AEW Dynamite Road Rager aired live from the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. QT Marshall faced Cody in a Strap Match tonight. The Pinnacle’s Wardlow & FTR squared off against Inner Circle’s Jake Hager, Santana, and Ortiz. Andrade El Idolo made his in-ring AEW debut against Matt Sydal. The Young Bucks put the AEW Tag Team Championships on the line against Eddie Kingston & Pentagon Jr.
Dynamite Road Rager Results:
- Cody def. QT Marshall in a Strap Match
- The Pinnacle def. Inner Circle
- Andrade El Idolo def. Matt Sydal
- Orange Cassidy & Kris Statlander def. The Blade & The Bunny
- Young Bucks def. Pentagon Jr. & Eddie Kingston in a Street Fight to retain the AEW Tag Team Championships
Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:
Cody def. QT Marshall
Cody battled QT Marshall in a Strap Match in the first match of the night. QT Marshall got a jobber entrance as Cody’s kicked off the show and Marshall was already in the ring. Rhodes hit a Suicide Dive before the match began. Cody started off in control and planted Marshall with a Powerslam. QT used the strap to hit Cody with a low blow as Jorge Masvidal & Amanda Nunes were shown in the crowd.
Marshall whipped Cody with the strap a couple times and Rhodes got out of the ring to regroup. QT followed him out there but Cody ripped on the strap and sent Marshall into the ring post. Back in the ring, Marshall was busted open as Cody started walking around the ring to tap the turnbuckles. The lights in the arena went out and Marshall took advantage with a slam.
Cody battled back and perched QT up on the top turnbuckle. Rhodes went for a Hurricanrana but QT caught him and countered into a Powerbomb off the top rope. Marshall stumbled around the ring and began touching the turnbuckles but Cody cut him off at three.
Cody hit an Arm Drag and whipped Marshall a couple times. Cody planted Marshall with an awesome looking Cutter and then got some retribution with a low blow. QT spit in Cody’s face and he responded with three Cross Rhodes. Cody then touched the four turnbuckles to win the match.
Hangman Page Confronted Kenny Omega
Tony Schiavone tried to interview AEW Champion Kenny Omega and Don Callis tonight. Callis told Tony to get out of the ring as the crowd chanted “you got fired!” at Don. Callis shouted “real men don’t quit, they get fired!”. Callis ran down all of Omega’s recent wins and claimed that they had to get an entourage just to transport all the belts.
Callis added that Omega has beaten everyone and there is nobody left. The crowd chanted “Cowboy Shit!” as Don claimed that there are no challengers at Fight for the Fallen. Evil Uno interrupted and made his way to the ring. Evil Uno asked Omega why he was ignoring the crowd and why he was so afraid of friend.
Another very loud “Cowboy Shit” chant broke out. Omega asked Evil Uno what the capital of Thailand was and hit Evil Uno with a low blow. Kenny joked that it is “Bangkok” and a brawl broke out. Good Brothers, Omega took control and beat Dark Order down.
Hangman Page made the save and set up for the Buckshot Lariat but stopped. Hangman got in the ring with Omega but got distracted when Karl Anderson hopped on the apron. Hangman knocked him to the floor but Omega retreated out of the ring to end the segment.
The Pinnacle def. Inner Circle
Wardlow & FTR (The Pinnacle) faced Jake Hager, Santana & Ortiz (Inner Circle) tonight on Dynamite. Tully Blanchard & Konnan were ringside for the match.
Inner Circle controlled the action early and took turns beating FTR down as Dynamite went to a commercial break. When Dynamite returned, Ortiz unloaded some strikes on Cash Wheeler. Hager tagged in and hit a Spinebuster but Wardlow broke up the cover.
Ortiz connected with a Brainbuster and then Hager applied an Ankle Lock. Dax Harwood broke it up and got a big boot to the face from Hager. Wardlow tagged in and traded punches with Hager. FTR connected with the Big Rig and Wardlow covered Hager for the win. Konnan attacked Wardlow with the mad ball after the match. Tully hit Konnan from behind and then The Pinnacle retreated.
Jericho Will Have To Win Four Matches To Face MJF Again
Chris Jericho made his way to the ring as the crowd sang along to Judas. MJF and Jericho then took a seat at a giant table in the ring. MJF pointed out that he has already defeated Jericho twice and it is sad that Chris is begging for another one. MJF referred to himself as the “King of All Elite Wrestling” and said he doesn’t blame Jericho for wanting another match with him.
Jericho told MJF that he will accept any stipulation, including having sex with MJF’s mom. Jericho then comically added “again”. MJF claimed that he used to look up to Jericho and one of his favorite moments was Chris’s feud with Moxley. Max noted how Jericho made Moxley go through every member of the Inner Circle to get the match.
MJF said karma is a bitch and he is taking that blueprint but making it better. Max brought up Greek mythology and the labors of Hercules. He added that Jericho is going to have five labors and four of them will be matches against opponents of his choosing. The fifth will be the match against MJF where he will once again prove that he is better than Jericho and Chris knows it.
