PAC and Rey Fenix are the next challengers for the AEW Tag Team titles as they survived the Casino Battle Royal at Revolution Sunday night.
The elimination match came down to Fenix, PAC, Jungle Boy, and John Silver of the Dark Order. Silver was eliminated by a running Fenix top rope kick while PAC was later eliminated by Jungle Boy partially due to his own momentum.
After an excellent several minutes that saw Fenix hit a tope to the outside that took him completely over the guardrail, Fenix hit a superkick and clotheslined Jungle Boy over the top to pick up the win for the Death Triangle team.
At some point in the future, the duo will face the Young Bucks who retained the titles in the pay-per-view’s opening match with a win over Chris Jericho and MJF.
The other news of the battle royal was massive dissention within the Nightmare Family faction as QT Marshall eliminated stablemates the Gunn Club which got Dustin Rhodes upset. Marshall then eliminated himself, spit at Rhodes, and walked off.
PAC and Fenix have been added to this Sunday’s Tag Team Casino Royale match at AEW Revolution.
The Death Triangle teammates appeared on Wednesday’s Dynamite, defeating John Skylar and D3 in a quick squash match.
Already announced for the match: Bear Country (Bear Boulder & Bear Bronson), Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds & John Silver, Dark Order’s Evil Uno & Stu Grayson, Ortiz & Santana, The Butcher & The Blade, Private Party, and Top Flight.
At the end of Dynamite, most of the teams entered in the battle royal came out for a brawl. Other teams included in that brawl that haven’t been announced for the match include The Varsity Blonds (Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison), Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico), Matt and Mike Sydal, SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels) and Dustin Rhodes & QT Marshall.
The winners of the battle royal will receive a future Tag Team title shot. The Young Bucks will defend the titles against Chris Jericho and MJF on Sunday.
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.
Jake Roberts attacked Angélico for some reason and a shot from Butcher allowed Kingston to hit an exploder suplex for two. Blade set up a table, but Bear Bronson of Bear Country ran in and speared him through it, as they evened the odds for Archer.
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
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Don Callis joined commentary for the match. PAC and Fénix got their Death Triangle music and entered from the stands with Moxley.
Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) defeated Jon Moxley, PAC, & Rey Fénix
This match was a fantastic six-man tag, exactly as advertised. Fénix was the star.
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.
Anderson and Fénix tagged in as Death Triangle worked over the former. With the official distracted, Omega grabbed the leg of PAC and Gallows slammed him off the top rope. The heels isolated PAC until he hit a snap German on Omega and reached Moxley for a tag.
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.
During the commercial break, Moxley was met with a Gun Stun upon re-entry to the ring, allowing Omega and the Good Brothers to take control. A mule kick and evasive maneuvers allowed Moxley to reach Fénix for the hot tag.
Fénix spiked Omega with a hurricanrana and dispatched Gallows with kicks before landing a springboard headbutt on Anderson. He and PAC hit stereo Orihara moonsaults onto the Good Brothers before Fénix landed a cutter on Omega for two.
Omega fought out of the Fire Thunder Driver and the two traded chops. Omega sent Fénix off the top rope and crushed him with a draping snap dragon suplex. Gallows tagged in and hit a big boot for two. PAC tagged in and peppered Gallows with strikes, but Gallows kicked out at one.
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.
Moxley tagged in and went for the Bulldog Choke, but Good Brothers ran interference. Moxley and Omega had an exchange where Omega hit the V-Trigger, but Moxley sprung up with a huge lariat. Fénix dispatched both Good Brothers with an absurd tope con hilo.
Omega hit his own Paradigm Shift, but PAC broke up the pin attempt with a 450 splash. Anderson tagged in and went for the Gun Stun, but Moxley hit a Gun Stun of his own. Fénix tagged in and hit a springboard moonsault press for two. Anderson caught the follow-up and hit a spinebuster.
The Good brothers hit the Magic Killer on Fénix as Omega sent PAC packing with a V-Trigger for the win.
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 – and is a member of the current Bullet Club. He finished Moxley with the Go To Sleep to end the show.
The main event for the Beach Break edition of AEW Dynamite on February 3 has been announced.
Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) will team up to take on Jon Moxley, PAC, and Rey Fenix. The Good Brothers started a feud with Fenix and Penta El 0 M last week when the Lucha Brothers made the save for Moxley following a 3-on-1 beatdown from Omega, Anderson, and Gallows. The feud continued this week when Omega and The Good Brothers took out Penta backstage, attacking him with a chair.
Omega and Moxley have continued their feud in the weeks since Omega defeated Moxley at Winter is Coming on December 2 to win the AEW World Championship.
A tag team battle royal was also announced for Beach Break. The winners will face AEW World Tag Team champions The Young Bucks at AEW Revolution on February 27.
Already announced for Beach Break is a singles match between Thunder Rosa and Britt Baker. The marriage between Penelope Ford and Kip Sabian will also take place.
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.
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.
A Jon Moxley-Kenny Omega contract signing for their December 2 AEW World title match highlights this evening’s AEW Dynamite.
Moxley and Omega have faced each other just once previously in AEW at Full Gear 2019 in an unsanctioned Lights Out match. Moxley won that contest.
The announced main event for the show is TNT Champion Darby Allin and Cody Rhodes teaming against Team Taz’s Brian Cage and Ricky Starks.
The Young Bucks will return to the ring for the first time since winning the AEW World Tag Team titles at Full Gear 2020 on November 7. They will face Top Flight (Darius Martin & Daunte Martin).
PAC will return to action for the first time since the March 11 edition of Dynamite as he takes on The Blade.
In a match that was set up in a backstage promo segment last week, Orange Cassidy (w/Best Friends) will face Kip Sabian (w/Penelope Ford & Miro).
NWA World Women’s Champion Serena Deeb will defend her title against former champ Thunder Rosa.
A trip to Las Vegas by The Inner Circle on MJF’s dime has also been advertised.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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A Top Flight video package aired with lots of footage from their independent appearances. They came across as star-struck and thrilled, which probably isn’t far from the truth.
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated Top Flight (Darius Martin & Daunte Martin)
Top Flight had a really good first performance on Dynamite. They’re rough around the edges, but they’re phenomenal athletes, particularly Daunte.
This was non-title. The action here was too fast to keep track of. Nick and Darius started off as the latter countered Nick’s usual opening sequence of offense. Matt and Daunte tagged in and Top Flight hit stereo kicks before kicking Nick off the apron. Top Flight looked for a dive, but backflipped off the ropes.
Nick got a blind tag and downed Daunte with a superkick. Matt hit a dropkick through the ropes on Darius before the Bucks isolated Daunte with frequent tags. Matt locked on a sharpshooter then powerbombed Daunte onto his brother.
The Bucks set up for the Meltzer Driver, but Daunte fought out and made a one-man comeback before reaching his brother for the hot tag. Darius hit clotheslines and a Spanish fly, but Nick broke up the tag. Darius hit a tope suicida and then Daunte hit a tope con hilo on both Bucks.
Daunte barely made it up for a flip into a top-rope frankensteiner for a near fall. Matt avoided a dive and nailed a spear. Nick tagged in, dispatched Darius with a kick, and the Bucks hit a Sliced Bread powerbomb combination before Darius broke up the pin.
The Bucks went for More Bang For Your Buck, but Daunte countered into a crucifix pin for a great near fall. The Bucks then hit the BTE Trigger for the win.
After the match, TH2 came out and beat down Top Flight, but the Bucks chased them off and raised Top Flight’s arms.
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The Inner Circle Slays Vegas
This was all hijinks. MJF kept trying to buddy up with Chris Jericho and Santana, while Sammy Guevara and Ortiz resisted his charms. Jake Hager and Wardlow never took their eyes off each other. MJF and Jericho competed to see who could order the most alcoholic drink.
Konnan appeared and he and the Inner Circle departed a smoke-filled car. Piff The Dragon was there. We were left with a “to be continued…” message.
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A commercial for AEW’s upcoming collaboration with Director X aired.
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Jon Moxley cut a promo. He wondered how he was able to have such a long championship, and he chalked it up to his dad’s advice. Moxley’s got the whole world bearing down on him, a broken body and a pregnant wife, but he remembers his dad reminding him that they’re “the good guys.” He’s the best wrestler in the world and his dad’s son.
