AEW’s first show after a highly praised Double or Nothing came in the form of a super-sized Dynamite that absorbed this week’s Collision into one block from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. The night was built around Double or Nothing fallout and the launch of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, with MJF’s new three-time world championship reign hanging over everything.

Opening — Omega, Ospreay & Moxley

Kenny Omega warned Will Ospreay to be careful around the Death Riders — only for Jon Moxley to arrive and remind everyone that they all have skeletons. A tone-setting promo segment threading the Ospreay/Death Riders/Omega storylines together.

Kevin Knight Promo & Mike Bailey

Kevin Knight cut a promo declaring Darby Allin let everyone down and that he, Knight, is not a “bench player” — he’s here to take over. Mike Bailey came out to confront him, calling Knight impatient and saying the Darby attack was a mistake he could fix with an apology. Knight responded by cracking Bailey across the head with the microphone and dropping him with a Uranage. A strong heel-establishing beat for Knight that immediately set up a future singles program with Bailey.

Match 1 — Everyone Banned From Ringside: Chris Jericho def. Ricochet

The blow-off to their Stadium Stampede feud from Double or Nothing, with the stipulation removing all outside interference. Jericho got the win to close the rivalry, but Tommaso Ciampa attacked him afterward — pivoting Jericho into a fresh feud immediately.

A clean, stipulation-protected finish that did its job ending one story and starting another. The Ciampa post-match is the more interesting takeaway.

Match 2 — Four-Way: RUSH def. Brian Cage, Orange Cassidy & Lio Rush

A fast-paced four-way won by RUSH, which fed directly into his angle later in the night.

Four strong workers in a sprint format. Cassidy and Lio Rush bring the speed, Cage the power; a fun TV multi-man with a meaningful winner.

MJF, Knight & Kyle Fletcher

MJF thanked Knight for taking out Darby. Knight held his ground, telling MJF he’d take the title from him one day. Kyle Fletcher then confronted Knight, before Don Callis appeared and pitched Knight on joining them as “Jet Two Belts.” Good long-term storyline seeding around the Callis Family and the TNT/World title pictures.

Match 3 — Owen Hart Foundation Tournament First Round: Brody King def. Claudio Castagnoli

A hoss fight to advance King in the Owen Cup bracket. Swerve Strickland later cut a promo saying he looked forward to facing King after what King put Bandido through at Double or Nothing.

Two heavyweights laying into each other is reliably good TV. King advancing keeps the Swerve story moving.

MJF Celebration Interrupted

MJF demanded the crowd bow to him as a three-time champion. Mark Briscoe interrupted to demand a title shot; MJF dismissed him as not being on his level. RUSH then confronted MJF, called him a “chicken shit,” and demanded a match — which MJF accepted for next week. (That’s since been confirmed as MJF vs. RUSH for the AEW World Championship on the June 3 Dynamite.)

Cage & Cope & The Dogs

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage came out to celebrate their tag title win, with Cage praising FTR as the toughest team they’ve faced. Before they could do their five-second pose, The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors) destroyed them and did the pose themselves — establishing the next challengers.

Match 4 — TayJay (Tay Melo & Anna Jay) def. Allie Katch & Ava Everrett

A women’s tag win for TayJay, though Divine Dominion attacked them backstage later in the night to set up further conflict.

Functional tag match serving as a vehicle for the post-match angle more than an in-ring showcase.

Match 5 — Owen Hart Foundation Tournament First Round: Mark Davis def. Jack Perry

Davis advanced in the Owen Cup. The aftermath was the story: Kyle Fletcher came out to celebrate, confirmed he’s now medically cleared, and announced he wanted to “cut the deadweight” from the Don Callis Family. Konosuke Takeshita then stormed out with The Conglomeration to run off the Callis Family, declaring he wanted to take down Fletcher.

A solid tournament bout with a layered post-match that advanced multiple Callis Family threads at once.

Match 6 — Will Ospreay & Death Riders (PAC & Jon Moxley) def. The Rascalz (Myron Reed, Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier)

A six-man trios match with the uneasy Ospreay/Death Riders alliance getting the win over the high-flying Rascalz.

Likely the in-ring highlight of the night on paper, with Ospreay, PAC and the Rascalz all built for this kind of fast, athletic trios action. The story tension of Ospreay teaming with the Death Riders adds intrigue.

Samoa Joe Announcement

Samoa Joe revealed he’ll be out for a few months due to a filming commitment, writing himself off TV with a characteristically ominous promo.

Match 7 — Andrade El Idolo def. Ace Austin

A singles win for Andrade in the Collision portion of the broadcast.

A solid TV singles match; Andrade and Ace Austin are both crisp workers, though it played as a mid-card showcase.

Main Event — Lights Out Philly Street Fight: Kris Statlander def. Hikaru Shida

The hardcore-rules main event sent the Philly crowd home happy, with Statlander getting the win over Shida in a weapons-heavy brawl.

A street fight main event tailored to the Philadelphia crowd. Both women are physical and willing to take big bumps, making this a strong, violent closer.

Notes & Looking Ahead — June 3 Dynamite

• MJF vs. RUSH for the AEW World Championship.
• Kevin Knight vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey for the TNT Championship.
• The Owen Hart Foundation Tournament continues, with Brody King and Mark Davis having advanced from this week’s first-round bouts.
• Cage & Cope vs. The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors) is being set up for the tag titles.
• Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kyle Fletcher and the Callis Family civil war is brewing.
• Alex Windsor faces the “Wild Card” next week per Jamie Hayter’s segment.