AEW Dynamite returned to Wednesday this week and aired live from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville. MJF squared off against Sammy Guevara tonight and Miro defended the TNT Championship against Brian Pillman Jr. Eddie Kingston & Pentagon Jr. faced AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks tonight. If they defeated the champs, Kingston & Penta would earn a future shot at the tag titles. It was also announced that Andrade El Idolo will face Matt Sydal next week at Road Rager.
Dynamite Results (6/30)
- Eddie Kingston & Pentagon Jr. def. The Young Bucks to earn a future title shot
- Jungle Boy def. Jack Evans via DQ
- Miro def. Brian Pillman Jr. to retain the TNT Championship
- Britt Baker & Rebel def. Nyla Rose & Vickie Guerrero
- MJF def. Sammy Guevara
Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:
Eddie Kingston & Penta Earned A Title Shot
Eddie Kingston and Pentagon Jr. faced Young Bucks in the first match of the night. Kingston and Penta would get a future title shot if they won the match. Brandon Cutler and Alex Abrahantes were ringside. Young Bucks took control of the action early and isolated Penta in the corner. Penta battled back with a Backbreaker outside the ring and then a Crossbody onto Nick Jackson.
Kingston tagged in and hit Nick with a Powerslam for a near fall. Eddie brought Nick up to the top rope and delivered some headbutts. Kingston connected with a Superplex and tagged in Pentagon Jr. Penta connected with a DDT on Matt and followed it up with Code Red for a two count.
Pentagon hit Nick with a Backstabber and went for the cover but Matt broke up the cover at two. Nick hit a low blow while the. referee was distracted and Young Bucks followed that up with a Piledriver/Stomp combo and went for the cover but Eddie broke it up at two.
Good Brothers made their way to the ring as Young Bucks hit Kingston with a couple Superkicks to the face. Good Brothers distracted the referee and Brandon Cutler tried to spray the cold spray in Penta’s face but wound up hitting Matt. Frankie Kazarian attacked Cutler as Eddie hit Backfist to the Future for the pinfall victory. Kingston and Pentagon are in line for a rematch against the Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Team Championships.
Ethan Page Canceled The Coffin Match At Road Rager
Tony Schiavone interviewed Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky in the ring on this week’s episode of Dynamite. Tony wondered why Ethan challenged Darby Allin to a Coffin Match and Ethan stated that his goal was to exterminate Allin. Ethan claimed that he has been trying to cripple Darby since the indies but clearly has not been doing enough.
Ethan added that Darby will think of him every time he hits a Coffin Drop moving forward. Sting interrupted and pulled down a coffin with him. Darby leaped out of the coffin and attacked Ethan as Sting battled with Sky. Sting hit the Scorpion Death Drop on Sky. Page retreated and shouted that Darby just knows he cannot beat him when he is 100%. Ethan said that the Coffin Match at Road Rager is off and maybe they can have the match at Fyter Fest if Allin signs papers that he cannot touch him for a week before the match.
Jungle Boy Tapped Out Jack Evans
Jack Evans faced Jungle Boy this week on Dynamite. Evans and Jungle Boy locked up in the middle of the ring to begin the match. Evans took control and applied a Headlock. Jungle Boy escaped and connected with a Dropkick as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Jungle Boy hit another Dropkick and then followed it up with a Clothesline. Jungle Boy and Jack Evans battled to the top turnbuckle. Evans slid through and went for a German Suplex but Jungle Boy landed on his feet. Jungle Boy hit a Dropkick and locked in the Snare Trap for the submission victory.
After the match, Hardy Family Office battled with Jurassic Express. Christian came to the ring to even the odds and beat Matt down. Cage hit the Killswitch and choked Matt with his own jacket before Jack Evans broke it up. Hardy and Christian traded words after Christian beat Evans down.
MJF Sent A Message To Jericho
MJF cut a promo on Chris Jericho during tonight’s show. Maxwell said that he has dethroned Jericho as the king of AEW and thought Le Champion would have thrown in the towel by now. MJF said that he will reveal the stipulations for his own last match against Jericho next week and then brought up his match against Sammy Guevara tonight. Friedman said that fans want to see this match because they want to know what the future of All Elite Wrestling is.
