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One of AEW’s earliest tag teams reportedly gone from the company

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After barely being used over the past 18 months, The Butcher and The Blade — one of AEW’s earliest tag teams — are reportedly no longer with the company.

Fightful Select reported Thursday that the two men were not offered a contract extension after their deals recently came up, making them free agents.

Along with The Bunny, the 46-year-old Blade and the 48-year-old Butcher had been with AEW since the November 27, 2019, episode of Dynamite when they appeared from under the ring to attack Cody Rhodes. The duo feuded with the top teams at the time which included the Young Bucks, Lucha Bros., Jurassic Express and others, but never held the AEW World Tag Team titles.

With The Blade undergoing fusion back surgery that kept him out of action for two years, The Butcher then was moved to the singles ranks for the duration of his run which included some random tag team matches. He last appeared in AEW in February 2025 in a Collision loss to Gabe Kidd with The Blade’s last AEW match coming in January 2024.

The Blade returned to action this past December and has teamed with The Butcher once since coming back. They are set to compete for GCW in June.

The Butcher shares AEW status amid ongoing absence

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Absent from AEW in-ring action for over a year, The Butcher has now shared an update regarding his All Elite status.

Speaking to Youngstown Studio, Butcher revealed himself to be still under contract with AEW. He further proceeded to share the details behind his ongoing absence.

“I mean, still under contract. That was the big thing is Blade had his back fused. So, like, as a tag team wrestler, it’s like how many times can you send a guy out there in singles matches and then they lose after you know what I mean?” Butcher said. “Like you kind of have to shove them. And I kind of understand and try to be like humble with that. It gets it does seep into your head like, ‘Dude, what did I do wrong?’ You know what I mean? Cause like no one talks to you. I haven’t. You know what I mean? Like, it’s not like they’re checking up on me every week, going like, ‘How you doing, dude?’”

He continued to express his gratitude to AEW for paying him throughout his absence.

“It’s just like, ‘We’ll call you when we need you.’ And that is kind of like a head [ __ ] But like at the same time, you know, I’m so grateful because I get paid every two weeks and like, you know, Blade is now healthy, so we can like work indies and stuff like that,” he continued.

However, he also dropped a potential tease about The Butcher and The Blade’s possible AEW return. “And just waiting for the call for a return, and hopefully it happens soon. I know that there’s like a lot of injuries going on right now in AEW. So, that’s usually an indicator that, like they’re probably going to bring some guys back that they’re sitting,” Butcher finished.

Butcher, 48, last wrestled in AEW back in February 2025. Also a musician by profession, his latest wrestling match dates back to March 2026 against Brett Michael David.

The Butcher hoping to end AEW absence: ‘Would love to get back out there’

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The Butcher is hoping that he’ll get the chance to wrestle for AEW again soon.

More than a year removed from his most recent AEW match, Butcher (Andy Williams) sent out a tweet on Thursday night expressing that he would love to get back into the ring for AEW — whether it’s in a singles match or alongside his tag team partner The Blade. Blade underwent spinal surgery in 2024 but is now able to compete again.

“Last time I wrestled an @aew match was a year and 7 days ago,” Butcher wrote. “Would love to get back out there either with Blade or just myself. Best shape of my life and no dance partners.”

While replying to a fan in a follow-up tweet, Butcher clarified that he does not have any bad feelings toward AEW.

“Honestly, there’s so many great wrestlers right now. I’m sure it’s difficult to book a show with such an insane roster,” he wrote. “It’s not hard feelings, i just feel i have a lot more in the tank.”

Butcher & Blade are long-time members of the AEW roster, having joined the promotion during its inaugural year of 2019. During his AEW absence, Butcher has worked some indie dates, including for Evil Uno’s Mystery Wrestling this past October.

The 48-year-old Butcher is an accomplished musician who played rhythm guitar for the now-defunct hardcore band Every Time I Die.

AEW tag team announces return

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The Butcher and The Blade are set to return as a tag team.

The Blade made his in-ring return last month in his hometown of Buffalo after nearly two years away. He had been out of action with a serious back injury since February 2024 and underwent spinal fusion surgery that September.

