AEW is heading to Clearwater, Florida this July for one of the promotion’s signature summer-time events.
It was revealed today that Beach Break 2026, a special edition of Dynamite, will be held at Baycare Sound in Clearwater on Wednesday, July 8. It will be the fifth-ever edition of Beach Break, following last year’s edition in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Past Beach Breaks were held in Chicago, Cleveland, and Jacksonville.
Baycare Sound is an “outdoor (with roof cover), waterfront boutique concert venue” that has traditional seating as well as a lawn area. Tickets for the show are going on sale to the general public this Friday (May 22).
Beach Break first took place in 2021, replacing Bash at the Beach on the AEW calendar after the company was no longer able to use that WCW-era trademark. The 2025 Dynamite Beach Break episode was headlined by Jon Moxley defeating Samoa Joe in a steel cage match.
In addition to this, AEW has announced that Viejas Arena in San Diego, California will host a Dynamite episode and Collision taping on Wednesday, July 1. That will be the first Dynamite to take place after Forbidden Door 2026.
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including health updates on Jim Ross and Hulk Hogan, the death of Sabu and Lance’s thoughts on blaming Joey Janela and GCW, why Beach Break did well in the ratings, TNA thoughts, tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Wednesday night’s special Beach Break edition of AEW Dynamite averaged 682,000 viewers on TBS, an 8.4 percent increase from last week. It’s the best audience total the show has done since September 18 of last year.
Dynamite drew a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 6.3 percent from last week and ties the highest rating the show has done in that category since March 19.
Dynamite finished third on cable, trailing only the Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks NBA playoff game on TNT that topped the charts (1.44 rating in 18-49 and 4.958 million viewers overall) and a Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs NHL playoff game on ESPN (0.32 rating and 1.094 million viewers).
As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall audience was up 1.5 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 26.1 percent. It’s the first time since November 2023 that the show has had a year-over-year increase in total viewers. This year’s numbers do not include viewership on Max, which is likely the reason the 18-49 television rating is down.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 9.9 percent in viewers and 6.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.
AEW Dynamite: Beach Break airs live tonight from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Adam Cole will face Orange Cassidy in a lights out match, set up on last week’s Dynamite after Cassidy accidentally bumped Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. through a table during a Cassidy and Kris Statlander vs. Cole and Baker mixed tag match.
In a ladder match, TNT Champion Cody Rhodes will take on interim TNT Champion Sammy Guevara to determine the rightful title holder.
In a trios contest, The Inner Circle’s Chris Jericho, Santana, and Ortiz will face Daniel Garcia, and 2point0.
Red Velvet will face “Legit” Leyla Hirsch in a women’s division match. Velvet is the top-ranked singles competitor in the women’s division, while Hirsch is ranked second according to AEW’s weekly rankings, released today.
Promos from Baker and CM Punk have also been advertised for the show.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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Show Report —
The TNT Championship match participants were already in the ring when the show started. Justin Roberts gave them their introductions.
TNT Championship Ladder Match: Sammy Guevara defeated Cody Rhodes (w/ Arn Anderson) to become the undisputed champion
This was one of the best Dynamite openers of all time.
They shook hands to start. Neither man could establish an advantage early on as they kept the action inside the ring. Both men teased signature moves, but their opponent had it scouted. Guevara rolled to the floor to grab the first ladder, but Cody took him out with a forearm. Cody then made his way up the ramp. to pick up a bigger ladder, bridging it between the ring and the barricade.
Guevara surprised Cody with a pump kick and sent him into the barricade. They fought into the crowd, where Guevara hit a cutter on the floor. Guevara picked up another ladder and brought it into the ring, striking Cody with it and setting it up. Cody stopped Guevara’s ascent and they collided heads, leading to a double down.
They both climbed the ladder, but it wasn’t set up where anyone could reach the belts. Cody superplexed Guevara all the way to the mat in a cool spot, leading to a commercial. Once back, Cody suplexed Guevara between an inverted ladder, which looked incredibly painful. He then locked Guevara in the Figure Four around the rungs of a ladder.
Cody continued to beat down Guevara with overhand chops, but Guevara fired up and started a comeback with clotheslines. He went for a springboard, but Cody tossed a ladder into his face. Cody climbed a ladder, but Guevara climbed his own ladder and jumped off towards Cody, taking him all the way down with a cutter in an awesome moment.
Guevara trapped Cody under a ladder and climbed, but Cody powered out and sent Guevara crashing over the ropes. They fought on separate ladders, with Cody hitting a Cross Rhodes to the mat. Cody climbed and almost reached the belts, but Guevara cut him off and they both hung from the structure before losing their grip and falling to the canvas.
