AEW’s television deal with Warner Brothers Discovery is set to expire at the end of 2024. The next year will be a very important one for Tony Khan, as he looks forward to what is next for his television shows. Tony Khan is committed, but that brings a very important question about WBD’s interest.
AEW Possible Television Problem
Tony Khan has commented in the past about how strong AEW’s deal is with Warner Brothers Discovery. Still, the possibility is out there that AEW may not retain that platform for their next set of television deals.
During 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff discussed how Tony Khan is committed to the product and ‘in it for the long haul, but he also questioned what that means if they don’t get renewed by Warner Bros Discovery.
“Let me make it simple. If in fact, they lose WBD, Warner Brothers Discovery, if they’re no longer part of that platform. I’m not sure where they’re going to go. It’s going to be a smaller cable outlet. I don’t see a big cable outlet [picking them]. And this whole thing with Paramount and WBD, that’s such a wildcard. I can’t even begin to imagine what kind of variables that’s gonna throw into the equation. It could be really good for AEW. Whenever that is, the Paramount WBD thing if it actually becomes a reality. Because it’s too soon to know if it’s real or not. But if it becomes a reality, and there’s a merger there, it can either be the absolute stake through the heart of AEW or it can be the golden ticket. We don’t know. But in a case where it’s not the golden ticket and AEW finds itself on the outside looking in and WWE is now the television partner for Paramount WBD or whatever that ends up looking like.”
“I don’t know where Tony’s gonna go. Because the world is getting so small. Vertical integration, you’re looking at probably two or three companies that own everything. Where are you going to go? What cable outlet are you going to go to that isn’t owned by NBC Universal, Paramount. Where are you going and what do you have to sell? Not much. Here’s what you get to sell, ‘Hey, we were on Turner for five years and prime time. Over the last five years, our audience has deteriorated. But we want to be on your network.’ I don’t want to sell that. I wouldn’t want to be the person assigned to try to sell that story.”
Nothing is set in stone yet, and this is all hypothetical at this point. Still, it is enough to get people talking, because there are some big rumors about the upcoming television landscape, and where AEW falls into that.
Warner Brothers Discovery Interested In WWE RAW
There is reported interest in WWE from Warner Bros Discovery. WWE has not found a new home for RAW yet, and that new deal will go into effect in October 2024.
The recent rumor is that CM Punk’s WWE return brought WBD interest. That could present another obstacle for Tony Khan if WWE is able to secure Warner Brothers Discovery as the new home of RAW.
AEW has a few people who are out of action for one reason or another. Right now, Rebel is on the verge of breaking a huge streak in her career, because she hasn’t been seen on television in a very long time.
Rebel hasn’t been on AEW television in quite some time, but she’s still been under contract with the company. Now, we have a bit of an update about her current status.
Sean Ross Sapp reported on Fightful Select that Rebel hasn’t been backstage much during her absence from AEW television. She is open to make a television return, and there are currently some internal talks to make that happen.
When asking around, we’re told that Rebel hasn’t been backstage much during her absence from All Elite Wrestling, but has been open to returning to TV if asked. When we followed up on that, we were told there were some internal talks about her possibly being back on television, but specifics or a likelihood of that happening wasn’t revealed. We were told there weren’t working plans for her to wrestle. She has publicly expressed her desire to wrestle on the indies next year.
Rebel has been on television every year since 2014 as part of some pro wrestling company. This might change this year if she doesn’t wrestle, because she hasn’t been seen in 2023.
Rebel used to appear on a regular basis, as she worked alongside Britt Baker. However, she hasn’t been on television since Britt Baker turned babyface. It was also noted that Rebel also quit her job in the makeup department at AEW.
We will have to see if Rebel makes a return to television any time soon. Right now, there are a lot more questions than answers about her current absence.
What’s your take on Rebel’s absence from AEW television? Do you miss seeing her around? Let us know what you think by engaging with us on social media!
WWE and AEW often run the same markets, but there was an issue with Tony Khan’s company booking a lot of the same venues at times. It appears that issue is in the past.
In June, Dave Meltzer noted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE was actively trying to prohibit their venues from booking AEW events. It was written:
“There is an interesting note that in arenas that do rent to both AEW and WWE, WWE has put clauses in its deals that AEW can’t run a certain number of weeks before or after the WWE show, and also that AEW and the arena can’t announce the show or sell tickets until after the WWE show has taken place.”
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that WWE is no longer blocking AEW from running certain venues. The Coca Cola Coliseum in Toronto was cited as an example, because AEW just announced a show at that venue, despite the fact that WWE is running the same building. Dave Meltzer reports:
It is notable that the new owners are not as vigilant, or maybe because of the lawsuit, regarding AEW having dates get out and tickets put on sale in buildings they are running shows in. AEW announced its return to Toronto even though WWE has a show in the same Coca Cola Coliseum
WWE’s current antitrust lawsuit with MLW may have also played into the company altering their tactics. They used to have a much different mindset toward the idea of AEW running the same venues that they do.
Tony Khan has previously expressed his appreciation for competition in professional wrestling, but he emphasized the importance of ethical practices. During the press conference following Double or Nothing, he noted that this hasn’t always been the case “from the other side.”
A WWE-imposed clause once restricted AEW from booking events seems to be a thing of the past now. We will have to see how this situation pans out in the future.
AEW has been having apparent issues packing their houses in recent memory as well. Either way, WWE will not stop Tony Khan’s company from running those venues, as they have apparently altered their philosophy on the matter.
What’s your take on WWE no longer restricting venues from booking AEW shows? Let us know what you think by engaging with us on social media!
AEW is apparently going through some changes, and that called for a big firing this week, one that left many in shock. Kevin Sullivan was fired from his position with Tony Khan’s company, and some are critical of this decision.
We previously reported that Kevin Sullivan was fired from AEW. Not to be confused with the wrestler Kevin Sullivan, AEW’s Sullivan joined AEW in October 2019, making him one of the organization’s most seasoned backstage figures. Prior to his time at AEW, he had an extensive background in the wrestling industry, having served as Vice President of Production and an executive producer during his tenure with IMPACT Wrestling.
Kevin Sullivan Departs AEW
In the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer noted that Kevin Sullivan, who has been with AEW since they started the company, was fired in a surprising fashion. Nobody saw it coming, as Michael Mansury simply told Sullivan that they’re going in a new direction for 2024. Meltzer wrote:
“The story going around was Mansury told Sullivan that morning that they were moving in another direction in 2024.
Sullivan had no idea it was coming and was given no real explanation as to why, just that it was a Mansury decision.
People in the division didn’t even know that Mansury was Sullivan’s boss, noting that among those who worked in production that was never made clear.
The story in production is that nobody else was expected to be cut, but it was a team created by Sullivan so they are his guys.”
Tony Khan reportedly faced criticism within AEW due to a recent firing that surprised many in the company. Kevin Sullivan held the position of Vice President of Post Production, and his termination left people within AEW feeling shocked by the decision. Some wondered why Tony Khan didn’t step in and stop this from happening as well.
Kevin Sullivan had been with AEW since its early days, earning respect behind the scenes. He also had played a pivotal role in building the post-production team, primarily based in Nashville.
It appears that AEW is going to go in a different direction production-wise in 2024. They no longer needed Kevin Sullivan around to fulfill his duties. At this time, Sullivan’s firing is the only one that is expected, but he did leave a team of his curated guys behind in AEW.
What’s your take on AEW going in a different direction with production in 2024? How will that change things for fans watching at home? Let us know what you think by engaging on social media!
A former name from All Elite Wrestling will make his return to the promotion next week, Tony Khan has confirmed.
2022 saw several names depart the All-Elite promotion, the majority of which having signed three-year deals with the company upon its launch in 2019.
Of course, the biggest loss for AEW last year was Cody Rhodes, who has since become WWE’s top babyface and possibly the next World Champion.
Stu Grayson
In May of last year, it was announced that Stu Grayson had left AEW, after he and the promotion failed to come to terms over a new deal.
In later reports, it was reported that a difference over money had been a stumbling block in negotiations and that a lack of consistent TV time was also a factor.
While Grayson is no longer under contract, the Dark order alum will make his return to AEW next week as part of a six-man tag-team match.
Grayson will team with Evil Uno and ‘Hangman’ Adam Page to face the Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli.
AEW President announced Grayson’s return on Twitter.
In AEW's debut in Winnipeg + first 2023 international event, Hangman Page & Evil Uno call in Canada's own Stu Grayson to fight the BCC Wednesday night! pic.twitter.com/97rUqAKweB
It shouldn’t be too surprising that Grayson is back, as at the time of his release, it was reported that the door had not shut on his return.
Next Week’s Dynamite
The return of Stu Grayson will be just part of a stacked AEW Dynamite, which will be the promotion’s first Dynamite in Winnipeg.
AEW All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy will face Jeff Jarrett to determine the first AEW International Champion.
New AEW Trios Champions the House of Black will face The Elite and the Jericho Appreciation Society in title action.
AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill will put her title and her strike on the line against a yet-to-be-named opponent, while AEW World Champion MJF will have his ‘re-Bar Mitzvah.’
AEW‘s latest edition of Dynamite went down on (3/1/23) from the Cow Palace in Daly City, California! With just four days until the Revolution pay-per-view, Powerhouse Hobbs won the Face of the Revolution ladder match and the team of AEW All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy and Danhausen won the Casino Battle Royale match!
Live Coverage
Orange Cassidy (C) vs. Big Bill (with Stokely Hathaway) — AEW All-Atlantic Championship
A game of cat and mouse ensues with Cassidy leading the way. The action finally gets underway back inside of then ring and Bill plants Cassidy with a slam then a corner splash. Bill launches Cassidy into the corner then to the outside and lights Cassidy up with a forearm across the back. Stokely and Bill set up a table along the end of the entrance ramp and Bill looks for a choke-slam but Cassidy fights back, only to eat a forearm from the challenger. Cassidy springboards off the steel steps and goes for a diving forearm but Bill catches him and sends him crashing through the table and we head to a commercial break.
Back from the break and Bill is working over Cassidy back inside of the ring. Danhausen has made his way down to the ring and Bill goes for a big boot but Cassidy ducks under the attempt and rolls to the outside. Danhausen tries to curse Stokely but Bill steps in front and tries to choke-slam Danhausen but Stokley stops him and crushes Danhausen with his cast. Cassidy comes out of nowhere and nails Stokely with a dive through the ropes and goes for another, this time to Bill, but Bill catches him in mid-air. Cassidy breaks free and sends Bill into the steel steps before making his way back into the ring. Cassidy looks for the Orange Punch, Bill catches him, Cassidy plants Bill with a DDT, then an Orange Punch, and another Orange Punch! Bill is still standing, Cassidy goes up top, and nails Bill with a diving Orange Punch for the 1-2-3!
Winner – Orange Cassidy (C)
We then see an exclusive look at Jon Moxley speaking after last week’s episode of Dynamite. A bloodied, mangled, Moxley warns ‘Hangman’ Adam Page that while he’s a good person and a good professional wrestler, he’s not the same type of ‘animal’ that he (Moxley) is. Moxley says there’s only room for one animal in AEW and it’s him.
The Elite’s music hits and the AEW World Trios Champions are on the stage but the lights go out and the House of Black are here! The lights go back out, we hear a bunch of commotion, and when the lights come back up, Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews are hoisting the trios titles as Julia Hart flank the trio.
Our commentary team of Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone run down this weekend’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view and the TNT and Ring Of Honor World TV Champion makes his way down to the commentary desk and he’ll be on the call alongside Excalibur, Taz, and Schiavone for the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match, which goes down, after the break.
Eddie Kingston vs. Konsuke Takeshita vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Komander vs. Sammy Guevara vs. AR Fox vs. Ortiz vs. Action Andretti — Face of the Revolution Ladder Match
As expected, all hell breaks loose right of the bat. Everyone is paired off and Hobbs crushes Komander with a ladder and Hobbs’ hometown crowd is going wild for their hometown hero. Hobbs is taking everyone out and wallops Andretti into a ladder with a power-slam. Guevara rolls in the ring but quickly walks back after seeing Hobbs stare him down. Takeshita rushes the ring and he and Hobbs unload hard strikes on one another. Everyone’s brawling once again and Andretti takes out Guevara on the outside with a dive over the top rope. Fox goes up top and lays out Guevara, Takeshita, and Andretti with a corkscrew dive off the top turnbuckle. Komander walks the entire length of the top rope and springboards himself off it and takes out Guevara, Takeshita, Fox, and Andretti on the outside to a chorus of ‘holy sh*t!’ chants as we head to a commercial break.