His tag team partner The Butcher has also wrestled sparingly over the past year. His last appearance on AEW programming came on the May 2, 2025, episode of AEW Collision, where he lost a singles match to Gabe Kidd.

The last time The Butcher and The Blade appeared under the AEW/ROH banner was the January 10, 2024, Ring of Honor taping from Daily’s Place, where they lost a tag match to Top Flight’s Dante and Darius Martin. It was also the last time the two wrestled as a team.

Both The Butcher and The Blade posted to Instagram on Thursday announcing the return of their tag team.

The Butcher wrote, “Butcher and Blade are back bitch. Watch your mouthes tag teams. @aew”

The Blade wrote, “The Butcher And The Blade 2026. Coming soon to professional wrestling near you #wrestling #prowrestling #aew #allelitewrestling”

AEW Rampage live results: Darby Allin vs. The Butcher

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Darby Allin will be in action on tonight’s AEW Rampage.

Allin will face The Butcheras he looks to continue his roll ahead of his challenge of Jack Perry for the TNT Championship at All In, followed by his challenge for the AEW World Championship at Dynamite Grand Slam in late-September.

This will be their third-ever meeting with Allin unbeaten thus far (2-0).

Blackpool Combat Club’s Wheeler Yuta will take on Rocky Romero ahead of his non-title match with AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland on this Wednesday’s Dynamite. Bryan Danielson will be on commentary.

In a battle of former Women’s World Champions, Saraya will face Nyla Rose.

Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) will face two enhancement talents and we will also hear from new ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes on tonight’s program.

This week’s Rampage was taped Wednesday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Spoilers from the show are available here.

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Taped in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

An “In Memoriam” graphic for Kevin Sullivan opened the show.

Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Matt Menard were on commentary.

Darby Allin defeated The Butcher (10:24)

An actual star wrestling on Rampage. 

Butcher started out fast and slammed Allin into the ropes, then pulled him out of the corner for a modified powerbomb. Allin was bleeding from the mouth less than a minute in. The fight went to the floor, where Butcher sent Allin into the steps and stepped on his head. Allin avoided a crossbody against the ring barricade, then came off the top to the floor with the Coffin Drop. 

Back in the ring, Allin came off the top for a crossbody, but he just bounced off the Butcher. Butcher followed up with a shotgun dropkick. Butcher tossed Allin through the ropes to the floor. 

After a split-screen break, Butcher locked Allin in a Texas Cloverleaf. Just as Allin was making the ropes, Butcher pulled Allin up into a powerbomb for another near fall. Butcher propped Allin up on the ropes and then slapped him to the floor. On the floor, Butcher slung Allin’s head into the ring barricade, powerbombed him into the post, then back suplexed him on the edge of the ring barricade. 

Allin came back with a tope suicida that barely caught Butcher. Back in the ring, Allin hit a pair of Coffin Splashes in the corner. He went for a thirdCoffin Splash, but Butcher countered with a sleeper, then a powerbomb for a near fall. 

Butcher set up Allin for a superplex, but Allin countered with an avalanche Code Red, Allin followed up with a Coffin Drop and got the pinfall.

– Rush and Don Callis were not happy about Rush’s loss on Dynamite Wednesday. Callis booked Rush a match with Preston Vance (remember him?) to prove that Rush will dowhatever it takes to be the best. Callis just doesn’t want a victory, he wants Vance hurt. 

Preston Vance?

– Last Wednesday after Dynamite, Jeff Jarrett was putting himself over to Renee Paquette, then Adam Page started a fight with Jarrett and his pals. Afterwards, Jay Lethal challenged Page for Wednesday on Dynamite. 

Wheeler Yuta (w/ Bryan Danielson) defeated  Rocky “Azucar” Romero (9:53) 

Danielson joined the commentary team for the match. 

Lots of matwork to start. Both guys exchanged side headlocks until Yuta caught Romero with a backdrop suplex. Yuta backed Romero into the corner for some chops, but Romero fired back. Yuta sidestepped a charge from Romero to send him to the floor, then followed up with a tope suicida. 

