AEW Dynamite
Las Vegas, Nevada
May 24, 2023
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It is Wednesday, my dudes…you know what that means.
Pyro kicks us off before the AEW International Champion makes his
way to the ring for our opening contest, where Orange Cassidy looks
to defend his title against Kyle Fletcher of Aussie Open! Speaking
of, the challenger makes his way to the ring next before this match
gets underway!
AEW International Championship
Kyle Fletcher vs. AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy
Fletcher charges toward the champ, who needs a break as he adjusts
his elbow pad…only for Fletcher to rush him again, this time
dropping him hard for a nearfall! Fletcher stays on the attack,
catching the champ with a dropkick that sends Cassidy off the apron
before diving on him for more damage! He brings the champ back into
the ring where he keeps on top of Orange, getting a nearfall in the
process.
Frustation shows on Fletcher’s face as Orange ends up rolling out of
the ring, starting a count from the ref before Fletcher climbs the
turnbuckle…but his attempt to taunt the fans costs him as Orange
sends him flying off to the floor! Fletcher gets back to his feet
but is caught with a DDT by the champ right back to the floor!
The ref starts the count back as Orange goes back in the ring…but he
sees a chance to do more damage as Cassidy goes back to the outside,
hitting a Beach Break onto the floor! Orange back in the ring again
as the ref gets all the way to a nine count before Fletcher makes it
back in the ring. Orange gets the hands in his pockets, hitting a
flurry of offense until Fletcher catches him with a kick to the face
for a nearfall!
Fletcher starts throwing punches to the head of the champ now,
wearing Cassidy down before bringing him back to his feet for a
delayed vertical suplex, keeping the champ up in the air for a while
before dropping him down for a nearfall before we head to
picture-in-picture!
Picture-in-Picture: Fletcher continues the attack, only for Cassidy
to roll out of the ring for a breather. Fletcher slides to the
outside, only for the champ to evade him by heading back into the
ring…and the chase ensues as the champ immediately heads right back
to the outside, taunting Fletcher with the hands in pockets. The
mind games seem to be working as Fletcher is visibly frustrated with
the champ avoiding him. Cassidy eventually catches Fletcher by
surprise in the ring, but Fletcher throws him with a half and half
suplex to even the odds once more as we come back!
Fletcher hoists the champ up, but Cassidy catches him with a Stundog
Millionaire followed by a DDT for a nearfall! Cassidy stops Fletcher
briefly with a couple kicks to the back, but is met with a kick that
drops him off the apron once again by Fletcher. Orange is still on
the apron and Fletcher brings him up onto the top turnbuckle…but
Cassidy stops the superplex attempt, only for Fletcher to catch him
in midair and drop him with a spinning Michinoku driver for a
nearfall!
Cassidy looks for a Beach Break but it gets reversed by Fletcher…who
eventually gets an elbow strike on the champ for his troubles!
Fletcher stays on the attack here, laying it on thick in the corner
before hitting a big kick to the face…but the champ turns it around
with a brainbuster! Standing count begins as both men are starting
to stir, and they oblige before trading blows…at least until Orange
begins his “dangerous offense” schtick. This throws Fletcher off,
but rolls out of a nearfall to hit TWO tombstone piledrivers on the
champ…but only gets a nearfall as a result!
The action quickly finds itself back in the corner as Fletcher looks
to hit a tombstone on the champ from the second rope…but the champ
fights out of it enough for Fletcher to adjust to a powerslam for a
nearfall. Orange uses the ropes to get himself back to his feet, but
is met with a kick by Fletcher…only to hit a DDT to take the
challenger down to the canvas! Cassidy looks for an Orange Punch,
but takes a thrust kick to the face…only to counter out of another
tombstone piledriver, clutching the legs and crossing them for the
pin and the win!
Winner via pinfall and STILL AEW International Champion: Orange
Cassidy
The champ celebrates as we cut backstage, where Ricky Starks
addresses his DQ loss last week and everything he’s doing to take
the fight to Bullet Club Gold before pivoting to the Blackjack
Battle Royale at Double or Nothing…before BC Gold let Starks know
what they think of him, blindsiding him before hitting him with a
chair to the back! They taunt Starks before we get a rundown of
what’s to come tonight as we go to commercial.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, we hear from “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry ahead of
the AEW World Championship match at Double or Nothing. Perry
addresses the drive he’s had to make to and from Double or Nothing
over the past couple years, and how the drive home from this year’s
show will be different…because it will be as AEW World Champion!
