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Daily Update: Brodie Lee, El Rey Network, Septimo Dragon

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WON NEWSLETTER: December 28, 2020 Observer Newsletter: WWE TLC review, Tokyo Dome preview, more

We look back at the good and bad of last week’s major events as well as where this all leads in the current issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We’ve got TLC coverage, looking at the card, with match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.  

Also in this issue:

Our new feature of Performer of the Week and match of the week.

Tokyo Dome show as well as talk of the new restrictions and just how much money the restrictions are costing the company, the lineup of both nights and more stories regarding the show.

WWE Slammy Awards for the serious and not-so-serious.

WWE top star talking about wrestling becoming secondary to him and negotiate fewer dates, Notes on the most-watched Smackdown of the year, WWE’s next legends show, Flair & Hogan’s drawing power in the past, lots of new WWE TV show ideas, plans for 2021 Hall of Fame, WWE star wins major Jui Jitsu tournament, update on Pat McAfee and Ronda Rousey, U.K. TV ratings, how WWE & AEW compare to sports ratings, more on Bill Goldberg, Hulk Hogan new business, most-watched shows on the WWE Network and market value of WWE right now.

UFC’s final show of the year in detail with all the stories of the different matches.  

Dragon Gate’s last big show of the year, with the match to lead to a faction being disbanded, rookies being pushed and thoughts on the handling of the Ben K concussion.

Kevin Greene, an NFL Hall of Famer who did several matches in WCW and picked up pro wrestling better than most athletes do.

Luis Carlos Borges, one of Argentina’s biggest-ever stars and the heyday of Los Titanes en el ring.

A feature on 1930s Bulgaria star Dan Koloff, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. This was scheduled for this year’s Hall of Fame issue originally. This feature by Phil Lions goes through his career and explains why he is a cultural icon in Bulgaria, where multiple books and even a major movie were done on him. 

Detailed look at the television business, looking at stats not available elsewhere to get the deepest read into how shows are doing, what categories are doing well and how shows compare with previous weeks and one year ago.  

Results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week.

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MONDAY NEWS UPDATE

Bryan and I will be back with Wrestling Observer Radio tonight taking Raw and other news as well as taking your email questions at [email protected]

The wrestling world continues to mourn the death of Jon Huber with talent from all over the world giving their thoughts. Both those publicly and many privately have continued to talk about what a great person he was to be around,  his generosity, and above all, his love for his family and love for wrestling as well. I only wish that Jon could have been here to see this reaction because it is so amazing and I hope his kids can have a scrapbook and see just how respected and liked he was within the profession.  

Tony Khan rewrote Wednesday’s Dynamite show late last night and spent today going over it with all the key people. The entire show will be about Brodie Lee and be a tribute to him, and the show is basically being done for his family. The planned show with Kenny Omega vs. Rey Fenix for the AEW title has been moved to 1/6 and the matches planned for 1/6 have been moved to 1/13. The show legitimately is being done especially for Amanda (Jon Huber’s wife) and sons Brodie and Nolan.  

Three of Little Brodie’s favorite wrestlers are Cody Rhodes, Orange Cassidy and 10, so for him, they are going to team up one night only to face Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs & Brian Cage. The idea is to do multiple tributes for Jon Huber on the show and every match featuring someone from the Dark Order. Young Bucks & Colt Cabana face Matt Hardy & Private Party.  Adam Page & John Silver & Alex Reynolds face MJF & Santana & Ortiz. Anna Jay & Tay Conti face Britt Baker & Penelope Ford and Lance Archer & Evil Uno & Stu Grayson face Eddie Kingston & The Butcher & The Blade.

Khan noted this has been a trying time for so many people and he’s had very little sleep since Christmas but thanked fans and everyone in the industry for  their outpouring of messages on Huber.

Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated interviewed Jon Moxley on Lee.

New Japan Pro Wrestling officially announced it would not be selling anymore Tokyo Dome tickets after tomorrow.

This is from Major League Wrestling about Septimo Dragon:

MLW.com has learned the popular luchador was rushed to Hospital Ciudad Médica Irapuato where he underwent surgery for undisclosed injuries last night.

“(Septimo) is in rough shape,” said Court Bauer. “We are all pulling for him and his family during this incredibly difficult situation.”

Reports out of Mexico indicate Séptimo was the victim of a hit-and-run accident on the Salamanca / Irapuato highway.

Particulars pertaining to his condition remain guarded out of privacy. However, there is a way MLW fans and friends can help:

“We’re asking our friends and fans in Mexico, especially in Guanajuato, who are type A+ blood donors, please consider donating,” said Dr. Nelson Sweglar, chief physician for Major League Wrestling.

A+ blood donors can learn more about donating by calling the Red Cross of Irapuato or by going to the Garcilita clinic in Salamanca to donate: +46 46 48 05 32.

The El Rey Network, best known for Lucha Underground as well as Vampiro’s talk show, will cease operations on Thursday. Univision pulled out of its interest in the station and in its studios.  The station had lost significant distribution over the past year and was down from being available in 33 million homes to 13 million. It is possible the station may be revived as a streaming channel. The station was founded by Robert Rodrgiuez in late 2013.

WWE

  • Raw tonight goes head-up with the Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots game. Announced so far is Sheamus vs. Keith Lee, Ricochet vs. Mustafa Ali and an angle involving Alexa Bliss and Randy Orton to lead to the reintroduction of The Fiend.
  • Wednesday’s NXT will be the year-end awards show and also include a Leon Ruff vs. Johnny Gargano North American title match.
  • PWInsider reported WWE applied for a trademark for the term “Hardy Bros,” so the plan must be to keep Jeff Hardy & Riddle as a tag team.
  • BetOnline.ag has these odds regarding WWE:
    WHO WILL BE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION AT THE END OF 2021
    Roman Reigns -250
    Big E +400
    Seth Rollins +500
    Kevin Owens +1000
    Daniel Bryan +1600
    Otis +2000
    The Rock +2000

    WHO WILL BE WWE CHAMPION AT THE END OF 2021
    Drew McIntyre +200
    Brock Lesnar +300
    A.J. Styles +400
    The Fiend +500
    Keith Lee +600
    Edge +800
    Braun Strowman +1200
    Randy Orton +1200
    Riddle +1400
    Bobby Lashley +1600
    Samoa Joe +2000

    WHO WILL BE RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPION AT THE END OF 2021
    Becky Lynch +200
    Charlotte Flair +300
    Alexa Bliss +400
    Asuka +400
    Shayna Baszler +600
    Lacey Evans +1600
    Mandy Rose +1600
    Nia Jax +2000
    Peyton Royce +2000

    WHO WILL BE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION AT THE END OF 2021
    Sasha Banks +150
    Bianca Belair +250
    Bayley +300
    Carmella +600
    Liv Morgan +2000
    Ruby Riott +2000

OTHER NEWS

  • MLW Fusion will be available on the Roku Channel on Ch. 230 starting with the 1/6 Kings of Colosseum show.
  • U.K. historian Tony Earnshaw has a new book out called “Saturday Afternoon War,” available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon.

