AEW Dynamite
Cleveland, Ohio
August 24, 2022
Thanks to wrestleview.com for the results
Chris Jericho makes his way to the ring and invites Daniel Garica to
the ring, who he calls his “favorite person in the world.” Jericho
says that Bryan Danielson “slayed the dragon” and he knows that
emotions were just running high after the match and he just wants an
apology.
Garcia says that Bryan Danielson was his hero growing up and Jericho
knew how much that match meant to him. Garcia says he hung with the
best wrestler in the world for 30 minutes and that match is the kind
of match he always dreamt of having as a kid. He said that he hopes
some kid was watching that match and felt the same way he did as a
kid and when Danielson offered a handshake that’s all he cared about
and Jericho ruined it.
Jericho says that he’s sorry that Garcia is sorry he feels like that
but there will be plenty of more moments like that for him. He says
that he’s the best “sports entertainer” in the world and deep down
he knows he’s a sports entertainer, not a wrestler. The fans chant
“you’re a wrestler” at Garcia but Jericho demands that he call
himself a sports entertainer.
Danielson makes his way to the ring and says that Garcia can be
whatever he wants to be but he respects him for wrestling Danielson
last week. He says he agrees with all the people that Garcia is a
wrestler, not a sports entertainer. Jericho demands Garcia say he’s
a sports entertainer again but Garcia cuts him off and says that he
isn’t making a decision between his mentor and his hero in front of
everyone. He tries to leave but Jericho grabs him and Garcia shoves
him down.
Danielson laughs at what just happened as Garcia leaves. Danielson
says that he’s not a huge fan of “sports entertainment but that was
pretty damn entertaining.” Jericho says he’s been around Danielson
for 15 years but he’s never seen “the best wrestler in the world”
out of him and blows smoke up his own ass about being the true GOAT.
He says he’s the last survivor of Stu Hart’s dungeon and says that
he is still Lionheart. He says he knows more about wrestling than
Danielson ever will. Danielson asks Jericho what he thinks Stu Hart
would say if they asked him who the better wrestler was or if they
asked Owen Hart who the better wrestler. He asks Jericho if they
wrestled a match tonight who he thought would win. Jericho accepts
the challenge but only for All Out. Jake Hager then attacks
Danielson from behind.
Dax Harwood vs. Jay Lethal
Lethal and Harwood mat wrestle to open things up until Lethal rolls
out of a Hip Toss from Dax and hits a Basement Dropkick. Lethal and
Dax exchange some stiff chops before Dax backdrops Lethal out of the
corner. Harwood tosses Lethal into the turnbuckles and then rains
down a series of rights until Lethal escapes through his legs and
hits a Super Russian Leg Sweep off the middle turnbuckle.
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Lethal goes for the Flying Elbow but Harwood crotches him on the top
and attempts a Superplex only for Lethal to toss him back to the
mat. Lethal goes for a Flying Axle Handle but falls right into a
shot from Dax. Dax hits a series of Rolling German Suplexes. Lethal
tries fighting out of the last Suplex attempt but Harwood catches
him and hits it anyway. Harwood goes for another German Suplex but
Lethal rolls him up and goes for the Figure Four until Harwood gets
to the ropes. Lethal hits Lethal Combination for two as Harwood went
for a clothesline.
Lethal hangs Dax’s leg up in the ropes and hits a Dragon Screw Leg
Whip knocking Harwood to the floor. Lethal follows him out with a
Tope Suicida and then rolls him back in the ring and locks in the
Figure Four. Dax gets to the ropes to break the hold only for Lethal
to go for it again. Dax reverses it into a Sharpshooter attempt,
however. Lethal kicks Dax in the face and takes him down again only
for Dax to roll him up for two. Lethal kicks Dax in the leg and goes
for the Lethal Injection. Harwood blocks it and hits the Slingshot
Liger Bomb! 1…2…NO Lethal kicks out!
Dax goes for the Sharpshooter but Lethal shoves him into the corner
and attempts the Dragon Screw again. Dax sits down on him for a
nearfall and then rolls Lethal up and puts him in the Sharpshooter.
Sonjay gets on the apron but Dax shoves Lethal inot him. They
exchange nearfalls on rollups until Dax hits a Springboard Cross
Body out of the corner after Lethal kicked out of a pin attempt. Dax
gets another nearfall followed by a series of strikes. Lethal
counters a uppercut attempt into a Backslide attempt. Dax counters
into a rollup but Lethal reverses it and pulls Dax’s tights to get
the pin.o
Winner: Lethal via pinfal (rollup)
Sonjay Dutt gets on the microphone and says that while they
challenged FTR and Wardlow to a trios match at All Out, they never
said it would be Singh and Sonjay teaming with Lethal. He says
instead it will be two of their very good friends. The Motor City
Machine Guns’ entrance video and music then plays! It will be Jay
Lethal and Motor City Machine Guns against Wardlow and FTR at All
Out.
