AEW Dynamite

The Countdown to Full Gear continues tonight on AEW Dynamite







- Tonight's show features: Private Party taking on Dark Order, winners gets to be in the triple threat match against AEW World Tag Team Champions SCU and Lucha Bros. Also, Jamie Hayter and Emi Sakura vs. Shanna and Riho, Cody's announcement, and Hangman Page & Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara.

PAC vs. Trent (with Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor)

PAC quickly takes down Trent, crowd with a "PAC you suck!" chant. PAC goes right out to ringside and gets in Cassidy's face for a moment. Back in the ring, they go back and forth until Trent lands a back elbow, kick to the back, and sends PAC to the apron. PAC tries for a slingshot DDT, which gets countered into a german suplex with a bridge, two.

Both end up on the floor, PAC launches Trent into the barricade. PAC then does it once again, really hard this time. Trent then thrown throat first over the barricade and then throws him down hard on the metal ramp. PAC gets in the ring and tells the ref to start up his count. PAC sees Trent drawing close to the ring and lands a big leap over the top rope, clearing out his opponent.

PAC goes up to the top, missile dropkick, cover, only a one-count. PAC whips Trent into the corner, goes right into a northern lights suplex for two. PAC drops Trent again, crashing to the floor. PAC looks to fly, but Cassidy gets in the ring to stop that. Taylor is distracting the referee. Cassidy with tweak kicks to PAC's legs. Crowd going nuts for them. He looks for a superkick and eats a big kick to the face. PAC kicks him out of the ring, Trent in the ring, lariat, half-and-half suplex, PAC rolls to the floor. Trent with a front flip over the top rope, taking out PAC.

Trent working over PAC's back, throws him into the barricade, but Trent goes right for a spear. Back in the ring, running knee to the back of PAC's head, cover, two. Lariat flips PAC over, swinging DDT and PAC sells the heck out of that, cover, two-count. Trent looking annoyed. "Let's go Trent!" chant rings out. Brainbuster on Trent out on the floor. PAC heads to the top, tries for the black arrow, lands it, cover, 1-2-referee messes up the count, whoops. PAC may have wanted to go to a submission, but just looked weird. PAC then locks in The Brutalizer and Trent ends up passing out from the hold.

Winner: PAC via Referee's Stoppage

- Post-match, PAC gets on the mic and tells the crowd to shut their mouths. He says he heard what Adam Page said, but it won't make any difference on Saturday at Full Gear. PAC says he's going to make an example of Page, again.

- Cody heads out to the ring for his announcement, Tony Schiavone in the ring to speak with him. He talks about Chris Jericho and the Inner Circle causing havoc over the last couple weeks, but it wasn't surprising, The Elite was looking for some of the best competitors to bring in the company. Cody then rattles off some of the greats of the past, including Dusty Rhodes. Cody notes that some of the biggest names in wrestling were wrestlers, but also management. He says AEW is Ellis Island for wrestling, "this is freedom!" Cody says he's heard the criticism of being in management and in a title match at the same time, and gets it.

Cody announces if he doesn't defeat Jericho at Full Gear, he will never challenge for the AEW World Championship again. Cody says he's heard Jericho calling him a "millennial b----" and someone who grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. Cody notes that Jericho grew up with a similar childhood, and calls Jericho a "stupid d---." He tells Jericho he needs this generation more than it needs Jericho. Then says it's taken him 14 years to get to this point and he won't be discredited by Jericho's claims. "I went from undesirable to undeniable!" Cody then says The Elite will eat The Inner Circle alive when they eventually meet in the ring.

Private Party vs. Dark Order (Winner Gets Title Shot At AEW Full Gear)

Quen fights off Grayson and Uno, Cassidy gets involved and then two are able to put Grayson down. Cassidy throwing forearms while yelling "shots!" Grayson then lifts and plants Cassidy to the mat. Uno tags in and chokes Cassidy over the bottom rope. Cassidy hits Uno with an enziguri. Grayson beats Cassidy up, sends him to the apron, Uno trips him up. Grayson with a huge slingshot senton, crashing down on Cassidy, who was laying on the apron.

Grayson and Quen tag in, Uno drops Quen. Side suplex/elbow drop on Quen. Uno lifts Quen, but he fights out of it then vaults off of Uno's back and hits a drop kick on Grayson, sending him to the floor. Quen drops Uno, who rolls out to the floor, Quen with a big flip over the top rope and takes out both opponents. He throws Grayson back in the ring, clothesline, kick. Quen gets sent to the apron, springboard crossbody back into the ring, cover, two. Uno and Cassidy in the ring, Uno drops Cassidy over his knee, cover, and Quen breaks up the pin.

Grayson with a senton down on Quen, cover, very close three. Grayson lifts Quen on his shoulders, but Quen leaps off and hits a hurricanrana, sending Uno into Grayson. Cassidy springboards in and gets dropped. Cassidy hits a silly string DDT. Grayson was dazed on the top rope, Quen and Cassidy hit "Gin and Juice" (hurricanrana into a cutter" for the 1-2-3.

