AEW Dynamite aired live from the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. It was week 2 of Fyter Fest. In addition to the takeaways below, Swerve in our Glory celebrated becoming the new AEW Tag Team Champions during tonight’s show.
Dynamite Fyter Fest Week 2 Results
- Brody King def. Darby Allin
- Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta def. Best Friends
- Ricky Starks def. Cole Karter to retain the FTW Championship
- Jade Cargill & Kiera Hogan def. Athena & Willow Nightingale
- Chris Jericho def. Eddie Kingston in a Barbed Wire Everywhere match
Here are the takeaways from this week’s Dynamite:
Brody King def. Darby Allin
Brody King battled Darby Allin in the first match of the night. King connected with a slam and followed it up with a Senton for a two count. Allin battled back and went for a Crossbody but Brody swatted him away. King whipped Allin around like he was nothing and Allin fell out of the ring. Brody dominated the next few minutes before Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Allin caught Brody with a Suicide Dive and knocked the big man down. Back in the ring, Allin hit a Splash in the corner and went for another one but Brody locked in a Sleeper. King then got Allin in the Tree of Woe and delivered a couple of chops.
King followed it up with a massive Powerslam into the turnbuckle. Allin escaped to the apron and went for a Stunner but Brody choked him out before dropping him to the floor. The referee began counting but Darby made it back into the ring at the last moment. Brody immediately planted him with the Gonzo Bomb for the pinfall victory.
After the match, Brody started choking Darby until Sting made his way down the entrance ramp. The lights went out and Malakai Black was in the ring with Sting. The two had a stare down before Brody King choked him out from behind. Miro then joined the party and came down the entrance ramp with a pair of shades on. Miro stopped halfway and stared at House of Black in the ring to end the segment.
Blackpool Combat Club vs. Best Friends
Best Friends (Trent & Chuck Taylor) battled AEW Interim Champion Jon Moxley and ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta of Blackpool Combat Club. William Regal and Orange Cassidy joined commentary for the match.
Moxley and Trent started off the action. Jon connected with a Dragon Screw and then tagged in Wheeler. Yuta and Chuck then battled in the ring. Chuck leveled Wheeler with a shoulder tackle and Best Friends were in control as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Trent went for a springboard move but the Interim AEW Champion was ready and countered into a Cutter for a near fall. Chuck and Wheeler tagged in and Taylor whipped Yuta into the turnbuckle. Wheeler bounced off and then got Taylor into a cradle for the pinfall victory.
Rapper Kevin Gates was confronted by Tony Nese and Mark Sterling in the front row. Sterling got a pie to the face after interrupting the tag champs.
Jungle Boy Returned & Chased Christian Cage Through The Crowd
Christian Cage & Luchasaurus battled Varsity Blonds (Brian Pillman Jr. & Griff Garrison) tonight on Dynamite. Luchasaurus beat Pillman Jr. down to start off the action. Griff tagged in and hit a couple of forearms to the face. Pillman Jr. delivered a Superkick but Lucharaurus shrugged it off and responded with a shoulder tackle. Luchasaurus hit Varsity Blonds with a couple of Chokeslams but Cage asked to be tagged in. Cage then got the cover and posed by himself over Varsity Blonds.
After the match, Jungle Boy returned and made his way down the entrance ramp with a steel chair. Luchasaurus stood in the way and then steppped aside. Jungle Boy got in the ring but Cage sprinted away. Cage sprinted through the crowd and up the stairs. Jungle Boy got close but Christian was able to slip away.
Ricky Starks Retained The FTW Championship
Ricky Starks defended the FTW Championship against Cole Karter tonight on Dynamite. The FTW Champion dominated the action early as Dynamite went to a commercial break. Cole was recently known as Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan in NXT. Karter connected with a Cutter and climbed to the top rope. Cole went for a 450 Splash but Starks got out of the way. Ricky then leveled Karter with a Spear for the pinfall victory. Ricky Starks is still the FTW Champion.
After the match, Ricky Starks said he has a little bit more in the tank and wanted another challenger for the FTW Championship. Danhaunsen accepted the challenge but it will happen at a future date.