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AEW to hold Brodie Lee tribute show on Dynamite, five matches set

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AEW will be holding a tribute show for Brodie Lee this Wednesday on Dynamite.

Tony Khan announced this afternoon that Wednesday’s show will be dedicated to Brodie Lee, who passed away on Saturday. Lee’s wife Amanda on Instragram wrote that he had died due to a non-COVID related lung issue.

“This Wednesday on #AEWDynamite, we’ll celebrate the life of Jon Huber (Mr. Brodie Lee) with a show including tributes and a special card of matches dedicated to The Exalted One,” Khan wrote on Twitter. “This night is intended to honor Jon, but also this is for Amanda, and their sons Brodie (-1) & Nolan.”

Khan announced the following matches for Wednesday:

  • Lee’s son Brodie’s favorites teaming for one night only: Cody Rhodes, Orange Cassidy & Preston “10” Vance vs. Team Taz (Brian Cage, Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs)
  • The Young Bucks & Colt Cabana vs. Matt Hardy & Private Party
  • Hangman Adam Page, Jon Silver & Alex Reynolds vs. MJF, Santana & Ortiz
  • Anna Jay & Tay Conti vs. Dr. Britt Baker & Penelope Ford
  • Lance Archer, Evil Uno & Stu Grayson vs. Eddie Kingston, Butcher & Blade

AEW New Year Smash, which was slated to start on Wednesday, will instead be moved to next week, January 6, with the second night taking place on January 13. 

VIDEO: Being The Elite – Brodie Lee tribute

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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The entirety of this week’s Being The Elite was a tribute to Brodie Lee. 

Matt Jackson introduced the show with a brief dedication to Lee. 

The remainder of the episode featured clips from Brodie’s appearances on Being The Elite, including comedic outtakes from his appearances on the show. 

The footage was interspersed with testimonials from Alex Reynolds, John Silver, Alan Angels and Preston Vance. 

“Everyone says laughter is contagious. This guy’s laugh was the most contagious thing I’ve ever been around,” said Vance. “He has done more for me than I could ever imagine someone doing. 

“Even though it was only a short time I knew him, I’m very grateful for the time that I did know Brodie Lee,” Angels said. 

“Brodie was the best. He was the funniest. He was the man. I’m going to miss him so much,” said Silver. 

“I love you and I’m going to miss you,” Reynolds said. 

Brodie Lee hospitalized in late-October as health worsened

Posted on by Josh Nason

Following the death of Jon Huber (Brodie Lee) on Saturday, Dave Meltzer shared some details on Sunday’s Wrestling Observer Radio on what led to him being hospitalized.

Following Lee’s dog collar match with Cody Rhodes on the October 7th Dynamite where he lost the TNT title, the plan was for him to be off for several weeks selling the severity of the match. 

During his break, he was working out on his Peleton and got very tired, so much so that he couldn’t finish his workout. Shortly thereafter, the condition affecting his lungs got considerably worse and he was hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, at the end of October. Meltzer didn’t have any specifics on what the condition was as Huber’s wife, Amanda, has only said it was a non-Covid related lung issue.

The company was aware of what was going on as Huber’s wife had told them, but the family didn’t want it out publicly.

The 41-year-old was a popular figure with his co-workers through his near-two decades in pro wrestling as social media was flooded all weekend with glowing tributes, stories, and pictures from his friends and family.

Daily Update: Brodie Lee, NJPW, Riho

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WON NEWSLETTER: December 28, 2020 Observer Newsletter: WWE TLC review, Tokyo Dome preview, more

We look back at the good and bad of last week’s major events as well as where this all leads in the current issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We’ve got TLC coverage, looking at the card, with match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.  

Also in this issue:

Our new feature of Performer of the Week and match of the week.

Tokyo Dome show as well as talk of the new restrictions and just how much money the restrictions are costing the company, the lineup of both nights and more stories regarding the show.

WWE Slammy Awards for the serious and not-so-serious.

WWE top star talking about wrestling becoming secondary to him and negotiate fewer dates, Notes on the most-watched Smackdown of the year, WWE’s next legends show, Flair & Hogan’s drawing power in the past, lots of new WWE TV show ideas, plans for 2021 Hall of Fame, WWE star wins major Jui Jitsu tournament, update on Pat McAfee and Ronda Rousey, U.K. TV ratings, how WWE & AEW compare to sports ratings, more on Bill Goldberg, Hulk Hogan new business, most-watched shows on the WWE Network and market value of WWE right now.

UFC’s final show of the year in detail with all the stories of the different matches.  

Dragon Gate’s last big show of the year, with the match to lead to a faction being disbanded, rookies being pushed and thoughts on the handling of the Ben K concussion.

Kevin Greene, an NFL Hall of Famer who did several matches in WCW and picked up pro wrestling better than most athletes do.

Luis Carlos Borges, one of Argentina’s biggest-ever stars and the heyday of Los Titanes en el ring.

A feature on 1930s Bulgaria star Dan Koloff, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. This was scheduled for this year’s Hall of Fame issue originally. This feature by Phil Lions goes through his career and explains why he is a cultural icon in Bulgaria, where multiple books and even a major movie were done on him. 

Detailed look at the television business, looking at stats not available elsewhere to get the deepest read into how shows are doing, what categories are doing well and how shows compare with previous weeks and one year ago.  

Results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week.

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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE

Bryan and I will be back with Wrestling Observer Radio tonight taking Brodie Lee and other news as well as taking your email questions at [email protected].

I want to wish everyone a belated Merry Christmas during a very tough last few days for the industry. You’ve all read a lot of Brodie Lee in the last 24 hours and am sure will read more to come. Jon Huber was a great guy who loved wrestling and loved his family.  He did get frustrated when injuries took him out but always took solace in the fact that when he was injured it would be more time to bond with his two sons. He was thankful that his time in WWE provided him a great living but was also frustrated and had a point to prove as he turned 40, that he could be a top star. I think the shock of it being early October the last time we saw him on television in that brutal chain match with Cody Rhodes and this is what makes this so difficult to process.    

The New York Times talks the death of Jon Huber (Brodie Lee).

We talked yesterday with Jim Ross about the legendary Danny Hodge.

There were only two combat sports related mentions this week in Google searches. Luke Harper was the name used and it was the second most searched topic on the Internet yesterday with 500,000. Kevin Greene was No. 3 on Monday with 2.05 million searches.

New Japan I believe will be selling Tokyo Dome tickets for one more day before putting a cap on them due to the government wanting to limit capacity for all events going forward.

Riho from AEW finished up with Stardom yesterday. Stardom wanted its talent to be exclusive and she is still under contract with AEW.  