Back from the break and Hobbs crushes Fox with a slam into a ladder acting as a table, which was set up between the apron and another ladder. Takeshita lays out Hobbs with a lariat on the outside and back in the ring, Guevara sets up and begins to climb a ladder. Andretti walks along a nearby ladder and ends up on top with Guevara and he sends Guevara crashing down with a suplex onto a ladder and Guevara took an odd spill, lets hope he’s OK. Komander climbs the ladder and wallops Fox with a dive onto the outside and everyone is down at ringside. Komander is up first and walks the ladder that’s set up like a table, Takeshita follows him and plants Komander with a diving Blue Thunder Bomb onto the mat and the crowd is white hot for this one!
Takeshita climbs the ladder, Andretti springboards himself into the ring and onto the ladder, where he and Takeshita exchange strikes atop the ladder. Daniel Garcia rushes down and flips the ladder over and takes out both Andretti and Takeshita. Garcia helps Guevara set up quite the contraption on the outside with steel chairs and a ladder and they set up Andretti on their newly built ladder/table. Guevara climbs a nearby ladder and nails Andretti with a swanton bomb! Garcia drags Guevara into the ring and helps him climb the ladder but Takeshita comes in and dispatches both members of the Jericho Appreciation Society. Takeshita begins the climb but Hobbs tosses him out of the ring and climbs the ladder and retrieves the ring! Powerhouse Hobbs is the Face of the Revolution!
Winner – Powerhouse Hobbs
After the match, Hobbs grabs his ring and gets in Joe’s face at the commentary desk. Wardlow comes down, as does security and Wardlow dispatches every member of security as Joe sneaks away and we head to a commercial break.
Back from the break and it’s time for our next contest!
Chris Jericho vs. Petere Avalon
Avalon tosses Jericho to the outside and lights him up with a bevy of strikes around the ringside area. Avalon sends Jericho back into the ring and wallops him with a big boot and goes for the cover but Jericho kicks out. Avalon looks for a corner splash but Jericho evades. Avalon scoops and slams Jericho and goes for another cover but Jericho lifts the shoulders. Avalon continues the attack, goes up top, and nails Jericho with a diving cross-body before going for yet another cover but Jericho once again kicks out. Jericho crushes Avalon with a Codebreak out of nowhere and gets the 1-2-3!
Winner – Chris Jericho
After the match, Jericho grabs his baseball bat and wallops Avalon with it. Jericho continues there attack but Ricky Starks’ music hits and Starks rushes the ring as Jericho scurries away. Jericho grabs a microphone and tells Starks that Sunday night at Revolution he’s going to beat the ‘crap’ out of Starks and Jake Hager and Daniel Garcia of the Jericho Appreciation Society rush the ring and attack Starks. Hager plants Starks with a slam, Garcia sends Starks crashing to the mat with a Rock Bottom, and Jericho wallops Starks with the Judas Effect. Jericho Appreciation Society stand tall over Starks and we see a pre-taped response from ‘Hangman’ Adam Page on Jon Moxley ahead of the pair’s Texas Death Match this weekend at AEW Revolution.
We then see Christian Cage making his way down to the ring. Renee Paquette asks Christian about his attack on ‘Jungle’ Jack Perry. Christian challenges Perry to a match at Revolution and says Perry is ‘just like his dad’ and is a ‘no talent hack’. The lights go out and we see a video of Perry unburying something with flashes of Cage’s attack on him from last week’s show. We then see a tombstone with Christian Cage’s name on it and Cage walks out of the ring.
AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter, alongside Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. are backstage with Tony Schiavone. Hayter says she can’t wait to beat ‘two b*tches’ in the form of Saraya Roby Soho at Revolution this weekend.
HOOK vs. Matt Hardy (with Isiah Kassidy, Ethan Page, and Stokley Hathway) — FTW Championship
Hardy drops HOOK with a shoulder tackle to start. Hardy mocks HOOK but HOOK ankle picks Hardy and looks for an ankle lock but Hardy drags himself to the ropes to force the break. Hardy rolls to the outside, HOOK chases after the challenger and Ethan Page fires HOOK into the ring post as the referee was distracted. Hardy sends HOOK back into the ring and plants the champion with a neck-breaker. HOOK plants Hardy with an over-head slam and unloads a bevy of strikes to a cornered Hardy. HOOK goes for a corner splash but Hardy evades and reigns down right hands on the champion. HOOK wipes out Hardy with a lariat but Hardy plants HOOK with a Side Effect and goes for the cover but HOOK lifts the shoulders after a two-count. Hardy goes for another Side Effect but HOOK rolls out of danger and he and Hardy take each other out with simultaneous shoulder tackles.
Page grabs Stokely’s Hathaway’s cast and wallops HOOK with it, Hardy goes for the cover, but HOOK kicks out at two-and-a-half! Hardy looks for Twist of Fate but HOOK ducks under and locks in Red Rum and Hardy immediately taps out!
Winner – HOOK
Stokley Hathaway is a nervous wreck at ringside as now he’ll have to face HOOK in a no disqualification match with the rest of The Firm banned from ringside in the near future.
We then see a vignette from the House of Black hyping up their match against The Elite at AEW Revolution this weekend.
Toni Storm makes her way down to the ring being flanked by Saraya and she’ll face the first-ever AEW Women’s World Champion, Riho, after the break!
Toni Storm (with Saraya) vs. Riho
Storm clocks Riho with a shoulder tackle and goes for the cover but Riho bridges and kicks Storm into the corner. Storm tosses Riho to the corner and nails her with a kick but Riho sends Storm to the opposite corner and wallops her with a running knee, then a suplex, and goes for the cover but Storm kicks out. Riho cracks Storm with a drop-kick, then a double stomp and goes for another cover but Storm lifts the shoulders after a count of two. Storm dumps Riho to the outside and Saraya nails her with a running knee as Storm distracts the referee back inside of the ring. Storm fires Riho into the ring post and AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter, alongside Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. make their way down to the ring to keep a closer eye on this one as we head to a commercial break.
Back from the break and Riho crushes Storm on the outside with a dive through the ropes. Riho sends Storm back into the ring, goes up top, and lands a diving double stomp, then plants Storm with a Fisherman’s Suplex into a cover but Storm kicks out. Riho goes back up top, Storm follows her up, Riho looks for a Canadian Destroyer but Storm tosses Riho to the mat, sets her up in the corner, and crushes her with the hip attack and goes for the cover but Riho lifts the shoulders at two-and-a-half! Baker gets on the apron to distract Storm and Riho rolls Storm up for the 1-2-3!
Winner – Riho
After the match, Toni Storm attacks Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter and Saraya brawl inside the ring, and Ruby Soho’s music hits and Soho rushes the ring. Hayter, Saraya, and Soho brawl inside of the ring as security and AEW officials come down to restore order.
We then see a message from Keith Lee and Dustin Rhodes directed at Swerve Strickland. Lee and Dusty tell Swerve that Swerve will find out this Friday night on Rampage that they don’t play games.
Angelo Parker & Matt Menard vs. Matt Taven & Mike Bennett vs. Aussie Open vs. Best Friends vs. Orange Cassidy & Danhausen vs. Dark Order vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. Top Flight vs. Lucha Bros vs. Blackpool Combat Club — Casino Tag Team Battle Royale
The feed cuts off for the beginning of the matchup. Back from the issues and Butcher and Blade toss out Claudio Castagnoli and are now double teaming Danhausen. Orange Cassidy comes in but the Butcher and Blade use the numbers advantage over him. Butcher and Blade toss out Cassidy but the All-Atlantic Champion holds onto the bottom rope and Danhausen comes from behind and eliminates both Butcher and Blade for the win!
Winners – Orange Cassidy & Danhausen
Orange Cassidy and Danhausen now join the AEW World Tag Team Champions, the Gunn Club as well as The Acclaimed, and Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett in a four-way match for the tag titles this weekend at AEW Revolution. Gunn Club rush the ring, Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett come from behind and attack Cassidy and Danhausen and the Gunn Club joins in. The Acclaimed, alongside Billy Gunn fly down to the ring and even the odds.
We then see a video package highlighting this weekend’s AEW Revolution main event where MJF will defend the AEW World Championship against Bryan Danielson and it’s announced that we’ll hear from both MJF and Bryan Danielson after the break.
Back from the break and Bryan Danielson makes his way down to the ring to join Renee Paquette. Renee asks Bryan about a social media post that MJF made about Bryan many years ago. Bryan says he was forced to retire seven years ago and he said that if you fight for your dreams, you dreams will fight for you. MJF’s music hits and out comes the AEW World Champion. MJF tells production to cut his music and Bryan tells MJF to ‘shutup’. Bryan says he heard enough from MJF and says that MJF needs to stop thinking he deserves everything. Bryan says MJF has done nothing to earn anything he believes that he deserves and says that MJF has done nothing to fight for anything but the one thing MJF does deserve, was his fiancé leaving him like she did. Bryan says MJF is the opposite type of person he’d want his kids to marry and unlike MJF, who was ‘born with a silver spoon in his mouth’, he (Bryan) fought for everything. Bryan says before he came to AEW, he had a job that would’ve made sure he could do anything he ever wanted but he left to come to AEW because he wanted to fight and become AEW World Champion. Bryan says MJF better be ready to fight for everything in his life on Sunday night at AEW Revolution for the entire 60 minutes of their Iron Man match because if he doesn’t, he’s going to get his ‘f***ing head kicked in!’. MJF storms out, Bryan celebrates with the fans in attendance as the show goes off-the-air!
This week’s emotional tribute show to Jay Briscoe was a huge night for AEW, but wasn’t approved until very late in the game.
Briscoe died last Tuesday in a car accident, mere minutes from his home in Laurel, Delaware. He was 38.
Both Jay and Mark had previously been banned by WBD from appearing on AEW programming over controversial comments Jay made a decade ago.
Tribute Show
This week’s show went off well, but there were several changes made to the show before it went live.
Fightful Select reports that prior to Tuesday, it didn’t appear that Mark Briscoe’s match against Jay Lethal was happening.
AEW had to move “many things around” to make the match a reality, and Ian Riccaboni was flown in just hours before the show.
The AEW TNT Championship match between Darby Allin and Buddy Matthews was the originally scheduled main event of the show.
That match had some time trimmed to add to the Briscoe-Lethal match, and the same happened with the Acclaimed’s therapy segment.
One source said it was impressive how they were able to provide Mark Briscoe and Jay Lethal as much time as they needed without compromising anything else that was advertised.
Dalton Castle was at the show and came to sit front row to cheer on Mark Briscoe, who defeated Lethal in the main event.
Those working in AEW who spoke to Fightful said they were very happy with how the show went.
This week’s edition of AEW Dynamite was an emotional show, but one top name from the company could not attend.
This week’s Dynamite was a tribute to Jay Briscoe, who died earlier this month in a car accident near his home in Laurel, Delaware.
Dynamite saw Jay’s brother Mark make his AEW debut and defeat Jay Lethal in the main event of the show.
Visa Issues
In addition to a stacked show, Dynamite saw the rosters of AEW and Ring of Honor appear to support Mark, but Kenny Omega wasn’t among them.
According to Fightful Select, the self-proclaimed ‘Best Bout Machine’ wanted to be at the AEW tapings “but has been battling visa issues” in recent days.
Omega has not appeared for AEW since he and the Young Bucks regained the AEW Trios Championships from Death Triangle on the January 11, 2023, episode of Dynamite.
It remains unclear when Omega will be able to return to TV, and the former World Champion missed much of 2022 due to injuries and his post-All Out suspension.
Tribute Show
Even without Omega, this week’s Dynamite was an exceptional affair in memory to one of the most established names in Ring of Honor history.