During the commercial break, Yuta caught a sliced bread #2 on the floor. Back in the ring, Romero worked a chinlock as Swerve Strickland was shown watching from the back. Romero hit the forever clothclines until Yuta came out of the corner and took Romero out with a lariat. After both guys exchanged chops, Yuta hit a reverse atomic drop and an enziguri. 

Yuta went to the top rope, but Romero cut him off. Romero hit a top rope hurricanrana, then hit a Sliced Bread inside the ring for two. Romero tried it again, but Yuta countered with a cross legged tombstone piledriver. Romeo is dead, and after the hammer and tong elbows, Yuta locked in Cattle Mutilation for the submission. Great showcase for Yuta. 

– Renee Paquette interviewed Willow Nightingale. Nightingale expressed her annoyance with Stokley Hathaway. Tomohiro Ishii interrupted to mention he’s annoyed by Hathaway too, and this gave Nightingale an idea. To be continued… at Wembley? 

Private Party defeated  Dave Dawson & Zane Dawson (3:57)

During this match, Tony Schiavone called Wednesday’s Dynamite card “loaded,” which is an exaggeration on the level with him calling 1999 Nitros the greatest night in the history of our sport. Wednesday’s card currently has two squash matches and a face-to-face between Claudio Castignoli & Kazuchika Okada.

Quen did a great job building up a bodyslam spot with the much larger Zane Dawson. Zay caught Dave Dawson with a rana and the Silly String. Zay hit one of the Dawson brothers with a stunner and a sliced bread, then they double teamed  the other with the Gin and Juice and got the pinfall. Back to the creek for the Dawsons. 

– Deonna Purrazzo hyped up her bullrope match with Thunder Rosa tomorrow night.

– Dustin Rhodes cut a promo about his winning the ROH World Six Man Titles, his first title in AEW. Then Rhodes teamed with Sammy Guevara in ROH. Rhodes challenged the ROH World Tag Team champions. Matt Taven and Mike Bennett responded with a low kick to Rhodes. Rhodes and Guevara v. the ROH tag champs would have been a good match for that ROH ppv two weeks ago.

Saraya (w/ Harley Cameron) defeated Nyla Rose (10:33) 

Saraya attacked Rose from behind as she was distracted by Cameron and she fell to the floor. Back in the ring. Saraya went for a sleeper but Rose shrugged her off. Saraya worked over Rose with some forearms in the corner, but Rose reversed it into some body shots. Saraya dropped to the floor. Rose followed her out, and Saraya tied her up in the ring apron to take control. 

After a long commercial, Saraya tried for a sunset flip, but Rose sat on her for a near fall. Rose hit a clothesline, a side suplex and a senton. Rose went for a splash, but Saraya got her knees up. Saraya hit a knee strike and the Nightcap for a near fall. Cameron called for the “Turn the Page” and Saraya shouted “That’s not what it’s called anymore.” Rose came back with a thrust kick for a near fall. Rose and Saraya took each other out with a double clothesline. 

Rose hit a chokeslam, but Cameron got on the apron to distract the ref. This drew Rose to the outside. Saraya tried to sneak up behind Rose, but she caught Saraya with a forearm. Rose tried to suplex Saraya back into the ring, but Cameron swept Rose’s legs and Saraya fell on top of Rose. Cameron held onto Rose’s legs and Saraya got the pinfall. The Warrior/Rude finish from WrestleMania V! Love it! 

After the match, Schiavone ran down the card for Collision: 

  • FTR v. The Outrunners 
  • House of Black v. The Bang Bang Gang 
  • Thunder Rosa v. Deonna Purrazzo in a Bullrope Match 
  • Rush v. Preston Vance 
  • Hikaru Shida in action 
  • Darby Alllin & Hologram v. The Premiere Athletes 
  • And Swerve Strickland in an eliminator match. 

They probably should have promoted an appearance from the world champion before 10:59 on Friday night.

Dustin Rhodes set for action on AEW Rampage

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Dustin Rhodes is set for action on the Friday, March 29 edition of AEW Rampage. 

Rhodes will face The Butcher on Friday’s Rampage in a match set up with a backstage interaction between the two on Wednesday’s Dynamite. 