WWE

  • Carsten Schaefer, the long-time WWE German television announcer announced his retirement and said it was not by choice. He had not been able to appear at WWE shows in recent months due to COVID and they have German language announcers who live in the U.S.
  • The WWE website announced its 10 best matches of the year:
    1. Undertaker vs. A.J. Styles Boneyard Match at WrestleMania
    2. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley Hell in a Cell match
    3. Edge vs. Randy Orton Backlash
    4. Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns Survivor Series
    5. A.J. Styles vs. Sami Zayn vs. Jeff Hardy ladder match Clash of Champions
    6. Daniel Bryan vs. A.J. Styles Smackdown 6/12
    7. Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre ambulance match Clash of Champions
    8. Walter vs. Ilja Dragunov 10/29 NXT U.K.
    9. Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair WrestleMania
    10. Finn Balor vs. Kyle O’Reilly Takeover 31

UFC/MMA

  • The Fighters Only World MMA awards for the period of January 2019 to July 2020 were announced last night with the show airing on CBS Sports Network
    Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year – Israel Adesanya
    Female Fighter of the Year – Amanda Nunes
    Breakthrough Fighter of the Year – Jorge Masvidal
    International Fighter of the Year – Israel Adesanya
    Fight of the Year – Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
    Knockout of the Year – Jorge Masvidal over Ben Askren
    Submission of the Year – Demian Maia over Ben Askren
    Comeback of the Year – Stipe Miocic over Daniel Cormier II
    Upset of the Year – Alexander Volkanovski over Max Holloway
    Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year – Trevor Wittman
    Gym of the Year – American Top Team
    Referee of the Year – Herb Dean
    Ringcard Girl of the Year – Brittney Palmer
    Leading Man – Dana White (12th straight year)
    MMA Personality of the Year – Joe Rogan (sixth straight year)
    Analyst of the Year – Daniel Cormier
    Beat Promotion – UFC (12th straight year)
    Media Source of the Year – ESPN
    Best MMA Programming – Joe Rogan Experience
    Journalist of the Year – Ariel Helwani (10th straight year)
  • The Manel Kape debut that was scheduled for 12/19 but pulled when opponent Alexandre Pantoja pulled out for undisclosed reasons, is now back scheduled for the 2/6 show.  Kape was a star with Rizin in Japan before signing with UFC.
  • Manon Fiorot debuts in UFC on the 1/20 show against Victoria Leonard.  Leonard was scheduled against Natalia Silva, but Silva withdrew due to a fractured ulna (elbow) in training.
  • Nassourdine Imavov vs. Phil Hawes is scheduled for the next UFC show, which is the 1/16 show that will air on ABC.
  • Joaquin Buckley, coming off two big finishes, is scheduled to face Allessio Di Chirico according to MMA Junkie also on the 1/16 show.

AEW

  • This has to do with Pac, who still lives in the U.K. Due to the new virus strain, all people traveling from the U.K. to the U.S. has to test negative for COVID within 72 hours of their departure. (thanks to Fred Morlan)
  • AEW is enforcing copyright violations with people looking to do videos of Dynamite, Dark, PPVs, BTE and Road Two going forward due to broadcast agreements. The company has told people that usage of any footage will be subject to demonetization and/or removal. Previously they had let this slide but in the last two days they have started cracking down.

OTHER NEWS

  • Jun Akiyama beat Konosuke Takeshita earlier today to win the DDT D-oh tournament and get a shot at Tetsuya Endo on 2/14 for the KO-D title.  
  • Tito Ortiz in the Los Angeles Times for not wearing a mask as required in public meetings as well as public events.
  • Revolution Pro Wrestling from today in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK: JJ Gale b Gideon Grey, Dan Molony b Rib Lias, RKJ b Brendan White, Gisele Shaw & Jamie Hayter b Skye Smithson & Zan Phoenix, Screwface Ahmed b Chuck Mambo, Charlie Sterling b Joel Redman.  They announced Shaw vs. Hayter for the British women’s title would take place at the next show in a few weeks (thanks to Shannon Walsh and Wrestling with Demons)
  • KSW announced its first show of the year will be 1/30 in Lodz, Poland with former Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting Szymon Kolecki (8-1) against Martin Zawada (29-15-1) in the main event plus Salahdina Parnasse (14-0-1) defends the featherweight title against Daniel Torres (11-4). Kolecki won a gold medal in 2008 in Beijing as a super heavyweight lifter and has wins over former world’s strongest man Mariusz Pudzianowski and former Olympic wrestling bronze medalist Damian Janikowski.  
  • Mybookie.ag lists Ben Askren at -150 against Jake Paul at +120, which is different from most places that have Paul as the favorite if such a boxing match happens. Askren said today that Paul’s people have gone silent ever since he accepted the fight. Sportsbetting.ag has Paul as a -200 favorite.
  • Leslie West, the lead singer of the group “Mountain,” who passed away on Wednesday, put out a 1985 song “Hard Times” and Jesse Ventura starred in their music video.  (thanks to Ross Blair)
  • In the Wonder Woman sequel that came out this past week, Wonder Woman 184, Wonder Woman in her alter ego as Diana Prince visits a guy in D.C. who is a disorganized slob and in a shoot of his place there is a 1984 Pro Wrestling Illustrated issue with Jerry Lawler on the cover. (thanks to Eric Krol)
  • EPW in Australia will be running 1/22 and 1/23 in Western Australia. (thanks to Kevin Chiat)  
  • Hurricane Pro Wrestling from last night in Beaumont, TX:  Jordan Jensen & Tamu Ku b Jared Wayne & Johnny Lyons to win tag titles, Tyson Maddox b Chris Cnydel, Danny Limelight b Nathan Bradley, Miranda Alize b Low Rider, Renee Michelle b Myka Madrid, Ryan Davidson b Edge Stone (thanks to Shannon Walsh and Wrestling With Demons)
  • Roy Lucier at [email protected] is looking for a Spanish language version of the AAA When Worlds Collide PPV show.

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Free F4D: Brodie Lee & Bryan Alvarez 2010 interview

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10 years ago before the world knew him as Luke Harper and what he became in AEW, Brodie Lee (aka Jon Huber) was plying his trade in Chikara, Ring of Honor and EVOLVE and working for his big break.

In this August 2010 edition of Figure Four Daily, Bryan Alvarez talked with Lee for 45 minutes about a variety of topics like how he broke into the business, his various gimmicks, the origin of his name, his starts in ROH, Chikara and EVOLVE, his feud with Claudio Castagnoli (WWE’s Cesaro), learning to work like a big guy, advice for people wanting to break in, almost being Colin Delaney (well, kind of), plus a ton of fun stories.

As the wrestling world mourns the sudden loss of one of the more popular people in the business, enjoy this audio look back at his early days from the man himself.

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WOR: The passing of Brodie Lee, Jim Ross on the life of Danny Hodge

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On a special edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and I discuss the sudden passing of Jon Huber, better known as AEW’s Brodie Lee and WWE’s Luke Harper.

We also talked to AEW announcer Jim Ross earlier in the day to discuss the passing of Danny Hodge at 89 years old. Because of when we recorded it, there’s no conversation about Huber’s death.

Finally, we close things out with some discussion of recent news.

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AEW’s Brodie Lee passes away at 41 due to lung issue

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Jon Huber, known as Brodie Lee in AEW and Luke Harper in WWE, has passed away at the age of 41.

Huber’s wife Amanda wrote in an Instagram post that he had died from a non-COVID 19 related lung issue.

AEW posted the following statement on their social media:

The All Elite Wrestling family is heartbroken. In an industry filled with good people, Jon Huber was exceptionally respected and beloved in every way – a fierce and captivating talent, a thoughtful mentor and simple a very kind soul that starkly contradicted his persona as Mr. Brodie Lee.