MJF added that they will know after tonight that Sammy is the future, because MJF is the now. Jericho was on commentary tonight and said he will accept any stipulation as long as he doesn’t have to get run over by a truck.
Evil Uno Interrupted Kenny Omega
Tony Schiavone interviewed AEW Champion Kenny Omega and the champion boasted about defeating the toughest guy, the greatest high flyer, the most charismatic act, and the most promising star in AEW. Omega added that he is going to go around the world and beat some dudes, but his work in AEW is far from over.
Evil Uno of Dark Order interrupted and Omega said nobody from Dark Order deserves a title shot. Uno agrees but said that they have befriended someone that Omega used to be friends with. Omega said that if he is talking about who he thinks he is talking about, that person would not appreciate Evil Uno speaking on his behalf. Omega added that he wouldn’t have the guts to face the champ anyway.
Hangman Page stormed into Dark Order’s dressing room and yelled at them for making challenges on his behalf. Cold Cabana told Hangman that he is just afraid of failure and needs to know he can do this. Dark Order told Hangman they believe in him to end the segment.
Miro Retained The TNT Title
Miro defended the TNT Championship against Brian Pillman Jr. tonight. Pillman controlled the match early and hit Miro with a flurry of chops. Miro connected with a Samoan Drop and followed it up with a Suplex that sent Pillman out of the ring as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Pillman connected with a Dropkick that sent the TNT Champion out of the ring. Brian hit a Superkick but Miro shrugged it off and responded with a kick of his own. Miro applied the Game Over but Pillman wouldn’t give up. Miro transitioned into a body scissors and applied a Sleeper Hold. The referee called for the bell as Pillman passed out.
Nyla Rose Attacked Britt Baker
Britt Baker & Rebel faced Nyla Rose & Vickie Guerrero this week. Rebel shoved Vickie to the canvas and Guerrero tagged out. Nyla went after Britt but Rebel hopped on her back. Nyla slammed Rebel to the canvas and hit a Leg Drop as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Britt Baker dodged the Beast Bomb from Nyla and hit a couple kicks. Rose grabbed Baker by the throat and connected with a big Chokeslam. Rose got sent out of the ring and Baker applied the Lockjaw on Vickie for the submission victory.
After the match, Nyla Rose attacked Baker and hit her with a Beast Bomb. Rose then delivered another Beast Bomb but this time Baker was sent out of the ring and through a table below.
MJF def. Sammy Guevara
MJF faced Sammy Guevara in this week’s main event. The action started off back and forth until Sammy sent MJF to the corner. Guevara unloaded several strikes and connected with a springboard Ace Crusher. MJF battled back and threw Sammy into the barricade as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, MJF and Sammy battled on the turnbuckle. Guevara hit a Spanish Fly and followed it up with an a Destroyer but somehow MJF was able to kick out at two. MJF battled back and went to work on Guevara’s arm. MJF tried to lock in the Salt of the Earth Armbar but Sammy was able to block it.
MJF found a chair and held it up at the fans. It backfired and Sammy hit a Dropkick that sent the chair into MJF’s face and Maxwell tumbling into the crowd as Dynamite went to a commercial break. Back in the ring, Sammy made his way to the top rope but MJF hopped up and crotched Guevara on the top turnbuckle.
Maxwell connected with a Piledriver off the middle turnbuckle and went for the cover but Sammy kicked out at two. Guevara hit a GTH and went for the cover but MJF was just able to get his feet on the ropes to break it up. Sammy hit a 630 Senton for another near fall.
Shawn Spears made his way down the entrance ramp but Jericho stopped him. Spears and Wardlow beat Jericho down and then Spears hit Sammy over the head with the chair. MJF pinned Guevara for the victory and celebrated with Wardlow and Spears after the win. After the match, AEW run highlights from their run at Daily’s Place during the pandemic. They are set to head back on the road with Road Rager next week in Miami.