Out on the floor, Cody trapped Guevara’s leg between a ladder, but Fuego Del Sol ran out to talk him out of it. Cody landed a straight piledriver on Fuego, but Guevara took Cody out with a springboard and a Fosbury flop. The G.T.H. followed on the floor.
Guevara placed Cody on the ladder that had been bridged out on the floor earlier. He then set up a standing ladder adjacent to it, climbed to the very top, and hit a senton bomb onto Cody. Insane.
Back in the ring, Guevara climbed the ladder, but was met at the top by Cody. They traded forearms until Guevara used the belt to send Cody crashing down. Guevara then took down the belts to win.
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Out on the snowy beach, Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs were with Tony Schiavone. Hobbs challenged Dante Martin to a match and Starks did the same for Jay Lethal in an FTW Championship match.
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Two-on-One Handicap: Wardlow (w/ Shawn Spears) defeated Elijah Dean & Jake Alexander
Cleveland is Wardlow’s hometown and he was a major star. He dispatched both opponents and immediately powerbombed one followed by the other. Wardlow hit five powerbombs in total, with the last one planting one opponent on top of the other for the double pin.
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Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Santana, & Ortiz) defeated Daniel Garcia & 2point0 (Matt Lee & Jeff Parker)
The Inner Circle held control of the match early on until some dysfunction between Jericho and his partners allowed Garcia and co. to take advantage. They beat down Ortiz through the commercial break. Jericho desperately wanted the hot tag, but Ortiz tagged in Santana.
Santana ran wild on all three opponents and he an Ortiz hit an assisted cutter followed by a powerbomb lariat combination. Jericho hopped down from the apron and took himself out of the match, but then he broke up 2point0’s finisher and hit a Judas Effect on Lee. The piledriver from Santana followed for the win.
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A video promo aired from Lance Archer and Jake Roberts, addressing Hangman Page. Their world title match will be a Texas Deathmatch. Page said he’d “bring hell.”
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Jurassic Express and Hardy Family Offices were backstage. They will defend the tag titles against Private Party on Rampage. Christian said everyone was coming for the champions, and Hardy said on Friday, Private Party would become champs.
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CM Punk & MJF promo
Punk said he was here to fight, dressed in his ring gear, He had the crowd chant “MJF” before unzipping his jacket to show MJF’s Burberry scarf. He said he was sick of talking — he needs MJF in the ring. But if MJF comes out, he won’t fight, even though Punk’s gone through the entire Pinnacle.
MJF’s music played and he came out. He mocked the crowd as if he was going to wrestle Punk before insulting Cleveland. He said he’d give Punk the match in Chicago. After MJF beats him, they’ll see the real Punk — the one who loses his smile when he doesn’t get what he wants and blames his failures on everyone else, like LeBron James.
Punk no-showed in Cleveland in 2014 when he left WWE. When MJF beats Punk, he’s going to just cry about it on a podcast. Punk responded: “The best thing I ever did was leave, and the best thing I ever did was come back.” Punk demanded the match right now. “These people love me because I get back up and fight.”
MJF brought out FTR and Wardlow, but Punk was taken out from behind by Spears. They all beat Punk down and Spears whacked him with the chair. Wardlow didn’t get involved until MJF demanded he powerbomb Punk. Wardlow did so onto the chair, and MJF sat on top of Punk and said he’d see him in Chicago.
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The Acclaimed called out Jon Moxley, as this Friday, Anthony Bowens will face him in a match.
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Griff Garrison and Julia Hart were backstage. Hart was about to talk about the House of Black, but Mark Sterling showed up and made her sign a waiver before her TBS Championship match against Jade Cargill on Rampage.
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“Legit” Leyla Hirsch defeated Red Velvet
This was really rough — a disappointing effort between two women with lots of potential. Velvet was the top contender before her loss.
They fought before the bell. Velvet quickly took Hirsch down with a dropkick and went for the Final Slice, but Hirsch rolled to the floor and beat Velvet down. Velvet regained control with a knee lift and a cutter over the ropes. She went for a triangle hold, but Hirsch powered out and hit a buckle bomb. She targeted Velvet’s shoulder through a break.
Once back, Hirsch hit a springboard stunner to start a comeback. She followed it up with double knees to Hirsch’s back. A spear from Velvet got two. Hirsch countered the Final Slice and hit a powerbomb and knee strike. The knee strike had it won, but Hirsch transitioned into an armbar, allowing Velvet to reach the ropes for a break.
They had an awkward cradle exchange before Hirsch rolled Velvet up with the tights for the win.
â After the match, Hirsch slapped on the armbar, leading to Kris Statlander running her off.
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Malakai Black cut a video promo. He said Brody King was the embodiment of conflict and violence. King said PAC would be humbled, and that Death Triangle would feel true pain. “Just like death, we are inevitable.”
