AEW
Dynamite
Jacksonville, Florida
December 16, 2020
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Trios Match
Matt Hardy (7-2) & Private Party (10-9) vs. “Hangman” Adam Page
(20-5) & The Beaver Boys (2-7)
The Beaver Boys wear cowboy hats and purple bandanas to the ring to
match Page’s look.
Page and Quen start off against each other and after a stalemate
Hardy tags in. Hardy and Private Party triple team Page in their
corner. The Beaver Boys come in and even the odds and they all hit a
Triple Big Boot. Reynolds Scoop Slams Kassidy as Silver jumps on
Page’s back and Page hits a Backsplash Senton on Kassidy for a
nearfall.
Beaver Boys double team Kassidy and then Page hits a Running
Shooting Star Press as Silver tags in and gets a nearfall. Silver
hits a series of kicks but Quen manages to tag Kassidy and Quen hits
a series of backdrops on Beaver Boys before knocking Page off the
apron. Kassidy and Quen hit an Assisted Moonsault for a nearfall.
Kassidy holds Silver over his knee and then Quen hits a Standing
Moonsault off Silver’s back for a nearfall. Hardy tags in and beats
Silver down in their corner before putting Silver in a Sleeper.
Silver counters out with a Back Suplex and then blocks a Side Effect
attempt only for Hardy to throw him into the corner and connect with
the Side Effect.
Matt goes for an elbow off the top but Silver catches him with a
shot to the gut followed by a Brainbuster. Both men make hot tags
with Page and Kassidy tagging in. Page hits a series of clotheslines
and then misses a third only to land on his feet on a German Suplex
attempt. Page hits a Springboard Clothesline on Quen and then a Fall
Away Slam on Kassidy. Page hits a Plancha onto Hardy on the floor.
In the ring, Page decapitates Kassidy with a Lariat for a nearfall.
Page goes for a Powerbomb but Kassidy blocks it and manages to reach
out and tag Hardy. Hardy hits a Side Effect on Page for a nearfall
of his own. Hardy goes for a Twist of Fate but Page shoves him into
the ropes and hits a Lariat. Reynolds and Quen both tag in now.
Reynolds avoids a charging Quen and then connects with a Splash
followed by a Flying Back Elbow and then a Roaring Elbow. Reynolds
hits a Lifting Neckbreaker for a nearfall. Reynolds and Silver hit a
series of strikes followed by a Stunner and then Silver tosses Quen
into a Pop-Up Powerbomb from Page. Silver rolls Quen into a German
Suplex and then dives onto Kassidy on the floor as Reynolds stacks
Quen up. 1…2…NO Matt Hardy breaks it up and then drags Silver onto
the apron and hits a Twist of Fate off the apron onto the floor!
Page attacks Hardy but Kassidy dropkicks him over the barricade.
Kassidy hits an Enziguri on Reynolds and then Private Party hit the
Gin & Juice but Hardy blind tags Quen and steals the pin.
Winners: Private Party & Matt Hardy
In the back, Alex Marvez congratulates MJF and Jericho on winning
“Best Performance of 2020” from the NY Times for their song and
dance routine a few weeks back. Jericho starts to say something but
MJF cuts him off and brags about winning back the Dynamite Diamond
Ring and the NY Times Award. MJF mockingly says that he doesn’t
agree with all the fans saying that he is much better than Jericho.
He calls Jericho the GOAT and says he is his best friend and his
mentor. None of the Inner Circle members look happy.
—-COMMERCIAL BREAK—-
Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes are shown decorating their Christmas
Tree when the door rings and a gift arrives. The gift is a pair of
Gucci booties with an ornament that says “we’re having a baby”
apparently announcing that Brandi is pregnant.
“The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes (20-3-1) w/Brandi Rhodes &
Arn Anderson vs. Angelico (2-2) w/Jack Evans
Excalibur did a good job of breaking down Angelico’s career and
talking about all of his stops in Spain and Mexico and how he was
mentored by Negro Navarro, a lucha libre legend. Angelico and Cody
show off some nice chain wrestling with Angelico getting the
advantage. Angelico slaps Cody when Cody gets the better of him on a
mat sequence.