Jon’s love for his wife Amanda, and children Brodie and Nolan, was evident to all of us who were fortunate to spend time with him, and we send out love and support to his beautiful family, today and always. Jon’s popularity among his peers and influence on the wrestling world was worldwide, and transcended AEW, so this loss will be felt by many for a long time.

We were privileged at AEW to call Jon Huber a brother, a friend and one of our own.

At the most recent AEW Dynamite tapings held two weeks ago, there was a segment at the end of the tapings where Kenny Omega “lost” the AEW World title to Huber’s son, Brodie. Brodie was announced as the new champion by AEW announcer Justin Roberts.

Starting his career in 2003, Huber joined WWE in 2012. He regularly teamed with Bray Wyatt and Erik Rowan as The Wyatt Family. After requesting his release from WWE earlier in 2019, it was granted on December 8.

Under the name Mr. Brodie Lee, he made his debut for AEW on the March 18 edition of Dynamite, revealing himself as The Exalted One, the leader of the Dark Order stable that members had been hyping. He started a feud with Cody, defeating him for the TNT title on the August 22 edition of Dynamite, putting him out of action for several weeks. 

Cody returned and faced Lee in what would be Huber’s final match, a Dog Collar match for the TNT title on the October 7 edition of Dynamite. Cody won the match and regained the title.

Huber and his wife, Amanda, have two sons, Brodie and Nolan. Huber was well regarded for being a family man.

AEW Dynamite video highlights: Chris Jericho’s 30th anniversary

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Cody defeated Mr. Brodie Lee in a bloody dog collar match to win back the TNT Championship on last night’s AEW Dynamite. 

After a brutal brawl that saw both men’s faces turned into the proverbial crimson masks, Cody pinned Lee after hitting Cross Rhodes on the chain that linked the dog collars. 

The match also saw John Silver, Alex Reynolds, and Arn Anderson get physically involved. 

After Cody retained, Orange Cassidy appeared on the stage to respond to the new champ’s request to defend the title on next week’s Dynamite. 

Dynamite was billed as the 30 Years of Chris Jericho show, and Jericho went on last. He teamed with Jake Hager in a winning effort against Serpentico and Luther. 

Following the main event, MJF interrupted a Jericho promo and offered him gifts. The two teased a confrontation, but they ended the segment celebrating together. 

A series of shout-outs aired throughout the episode, with various wrestling legends and Jericho’s celebrity friends congratulating him on his anniversary. 

FTR successfully defended their AEW Tag titles against the TH2 duo of Angelico and Jack Evans. After the match, Best Friends confronted FTR and informed them that they will be their opponents in a Tag title match next week. 

In the show opener, Brian Cage defeated Will Hobbs with a Drill Claw to retain the FTW Championship. Cage and Ricky Starks threatened Hobbs after the bout, but Darby Allin made the save. 

For more of what you missed, including Big Swole vs. Serena Deeb, scroll down. 

More coverage from last night —

AEW Dynamite video highlights —

FTW Championship match: Brian Cage vs. Will Hobbs

Jericho 30th anniversary shout-outs

Jericho 30th anniversary shout-outs

AEW Tag Team title match: FTR vs. TH2

Best Friends confront FTR

Jericho 30th anniversary shout-outs

TNT Championship dog collar match: Mr. Brodie Lee vs. Cody

Jericho 30th anniversary shout-outs

Big Swole vs. Serena Deeb

Jon Moxley promo

Chris Jericho & Jake Hager vs. Luther & Serpentico

Chris Jericho post-match celebration

Dynamite post-show

Cody regains TNT Championship in AEW Dynamite dog collar match

Posted on by Josh Nason

Cody became the first two-time TNT Champion Wednesday, defeating rival Mr. Brodie Lee for the title in a bloody dog collar match on AEW Dynamite.

The end came when Cody wrapped the chain connecting the dog collars around Lee’s face and hit a Crossroads, one of multiple he hit during the match, on Lee to get the pin. Both men were bloodied up during the physical encounter that spilled outside the ring with the chain being involved prominently.

Lee beat Cody for the title in August in a match that went just three minutes. His near-two month reign saw him defend the belt twice in wins over Orange Cassidy and Dustin Rhodes. Cody was injured in storyline and returned on last week’s Dynamite to accept Lee’s challenge.

Afterward, Cody was joined by Brandi Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, and Arn Anderson in the ring with Tony Schiavone. He did an emotional babyface promo saying that when he came back with dark hair, people wanted him to go to the dark side but that he does this for the fans and this is why he wrestles.

Greg Valentine was in attendance, a nod to one of the most famous dog collar matches in pro wrestling history when he faced Roddy Piper at the first Starrcade.

AEW Dynamite live results: Dog collar match, Jericho anniversary

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The show opened with a video package. A lot of the current roster appeared and put over Jericho as a legend. 

Jim Ross, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz and Ricky Starks were at the announce desk. They previewed the show. JR called Starks “Ricky Skaggs.”

Kip Sabian, Miro and Penelope Ford were ringside playing an arcade game. 

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Brian Cage defeated Will Hobbs

Hobbs has a ton of potential. He’s also still green. Cage is a guy who needs a good dance partner and this was tough. It picked up once they hit the near falls. 

The announcers put over Hobbs fighting for his brother, who was tragically murdered.  

Cage quickly cut Hobbs off and worked him over. Cage hit a facebuster for a two count. Hobbs came back with a back suplex, clotheslines and a sit-out spinebuster for a near fall. 

Cage used a pumphandle driver for two. They traded German suplexes. They hit simultaneous clotheslines and went down. Hobbs used another spinebuster for a two count. 

Hobbs went up top and missed a frog splash. Cage followed with a Drill Claw for the pin. 

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After the match, Starks joined Cage in the ring. Taz cut a promo and told Hobbs he was im[ressive and it was time to play the option game. Hobbs could join Team Taz or get beat down. 

Darby Allin entered and made the save, threatening Cage and Starks with his skateboard. 

Taz said that one day soon, Allin will learn not to stick his nose in Team Taz business. 

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Slash, Dennis Miller, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Bully Ray and Ted Irvine sent in video tributes for Jericho’s anniversary. 

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Lance Archer sent in a video promo. The audio quality was awful but the content was good. 

Archer said he and Jon Moxley tore it down in NJPW in a Texas Death match earlier this year. Archer said he’s learned a lot since then and promised to beat Mox for the title next week. 

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AEW World Tag Team Championship match: FTR (w/Tully Blanchard) defeated TH2

This had its moments but this was a styles clash if there ever was one. 

The Young Bucks were shown backstage watching this match on a monitor at an awkward angle. Hey, Nick Jackson is back. Remember how they awkwardly pretended he was there when he clearly wasn’t for two weeks on Dynamite and BTE? 

Evans and Angelico got some offense early. Evans was flying and JR was in full burial mode, crapping on the babyfaces for leaving their feet while executing their offense.  

FTR cut Evans off after Blanchard took the referee and worked him over through an ad break. Evans sold his leg. 

Angelico and Evans made a comeback. Angelico hit an assisted 450 for a near fall. FTR came back with a German/dragon suplex combo for a two count. 

