This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite emanates from Phoenix, Arizona! We break it all down in this week’s Dynamite recap.
Darby Allin vs. Pac
Allin dives onto Pac before the bell rings, then lays in elbow strikes in the crowd. The action eventually spills to the ringside area, where Pac delivers a German suplex to Allin. Pac sends Allin into the steel steps with another suplex. Pac rolls Allin into the ring. The opening bell finally rings. Pac runs over Allin with a lariat for a near fall. Pac then slingshots Allin into the second rope. He bridges into another pinfall attempt via a suplex.
Back from break, Allin flips off Pac. Pac hops off the top and appears to tweak his ankle. Allin wipes out Pac with a Coffin Drop to the outside. He delivers another one, this time on the apron. Allin runs into the corner, but collides with the referee when Pac puts him in the line of fire. Allin cinches in a Scorpion Death Lock. Pac taps out, but the referee is still knocked out.
Wheeler Yuta runs down to the ring with a chair. Allin dropkicks it out of his hand and drops him with a Scorpion Death Drop. Allin drives Pac into the mat again, then wraps the chair around Pac’s ankle. Allin falls onto the chair via a Coffin Drop. Allin locks in another Scorpion Death Lock. Pac taps out.
Winner: Darby Allin
Adam Page vs. Bryan Keith (w/ Big Bill)
Keith fires off chops on Page. Page answers with a big boot and a series of elbows. Page knocks Keith off the apron, then springboard leaps onto him. Page unloads right hands. They return to the ring, where Page chops Keith against the ropes. Page clubs Keith with a rolling elbow. Bill yanks Page’s foot, allowing Keith to headbutt Page. He follows with right hands in the corner.
Back from break, Page runs over Keith with a lariat. He then looks for a Buck Shot Lariat, but Bill blocks it. Page kicks Bill away. Keith dodges a moonsault from Page. While Keith distracts the referee, Bill prepares to chokeslam Page. Swerve Strickland runs in with a chain and chokes Bill with it. Page boots Keith, then lands a Buck Shot Lariat for the win.
Winner: Adam Page
After the match, Page says he will take everything from Samoa Joe. Strickland tells MJF that he and Page will be coming after him as well. Strickland adds that he will make 2026 his house. Kenny Omega comes to the ring next. He says he feels like he, Strickland, and Page all have something to prove. Omega feels he has to prove that he is the god of pro wrestling like the people dubbed him as. Omega says he is going for the AEW World Championship as well. Page says if he and Omega cross paths, he wishes that the best man wins. Page and Strickland head to the back.
The Don Callis Family appears on the stage. Callis claims to have always been a big fan of MJF, but he questions his logic of associating with Omega. Callis invites Omega to wrestle Josh Alexander. Omega agrees and says he has a little bit of time tonight for a match. Callis says he will decide when Alexander faces Omega, and it will be next week. Omega says tonight was a big first step for him in pursuing the world title.
Brody King vs. Jon Cruz
King knocks down Cruz with a chop. King charges at Cruz in the corner, but Cruz moves out of the way. Cruz leaps off the top and gets clocked by a right hand from King. King follows with a piledriver for the win.
Winner: Brody King
After the match, King tells Bandido to beat MJF’s ass in the main event. King says it will be an honor to step into the ring with Bandido as champion.
AEW Tag Team Title #1 Contender: GOA (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) vs. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) vs. The Don Callis Family (Jake Doyle & Mark Davis) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)
Matt and Nick wipe out Doyle and Davis with dives through the ropes. Bailey and Knight do the same to Liona and Kaun. Knight and Bailey trade strikes with Matt and Nick. Matt and Nick slam them to the mat in response. All eight men begin brawling in the ring. Doyle scoop slams Knight. Bailey and Knight missile dropkick Doyle and Davis. Nick wipes out his opponents with a dive to the outside. Matt and Bailey fire off right hands on Davis and Doyle. Davis and Doyle eat superkicks from JetSpeed and The Young Bucks. Liona wipes out his opponents with a moonsault to the floor. Liona slams Nick into the barricade.
Back from break, Matt and Nick nail Knight with a BTE Trigger. Ricochet pulls the referee out of the ring when they attempt to follow with a pin. Jack Perry wipes out Ricochet. Matt and Nick level GOA with crossbodies to the outside. Back in the ring, Bailey rocks Doyle and Davis with kicks. Doyle launches Bailey into the men on the outside. Davis follows with a piledriver on Knight for the win.
Winners: Don Callis Family
After the match, FTR and Davis-Doyle begin brawling in the ring. The security team and referees run down to separate them.
Babes Of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale) & Kris Statlander vs. Triangle Of Madness (Julia Hart, Skye Blue & Thekla)
Statlander and Hart lock up. Statlander takes down Hart with a front face lock. Hart reverses by twisting Statlander’s arm. Statlander drops Hart onto the mat back-first. Cameron rocks Hart with a roundhouse kick and a sling blade. Willow slams Cameron onto Hart. Blue tags in and rocks Willow with an elbow. Willow answers with an enziguiri.
Back from break, Blue plants Cameron into the mat. Statlander runs over Hart and Blue with a double lariat. Thekla rocks Statlander with an elbow. Willow wipes out Thekla with a lariat. Thekla reverses a powerbomb with a hurricanrana. She follows with an elbow strike. Thekla spears Statlander. Blue fires off stomps on Willow on the outside. Thekla drives Statlander’s face into the mat for the win.
Winner: Triangle of Madness
Backstage, Adam Page vows to take the AEW Trios Titles from The Opps on Collision with Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey.
AEW World Title: MJF (c) vs. Bandido
Bandido rolls up MJF for a near fall right away. MJF answers with a shoulder tackle. Bandido takes down MJF with an arm drag and a hurricanrana. Bandido sweeps MJF off his feet. MJF responds by raking Bandido’s eyes. Bandido slams MJF. MJF rolls to the outside, where Bandido wipes him out with a dive through the ropes. MJF drops Bandido with a tilt-a-whirl slam. Bandido fires off elbows, then rolls up MJF again. MJF kicks out and rocks Bandido with a kick. He follows with a shoulder breaker.
Back from break, MJF and Bandido trade roll-ups. Bandido gets MJF on his shoulders, then drops him onto his knee. Bandido lands a 21 Plex and covers MJF. MJF kicks out and cinches in an arm bar. MJF releases the hold, only to pull Bandido into a LeBell lock. Bandido fades. The referee calls for the bell.
Winner (And Still): MJF
After the match, MJF agrees with the people’s sentiment that Bandido will be a future AEW World Champion. MJF clocks Bandido with his title, then rains down with right hands. Brody King runs down, prompting MJF to retreat.