AEW Dynamite – September 20th, Enterprise Arena, St Louis, Missouri.
We start Dynamite by recapping important events from last week, those that will be relevant for tonights show. We have highlights from Hangman and Swerve contract signing, with Konosuke attacking Hangman. Jay White and Andrade fighting last week to a time limit draw, then Orange Cassidy coming out to announce a Triple Threat match this week. Finally, we get highlights from Saraya and Shida fighting one another this past month, with Shida screaming at Saraya that their match will be tonight.
SARAYA vs HIKARU SHIDA – AEW Women’s World Championship
Opening the show tonight is the women’s world championship match. Saraya comes out with Ruby, and Shida comes out alone.
The match starts fast with both women keen to get their hands on one another. Shida takes advantage early, kicking Saraya out onto the apron and hitting a falcon arrow on her early. Ruby goes to check on Saraya and Shida hits her with a Meteora. Shida grabs a chair and threatens Ruby with it and she runs away. She sets up the chair and hits a step up knee strike of Saraya, throwing her back in the ring, looking to finish this early…1…2…Saraya kicks out.
Shida proceeds to dominate for most of the match. Towards the end, Ruby gets on the apron while Saraya reaches for Shidas Kendo Stick. She goes to hit her, but Shida ducks, and Saraya panics, hits the floor with the keno, throws it at Shida, and then pretends to be the victim of a kendo strike. The referee turns around and sees Shida holding the kendo and Saraya clutching her forehead. The referee is about to throw out the match when Shida turns her around and hits herself with the Kendo Stick and shows the referee the mark on her forehead, demanding she check Saraya for it. The ref goes to check Saraya, but she refuses and meets Ruby outside the ring, title belt in hand, and they begin to walk up the ramp. Britt Bakers music plays.
Britt runs down the ramp, and Ruby swings at her with the belt while Saraya crawls back into the ring. Britt ducks the belt shot and brawls with Ruby. Back in the ring, the ref hasn’t thrown out the match yet. Saraya, still on her knees, turns straight into a Katana from Shida. Pinfall….1…2… Saraya kicks out! Shida is in disbelief but gets Saraya back up to her feet, looking for a Falcon Arrow, but Saraya slips out and pushes Shida into the referee, just knocking her over. Shida sees the ref getting back up and returns her attention to Saraya and is hit with a right hook, full of brass knuckles. Saraya catches Shida as she falls and rolls her up in a cradle. 1…2…3
Match Length – 18 minutes.
After the match, Saraya sees the Kendo Stick in the corner and starts attacking Shida with it. After 5 hits across Shidas back, Britt Baker slides back into the ring and hits Saraya with the title belt. Ruby rushes out and drags Saraya out of the ring and they leave. Baker stays to help Shida up.
MJF CALLS ADAM COLE
MJF calls Adam Cole and asks him if he wants to fly to Chicago for Collison together. Cole responds that he’s actually helping Kyle move some things around, so he’s going on a later flight. MJF is visibly hurt but understanding. He tells Cole it’s fine, and he will see him before the contract signing on Saturday, then hangs up.
MJF takes a deep breath and sits down.
LUCHASAURUS vs CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs BRODY KING
Here, we have the first triple threat match between the competitors of the TNT Casino Gauntlet match at All Out. The winners of both matches will be the first two in the Gaunlet.
In this match, all three competitors are showing off their incredible strength. Early on in the match, Luchasaurus and Brody meet in the middle of the ring and start trading blows. Neither man getting the better of the other they decide to hit the ropes are try knock one another down. Brody first, but Luchasaurus doesn’t budge. Luchasaurus hits ropes and runs into Brody, but he doesn’t budge. Both men hit the ropes at the same time, looking to collide in the middle, when Claudio charges back into the ring and shoulder chargera both men, hitting them off balance, and knocking them to the floor.
