. Rocky gets a series of strikes and then a Sling Blade for two. Rocky gets Forever clotheslines in the corner until Kenny gets a big boot. They go back and forth, able to block each other’s moves until Kenny gets a V-Trigger knee when Rocky is celebrating. Kenny gets a snap dragon suplex, another V-Trigger, and then a One Winged Angel for the pin and the win.
Winner: Kenny Omega
Tony Schiavone hits the ring to interview Kenny, and his yellow tie matches his yellow shoes. He asks Kenny about everyone vying for the chance to challenge MJF for the title. Kenny says he hasn’t felt this good in years. He says this is where the best wrestle, and if he didn’t feel like he was at the top, and he doesn’t care if it’s someone he hates or loves, he will go through them to get the title.
Hangman Adam Page comes to the ring with a mic of his own. Page says he’d rather be fighting beside Kenny than against him, but with the world title at stake, so be it. He says as much fire and passion as Kenny has, Kenny will not be the next champion. The next champion will be Adam Page.
Swerve Strickland then comes to the ring and has something to add, and he says he came back for the world championship and he has not been pinned since he came back to AEW. He says he doesn’t care who he has to go through to get what he wants.
Kenny says that there is a bit of animosity between them and Swerve is looking for a fight, and Swerve agrees.
We then get Don Callis, who has something important to say over the boos of the crowd. Don says that Andrade El Idolo will ruin that undefeated streak later tonight. He says that he has something special for Kenny and Page, and he says it will remind them that the Don Callis Family runs this show.
Kenny says that Don needs to worry about himself and charges at Don, who bails and Kenny chases him to the back.
Jon Moxley (Continental Champion) vs Ace Austin – Eliminator Match
Mox starts with a big boot and then Mox tosses him to the corner and chops him down. Mox then gets twenty in the corner. Ace lays in chops and strikes and Mox knocks him back. Ace gets a side headlock takedown for two. Ace and Mox exchange chops, then kicks, and then forearms. They fight through the ropes and Ace gets an arm drag into a dropkick. Ace fights from the apron as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, they are grappling on the mat, and Mox is able to whip Ace into the corner and works him over there. Ace goes to the top with Mox following and Mox keeps up the pressure. Mox gets a superplex from the second turnbuckle and both men are down. Mox is up first as Ace is slowly getting up in the corner. Mox charges into him, and when Mox comes off the ropes, Ace reverses his charge and then lays in kicks. Ace gets a leg drop and then clotheslines in the corner.
Ace misses a springboard kick and Mox drops him with a clothesline. Ace gets a backdrop and then they trade two counts. They trade blows and Ace drops Mox with a hook kick for two. They trade forearms, knees and back elbow strikes. Ace gets a springboard kick from the second rope for two. Mox gets a cutter and follows with the Death Rider for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jon Moxley
Konosuke Takeshita charges to the ring after the match and gets in Mox’s face. They jaw-jack and Takeshita shows he wants that title. As Takeshita leaves the ring, Mark Davis and Jake Doyle attack him and lay him out.
Mark Briscoe (TNT Champion) vs El Clon
At least they have removed the 0 from El Clon’s name to make typing it easier.
Don Callis joins commentary.
They lock up and move to side headlocks and arm bars. They run the ropes and Clon gets a back elbow strike for two. Clon lays in chops in the corner, and Mark is able to get a series of strikes. They fight to the floor, and Mark tosses a chair into the ring. Clon tosses the chair at Mark, who dodges it. Mark gets a lariat after Clon does a series of flips. Mark gets a scissor kick through the ropes and then dives onto Clon on the floor.
Mark returns to the ring, and Clon wraps up Mark in the apron and attacks as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Clon is working over Mark in the corners. Clon gets a flip off the ropes for a two count. They fight in the corner and Clon goes to the top. Mark knocks him to the floor and dives onto him. Clon is rolled into the ring and Mark runs into a thrust kick from him. Mark lays in a series of jabs and Clon gets a roundhouse kick on Mark. They clothesline each other down.