FTR interview Ahead of Death Before Dishonor
Tony Schiavone interviewed ROH, AAA, and IWGP Tag Team Champions FTR tonight in the ring. FTR will be defending the ROH Tag Team Championships against The Briscoes this Saturday at Death Before Dishonor in a 2 out of 3 falls match. They got a tremendous reaction from the crowd. They vowed to retain the titles and said that The Briscoes will not be able to take the titles away from them. Dax vowed to win the match for a young girl that had a hole in her heart but three years later it has closed. He revealed that girl is his daughter and vowed to fight like an eight-year-old girl at Saturday’s PPV.
Jade Cargill & Kiera Hogan Picked Up A Win
Athena and Willow Nightingale battled Kiera Hogan and TBS Champion Jade Cargill. Leila Grey couldn’t make the match and Kris Statlander was barred from ringside according to Stokely Hathaway. Willow and Kiera started off the action. Nightingale dodged a Dropkick and connected with a Crossbody for a two count. The action spilled out of the ring and Willow took out Cargill and Hogan with a Senton. Athena climbed to the top rope and followed it up with a Splash as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Willow planted Kiera with a Spinebuster and went for the cover. Jade broke it up and launched Willow out of the ring. Athena and Jade traded forearm shots in the ring. Athena dodged a pump kick but Jade caught with a big boot to the face. Jade went for a Corkscrew Splash but Athena blocked it.
Athena went for a Crossbody but Jade caught her. Jade hit a Fallaway Slam but Athena hopped right back up. Athena hit Double Knees and Jade rolled out of the ring to regroup. Athena delivered a Powerbomb to Hogan on the ring apron and started arguing with Stokely. Jade capitalized on the distracted and booted Athena into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Cargill tagged in and Willow rolled her up for a near fall. Cargill then hit a Spinebuster for a two count and followed it up with Jaded for the pinfall victory.
Jericho Won The Barbed Wire Everywhere Match
Chris Jericho faced Eddie Kingston in a Barbed Wire Everywhere match in the main event of tonight’s Dynamite. Jericho Appreciation Society was locked in a shark cage and suspended above the ring. AEW was promoting Shark Week on Discovery throughout the show and had an advertisement for it on the ring skirt. Jericho was portraying The Painmaker and popped out of the old Cody-vator during his entrance. Eddie marched to the ring with a smirk on his face.
Kingston hit Jericho with a barbed wire microphone and busted him open to start the match. He got in a quick plug for Shark Week before battling with Jericho outside the ring. Chris battled back and tried to slam Eddie onto a barbed wire table. Kingston blocked it and brought Chris back into the ring.
Eddie launched Jericho into the barbed wire ropes and laughed in the ring. Kingston grabbed a barbed wire chair and bashed Chris over the back with it a few times. Jericho escaped a Piledriver and unloaded some punches to Eddie’s face. Jericho connected with a Hurricanrana off the top rope and onto a barbed wire table as Dynamite went to the final commercial break of the show.
When Dynamite returned, Eddie sent Chris into the barbed wire ropes again as JAS was shown in the shark cage above. Kingston brought a barbed wire table over and battled with Chris on the ring apron. Kingston planted Jericho with a Suplex through barbed wire table as Ruby Soho gasped ringside. Tay Conti ran down the entrance ramp and tackled Ruby Soho. Tay Conti hit a flurry of punches before Anna Jay showed up. Anna broke it up before attacking Ruby Soho as well.
Anna and Tay laughed before hurling Ruby into the ring post. Anna then pressed a button to lower the shark cage. Conti took a bit to finally get the cage open and JAS rushed the ring. JAS stomped on Kingston several times before Blackpool Combat Club and Ortiz made the save. Ortiz hit Jericho with the madball and Eddie followed it up with an Exploder Suplex through a table for a two count. Kingston went to hit Jericho with a barbed wire chair but he countered into a Codebreaker. Chris went for the cover but Eddie kicked out at the last moment.
Chris bashed Kingston with the barbed wire chair over the knee and then put it on his chest. Jericho went for a Lionsault but Eddie launched the chair at him. Eddie then hit Jericho with the Backfist to the Future for a two count. Kingston applied a submission hold with barbed wire but Sammy broke it up with a Superkick. Jericho hit the Judas Effect as the crowd booed. After the match, Jericho went for an attack but Eddie fought them off. Eddie then threw Jericho into a barbed wire platform to end the show.