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New TNT champion Sammy Guevara did his cue-card gimmick through a commercial.
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Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. promo
There was a display setup in the ring featuring her 2021 awards from PWI. Baker came out in a full Pittsburgh getup, mocking the Cleveland fans. She talked up her awards and insulted the Browns. She said she created this women’s division and became the face of AEW. Baker insulted another Baker, Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, a lot. She said she won’t settle until she’s “female of the decade.”
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AEW Rampage: Championship Friday (1/28) lineup:
Jon Moxley vs. Anthony Bowens
FTR vs. Lee Johnson & Brock Anderson
TBS Championship: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Julia Hart
AEW Tag Team Championships: Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus (c) vs. Private Party
AEW Dynamite (2/2) lineup:
CM Punk vs. MJF
House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Death Triangle (PAC & Penta El Zero M)
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Nyla Rose and Vickie Guerrero came out. Rose said she’d be champion if not for Ruby Soho, and next week, she wants her in a match.
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Unsanctioned Lights Out match: Orange Cassidy defeated Adam Cole
This was a fun brawl but it wasn’t at the level of the great AEW Lights Out matches. The Danhausen signing is a major red flag for this company.
They immediately traded right hands. Out on the floor, Orange sent Cole into the barricade and hit the hands-in-pocket shotgun dropkick. Cole returned the favor. He went under the ring to pick up a chair, and indie star Danhausen came out with it. Orange took control with a DDT. That was… odd.
Both men were perplexed, allowing Cole to hit a pump kick through a chair. Cole wanted Panama Sunrise, but Orange countered it and put Cole through the timekeeper’s table with a spinebuster. He tried to follow it up with the Orange Punch, but Cole got the ring bell up to block it. Cole continued to target Orange’s right hand through commercial. During the break, Orange bought himself some space through using a fire extinguisher.
They jockeyed for position with a chain, leading to Cole hitting a ushigoroshi for two. He tried to put Orange through chairs, but Orange countered with a stunner and hit a Mincinoku Driver through the chairs for two. Orange’s hand was bloodied.
Orange ran into a superkick and Cole called for backup. Brandon Cutler ran out but was taken out by Wheeler YUTA, Bobby Fish took out YUTA, Chuck Taylor dispatched Fish, then the Bucks nailed Chuck with double superkicks. The SuperKliq lined Orange up for the triple superkick, but Roppongi Vice stopped them. Orange then hit the Beach Break and the Orange Punch but could not cover due to the pain.
Cole hit a low blow on Orange, but Orange was wearing a cup with thumbtacks pointed out. Orange then hit a Panama Sunrise for a good near fall. He wrapped the chain around his hand, but Cole escaped the Orange Punch. Cole retreated into the backstage area and used Jerry Lynn as interference to put Orange through the “Go” position table, where Lynn and Tony Khan were seated.
Back on the stage, Cole landed another superkick. He wanted to lower the Boom, but Orange hit a superkick of his own and called for the chain-assisted Orange Punch. Cole countered with a strike from a stage light.
Cole climbed the staging and stood in front of the video board, but Orange pursued him to the top and hit a low blow. Orange “hugged” Cole and sent him crashing through the stage for the win.
â The match does not count against the wrestlers’ records due to it being unsanctioned.
NJPW’s KENTA attacked Jon Moxley in the show-closing segment of last night’s AEW Dynamite Beach Break.
KENTA, set to challenge Moxley for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship on The New Beginning USA. edition of NJPW Strong on February 26, hit Mox with a Go 2 Sleep.
In a video posted on social media after the show, KENTA met with AEW World Champion Kenny Omega. Omega proposed a lights out match on next week’s Dynamite where the two would team against Lance Archer & Jon Moxley.
Before KENTA’s attack, Moxley, PAC & Fenix lost to Omega & The Good Brothers in a six-man tag when Gallows pinned Fenix after a Magic Killer.
Beach Break kicked off with a tag team battle royal to determine number one contenders for The Young Bucks’ AEW Tag Team titles at Revolution. Chris Jericho & MJF won the match, with Jericho last eliminating Top Flight’s Darius Martin.
Jericho also inadvertently eliminated his stablemate Sammy Guevara in the match’s closing stretch and further dissension within The Inner Circle was teased throughout the show.
Kip Sabian & Penelope Ford’s wedding also took place on last night’s show. Impact Wrestling’s James Mitchell officiated the ceremony. Things seemed to be going off without a hitch until Chuck Taylor cuffed Miro’s leg to the ropes during Miro’s best man toast. Orange Cassidy then emerged from the wedding cake and attacked Sabian. Ford got sent face-first into the cake, while Miro was unable to help Sabian as he was cuffed.