Evans hit a high kick and a moonsault on Dax for a two count as Cash made the save.

Angelico missed a dive and got dropped on the apron by Cash. 

Evans used a cradle for a two count on Dax. Evans hit some very clunky offense here. 

Dax hit Evans with a tiger driver for a near fall. Dax hit a superplex on Evans. Cash followed with a top rope splash for the pin. 

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The Young Bucks superkicked a camera operator backstage after the match. 

Best Friends entered wearing weenie t-shirts. They sent FTR packing and announced that they will be getting a Tag title shot next week on Dynamite. 

This was not a great comedy segment or a serious segment to build up a title match. 

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MJF sent in a video tribute to Jericho. MJF said he is proud of Jericho and inspired by him. 

Shaquille O’Neal sent one in and said Jericho is above a legend. 

Gene Simmons sent in a video, as did Don Callis and Lars Ulrich. 

DDP called Jericho his brother and congratulated him. 

The TNT Championship match is next. 

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TNT Championship match: Cody defeated Mr. Brodie Lee to win the title

Greg Valentine was in the crowd for this. 

Sometimes you’ll hear about tmatches with plunder and how the wrestlers had a match that just happened to involve the weapons. This was not that. This was a bloody brawl. 

John Silver and Anna Jay accompanied Lee to the ring. Silver took a forearm from Cody right away and took a bump off the apron. Silver bled. Jay helped him to the back so this was just Brodie and Cody. 

Brodie hit a boss man slam for a two count and worked on Cody. 

They brawled around ringside and brought a chair into the ring. Lee threw the chair at Arn Anderson. Arn climbed in the ring. Alex Reynolds ran in. Arn hit Reynolds with a spinebuster. Lee hit Arn in the gut with the chain. 

Cody used a cutter and a moonsault. Lee hit a thrust kick and a powerbomb for a two count. They did a hanging spot and a superplex spot. Cody ducked a discus lariat. 

Cody used the chain to deliver right hands and Cross Rhodes for the pin. 

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Cody cut a great promo after the match. He said people thought because he changed his hair he should change his attitude and turn on the fans. Instead, Cody said he’s sticking with the people and it’s not pandering, it’s his life’s work. He said these are the people who have been with him since he was a teenager. I didn’t do this justice, just watch the promo. 

Cody said he’s going to defend the title next week.

Orange Cassidy came to the stage. Cody gave him a thumbs up. Cody vs. Cassidy next week. 

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Wardlow, Colt Cabana and Hangman Page were added to the AEW World title tournament. 

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Alex Marvez interviewed Kenny Omega. Marvez asked how Omega felt about being in the tournament. 

Omega said he’s won tournaments all over the world. He downplayed Page’s involvement. 

Omega said he’ll win the tournament and take the title off whoever the champion is. Omega referred to Page as a tag team wrestler. 

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Big Swole defeated Serena Deeb

It seems like there’s always one women’s match a week, it’s usually on around 90 minutes into the show after a long match at the top of the hour, and there’s usually a commercial break in the middle of it. 

That’s a pretty tough spot to be in week after week. 

Swole and Deeb tried. Deeb is a veteran. Swole has had good matches and bad. They didn’t have much of a chance of having a good match in this position. 

They had a miscommunication right off the bat. Deeb went for a misdirection lariat but Swole was too close to the ropes and this looked bad. Deeb was in control before a commercial break. 

Swole made a comeback after the break. They did a fake noggin knocker spot in the corner into a double down. 

Swole hit a headbutt to the chest for a two count. Deeb looked to apply a hold but Swole cradled her for two. Deeb ducked a forearm strike and tried an underhook suplex. Swole blocked. 

They tried another misdirection spot. This one was better. Swole hit another headbutt to the chest and a rolling elbow for the pin. 

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Jon Moxley cut a pre-taped promo from a bar. 

Moxley said next week is the anniversary show but he doesn’t have time to celebrate. He said he knows sometime his ticket will be up and maybe it’ll be Archer. 

Moxley said last time they fought, Mox barely left Tokyo with his teeth in his head. He said it’s a coin flip whether or not he keeps the title and Archer has chased him halfway around the world to finish the job. 

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Kip Sabian & Miro in action was announced for next week in addition to the three title matches. 

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Serpentico and Luther entered for the main event. 

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We got another round of celebrity messages for Jericho from Lance Storm, Kevin Smith, Eli Roth, Gabriel Iglesias, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Steel Panther, Ultimo Dragon and Paul Stanley. 

The main event is next. 

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Chris Jericho & Jake Hager (w/Santana, Ortiz & Sammy Guevara) defeated Luther & Serpentico

This match was more about the story than the work. 

Jericho and Luther got in and traded chops. Jericho was selling for Luther and Serpentico before a commercial. 

A good chunk of the match took place during the final commercial break. This also seems to happen every week.  Jericho hit a Lionsault during the break. Hager got in and out during the break. 

Serpentico and Luther made their comeback. Serpentico hit a tope. Luther hit a flip dive off the post and a top rope bulldog. 

Luther and Jericho had a good but slow brawl. Jericho called for his baseball bat. Luther intercepted it and used it on Jericho for a near fall. 

Guevara jumped on the apron. Jericho hit a Judas Effect and pinned Luther. 

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Jericho started to cut a promo after the match but he was interrupted. 

MJF entered with Wardlow and a surprise for Jericho. 

MJF revealed Clownico the Clown and a framed MJF poster as gifts. 

Jericho hit the clown with a Judas Effect and broke the poster over his head. 

Jericho told MJF he hated clowns and not to ever interrupt him again. 

Both sold this with a pregnant pause as if they were about to throw hands. 

Instead, they laughed it off. 

The heel locker room entered to toast Jericho in the ring as credits rolled, a la the end of Saturday Night Live. 

Everyone listed in the credits was Chris Jericho. 

Daily Update: WrestleMania-Tampa, weekend schedule, Dynamite

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

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WON NEWSLETTER: October 5, 2020 Observer Newsletter: NJPW shakeup, WWE talent and 3rd party deals, more

We’ve got a double -issue this week of the Observer with the full rundown of Harold Meij being out in New Japan, WWE’s social media policy as it relates to talent, and extensive G-1 coverage.

Our lead story looks at the Harold Meij era of New Japan, how he got there, the turmoil behind-the-scenes, why he’s leaving, his last words to his fan club, why the guy who handled running a wrestling company during a pandemic is out while in the pandemic and a lot of behind-the-scenes stories regarding New Japan and AEW never making a deal, and whether this can change things, and what the key issues are. The changes he made to the company, the business record and issues in dealing with talent and others and the inherent issues of a non-Japanese person in charge of a major Japanese company. This is the most inside version of what happened there since 2018 and from people who know the situation the best.

Also in this issue:

WWE’s latest when it comes to talent and social media, WWE policy, Andrew Yang and why this could be the worst time to make these decisions.

WWE Clash of Champions, NXT Takeover, Hell in a Cell, the COVID issues in AEW & WWE and how they spread, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

G1 Climax tournament, with standings, best matches, behind-the-scenes,why crowds aren’t quick to sell out, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results of every show.