Dynamite saw AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin retain his title against Buddy Matthews, while JungleHook defeated Matt Hardy and ‘All Ego’ Ethan Page.
Bryan Danielson continued his winning ways in his efforts to get a shot at MJF, by defeating ROH Six-Man-Tag Team Champion Brian Cage.
Ruby Soho defeated Toni Storm in a match that was meant to be a triple-threat but was changed due to Britt Baker’s injury.
AEW All-Atlantic Championship Match: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Jay Lethal
Jeff Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh were barred from ringside, but at the beginning of the match they entered through the crowd to sit front row. The members of The Best Friends and Danhausen joined them in the audience. Lethal hit Cassidy with a Lethal Injection but the champion managed to roll out of the ring. After the Best Friends had enough of Jarret & Co, they poured popcorn on Sonjay Dutt. Jarrett tried to interfere in the match by handing his guitar to Lethal, but Danhausen intercepted it. This distraction leads to Lethal getting back in the ring and getting hit with the Orange Punch for the pin.
Winner: Orange Cassidy by pinfall.
Jay Lethal wore a Briscoe armband during the match to honor Jay Briscoe.
Dutt wants to fight Orange Cassidy after the match Lethal and Jarrett hold him back
We get a video package for KUSHIDA vs. Darby Allin for the TNT Championship.
Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin)
Top Flight hit Matt Jackson with a combination nosedive powerbomb, but Nick broke the pin up at 2. The Young Bucks hit Darius Martin with The Briscoes’ Doomsday Device, but Dante breaks it up. Darius dodged the BTE Trigger by The Young Bucks. He then rolled up Matt to get the shocking win.
Winner: Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) by pinfall.
The Gunns come out to cut a promo during the time slot where The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn were advertised. The Acclaimed come out and Austin Gunn has production cut the music. Max Caster tells production to mute Austin’s mic and restart their music. He then proceeds to do his freestyle.
Billy Gunn separated The Gunns and The Acclaimed after things got physical. He shamed both teams and then announced that they will all be attending family therapy next week.
Hangman says to Renee that he wants to mend some fences but won’t get too specific. He also seemed to have something he wanted to say to Jon Moxley after checking on his health, but he once again held his tongue.
Chris Jericho joined the commentary team for this match. Starks walked the ropes in Hager’s hat for a fun spot. After avoiding a lot of distraction and interference from the JAS, Ricky hit Hager with a Spear. In a relatively short match, Ricky Starks gets the win over Hager.
Winner: Ricky Starks by pinfall.
Starks rushed through the crowd to avoid the Jericho Appreciation Society.
Jericho challenges Action Andretti and Ricky Starks to a tag team match with Sammy.
Daniel Garcia will be facing Action Andretti on Rampage. If he wins, he will replace Sammy Guevara next week on Dynamite.
Bryan Danielson vs. Bandido
They start off with a handshake. Bandido was able to hold Danielson up in a stalling suplex for at least 30 seconds. He fought hard to get out of the Lebell Lock by getting his foot on the rope. Bandido hit Danielson with a 21-plex, but he kicked out at 2. After a great exchange, Danielson landed a Busaiku Knee for the win.
Winner: Bryan Danielson by pinfall.
Bryan and Bandido both wore armbands to honor Jay.
Saraya cut a promo with Hikaru Shida and Toni Storm. Toni decided to stand with Saraya against the homegrown women’s wrestlers. Saraya is very upset with Shida for throwing her kendo stick in the ring last week.
It was announced that Brian Cage will be Bryan Danielson’s opponent next week. MJF then offered Cage an undisclosed amount of money to break Danielson’s arm. He then slapped Cage to motivate MJF to feel hate.
Toni Storm vs. Willow Nightingale
Saraya joined Toni Storm at ringside. Willow and Toni shook hands. Shida disregarded what Saraya told her and came to the ringside area. Willow hits the Cannonball, but Toni kicks out. Saraya gets involved and distracts Willow and Toni gets the roll up for the win.
Winner: Toni Storm by pinfall.
After the match, Toni and Saraya get in the ring and beat down Willow turning heel in the process. Shida gets in the ring and Ruby Soho runs down to help out Willow.
TNT Championship Match: Darby Allin (c) vs. KUSHIDA
KUSHIDA is joined by two members of the New Japan Dojo; DKC and Kevin Knight. Darby Allin is joined by Sting. The Coffin Drop was countered early on. Throughout the match, KUSHIDA attempts to pick Allin limb from limb. KUSHIDA locked in the Hoverboard lock and the members of the NJPW Dojo tried to get Sting to throw in the towel. Darby maneuvered KUSHIDA into a very technical pin to get the three.
On Tuesday, Jamin Pugh, known to the wrestling world as Jay Briscoe, was killed in a car accident in Laurel, Delaware.
According to his wife, Ashley, their daughters were also injured in the accident. Their daughter, Gracie, had back surgery on Wednesday morning. Their other daughter, Jayleigh “has some pretty serious injuries, but is stable and resting!” She asked for prayers for all of them.
The first match of the night was Jay Lethal vs. Orange Cassidy. Lethal wore a black armband that read “Briscoe”. During the match, Best Friends were in the crowd. They each wore a black armband that read “Jay”.
On commentary, Excalibur talked about Briscoe and said more was coming.
The Young Bucks also wore black armbands that said “Jay” with a red heart on them. They also paid tribute with a Doomsday Device, a signature of the Briscoes.
Bryan Danielson and Bandido both wore black armbands that read “Jay”. Before getting to the ring, Bandido kissed his fingers and pointed to the sky.
After the match, commentary was shown on camera. Excalibur and Taz were also wearing black armbands.
Jay Briscoe special for ROH
Tony Khan tweeted that after tonight’s show they would be filming a special ROH tribute to Briscoe. It will be available “soon free to everyone on Honor Club”. He also tweeted that the special will also be on ROH’s YouTube.
Thank you all watching Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite on TBS tonight! We're just getting started, we have a great live show for you all, + after the live show we'll film a special ROH tribute to the late great Jay Briscoe which will be available soon free to everyone on Honor Club.
Fans of All Elite Wrestling have been given a glimpse of the show’s new introductory package, complete with a remixed theme song.
It has been reported that the new look has been in the works for some time ahead of tonight’s show.
In a tweet, the official AEW account shared the new intro which includes the likes of Chris Jericho, FTR, Orange Cassidy, Jon Moxley, Darby Allin, and MJF.
Tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite will take place at the Climate Arena, in Seattle, Washington, marking the debut for AEW in the city known for the likes of Bill Gates, Jimmy Hendrix, and Dr. Frasier Crane.
Here is an EXCLUSIVE look at the new #AEWDynamite intro!
This week’s AEW Dynamite will see AEW TNT Champion Samoa Joe defend against Darby Allin.
AEW World Champion MJF is “contractually obligated” to make an appearance, while AEW World Tag Champions The Acclaimed will defend against Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal.
Jon Moxley has also been announced to make an appearance.
New Era
After a difficult 2022, with injuries, suspensions, arrests and more, AEW is looking to turn over a new leaf in 2023.
Appearing on the Sports Guys Talk Wrestling podcast, AEW President Tony Khan addressed the new look for the show.
“It’s a sports-based presentation and that’s what we always go for. It’s a great pro wrestling show and we wanted to change the set to reflect a new era, and I think it’s going to be a great look. It’s a great set.”
Fans of the current AEW roster won’t have to worry too much about the fate of the in-ring action, which will remain unchanged according to Khan.
“It’s still going to be the same great wrestling with new matches and new stories and a lot to look forward to.”
The identity of the man who attacked Keith Lee on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite has been revealed.
During a segment, rapper Rick Ross attempted to mediate a discussion between Lee and tag-team partner Swerve Strickland.
After Strickland warned Lee to be wary of his surroundings, the Limitless One was attacked by Parker Boudreaux and a mystery man, bringing an end to Swerve in Our Glory.
Granden Goetzman
After AEW Dynamite went off the air, Lee’s attacker was revealed to be Granden Goetzman, according to Fightful Select.
It is reported that Goetzman has been training for quite some time in preparation of his AEW debut, and has been working hard at Jay Lethal’s wrestling school.
Sources who spoke to Fightful said that his debut has been planned out for at the least a couple of weeks before last night’s show.
Goetzman was also backstage at AEW Dynamite on October 10, and sources said he’s been with AEW for “quite some time” anticipating his debut.
Goetzman Before AEW
The 30-year-old Goetzman joins AEW with a background in baseball, which he played professionally until last year.
A second-round pick by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2011, Goetzman has been playing in the minor league system in Mexico.
Listed at 6-4, Goetzman made it all the way up to AAA in the Rays minor league system before moving on to the St. Lous Cardinals and Houston Astros farm systems until 2019.
The outfielder was primarily known for his speed but did not end in the major leagues.
AEW announced a couple of matches and a stipulation for Match 5 between The Elite and Death Triangle for next week’s Holiday Bash edition of Dynamite.
Gunn Club has been a thorn in FTR’s side as of late. Last week on Dynamite, Austin and Colten announced that The Briscoes will challenge FTR at Final Battle in a Dog Collar match.
8 Best Moments from ROH Final Battle 2022
The Briscoes defeated FTR at the PPV this past Saturday to become the new ROH Tag Team Champions. FTR challenged Gunn Club to a match next week during a vignette aired during Dynamite: Winter is Coming.
On this past Friday’s episode of AEW Rampage, Hikaru Shida defended the Regina Di Wave Championship against The Bunny. AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter said she will defend her title against the winner of the match and had a staredown with Hikaru after she defeated The Bunny on Rampage. It was announced tonight that Jamie will have her first title defense against Hikaru Shida next week at AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash.
Stipulation Set for Match 5 Between The Elite & Death Triangle
The Elite returned to All Elite Wrestling at AEW Full Gear and battled Death Triangle for the Trios Championship. They came up short after Death Triangle used a hammer in the match and it was announced that Full Gear was just the beginning of a Best of 7 Series.
At Dynamite: Winter is Coming, The Elite battled Death Triangle in Match 4 of their Best of 7 Series. The Elite entered Match 4 down 2-1 and now have to dig themselves out of an even bigger hole. Nick Jackson hurt his ankle early in tonight’s match but toughed it out. Fenix took advantage and locked in a Heel Hook and Nick tapped out.
After the match, Kenny Omega grabbed a microphone and suggested that Match 5 be No Disqualifications. It was shown in a graphic on Dynamite that Match 6 will be Falls Count Anywhere and Match 7 will be a Ladder match if necessary. The Elite must defeat Death Triangle next week to extend the series.
AEW Dynamite: Winter is Coming airs live tonight from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. MJF defended the AEW World Championship against Ricky Starks in the main event. In addition to the takeaways below, it was announced that Jon Moxley will face Sammy Guevara this Friday on Rampage. Moxley challenged Hangman to show up with Dark Order on Friday.
Death Triangle def. The Elite to go up 3-1 in the series
Jungle Boy def. Brian Cage
House of Black def. The Factory
Action Andretti def. Chris Jericho
Ruby Soho def. Tay Melo
MJF def. Ricky Starks to retain the AEW World Championship
Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:
Death Triangle Leads the Series 3-1
Death Triangle battled The Elite tonight in Match 4 of the Best of 7 Series. The action started out back and forth for the first several minutes. Death Triangle took control and beat Matt Jackson down in the corner as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Omega hit a Rolling Senton and followed it up with a Moonsault off the middle turnbuckle for a near fall. Omega sent the Lucha Bros out of the ring and fired up the crowd.
Pac tripped him up from behind and delivered a Cutter. Pac tagged in and went for the Black Arrow as Nick Jackson hobbled back down the entrance ramp after suffering an injury early in the match.
Nick tagged in and went for a Superkick but Fenix booted him in the injured ankle. Fenix applied a submission hold on Nick and he had no choice but to tap out. After the match, Kenny suggested that next match will be No Disqualifications.
MJF was interviewed and mocked Ricky Stark’s promo from last week. He said that he doesn’t care that Ricky Starks was poor growing up and blasted all the fans for having his back.