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Backstage, Tony Schiavone talks to Thunder Rosa backstage. Rosa is
crying as she says that she has to step down as Women’s Champion due
to injury. She announces that an interim Women’s Champion named at
All Out. She wishes Toni Storm luck but says this won’t stop her and
she will come back better and stronger with a bigger chip on her
shoulder.
Colten Gunn w/Stokely Hathaway & Austin Gunn vs. Billy Gunn
w/The Acclaimed
Colten takes his dad down with an Armdrag and taunts him s the fans
get on the Ass Boys cases. Billy runs Colten over and he retreats to
the floor.
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Billy beats his son down in the corner after getting frustrated with
him. He backs down and thinks twice about it before picking him up.
On the outside, Stokely uses Caster’s boom box to hit him from
behind. Austin attacks Bowens and Colten hits a low blow followed by
the Colt 45 for the pin.
Winner: Colten Gunn via pinfall (Colt 45)
The Gunn Club beats Billy down after the match until Swerve in our
Glory runs out and chases them off. Swerve in our Glory faces The
Acclaimed down before leaving.
Backstage, United Empire and Death Triangle are interviewed by
Schiavone. Will Ospreay taunts PAC and says they only have one
mission, more gold. PAC says they’ve waited far too long for this
opportunity. He says they aren’t just going to kill United Empire,
they’ll murder them. He says AEW is Death Triangle territory and
United Empire find out the hard way.
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Dr. Britt Baker DMD w/Rebel & Jamie Hayter vs. KiLynn King
King is a Ohio native and attacked Baker on Dark after Baker taunted
her. Baker hits King with a series of elbows to start but when she
whips King into the corner, King leaps to the top and hits a Missile
Dropkick. King goes for a Full Nelson but Baker counters into a
Roaring Elbow. King leaps over a charging Baker and hits a back kick
but then eats a Flatliner into the turnbuckles after charging at
Baker. Baker pulls King’s arms out of the ring and wraps her around
the ring post.
In the ring, Baker puts King in a chin lock and then rolls her up
for a nearfall. Baker pie faces King repeatedly until King lays into
her with elbow smashes. Baker kicks King’s knee and goes for the
Curb Stomp but King moves out of the way and hits a series of
Roundhouse Kings and a German Suplex. King hits a Full Nelson Slam
for two and goes for a Fireman’s Carry only for Baker to shove her
into the corner and hit a Superkick. Baker hits a second Superkick
followed by the Curb Stomp. Baker puts King in the Lockjaw and King
taps.
Winner: Baker via submission (Lockjaw)
Baker mocks Thunder Rosa and says that when she was champion she
wrestled her entire title reign with a broken wrist, because that’s
what a champion does. Baker says that Storm will finally get a
chance to get on a PPV that someone gives a damn about because
she’ll finally be in the ring with her. Toni Storm comes out but
Hayter attacks her from behind. Hayter and Baker beat Storm down
until Hikaru Shida runs out to make the save.
Shida, Baker, Storm and Hayter will face off in a 4-Way for the
interim Women’s Title at All Out.
Swerve in Our Glory offers The Acclaimed a title shot at All Out and
they accept.
Undisputed AEW World Heavyweight Championship
“The Best in the World” CM Punk (c) vs. “Death Rider” Jon Moxley (c)
w/William Regal
Punk and Moxley lockup and stalemate but when the referee tries to
separate them in the corner, Moxley blasts Punk and beats him down
with a barrage of rights and lefts. He dares Punk to get back up and
Punk answers with a slap followed by a series of strikes. As the
referee pulls Punk off, Moxley attacks him only to then eat a
Roundhouse Kick from Punk. Punk immediately falls down and starts
screaming and rolling around in pain grabbing his foot. The referee
calls for the doctor but Moxley destroys Punk with a King Kong
Lariat. Moxley hits a series of elbows and then puts Punk in an
Ankle Lock. Moxley hits two Death Riders and pins Punk to become
undisputed World Champion.
Winner & NEW undisputed World Champ: Moxley via pinfall (Death
Rider)
Christian Cage cuts a promo backstage and says that he was just
trying to motivate Jungle Boy so he becomes the best version of
himself. He says that Jungle Boy isn’t smart enough to figure that
out and he’ll never be as smart as Christian. Christian accepts
Jungle Boy’s challenge for All Out.
Ricky Starks comes out and says he has veterans in the back telling
him that this is show business, not friends business. He said that
he thought he and Hobbs was the exception because Hobbs was a friend
he can trust. He said that when he broke his neck, Hobbs checked on
him every single day. He says that while Hobbs wanted to see him do
good, he didn’t want to see him do better than Hobbs. Starks says
that when Hobbs was standing around in a bedazzled shirt being
Baker’s security guard he gave Hobbs a seat at his table. He said
that he made sure if he had the spotlight, it was big enough for
both of them.
Starks says he should have known it would happen but Hobbs went
after his neck and he knew how close he was to losing his career
with his neck, so it’s more than personal. He says he considered him
a friend but now he considers him a snake and where’s from, they cut
the heads of snakes. Starks tells Hobbs to bring his “five dollar
ass” to Chicago and fight him at All Out.