Mark is up first and they throw hands. Mark hits a half-and-half suplex and then gets a splash in the corner. He hits a fisherman’s bomb and goes to the top. Mark hits Froggy Bow for two. Mark then hits the Jay Driller and Clon pops up. They fight in the corner and Clon gets an overhead kick followed with a dive onto Mark on the floor. Mark is rolled into the ring and Clon gets a double stomp from the top. Clon goes for a driver, Mark gets out of it and Clon starts for the Portal Bomb, but Mark escapes and gets a roll-up for the pin and the win.
Winner and still TNT Champion: Mark Briscoe
Mark says he ain’t doin’ no ducking and dodgin’, and he will be back Saturday night for an open challenge for anyone but the Don Callis Family.
The lights go off and we hear a heartbeat. The big screen reads Psycho Killer and it’s Tommaso Ciampa!
In the back, Renee Paquette is with Kyle Fletcher and Kazuchika Okada. Okada says when he took the screwdriver, he wasn’t thinking. He wanted to face Kyle in the finals and he did not mean to hurt him and asked Kyle to come here to say he is sorry. Kyle accepts the apology. They shake hands.
MJF is here to talk to us. He heels the building and then tells the crowd to listen to him. He is immediately interrupted by Brody King in street clothes. He then insults Brody, who comes to the ring. MJF goes to the apron and asks Brody if he will be a professional and speak like men. Brody indicates he will.
MJF tells Brody he still needs to beat someone who matters. He talks about how Brody followed Malakai Black, then Buddy Matthews, and now he follows Bandido. He then says that Brody should follow him, and he’ll pay him and use a guy like Brody. He then says he’s never met a liberal man who looks more like a Nazi, and he’ll help Brody clean up.
MJF says to be champion, you have to be a leader, and Brody is a follower.
Brody says he doesn’t follow anyone, they were his friends, which MJF has never had. Brody says he sat down with Tony Khan and they decided the best person to beat for a title shot was… MJF. Next week, Brody has an eliminator match with MJF for a title shot at Grand Slam Australia.
We then get a hype video for the Young Bucks, who say they are going back to their roots and the tag team division is on notice for their return in Las Vegas.
Kris Statlander (AEW Women’s Champion) vs Thekla
If the Sisters of Sin interfere, they will lose their tag team title shot.
Thekla calls for a handshake, and then pulls away at the last second. Thekla slaps her and bails from the ring. Thekla returns to the ring and runs into a strike from Kris. Thekla is tossed to the ropes and Thekla hangs in them. Kris gets a leg drop on her and then a stalling vertical suplex on the floor where she holds Thekla for over 30 seconds. Kris then catapults Thekla into the steel steps.
Thekla returns to the ring and as Kris is posing, Thekla kicks her off the apron to the floor. Thekla gets a double stomp to Kris’ back as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Kris knocks Thekla to the corner and Thekla goes to the top and gets a Tarantula in the ropes. Kris pulls her over the top and whips her from hanging on her back to slam Thekla face-first into the top turnbuckle. Huge power move.
Kris gets a lariat in the corner and then charges in with an uppercut, then a knee strike and then Kris slams her with a Blue Thunder Bomb for two. They fight in the ropes and Thekla goes to the top and leaps over Kris. Kris gets a lariat and then goes to the top. Thekla slaps her and then joins her on top. Thekla hits a spider suplex and then hits a crossbody onto Kris on the floor.
Kris is rolled into the ring and Thekla covers for two. Thekla hits a spear and both women are down. They fight as they get to their feet. Thekla tries for an octopus stretch and Kris fights her way free. Thekla gets a curb stomp for two. Thekla runs into a thrust kick from Kris. They go back and forth and Kris gets a gut wrench powerbomb followed by Saturday Night Fever for the pin and the win.
Winner and still Women’s Champion: Kris Statlander
Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron join Kris in the ring as Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne look on from the stage.
In the back, Don Callis is with Kyle and Takeshita and he says it’s time for the Family to bring more titles to the family. He tells Takeshita he needs to take Kyle’s lead and forgive Okada. After Don leaves, Takeshita asks if Kyle forgave Okada and then walks away, disappointed.