Maxwell admitted that Ricky was right about him being born rich, funny, and attractive. Friedman claimed he wasn’t under any pressure tonight because he is already the guy. The AEW World Champion said we are going to find out what happens when pressure is applied to “The Pebble” (MJF’s nickname for Ricky Starks). He wondered if he Ricky will turn into the diamond everyone claims he is, or will the challenger turn into dust during tonight’s main event.
"Tonight we are going to find out what happens when pressure is applied to the pebble. Will he turn into the diamond everyone claims him to be? Or will he simply turn into dust?" @The_MJF@starkmanjones
AEW Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed made their way to the ring tonight but were immediately attacked from behind by Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, and Sonjay Dutt. Double J broke a guitar over Billy Gunn’s head.
The Machine Brian Cage faced Jungle Boy in a singles match tonight on Dynamite. Cage dominated the match early and posed in the ring as Dynamite went to a break. When Dynamite returned, Jungle Boy battled back and got Cage in the Snare Trap for the pinfall victory.
After the match, Jungle Boy called out Big Bill but Stokely came to the entrance ramp instead. Stokely called Jungle Boy a “hoe” and Lee Moriarty attacked from behind. Big Bill joined in on the attack and rolled Jungle Boy into the ring. Lee hit him with a Splash before Hook made the save. The Firm retreated after Hook got inside the ring.
House of Black (Malakia Black, Buddy Matthews, Brody King) faced The Factory’s Cole Karter, QT Marshall, and. House of Black cleaned house to start off the match and isolated QT in the ring. Malakai hit Black Mass for the pinfall victory.
After the match, Skye Blue challenged Britt Baker to match on Friday’s episode of AEW Rampage.
Chris Jericho faced Action Andretti tonight on AEW Dynamite. The crowd chanted “let’s go jobber!” early as Jericho beat him down. Chris connected with a Codebreaker but Andretti kicked out at two to pop the crowd. Jericho was in disbelief as Dynamite went to a break.
When Dynamite Winter is Coming returned, Andretti picked up some momentum and connected with a Clothesline. Andretti followed it up with a Neckbreaker as the crowd popped. Andretti went for a Moonsault but Jericho got his knees up. Action hit for a Crossbody and sent Jericho out of the ring.
Action followed it up with a springboard Moonsault outside the ring as the crowd chanted “holy sh*t!”. Back in the ring, Chris went for the Walls of Jericho but Andretti blocked it. Andretti hit a Running Shooting Star Press for the pinfall victory.
Did we just witness the BIGGEST. UPSET. in the HISTORY of professional wrestling?!?! @ActionAndretti just BEAT @IAmJericho in his #AEWDynamite debut!!!!
Ricky Starks said he feels just as prepared as he did the first day he stepped in AEW. Starks added that he has paid his dues for the past eleven years and will take the title from MJF. Starks noted that MJF doesn’t have any supporters and has to find validation through AEW’s ratings.
Ruby Soho battled Jericho Appreciation Society’s Tay Melo in a singles match tonight at Dynamite: Winter is Coming. Tay dominated early and sent Soho into the steel steps outside the ring. The match officially started once Ruby was able to make it inside the ring. Soho planted Melo with a Suplex and followed it up with a Pele Kick for a two count.
When Dynamite returned from a break, Soho sent Melo into the middle turnbuckle and bounced her face off it several times. Tay and Ruby traded strikes before Melo connected with an Arm Drag. Melo followed it up with a Piledriver and went for the cover but Soho kicked out at two and the match continued. Ruby hit No Future for the pinfall victory. Before Ruby could get a chance to celebrate, Anna Jay attacked her from behind.
.@annajay___ with the completely unnecessary blindsided attack on @realrubysoho after the match!
MJF Retained the AEW World Championship, Bryan Danielson Chased Him Through the Crowd
MJF defended the AEW World Championship against Ricky Starks in the main event of Dynamite: Winter is Coming. Ricky and Maxwell locked up early and the champ knocked him back with a shoulder tackle.
The AEW World Champion strutted around the ring but turned around into a shoulder tackle from the challenger. MJF rolled of the ring to regroup and Ricky fired up the crowd. MJF hopped over the barricade and threw a fan’s hat in the air before returning to the ringside area.
Starks rolled MJF up for a near fall and then leveled him with a Clothesline. Maxwell battled back and sent Ricky over the top rope and to the floor with a Back Body Drop as Dynamite went to the final break of the night.
MJF had Ricky in an Abdominal Stretch in the ring when Dynamite returned. Starks escaped and planted MJF with a Liger Bomb for a near fall. Maxwell rolled up Starks and grabbed his trunks for leverage but Ricky was able to kick out. MJF then hit Starks with a Powerbomb across his knees but the challenger somehow kicked out at two and the match continued.
Friedman hit Starks with an elbow strike but Ricky bounced off the ropes and hit MJF with a Spear. Starks couldn’t capitalize as both men were down on the canvas. Ricky went for the cover but MJF was waiting for him. MJF locked in the Salt of the Earth in the middle of the ring before transitioning into an Armbar. Starks was able to get his boot on the bottom rope and the crowd popped.
Maxwell went for the Salt of the Earth once again but Starks blocked it. MJF went for a Piledriver but Ricky escaped and Maxwell hid behind the referee. Maxwell hit Starks with a low blow and rolled him up for the pinfall victory to retain the AEW World Championship.
After the match, Bryan Danielson chased MJF around the ring and through the crowd. Danielson made his way back to the ring and raised Starks’ hand to end the show.
#AndSTILL! #AEW World Champion @The_MJF walks away with both the title and the Dynamite Diamond Ring, after an incredibly physical battle against @starkmanjones!
AEW World Champion MJF confronted Ricky Starks after he won the Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale last night on AEW Dynamite.
Maxwell accused Starks of ripping off The Rock and called him a “Dollar Store Dwayne”. MJF continued with the insults and referred to Ricky as “The Pebble” and vowed to skip him back to “Billy Corgan’s NWA so he can wrestle on YouTube where he belongs”.
Ricky Starks responded with the promo of his life and insulted everything about MJF from his spray tan to his attitude. Starks became a star last night and has a chance to become the face of AEW when he battles MJF for the AEW World Championship next week at Dynamite: Winter is Coming.
MJF Blames Ricky Starks for Low Dynamite Rating
According to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics, AEW Dynamite brought 840,000 viewers with a 0.29 in the key 18-49 year old demographic. Last night’s show ranked #3 in the demo behind the NBA on ESPN.
Dynamite ranked #3 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. #14 incl broadcast primetime.
The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer noted that Spectrum cable had issues with TBS and TNT last night during the Dynamite broadcast and that negatively impacted the rating.
5 Opponents for AEW World Champion MJF
MJF suggested that Ricky Starks is to blame for the low rating because he was the one that took out the spectrum boxes after their segment so he could look like a star.
I have inside information Ricky Starks took out all the spectrum boxes after our scuffle to ensure he seemed like a ratings draw in comparison to the rest of the show. This man is selfish and yet you love him?!? Sad.
I have inside information Ricky Starks took out all the spectrum boxes after our scuffle to ensure he seemed like a ratings draw in comparison to the rest of the show.
AEW Dynamite will air live tonight from the HEB Center in Cedar Park, Texas. It is the final episode of Dynamite before ROH Final Battle this Saturday. In addition to the takeaways below, Jon Moxley delivered a backstage promo and said the Blackpool Combat Club will bring back the ROH and ROH Pure Championship at Final Battle.
@JonMoxley is tired of talking, and is ready to FIGHT!
Ricky Starks won the Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale
Samoa Joe def. Darby Allin to retain the TNT Championship
Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta def. Jake Hager & Daniel Garcia
Jade Cargill & The Baddies def. Madison Rayne, Kiera Hogan, Skye Blue
The Acclaimed def. FTR to retain the AEW Tag Team Championships
Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:
MJF & Ricky Starks Had An Epic Confrontation
Jungle Boy, Ricky Starks, Dustin Rhodes, Orange Cassidy, Ethan Page, Shawn Dean, Butcher, Blade, Lee Moriarty, Matt Hardy, Kip Sabian, Dalton, Castle, competed in a Battle Royale to open the show. The winner receives the Dynamite Diamond Ring which was won by AEW World Champion MJF the past three years.
Dalton Castle hit Brian Cage with a big boot but he shrugged it off. Cage sent Castle over the top rope but The Boys caught him and paraded him around the ring. Cage then launched Castle over the top rope and he crashed onto The Boys and then to the floor. Jungle Boy got Cage over the top rope but he landed on the apron. He connected with Double Knees off the top rope onto Cage for the elimination as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Butcher was eliminated by Ricky Starks. Jungle Boy sent Lee Moriarty over the top rope but got hit with a big boot from W. Morrissey. He then hit him with a Chokeslam onto the ring apron. Matt Hardy, Ethan Page, and Ricky Starks were the final three. Ethan and Matt beat Starks down until Ricky battled back. Ricky launched Matt over the top rope and hit Page with a Tornado DDT.
Starks went for a Spear but Page blocked it. Ricky then sent Page to the floor to win the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royale. AEW World Champion MJF made his way to the ring and joined Starks for. a promo.
MJF cut a promo on Bryan Danielson and claimed he’s terrified of him after what he did to Regal. Maxwell vowed to win their match next week at Winter is Coming to retain the Dynamite Diamond Ring and the AEW World Championship.
Friedman told Starks that he is really talented and got hit with “shut the f*** up!” chant. MJF stole The Rock’s catchphrase and told Ricky he’s a roody poo candy ass and called Starks a “dollar store Dwayne”. Maxwell joked that he is going to start calling Ricky “The Pebble” and vowed to put him in his pocket, and skip his scrawny ass all the way back to Billy Corgan’s NWA so he can wrestle on YouTube where he belongs. Friedman stated that he is a generational talent and his reign of terror has just begun.
Starks called MJF “Maxipad” and the crowd loudly chanted it. Starks went on an awesome rant about how MJF is cheap and didn’t deliver for the fans when they got behind him. Ricky told Maxwell that he avoids pressure. Starks vowed to take the title from MJF next week at Dynamite: Winter is coming. MJF booted Starks in the balls and went to hit him with the Dynamite Diamond Ring but Starks ducked and hit a Spear to an incredible pop from the crowd. Starks posed in the ring as the crowd cheered to end the segment.
Samoa Joe defended the TNT Championship against Darby Allin tonight on AEW Dynamite. Darby knocked Joe out of the ring and went for his patented dive but Samoe Joe simply stepped aside and Allin crashed into the barricade. Joe swung Darby into the barricade and The King of Television dominated the match early. The champion exposed the concrete floor and hit him with a Spinebuster on the floor as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Joe hurled Darby off the apron into the ring post and he spun around before crashing to the floor.
Allin battled back and climbed to the top turnbuckle. Darby threw caution to the win and hit Samoa Joe with a Coffin Drop onto the floor. Back in the ring, Allin hit a Stunner and followed it up with a Code Red. Darby went for a Coffin Drop in the ring but Joe caught him in the Coquina Clutch. Allin didn’t tap but eventually passed out and Samoa Joe retained the TNT Championship.
After the match, Darby stood up and Joe hit him with a headbutt. Joe brought a skateboard in the ring and flipped it wheels up on the canvas. Samoa Joe delivered a Muscle Buster on top of the trucks of the skate board.
Blackpool Combat Club Vowed to Make a Statement, William Regal Explains His Actionsat Full Gear
Jake Hager & Daniel Garcia battled Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta in a tag team match. Hager presented Claudio with a bucket hat but Castagnoli booted it into the crowd. Hager dominated Yuta and hit him with a Splash for a near fall as Jon Moxley showed up ringside.
Daniel Garcia unloaded several chops to Wheeler Yuta’s chest after tagging in. Garcia hit Claudio with a cheap shot and knocked him off the ring apron. Yuta battled back and planted Garcia with a Superplex as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Garcia hit a big boot but Yuta responded with a German Suplex as Claudio pleaded for a tag. Hager and Castagnoli tagged in and Claudio unloaded a series of uppercuts. Castagnoli drove Jake to the corner and went for a Hurricanrana but it was botched a bit and Jake crashed to the mat.