Claudio picks up Brody and hits a giant swing. As he let’s go, Luchasaurus grabs his throat, looking for a chokeslam, but Claudio escapes and kicks Luchasaurus between the legs and gives him a giant swing. He then lifts him up for a Neutralizer but as soon as he gets Luchasaurus parallel to his own body, Brody King charges at him and hits a cross body on both men. Every is now down on the mat.
In the end, Luchasaurus is beating down Claudio outside the ring when suddenly Brody King hits a suicide dive, taking out both men. Conveniently, both men lie against separate steel steps, and Brody hits running cannon balls on both of them. First, Claudio, then Luchasaurus. Brody picks up Luchasaurus, throws him into the ring and lifts him up for a Gonzo Bomb. Pinfall…1…2…Claudio drags Brody off Luchasaurus and onto the apron. Brody, frustrated, reaches out for Luchasaurus but can’t reach him. He turns around to see a laughing but exhausted Claudio. Brody and Claudio brawl on the apron until Brody gets the upper hand, looking for a Gonzo Bomb on the apron, but Claudio slips out of it as Luchasaurus grabs Brody by the throat and hits Chokeslam on Brody onto the apron. Luchasaurus spends a few moments staring at Brody only to turn into a lariat from Claudio, who must’ve snuck back into the ring. Claudio lifts up Luchasaurus and hits a Neutralizer. Pinfall…1…2…3.
Match Length – 14 minutes.
SARAYA AND RUBY BACKSTAGE
Saraya and Ruby are heading to the backstage medical office and find Toni Storm inside. Toni congratulates Saraya on the victory but is cut off. “Where were you?” says Saraya. Toni is in shock, she’s not clear to fight after getting attacked last week. Saraya continues, “We barely made it out back there and you were here?”. Toni gets up and gets in Saraya face. She explains that she’s not cleared after last week when Saraya left her alone in the ring with Statlander.
Toni: “If you want friends, you need to act like it.” Toni storms out. Saraya looks around, and everyone in the room is avoiding eye contact.
SWERVE & KONOSUKE vs HANGMAN & OMEGA
Next up, four of the best wrestlers in the company find themselves paired up and against one another.
Konosuke starts for his team, no argument from Swerve. Hangman and Kenny bicker over who’s going to start. Hangman eventually steps out, and then the ref rings the bell. Immediately, Hangman tags himself and sprints at Konosuke and tackles him to the floor, throwing down forearms. Konosuke catches a forearm and then rolls Hangman onto his back and starts raining down forearms of his own. Hangman kicks Konosuke off, leaps back to his feet but turns to Swerve and boots him off the apron. Hangman turns back to Takeshita and eats a big boot. Takeshita lifts him off the mat and whips into the ropes. Hangman ducks the first lariat, then both men meet in the middle and hit clotheslines, but no-one falls to the floor. They begin chopping one another until Hangman whips Konosuke into the ropes, looking for a dropkick but Swerve catches Konosuke’s feet, stopping him at the ropes leaving Hangman to hit his dropkick on no-one.
As Hangman sits back up, Swerve leaps through the bottom rope and hits a Flatliner on Hangman. Kenny charges into the ring and hits a face palm slam on Swerve. Konosuke grabs Kenny looking for a snap dragon suplex but Kenny reverses it into a snap dragon of his own. Swerve is straight back on Kenny, leaping from the ground into a Tijeras but Kenny handsprings out of it. Swerve looks a forearm but Kenny kicks it away, looking for another snap dragon but Swerve flips out of it. Kenny runs at Swerve who gets out of the way, leaving Kenny to hits the ropes and straight into a German suplex from Swerve, and Konosuke is waiting for Kenny when he lands and hits another German Suplex on Kenny. Swerve and Konosuke turn and smile at each other but that doesn’t last long as Hangman is back up and hits a dual clothesline on both men.