XFL start, changes in WWE tapings and why 205 Live will be taped with NXT ad not Smackdown, we look at declines in WWE interest and reasons why WWE draft dates, Reigns vs. Rock, Reigns talks C.M. Punk, new Dwayne Johnson TV show looked at, new WWE signings, update on WWE injuries, one of the top college wrestlers already publicly talking about going to WWE, more on TV ratings in U.S. and Canada, former TNA champion talks how close he came to joining WWE, Cena starring in new movie, Zayn talks politics, Rusev talks problems with WWE creative, update on Raw Underground, where tribal chief comes from, WWE market value and the most watched shows on WWE Network over the past week.

UFC 253, with business notes, the main themes of the show plus match-by-match coverage and poll results.

The treatment of women in pro wrestling with notes from a recent BBC article with thoughts from several women involved.

87th anniversary show of CMLL, and the plight of Lucha Libre with no fans.

Jerry Lawler 50th anniversary show.

2020 Hall of Fame ballot in each category, with the top candidate, last year’s highest that haven’t gotten in, as well as a list of those who have been elected in the past five years.

Smackdown and AEW ratings based on the same opposition, as well as network vs. cable when it comes to other sports.

Results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week. 

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FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE

We will have a lot of stuff up on the site this weekend including G-1 coverage, plus tomorrow Garrett Gonzalez, Mike Tenay and I will be doing the first of a two-part series on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot. 

Regarding WrestleMania being in Tampa in 2021 at Raymond James Stadium, WWE has tried to lock down every building in Tampa. Highspots will also be running, likely a scaled down weekend out of the Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center which is the old Fort Homer Hesterly Armory that housed the Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion run by Eddie Graham.

Key stuff on the weekend schedule:

  • CMLL tonight at Arena Mexico on iPPV on Mexico’s Ticketmaster site
  • UFC Saturday from Yaz Island in Abu Dhabi
  • Impact Victory Road on Saturday
  • NXT Takeover Sunday from the Performance Center in Orlando
  • G-1 on Monday in Takamatsu

We have polls, thumbs up,down or middle, best & worst match for the NXT and G-1 shows (including the Tuesday through Thursday shows this week) to [email protected]

CMLL features the A block of a women’s tag team tournamentwith Marcela & Skadi, Amapola & Metalica, Magnifica & Siluerta, Reyna Isis & Tiffany and Comandante & Seductora.  The main event is Sanson & Forastero & Cuatrero vs. Euforia & Negro Casas & Gran Guerrero.

UFC on Saturday:

ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m. Eastern

  • Luigi Vendramini (156) vs. Jessin Ayari (156)
  • Casey Kenney (136) vs.; Alateng Heili (136)
  • Loma Lookboonmee (116) vs. Jinh Yu Frey (116)
  • Jordan Williams (182) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (185.5)
  • Charles Jourdain (145) vs. Joshua Culibao (145.5)
  • Court McGee (170.5) vs. Carlos Condit (171)

ESPN at 10: 30 p.m. Eastern

  • Dequan Townsend (186) vs. Dusko Todorovic (186)
  • Kyler Phillips (136) vs. Cameron Else (136)
  • Germaine de Randamie (136) vs. Julianna Pena (135.5)
  • Yorgan De Castro (261) vs. Carlos Felipe (263)
  • Holly Holm (136) vs. Irene Aldana (136)

Bellator on Saturday on the Bellator website:

  • Kiefer Crosbie (156) vs. Charlie Leary (159.2)
  • Andy Manzolo (184.4) vs. Charlie Ward (186)
  • James Gallagher (136) vs. Cal Ellenor (135.2)

The New Japan World show at 10 p.m. Eastern tonighthas Danny Limelight vs. Blake Christian and Clark Connors vs. Logan Riegel in the tournament semifinals, plus Karl Fredericks & TJP vs Flip Gordon & Brody King and David Finlay & Jeff Cobb & Rocky Romero & Misterioso vs.; KENTA & Jay White & Chase Owens & Hikuleo.

The Cody/Brodie Lee segment did more than 500,000 viewers in 18-49 making it one of the two or three biggest Wednesday segments with head-to-head competition of the year. If you look at the ratings pattern of Saturday’s show and the loss of the teenage boy audience to the NBA game primarily, had their not been a game, this would have been the most-watched head-to-head Dynamite of the year as the first 30 minutes averaged more than 1 million viewers until the NBA pregame show started.

Bellator star Paul Daley announced he would be retiring after his next fight, and will fight at 175 pounds. Daley said “health before wealth” when he made the announcement.  Daley was supposed to face Derek Anderson yesterday in Milan, Italy but ended up hospitalized trying to cut weight.

WWE

  • The WWE Network debuts a WWE 24 on Drew McIntyre after NXT Takeover on Sunday.
  • Smackdown tonight has Sami Zayn vs. Jeff Hardy for the IC title, plus the Kevin Owens show with Alexa Bliss and a ceremony crowning Roman Reigns as the Tribal Chief of Smackdown.
  • A review of WWE 2K Battlegrounds. (thanks to Jeremy Peeples)
  • Drew McIntyre, Mustafa Ali, Lacey Evans, Zelina Vega and Xavier Woods will be appearing tomorrow for a one-hour live stream at ameriecarese.org/Airlist2020 as well as the Americares YouTube Channel and Facebook page at 8 p.m. Eastern time.  The annual benefit will honor frontline health workers and take supporters on a virtual journey to see the organizations’ work in Colombia, Jordan, Liberia, Malwai, The Philippines and the U.S.
  • Drew McIntyre, HHH,Zelina Vega and Charly Caruso will be appearing on 10/9 at the New York Comic Con virtual gathering at 3:30 p.m. Eastern. This will stream live on the New York Comic Con YouTube channel..
  • The company has moved its Madrid, Spain date to May 7, 2021.
  • A story on John Cena being a fan of BTS. (thanks to Barry Werner)

UFC

  • MMA Fighting reported aht Mara Romero Borella, Jeff Hughes, Iuri Alcantara and Khadis Ibragmiov have all been cut by UFC.
  • Taila Santos vs Maryna Moroz has been added to the 12/5 show.