Next is a hype video for Jack Perry vs Ricochet.
We then get a promo from Ricochet as GOA beats him down.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) AEW Tag Team Champions w/Stokely vs Mark Davis and Jake Doyle
Stokely is still in a wheelchair and joins commentary.
Cash and Jake start off by locking up and Jake shoves Cash into the corner. They run the ropes and Jake runs through Cash four times in a row. Cash forces Jake to the corner where Dax tags in. Jake then slaps Dax down. He lays in chops in the corner. Cash starts to fire back and Jake gets a scoop slam. When he goes to the ropes, Cash gets a low bridge. Cash tries to dive onto Davis and Doyle on the floor and they catch him and run him into Dax as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Jake and Dax trade chops. Jake gets an enziguri. Mark tags in and gets a running clothesline. All four men are brawling in the ring. Doyle puts Dax on top and after Cash tries to attack, Mark takes Cash to the floor. FTR is able to get Power and Glory for two with Mark breaking up the count. Mark grabs a sleeper on Dax, who tries all sorts of things to escape, but fails.
The Death Riders show up at ringside and Mox nails Mark with his belt when the ref is distracted. FTR hits the Shatter Machine on Mark for the pin and the win.
Winners and still Tag Team Champions: FTR
Renee is with Orange Cassidy, who says that Wheeler Yuta is unrecognizable now, and Yuta shows up and gets in his face. Marina Shafir shows up and Toni Storm shows up and they have words where we find out Shafir is the one who sent Mina Shirakawa the flowers. Security pulls them apart before they come to blows.
Swerve Strickland w/Prince Nana vs Andrade El Idolo
Don Callis joins commentary.
They lock up and Andrade grabs a side headlock and brings Swerve to his knees. Swerve is shot into the ropes and Andrade drops Swerve and puts a foot on his chest. Swerve pops up and they throw hands in the middle of the ring. They run the ropes and each get hurricanranas where they land on their feet. Swerve goes for a House Call that Andrade avoids. They throw chops and Swerve puts Andrade on the second rope, jumps to the second rope himself and gets a hurricanrana.
They go to the floor and Andrade runs Swerve into the steel steps. Andrade takes a selfie with a woman at ringside and she gives him a lipstick print as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Swerve and Andrade are fighting through the ropes in the corner. Andrade gets a tope dive onto Swerve on the floor. The crowd is cheering for Andrade as he gets a moonsault after landing from the top onto Swerve for two. Swerve lays in strikes and Andrade gets a big boot, knocking Swerve to the floor. Andrade goes to the top and Swerve grabs him for a Death Valley Driver on the apron.
Swerve rolls Andrade into the ring and then pulls him back and lays him on the top of the barricade. Swerve joins him and Andrade gets a back body drop on Swerve on top of the barricade. Both men are down, struggling to get up as the ref counts to nine before they both get into the ring. They trade blows back and forth again. Andrade gets a series of elbows and Swerve gets a back elbow. Andrade gets a big boot as Swerve charges and drops with an arm on Swerve for two.
Andrade charges at Swerve and Swerve hits him with the House Call in midair for two. Swerve goes to the top and Andrade joins him there. Andrade gets a poisonrana from the top and follows with a running double knee in the corner for two. Andrade gets a DDT for two. The crowd is now chanting for Swerve.
Swerve gets a jackknife pin for two. Andrade gets a roll-up for two. Swerve gets House Call and as he sets up for a suplex, Andrade grabs the ref. When the ref pulls away, Andrade gets a low blow with a mule kick and hits the DM for the pin and the win.
Winner: Andrade El Idolo
Andrade will face Kenny Omega for a title shot at MJF.
Renee is backstage with MJF and asks him about his match with Brody King next week, and as he is trashing Brody, Kenny Omega shows up and says “One more week, one more win” and he’ll see him for a title match. MJF leaves and runs into Andrade, who says he wants that title. MJF starts to get into his SUV and Page is there. MJF gets in and yells “Drive the car” and we are desperately out of time.
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