After 20 minutes of each man pushing the other to their limits, we have only Swerve and Kenny in the ring, using each other’s body to lifts themselves up, fingers locked together exchanging forearms. Kenny gains the advantage and gets to his feet first, looking for a Kamigoye Knee Strike but Swerve springs up and hits a headbutt on Kenny. Swerve lifts up Kenny for a Deadlift brain buster. Looking for the quick pin but Kenny rolls out of the ring. Unfortunately Konosuke is there waiting for him, he yells over to Swerve who leaps over the ropes for an Apron Pump Kick but Kenny get out of the way and Swerve kicks Takeshita in the face. Shocked by what happened, he doesn’t hear Hangman coming from behind and knocking him off the apron. Kenny and Hangman get back in the ring and hit a dual Suicide dive/Terminator Dive on both men. They roll Swerve back into the ring, looking for a V-Trigger Buckshot. As Hangman sets up, Callis holds onto his leg and Konsuke pulls him off the apron and hits a massive forearm, Swerve hits a superkick on Kenny, the quickly hits a Swerve stomp. Before he can pin, Konosuke stops him, he wants to do more damage. Konosuke lifts up Kenny for a Raging Fire. Swerve turns away and applauds Konosuke to the crowd, when he turn back Takeshita hits another forearm on Swerve. Lift him up and hits a Raging Fire. Konosuke gets in his face about hitting him earlier and then leaves with Don Callis. Hangman comes back into the ring and helps Kenny up, they look at Swerve, he is full of rage but unfortunately for him things are about to get worse as Hangman and Kenny hit their V-Trigger Buckshot combination and get the 1…2….3
Match Length – 24 minutes
BACKSTAGE ATTACK
As Kenny and Hangman are walking up the ramp the camera cut quickly to backstage in the women locker room where Kris Statlander has be found attacked, chair wrapped around her leg and her forehead busted open. Britt is there to help her up as well as medical staff. One their way out of the locker room Saraya and Ruby show up and show sarcastic concern for Kris.
Saraya: ‘Oh no, what’s happened to poor Kris?” There’s still dry blood on Saraya’s hands. Britt hands Kris over to another staff member and leaps at Saraya getting in a few shots before Ruby tackles her off and onto the floor. Security rush in and pull both women apart.
Britt: “This is not over Saraya! I will come for you!” Saraya and Ruby laugh off Britts words.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
ON MY WAY TO YOU VIDEO MESSAGE
Excalibur: “Welcome back to Dynamite! Before we get into our main event it looks like we have another video file shared with us.”
There’s no words exchanged on this video, just a sea shanty being sung while a montage of Kota Ibushi on the fishing boat plays. Still in his wrestling gear. Firstly he is arguing with the captain of the vessel about a map. Kota is frustrated and he dropkicks a near by worker. The captain grabs his shoulder in a reassuring manner and points to the map again, spinning it 180 degrees and then Kota thanks the captain.
Kota looks to be explaining his ring gear to another man and is then offered some work clothes and an apron. He throws the work gear aside and puts just the apron on. He is now working with the men to sort the fish. Eventually putting one or two fish in his wrestling trunks for later.
Finally, Kota is laying in a bed when he hears the boat horn go off and a man yell, “We see land!”. Kota runs out to see and yes, they see land. It’s Orange Beach, Alabama. Once at shore, Kota looks for a newspaper to look at the date, It’s September 18th. He freaks outs but then composes himself, taking deep breathes before he begins running. The End.
Taz: “I hope Kota finds a train station and doesn’t expect to run to Chicago.”
Tony Schiavone: “Alabama is definitely nowhere near Chicago, so I hope you’re right Taz. Anyway, lets get underway with our, Main event!”
ORANGE CASSIDY vs JAY WHITE vs ANDRADE – International Championship
This match starts out fast, for Jay White and Andrade, as both men rush each other and start brawling. Jay looks for a sleeper suplex early but Andrade flips out of it looking for a suplex on Jay but he wriggles out of that. Andrade turns and Jay looks for a Blade Runner which Andrade quickly escapes. Both men look at each other, Jay telling Andrade he was just inches away from finishing him. Orange Cassidy is still in his corner, glasses on and he slowly applauds both men. Orange meets them in the middle, takes off he shades and start hitting slow kicks to each man, the crowd cheer for each one. Back and forth OC continues to lay soft kicks on both mens knees before hitting a slow superkick to each man. Andrade and Jay look at each other and then both go to lariat OC but he ducks that and hits the ropes looking for a double hurricanrana but is caught by both men and lifted up for a dual buckle bomb, followed by Andrade tossing OC into White for a sleeper suplex.