Video Package: Things have gotten heated between FTR and Jeff
Jarrett’s group of pals
Back at ringside, FTR’s music hits as the AEW World Tag Team
Champions make their way to the ring. Cash speaks up first, running
down Jeff Jarrett before admitting they’ve been outsmarted by the
man. He also says he’s been lucky, and at Double or Nothing his luck
runs out. Dax says that Jeff has broken a million guitars and hasn’t
stayed relevant, so he’s attached his name to the greatest tag team
in the world. Dax calls Jeff and Jay “a couple of rejects from TNA”
before telling Jeff to call “the queen of the mountain, Dixie
Carter” and make sure he’s got some job security.
Mark Briscoe’s music hits as the former ROH World Tag Team Champion
comes to the ring. A bit of an exchange between the champs and
Briscoe leads to Dax demanding Mark shake his hand like a man…and
Briscoe responds with a slap to the face! Jeff, Jay, and the rest of
them come out seemingly to egg things on…but Mark isn’t having any
of it, slapping Jeff in the face before telling Jay “you’re my boy,
but I’m tired of this BS” before walking off!
Backstage, Renee talks to Sammy Guevara relaying a message from MJF
that the check for laying down for him at Double or Nothing is still
on the table…but Sammy refuses it, telling the champ where he can
stick that check before promising that he is going to win the AEW
World Championship this Sunday!
Back at ringside, the House of Black make their way to the ring to
defend the AEW World Trios Championship in an Open House match! The
champions make their way to the ring as we go to picture-in-picture!
Picture-in-Picture: The champions arrive at the ring before the
challengers make their entrance, eager to give the House all they’ve
got in this trios title match! The match gets underway as we come
back!
Open House Match (AEW World Trios Championship)
Metalik, AR Fox, & Blake Christian vs. World Trios Champions
House of Black (Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, & Brody King)
We start off with Christian and Buddy as commentary notes the
Dealer’s Choice stipulation being that tags are not necessary as
long as one man is in and one man is out for each team. This becomes
notable as soon as Christian is taken out of the ring, with Metalik
coming in to clear Buddy from the ring…giving Malakai a chance to
come in and take the luchador out, which immediately brings Fox in!
This continues until we come back to Brody and Christian again
before Black is tagged in. Malakai really digs in on the attack
until Metalik is able to tag in, springboarding off the ropes…right
into a big kick by Malakai! Tag to Buddy now as the pair go to send
Metalik to the ropes, but chaos ensues as Christian and Metalik dive
to the outside on Buddy and Malakai!
This leaves Fox and Brody in the ring, and even that doesn’t last
long as all six men end up on the outside…but not before Fox leaps
off the ropes, hitting a reverse senton onto the men outside on the
floor! Fox and Buddy find themselves back in the ring now as Buddy
focuses on a submission hold, only for Fox to fight to the
ropes…where Fox is being told there are no rope breaks! Malakai
traps Metalik with a kneebar as Brody traps Christian with a sleeper
on the apron before Metalik finally taps out!
Winners via submission and STILL AEW World Trios Champions: The
House of Black
Video Package: History of Anarchy in the Arena
Backstage, the BCC address their objectives: first, to win the ROH
World Tag Team Championship tonight, and then, to end The Elite. Mox
promises a storm of violence in which the BCC will stand calm, and
the world will see the difference between professionals and
amateurs.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, MJF’s music hits as the AEW World Champion
makes his way to the stage, walking over to the commentation station
to confront Schiavone, throwing a nearby cup of water(?) right in
his face before heading to the ring, mic in hand as he runs down
Vegas before addressing the AEW World Championship match at Double
or Nothing.
MJF runs down his opponents, but also talks about the Four Pillars
and how they’re as home-grown as it gets and that they are
AEW…however…he doesn’t want to be anymore. He says he’s bored, sick
of this place and the “lack of competition” and competency and not
being given the respect he deserves from the fans.
He addresses his contract starting to come up again, saying it’s not
a coincidence that he’s facing three other men where he doesn’t have
to be pinned to lose the title. He says the upper brass are scared,
and they should be…because he might just take his ball and go home.
He says that no one he’s faced or will face is on “the level of the
devil”…and this brings out Darby Allin, who heads to the ring with
mic in hand before MJF demands his music be cut. MJF wants to know
if Darby has something to say to his face…and Darby says he’s lost a
lot but never lost his mind.
Darby says he was told by everyone growing up to play it safe, and
it got him nowhere but cleaning toilets. He ended up moving to
Atlanta and living in his car, talking to himself until AEW signed
him and saved his sanity. He gives AEW credit for the opportunities
he’s been given, but he is not a moldable puppet. He ends by
promising to take the World Championship from MJF…and he might even
do it with a headlock takeover.
MJF taunts him a bit before kicking him right in the kielbasa…but
before he can follow up on this, Sammy Guevara rushes to the ring to
make the save! MJF retreats up the ramp, only for Jack Perry to
arrive…ducking a title attack by the champ before taking him down
with a clothesline! Perry grabs the title, standing tall with it on
the outside as his music hits.