Castagnoli went for The Swing but Garcia jumped on his back. Claudio slammed him down and Yuta hit a Splash off the top rope. Hager went for a Back Body Drop but Castagnoli escaped and got Hager in The Swing for ten rotations as Sammy Guevara was in shock ringside. Claudio followed it up with a Clothesline for a near fall.
Guevara interfered but Moxley leveled him. Jake capitalized on the distraction and applied an Ankle Lock in the middle of the ring. Yuta broke it up and Castagnoli hit an uppercut for the win.
Tony Schiavone rolled an interview with William Regal a few weeks ago. Regal in the interview that people will only see this interview if something bad happens to me. William said he gave MJF what he wanted and now everyone is going to be chasing him. Regal claimed that the three main members of the BCC didn’t need him anymore.
William claimed that the Blackpool Combat Club can teach Yuta to be the best professional wrestler on the planet. Regal claimed his brass knuckles shot to Moxley at AEW Full Gear was a final lesson to him is to be always be one step ahead and he’s Blackpool Combat until he dies.
Moxley barely addressed it before saying BCC will put an end to the war with JAS. Jon added that Claudio and Wheeler will make a statement at Final Battle and he will make a statement on Rampage. Moxley issued a challenge to any wrestler in the world this Friday. It was later announced that Moxley will face Konosuke Takeshita on Rampage.
Jamie Hayter Will Face Winner of Regina Di Wave Title Match on AEW Rampage
Tony Schiavone sat down with AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter. Jamie said the women’s division is getting interesting and everyone is coming after her title. Hayter said she will give whoever wins the Regina Di Wave Championship match between Hikaru Shida & The Bunny this Friday an AEW World Championship match.
#AEW Women's World Champion @jmehytr is giving one of the girls the opportunity of a lifetime.
TBS Champion Jade Cargill, Red Velvet and Leila Grey battled Skye Blue, Kiera Hogan, and Madision Rayne in a Trios match. The Baddies beat Skye down to start off the action. Blue battled back and sent Red Velvet out of the ring. Velvet trapped Skye in the ring skirt and unloaded a bunch of punches as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Skye and Red Velvet hit a Clothesline at the same time and fell to the mat. Jade Cargill tagged in and traded strikes with former Baddie Kiera Hogan. Kiera knocked the champ down in the corner as Madison Rayne battled with Leila Grey. Jade hit a Spinebuster on Hogan and talked some trash. She set up for Jaded but Hogan escaped. Madison Rayne tagged in and Cargill quickly hit Jaded for the pinfall victory.
Britt Baker confronted Saraya backstage and noted that she was handed her tickets to the January 11th edition and said she can either sit in the front row or face her again. Saraya said she’d love to face her again. Baker added that she has the AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter at all times and pulled Tony away to end the interview.
The Acclaimed Retained the AEW Tag Team Championships, Briscoes vs. FTR at Final Battle
The Acclaimed defended the AEW Tag Team Championships against FTR in tonight’s main event. Cash Wheeler and Anthony Bowens started off the match and went back and forth. Max Caster and Dax Harwood tagged in and locked up in the middle of the ring.
Max took Harwood down and applied an armbar before tagging Bowens back in. Harwood caught Bowens with a forearm to the face and then some chops in the corner of the ring. The Acclaimed took control and scissored in the ring as the crowd cheered.
Billy Gunn fired up the crowd some more ringside as Max got Harwood in a Sharpshooter in the middle of the ring. Bowens did the same to Wheeler but FTR got to the ropes to break it up. FTR battled back and catapulted Caster into the steel ring beam before doing the scissor motion as Dynamite went to the final commercial break of the night.
Cash perched Max up on the top turnbuckle when Dynamite returned. Caster slammed Wheeler down as Jarrett, Lethal, Singh, and Dutt were shown watching backstage. Anthony Bowens unloaded a bunch of strikes after tagging in and knocked Harwood. Bowens connected with a Neckbreaker on Dax but he was able to kick out at two.
FTR hit Bowens with a tag team Pilediver for a near fall. Anthony leveled Harwood with an elbow strike and Caster tagged. Caster connected with a Cutter but Harwood kicked out again. FTR set up for the Big Rig but The Acclaimed broke it up. Dax launched Max into the ring post and FTR hit the Big Rig but Bowens broke it up at two. Bowens hit The Arrival and Caster went for the Mic Drop but Wheeler got out of the way.
Cash hit Caster with a massive lariat for a near fall and followed it up with two more. Wheeler followed it up with a Powerbomb and went for the cover but Caster countered into a cradle for the pinfall victory. The Acclaimed are still the AEW Tag Team Champions. After the match, FTR and The Acclaimed scissored in the ring.
The Gunn Club showed up on the jumbo tron. Gunn Club announced The Briscoes will be facing FTR in a Double Dog Collar match for the ROH Tag Team Championships at Final Battle to close the show.
Ring of Honor Final Battle will air on December 10th from College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
Chris Jericho will defend the ROH Championship against Claudio Castagnoli in the main event. Mercedes Martinez will defend the ROH Women’s Championship against Athena at the PPV.
Another title match was added to the card during tonight’s edition of AEW Rampage. Former IWGP Champion Juice Robinson appeared in a video promo during Rampage and challenged ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe. Juice noted that Joe may be the “King of Television” for now but he will dethrone him.
Samoa Joe captured the TNT Championship as well at AEW Full Gear on November 19th. Former TNT Champion Wardlow interrupted Joe on this past Wednesday’s edition of Dynamite and warned him that he’s coming for the TNT Championship. It was also announced that Samoa Joe will be defending the TNT Championship against Darby Allin on next week’s Dynamite.
Renee Paquette interviewed AEW Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed tonight on Rampage. They said they wanted to fight the best and the crowd chanted “FTR!”. Gunn Club, Jeff Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt, Satnam Singh, and Jay Lethal interrupted but The Acclaimed ignored them. ROH Tag Team Champions FTR made their way to the ring and shook The Acclaimed’s hands. It was later announced on Rampage that The Acclaimed will defend the AEW Tag Team Championships next week on Dynamite against FTR.
AEW Dynamite airs live from the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana tonight. AEW World Champion MJF will make his first appearance since winning the title at AEW Full Gear on November 19th. In addition to the takeaways below, it was announced Orange Cassidy will defend the All-Atlantic Championship against QT Marshall this Friday on AEW Rampage.
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AEW Dynamite Results (11/28/22)
Bryan Danielson def. Dax Harwood via submission
Samoa Joe def. AR Fox to retain the TNT Championship
Ricky Starks def. Ari Daivari
Willow Nightingale def. Anna Jay
The Elite def. Death Triangle in Match 3 of the Best of 7 Series
Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:
Hangman Page Returned & Confronted Jon Moxley
Former AEW World Champion Jon Moxley made his way to the ring to kick off this week’s episode of Dynamite. The crowd loudly chanted his name and Jon said he first started wrestling at the old salvation army gym in Indianapolis. He stated that there are three constants in life, death, taxes, and Jon Moxley.
Moxley added that nothing has changed and he is at the top of the food chain. Jon claimed that the AEW ring belongs to him and that there isn’t a man within 100 miles to come out ot the ring and tell him any different.
Hangman Adam Page returned and marched to the ring with Moxley. Jon was the man who put Hangman out of action during their title match. Jon wondered if Hangman really wanted to do this after what happened last time. Moxley joked “do you not remember what happened?” and Hangman attacked Jon. Hangman and Moxley brawled outside the ring until the officials separated them. The brawl then continued backstage following the Danielson and Harwood match.
Dax Harwood battled Bryan Danielson in a singles match tonight on AEW Dynamite. The crowd chanted “this is awesome!” before the two even locked up. Danielson sent Dax to the corner and hit him with a series of chops.
Bryan knocked Harwood to the outside and hit him with a dive through the ropes. Harwood went tumbling over the barricade and into the crowd as the match continued. Dax and Danielson traded punches as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Harwood planted Danielson with a Piledriver in the middle of the ring but Bryan kicked out. Dax went for a Flying Headbutt off the top rope but Danielson dodged it. Bryan connected with a knee strike off the ring apron and both men fell to the floor.
Back in the ring, Bryan climbed to the top turnbuckle but Dax hit him with a jab to the face. Danielson tripped Harwood up and perched him on the top turnbuckle. Danielson unloaded elbow strikes and went for a Superplex. Harwood countered into a Crossbody in midair and went for the cover but Bryan kicked out at two.
Danielson and Harwood traded Clotheslines and punches but neither would go down as the crowd cheered. Dax went for a Slingshot Powerbomb but Danielson blocked it. Bryan hit an Enziguri but Harwood kicked out at two. Danielson went for the Running Knee but Harwood countered into a Slingshot Powerbomb for a two count.
Harwood applied the Sharpshooter on Danielson in the middle of the ring but the American Dragon reached the ropes to break the hold. Harwood and Danielson traded multiple cradle attempts before Bryan got the LeBell Lock applied for the submission victory. After the match, Harwood and Danielson shared a hug as the crowd cheered. Danielson posed on the turnbuckle after the match.
Tony Schiavone interviewed Ricky Starks backstage ahead of his title match at AEW Dynamite Winter is Coming. Ricky announced that he will be in the Battle Royal next week for the Dynamite Diamond Ring. Starks said he is coming for everything MJF has and will prove that he is “absolute” at Winter is Coming.
Ricky Starks says that he will be a participant in the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royale match and that he is going to win it.
JAS and Claudio Castagnoli, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta were interviewed by Renee Paquette backstage. Claudio vowed to win the title and Wheeler Yuta challenged Daniel Garcia for the ROH Pure Championship at Final Battle.
Samoa Joe def. AR Fox to Retain the TNT Championship
Samoa Joe defended the TNT Championship against AR Fox tonight on Dynamite. Joe beat the hell out of fox to start off the action and mocked the crowd for cheering for him. Fox went for a flip but Joe got out of the way and poked fun at him. AR Fox connected with a big boot but that just pissed off the champion. Samoa Joe hit a Senton as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, the champ connected with a Backbreaker for a near fall. Fox battled back with a Tornado DDT and some kicks to Joe’s face. AR hit a Cutter and then a 450 Splash for a near fall. AR went for a Swanton but Joe casually got out of the way. Joe followed it up with a massive shoulder tackle and then the Muscle Buster for the pinfall victory to retain the TNT Championship.
After the match, Samoa Joe welcomed everyone to a new and glorious era. Joe referred to himself as “the King of Television” before he was interrupted by Wardlow. The former TNT Champion warned Samoa Joe that he was coming after him and that this is “Wardlow’s World”.
The KING of Television, @SamoaJoe! But @RealWardlow has not forgotten, and has Samoa Joe in his sights.
William Regal made his way down the entrance ramp after Jon Moxley was removed from the arena. Regal introduced new AEW World Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman. MJF shared a hug with Regal as the crowd booed. Maxwell demanded the crowd keep their hillbilly mouth’s shut when the best wrestler has the microphone.
MJF read an email William Regal after The Firm attacked him. Regal’s email said that he saw the potential in MJF to become the greatest villain of all time and said he must grab the brass ring instead of the Dynamite Diamond Ring this time.
Maxwell said William Regal wanted MJF to leave Jon Moxley an emotional scar so he will never forget the day Maxwell outsmarted him. MJF brought up The Firm and claimed that he doesn’t hold any resentment. Maxwell said he’s above that and claimed that he’s above the AEW World Championship as well.
MJF stated that he kind of wants to gag in his mouth whenever he looks at the title. Friedman added that the belt is tacky and reminds him of the men who held the title previously. Maxwell said the men are all talented but none of them are on his level.
Friedman threw the title to the floor and Regal presented a new AEW World Championship, the “Triple B” (the big Burberry belt). MJF called Eddie Kingston a “fake tough guy” and the crowd chanted for him. Maxwell claimed Kingston will never be World Champion.
Max brought up Ricky Starks and called him a “fake star”. Friedman claimed Bryan Danielson was “the middest of the mid” and claimed Bryan couldn’t wrestle his way out of a paper bag in comparison to him. MJF stated that he is going to be AEW World Champion all the way until the bidding war of 2024.
