This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite emanates from Denver, Colorado! We break it all down in this week’s Dynamite recap.
Continental Title Eliminator: Jon Moxley (c) vs. El Clon
Moxley and Clon lock up. Clon delivers a pair of arm drags and a dropkick. Moxley bounces Clon off the announce desk, then fires off right hands. The action returns to the ring, with Moxley slamming Clon to the mat. Moxley locks in an arm submission. Clon breaks it by getting his foot on the bottom rope. Moxley connects with a loud chop. Clon answers with a running elbow. He then chokes Moxley with the tag rope in the corner.
Back from break, Clon rocks Moxley with an enziguiri. He goes up top and descends with a double stomp for a near fall. Moxley spikes Clon with a Paradigm Shift. He follows with a Death Rider for the win.
Winner: Jon Moxley
We Hear From Swerve Strickland
Prince Nana appears at the commentary desk with a microphone. He accuses the commentary team of running their mouths about Swerve Strickland. Nana says Strickland doesn’t care about the fine he paid. Nana introduces Strickland, the most dangerous man in AEW. Strickland recognizes that some of the people didn’t like what he did to Kenny Omega last week. Strickland points out that the announce desk seems more sturdy after he drove Omega’s head through it last week. Strickland says he feels no guilt about his actions, especially given that he warned Omega ahead of time. Strickland says by beating Omega, he is back in line for a world title match. Strickland adds that he’s a man of his word by putting Omega down.
Strickland says Omega is just another EVP that he took down as well. He brags about taking the entire Elite down. Strickland recalls All In Texas weekend and his conversation with Adam Page. He adds that he is choosing to live life now and move forward with no regrets, unlike previously. Strickland warns the AEW roster that they are on notice.
Orange Cassidy vs. Gabe Kidd
Kidd fires off stomps on Cassidy in the corner. He follows with a loud uppercut. Cassidy answers with an arm drag and a backslide. Kidd kicks out. Cassidy bounces Kidd’s head off the turnbuckles. Kidd blasts Cassidy with a right hand.
Back from break, Cassidy lands weak strikes on Kidd. Kidd spits on Cassidy, only to eat a Beach Break. Kidd kicks out, then puts the referee in Cassidy’s path. With the referee distracted, Kidd gouges Cassidy’s eyes. Kidd drops Cassidy with a jumping piledriver for the win.
Winner: Gabe Kidd
After the match, Clark Connors comes down to the ring and fires off punches on Cassidy. Darby Allin rushes down with a skateboard next and strikes Kidd with it. He follows with a Code Red to Connors. Cassidy rocks Kidd with an Orange Punch. Allin stomps Kidd with his skateboard.
Kevin Knight vs. Mansoor
Mansoor and Knight lock up. Knight delivers an Atomic Drop and dropkick. Knight trips up Mansoor. Mansoor lands a neckbreaker before firing off stomps on Knight. Mansoor lands an Atomic Drop of his own, then a spinebuster. Knight dodges Mansoor’s moonsault, then runs him over with clotheslines. Knight follows with a leaping hurricanrana and pendulum DDT. He finishes off Mansoor with the UFO Splash for the win.
Winner: Kevin Knight
After the match, Knight says Adam Page will wipe the floor with MJF. Knight then suggests that if Page beats MJF, he be Page’s first challenger.
We Hear From Adam Page & MJF
MJF and Adam Page join Tony Schiavone in the ring. MJF calls Page brave for being willing to potentially never challenge for the world title again. MJF vows to make sure Page will indeed never challenge for it after Revolution. MJF says he figured out a way for him and Page to decide their stipulation for Revolution, a way that gives them each 50-50 odds. MJF offers up a quarter for them to flip. If it lands on tales, they will have Page’s wish of a Texas Death Match. If it lands on heads, MJF will get his wish of a one-way no disqualification match.
