This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite emanates from Edinburg, Texas! We break it all down in this week’s AEW Dynamite recap!
Trick Or Treat Tornado Tag Team: Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy vs. Death Riders (Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta
Allin and Cassidy go right after Garcia and Yuta. Allin nails Garcia with a Coffin Splash in the corner. Cassidy delivers an elbow to Yuta in another. Yuta strikes Allin from behind. Cassidy and Allin answer with back body drops. Yuta rams Allin in the barricade on the outside. Allin whacks him with a chair, then places him on it. Allin lays in elbow strikes, then dives onto Yuta. Garcia throws Cassidy into another barricade. The action spills into the crowd. Allin leaps off a platform and wipes out Yuta and Garcia. Cassidy follows Yuta up the stairs in the stands. Allin lands a dropkick on Garcia.
Back from break, Garcia and Yuta set up a table on the outside. Cassidy blasts them with a double dropkick. Cassidy spikes Garcia and Yuta with DDTs. Garcia cinches in a sleeper hold on Cassidy. Garcia lays Cassidy on top of the table. Yuta sends him crashing through it with a dive off the top turnbuckle. Allin hits a Code Red on Garcia for a near fall. Allin low blows Yuta. Cassidy drives him into the mat with a DDT next. Allin follows with a Coffin Drop. Garcia breaks up Allin’s pin attempt.
Cassidy connects with an Orange Punch on Garcia, then a dive through the ropes. Allin locks in the Scorpion Deathlock in Yuta. Yuta taps out.
Winners: Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy
Backstage, Don Callis is seen with Nick and Matt Jackson. Callis suggests that a family would help Matt and Nick and also have their back. Callis reveals he has arranged a special entrance for Matt and Nick. He then introduces them for their match.
AEW Tag Team Title #1 Contendership: The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) vs. Jurassic Express (Jack Perry & Luchasaurus) vs. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey)
Harwood and Bailey lock up. Harwood fires off chops. Bailey responds with a series of kicks. Perry tags in and locks up with Bailey. Bailey and Perry trade arm drags. Luchasaurus tags himself in and slams Bailey to the mat. Knight delivers a springboard dropkick to Luchasaurus. He and Bailey follow with a double dropkick to Luchasaurus. All four men reach their feet again. FTR and The Young Bucks rush into the ring to level them.
Knight sends Nick and Matt up and over in the corner. Wheeler rushes in with an uppercut. Harwood and Nick team up to deliver a hanging senton on Knight. Knight tags in Perry, who levels Nick and Matt with clotheslines. FTR catch him mid-dive, then launch him onto the announce table. Matt dropkicks Luchasaurus through the ropes. Wheeler dropkicks Nick, then sends Matt to the outside. Bailey fires off kicks on Wheeler. Bailey wipes out a sea of competitors on the floor. Harwood and Knight follow with a superplex.
Back from break, Luchasaurus crushes FTR and Young Bucks in the corners. He follows with a double lariat and a shoulder tackles. Perry hurricanranas Bailey off the apron. Luchasaurus chokeslams FTR and Young Bucks. Perry follows with a destroyer to Nick. Luchasaurus covers Matt for a near fall.
Knight fires off elbows on Luchasaurus. Luchasaurus answers with a headbutt. Knight delivers a DDT to Luchasaurus. Knight dropkicks Perry off of Bailey’s shoulders, sending him crashing into FTR and Young Bucks. Bailey follows with a springboard moonsault to the outside, while Knight lands a springboard splash on Luchasaurus for a near fall.
Matt and Nick superkick Luchasaurus, Perry, Bailey, and Harwood. Matt and Nick land a Shatter Machine on Wheeler. They superkick Knight, then nail him with a BTE trigger for a near fall. Luchasaurus and Bailey deliver moonsaults to the outside. FTR rock Knight with a Shatter Machine for the win.
Winners: FTR
We Hear From The Don Callis Family
The Don Callis Family heads to the ring, sitting at two tables while Callis stands in the center. Callis says he’s here to dispel the rumors of Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita having beef. Callis points over to Rocky Romero to answer some questions. Romero says the Don Callis Family are the most dominant faction in all of pro wrestling. Romero says Takeshita isn’t here due to travel issues. Romero then unveils an artwork of the DCF. Callis calls it inspired.
Josh Alexander says DCF is all about family. Kyle Fletcher references an oath that all the members took before joining the stable. Takeshita’s music hits. He then heads to the ring. Okada and Takeshita stare off. Callis says at the end of the day, they are a family. He adds that they succeed by listening to what he wants. Callis recalls Takeshita being his first member, but says he can also be the last out. Callis asks Takeshita to put his ego aside and shake Okada’s hand. Takeshita extends his hand. Okada flips him off. Callis says they have some work to do. He then announces that Okada and Takeshita will team up in a tag match to prove that they can work together.
Backstage, Kris Statlander says if there’s anything Mercedes Mone wants to say to her tonight, Statlander isn’t going anywhere.
Jon Moxley (w/ Marina Shafir) vs. Kyle O’Reilly
O’Reilly fires off kicks. Moxley answers with an elbow strike. O’Reilly and Moxley trade chops. Moxley dumps O’Reilly to the outside.