Friedman said he will use the championship as a bargaining chip and will make more money in a day than any of the “hicks” in the crowd. MJF once again brought up Nick Khan and Triple H. He said he hopes they sign him in WWE before suggesting Hollywood may win the bidding war because he’s tired of looking at wrestling fans.
MJF claimed that the fans’ happiness will soon turn to resentment because they are fickle. Maxwell added that his haters will be tuning in every week. MJF said he’s a special attraction, so Triple B will be defended very rarely and fans will have to reach into their pockets to buy a PPV.
Maxwell stated he’s going to have a title reign that will make Bruno Sammartino roll in his “shitty little grave”. Friedman added that his reign of terror has just begun. He thanked Regal for giving him the brass knuckles and then punched him in the back of the head.
MJF then told Regal “MJF only hires world-class athletes” as a reference to the email Regal sent him seven years ago. The champion added that Regal is the one who has a lot to learn because he made a deal with the devil. Bryan Danielson rushed the ring to check on Regal as he was loaded onto a stretcher.
"Here is a message to everyone… as long as I am in this company, you will never know what it feels like to be on top, because I'm going to be World Champion for a very long time."@The_MJF sends a message here on #AEWDynamite is LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/ozFSrGml0w
Ricky Starks faced Ari Daivari tonight on Dynamite. Ethan Page, Stokely Hathaway, and MAtt Hardy interrupted. Page vowed to whoop Starks’ ass after MJF does at Winter is Coming. Daivari hit a Dropkick but Starks shrugged it off. Ricky connected with the Roshambo with the quick pinfall victory as Page and Starks watched on in anger on the entrance ramp.
Willow Nightingale def. Anna Jay, Ruby Soho Returned
Willow Nightingale squared off against Anna Jay tonight on Dynamite. Tay Melo accompanied Anna to the ring for the match. Nightingale connected with a Clothesline and followed it up with a Back Drop in the middle of the ring. Willow hit a Crossbody and went for the cover but Anna Jay kicked out at two. Anna battled back with a Splash and climbed to the middle turnbuckle. Jay hit a Clothesline for a two count as Dynamite went to a break.
When Dynamite returned, Nightingale sent Anna to the corner and hit a Splash. Willow followed it up with a big boot and a Spinebuster for a near fall. Anna connected with a slam but Nightingale kicked out at two. Willow knocked Tay off the apron and leveled Anna with a Clothesline. Nightingale hit the Doctor Bomb for the pinfall victory.
After the match, Ruby Soho returned to a big pop and attacked Tay Melo. Tay broke Ruby’s nose and she missed time to get surgery. Soho headbutted Tay before hitting Destination Unknown on Melo on the entrance ramp.
Bow Wow Interrupted the Jade Cargill TBS Championship Celebration
Jade Cargill came to the ring with the Baddies for the TBS Championship. Cargill stated that she made the Baddies and she says who stays and who goes. Bow Wow interrupted on the jumbotron and said he’ll have “something” for Jade when he shows up in AEW.
The Elite Won the Trios Championships in Match 3 of the Best of 7 Series
Death Triangle defended the Trios Championships against The Elite in Match 3 of the Best of 7 Series. The Elite and Death Triangle brawled to start off the action. Kenny went for the V-Trigger but Pac countered it. Lucha Bros then hit Young Bucks with Cutters on the entrance ramp as Dynamite went to a break.
When Dynamite returned, the Young Bucks Powerbombed Pac and Rey Fenix on the ring apron. Pentagon Jr. battled back with a series of Backbreakers and fired up the crowd. Back in the ring, Young Bucks isolated Penta and hit a couple of Superkicks.
Omega hit Penta with a Powerbomb and went for the cover but Pac broke it up at two. Young Bucks accidentally booted Omega in the face and Penta capitalized. Death Triangle flipped onto The Elite outside the ring. Back in the ring, Pentagon Jr. hit a Piledriver for a near fall.
Matt hit Penta with a Northern Lights Suplex in the middle of the ring. He delivered one to both Lucha Bros at the same time and fired up the crowd. Pac leveled Matt with a Superkick and battled with Kenny in the corner. Pac hit the Black Arrow and went for the cover but Omega kicked out at two as Dynamite went to the final break of the night.
Back from the commercial, Pac planted Omega with a German Suplex but Kenny responded with a Clothesline. Fenix and Nick Jackson tagged in and traded Clotheslines. Nick hit a Superkick and followed it up with a Cutter for a near fall. Young Bucks set up for a Meltzer Driver but Fenix escaped. Young Bucks hit him with a series of Splashes and went for the cover but Penta broke it up at two.
Omega unloaded strikes on Penta but turned around into a Cutter from Rey Fenix. Penta hit a Piledriver as Rey hit a Crossbody on Kenny and Nick. Penta followed it up with a Splash outside the ring. Pac hit Matt with a Brainbuster for a near fall. Pac climbed to the top turnbuckle and went for the Black Arrow but Matt got out of the way. Matt rolled Pac up for the pinfall victory. Death Triangle now leads 2-1 in the Best of 7 Series. Match 4 will take place December 14th at Dynamite: Winter is Coming.
CM Punk didn’t appear on this week’s AEW Dynamite, but his presence was certainly felt on Tony Khan’s latest episode on TBS.
Punk has been missing from AEW programming since All Out, due to the backstage fight that took place after the September Pay-Per-View.
With the third-party investigation into the matter concluded, the Elite have been brought back to TV, but it is believed that Punk’s days with AEW are coming to an end.
Dynamite
This week’s AEW Dynamite saw the Elite face AEW Trios Champions Death Triangle in the second match of their best-of-seven series.
Throughout the match, the Elite made reference to Punk and what happened at All Out.
At one point, Kenny Omega bit Pac’s arm, referencing Punk’s trainer Ace Steel biting his arm during the All Out brawl.
Later in the match, Omega would also use the GTS, while Matt Jackson would deliberately fail to hit a Buckshot Lariat, a move Punk messed up during his All Out bout with Jon Moxley.
The Death Triangle would win on Dynamite, going 2-0 in the best-of-seven series.
The Response
The Elite made plenty of references to Punk, despite Kenny Omega’s recent comments that people should move on from All Out.
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer said these digs did not go unnoticed by Punk’s camp.
“Man, I know that there are people close to cm punk. Boy were they not happy with that six-man tag.”
Dave Meltzer.
Punk has not publicly commented on this week’s AEW Dynamite at this time.
It has been reported that many in AEW have refused to work with the former World Champion again if he is brought back.
This week’s AEW Dynamite may have been in CM Punk’s hometown of Chicago, Illinois, but not everyone in the Windy City is a fan of the former World Champion.
Punk hasn’t appeared for AEW since All Out, and was suspended after the show for his role in the backstage fight.
With the investigation into the matter concluded, it is believed that Punk’s time with the company is finished, with reports that AEW are seeking to buy out his contract.
Dynamite Chants
Even before this week’s Dynamite began, the Elite were expecting a feisty crowd, as the Young Bucks’ Twitter profile reflected.
Sure enough, the crowd was full of chants during the Elite’s match with AEW Trios Champions Death Triangles, as chants of “F*** The Elite!” were heard when Omega and the Bucks were on offense.
AEW Dynamite airs live tonight from the WinTrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. It is the first episode of Dynamite following Full Gear 2022. Chris Jericho defended the ROH Championship against Tomohiro Ishii in the main event.
Dynamite Results (11/23/22)
Orange Cassidy def. Jake Hager to retain the All-Atlantic Championship
Death Triangle def. The Elite to retain the Trios Championships
Ricky Starks def. Ethan Page to win the World Title Eliminator Tournament
Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter def. Skye Blue & Willow Nightingale, Tay Melo & Anna Jay
Chris Jericho def. Tomohiro Ishii to retain the ROH Championship
Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:
11 Best Moments from AEW Full Gear 2022
Bryan Danielson Stopped Jon Moxley from Attacking William Regal
William Regal addressed the crowd to begin tonight’s show. Jon Moxley made his way to the ring and attempted to attack Regal but Bryan Danielson broke it up. Danielson asked Moxley not to hurt Regal and smacked him in the face. Moxley told Regal to run as far away as he can and never come back. Jon told Regal to start walking and got in his face. Regal exited the ring and walked away.
Orange Cassidy defended the All-Atlantic Championship against Jake Hager in the first match of the night. Cassidy ripped off Jake’s goofy hat and JAS tried to get it back as Dynamite went to a break. When Dynamite returned, Cassidy hit a DDT and went for the cover but Hager kicked out at two. Orange was able to roll-up Hager and escape with a pinfall victory to retain the All-Atlantic Championship.
After the match, The Factory interrupted and surrounded Best Friends and Orange Cassidy. The lights went out and House of Black made their return. Julia Hart watched on as House of Black beat everyone down. Malakai, Buddy, and Body King posed on the entrance ramp at the end of the segment.
Ricky Starks World Title Eliminator Tournament, Will Battle MJF for the AEW World Championship at Winter is Coming
Ricky Starks battled Ethan Page in the finals of the World Title Eliminator Tournament tonight on AEW Dynamite. The winner of the match will face MJF for the AEW World Championship at Dynamite: Winter is Coming.
Ricky was heavily bandaged for the match and Page dominated the action early. Ricky rolled out of the ring to regroup but Page followed him out there. Ethan slammed Starks into the barricade as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Page slammed Starks’ chest across the top rope but Ricky battled back. Starks knocked Ethan out of the ring and went for a Suicide Dive but Stokely Hathaway pulled him out of the way. The referee caught it and threw Stokely out from ringside as the match continued.
Page climbed to the top rope but Ricky greeted him up there with some strikes to the face. Starks connected with a Swinging Neckbreaker and followed it up with an awesome Tornado DDT but Page somehow kicked out at two. Ethan blocked the Roshambo and beat Starks down in the corner. Page connected with a Powerslam but Ricky powered out at two.
Ethan connected with a kick but Starks bounced off the ropes and connected with a Spear. Ricky hit another Spear for the pinfall victory. Ricky Starks will battle MJF for the AEW World Championship at AEW Dynamite: Winter is Coming.
Death Triangle defended the Trios Championships against The Elite in the 2nd match of their best of 7 series. The action started off back and forth as the crowd booed Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks out of the building.
A very loud “CM Punk!” chant broke out as Omega hit a Bulldog on Pac for a two count. Kenny made the GTS motion and bit Rey’s arm. Pentagon tagged in and hit some Splashes. Lucha Bros hit Nick Jackson with a Hurricanrana and booted Matt in the face as the crowd cheered.
PAC and Kenny tagged in as a “this is awesome!” chant broke out. Matt mocked CM Punk botching the Buckshot Lariat as the crowd booed. Kenny Omega hit a GTS but Pac kicked out at two. Fenix used the hammer again and Death Triangle retained to go up 2-0 in the series.
Thunder Rosa Relinquished AEW Women’s Title, Jamie Hayter Named Official Champion
Renee Paquette came to the entrance ramp and announced that Thunder Rosa will be relinquishing the AEW Women’s Championship and Jamie Hayter is now the official AEW Women’s Champion.
AEW and Thunder Rosa have reached a mutual agreement, AEW management has been forced to ask Thunder Rosa to relinquish the AEW Women’s Championship. Thunder Rosa was a fighting champion for AEW, she’s willing to step aside and forfeit the title for the benefit of AEW. But more specifically for the benefit of all of the women in AEW.
Jamie Hayter and Britt Baker then battled Skye Blue & Willow Nightingale and Anna Jay & Tay Melo in a Triple Threat tag team match. The action quickly broke down and Britt Baker connected with a Stomp on Skye Blue for the pinfall victory.
The Acclaimed Promo, FTR to Defend ROH Tag Titles on Rampage
AEW Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed rapped about their victory over Swerve in Our Glory at Full Gear this past Saturday night. Bowens said they had a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Eve. The Acclaimed added that Daddy Ass Billy Gunn is heeled and they went to scissor but were interrupted.
Jay Lethal, Sonjay, Satnam, and Jeff Jarrett mocked them but Billy got them off the jumbotron. The Acclaimed and Billy then scissored in the ring.
Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee were shown having a conversation backstage earlier on the show. Strickland put his hand over the camera to end the segment.