White and Andrade continue to brawl in the ring, stopping to attack Cassidy every time he tries to get into the ring. Both men still looking to hurt each other’s knees. White would catch a kick from Andrade and turn it into a dragon screw. Eventually Andrade would turn the tables on White and catch him into a submission, eventually into a Figure Four. White would reach the ropes but there’s no DQ so to break the hold he would drag himself and Andrade out of the ring, reversing the hold as Andrade hits the floor, forcing him to let go. As both men get back to their feet, outside the ring, knees in poor condition, Orange would fly in with a suicide dive. Orange grabs Andrade and throws him into the barricade. Grabs White and throws him into the steel stairs. Cassidy throws Andrade back into the ring, climbs to the top rope and hits a diving crossbody, pinfall attempt…1…2.. Andrade kicks out. OC is getting pumped up now and looks to hit an Orange punch but Andrade gets out of the way and hits a discuss elbow on OC, catching him before he hits the floor and hits a suplex, but holds on. Lifts him back up and hits the 2nd amigo, before hitting the 3rd he does a chest shake, receiving boos from the crowd. As he lifts Orange up for the 3rd OC reverses it into a stun millionaire. Orange runs towards the ropes and hits a suicide dive on Jay White. Then back in the ring he hits the Orange Punch on Andrade. 1…2…Andrade kicks out. Orange looks for another Orange Punch, Andrade ducks it again, looks for another Discuss Back Elbow but Orange Ducks that, lifting Andrade up for a Beach Break that Andrade turns into a Code break, instead of a pinfall he lifts up OC and hits the El idolo. 1…2….OC KICKS OUT! Jay White is climbing back into the ring but eats a big boot from Andrade.
In the end, Andrade has the advantage against OC, White still on the outside. Andrade Irish whips Orange and looks for a Tilt a Whirl Back Breaker but OC turns it into a Satellite DDT. He turns to see Jay getting back up and hits a suicide dive but White catches him and hits a Blade Runner on the outside. White slides back in the ring and meets Andrade with an Uranage. Lifts him back up for a Blade Runner but Andrade slips out, looking for an El Idolo however White holds onto Andrade’s head and turns it into a Hatch Suplex into the corner. Jay lifts Andrade up on the top rope, looking for a sleeper suplex from the top when Orange Cassidy comes out of nowhere and hits and Orange Punch on Jay White, springboards back into the hits and sunset flip power bomb pinfall combo on Jay White. 1..2… White kicks out. Andrade hits a moonsault but OC gets out of the way and Andrade hits an additional moonsault on Jay White. Andrade is about to pin White when Orange hits an Orange Punch and Andrade fall onto White…1…2… OC breaks it up by flipping onto Andrade, catching his legs looking for a roll up…1…2.. Andrade kicks out. Orange turns in frustration but straight into a Blade Runner from White, Orange reverse it into a roll up attempt…1….2 White kicks out. Straight into an El Idolo from Andrade but before he hit it, OC hits another Orange Punch on Andrade. White, now safe, turns to Orange and looks for a lariat, OC ducks, catches one of Jay Whites arms, then the other one while his legs is trapping Whites leg all leading into a Mouse Trap pinfall attempt…1…2…3!
Match Length – 22 minutes.
The show goes off the air with Excalibur reading off the card for Collision this weekend.
Excalibur: “Where the second TNT gauntlet 3 way will take place and The House of Black will face The BCC in 3 on 3 action. Also MJF and CM Punk will put pen to paper, in Chicago! You don’t want to miss it!”
You must be logged in to post a comment.