The both hit the ropes and Cody leapfrogs Angelico before popping
him with a dropkick for a nearfall.
—-COMMERCIAL BREAK—-
Angelico and Cody exchange waistlocks until Cody trips Angelico and
hits a Shining Wizard. Cody hits a series of clotheslines and then a
Powerslam for a nearfall. Cody swings at Angelico but he catches his
hand and then rolls him up in the Navarro Dos Mill submission
(pretty much putting him a pretzel) until Cody manages to scoot his
but to the ropes and bite the bottom rope to break the hold.
Cody comes back with a Backslide for a nearfall and then goes for a
Disaster Kick but Angelico sees him coming and catches him and slams
his knee into the mat. He then puts Cody in the Navarro Death Roll
right into the Cruceta Inverdtidas (Reverse Figure Four). Cody
manages to get to the ropes to break the hold but sells a knee
injury.
Cody comes back with an uppercut and then goes for the CrossRhodes
but Angelico blocks it only for Cody to spring to the top and dive
off with the Cody Cutter for the pin.
Winner: Cody via pifnall (Cody Cutter)
Team Taz come out and congratulate Cody for his win and the
announcement that he is going to be a dad. Taz mocks Cody and Ricky
Starks asks where their congratulations were last month when they
made Cody and Darby call them daddy. Taz says that they are going to
put Cody on paternity leave sooner than later but Sting comes out
wielding his bat and Team Taz backs down.
—-COMMERCIAL BREAK—-
Alex Marvez interviews Miro and says that AEW fined him $75,000 for
his attacks on security staff last week. Miro says that that money
is money that OC owes him now. He says he will face Sonny Kiss on
Dark next week and then an announcement will be made about Kip and
Penelope’s wedding on Dynamite next week. Marvez asks about the
people Miro put in the hospital last week. “BAH HUMBUG,” Miro says.
Eddie Kingston comes out and says he doesn’t care if the fans boo
him because he doesn’t care about any of them. Kingston says that
they took PAC out and he won’t be coming back and then turns his
attention to Lance Archer which brings Archer out immediately.
Archer attacks Kingston but Butcher and Blade jump him and beat him
down. Lucha Brothers run out with PAC and they attack Kingston’s
crew. Lucha Brothers take out Butcher and Blade with dives and then
Archer goes for a Chokeslam on Kingston only for PAC to kick
Kingston in the face. Archer gets pissed at PAC for intervening
allowing Kingston and his crew to get away.
Dustin Rhodes talks about what Evil Uno said to him last week. He
says that Uno was wrong saying he is the third most important Rhodes
and he says that he will take the Dark Order down one by one.
—-COMMERCIAL BREAK—-
The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, MJF, Santana, Ortiz, Jake Hager
& Sammy Guevara) vs. The Best Friends, Varsity Blondes & Top
Flight
Jericho and Pillman Jr. lockup to start the match in a cool sight as
Jericho was friends with Pillman’s father. Jericho slaps Pillman and
then tries to throw him into the corner but Pillman leaps to the top
and hits a Flying Cross Body followed by a dropkick sending Jericho
to the floor. Pillman hits a Slingshot Tornillo onto Jericho on the
floor.
Back in the ring, Pillman tags Garrison and then slingshots Garrison
into a Guillotine Leg Drop on Jericho for a nearfall. Inner Circle
jump Garrison in their corner as Sammy tags in. Garrison Hip Tosses
Sammy and tags in Dante Martin. Martin and Sammy break out some high
paced offense but Sammy catches Dante with a dropkick to ground him.
Guevara stomps Martin into the mat but Martin comes back with a Leg
Lariat for a nearfall,. Martin connects with a Running Elbow and
then leaps over Sammy as Darius tags in. Darius rolls Sammy up and
then kicks him in the face for a nearfall until Ortiz breaks it up.