"Figure out the words that you're going to say to me… If you don't choose them carefully, I will annihilate you."
Renee Paquette interviewed ROH Tag Team Champions FTR and Top Flight backstage. Darrius and Dante Martin challenged Dax and Cash to a title match on Rampage and FTR accepted.
Chris Jericho defended the ROH Championship against Tomohiro Ishii tonight in the main event of AEW Dynamite. Jericho and Ishii started off the match by trading chops to the chest over and over again.
When Dynamite returned, Jericho and Ishii traded more chops. Jericho’s chest was bright red after the chops and he was bleeding as well. Le Champion drove Ishii to the corner and unloaded some punches. Jericho hit a chop to the neck and Ishii fell to the ring apron.
Chris hit a DDT and spiked Ishii on the ring apron. Back in the ring, Jericho hit a couple of German Suplexes but Ishii kept getting up. Chris hit another one and followed it up with a Lionsault but Tomohiro kicked out at one.
Jericho connected with a Codebreaker and went for the cover but Ishii kicked out at the last moment. Chris set up for the Judas Effect but Ishii blocked it and knocked the champion to the mat. Ishii followed it up with a forearm to the face but Jericho kicked out at two.
Chris tripped Ishii up and went for the Walls of Jericho but couldn’t get it locked in. Tomohiro hit a Codebreaker of his own and then a massive Clothesline for another two count. Chris applied the Walls of Jericho in the middle of the ring and eventually, Ishii had no choice but to tap out. Chris Jericho is still the ROH Championship. Jericho stomped up the entrance ramp and trash-talked with ROH commentator Ian Riccaboni. Former ROH Champion Claudio Castagnoli showed up and leveled Jericho with an uppercut as Dynamite went off the air.
AEW Dynamite airs live from the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut tonight. It is the final episode of AEW Dynamite before Full Gear this weekend.
Death Triangle def. Top Flight & AR Fox to retain the Trios Championships
Ethan Page def. Bandido to advance to the finals of the World Title Eliminator tournament at Full Gear
Toni Storm def. Anna Jay
Here are the takeaways from this week’s episode of Dynamite:
Blackpool Combat Club def. Jericho Appreciation Society
Jericho Appreciation Society’s Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara battled Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli in the first match of the night. Jericho will defend the ROH Championship against Sammy Guevara, Bryan Danielson, and Claudio Castagnoli at Full Gear this Saturday night.
AEW Full Gear 2022 Preview
Bryan Danielson and Sammy Guevara started off the match in the ring as Jericho and Castagnoli battled outside the ring. BCC reigned down elbows on JAS in the ring before Danielson got Guevara in a submission hold.
Claudio tagged in and Sammy hit him a Dropkick. Guevara posed in the ring as the crowd booed. Castagnoli showed off his strength and lifted Guevara up for a delayed Vertical Suplex. Claudio delivered a Suplex to Jericho and then a Splash to Guevara.
Danielson tagged back in and hit Guevara with a chop to the chest that echoed throughout the arena. Bryan followed it up with some kicks in the corner of the ring. Guevara raked Danielson’s injured eye and tagged in the ROH Champion.
Chris Jericho lit up Danielson’s chest with several chops and posed for the booing crowd. Jericho flipped the crowd off but it allowed Bryan time to regroup. Danielson stomped on Le Champion’s elbow and tagged in Castagnoli.
Claudio locked in a submission hold as ROH commentator Ian Riccaboni cackled into the headset. Guevara tagged in and was greeted with a loud “you suck!” chant from the AEW Galaxy.Jericho bashed Bryan Danielson on the head with Floyd the baseball bat as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Castagnoli hit a running uppercut and went for the Neutralizer but Jericho escaped. Claudio connected with a springboard uppercut for a two count. Chris locked in the Walls of Jericho in the middle of the ring as Sammy took out Danielson with a flip over the top rope.
Bryan broke it up with a Dropkick off the top rope. Guevara tagged in and Danielson leveled him with a rolling elbow strike to the face. Danielson followed it up with several kicks to the chest. Sammy raked Danielson’s eye again and went for the GTH but Bryan countered into the LeBell Lock in the middle of the ring. Guevara was able to reach the bottom rope but the match continued.
Danielson perched Guevara up on the top turnbuckle and set up for a Superplex but Guevara bit Bryan in the head. Sammy connected with a Cutter and Jericho tagged in. Chris hit a Lionsault and went for the cover but Castagnoli broke it up.
Castagnoli hit Guevara with a massive uppercut and knocked him out of the ring. Danielson and Jericho ran into each other at the same time and crashed to the canvas. Castagnoli got Jericho in the Giant Swing as Jericho had Floyd the baseball bat in his hand. Claudio took the baseball bat away and posed with it while applying the Sharpshooter to Jericho. Chris submitted and Blackpool Combat Club picked up the victory.
Swerve Strickland Picked Up A Win, Captain Insano Appeared
Anthony Bowens battled Swerve Strickland tonight on AEW Dynamite. Before the match, The Acclaimed premiered a music video featuring Captain Insano and Billy Gunn. Before the match, Billy Gunn attacked Strickland on the entrance ramp.
The referee kicked Max Caster and Billy Gunn out from ringside. Caster mocked Jay Leno for suffering burns recently during his rap and the AEW commentators quickly wished him well at the start of the match.
Strickland dominated the match early and sent Bowens over the barricade as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Strickland was still in control of the match and beat Bowens down in the corner of the ring. Swerve applied an armbar in the middle of the ring and did pushups while doing so. Bowens battled to his feet and drove Strickland into the turnbuckle.
Strickland hopped to the middle turnbuckle but Bowens tripped him up. Bowens stayed on the attack with forearm strikes and followed it up with a Samoan Drop for a near fall. Swerve planted Bowens with a Suplex and a boot to the head for a near fall. Strickland hit the Swerve Stomp but Bowens somehow kicked out at two and the match continued. Swerve went back to worn on Bowens injured arm and hit a slam for the pinfall victory.
WHOSE HOUSE?! @swerveconfident picks up the win over one-half of #AEW World Tag Team Champions! What state will @bowens_official be in, heading into their championship rubber match at the #AEWFullGear PPV this Saturday?
ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe was interviewed by Tony Schiavone in the ring about his attack on Wardlow last week. Wardlow stated that he wanted every title in AEW and Joe bashed him with the title over the head. Joe got fired up and shouted that Wardlow failed to recognize the most dangerous man in the building.
Joe refused to be a victim like most of the people in the building tonight. Samoa Joe added that if anyone has a problem, they can take it up with him. Powerhouse Hobbs interrupted and said he’s been kicking Wardlow’s ass for past several weeks and said he was going to come to the ring to kick Joe’s ass.
TNT Champion Wardlow’s theme hit and both Joe and Hobbs looked around. Wardlow hopped over the barricade and Speared Samoa Joe. Powerhouse Hobbs attacked Wardlow before The Embassy and a bunch of security broke it. Dark Order was left alone in the ring with Wardlow and backed away. The TNT Champion hit a flip onto everyone outside the ring and posed for the fired up crowd.
Britt Baker cut a backstage promo about Saraya claiming that she can’t be a star and has only been in on TV for three years. Baker said in three years, she has been the face of the company and has become a leader. As a leader, she takes all the blame while everyone else takes all the credit. Britt added that every fan says “DMD” along with her.
Baker added that she respects Saraya for beating addiction and coming back from a horrible neck injury. She claimed that business owes Saraya nothing and she’s stuck in the past. Britt claimed she was the heart, soul, and the pulse of AEW. She closed the promo by saying AEW is her house.
Saraya later responded and said she is sick of the back and forth with Britt Baker. She added that she will see Britt at Full Gear.
The Elite will Battle for the Trios Championship at Full Gear
Death Triangle (Pac, Pentagon Jr., Rey Fenix) defended the Trios Championships against Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) & AR Fox. Darius started off the match in his return and Fenix tripped him up. Darius hit an Arm Drag and the two traded moves in an impressive sequence as the crowd applauded.
Dante Marin and Rey Fenix then tagged in and stared at each other. Dante showed off his incredible athleticism and hit a springboard DDT. He followed it up with a Dropkick that knocked Penta to the outside.
AR Fox tagged in and got a pop from the crowd. PAC tagged in as well and traded strikes with Fox. PAC booted Fox in the midsection but he responded with an Enziguri and a Splash in the corner. AR connected with a Cutter and Pac rolled out of the ring to regroup. AR hit a springboard flip off the ring post and rolled Pac into the ring. Fox followed it up with a Swanton Bomb but Penta broke it up.
Darius cleared the ring of the Lucha Bros and AR Fox hit another Cutter on Pac. They then fired up the crowd as Pac rolled out of the ring again. Death Triangle got back into the ring and hit a bunch of Superkicks to knock Top Flight to the outside. Death Triangle followed it up with a series of Splashes on AR Fox but he managed to kick out as Dynamite went to a break.
When Dynamite returned, Dante hit the Lucha Bros with a Splash outside the ring. AR Fox followed it up with a springboard Splash to take out Death Triangle. Back in the ring, Fox battled with Fenix as the crowd chanted “this is awesome”. AR hopped to the top rope and hit a 450 Splash and went for the cover but Pac broke it up at the last moment.
Penta tagged in as Rey climbed to the top turnbuckle. Penta hit the Fear Factor on Fox as Fenix took out Top Flight outside the ring. Pac connected with the Black Arrow for the pinfall victory. Death Triangle are still the Trios Champions.
After the match, Pac grabbed a microphone. Pac wondered if the fans thought the Death Triangle are stupid and that they haven’t seen the videos of The Elite. Pac said “if there are certain individuals in this company that think they can make their triumphant return at Full Gear and best the Death Triangle. Well, that is ridiculous.
Pac then challenged them to bring the heat this Saturday at Full Gear. A graphic was then shown for Death Triangle versus The Elite at the PPV. Pac added that Death Triangle have been waiting for The Elite this whole time.
Ethan Page Advanced to the Finals of the Eliminator Tournament
Ethan Page battled Bandido in the semifinals of the World Title Eliminator tournament. Before the match, Page vowed to win the tournament and challenge for the AEW World Championship at AEW Dynamite: Winter is Coming.
Bandido sent Page to the corner and hit a running uppercut. Bandido connected with a Suplex for a two count. Stokely Hathaway tripped up Bandido and Ethan capitalized with some strikes as Dynamite went to commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Ethan Page connected with a Cutter for a near fall. Page went for. Ego’s Edge but Bandido escaped. Bandido hit a Frog Splash but Page was able to kick out at two.
Bandido and Page battled to the top turnbuckle. Page hit a massive Body Slam and followed it up with a diving shoulder tackle. Ethan connected with the Ego’s Edge for the pinfall victory. Ethan Page has advanced to the finals of the World Title Eliminator Tournament this Saturday at Full Gear.
AEW Interim Women’s Champion Toni Storm battled Anna Jay of the Jericho Appreciation Society tonight on Dynamite. Anna spent the beginning of the match avoiding the champion until Toni got her in a Headlock in the middle of the ring. Storm booted Anna in the midsection and sent her to the corner.
Storm sent Jay flying across the ring and went for a Splash but Anna dodged it. Anna hit a Backstabber and followed it up with a strike to the face as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, the champion unloaded several punches and fired up the crowd. Storm connected with the Fisherman’s Buster and went for the cover but Anna kicked out at two. Toni hit Anna with a Hip Attack and knocked to the floor.
Anna Jay battled back and connected with a slam for a near fall. Storm hit a Dropkick and then another Hip Attack in the corner. Storm applied a Cloverleaf for the submission victory. After the match, Jamie Hayter came to the ring and talked some trash ahead of their match this Saturday at Full Gear.
Jon Moxley & MJF Traded Words Ahead of AEW Full Gear
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and William Regal made their way to the ring in the final ten minutes of the show. Moxley got some boos from the crowd in Connecticut. Moxley claimed he was the best wrestler in the world, talks sh*t, and backs it up. Jon added that he has defined the AEW World Championship.