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In the back, Moxley taunts CM Punk, “best in the world my ass.”
Moxley says that the same people that are surprised right now are
the same people that wanted to write him off the minute Punk came
back. Moxley says the answer to every problem has always been Jon
Moxley and there is no one that can do what he does the way he does
it. He says he isn’t just some guy, he’s THE guy in wrestling. He
says there are no limitations to him or what he can do. Moxley says
people always ask “when is my time” but he’s telling us his time is
right now.
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Main Event
AEW World Trios Title Tournament Quarterfinals
Death Triangle (PAC, Rey Fenix & Penta el Cero M) vs. United
Empire (Will Ospreay, Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher)
Fenix and Ospreay start the match off with some Ospreay-Ricochet
level awesomeness. All six guys get in the ring and square off.
Fenix hits a Back Handspring Double Cutter on Aussie Open and then
PAC and Penta send Ospreay flying with a backdrop. Death Triangle
hit stereo dives onto United Empire on the floor! Penta sends Fenix
into Ospreay with an Assisted Splash for two. PAC tags in and lights
Ospreay up with chops and tags Penta in. Death Triangle work Ospreay
over in the corner while utilizing quick tags.
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During the break, Fenix twisted Ospreay up like a pretzel with a
number of submissions before turning an Armbar into a rollup for a
nearfall. Davis trips Fenix on the floor and Fletcher dives off the
apron with a Ghetto Stomp onto Fenix’s back. Ospreay then hits a Sky
Twister Press onto PAC and Penta on the floor! Aussie Open sends
Ospreay into Fenix with the Rocket Launcher for two.
United Empire works Fenix over in their corner now. Aussie Open
sandwich Fenix with a series of strikes until Fenix ducks the last
attempt and fights them off with his own chops. He then shows why he
is oen of the most amazing wrestlers on the planet with a Slingshot
Double Lucha Armdrag off the ropes. Penta gets the hot tag and hits
a Diving Cross Body on Aussie Open followed by Slingblades for both.
He hits a Rolling Crucifix Bomb on Fletcher. He goes for the Fear
Factor on Davis but he counters into a Ripcord Elbow. Penta answers
with a Superkick but eats a Handspring Corkscrew Enziguri from
Ospreay. Aussie Open hits a series of kicks and then a Diving
DDT/Fireman’s Carry combo off the top for two!
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Ospreay starts ripping Penta’s mask during the break. Penta kicks
Ospreay away and then Superkicks him in the head after Ospready
tried a headstand in the corner. PAC gets the hot tag and hits a
Snap German on Ospreay after knocking Aussie Open off the apron. PAC
goes for the Deadlift German but Ospreay holds on to the ropes only
for Fenix to run the ropes and Punt Kick Ospreay’s head into the
third row allowing PAC to hit the German for a nearfall.
Aussie Open pulls PAC out and Lucha Brothers pull Ospreay out. The
two teams start fighting in the ring and exchange Superkicks. PAC
and Ospreay come in and hit Double Poison Ranas on the other teams
at the same time! PAC and Ospreay trade strikes as the crowd
explodes. PAC hits another Snap German but Ospreay gets back up and
hits the OsCutter! Both men are down now, though. Ospreay mounts PAC
in the corner but PAC crotches him and hits a Super
Brainbustaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!
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During the break, Fletcher hits a Brainbuster on Fenix on the floor.
Ospreay attempts a Super Frankensteiner on PAC but he shoves Ospreay
off and sets up for the Black Arrow. Ospreay knocks PAC’s legs out
from under him and goes for a Super Storm Breaker only for Fenix to
cut him off. Fenix hits a Springboard Super Rana but Ospreay lands
on his damn feet only to eat a Rolling Cutter from Fenix! Penta hits
a Step-Up Somersault Plancha onto Davis on the floor and Fenix hits
the Tornillo onto Fletcher! PAC goes for Black Arrow but Ospreay
gets his knees up! 1…2…NO PAC kicks out! Ospreay goes for Storm
Breaker but PAC counters into a Rana in midair! 1…2…NO PAC kicsk
out!
Fenix tags in and dives into an elbow form Davis! Penta and Fletcher
kick each other but then Penta hits the Mexican Destroyer on
Fletcher off the back of Davis! PAC attempts a Moonsault out of the
corner but Ospreay catches him only to eat a Tornado DDT from PAC!
PAC goes to the top again but Fletcher pulls Ospreay out, so PAC
hits an insane Golden Moonsault onto United Empire off the ring
post! Ospreay notices Kip Sabian at ringside wearing a box on his
head, which is something he’s been doing for months along with
following PAC around. He pulls the box off his head but it’s some
guy with his mouth taped. Sabian attacks PAC from behind and hits a
Brainbuster on the floor!
In the ring, the referee and the doctor is checking on Fenix who is
injured. Davis levels Fenix with strikes and then United Empire hit
a triple strikes on him and an Assisted OsCutter for the pin.
Winners: United Empire via pinfall (Assisted OsCutter)
The Elite walks out and stares down United Empire.