Back from break, O’Reilly delivers a dragon screw in the corner. Moxley plants O’Reilly with a piledriver for a near fall. Moxley locks in a Fujiwara armbar, then a crossface. Moxley transitions to a crucifix submission. Moxley taunts O’Reilly with light kicks. O’Reilly and Moxley exchange elbows. O’Reilly rains down with punches. He cinches in an ankle lock, then nails Moxley with a knee strike to his back. Moxley delivers a series of elbows. O’Reilly elbows him in return before countering a piledriver with a triangle submission. O’Reilly releases the hold and blasts Moxley with a high knee.
Moxley boots O’Reilly in the face. O’Reilly cinches in another ankle lock. Moxley reaches the ropes to force the break. O’Reilly dives onto Moxley on the outside. O’Reilly launches Moxley into the barricade with a dragon screw. The referee begins to count. O’Reilly confronts Shafir. O’Reilly locks in the guillotine as the referee continues to count. He keeps it locked in as the referee reaches the count of ten.
Double Countout
After the match, Shafir clocks referee Aubrey Edwards. Claudio Castagnoli uppercuts O’Reilly. Claudio and Moxley stomp away at O’Reilly. Shafir grabs a chair. Roderick Strong rushes down and knees Moxley. Strong then trades blows with Claudio. Strong drops Claudio to the mat. Garcia and Yuta attack Strong as Claudio holds him down. Darby Allin, Mark Briscoe, and Orange Cassidy run down to help Strong and O’Reilly. The Death Riders retreat. Cassidy calls for Blood and Guts.
Mercedes Mone and Kris Statlander brawl backstage. Mone drags Statlander to the stage. Statlander carries Mone to the ring. Athena attacks Statlander from behind, then drives her into the steel steps. Mone lands a backstabber on Statlander. Athena follows with an O-Face. Mone cinches in a Statement Maker. Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron run down and send Athena and Mone retreating.
AEW Women’s Tag Team Title Tourney: Sisters Of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue) vs. Jamie Hayter & Queen Aminata
Hayter blasts Hart with an elbow. Aminata follows with a roll-up. Hayter boots Hart in the face. Blue tags in. Aminata delivers rear leg slams to Blue, then a suplex. Hayter and Aminata land more suplexes on Blue. Hayter and Aminata follow with a double suplex to both Hart and Blue. Hayter fires off kicks on Blue in the corner. She rocks Blue with a side suplex for a two count. Hart and Blue drive Hayter into the mat with a flapjack.
Back from break, Hayter double suplexes Hart and Blue. Aminata clotheslines Blue multiple times. She then connects with a running kick and a boot in the corner. Aminata covers Blue for a two count. Hayter dropkicks Blue off the top. She follows with a sliding lariat. Aminata fires off elbows on Hart. All four women trade strikes next. Hayter and Aminata get the advantage with suplexes. Hart and Blue respond with thrust kicks. Hayter and Aminata answer with lariats. Aminata and Blue exchange blows.
Hayter sends Hart to the outside. Thekla wipes out Hayter on the outside as the referee isn’t looking. Blue and Hart drive Aminata into the mat for the win.
Winners: Sisters of Sin
Backstage, Penelope Ford confirms she tore her UCL, which means she is not cleared to compete in the women’s tag title tournament. Marina Shafir steps up to team with Megan Bayne in her place. Bayne agrees.
AEW World Title #1 Contendership: Samoa Joe vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Hook vs. Ricochet
Joe attacks Lashley from behind, then brushes off Hook. Joe and Hook trade strikes. Lashley yanks Joe to the outside then slams him into the barricade and the steel steps. Ricochet dropkicks Lashley off the apron. Lashley returns to the ring and stares down Ricochet. Hook suplexes Ricochet across the ring. Lashley does the same before spearing him in the corner. Hook bridges into a pin on Ricochet, though Lashley breaks it up. Hook fires off right hands on Lashley. Lashley elbows Hook off the apron. Lashley slams Hook against the apron next. Ricochet wipes out Lashley with dive to the outside. Joe follows with a dive of his own.
Back from break, Joe fires off right hands on Ricochet. Lashley pushes Ricochet away. He and Joe trade strikes in the center of the ring. Lashley slams Joe into the mat. Lashley catches Ricochet mid-crossbody, then slams him. Hook breaks up the pinfall attempt. Hook sends Lashley to the outside. Hook suplexes Joe. Ricochet levels Hook with a flying elbow. He wipes out Lashley and Joe with dives to the outside. Ricochet goes up top and descends with a Shooting Star Press on Hook for a near fall.
Ricochet calls for the Spirit Gun. Hook sees it coming and counters with the Redrum. Ricochet begins to fade, but Joe interrupts with a senton. Lashley spears Joe, causing Hook to fall off of Joe’s shoulders. Ricochet dives in with a springboard flip. Hook rolls up Ricochet for a two count, then sends him to the outside. Ricochet cracks Lashley over the back with a chair. Lashley chases Ricochet up the entrance ramp. Joe cinches in the Coquina Clutch on Hook. Lashley runs back, but before he can break it up, Hook taps out.
Winner: Samoa Joe
After the match, Powerhouse Hobbs and Katsuyori Shibata join Joe in celebration. Tony Schiavone says Joe and Adam Page will sign their title match contract right now. A crew of figures dressed in costumes come down to the ring. Schiavone hands Joe the contract. Hobbs and Shibata attacked the costumed men, except one. Joe unmasks the last one, then punches him. Joe signs the contract. Joe proclaims that he is the next AEW World Champion. Page comes into the ring dressed as Schiavone and low blows Shibata, then Hobbs. Page follows with a lariat to Joe. Page finishes off Joe with a Buckshot Lariat and a series of punches. AEW officials yank Page off of Joe.