The newsworthy portion was that Renee Paquette is pregnant, but Moxley’s promo was excellent as always.
Miro joined commentary. It was all Sabian early on. Sabian prevented Cassidy from putting his hands in his pockets and controlled him with a side headlock. Cassidy made his hands-in-pockets comeback and hit a tope suicida.
Ford tried to stop Cassidy from getting back in the ring, and Sabian took advantage with a kick and a gutbuster for two. Ford taunted Cassidy on the floor as Sabian continued his beatdown during the break.
They fought on the top rope before Cassidy pushed Sabian off and landed a crossbody. Cassidy missed a diving DDT, but was able to eventually hit it after a reversal exchange. Sabian rolled to the outside to avoide the Orange Punch and stumbled on a springboard, but they improvised well as Sabian hit a brainbuster and a soccer kick for a two. A Michinoku driver followed for a good near fall.
Cassidy countered out of a swinging neckbreaker with an inside cradle, then locked on the Mouse Trap for the pinfall.
Miro laid out Cassidy after the match, but the Best Friends chased him and Sabian away before celebrating with their hug.
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The December 2 edition of Dynamite, which will feature Moxley vs. Omega, is being billed as “Winter Is Coming.”
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Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega AEW World Championship contract signing
Omega made his elaborate entrance, but Moxley didn’t come out when his music played. It cut to backstage where a bloodied Moxley was being attended to by Doc Sampson. Omega was unfazed as he signed the contract.
What a bizarre segment.
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The Inner Circle Slays Vegas (Part 2)
The Inner Circle were all drunk. Jericho welcomed an Elvis impersonator as the newest member of the Inner Circle. MJF said he loves the Inner Circle like blood brothers, but Guevara took it literally and threatened to cut himself. MJF noted that it was a full moon, and they all howled.
Jericho woke up the next morning in bed with Elvis. MJF woke up in the bathtub. He approached Guevara and was shown to have Guevara’s writing all over his face. Santana was hanging out with chickens who apparently made him money the previous night.
They heard crying in another room. The crying was coming from Swoggle, who was dressed in a diaper, referencing The Hangover movies.
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Back to Dynamite, Jericho joined commentary and announced that he and Hager would face SCU on next week’s show.
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PAC defeated The Blade (w/ The Butcher & The Bunny)
Eddie Kingston joined commentary. This was Blade’s first one-on-one match in his AEW career, and he surprisingly controlled the majority of the match. It went longer than I expected, but PAC looked like a killer when he was on top in addition to overcoming the numbers disadvantage.
PAC leveled Blade right at the bell and beat him down with stomps. He sent Blade into the barricade and hit a missile dropkick back in the ring. PAC confronted Butcher and Blade took advantage with a baseball slide.
Blade hit a release brainbuster, which PAC landed awkwardly on. PAC went for a slingshot DDT but the move didn’t quite hit like he wanted. Bunny grabbed PAC’s leg and Butcher attacked from behind as Blade distracted the official. Blade hit a gutwrench powerbomb for two.
After a break, PAC fired up with forearms and a pump kick. He hit a thrust kick but Blade hit a powerslam for two. They fought on the top rope, and PAC won the exchange after a superplex.
Bunny distracted PAC from hitting the Black Arrow and Butcher tried to attack, but PAC dispatched him. Blade rolled him up with a handful of tights for a good near fall. PAC kicked out, hit a shooting star press, and immediately applied the Brutalizer for the submission victory.
After the match, PAC grabbed a mic and addressed Kingston, but Butcher laid him out. Butcher and Blade beat PAC down as Kingston taunted him. Rey Fénix ran out and tried to make the save, solidifying his split from Kingston, but Butcher, Blade, and Kingston were too much for him.
Penta El Zero Miedo came out with a steel chair and teased attacking his brother before lunging towards Kingston and sending Butcher and Blade packing. PAC and the Lucha Bros celebrated as Fénix made a triangle gesture, signifying that the Death Triangle are back.
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Schiavone sent it to the back as they got word of an altercation. Jade Cargill was beating up Brandi Rhodes with Vickie Guerrero and Nyla Rose before Big Swole appeared to break it up.