Jericho said that if he cannot do this than he doesn’t deserve to be in All Elite Wrestling. Le Champion accepted and said he is going to ruin MJF’s life. Jericho signed the contract and threw it at MJF. Max stopped Jericho and said he is from Long Island and a deal is not done until the shake hands. MJF demanded a handshake and Jericho obliged. Jericho didn’t let go and leveled MJF with a Judas Effect as the crowd popped.
Andrade El Idolo Debuted With A Win
Andrade El Idolo made his AEW in-ring debut against Matt Sydal tonight. Andrade and Sydal traded holds to start off the action. Andrade connected with a Brainbuster and made his way to the top rope. Andrade went for a Moonsault off the top and landed on his feet for a Standing Moonsault for a near fall.
Sydal battled back and climbed up to the top rope. Andrade shoved Sydal to the floor as Dynamite went to a break. When Dynamite returned, Andrade got Sydal in the Tree of Woe and went for a Double Stomp but Matt dodged it at the last moment. Sydal connected with Double Knees and went for the cover but Andrade kicked out at two. Andrade hit the Hammerlock DDT for the pinfall victory. After the match, Andrade attacked Sydal some more and locked in an Armbar.
Malakai Black Attacked Cody & Arn Anderson
Tony Schiavone was with Arn Anderson in the ring when the lights went out again. When they came back on, Malakai Black (formerly known as Aleister Black in WWE) was in the ring. Malakai leveled Arn with Black Mass and Cody got into the ring. Malakai then hit Cody with Black Mass as well.
Orange Cassidy & Kris Statlander Picked Up A Win
Orange Cassidy & Kris Statlander faced The Blade & The Bunny (Allie).
Blade and Cassidy started off the match and Orange went for the Beach Break early but Blade escaped. The Blade hit a Powerslam and went for a Suplex but Cassidy countered into the Stundog Millionaire. Statlander and Bunny traded punches until Kris connected with a Powerslam of her own. Kris held up The Bunny for a massive Vertical Suplex but then got distracted by The Blade. The Bunny capitalized with a cheap shot as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Statlander connected with a Michinoku Driver for a two count. The Bunny hit a German Suplex and tagged in The Blade. Orange Cassidy hit a Crossbody and followed it up with a DDT for a two count. Statlander hit Blade with a 450 Splash and Cassidy went for the cover. Bunny dragged Cassidy to the outside as Blade put on brass knuckles. Blade punched Cassidy but Statlander tagged in. Kross hit Bunny with Big Bang Theory for the pinfall victory.
Young Bucks Retained The Tag Titles
Young Bucks put the AEW Tag Team Championships on the line against Eddie Kingston & Pentagon Jr. in a Street Fight. Kingston and Penta went right after Matt & Nick and beat them down to start the action. Michael Nakazawa wound up eating a couple inadvertent Superkicks from Matt and Nick and then Kingston & Penta laid out the Young Bucks with some kicks.
Pentagon Jr. connected with a Dropkick with a chair on Nick Jackson. Eddie and Penta brought in some tables as Nick regrouped. Nick Powerbombed Kingston as Pentagon and Matt battled on the apron. Pentagon hit a ridiculous Destroyer that sent Matt through the table as Dynamite went to a break.
When Dynamite returned, Nick slammed Kingston to the mat and put a trash can on top of him. Jackson followed it up with a Senton off the top rope but somehow Eddie kicked out at two. Penta tagged in and delivered a couple Slingblades to the Young Bucks.
Kingston went for Backfist to the Future but Matt dodged it and connected with an Enziguri. Kingston battled back with a Suplex and Penta tagged back in. Penta connected with a Tornado DDT and locked Matt in a submission hold. Nick climbed the top rope and hit referee Rick Knox with a 450 Splash. Matt tapped but obviously the referee didn’t see it.
Good Brothers rushed the ring and beat Kingston down. Pentagon flipped onto Gallows and Anderson as Matt hit Kingston with a Spear. Brandon Cutler joined the party and brought the spray but Frankie Kazarian attacked him. Kazarian hit Cutler with a Powerbomb through a table as Kingston hit Backfist to the Future but the referee was still out.
Referee Paul Turner came to the ring for the count but Nick Jackson dragged him to the outside. Frankie leveled Nick with a Clothesline and rolled him inside the ring. Good Brothers took out Kazarian with the Magic Killer as Kingston dumbed thumbtacks all over the ring. Matt grabbed a handful of tacks and threw them in Eddie’s face.
Nick Jackson hit an Avalanche Frankensteiner onto the tacks and went for the cover but Kingston broke it up at two in an incredible sequence. Young Bucks welcomed Eddie Kingston to a Superkick Party. Young Bucks then put some tacks his face and hit another Superkick for the pinfall victory. Young Bucks are still AEW Tag Team Champions.
