Location: Mission Ballroom – Denver, Colorado Broadcast: TNT & HBO Max
Opening Segment: MJF & Kevin Knight Face Off AEW World Champion MJF stormed to the ring to open the show, furious about his upcoming Texas Deathmatch against “Hangman” Adam Page at Revolution. Refusing to compete as a “deathmatch indie bum,” MJF demanded Tony Khan change the stipulation. Instead, he was interrupted by AEW World Trios Champion “The Jet” Kevin Knight. Knight roasted MJF’s attitude and fashion, declaring himself the present and future. A furious MJF responded by challenging Knight to an AEW World Championship match for the upcoming episode of Dynamite in El Paso.
Match 1: The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) defeated The Don Callis Family (Josh Alexander, Lance Archer, Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta) The factions went to war in a chaotic 15-minute opener while Jon Moxley watched from commentary. Wheeler Yuta, wrestling in a beanie after losing his hair, was heavily targeted by the Callis Family. After Marina Shafir neutralized Lance Archer with a sleeper hold, the Death Riders hit a series of running attacks. Yuta secured the victory by hitting Romero with the Busaiko Knee. Post-Match: Konosuke Takeshita rushed the ring and immediately began brawling with Jon Moxley to build toward their Revolution clash.
Match 2: Tommaso Ciampa defeated Jay Lethal Ciampa looked to build momentum following his recent TNT Championship loss. Lethal had help from his mentees in The Swirl, Blake Christian and Lee Johnson, who constantly interfered behind the referee’s back. Ciampa managed to fight off the outside distractions, tossing Christian over the top rope onto Johnson. Ciampa picked up the win by hitting Lethal with a basement dropkick followed by a running exposed knee to the face.
Backstage & Promos:
- The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay) cut a promo mocking The Brawling Birds and announced they will make their in-ring Dynamite debut on Wednesday.
- A cinematic vignette aired for Clark Connors, hyping his upcoming showdown involving Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy.
Match 3: The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor) defeated Gypsy Mac & Tyra Russamee This was a quick, dominant squash match. Hayter and Windsor made short work of their opponents, crushing Russamee with a double clothesline and finishing her off with their Hart Attack variation, dubbed “Two Birds, One Stone”.
Match 4: ProtOkada (Kazuchika Okada & Kyle Fletcher) defeated Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) The newly minted team of Okada and Fletcher secured their first tag team victory. Despite a valiant, fast-paced effort from the Martin brothers, Okada took out Dante on the floor with a big boot to Christopher Daniels, setting up the finish in the ring. Fletcher pinned Darius after planting him with a brainbuster. Post-Match: Fletcher took the microphone to declare ProtOkada the greatest champions in AEW history. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) interrupted, pointing out their past victories over Fletcher and Okada in the Continental Classic, and offered to defend the Trios Titles against them.
Match 5: “Timeless” Toni Storm defeated Zayda Steel Storm dominated most of the match but Steel managed to get in some impressive offense, including a tope suicida and a diving crossbody. Storm rebounded with three consecutive German suplexes, a hip attack, and won the match with the Storm Zero. Post-Match: Marina Shafir hit the ring to attack Storm. Wheeler Yuta tried to break it up, but Storm ripped off his beanie, finally exposing his bald head to the live crowd. An embarrassed Yuta sprinted away through the crowd.
Backstage Segment: The Opps Anthony Bowens approached Hook, pointing out his accolades and asking to join Hook’s new faction, The Opps. Hook acknowledged they were friends but noted that The Opps are “killers,” telling Bowens he would think about it.
Match 6: Thunder Rosa & Kris Statlander defeated Sisters of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue) The Sisters of Sin used quick tags and double-team moves to isolate Statlander. Statlander eventually made the hot tag to Rosa, who cleaned house. The match broke down into a four-way brawl, ending when Statlander hit Hart with the Saturday Night Fever, allowing Rosa to hit the Fire Thunder Driver (Tijuana Bomb) for the win. Post-Match: AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla stood on the stage, calling Rosa and Statlander the “past of the women’s division” and promising to “kill” Rosa in their title match on Dynamite.
Match 7: Andrade El Idolo defeated Tomohiro Ishii A hard-hitting main event clash saw Ishii take Andrade to his absolute limit. The two men traded devastating strikes, suplexes, and near-falls. Andrade survived a sliding lariat and a flurry of elbows from the “Stone Pitbull”. After Ishii kicked out of a running Meteora and a standing moonsault, Andrade finally hit “The DM” to secure the pinfall victory. Post-Match: ROH World Champion Bandido walked down to the ring to confront Andrade ahead of their match at Revolution. Bandido offered a handshake, but Andrade spat in his hand to close the show.
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