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NWA Women’s World Championship: Serena Deeb (c) defeated Thunder Rosa
Despite the interference, this was a good championship match. They performed some really solid chain wrestling early on. Rosa gained the advantage after an arm drag and a senton. She hit a hip attack onto the apron, but Deeb caught her upon re-entry and hit a dragon screw to take control.
The announcers mentioned the NWA and Billy Corgan. Rosa fought back with a drop toe hold and repeated corner lariats. Deeb hit a neckbreaker over the ropes and an apron spear. Rosa fought out of a GTS and nailed a German suplex. She landed a missile dropkick, sending Deeb to the outside.
Rebel came out and distracted the referee as Dr. Britt Baker laid out Rosa. Deeb landed a powerbomb for a good near fall. They exchanged cradles before Deeb applied a Koji Clutch. Rosa fought out with a double stomp and they went to another cradle exchange before Deeb hit a modified Angel’s Wings for the three count.
Rosa attacked Baker after the match as the referee corps had to break up the fight.
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The Dark Order’s John Silver and Anna Jay talked backstage. It was revealed that Mr. Brodie Lee demanded a championship match against Hikaru Shida for Jay next week. Jay said that when they first fought she was a rookie, but it’s different story now that she’s in the Dark Order.
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PAC and Rey Fénix vs. The Butcher and The Blade was announced for next week.
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A Darby Allin video package aired. Inside a church, he set himself on fire, and that was that.
Taz joined commentary. Starks and Allin wrestled to a stalemate before exchanging slaps. Allin fired up with a Thesz press as Cody and Cage tagged in. They each hit big moves, concluding with Cody nailing a moonsault press for a near fall. Taz left the commentary desk and made his way ringside.
During the break, Taz broke up Cody’s flurry of offense, which enraged Arn. Arn tossed a chair into the ring and was ejected from the match.
Cage and Starks isolated Cody with frequent tags. Cody reached Allin for the hot tag. Allin ran wild on Team Taz and jackknifed Cage for a two count. He set up for a German suplex on Starks, but Cage came in and suplexed them both. Cody cut Cage off with the Disaster Kick before being leveled with a Spear.
Allin hit a shotgun dropkick and fought out of a powerbomb into a yoshi tonic for a great near fall. Starks went for Roshambo, but Cody cut it off and hit Cross Rhodes. Cage flattened Allin with a spinning clothesline and dispatched Cody with a Saito suplex.
Cage perched Allin on the top rope. Allin fought him off, but Starks stopped a Coffin Drop and Cage hit an avalanche Drill Claw to pin the TNT champion.
After the match, Team Taz continued the beatdown before Will Hobbs ran out with a chair to make the save. He picked up the FTW Championship and appeared to taunt Team Taz, but turned around and laid out Cody. It appears that Hobbs has joined Team Taz as they all stood over Cody and Allin to end the show.
After travel issues had kept him away from AEW since March, PAC made his in-person return in the show-closing segment on last night’s Dynamite.
After Penta El Zero Miedo defeated his brother Rey Fenix in last night’s main event, Eddie Kingston made his way to the ring and told Penta that he did not need Fenix, calling him “dead weight.” PAC then entered and threatened Kingston, forcing referees to pull them apart.
Before the pandemic-related travel problems, PAC, Penta, and Fenix had formed a faction called Death Triangle. Kingston, Penta, Fenix, The Butcher, and The Blade had formed a faction in PAC’s absence, sometimes referred to as Kingston’s Family.
It was then announced that PAC will take on Blade on next week’s Dynamite.
Following his win against Chris Jericho at Full Gear, MJF was inducted into The Inner Circle last night. AEW continued to tease dissension between Sammy Guevara and MJF, as it was revealed that Guevara missed the induction after an email from MJF told him to go to the beach instead of meeting at Daily’s Place. An Inner Circle trip to Las Vegas was announced for next week.
Some long-running feuds were also resolved on last night’s show. Shawn Spears defeated Scorpio Sky after hitting him with a loaded glove, while The Natural Nightmares defeated Butcher & Blade in a Bunkhouse match.
