AEW Dynamite Live Coverage - November 11th, 2020

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AEW Dynamite


After Saturday's spectacular FULL GEAR pay-per-view, AEW DYNAMITE is live tonight! Chris Jericho initiates MJF into The Inner Circle. It’s brother against brother as Rey Fenix takes on Penta El Zero Miedo. Tay Conti faces Red Velvet. And the Natural Nightmares battle The Butcher & The Blade in a bunkhouse match.


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- The post-AEW Full Gear 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT kicks off with a special holiday graphic that reads, "We are thankful for your service. Happy Veteran's Day."

- From there, the usual weekly signature video open, with the colorful video package starting off the program as it does each and every week and then we hear the voices of the regular commentary trio for the weekly AEW on TNT program, as the announce team of Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone and Excalibur welcome us to tonight's show, live from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, FL.

- Team Taz out to the ring. Taz hypes up Brian Cage's match against Matt Sydal. Taz says he's distracted though as the new AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin sits way up in the stands. Taz tells Allin the last time they saw him, he was knocked out on his car, so he better not come anywhere near the ring tonight. Taz continues that if he talks with Cody, to let him know the same is coming for him if he comes near them. Taz hypes up Cage's match against Matt Sydal, someone who is respected in locker rooms around the world. Taz says Cage is no joke, Sydal is no joke, so let's get this match going.

FTW Champion Brian Cage vs. Matt Sydal

Taz heads over to commentary as Starks heads to ringside. This is a non-title match. Cage eats a big kick, sending him into the corner, low dropkick, but Cage is right back up. Sydal sent into the corner and eats a number of shots, then is whipped to the other side of the ring. Cage with a full body lock overhead release suplex, hip toss into a backbreaker, Sydal again sent hard into the corner. Sydal finally fights back with a dropkick, but Cage returns fire with a lariat. Cage does some bicep curls with his opponent, then tosses him over his head, cover, two.

Sydal with a flurry of kicks, Cage shows off his own agility with some strikes. Cage with a suplex, Sydal lands on his feet. Cage tries for a hurricanrana, Sydal reverses with a twisting powerbomb. Cage out to the ramp, Sydal nails a meteora, banging himself up in the process. Back in the ring, both reverse a few moves, Sydal with more kicks, spinning neckbreaker, cover, two-count

More reversals, roundhouse kick by Sydal, but takes a huge lariat that sends him straight to the mat. Cage looks for drill claw, reverses into a pin, and a very close three. Sydal goes up top, looks for a senton, and is caught in midair! Cage hits drill claw, cover, 1-2-3.

Winner: Brian Cage

- Post-match, Ricky Starks takes the mic. He says both he and Cage are official ranked, so he wants the TNT Championship. Starks says anyone who gets in their way is getting putting down!

- Cody heads out to the ring. He congratulates Darby Allin on his title win. Cody then brings up MJF and a loss he'd like to expunge. Cody says then brings up MJF as Jade Cargill approaches him. Cody asks if he can help her, she takes the microphone and says can you? She introduces herself as the total package, Jade Cargill. Says she's been standing at ringside, week after week, studying her competition, and even Cody Rhodes. Jade says Cody calls himself a giant killer, but what does he know about that? There's nothing giant about him. She continues that she knows a giant, and Cody's words just might wake him. So the next time Cody says something like that, "keep that s--- to yourself." She then heads up to the stage and gives him congrats on getting his last name, but he didn't have the balls to go by one name.

She says the giant has one name, and he's a real star..."Shaq." Brandi Rhodes "Who the hell told you tonight was open night, b----?" Brandi didn't appreciate what Jade had to say. Tells her never to talk to Cody like that again. Brandi tells her to bounce and don't come back unless she sends for her, "heffa, b---- get your ass out of her." Brandi goes to walk away and Jade gives her a pat on the backside. Jerry Lynn comes out to keep things seperate. Cody is looking on and Brian Cage shows up to give him a powerbomb. Starks comes out to the ring, Allin comes to the ring and uses his thumbtacks jacket to clear out Stark. Cody beats up Cage, and Allin hits a splash in the corner on Cage.

- Backstage, Alex Marvez talks with AEW World Champion Jon Moxley about Kenny Omega being next in line for his title. Moxley says there's a big challenge ahead for him, he's danced with Omega before and Moxley won. Beating him again, it'll take something special, but he's special and he's at the top of the wrestling world. So if anyone can do it, Moxley can. Moxley says one day someone will shut his lights off, but to Omega, "good luck."

- On December 2 it will be AEW World Champion Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega on Dynamite.

Bunkhouse Match: The Natural Nightmares vs. The Butcher and The Blade with The Bunny

Winner is only via pinfall or submission, no time limit. QT Marshall leaps over the top rope to get things going as the two team pair off and battle. Butcher brings out a gold chair, Butcher looks for piledriver, nope, Dustin lift and drops him down on it. Blade smashes a guitar over Marshall's head as the teams continue to brawl at ringside. Dustin then brings out a cowbell.