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Thanks to everyone who has purchased my 1997 Yearbook. I’m told sales are so strong that they are already planning on doing a second book on another year in history.  The 685-page book is available on Amazon.com for the physical book or you can get it for Kindle or in the U.K. at www.WrestlingObserverBook.com.
  • Joey Ryan has filed a third lawsuit against a woman from Canada who made allegations against him.
  • Tom Farhat, the youngest son of The Sheik (Ed Farhat) passed away today from cancer.  He worked behind-the-scenes for the past 20 years setting up the rings for MCW and AWWL shows that his brother Eddie Jr. (Captain Ed George) ran in Michigan. (thanks to Leonard Brand)
  • AAW results from last night in Merrionette Park, IL:  Hakim Zane (Rohit Raju) b Travis Titan to keep the AAW Heritage title, Jake Something b Karam, Elayne Black b Skye Blue, Matthew Justice b Manders, Gringo Loco & Air Wolf & Angel Dorado b Ace Perry & Stephen Wolf & Try Miguel, Hyan b Christi Jaynes, Ace Austin & Mad Man Fulton b Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett to win AAW tag titles, Mance Warner b Jake Crist to keep the AAW title.  ACH and Fred Yehi were announced for the 10/29 show.
  • Arcadian Vanguard has purchased the assets of Pro Wrestling Enterprises from Brian Bukantis and Arena Publishing.  This includes the rights to the old magazines Wrestling Reveue, Wrestling News Ring Wrestling and all Norman Keitzer published magazines and programs which would include AWA, Mid South, WWF, Michigan and Los Angeles.
  • Bellator announced the signing of 11-0 Usman Nurmagomedov and former UFC stars Rustam Khabilov and Brett Johns to multi-year contracts.  Nurmagomedov is the younger cousin of Khabib and trains out of San Jose, CA and was first trained by Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov in Dagestan.
  • Both Paul Sosnowski and I are looking for a copy of Rock Rims’ book “When It Was Big Time.”  He can be reached at [email protected]
  • LFA tonight on UFC Fight Pass at 9 p.m. Eastern from the Hartman Arena in Park City, KS
    Christian Natividad (135.2) vs,. Jose Holguin (135.6)
    Slave Borschev (155.4) vs. Ali Zebian (155.4)
    Rodney Kealohi (124.8) vs. Meh Monterrosa (125.4)
    Jacob Thrall  (134.4) vs. Ricky Furar (135.2)
    Dakota Bush (155.8) vs. Brian Del Rosario (155.6)
    Andre Fialho (177.8) vs. Antonio Dos Santos (180)
    Kevin Wirth (134.4) vs. Askar Askar (135.8)
  • EPW from today in Western Australia:  Davis Storm b Jordan Bishop, Zenith b Ryan, The Don b Chadwick Jackson-DQ, Gorgeous Garry & Toro Blanco b Casey Johns & Felix Young, Gavin McGavin b Dizzy Videl, Great George b Jesse Lambert, Dan Steel & Aaron Hawk b Taylor King & Jack Edwards to keep EPW tag titles.  They are running again on Saturday.
  • Suplex Pro Wrestling runs 10/24 in Newcastle, Australia with a limited capacity.
  • Toa Henare’s Warrior Wrestling Academy has its first public show on 10/24 in Auckland New Zealand (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
  • NFC announced a $10,000 All Valley No Gi Jiu Jitsu tournament on 10/17 at Elite Edge Fitness in Atlanta.
  • Absolute Intense Wrestling on 10/9 in Indianapolis at 8 p.m. at the Marion County Fairgrounds with Matthew Justice vs. Joshua Bishop in a no rope barbed wire match for the Absolute title.
  • Gary Juster talks about the Road Warriors.
  • Adam Brooks talksCOVID in Australia.

Daily Pro Wrestling History: AEW Dynamite premiere episode

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AEW Dynamite video highlights: Cody responds to Brodie Lee

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A dog collar match for the TNT Championship is on for next week’s Dynamite.

Cody responded to Mr. Brodie Lee in an in-ring interview on last night’s show. The two then had a massive pull-apart.

AEW World Champion Jon Moxley successfully defended his title in the main event of the show, defeating The Butcher.

FTR retained their AEW World Tag Team titles in the first title match of the evening, using underhanded tactics to defeat the SCU duo of Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky. 

Dr. Britt Baker made her in-ring return on Dynamite, defeating Red Velvet. 

Ricky Starks came up short in the show’s opener, as Darby Allin was able to walk away with a victory. 

After losing to Lee in a TNT Championship match last week, Orange Cassidy got some measure of revenge by defeating 10 from The Dark Order. 

For more of what you missed, including Chris Jericho vs. Isiah Kassidy, scroll down. 

More coverage from last night —

AEW Dynamite video highlights —

Darby Allin vs. Ricky Starks

Cody accepts Mr. Brodie Lee’s challenge

Cody/Brodie Lee pull-apart

A Brush With Greatness: FTR vs. SCU for the AEW Tag Team titles

Chris Jericho vs. Isiah Kassidy

Miro plans Kip Sabian’s bachelor party

Orange Cassidy vs. 10

MJF gives The Inner Circle gifts

Dr. Britt Baker vs. Red Velvet

Jon Moxley vs. The Butcher for the AEW World Championship

Dynamite post-show

Cody-Brodie Lee dog collar TNT title match set for next AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Josh Nason

Cody did his first promo since his return to AEW, accepting TNT Champion Mr. Brodie Lee’s challenge for a dog collar match for next week’s live Dynamite.

On Wednesday’s show, the former and inaugural TNT champion initially told Dasha Fuentes “no” and walked away, but came back into the ring and said, “No as in no regrets” and emphatically accepted in babyface fashion. This brought out Lee and the two got in a long pull-apart brawl that saw the locker room empty out to separate them.

That pull-apart included Brandi Rhodes who did a flip off the top rope onto the Dark Order on the outside of the ring which caused Anna Jay and she to then also be pulled apart.

Lee defeated Rhodes in minutes for the TNT title on Dynamite, putting Cody out of action in an injury angle as he filmed a show for TNT.

Other announced matches:

  • As part of the Chris Jericho 30th anniversary celebration, Le Champion will team with Inner Circle stablemate Jake Hager against the undefeated team of Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico). The teams got in a brawl after Jericho’s win over Isiah Kassidy on this week’s Dynamite.
  • FTW Champion Brian Cage will defend the title against Will Hobbs. The two brawled after Hobbs came out to get rid of Cage when he tried to interfere in Wednesday’s Ricky Starks-Darby Allin match.

AEW Dynamite live results: Moxley vs. Kingston World title match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A positive COVID-19 test result has resulted in a major change to tonight’s AEW Dynamite.

Mr. Brodie Lee vs. Orange Cassidy for the TNT Championship was set to headline the show, while Jon Moxley, Will Hobbs & Darby Allin were going to face Lance Archer, Brian Cage & Ricky Starks in a six-man tag. Archer revealed a positive COVID-19 test, so now Moxley will defend his AEW World title against Eddie Kingston. 

Kingston was technically never eliminated from the Casino Battle Royale at All Out and has been mentioning that fact in his promos ever since. So tonight, he gets the World title shot he’s been clamoring for.  

Lee will be making his second defense of the title since winning it from Cody on August 22. Lee brings an AEW career singles mark of 7-1 into the contest. Cassidy is 8-4 in AEW singles matches in 2020 and is coming off wins over Chris Jericho and Angelico. 

Miro and Kip Sabian will team against Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss in Miro’s AEW in-ring debut. 

AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida and NWA World Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa will team against Ivelisse and Diamante. Rosa defeated Ivelisse on last week’s Dynamite. Diamante and Ivelisse attacked Rosa after her win and Shida made the save. 

An appearance by Chris Jericho and an appearance by Matt Hardy and Private Party have also been advertised. 

Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time. 

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Jim Ross, Excalibur and Tony Schiavone were the broadcast team. 

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Miro & Kip Sabian (w/Penelope Ford) defeated Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss

This was a mixed bag. I thought they used Miro smartly and he played to his strengths, mostly tagging in for a few power spots. 