Jon said that he’s sick in the head and is addicted to the pain inflicted during wrestling matches. Maxwell stated that he’s scouted MJF and he’s found out a few things. Mox complimented MJF on his singing abilities and that he has exactly “one win” in the last six months in AEW.
Moxley added that he won the Casino Ladder match in a Halloween mask and it was the worst ending to a ladder match he’s ever seen. Jon said he thinks MJF is full of fear because he won’t live up to the hype. Moxley challenged MJF to show him something at Full Gear and why everyone thinks he is going to be the future of this industry.
Stokely Hathaway’s The Firm showed up and attacked the AEW World Champion. MJF made the save and beat The Firm down one by one before firing up the crowd. Maxwell told The Firm to get out of Connecticut before he kicks their ass. MJF told Moxley while he’s “laying there hopefully in a ton of pain” (CM Punk reference to John Cena there during the Pipebomb promo).
"John Cena, while you lay there, hopefully as uncomfortable as you possibly can be, I want you to listen to me."
MJF shouted that he will not stop until he becomes the AEW World Champion. Maxwell shouted that holding the AEW title makes you the best wrestler on Earth and it is his time. MJF said Moxley will find out he is the Devil at Full Gear. Jon ripped away the microphone away and said he will bring the best out of MJF at Full Gear but it won’t be enough. The two stared at each other while Regal was in the background as Dynamite went off the air.
Sammy Guevara was in no mood for sportsmanship after this week’s AEW Dynamite wrapped up filming.
This week’s Dynamite took place from the Aggannis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts, and saw the promotion continue on the road to Full Gear.
Guevara and Danielson
In the main event of this week’s AEW Dynamite, Sammy Guevara faced off against Bryan Danielson in a two-out-of-three falls match.
The first fall saw Danielson get a DQ victory after being hit in the face with a steel chair by Guevara.
A rising knee strike to a bloodied Danielson quickly tied the score, with one victory each.
The tiebreaker fall saw Danielson win the match via submission, locking in the former three-time AEW TNT Champion into a double arm-bar submission.
After the show, Danielson offered his hand in a sign of respect, but Guevara did not shake back.
Instead, the Spanish God flipped off Danielson and stormed off to bring the show to an end.
Facing off Again
Guevara didn’t get the win this week, but will get another shot at Danielson at next week’s AEW Full Gear 2022 Pay-Per-View.
The pair will be joined by Claudio Castagnoli and Ring of Honor World Champion Chris Jericho in a four-way match for the Wizard’s title.
This week’s Dynamite also saw Saraya confirm that she is medically cleared and will also compete at Full Gear where she’ll face Britt Baker DDS.
AEW Full Gear will be headlined by AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defending against MJF, who earned a title match by winning the Casino Ladder Match at All Out.
AEW Dynamite airs live tonight on TBS from the Agganis Arena in Boston. In addition to the takeaways below, AEW ran another video package for Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks and seemingly hinted that they will back at AEW Full Gear.
FTR & The Acclaimed def. Gunn Club & Swerve in Our Glory
Ethan Page def. Eddie Kingston in the first round of the World Title Eliminator tournament
Jay Lethal def. Trent Beretta
Jamie Hayter def. Sky Blue
Bryan Danielson def. Sammy Guevara in a 2 out of 3 Falls match
Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:
FTR & The Acclaimed Picked Up A Win
AEW Tag Team Champions FTR and AEW Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed teamed up to battle the Gunn Club and Swerve in Our Glory tonight on Dynamite. Billy Gunn rushed down to the ring with his hands taped and tackled Swerve Strickland.
Billy got in some strikes before he was brought backstage. Max Caster hit Swerve with a Back Body Drop and the babyfaces unloaded punches in all four corners of the ring as the crowd chanted along. The Acclaimed knocked KeithLee out of the ring and scissored as Dynamite went to a break.
When Dynamite returned, Anthony Bowens beat Strickland down and unloaded some strikes. Gunn Club broke it up and hit FTR’s finisher (Big Rig) on Bowens but FTR broke it up. The two teams brawled in the ring.
Strickand took everyone out with a Corkscrew Splash outside the ring. Dax tripped up Keith Lee and Superplexed Austin Gunn onto everyone below.Back in the ring, FTR hit the Big Rig on Colten as Max Caster delivered the Mic Drop on Austin Gunn for the pinfall victory.
MJF joined the Pardon My Take podcast on Barstool Sports and a segment from the podcast aired on Dynamite. Maxwell said this will be one of the most important matches of all-time. He listed off several generational talents and stated that all he has to do is have a long title reign to join them.
Maxwell said he respects that Jon Moxley because he was not born to be a champion, he wasn’t born with an athletic bone in his body. MJF complimented Moxley for putting in the work to become the best wrestler on the planet. MJF said he’s the guy who can do movies, TV shows, commercials, and talk shows, and wave the flag of AEW and professional wrestling.
Friedman said he is sick of waiting his turn and brought up Cody’s neck tattoo taking away the spotlight. Max claimed that Chris Jericho stole the spotlight from him for a full calendar year and that his big return was overshadowed by a press conference. Friedman closed the promo by saying “come Full Gear, the devil gets his due.”
Ethan Page Advanced in the World Title Eliminator Tournament
Ethan Page squared off against Eddie Kingston in the first round of the World Title Eliminator tournament. Stokely Hathaway and Ortiz were ringside for the match and Ethan dominated the match early as Dynamite went to a break.
Kingston battled back and hit a DDT for a near fall when Dynamite returned. Eddie connected with an Exploder Suplex and applied a submission hold. Page tapped out but Stokely distracted the referee.
Page capitalized with a boot to the side of the head and crawled to the corner. Page got Kingston up and hit the Ego’s Edge off the top rope for the pinfall victory. Ethan Page has advanced in the World Title Eliminator Tournament.
Wardlow defended the TNT Championship against Ari Daivari tonight on Dynamite. He absolutely dominated and hit the Powerbomb Symphony for the pinfall victory. After the match, Wardlow grabbed the microphone and called out Powerhouse Hobbs.
Wardlow said the TNT Championship will always be his and vowed to take every title in the company. ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe looked at his title and then attacked Wardlow from behind. The camera shot was very obvious that this was going to happen, but AEW still somehow managed to cut away right when Joe attacked him.
Saraya announced that she is 100% cleared to wrestle and the crowd erupted. Baker said she built AEW from the ground up that “superstars” like Saraya wanted to move into. Britt stated that she is proud of that but that pride turns into resentment when Saraya claims it is “her house”.
Britt claimed that Saraya is obsessed with her because she is everything she wished she could be. The DMD added that Saraya left her house and walked into AEW, and they don’t take walk-ins so make an appointment.
Saraya shouted that Britt doesn’t even know what it takes a star, let alone a superstar. She added that Baker has only been in front of the camera for three years while she has done it for 17. Saraya challenged Britt Baker to a match at AEW Full Gear on November 19th. Baker went for an attack but Saraya was ready for it Saraya hit the Rampaige (or whatever the move will be called now in AEW).
Trent battled Jay Lethal tonight on Dynamite. Lethal targeted Trent’s knee early and knocked him out of the ring as Dynamite went to a commercial break. When Dynamite returned, Beretta battled back with a running kick and set up for Strong Zero. Satnam Singh and Danhausen battled on the ring apron. Danhausen punched Sonjay in the groin but Singh knocked him down. Jay hit the Lethal Injection on Trent for the pinfall victory.
Jeff Jarrett joined the group on the entrance ramp and grabbed a microphone. Jarrett hyped Jay Lethal for having wins over Sting and becoming a grand slam in ROH. Jeff added that Sonjay has an IQ of 180. Jeff demanded that the camera man do a slow pan on Satnam Singh and took a shot at Braun Strowman by saying Singh is a real monster, not only that wears red skinny jeans. A member of AEW production tried to count Jeff down and he threatened to hit him with his guitar to end the segment.
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley came to the ring with William Regal tonight for a promo. Moxley noted Regal that beat the hell out of him early in his career and drove him to work harder. Jon added that he got his revenge on Regal when they met again.
Moxley brought up his opponent at AEW Full Gear, Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Jon noted that he wrestled MJF a couple of years ago and beat the hell out of him to let him know where he stood in the pecking order.
Jon wondered what is going to be different this time and claimed that he is having an identity crisis at the moment. Moxley joked that MJF wore clothes his mom bought for him at JC Penny and talks the talk.
He noted how MJF calls himself a pillar, yet doesn’t know what it is like to have any weight on his back. Jon stated that MJF is not the devil at all. Moxley added that he wants MJF to lead the company one day. He claimed that everything that MJF has done up to this point has been easy and he’s in for a fight at Full Gear.
Jamie Hayter battled Skye Blue tonight on AEW Dynamite. Blue put up a fight for a couple of minutes but Jamie picked up the win a Ripcord Lariat. Jamie will battle Toni Storm for the AEW Interim Women’s Championship at Full Gear on November 19th.
.@jmehytr scores the victory with the ripcord lariat and puts the #AEW Interim Women's World Champion Toni Storm on notice!
Bryan Danielson def. Sammy Guevara in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match
Bryan Danielson faced Sammy Guevara in a 2 out of 3 Falls match in the main event of this week’s Dynamite. Chris Jericho will defend the ROH Championship against Danielson, Guevara, and Claudio Castagnoli in a 4-Way match at Full Gear.
Tay Melo kept getting involved early and Sammy capitalized on the distraction. The referee warned Tay and Sammy started arguing with him. Guevara bashed Danielson with a microphone a few times and the first fall ended in a DQ. Sammy kept hitting Danielson with a microphone and posed in the ring as Dynamite went a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Guevara hit the GTH for a pinfall. Danielson tried to battle back and went for a Flying Headbutt but Geuvara dodged it. Sammy applied a Crossface in the middle of the ring. Danielson escaped and AEW went to the final commercial break of the show with the falls tied at 1-1.
Back from the break, Tay Melo was kicked out of the ringside area as Danielson was busted open. Sammy and Bryan traded punches in the corner. Danielson hit a Suplex and tied Sammy up in the Tree of Woe. Danielson unloaded a bunch of Yes Kicks as the crowd chanted along. Danielson hit a Dropkick and perched Guevara up on the top rope.
Sammy hit a Shooting Star Press onto Danielson outside the ring and rolled him back inside. Guevara went for a springboard Cutter but Danielson countered into the LeBell Lock. Sammy was able to reach the ropes and the match continued. Sammy applied the Walls of Jericho on Bryan in the middle of the ring but Danielson got to the ropes to break it up.
Danielson turned Guevara inside out with a Running Knee but didn’t go for the cover. Guevara hit an awesome springboard DDT and went for a Senton but Bryan got his knees up. Danielson unloaded a bunch of elbow strikes before applying the LeBell Lock once again. Guevara tried to get to the bottom rope but Bryan locked the hold in deeper. Sammy eventually gave up and Danielson won the great main event.
The action didn’t end when this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite went off the air.
Last night’s episode aired from the Chesapeake Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, and saw Tony Khan’s promotion continue on the road to Full Gear.
The show is most notable for the debut of WWE Hall of Famer ‘Double J’ Jeff Jarrett, who has signed as the promotion’s Director of Business Development.
Joe and Wardlow
In the main event of the show, ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe put his title on the line against Brian Cage.
In an unsurprisingly physical match, Joe got the win via submission, but he was attacked by the Gates of Agony and other members of The Embassy.
The show ended with TNT Champion Wardlow running the group off, before being attacked by Powerhouse Hobbs, who ended AEW Dynamite by raising the title in the air.
According to several fan reports, Powerhouse Hobbs went backstage while the referee checked on Wardlow after the show.
Samoa Joe got back into the ring and shook hands with Wardlow, and the two champions raised hands before leaving.
Matt Hardy
After Wardlow and Joe left, Tony Khan came out and introduced Matt Hardy, but the pair were interrupted by Stokely Hathaway and The Firm.
Hathaway told Khan to go to the bank because he owns the contracts for Private Party and Matt, who he called “Matthew Hardy.”
Ethan Page told Hardy that he isn’t going to help him, and touted himself as a future AEW World Champion.
While Page and W. Morrisey’s backs were turned, Hardy hit Hathaway with a Twist Of Fate to send the crowd home happy.
