AEW Dynamite aired live from the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Kansas City, MO. It was the final episode of Dynamite before AEW Revolution this Saturday night.
AEW Dynamite Results (2/26)
- Kenny Omega def. Pac in an Iron Man match
- Jurassic Express def. Inner Circle
- Best Friends def. Butcher & Blade
- Hikaru Shida def. Shanna, Big Swole, Yuka Sakazaki
Here are 4 takeaways from this week’s Dynamite:
Kenny Omega Defeated Pac In A Great Iron Man Match
Pac squared off with Kenny Omega in a 30-minute Iron Man match to begin the show. The Young Bucks accompanied Omega to the ring.
Match Recap: Omega sent Pac over the top rope and flipped onto him as the crowd went insane. Back in the ring, Omega went for a Moonsault but Pac got out of the way. Kenny bounced back up and planted Pac with a Dragon Suplex. Pac went for a Moonsault off the apron but Omega caught him. Pac somehow then countered into a DDT and both men fell to the floor outside the ring. Omega and Pac battled on the top rope and Pac connected with an Avalanche Brainbuster as the crowd chanted “holy sh*t!”.
Pac hit Omega with a Cutter and went for the cover but Kenny was able to kick out at two. Omega connected with the V-Trigger and followed it up with a Tiger Driver 98 for another near fall. Kenny hit another snap Dragon Suplex and followed it up with a V-Trigger but Pac kicked out again as the crowd chanted “this is awesome!”. Pac then hit Omega in the face with a chair for a DQ and Omega picked up the first point. Pac immediately hit the Black Arrow for a pinfall and the match was tied 1-1.
Omega and Pac battled on the ring apron and Pac hit Kenny with a Falcon Arrow to the floor outside the ring. Pac went for a Dropkick and hit the referee. Pac grabbed a table and put Omega on top of it. Pac then hit Omega with a Shooting Star off the top rope and through the table. Back in the ring, Pac went for Black Arrow but Omega got his knees up.
Kenny hit two V-Triggers in a row and followed it up with a Uranage for a two count. Omega went for the One Winged Angel but Pac countered into a reverse Hurricanrana. Pac then locked in the Brutalizer in the middle of the ring with a little under three minutes remaining in the match. Omega fought through the pain and reached the bottom rope to break the hold and the 30-minutes expired. After the match, Pac punched the referee in the face before Justin Roberts announced that the match will continue under sudden death rules. Omega then quickly won after hitting the One Winged Angel.
After the match, Pac attacked Orange Cassidy on the entrance ramp. It was later announced that Pac and Cassidy will battle at AEW Revolution.
Opinion: Omega and Pac delivered an outstanding match tonight that was PPV worthy. There was only one commercial break throughout the entire 30+ minute match.
Darby Allin Helped Jurassic Express Pick Up A Win
Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt) faced Inner Circle (Sammy Guevara, Santana, Ortiz) tonight on Dynamite.
Match Recap: Inner Circle controlled the match early and sent Stunt flying on top of Jungle Boy outside the ring. Back in the ring, Santana & Ortiz beat the hell out of Stunt. Luchasaurus tagged in and launched Sammy across the ring. Luchasaurus Chokeslammed Ortiz and followed it up with a Standing Moonsault. Jurassic Express then hit three Superkicks to Sammy in the corner.
Luchasaurus went for the cover but Santana broke it up at two. Sammy was going to use a weapon but Darby Allin ripped it away. Jungle Boy capitalized on the distraction with a Hurricanrana for the pinfall victory.
Hikaru Shida Picked Up A Victory
Yuka Sakazaki, Big Swole, Shanna, Hikaru Shida battled in a 4-way match tonight on Dynamite.
Match Recap: Shanna hit Shida with an Arm Drag to start things off. Shanna hit Swole and Shida with a double Hurricanrana and went for a cover but Yuka broke it up. Yuka hit Shida with a Hurricanrana and turned around into a shoulder tackle from Big Swole. Shanna hit Swole with a Superkick as Dynamite went a break.
When Dynamite returned, Shida planted Swole with a Backbreaker. Yuka hit Swole with a Splash and went for the cover but Shida broke it up. Shida then leveled Swole with a Running Knee to the face for the pinfall victory.
Dynamite Ended In Absolute Chaos
Jericho and Moxley had a weigh in tonight for their AEW Championship match this Saturday night at Revolution. Moxley got a great reaction as he made his way through the crowd and to the ring. Jericho was accompanied to the ring by Inner Circle as the crowd sang along to Judas.
Jericho ripped the microphone away from Tony Schiavone and called Gary Michael Capetta a weird little man. Moxley hopped on the scale and weighed in a 234 lbs. Chris got on the scale but hopped off to take off his sunglasses. Jericho hopped off again to remove his bandana. Jericho told the crowd to “shut their ass”. The crowd responded by doing the Tomahawk chop and Jericho called Mahomes (Chiefs QB) a piece of sh*t.
Moxley headbutted Jericho the canvas and busted Chris open. Inner Circle then beat Moxley down in the corner of the ring. Dustin Rhodes rushed the ring and Clotheslined Hager out of the ring. Hager and Rhodes battled through the crowd and to the concourse area. Hager threw Dustin into the Dippin Dots cart as Darby Allin rushed to the ring. Sammy hit Darby with a knee to the face and then bashed him over the head with his skateboard. Moxley and Jericho traded some shots and Jon went for the Paradigm Shift but Ortiz hit him with a low blow. Jericho hit Moxley with the Judas Effect and then a Paradigm Shift on top of the scale.
Opinion: Dynamite was awesome once again this week and the final segment was fun as hell. It sure looked like Jericho has a busted nose as a result of the headbutt from Moxley. There are so many matches that I am looking forward to at AEW Revolution. However, I wish AEW had hyped up the match between Nyla Rose and Kris Statlander for the Women’s Championship during tonight’s show. AEW aired a great video package for the Cody vs. MJF match at Revolution and there was also an interview segment to hype the Tag Team Championship match that you can see below.
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