The AEW debut of basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal was also teased on Dynamite. Jade Cargill, representing O’Neal and making her AEW debut, confronted Cody and Brandi Rhodes. She said that Shaq wasn’t afraid to go by one name, he’s a giant, and while Cody likes to fashion himself a giant killer, there’s nothing giant about Rhodes. A mixed tag match with Shaq & Cargill vs. Cody & Brandi seems to be a likely destination.
For more of what you missed, including a Taz promo on TNT Champion Darby Allin and a Kenny Omega promo on Jon Moxley, scroll down.
For the first time since March, PAC returned to AEW Dynamite in person Wednesday and already has a target in his sights.
Following Penta El Zero M’s win over Rey Fenix in their rematch, their manager Eddie Kingston left the commentary desk and told Penta he no longer needs Fenix. PAC’s music then hit. He walked out and told Kingston he had made an enemy and went after him in the ring before the two were separated by several referees and officials to close the show.
It was then announced that PAC will face Blade, another Kingston charge, on next week’s Dynamite.
PAC, Penta and Fenix were part of the three man team known as Death Triangle. They wrestled just one match as a trio before the pandemic hit with PAC stuck in England and unable to travel. Their March 11th win over Private Party and Joey Janela was his last in-ring appearance on Dynamite outside two promos — the most recent of which was last week.
In his recent appearance on Wrestling Observer Radio, Tony Khan said the issue with PAC wasn’t getting to the United States but the two-week mandated quarantine going back overseas. With him being back, it seems likely he has relocated to the United States in some form or fashion.
After months off television, PAC will re-emerge on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite.
AEW has announced that PAC will “break his silence” on Dynamite next Wednesday: “After months of silence in isolation, we’ll hear from @bastardPac this Wednesday, November 4th on #AEWDynamite! Watch Dynamite every Wednesday at 8/7c on @tntdrama and for our international fans AEWplus.com by @FiteTV”
PAC hasn’t been able to appear on AEW TV in-person since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AEW didn’t announce whether his appearance on next week’s Dynamite will be in-person or via video.
Prior to his absence, PAC had formed a stable with Penta El Zero M and Rey Fenix called Death Triangle. Penta and Fenix are currently aligned with Eddie Kingston as part of his stable, though there was dissension between Fenix and Kingston & Penta when Fenix had to forfeit his win against Penta in AEW’s World title eliminator tournament due to injury.
Wednesday’s Dynamite is the go-home show for Full Gear. Here’s the updated lineup for the episode:
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston will go face-to-face ahead of their I Quit match for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear
Sammy Guevara & Ortiz vs. MJF & Wardlow
Cody & The Gunn Club (Billy & Austin Gunn) vs. John Silver, Colt Cabana & Preston “10” Vance
Scorpio Sky vs. Shawn Spears
Miro vs. Trent
PAC breaks his silence
Chris Jericho will be on commentary for Wednesday’s Dynamite.
The Big News: Death Triangle ran in after the main event to lay a beating on five babyfaces. It took three more, in the form of Best Friends and Orange Cassidy, to run them off.
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When looking up this episode on YouTube I couldn’t help but notice the large number of episodes (including this one) where the thumbnail is of the Jurassic Express.
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Jurassic Express (with Marko Stunt) defeated Kip Sabian & Peter Avalon (with Penelope Ford & Leva Bates)
Speaking of the Jurassic Express, they are here to kick off Dark this week. Avalon, who comes into this match at 0-10, took forever to start his promo. He got as far as saying we were in Denver before the Express’ music began. This doesn’t seem right, but the graphic indicates this is only the second time Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus are teaming together in a two-on-two tag match.
Jungle Boy ran wild on both heels and was going for some sort of slingshot maneuver, but Penelope tripped him up and Sabian took over. Sabian and Avalon worked well together. Avalon missed a beautiful moonsault, giving Jungle Boy room to crawl for a tag. However. Ford grabbed one of Leva’s books and threw it into the ring to distract the referee, so the heels kept control.
Unfortunately for Sabian and Avalon, their ladies could not get along. Bates and Ford began arguing with one another, which distracted the team long enough for Luchasaurus to get the tag. He had it almost had it won with a moonsault to Avalon, but Sabian bum-rushed into the pile, breaking up the cover. Luchasaurus gave Sabian the tail whip, allowing Jungle Boy to pin Avalon following an assisted cutter.