Video Package: Wardlow and Arn Anderson address what’s going to
happen to Christian Cage in the ladder match at Double or Nothing,
and all for the sake of Wardlow retaining his TNT Championship!
Back at ringside, Taya Valkyrie makes her way to the ring for our
next match before Lady Frost steps out next for what is her debut on
Dynamite after being on ROH and AEW Dark in the past. The bell rings
and this match is underway!
Taya Valkyrie vs. Lady Frost
The ladies lock up before Taya takes Frost down, but only gets a
nearfall. Frost gets a flurry of offense in before Taya strikes
back, sending her to the corner before laying in a kick and a
snapmare. Sliding lariat by Valkyrie gets a nearfall as she brings
Frost back to her feet. Frost back in the corner now as Taya hits an
overhead chop, and sends her back into the corner…but Frost evades a
shoulder tackle, hitting some strikes on Taya before taking a spear
for a nearfall! Jade and her step onto the stage to watch over Taya
as we go to picture-in-picture!
Picture-in-Picture: Taya stays on the attack now, setting Frost up
on the ropes before taking her down and sending her to the outside.
Taya is firmly in control as she sends Frost to the barricade and
sets her up on the apron for a chop…but Frost starts fighting back
with a chop of her own! Taya doesn’t take well to this as she brings
Frost back into the ring, dropping her hard to the canvas before
getting a nearfall. Frost hits some knee strikes, but Taya dodges
one kick only to take another to the delight of Jade and crew on the
stage. Frost is on fire now as she sends Taya in the corner…only for
Valkyrie to turn htings around, sending Frost to the corner…but
Frost responds with a kick to stop her as we come back!
Frost has Taya down in the corner now as she drops a rolling senton
before hitting a corkscrew cross body off the top rope! Taya is able
to counter a further attack with a spear as both women are down
now…only to make it back to their feet quickly, trading blows before
Taya drops Frost to the canvas for a nearfall. Taya follows up with
a curb stomp as Jade continues to watch on, and this distracts Taya
enough for Frost to follow up for a moment…before taking a
backbreaker and a Road to Valhalla giving Taya the pin and the win!
Winner via pinfall: Taya Valkyrie
Backstage, Tony Khan is standing by with an announcement about the
start of a new beginning for AEW. Last week they announced the tour
for Collision…and tonight they announce the first location: on
Saturday, June 17, AEW Collision kicks off from the United Center in
Chicago!
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, we head backstage where Marvez talks to
Hangman Page about the status of the friendship between him and The
Elite ahead of Anarchy in the Arena at Double or Nothing. Page says
that the price that BCC have rung up with The Elite is too high, and
at Double or Nothing they will pay it in blood.
Back at ringside, Tony Schiavone welcomes Adam Cole (baybay) to the
ring for our contract signing for the unsanctioned match at Double
or Nothing. Cole arrives to the ring with Roderick Strong before
Tony welcomes Chris Jericho to the ring, and the leader of JAS
arrives to the ring with his crew.
Jericho and crew enter the ring as the crowd sings his theme song,
before we move on with the signing. Tony says there was an agreement
that no physicality would occur, before explaining that the contract
being signed waives AEW of liability and sanctions to do with the
match. Cole quickly signs the contract first, tossing it at Jericho
before addressing what Jericho did to him a few weeks ago, forcing
him to watch Baker get beat up by the Outcasts.
Cole has been trying to understand why Jericho did that. Maybe it’s
because he’s a scumbag or a piece of garbage…but settles on the idea
that Jericho thinks he’s invincible. Cole says we’ll see how
invincible Jericho is when he beats the hell out of him…and that AEW
should be thanking him for having this be unsanctioned, because the
blood won’t be on their hands, it’ll be on Cole’s, and that’s the
way he likes it.
Sunday night we’re gonna find out if Jericho can still walk, because
Cole will break his legs. We will find out if Jericho can still run
his mouth, because Cole will shatter his jaw. And we will see if
Jericho and still write, because he’s gonna break Jericho’s hand…so
use that ability to write while you still can, and sign the
contract!
Jericho doesn’t take kindly to the crowd chanting at Jericho,
starting to sign before running down Cole by addressing what
happened last month, claiming Cole “allowed” the love of his life to
get destroyed with the kendo stick over and over again. He calls
Cole a coward, and on Sunday he’s gonna knock Cole’s teeth down his
throat. He finally signs, saying there are no rules and five of the
JAS and only Cole and Strong. Cole agrees, which is why he made a
phone call to someone he knows from Vegas…someone who is homicidal,
suicidal, genocidal. His name…is Sabu!