After an explosive night of pro wrestling action, join Denise Salcedo on Speak Now Pro Wrestling episode 19.
This episode is filled with thoughts and opinions on the very newsworthy AEW Beach Break edition of Dynamite, as well as NXT!
Denise begins the show discussing the trendiest topic of night, the debut of KENTA on AEW Dynamite, attacking Jon Moxley. She answers questions from her live viewers and shares her opinion of what this could mean between the two wrestling promotions, All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Following that, Denise breaks down the AEW card from top to bottom including: the tag team battle royal, the announcement of Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela for the TNT Championship, the AEW Womenâs division (Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker), plus more!
Then before wrapping up the show, she highlights the most important and noteworthy moments of NXT including the appearance by Edge, Legado del Fantasma vs. Lucha House Party, and the continuation of both the Menâs and Womenâs Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
Not only can Denise can be seen on F4W Onlineâs YouTube channel each and every single Wednesday night immediately following NXT and AEW Dynamite, but you can also watch her videos play during the commercial breaks of Wrestling Observer Live over on Twitch.
Jon Moxley teams with Death Triangle’s PAC and Rey Fenix against World Champion Kenny Omega and Impact Wrestling’s The Good Brothers on tonight’s Beach Break episode of AEW Dynamite.
Omega and The Good Brothers attacked Fenix’s brother Penta El Zero Miedo on the January 20 Dynamite, while Moxley, Penta and Fenix attacked Gallows, Anderson and Omega on the January 13 episode to set up tonight’s main event.
The wedding of Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford will be held tonight. “The Best Man” Miro and his butler Charles Taylor will be in attendance.
A tag team battle royal will be held to determine the number one contenders for the AEW World Tag Team titles, currently held by The Young Bucks. The Bucks will participate in the battle royal and will choose their challengers should they win. Chris Jericho & MJF, Santana & Ortiz, Sammy Guevara & Jake Hager, Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus, Private Party, John Silver & Alex Reynolds, Evil Uno & Stu Grayson, The Acclaimed and Top Flight round out the field.
Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa in a match that was originally set for New Year’s Smash will also take place tonight. Matt Hardy and Hangman Page will team up against Luther and Serpentico. Lance Archer vs. Eddie Kingston in a lumberjack match is also scheduled.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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A promo from Sammy Hagar played before the match, cheering on Jake Hager & Sammy Guevara.
MJF & Chris Jericho won the AEW World Tag Team Championship Challenger Battle Royale
There were ten teams in the match, and both members needed to be eliminated. FTR was removed from the match as a result of their post-match attack on Luchasaurus last week. They were replaced by John Silver & Alex Reynolds.
The Young Bucks were the last to make their entrances, and they dove on everyone ahead of the match. They dispatched a series of teams with spears and superkicks before the battle royale officially started, and Isiah Kassidy missed a big dive.
Daunte Martin was eliminated by Private Party. Jake Hager eliminated Alex Reynolds. Stu Grayson stayed in with a great show of strength, and Silver eliminated Hager. Matt Jackson was backdropped onto the ramp and eliminated early on.
Chris Jericho & MJF eliminated Anthony Bowens. Luchasaurus got a showcase spot where he knocked down half the field with strikes. Grayson tried to suplex Luchasaurus over the top, but Luchasaurus suplexed him onto Bowens before being eliminated by the Dark Order.
MJF tossed out Evil Uno. Darius Martin blocked Private Party’s Silly STring and eliminated Quen. Silver suplexed both of Santana and Ortiz, but he celebrated and the team eliminated him. Nick Jackson ran wild on Santana and Ortiz and tossed out Santana before eliminating Ortiz with a superkick.
Kassidy and Nick Jackson had an exchange, but Gallows and Anderson appeared and eliminated Kassidy by pulling down the ropes. Nick exchanged words with the Good Brothers, and MJF took advantage and dumped Nick.
Jericho, MJF, Guevara, Jungle Boy, Darius, and Max Caster were the final six. Each Inner Circle member wrestled one-on-one with one of the other three. The Inner Circle worked together to try to eliminate Jungle Boy, but the other two wrestlers broke it up. MJF then eliminated Jungle Boy.
MJF and Guevara faced off, but Caster attacked them both. Caster held MJF up for an attack from Guevara, but MJF avoided the superkick. Caster then eliminated MJF, and Darius eliminated Caster.
The final three were Jericho, Guevara, and Darius. Le Sex Gods worked together against Darius, but Darius downed them with a double DDT. Darius nearly eliminated Guevara, but Jericho tried to eliminate Darius, inadvertently dumping Guevara.
Darius downed Jericho with a dropkick but was sent to the apron and eliminated with the Judas Effect. Jericho and MJF are the #1 contenders.