Butcher interrupted an interview segment with Rhodes & Renee Paquette, bringing up a Bunkhouse match that the two had years ago, before issuing a challenge for Rampage. Rhodes accepted, noting that he would not be a stepping stone for anyone at this point in his career. 

Rhodes & QT Marshall faced The Butcher & The Blade in a tag team Bunkhouse match on the November 11, 2020 Dynamite, a bout won by Rhodes & Marshall.

Rhodes is 3-1 in AEW competition in 2024, with his only loss coming in a TNT tite match against Christian Cage on the January 17 Dynamite. 

Rampage returns to its normal Friday, 10 p.m. Eastern time slot on TNT this week after airing live on TBS following Dynamite last week. 

JNPO: The Tao of AEW’s ‘The Butcher’ Andy Williams

Posted on by Josh Nason

Scroll down and click ‘Click Here to Listen’ to hear this show.

For the longest time, Andy Williams has been on my short list of guests I have wanted to have on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out and finally, my call was answered.

You might know him as The Butcher in AEW, part of the long-running tag team The Butcher & The Blade. But Williams is also a well-traveled musician, having played guitar in the band Every Time I Die until their breakup in January of 2022.

Andy and I talked for an hour about, well, everything:

  • The challenges of staying in shape at 45 years old
  • How the debut of himself and Blade came to be including a near ROH detour that would have prevented it
  • The story of when Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood thought Williams stole his guitar
  • Whether he knows what AEW show he will be working
  • Joyful stories about Bryan Danielson and Sting
  • How he feels about music more than a year after ETID broke up plus memories of ‘TID The Season festivals in Buffalo
  • News on a new music project or two
  • And lots, lots, lots more.

This is one of my favorite interviews I have ever done and I’m excited to share it so you can learn a little more about one of the nicest yet most visually intimidating men in wrestling.

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If you’re interested in other interviews with Swerve Strickland, Cole Radrick, Carmelo Hayes (before he went to NXT), Alec Price, JD Drake and others, check out the archives.

International title match added to AEW Dynamite

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An International Championship match has been added to this Wednesday’s Dynamite.

Orange Cassidy will defend the championship against The Butcher. This past week on Dynamite, Cassidy teamed with Darby Allin and Sting to defeat Butcher, Blade, and Kip Sabian in trios action. Cassidy has defended the International title in recent weeks against opponents such as Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, and Big Bill.

Other matches added to Wednesday’s show include Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale, Dalton Castle and The Boys against the Blackpool Combat Club, and Matt Hardy vs. Jack Perry. Earlier on Saturday, a match for the IWGP United States title was also added, with Kenny Omega defending the title against Jeff Cobb.

Here is the updated lineup for Wednesday’s show:

  • IWGP United States title: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Jeff Cobb
  • AEW International title: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. The Butcher
  • Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia
  • Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale
  • Blackpool Combat Club vs. Dalton Castle and The Boys
  • Matt Hardy vs. Jungle Boy Jack Perry

Jon Moxley vs. Brody King Interim World title match set for AEW Dynamite

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Brody King will be the first to challenge Jon Moxley for the Interim AEW World Championship on next week’s Dynamite. 

King won the inaugural Royal Rampage Battle Royal on Friday’s Rampage episode to earn the first shot at Moxley on the July 6 Dynamite. King last eliminated Darby Allin in the 20-man battle royal to earn the title match. 

Two more matches and a promo segment have also been added to Wednesday’s Dynamite. 

Toni Storm and AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa, branded as ThunderStorm, will team against Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir on Dynamite. Storm defeated Rose in the Rampage main event this week, a match where Shafir repeatedly interjected herself into the action. After the match, Rose and Shafir attacked Storm, but Rosa made the save to set up the tag bout.

Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland will team against The Butcher and The Blade on Dynamite. Butcher and Blade teamed up to eliminate Strickland from the Royal Rampage to set up the bout. 

Also added to Dynamite, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus will appear on the show. Managed by Cage, Luchasaurus debuted a new heelish persona on this week’s Dynamite. 

Already announced for next week, Scorpio Sky will defend the TNT Championship against Wardlow in a street fight. 