I thought that any talk of Miro having a new physique was overblown last week but I was wrong. He’s gigantic. 

Janela and Kiss got some shine on Sabian early. Sabian and Miro cut Kiss off and worked him over. This was formulaic but the work was very good at this stage. 

Janela got a hot tag and things got sloppy. Miro, Janela and Sabian brawled to the floor. Miro sold his ankle and was limping for a bit. 

Miro tried to launch Sabian over the barricade to Janela. Janela was supposed to hit something mid-air but the camera crew didn’t get a good shot of it and it looked like they botched it anyway. 

Miro used the former Accolade, now possibly called Game Over, for the submission win on Kiss. 

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Eddie Kingston entered and demanded the hard camera be focused on him. He said he and Mox used to be cut from the same cloth but then Mox sold out and became a sports entertainer, selling his soul to the devil. 

He demanded that Moxley face him. Moxley entered and faced off with Kingston. A security team kept them apart.

This was an excellent segment. Give me a Kingston promo every week.  

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The announcers previewed the card. Kenny Omega joined the commentary desk for the next match. 

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Hangman Page defeated Evil Uno (w/Dark Order)

This was exactly the same thing they did last week, there was no storyline advancement with Omega and Page. Omega was better on commentary this week than last week but still managed to talk under Page’s ring introduction. 

JR tried to help Omega get over the storyline here and asked if he was going to help Page out. Omega said he was staying put because he’s a singles guy now. 

Page is still getting his legs under him as a singles guy and his matches aren’t clicking on all cylinders yet. 

They had a back and forth brawl before an ad break. Uno worked Page over in a picture-in-picture ad break. 

Page made a comeback. Uno tossed him to the stage. Uno asked Dark Order to go to the back rather than interfere. 

Page made another comeback and hit a standing shooting star for a two count. Uno hit a senton atomico for a two count. 

Page hit a powerbomb with a stack cover for a near fall, then followed with a Buckshot Lariat for the pin. 

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Schiavone interviewed Matt Jackson backstage. Matt said fans may have noticed that he and Nick have been acting out of character lately. 

He broke Tony’s phone and continued to act like a jerk. 

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TNT Championship match: Mr. Brodie Lee defeated Orange Cassidy to retain the title

Not much to the match here but it was more a backdrop for the post-match angle. 

Cassidy did his comedy kicks and pockets spot. 

Cassidy tried a suicide dive but the Dark Order lackies caught him and allowed Lee to take over. Lee beat on Cassidy through an ad break. 

Cassidy made a comeback and ran wild with suicide dives. JR went on his weekly crusade to undermine talent by ripping on dives. Cassidy hit a pair of tornado DDTs for near falls. 

John Silver jumped in. Cassidy hit him with an Orange Punch. Lee used the distraction to hit a powerbomb and a discus lariat for the pin. 

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After the match, Cody’s music hit. 

Cody entered. He has dark hair now. 

Cody beat up some Dark Order lackies while Lee escaped. 

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After a commercial, Lee cut a promo. He asked what kind of man Cody was for sending Dustin and Brandi to do his work for him while he was in a bubble somewhere. 

Lee asked what kind of man Cody was that his wife was posting thirst traps and calling Lee “Daddy.”

Lee pulled out a dog collar and challenged Cody to a dog collar match. He gave Cody a week to respond. 

This was another strong promo. The high point of this show tonight is the promos by a wide margin. 

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Matt Hardy and Private Party made their way to the ring. Hardy said it was his birthday. 

Hardy said he was attacked from behind last week. He used a lot of words to say that someone with a mask attacked him with a pipe or bat and noted that right after he was laid out, Jericho and Hager entered with a bat. 

Hardy said he has a lot of enemies but was pointing the finger at Jericho. 

Jericho and The Inner Circle entered. Sammy Guevara is back. Jericho said he didn’t attack Hardy. Jericho was carrying a baseball bat. 

Hardy wanted to fight the whole Inner Circle. Quen and Kassidy talked sense to him and reminded him he’s not cleared yet. 

Quen said he is cleared and laid out Jericho last week. Kassidy said he’s ready to make Le Champion his bitch next week. 

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FTR and Tully Blanchard came to the ring for a promo. Tully said that Tag title matches on TV will now have a 20 minute time limit and he and FTR get to pick the opponents. 

FTR are branding this as a weekly “brush with greatness.” They mentioned Best Friends as potential  opponents. 

Best Friends entered. FTR acted like they were ready to defend the titles right away. A referee came out and was about to ring the bell when Dax stopped him. 

Cash said it wouldn’t be fair to Best Friends if they wrestled tonight and advised them to take a couple weeks to heal up and then maybe call Tully and they’ll set something up. 

This was an effective segment. 

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Thunder Rosa & Hikaru Shida defeated Ivelisse & Diamante

Rosa is great, Shida is great, this match was laid out really well, there’s just only so much Ivelisse and Diamante are capable of. 

Rosa’s facepaint was a tribute to Road Warrior Animal. 

Shida and Rosa were attacked during Shida’s intro. 

Diamante and Ivelisse cut Rosa off. It’s kind of like when Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss are in together when Rosa and Ivelisse are in there at the same time in that it feels like a fight could break out at any time. 

Shida got a hot tag during a commercial break. The match broke down.  

Shida pinned Diamante after a falcon arrow and a shining wizard. 

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Dasha Gonzalez was backstage with Chris Jericho. 

Jericho said Isiah Kassidy is going to be a big star one day but not next week. He said next week he’s going down when he faces Le Champion. 

MJF entered. Jericho and MJF continued to do their mutual appreciation society gimmick. It was very good. 

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Jericho vs. Kassidy, Britt Baker in action, Ricky Starks vs. Darby Allin, FTR vs. SCU and a Jon Moxley appearance were advertised for next week’s Dynamite. 

A 30 years of Jericho celebration was announced for the October 7 Dynamite. 

The main event is next. 

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AEW World Championship match: Jon Moxley defeated Eddie Kingston to retain the title

Kingston is 38 and has worked a hard style for a long time. He’s at the top of his game as a promo and a character and that makes up for whatever physical limitations he has. 

They had a brawl. It was intense and very good. 

They traded a couple of cursory holds right awy but things quickly became the brawl that you would expect. They lit each other up with chops and strikes. 

Kingston was in control before a commercial break and beat Moxley around ringside. 

Moxley made a comeback with a tope and a piledriver for a near fall. Kingston hit a powerbomb for a two count. Kingston sold like he might have a stinger. 

Moxley avoided two backfists and used a bulldog choke for the submission win. 

A key point in the finish here is that Kingston never tapped, the referee called for the bell after Kingston appeared to be out. 

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After the bell, Penta El Zero M and Rey Fenix ran in to attack Moxley. 

Will Hobbs ran in for the save. Penta and Fenix recovered and laid out Hobbs. 

Darby Allin ran in to join the brawl. Allin sent Fenix and Penta outside wth skateboard shots. 

Ricky Starks ran in and attacked Allin. Starks hit a big spear and hit Allin with the skateboard. 

Kingston went back after Moxley. 

The heels stood tall to close the show.