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A Jade Cargill video played where she was shown working out. She has the best physique in the business.
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Tony Schiavone brought out Darby Allin and then Sting for an interview. Next week, Allin will defend the TNT Championship against Joey Janela.
Team Taz interrupted. They’ve been barred from the building due to their actions from last week. Taz said they’d be watching Allin’s match closely next week.
Starks said that Sting’s not the same guy from the past or the “icon” they call Sting. He said Sting would get hurt playing in the jungle, and wished Allin good luck, because he’d need it.
Sting said that he’d be with Allin next week to make sure it’s just a one-on-one match. If Starks doesn’t see the “icon” in Sting’s eyes anymore, maybe he needs to take a closer look.
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Ahead of the match, a video package played recapping Thunder Rosa and Britt Baker’s feud.
Dr. Britt Baker. D.M.D. (w/ Rebel) defeated Thunder Rosa
This was a great match, probably Baker’s best performance yet, before the rather underwhelming finish.
Rosa attacked Rebel before the bell, but Baker immediately went for the Lockjaw. Rosa rolled out of it and landed a short dropkick. She followed it up by laying in corner strikes on Baker, who turned it around with some chain wrestling.
A flipping senton from Rosa got two, so Rosa kept up the offense. Baker moved out of the way of a corner attack and landed a pump kick. She maintained control on the floor and taunted Rosa, but Rosa drove Baker into the apron and the barricade leading to a commercial break.
Baker regained control during the break when Rosa went into the ring to break the count. They battled on the ramp, where Rosa hit a Death Valley Driver. Back in the ring, Rosa landed a jumping clothesline, double knees, and a corner dropkick for two.
Rosa went for her finish but Baker rolled out of it and hit a Sling Blade and a thrust kick for two. Rosa hit a series of kicks, but Baker fought out of piledriver attempts and hit an Air Raid Crash for two.
Baker put on the glove and went for the Lockjaw, but Rosa reached the ropes. Baker hit the Rollins stomp and cradled Rosa into the Lockjaw. Rosa tried to cradle out of it, but Baker kept it applied for a while before Rosa finally reached her feet and suplexed her way out of it.
Rosa hit another Death Valley Driver for a close near fall. She then applied an omoplata, while Rebel pulled off a turnbuckle pad. Rosa let go of the hold to chase off Rebel, and Baker avoided a corner attack, sending Rosa face first into the turnbuckle. Baker then applied the Lockjaw, leading to the referee stoppage.
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Last week, Matt Hardy and Hangman Page were interviewed by Tony Schiavone in Hardy’s dressing room. Hardy said that they’d have great chemistry, but Page didn’t want any partnership or contract. Hardy said that he had no ulterior motives, and so he proposed that they team up against Chaos Project to get revenge for them interrupting -1’s birthday party.
Hangman Page & Matt Hardy vs. Chaos Project (Luther & Serpentico)
Hardy dominated Serpentico early on before tagging in Page, who hit the running Shooting Star Press for two. Hardy hit the Side Effect but Luther blind tagged his way in and beat down Hardy with strikes.
Luther used his partner as a weapon against Hardy. Serpentico missed a Swanton bomb and Hardy reached Page for the hot tag. Page ran wild with a fallaway slam and a plancha, concluding it with a spinebuster on Serpentico for two.
Page wanted the Buckshot Lariat but Luther pulled him off the apron, where Luther whiffed on a running cannonball. Page then hit the Buckshot on Serpentico, but Hardy tagged himself in and got the pinfall.
Hardy wanted a high five after the match, but Page was perplexed.
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Participants in the AEW Women’s Championship Eliminator Tournament:
Aja Kong
Yuka Sakazaki
Veny (ASUKA)
Emi Sakura
Ryo Mizunami
Mei Suruga
Rin Kadokura
Maki Itoh
Serena Deeb
Britt Baker
Tay Conti
Thunder Rosa
Nyla Rose
Anna Jay
Leyla Hirsch
Riho
As someone who watches a ton of joshi, that is a phenomenal lineup.
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Chris Jericho and MJF were interviewed by Alex Marvez about being the #1 contenders. MJF called him “Mark-vez” and joined the Inner circle in their locker room. Guevara said that only Jericho & MJF were the contenders, as everyone else lost. Jericho called them “collateral damage,” and Guevara wondered why it was always everyone else who was “collateral damage.”
MJF said it was time to have a conversation, and Wardlow sent the cameraman packing and shut the door.
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Kip Sabian, Miro, & Charles Taylor were interviewed by Tony Schiavone. Sabian said that Tony was lucky to be there, and Vickie Guerrero arrived and said “it’s time.”