Marshall got busted open from that guitar shot as Blade and Butcher continue to controll the match. Buny is trying to handcuff Dustin to the turnbuckle. Bunny is helping beat up Marshall as he gets a haystack thrown on him. Big ladder brought into the ring and put up against the corner. Dustin is able to break away from the handcuffs and drop both opponents. He grabs the chair and jams it into both wrestlers. Butcher swings a chair at the ladder to get him to drop it. They end up on the floor, but Dustin cracks Butcher with a kendo stick. The two make their way over to the side of the stage. Marshall sprays Butcher with a fire extinguisher, Dustin then hits a bulldog on Butcher through plywood boards. The Blade is bleeding from the forehead even worse than QT as they throw punches in the middle of the ring.

Marshall drops Blade with a trash can lid, sets up a 12 foot ladder and climbs up it. He then hits an elbow drop, cover, Blade kicks out. Butcher back in the ring and plants QT. Dustin joins the fun, boot to the midsection on Butcher, spinning power slam on Blade. Dustin with a rough looking code red, Blade runs Dustin over with a chain. Bunny throwing more weapons in the ring. Butcher and blade with a neckbreaker / powerbomb combo through two chairs on Dustin, QT saves the day though.

Butcher wraps his fist with a chain, misses, QT hits a diamond cutter on Butcher, he rolls out to the floor. Blade with a lowblow on QT. Bunny bringing QT up, Blade almost hits Bunny, QT shoves Blade into her and she goes through a table on the floor. Dustin hits Blade with the cowbell, diamond cutter by QT on Blade, cover, and that will do it.

Winner: The Natural Nightmares

- Video package showing The Elite Deletion and the rivalry between Sammy Guevara and Matt Hardy. Hardy says he's actually gained a lot of respect for Sammy after everything they went with. He hopes that Sammy doesn't squander what Matt has given him after their wild feud.

- Time for the induction of MJF and Wardlow into Inner Circle. Chris Jericho comes out first to talk about bringing MJF in. Jericho says before that, he brings in the OG members — Jake Hager, Santana, and Ortiz...no Sammy Guevara. Jericho asks them where Sammy is?! He knows Sammy is out of the hospital, but the show must go on. Jericho introduces MJF and Wardlow. MJF starts up that he's been in the industry for five long years and he was given $1 million from his dad, so he could make it work. MJF says he had a lot of pressure that nobody would understand and that's created the diamond that he is today. MJF then wants to do a poem, that he thinks Santana and Ortiz will really enjoy. He ends up doing lyrics from "All Me" by Drake.

Ortiz calls him out and says to Jericho that MJF shouldn't be in the group. Jericho says it's on him, he made the stipulation, and he beat Jericho. Jericho says with these additions it will make the stable even stronger. He tells Ortiz he will make it work. "I don't even know who Drake is, Ortiz. I started from the bottom now I'm here!" (Another Drake song). MJF then says they are not here just for the induction, but they are here for Jericho's 50th birthday. Balloons and confetti rains down on the group. MJF says that everybody is going to Las Vegas next week, and it's on MJF. He then has everybody sing "Happy Birthday" to Jericho. Looks like the Inner Circle is taking over Las Vegas next week.

- Video package shown of Young Bucks vs. FTR at Full Gear. Backstage, Alex Marvez looks to talk with the Young Bucks. He's a bit nervous after getting superkicked by them last time he tried for an interview. He asks the new champions what's next? Nick says it's the biggest accomplishment of their careers, but he thinks the fans will want to see a rematch. Matt apologizes for kicking Marvez, but says they are looking for fresh opponents. Matt then mentions Top Flight, a young, up and coming tag team. Matt continues that next week it will be Top Flight vs. Young Bucks. That match was scheduled for tonight, but Matt's ankle injury wasn't cleared by doctors.

Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard) vs. Scorpio Sky

Sky with a cross chop to Spears' throat, but Spears throws him into the corner with some big chops in the corner. The two battle out at ringside, Sky bites Spears. Back in the ring, Sky goes up to the top, but Spears follows and launches him down to the mat.

Back and forth action, Sky looks to leap off the top rope, Spears moves out of the way. Spears looks for C4, Sky gets out of it and knocks Spears out to the floor. Sky then back in the ring and hits a crossbody splash on his opponent. Commentary putting over both guys work in AEW, noting the winner might get them in the top 5. Stairs was pulled away from the ring earlier in the match, Spears throws Sky into it, but he leaps over it.

Spears and Sky end up battling on it, Spears with a side suplex on the stairs! Back in the ring, Sky able to fight back and lock in the scorpion deathlock. Tully went to the corner and put something in Spears' black glove. Tully gets the referee's attention while Spears loads up his glove. Tully throws another at Sky, he tosses it to the crowd, but as he turns around, he gets popped in the face from Spears, cover, 1-2-3.