Page says he wants to make sure MJF understands what he’s doing here. Page asks what MJF would be like if he poured a bag of glass on him, then dragged him through it. Page also asks what MJF would be like if he crammed barbed wire between MJF’s lips. Page says if they get Texas Death, then MJF doesn’t stand a chance. He adds that he’s put his future on the line because he wants to leave no doubt as to who is better between he and MJF. Page says if he can’t beat MJF, then he doesn’t deserve the title. Page agrees to let MJF flip the coin. MJF does, with the quarter landing on heads. Page demands that MJF show him the quarter. MJF asserts that he isn’t giving Page anything. When he tries to leave, JetSpeed, Brody King, and Bandido block his path. Page says he knew MJF would never leave that to chance. King takes it from MJF, revealing that the coin is rigged. MJF asks if anyone has a different coin. Schiavone relays that Tony Khan has ruled the upcoming match a Texas Death.
AEW Women’s Tag Team Titles: Babes Of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale) (c) vs. MegaBad (Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford)
Bayne and Nightingale shove each other, then trade strikes. Nightingale takes Bayne off her feet with a shoulder tackle. Bayne boots Nightingale. Ford then covers Nightingale for a one count. Nightingale answers with forearms on Ford in the corner. Nightingale follows with a splash. She then slams Cameron onto Ford. Bayne breaks up the pinfall attempt that follows. Nightingale and Cameron send their opponents to the outside. Nightingale crushes Ford against the barricade. Bayne knocks Cameron off the apron with an elbow strike. Bayne wipes out both Cameron and Nightingale with a dive through the ropes. Ford follows with a moonsault.
Back from break, Ford is checked on by AEW medical, leaving Bayne to fight alone. Cameron spikes Bayne with a DDT. Nightingale tags in and clubs Bayne in the corner. Nightingale follows with a spinebuster for a near fall. She lands a German suplex, then wipes out Bayne with a cannonball on the outside. The action returns to the ring, with Lena Kross running in and hitting Nightingale with the title belt.
Winners (by DQ): Babes of Wrath
After the match, Kross fires off stomps on Nightingale. Bayne unloads strikes on Cameron.
Mark Davis vs. Brody King
Davis and King lock up. King lands a shoulder tackle and loud chop. Davis returns with his own chop. Davis slams King. King dodges Davis’ senton to deliver one of his own. Davis rocks King with an elbow strike in the corner. King answers with a Death Valley Driver. Davis clocks King as he attempts a dive through the ropes.
Back from break, Davis delivers a German suplex. King answers with a backdrop. Davis follows with a lariat. When both men reach their feet, King lands a pair of lariats for the win.
Winner: Brody King
After the match, King says he is number one in violence and the most dangerous man in AEW. King declares that he’s looking for a fight against Swerve Strickland at Revolution. Bandido says he wants a fight too. Andrade and Don Callis appear on the stage, with Andrade pointing at Bandido.
Mile High Madness, Anything Goes: Jack Perry, The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) & The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) & The Demand (Bishop Kaun, Ricochet & Toa Liona)
The Demand and FTR attack Perry before his partners can make their entrances. Matt pushes Ricochet off the top rope, then lands a crossbody that wipes out four of his opponents. Xavier and Wentz take down Ricochet in the ring next. The action spills to the crowd, with Nick and Wheeler trading strikes. Wheeler pushes Stokely into Nick, sending Nick tumbling down the stairs. Nick recovers and dumps trash onto Wheeler.
Perry sends Ricochet to the outside, then lands a hurricanrana on Kaun. Perry spikes Ricochet with a DDT on the floor. Kaun blasts Perry with a boot. Liona sends Perry flying over the barricade.
Back from break, Xavier takes a series of moves from The Demand and FTR. Ricochet rolls up Xavier, but Xavier’s teammates break it up. Wentz sends himself and Ricochet to the outside. Matt launches Harwood into Wheeler. Nick follows with a hurricanrana to Wheeler. Harwood spikes Nick with a DDT. Matt DDTs Harwood next. The Rascalz send Ricochet through a table with a Spanish Fly. Liona clocks Wentz. Matt and Nick superkick Liona, allowing Perry to then powerbomb him through a table. Harwood rolls up Nick for a near fall. Matt superkicks Wheeler. Nick does the same to Harwood before Matt sends him to the floor. Wheeler is launched into a table by the Young Bucks. Matt and Nick superkick Kaun. Perry nails Ricochet with a Canadian Destroyer. Matt and Nick follow with the BTE Trigger. Perry finishes off Ricochet a running knee with added leverage from Matt and Nick.
Winners: Jack Perry, The Young Bucks, and The Rascalz