Kip Sabian & Penelope Ford’s Wedding
There was a lovely little setup in the ring. Guerrero escorted Sabian to the ring, flanked by his wedding party. Ford was escorted by Jerry Lynn. Schiavone got emotional on commentary.
Father James Mitchell was the presiding official. He called it “unholy matrimony” and asked the bride and groom to share their vows.
Sabian objectified his bride, in a weirdly sweet way. “You are beautiful on the inside, and damn, you are hot on the outside.” Ford started by saying “You have the biggest…” but Sabian cut her off, because he knows how much she wants to spend her life with him.
After presenting the ring, and Father James went through an absurd tirade about “groping” and “kayfabe,” they both said “I do.” He was about to ask if anyone objects, but Miro said he’d been there a few times and asked to move on. Father James then pronounced them man and wife.
The newlyweds made out, tongue and all, before Miro began a toast. He demanded that Charles bring everyone champagne. Miro said that he, himself, is Sabian’s wedding present before asking who brought this giant present in the back. Charles said it was from him, so Miro attacked it and tossed it out of the ring.
The crowd started chanting “What Is Love?” and Miro played along before saying it was time for cake. He looked down and noticed that he had been shackled to the bottom ropes, and Charles shoved Sabian, who in turn knocked Ford face-first into the cake. Sabian tried to attack Charles but ended up hitting Miro.
Ford jumped on Charles’ back and allowed Sabian to attack him, but Orange Cassidy popped out of the cake table. Charles used the distraction to attack with a wine cooler, and Cassidy hit the Beach Break on Sabian.
Weirdly, the show went to picture and picture next, but as far as I could tell, nothing of note really happened.
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A recap of Shaquille O’Neal accepting the challenge with the Inside the NBA TNT crew played. Shaq was really funny, saying his finisher was called the “black tornado,” which was essentially a spinning back elbow like he used to do in the post as a player. The match, Shaq & Jade Cargill vs. Cody Rhodes & Red Velvet, was announced for the March 3 episode of Dynamite.
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Lance Archer (w/ Jake Roberts) defeated Eddie Kingston in a lumberjack match
This was a chaotic spectacle that didn’t really come together for me.
Archer was a house of fire, tossing Kingston right away, but Kingston made his way back into the ring before anyone could attack. Butcher and Blade tripped Archer and beat him down, but Archer fought them off. He tried to chokeslam Peter Avalon, one of the lumberjacks, but Avalon escaped and Archer went headfirst into the ring post.
Kingston was sent outside next, but Billy Gunn sent him back in the ring immediately, but Kingston still went after Butcher and Blade on the outside. A brawl ensued, which Archer dove onto leading into a commercial break, where Kingston took control.
Archer hit a full nelson bomb and landed some running offense. Bunny ran in the ring and hopped on Archer’s back. Archer was going to hit her with the Blackout, but Kingston cut it off with a spinning backfist.
Archer hit a big uranage for two. Kingston went to the top rope, but Archer cut him off and hit Blackout for the win.
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FTR accused Jurassic Express of essentially tattling and trying to get them removed from the battle royal. Blanchard got heated about all the stipulations they’ve had to adhere to and asked what it would take to let the best tag team in the world compete.
Dax said that they werent bad men, but sometimes they have to do what bad men do. It was revealed that they have kidnapped Marko Stunt, as he was handcuffed to a chair and his mouth was taped.
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A video played where Joey Janela talked about his upcoming TNT Championship challenge against Darby Allin.
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Next week’s Dynamite lineup:
TNT Championship: Darby Allin (c) vs. Joey Janela
MJF & Chris Jericho vs. The Acclaimed
Cody Rhodes & Lee Johnson vs. Pretty Peter Avalon & Cezar Bononi
PAC and Anderson traded forearms right away. A hurricanrana frustrated Anderson, so he tagged in Gallows. Moxley tagged in and went right after Gallows with forearms, but Gallows downed him with a right hand. Moxley avoided a sit-down splash and hit the Regal Knee, but Gallows kicked out right away.
Moxley hit a release suplex on Anderson for two and followed it up with a plancha on Gallows. He sent Anderson to the floor and landed a tope suicida on the Good Brothers before sending Omega into the barricade.
PAC ran face first into a Gallows thrust kick and the heels beat down PAC, concluding with a triple neckbreaker. Moxley broke up the pinfall and Omega flattened PAC with a Liger bomb for two. Omega hit a V-Trigger and went for the One-Winged Angel, but PAC fought out and his teammates made the save, concluding with a PAC German suplex bridge for two.
The two teams brawled after the match, but Lance Archer ran out and sent the Good Brothers packing. It was just Moxley and Omega in the ring, but a masked man ran in and laid out Moxley. It was NJPW’s KENTA, who holds the rights to challenge for Moxley’s IWGP United States Championship â and is a member of the current Bullet Club. He finished Moxley with the Go To Sleep to end the show.