Winner: Shawn Spears

- Post-match, Spears puts it in his trunks before the referee asks to check the glove.

- Backstage, Dasha attempted to talk with Kenny Omega, but said he ran off. She couldn't get a reason as why he left the interview. We then see Alex Marvez catching up with Omega outside the venue. Marvez brings up the title match is now official with Moxley. Omega says now he has to step out of his position of being an afterthought to now being in the spotlight. Omega says Moxley has what he wants, and has taken Omega's spot as being the face of the company. Omega says he's heard the backstage chatter of "Where's The Cleaner?" Omega thinks he's proven with the recent tournament that he never left, he's just ready to resume that role in the company. Omega says they are actually 0-0, because when he looks in the record book, there's no match between them. Their first match was an Unsanctioned Match.

Tay Conti (with Anna Jay) vs. Red Velvet (with Brandi Rhodes)

Velvet and Conti taunt each other a bit as things get started. Velvet with a tricky pin for only one-count. Both trade arm drags, Velvet with a leg lariat, standing moonsault, cover, one. Conti with a couple judo throws, looks for a kick, Velvet ducks it, Conti hits her in the back of the head though, cover, two. Conti continues to keep control of the match.

Conti charges in the corner, nobody home. Velvete with a few clotheslines, back elbow, bulldog, and sends Conti into the middle rope. Velvet with double knees to the back, running knee in the corner, stunner, cover, two.

Double roundhouse kicks and both women are down. Jay slides over a chair to Conti, Conti kicks the chair out of the ring, leg lariat by Velvet, cover, two. Velvet with a kick, tried for a running kick, misses. Conti with a big pump kick to the face, gory special into a knee to the face, cover, 1-2-3.

Winner: Tay Conti

- Post-match, Jay isn't happy with Conti, but she got the win without having to cheat. Conti looks for a hug and gets one from her friend. Dark Order is looking on from the tunnel on the stage.

- Backstage, Inner Circle talking with Alex Marvez about going to Las Vegas. Sammy finally shows up and says he got MJF's e-mail saying go to the beach. MJF says no, he said to be here in his second e-mail. MJF asked the other guys if they got the second e-mail, and they said they did. Most of the group heads off, MJF tells Sammy he really did send two, and here's his ticket for Vegas.

- Last Saturday, Best Friends and Orange Cassidy talks with Kip Sabian and Miro. Sabian wants an apology from Cassidy, and ended up slapping him.

- Next week:

* Orange Cassidy vs. Kip Sabian (with Penelope Ford)
* The Inner Circle slays Las Vegas
* Young Bucks (c) vs. Top Flight
* Cody and Darby Allin vs. Brian Cage and Ricky Starks (with Taz)

- Eddie Kingston comes out to the stage to talk about having to say "I Quit" at Full Gear. Kingston says unlike most of the fans who would quit and stop wrestling. Kingston will never stop and will eventually become AEW World Champion. Kingston switches gears to the main event: Penta El Zero M vs. Rey Fenix.

Penta El Zero M vs. Rey Fenix

Quick pace at the beginning of the match with both throwing kicks that bring down both wrestlers. Fenix looks for a pin, two, Penta tries for one of his own, two-count. Back and forth action with Penta with a standing reverse texas cloverleaf. Penta then tears away at Fenix's mask! Commentary putting over the Kingston might be causing more problems between the brothers than actually helping them. Kingston doesn't know what they're talking about, he just points things out and can't help it if they get mad.

Fenix gets sent to the ramp, but kicks Penta in the head. Fenix with the wild step-up and over splash, cover, two. Fenix with a handspring cutter! Fenix is now tearing away at Penta's mask to even things up. Tony really giving it to Eddie about causing problems between this tag team. Fenix throwing headbutts and a big chop to the chest. Penta spikes Fenix's head into the mat, pin, two-count.

Penta gets sent out to the floor, twisting splash by Fenix on Penta. Back in the ring, Fenix goes up top, senton, cover, two. They make their way to the apron, Penta hits a superkick, hits a package piledriver! Referee checking on Fenix on the floor. Fenix is back up, but Penta leaps off the apron and hits a yoshi tonic on the floor. Penta sends Fenix into the ring, hits another package piledriver, cover, 1-2-3.

Winner: Penta El Zero M

- Post-match, Eddie Kingston gets on the mic and makes fun of the "fight forever" and "that was awesome" chants. Kingston says Penta (his best friend) showed his brother who's boss. Kingston tells him he's the best and then boots Fenix out to the floor. Kingston says he's proud of Penta, and tells him he doesn't need dead weight like Fenix. PAC music then hits! Out comes PAC! He hasn't been around since March, and looks beyond mad. He tells Kingston, "You think I'd be gone forever? You made a very big mistake!" PAC runs to the ring, but a ton of referees and officials get between them. The two jaw a bunch. Commentary says PAC will face The Blade on next week's Dynamite.