Dante tags back in but eats a huge uppercut from Guevara. Santana
and Trent tag in and they start shoving each other until all 12 men
jump in and shit gets real! The babyfaces clean house and then do a
6-man hug in the middle of the ring.
Ortiz trips Trent as things settle back in allowing Santana to
attack Trent and hit the Three Amigos that Ortiz comes in on the
third one to do a double suplex on. MJF tags in hits a Ghetto Stomp
onto the arm of Trent as PNP held it out. Trent rolls to the floor
where the Inner Circle jumps him.
—-COMMERCIAL BREAK—-
Guevara goes for a Shooting Star Press but Trentylocks moves and
hits the Bicycle Knee. Ortiz tags Sammy but runs right into a
Suplex. Darius tags in and hits a series of kicks and then a
Standing Spanish Fly! Darius goes for a Tope but eats a boot from
Santana only for Dante to come out of nowhere with a Somersault
Plancha onto PNP!
In the ring, Chuck tags in and Best Friends hit the
Half-and-Half/Sole Food. Garrison tags in and sends a bunch of guys
to the floor before connecting with a Roaring Elbow on Ortiz.
Jericho hits Garrison with a bat from the outside and Hager tags in
and Lariats Garrison. Hager hits the F10, which is Wardlow’s move,
and tags MJF. MJF covers Garrison for the pin.
Winners: Inner Circle via pinfall (F10)
Top Flight chases off Jericho and Hager with dropkicks as they were
continuing to beat Garrison down after the match.
Backstage, Thunder Rosa says that Britt Baker put her nose into her
business and that is why she is going to beat her ass. Rosa is
pissed that Baker said she doesn’t belong in AEW. Rebel comes up and
talks trash to her as Baker attacks her from behind and screams at
her that she doesn’t belong in AEW. They pour water on Rosa’s face
to rub her facepaint off.
—-COMMERCIAL BREAK—-
SCU (4-4) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) (7-1)
This is The Acclaimed in-ring Dynamite debut. Max Caster freestyles
on the way to the ring but Kazarian responds and actually drops a
line about them being equivalent to the “Men On A Mission” team and
being “complete shit” like 2020.
Kazarian and Bowens start the match off and Kaz schools the
youngster with some mat wrestling. Daniels tags in and goes for
Angels Wings but Bowens backdrops him. Caster tags in and trades
punches with Daniels. Daniels hits a Missile Dropkick off the middle
rope and then tags Kazarian. Daniels this a Slingshot Elbow Drop and
then Kaz hits a Slingshot Leg Drop for a nearfall. Bowens tags in
and slams Kaz into the ring post.
—-COMMERCIAL BREAK—-
Kaz hits a Slingshot DDT on Caster and both men tag out. Daniels
hits a clothesline and then backdrops a charging Caster. Daniels
hits an STO on Caster and then a Blue Thunder Bomb for Bowens for
two. Daniels goes for Angels Wings again but Bowens blocks it only
to eat a Urange Suplex. Daniels calls for the BME but Caster attacks
him from behind.
Kaz clotheslines Caster to the floor while Bowens lifts Daniels up
to the top. Bowens goes for a Superplex but Daniels shoves him off.
Caster grabs Daniels leg but Kaz pulls him off. Daniels hits a
Flying Cross Body on Bowens for another close two. Daniels lines up
for a dive but Bowens hits him from behind only for Daniels to roll
him up for a nearfall. As Bowens kicks out Caster hits Daniels with
his Bluetooth speaker and Bowens hits a Sidewalk Slam for the pin.
Winners: The Acclaimed via pinfall (Sidewalk Slam)
Caster cuts a freestyle on the Young Bucks after the match and calls
them “cucks.” Bowens says that The Acclaimed have arrived and
challenges the Bucks to defend their titles against them next week.
The Bucks seemingly agree.
Top Flight challenges Jericho and Hager to a match next week.
Ivelisse & Diamante (8-1) vs. Big Swole (14-4) & Serena Deeb
(4-2)
Both teams go back and forth in the early going with quick tags.