Music hits as the ECW almunus makes his way to the ring, much to the
shock of Jericho as Sabu enters the ring to a big pop from the
crowd. Daddy Magic tries to rush at Sabu, but the hardcore legend
gets a chair from Cole and throws it right in his face! JAS quickly
escape the ring to regroup on the ramp as Cole’s music hits.
Video Package: Jamie Hayter promises to defend her title this
Sunday!
Back at ringside, the rest of JAS has left Garcia behind to face
Roderick Strong up next, and the bell rings as the match gets
underway!
Roderick Strong vs. Daniel Garcia
We start off with a quick exchange of holds between the two, before
they trade strikes instead…and Strong is now in control, getting a
backbreaker on Garcia for a nearfall as we go to picture-in-picture!
Picture-in-Picture: Strong is still in control here, laying into
Garcai with some chops before hitting a big suplex for a nearfall.
Garcia escapes to the outside now, getting one up on Strong before
taunting the crowd. The action comes back to the ring as Garcia
stays on the attack, stomping away at him before looking for a
submission hold as we come back!
That hold becomes a curb stomp, driving Strong’s face into the
canvas before Garcia taunts the crowd again. Back on the attack now,
Garcia stomps away at Strong before he gets away. The crowd lets
Garcia know what they think of his dancing skills, and Garcia
responds with a suplex on Strong after a little boogie. Garcia gets
a big dropkick from Strong as a result, and Strong gets a nearfall
from this!
Strong lifts Garcia up but Garcia blocks it…but he can’t block a leg
lift backbreaker from Strong, who gets another nearfall! Garcia
escapes any further attack and rolls Strong up for a nearfall,
before laying in some overhand chops and a slam to get a nearfall.
Garcia fights out of an backbreaker attempt before locking in the
Dragon Tamer on Strong!
Strong is able to reverse out of it finally, before hitting a
gutbuster and the End of Heartache for the pin and the win!
Winner via pinfall: Roderick Strong
Video Package: Willow Nightingale made history this weekend at NJPW
STRONG Resurgence, beating Mercedes Mone’ to become the inaugural
NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship
-Commercial Break-
Back from ringside, the BCC make their way to the ring four our main
event as Claudio and Wheeler challenge for the ROH World Tag Team
Championship! Out next are the champions Rey Fenix and Penta, and
the bell rings to get this main event underway!
ROH World Tag Team Championship
Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) vs. ROH
World Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Rey Fenix & Penta 0M)
Chaos ensues quickly at the start, with the Lucha Boys eventually
clearing the ring of BCC before hitting a dive to the outside! They
follow up by getting back in the ring, climbing to the top for more
damage with another dive. The action comes back in the ring as Penta
drops Yuta for a nearfall. Tag to Fenix now, but Claudio drops him
from the turnbuckle before getting a tag of his own from Yuta in the
corner.
Yuta catches Fenix’s foot, giving a distraction so that Claudio can
hit a big European uppercut for a nearfall as we go to
picture-in-picture!
Picture-in-Picture: BCC continue to dominate here, focusing on
beating up Fenix to keep him away from Penta. This gives BCC a
couple nearfalls between Claudio and Yuta, the latter of whom gets a
submission locked in on Fenix before tagging Claudio back in as we
come back!
Claudio with a little more offense before tagging Yuta back in, as
they continue the divide and conquer strategy. Claudio gets back in
and hits a big swing, but Fenix counters out of the Ricola Bomb
before getting the tag to Penta!
Tag to Yuta as well and Penta unloads on Wheeler, before taking down
Claudio as well and getting Yuta dropped to the canvas for a
nearfall. Penta captures the arm of Yuta, looking to dislocate the
other before Claudio can break it up! Tag to Fenix as the champs
take the fight to BCC, a double kick right in the face of Yuta
before Claudio catches Fenix…only to be forced drop him on Yuta with
a kick by Penta, as Fenix covers Yuta for a nearfall!
Fenix makes the tag to Penta, but he’s intercepted by Claudio as
Yuta rolls him up for a nearfall. Claudio with an assist now,
launching Yuta onto Fenix…but that only gets a nearfall! The ref
gets distracted as Claudio hits an uppercut on Fenix, but he’s able
to get a tag to Penta! Claudio tries to get in the ring to intercede
but is cut off by the Young Bucks showing up from under the ring,
keeping him away as Fenix gets the pin and the win on Yuta!
Winners via pinfall and STILL ROH World Tag Team Champions: The
Lucha Bros
The Bucks escape through the crowd as Mox and Bryan rush to the
ring, before Mox runs them down saying that at Double or Nothing are
gonna get plastered on the pavement of Las Vegas Boulevard. Mox
promises violence this Sunday because BCC will not accept anything
less. If you’re offended by the sight of blood, you haven’t seen
anything yet!
Mox’s music hits as the Bucks taunt BCC from the crowd, bringing our
final Dynamite before Double or Nothing to a close.