The most in-depth look at the WWE’s new deal with the Peacock Network is the lead story in the new double-issue of the Observer.
We look at who the deal was put together, the finances behind it, is it a good deal for all parties, what goals there are for each side, how this affects the TV landscape and Smackdown in particular, how much money WWE was getting before and after from the Network, television vs. streaming when it comes to homes in the U.S., comparisons to UFC’s deal with ESPN, quotes from the key parties, the financial viability of NBC purchasing WWE, the stock price, network subscriber numbers, money in modern PPVs, WWE projected profitability, why the method wrestlers are paid makes no sense in today’s game, and notes fromall ke parties.
Also in this issue:
NBC shutting down NBC Sports Network affects both the USA Network and how it could impact WWE.
Amanda Huber’s timeline of the death of Brodie Lee from her interview with Tony Schaivone and Aubrey Edwards this week, his symptoms, treatments, and what the doctors thought.
UFC 257, including an update on the business of the show and television viewership, plus full coverage of what could end up as the biggest show of the year, and was one of the biggest PPV events in history.
2021 Royal Rumble, people rumored to be in that won’t be, others that could be, and thoughts on the build and the matches.
WrestleMania, Young Rock, Daniel Bryan talks his future, WWE talent listed among the most marketable in sports and losses in ad revenue to performs in social media accounts, Undertaker says current wrestles are soft and Bill Goldberg, Mick Foley and Drew McIntyre respond, Nick Khan talks future of rights fees, where AEW stands, NXT India, Teases of Japanese star signing, International TV ratings, most-watched shows on the WWE Network and strongest athletes in WWE developmental.
New Japan’s show at Ota Ward Gym this past week with its parody main event plus the big shows upcoming this week.
WWE’s TV special for India and look at the talent from that country that the company wants to build a promotion around.
A huge story on Hank Aaron, Civil Rights, Bill Watts and how they all intersected in the early 90s.
Comparison piece on the greatest MMA fighters of all-time, looking at their wins, losses, bouts with major names and where they stand in relation to each other.
The death of El Hijo de Anibal and the legacy of the mask created by his father, one of the biggest stars of the 1970s, including the match that was the first big title match to give the UWA credibility.
Television ratings of the past week, including segment-by-segment numbers for the past two weeks on Wednesday, who was watching in different age groups, how different segments did on Raw & Smackdown and more.
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WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE
WWE
Rey Mysterio confirmed in a Sports Illustrated interview that he has re-signed with WWE. âWe never made the signing of my new deal public, but there is definitely going to be more time to see Rey Mysterio in WWE,â Mysterio said. âIâm going to keep wrestling, at least until Father Time catches up and says, âItâs time to go.â â
PWInsider reported that Bad Bunny was training at the WWE Performance Center yesterday.
Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bianca Belair, Carlito, Torrie Wilson, and Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard were guests on todayâs episode of The Bump.
Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford spoke to TVInsider regarding tonightâs Beach Break wedding. Sabian said that they are legitimately getting married on the show. âI obviously wanted my parents to be there, but they understand the situation,â he said. They’ll be able to watch from home. We could get married in our house and be just as happy. Weâre people who just want to be married. Down the line, once COVID is hopefully eradicated and things are OK, weâll have a celebration, party, housewarming combined where all our families can be there.â
Wednesday’s AEW Beach Break continues to be rounded out as a new tag team match was announced during Tony Khan’s “paid ad” on Impact Wrestling Tuesday night.
Following Matt Hardy’s management overtures to Hangman Page on last week’s Dynamite, the two will team up to face Chaos Project (Serpentico and Luther).
The match was announced during the rundown as part of the aforementioned paid ad and later tweeted by Hardy who said he and Page spoke again after last week and will look to punish Chaos Project for trying to ruin -1’s birthday party.
It’s the second change to the card announced Tuesday as Dark Order’s John Silver and Alex Reynolds will now replace FTR in the ten team tag team battle royal for a shot at the tag team titles at Revolution.
The live show from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida will also feature:
AEW Champion Kenny Omega and Impact Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers vs. Jon Moxley, Fenix and PAC
AEW announced that the Dark Order’s John Silver and Alex Reynolds will replace FTR in the no. 1 contenders’ tag team battle royal at Wednesday’s Beach Break.
The reason given was that “upon review of their conduct after the Jungle Boy v. Dax Harwood match, FTR are suspended from competition for 1 week.” According to Dave Meltzer, it’s part of a storyline and not injury/COVID-19 related.