Here is the announced Dynamite lineup: 

AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, July 6 —

  • Interim AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Brody King
  • TNT Championship street fight: Scorpio Sky (c) vs. Wardlow
  • Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm vs. Nyla Rose & Marina Shafir
  • Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland vs. The Butcher & The Blade
  • Christian Cage & Luchasaurus appear 

AEW’s The Butcher suffers torn biceps on Dynamite

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The Butcher tore his biceps on AEW Dynamite this past Wednesday.

Bryan Alvarez reported on today’s edition of Wrestling Observer Live that The Butcher tore his bicep during a tag match on AEW Dynamite. He teamed with regular partner The Blade in a losing effort against Orange Cassidy and NJPW’s Tomohiro Ishii. Butcher has been touring with his band Every Time I Die while also appearing on Dynamite.

Butcher, along with Blade and The Bunny, have been regularly teaming since their debut for AEW in 2019. In the last year, they have aligned themselves with Matt Hardy as part of the Hardy Family Office stable with The Hybrid 2 and Private Party. In recent weeks, Hardy has been feuding with Orange Cassidy, who he defeated on AEW Rampage last Friday. Cassidy and the rest of the Best Friends have since joined NJPW’s Chaos stable, leading to the tag match this week with Chaos stablemate Ishii.

Tomohiro Ishii to make AEW debut on Dynamite

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NJPW’s Tomohiro Ishii will make his AEW debut on Wednesday’s Dynamite. 

Ishii will team with Orange Cassidy against The Butcher and The Blade. The match announcement was made during Saturday’s Full Gear pay-per-view. 

Butcher and Blade interfered on Matt Hardy’s behalf as Hardy defeated Cassidy on Friday’s AEW Rampage. Cassidy and Best Friends were announced as official members of NJPW’s CHAOS stable this week. 

Also set for Dynamite, Jay Lethal will challenge Sammy Guevara for the TNT Championship. Lethal made a surprise debut at Full Gear to challenge Guevara. 

The TBS Championship tournament will continue with a quarterfinals matchup, as Hikaru Shida faces Nyla Rose. 

Also announced, Lio Rush and Dante Martin will tag against Anthony Bowens and Max Caster of The Acclaimed. 

More matches for Dynamite will be announced following Full Gear. 

Here is the lineup so far:

  • The Butcher & The Blade vs. Orange Cassidy & Tomohiro Ishii
  • TNT Championship: Sammy Guevara (c) vs. Jay Lethal
  • TBS Championship tournament quarterfinals: Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose
  • Dante Martin & Lio Rush vs. The Acclaimed

The Butcher returns at AEW All Out

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The Butcher made his return from injury at tonight’s AEW All Out PPV in Chicago. 

The Butcher aligned with tag team partner The Blade and the rest of the Hardy Family Office as they participated in a post-match attack on Orange Cassidy on The Buy-In pre-show following the Cassidy, Jurassic Express, Chuck Taylor and Wheeler Yuta vs. Matt Hardy, Private Party and TH2 ten-man tag. 

Butcher has been out of action since April with a reported thumb injury. His last match was a TNT title shot against then-champ Darby Allin at The House Always Wins event. Butcher wrestled twice that night, winning a battle royal to earn the title shot earlier in the show.

Real name Andy Williams, The Butcher is also a guitarist for Every Time I Die. The band has a new album coming out in October. The group also has a few tour dates scheduled for the rest of 2021, with a full-scale worldwide tour beginning in January 2022. 

AEW House Always Wins results: TNT title match, Takeshita debut

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AEW ran their first-ever house show Friday in Jacksonville, Florida, called The House Always Wins.

In the main event, Darby Allin successfully defended the TNT Championship against The Butcher who had won a battle royal at the start of the show to earn the opportunity.

After the main event, Matt Hardy and the Hardy Family Office attacked Allin. The Dark Order made the save and Allin closed the show with a promo.

In the co-main event, DDT’s Konosuke Takeshita made his AEW debut, teaming with World Champion Kenny Omega, Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks and Michael Nakazawa in a losing effort against PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, Matt Sydal and Mike Sydal. 