Swole hits a big Backbreaker on Diamante and then a big backdrop.
Diamante hangs Swole up in the ropes and then hits a Hanging German
Suplex for two.
—-COMMERCIAL BREAK—-
Deeb locks Ivelisse up in an Indian Death Lock and catches Ivelisse
with a Northern Lights Suplex at the same time. Deeb catches
Diamante with a Dragonscrew Leg Whip and then hits a Hanging
Neckbreaker on Ivelisse in the ropes. Deeb hits a Gutbuster Dean
Malenko-style before putting Ivelisse in the Figure Four. Ivelisse
rolls to the ropes and tags Diamante.
Diamante and Ivelisse sandwich Deeb with Double Knees and then a
Double Sidewalk Slam for a nearfall. Diamante goes for a Suplex but
Deeb counters with a Neckbreaker and tags Swole. Swole goes for
Dirty Dancing but Diamante moves and Ivelisse grabs her hair from
behind. Diamante goes for her Sliced Bread but Swole blocks it and
headbutts Diamante. Swole hits a Tiger Bomb and locks Diamante in
the Clearwater Cloverleaf. Deeb runs in and keeps Ivelisse from
interfering as Diamante taps.
Winners: Swole & Deeb via submission (Clearwater Cloverleaf)
Nyla Rose runs out and attacks Deeb and Swole but Velvet Rose runs
out with a chair and cleans house.
A video package highlighting The Jurassic Express plays. They will
face members of the Dark Order next week.
FTR interrupts the announcers and are pissed about them highlighting
“the sideshow tag team” and says they are the best team in the
world. They rant about Jurassic Express being in their crosshairs
now.
No DQ Match
“Bad Boy” Joey Janela (4-5) w/Sonny Kiss vs. “The Cleaner” Kenny
Omega
Janela and Omega were supposed to meet in the World Title Eliminator
Tournament but Janela was forced to pull out due to COVID-19
concerns. If he wins this match he will receive a World Title shot.
Janela brains Omega with a trashcan as he enters and then hits a
Tope Suicda on the floor. Don Callis tries to kick Schiavone out
from the announce booth but he tells Callis to kiss his ass.
Janela sits Omega in a chair and tries for a move only for Janela to
move and then Leg Lariat him onto the chair. Omega dropkicks Janela
into a chair and then hits a Tope Suicida. Callis grabs a microphone
and starts doing commentary at ringside anyway.
Omega hits Janela with a cookie sheet and then Omega starts cutting
a promo mid match. Omega tells the referee to hold the mic for him
as he goes to the top rope with a garbage can and hits a Moonsault
off the top with it for a nearfall. Omega gets pissed at Janela for
kicking out and taunts him with the microphone. Omega holds the mic
up to Janela as he chops him.
Omega puts the trashcan on Omega and then hits a Springboard Ghetto
Stomp onto it. Omega goes for the One Winged Angel but Janela
counters with a Poison Rana! Janela and Kiss pull out a table and
set it up at ringside. Janela lays Omega out on the table and then
dives off the top rope with a Guillotine Leg Drop through the table!
Janela drags Omega back in the ring and goes for a Moonsault off the
top but Omega moves and destroys him with a V-Trigger! Omega hits a
second V-Trigger and then One Winged Angel for the pin!
Winner: Omega via pinfall (One Winged Angel)
Callis says that they continue to silence all the haters but then
PAC walks out with the Lucha Brothers. PAC says that he and Omega
have unfinished business but he isn’t here to be selfish because
they are here to address some injustice. PAC points to Fenix and
reminds Omega that they were supposed to face in the tournament, as
well. PAC asks how Omega could call himself the rightful champion
since Fenix never lost in that tournament.
Callis tells PAC that wrestlers can’t tell the World Champion what
to do but PAC says that Tony Khan can and he has already sanctioned
it for Dec. 30. Omega defends the title against Fenix! Omega freaks
out as we go off the air.