Silver and Reynolds will join fellow Dark Order members Stu Grayson and Evil Uno in the ten team match that includes champions The Young Bucks, Top Flight, Private Party, Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus), Chris Jericho & MJF, The Acclaimed, Sammy Guevara & Jake Hager and Santana & Ortiz. The winner gets a title shot at March’s Revolution pay-per-view and if the Bucks win, they choose their opponents.
The live show from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida will also feature:
AEW Champion Kenny Omega and Impact Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers vs. Jon Moxley, Fenix and PAC
Following their first clash on Dynamite Wednesday, AEW announced a rematch between Eddie Kingston and Lance Archer for this Wednesday’s Beach Break but with a lumberjack stipulation.
Kingston pinned Archer after hitting him with a loaded fist, handed to him by The Bunny while Butcher and the Blade distracted Archer and the referee with a beaten up Jake Roberts, hence why the stipulation was made.
The full card for next week’s live show from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida:
AEW Champion Kenny Omega and Impact Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers vs. Jon Moxley, Fenix and PAC
A ten team battle royal for an AEW Tag Team Title shot at Revolution featuring champions the Young Bucks, Top Flight, Private Party, Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus), FTR, Chris Jericho & MJF, The Acclaimed, Sammy Guevara & Jake Hager, Santana & Ortiz, and Dark Order (Stu Grayson & Evil Uno)
The stage is set for next week’s Beach Break edition of AEW Dynamite.
A week before Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers team against Jon Moxley, PAC & Rey Fenix, Fenix and Moxley attacked the trio in the main event segment of last night’s show.
After The Young Bucks & Good Brothers defeated The Dark Order in the main event, Fenix attacked Gallows and Anderson. The Good Brothers overcame the attack at first, but Moxley ran in to make the save for Fenix. Fenix landed a suicide dive on Gallows and Anderson.
Omega then ran in to go after Moxley. Instead, Moxley laid out the AEW World Champion with a Paradigm Shift.
Jungle Boy defeated Dax Harwood in a match where Tully Blanchard and Cash Wheeler were handcuffed to Luchasaurus at ringside. Jungle Boy’s victory was shot-lived, though. FTR and Blanchard used powder, a slingshot suplex, and a spike piledriver to subdue Jurassic Express, then cut the horns off Luchasaurus’ mask.
A week before they participate in a battle royal to determine the number one tag team contenders, Chris Jericho & MJF defeated Brian Pillman Jr. & Griff Garrison, with Jericho pinning Pillman. Dissension in The Inner Circle was teased throughout the show, with the primary focus on Sammy Guevara and MJF.
The build to the Revolution PPV continued as well last night, with Sting, Darby Allin, and Team Taz addressing each other via promos ahead of their street fight at the event. Cody Rhodes also responded to Shaquille O’Neal’s vague challenge from the AEW Awards show, with a Cody & Red Velvet vs. Shaq & Jade Cargill mixed tag teased for the PPV.
For full video highlights from last night, including Matt Hardy addressing Hangman Page, see below.
The Young Bucks have been added to the number one contender tag team battle royal set for next weekâs Beach Break Dynamite event.
After the team of the Young Bucks and The Good Brothers defeated Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Alex Reynolds, and John Silver of the Dark Order on tonightâs Dynamite, The Young Bucks talked about being put in the battle royal. Matt said that if they were to win the battle royal, they would get to handpick their opponents at Revolution. They turned their attention to their partners, but the two teams ended up doing the âtoo sweetâ hand gesture.
The show ended with Fenix coming out and attacking the Good Brothers. Jon Moxley came out to even the odds, with The Young Bucks not participating in the brawl. Kenny Omega came out to try and lay out Moxley, but Moxley saw him and laid him out with the paradigm shift instead. Omega & The Good Brothers will face Moxley, PAC, and Fenix at Beach Break next week.
Other participants announced for the battle royal include Top Flight, Private Party, Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus), FTR, Chris Jericho & MJF, The Acclaimed, Sammy Guevara & Jake Hager, Santana & Ortiz, and Stu Grayson & Evil Uno of The Dark Order.
Thunder Rosa will take on Britt Baker at the AEW Dynamite special Beach Break on February 3.
The match was set tonight during Dynamite. After a confrontation between Jade Cargill and Red Velvet on her talk show The Waiting Room, Baker showed footage of her attacking Thunder Rosa backstage several weeks ago. A new video of Thunder Rosa then played. She told Baker that their match needed a bigger platform, and after talking to Tony Khan, the match was now set for Beach Break. Baker then ended the talk show, saying that the match wasnât happening.
Rosa vs. Baker was set to take place on tonightâs episode of Dynamite. However, Thunder Rosa stayed at home during last weekâs tapings after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. An NWA Womenâs title match between champion Serena Deeb and Tay Conti took place instead.
The wedding between Penelope Ford and Kip Sabian is also set for Beach Break.