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Tony Schiavone and Dasha Gonzalez previewed the rest of the show. Dasha wanted to know why Tony was wearing a Nightmare Family shirt. Turns out 20% of the proceeds of that shirt up until March 14 will be donated to Planned Pethood.
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Jimmy Havoc defeated Severino Corrente
I believe “Severino Corrente” loosely translates to “lamb being led to slaughter.”
Corrente had his fingers yanked back. Most people would be like “I’m done”. Instead Corrente punched Havoc to no avail. Jimmy used a discus elbow to the face and went for some sort of fireman’s carry, but Corrente raked the eyes.
Corrente started to build momentum, but then he ran chest-first into Jimmy’s feet. He did duck an Acid Rainmaker and used a German suplex into the corner turnbuckles. He tried to fishhook Havoc, but instead Jimmy bit his fingers. A series of impact moves followed, including a leg hook DDT and finished off Corrente with an Acid Rainmaker for the pin.
Havoc beckoned to the back, daring Luther and Mel to come out. Unfortunately, you get what you ask for, as Luther flew down the ramp and attacked Havoc from behind, eventually laying out Havoc with a DDT on the ramp.
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Hikaru Shida defeated Abadon
Abadon is one of the most unique looking wrestlers on the roster. She has done her face paint to look like blood is seeping from her forehead into her eye and down her cheek. She is certainly a sight to behold. By comparison, Hikaru Shida does not look like she has blood coming out of her eye.
Some of the crowd chanted for Abadon to “eat her soul” despite being the heel and Shida being very well liked. Abadon tried to eat Shida’s hand, which threw off the number one ranked contender. Abadon looked really good here and I really hope she’s not one and done. Abadon had her tied in the ropes and licked Shida’s face. Shida was not happy about this, possibly for more than one reason.
Abadon didn’t sell for much, but she definitely felt it when Shida used a running knee in the corner and a missile dropkick. Shida nailed a knee to the back of the head, but Abadon almost won with the Edge-a-matic. Shida finally managed to hit a Shining Wizard for the win.
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Backstage, Dasha asked Jimmy Havoc for an update on his injuries. Havoc thanked Luther for doing it, so being the nice guy Luther is, he attacked Havoc again and had to be dragged away.
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The Librarians were telling us about the newest book of the month, which is Written In The Stars. They came upon Colt Cabana, who was listening to a podcast instead of reading a book. Avalon kept recommending authors, so Colt recommended podcasts. This led to a challenge for a match.
Leva went back and told Colt she loves his podcast.
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Private Party defeated Sonny Kiss & Brandon Cutler
A few weeks ago, Cutler almost beat Private Party by himself when his partner, Shawn Spears walked out. So how will things be when he has a loyal partner? Either way, Cutler is dueling it out with Peter Avalon for the worst record in AEW at 0-9.
Cutler did a great job countering Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen, much like he did the last time they met. This time Sonny got involved and it ended up in a standoff. Excalibur wondered if Quen and Sonny got their hair done at the same place, which led Taz to say he thinks they go to the same “Dye-ist”. While this conversation was going on, Kiss went down to a combo Rude Awakening/Double Foot Stomp, giving Private Party the advantage.
Private Party mimicked Kiss while getting the heat on him. Cutler got the hot tag and used a beautiful springboard double clothesline. Cutler looked good, laying a beating on both men. We did have a contrived spot where Kassidy was laying on the middle rope and had to stay hanging there while Cutler did moves to Quen first.
Get out the hammer and nails, because this team of Cutler and Kiss are BUILDING MOMENTUM! Kiss went for a boot on Quen, but Marq moved and Kiss ended up in the splits. Quen went for what turned into a Moonsault with double knees. Cutler got in and started doing moves without getting a tag. The referee kept telling him he’s not legal, but Cutler ignored him and hit the TPK on both members of Private Party. Kiss went to the middle rope, but Kassidy prevented him from leaping off. Quen tagged in as Private Party nailed Kiss with the Gin and Juice for the win.