Here are full results from Jacksonville: 

  • The Butcher won a battle royal for a TNT title match later in the show that included Powerhouse Hobbs, Lance Archer, Ricky Starks, Scorpio Sky, Ethan Page, The Blade, Dustin Rhodes, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Dark Order’s 10 and Colt Cabana.
  • The Pinnacle (MJF, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler & Shawn Spears) (w/Tully Blanchard & Wardlow) defeated Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus & Marko Stunt) & Dante Martin
  • Jade Cargill defeated Reka Tahaka
  • Cody Rhodes defeated Aaron Solow in a street fight
  • Orange Cassidy, Trent & Chuck Taylor (w/ Kris Statlander) defeated Max Caster & The Hybrid2
  • Eddie Kingston defeated Cezar Bononi
  • Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida, Tay Conti, Ryo Mizunami & Red Velvet defeated Britt Baker, Nyla Rose, The Bunny & Rebel
  • Death Triangle (PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix) and Matt Sydal & Mike Sydal defeated World Champion Kenny Omega, Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks, Konosuke Takeshita and Michael Nakazawa
  • TNT Champion Darby Allin defeated The Butcher (w/vMatt Hardy, The Blade & The Bunny) to retain

AEW Dynamite video highlights: Moxley-Omega contract signing

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Jon Moxley made his World title defense against Kenny Omega official on last night’s AEW Dynamite. 

After Omega signed the contract last week for their match at December 2nd’s Winter is Coming, Moxley put pen to paper on this week’s Dynamite. Before signing, Moxley laid Omega out with a Paradigm Shift. 

Hikaru Shida defeated Anna Jay to retain the AEW Women’s World Championship on Dynamite. After the match, Abadon entered and left a blood stain on Shida’s title belt. 

In the Dynamite opener, Hangman Page defeated The Dark Order’s John Silver. Dark Order’s Evil Uno made a recruiting pitch to Page after the match. 

A week before Cody Rhodes and Darby Allin face Team Taz’s Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks, Taz choked out Rhodes with a Tazmission. 

Chris Jericho and Jake Hager of The Inner Circle defeated SCU’s Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian after MJF hit Daniels with his Dynamite Diamond ring. Scorpio Sky saved Kazarian and Daniels from a post-match attack from the entire Inner Circle. 

In the show’s final match, Butcher and Blade beat Death Triangle members PAC and Rey Fenix after an assist from Eddie Kingston. Kingston and his family assaulted Death Triangle after the match, but Lance Archer ran in to make the save and attacked Kingston. 

For more of what you missed, including TH2 vs. Top Flight and Powerhouse Hobbs in action, scroll down. 

More coverage from last night —

AEW Dynamite video highlights —

Hangman Page vs. John Silver, Hangman is invited to join Dark Order

Kenny Omega promo on Jon Moxley

Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Lee Johnson

Taz & Cody Rhodes confrontation

TH2 vs. Top Flight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKTq7W9E5Qs

Chris Jericho & Jake Hager vs. SCU (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)

Jon Moxley/Kenny Omega contract signing

AEW Women’s World Championship match: Hikaru Shida vs. Anna Jay

PAC & Rey Fenix vs. The Butcher & The Blade

Four matches set for next week’s AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Four matches, including an AEW Women’s title match, were announced for next week’s Dynamite.

Hikaru Shida will defend the championship against Anna Jay of The Dark Order. It was revealed that Mr. Brodie Lee (off-screen) demanded a title match for next week. Jay, along with John Silver, cut a promo tonight saying she was no longer a rookie, that she was in the Dark Order, and that she would win the championship.

Chris Jericho will also be in action next week, teaming with Jake Hager to take on SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels). Jericho appeared briefly on commentary Wednesday and promised The Inner Circle would be back in action next week following their trip to Las Vegas.

In other matches:

  • Death Triangle members PAC and Rey Fenix will face The Butcher and The Blade. This comes after Penta El Zero M made the save for Fenix who had ran out to help PAC fend off a three-on-one attack from Eddie Kingston, Butcher and Blade after PAC’s win over Blade Wednesday.
  • Will Hobbs will be in action against an opponent to be named. It will be a follow-up to his heel turn to close out Dynamite as he aligned himself with Team Taz.