Suddenly, from out of nowhere (or just off the camera), Death Triangle ran in to attack Private Party! PAC, Pentagon and Fenix ended up laying out not only them, but also Cutler and Kiss, who tried to make the save.
PAC took the mic and told all of AEW that if they continue to disrespect athletes of their caliber, they’ll get exactly what they asked for. Joey Janela tried to run in for the save, but was also laid out. Best Friends and Orange Cassidy then hit the ring to send the Death Triangle reeling as the show closed
Orange Cassidy’s teammate will attempt to get revenge against PAC on his behalf as Chuck Taylor will face “The Bastard” on tonight’s edition of AEW Dynamite from Denver, CO.
PAC will be looking for his second straight win after submitting Cassidy on last Saturday’s Revolution pay-per-view. The win snapped a two-match losing streak (Kenny Omega IronMan match, Jon Moxley no. 1 contender’s match).
This will be the first singles action for “The Kentucky Gentleman” since signing with AEW and his first singles match since a January 4th three-way for F1RST Wrestling in Minneapolis, MN. He was last in action teaming with Best Friends partner Trent in a winning effort over The Butcher & The Blade on last week’s Dynamite.
AEW also announced that Big Swole will face Leva Bates in women’s action. Swole is coming off a loss in a four-way on last week’s Dynamite while Bates has been out of action since the December 4th Dynamite when she lost to Nyla Rose in 96 seconds.
Tonight’s Dynamite will also feature a tag team match between new AEW World Champion Moxley and Darby Allin vs. former champion Chris Jericho and the promotional debut of Lance Archer against a yet-to-be named opponent.
A new match featuring Orange Cassidy has been added to Revolution this Saturday.
It was confirmed on tonight’s episode of Dynamite that Cassidy will face PAC in a singles match.
PAC lost his iron man match against Kenny Omega tonight after the match went into sudden overtime. Following the match, PAC was interviewed by Tony Schiavone, who asked him what was next. After PAC berated Schiavone, Cassidy came out and the two had a staredown.
After Best Friends defeated The Butcher and The Blade later in the show, Schiavone asked them and Cassidy about the upcoming match. Chuck Taylor said that Cassidy would “try” in the match. Trent didn’t seem too sure about that, saying that Cassidy hasn’t said whether or not he would try. When Schiavone asked Cassidy about the match, he gave his signature half thumbs up.
Revolution will take place at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
Unlike previous weeks, next week’s AEW’s Dynamite, the go home show for Revolution, doesn’t have a lot announced as of now.
The featured match is AEW tag team champion Kenny Omega returning to singles action against rival PAC in a 30 minute Ironman match, the first in company history. This will be their third meeting in AEW as PAC took the first one at All Out while Omega evened the score on the November 27th Dynamite.
There will also be a weigh-in between AEW Champion Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley before their title match at Revolution.
The only other announced match was born out of the no. 1 contenders tag team battle royal as the Best Friends (with Orange Cassidy) will face The Butcher and The Blade (with the Bunny).
The Revolution lineup continued to take shape Wednesday as Cody defeated Wardlow in a steel cage match to complete MJF’s stipulations, clearing the way for their first encounter while the Young Bucks won the aforementioned tag team battle royal to earn a title shot against Omega and Hangman Page at the PPV.
A 30 minute iron man match will take place on the go-home edition of Dynamite prior to AEW Revolution.
PAC will get his long awaited match against Kenny Omega in three weeks, which would be on the February 26 edition of Dynamite in Kansas City, Missouri.
Omega and PAC have been feuding off and on since August, when PAC beat Omega at All Out. Omega later beat PAC in a rematch a couple of months later. In recent weeks, PAC has been calling out Omega, including attacking his friend Michael Nakazawa.
Their feud continued this week when PAC confronted Omega while he was backstage and Omega was in the ring. PAC was near Riho, and said while he’s a bastard, not a beast, and said he wouldn’t attack a woman. Nyla Rose, who is the number one contender for the AEW Women’s title, then emerged, attacked Riho and put her through a table.
Another match set for this edition of Dynamite is a steel cage match between Cody and MJF’s associate Wardlow. This would fulfill another of MJF’s stipulations prior to he and Cody’s match at Revolution on February 29.