Winners: Private Party

- JR says a video was sent in from the Inner Circle. AEW World Champion Chris Jericho is sitting in a room alone, Guevara asks him which kind of bubbly he wants. Cut to Jericho hanging in a tub and drinking some bubbly. We then see Virgil (aka Soultrain Jones) praise Chris Jericho. Guevara says Jericho is in the prime of his life and the youngest AEW champion in its history (lol). Jake Hager is interviewed and he just stares at the camera. Jericho says it's tough to get up every morning and realize how great he is. Virgil says Jericho's talent is like Olive Garden bread sticks...unlimited. Jericho drops the "little bit of the bubbly" line and gets a big pop from the crowd (which we can hear while the video plays).

Jamie Hayter and Emi Sakura vs. Riho and Shanna

Riho and Sakura get things started, lots of fast paced back and forth action. Sakura drops Riho and taunts her a bit. Hayter runs in and gets a cheap shot. Riho is able to tag in Shanna who lands an uppercut on Sakura, arm drag, another uppercut in the corner, running kick, cover, one-count. Riho gets back in there and works over Sakura, looks for a 619, gets blocked and eats a backbreaker. Hayter gets in the ring and hits two big german suplexes.

During the commercial break we go to split-screen, Hayter just getting tons of heel heat working over Riho the entire time. Sakura gets in there to beat up Riho some more, but Riho finally gets a double stomp on Sakura's midsection. Crowd really behind Riho in this one. Shanna finally gets the tag (crowd is into her) lands a flurry of running forearms, cover, two. Hayter hits a big backbreaker on Shanna, tags in Sakura. She starts up the "We will, we will, rock you" chant, which gets boos. Running crossbody in the corner on Shanna. Shanna tries to tag out, but Hayter yanks Riho off the apron. Shanna able to hit a hurricanrana on Sakura, sending her to the floor, Shanna heads to the top rope and hits a crossbody on both opponents.

Crowd with a "this is awesome" chant. Back in the ring, Shanna hits sliced bread #2, drives Sakura into the mat, cover, two. Sakura counters Shanna and hits a flatliner, tags in Hayter. She hits a couple forearms in the corner, Hayter with a forearm, running kick, cover, two. Hayter drives Shanna to the mat, cover, two. Hayter looks for a lariat, couple counters, Hayter with two big lariats, cover, 1-2-Riho breaks it up and then gets chucked out to the floor by Hayter. Sakura tags in, backbreaker, heads to the second rope for a vader bomb, cover. Riho with a double stomp to Sakura's back to stop the count. Riho finally gets tagged in, goes for the running knees in the corner, Sakura ducks, cover, two. Riho tries for a pin, two. Multiple nifty pinning attempts by Sakura and she finally gets the 1-2-3.

Winners: Emi Sakura and Jamie Hayter

- Vignette for Brandi Rhodes as she sips on some wine. Brandi says she's worked so hard to get where she's at, but constantly gets dismissed for just being Cody's wife and not being good enough. Flashes of Awesome Kong shows up, Brandi says with Kong's body and her brain they can rip through anyone. Brandi says they can't be stopped, and wonders who are the bullies now.

Brandon Cutler vs. Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard)

Both wrestlers trade wristlocks until Spears finally hits a clothesline. Spears with the "10" taunt. Cutler able to flip away from Spears and gives the "10" taunt back. Spears gets dropped with his head over the bottom rope, Cutler with a slingshot leg drop down on Spears' head. Spears recovers and then sends Cutler into the barricade a few times. Back in the ring, Spears lands a hard chop on Cutler's chest. Cutler with a couple kicks, death valley driver, cover, and we're done here.

Winner: Shawn Spears

- Post-match, Tully slides in a chair, Spears looks to drop Cutler on it, Joey Janela runs out to the ring and chases him away. Janela takes the chair and throws it at Spears. Spears grabs it and goes to the ring, but Tully holds him back. Janela yells at Spears to come to the ring.

- We see clips of last week's Jon Moxley promo where he was not happy about his match against Kenny Omega being an unsanctioned match. The results won't count towards either wrestlers' win/loss record. Cut to Omega saying Moxley isn't really that mad about a hardcore match, what was he going to do, chain wrestle him. Moxley says he isn't looking for an opponent to bring the best out of him, he's looking for someone to bring the worst out of him. Omega says he's is glad to go to that dark place, and can't wait to see Moxley there.

Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara (with Jake Hager)

Omega and Jericho get things started, nope, Jericho tags Guevara in. Omega with some taunting strikes on Guevara who counters with a big strike. Guevara leaps over Omega, but eats some very hard chops to the chest and back. Omega with a leaping back elbow in the corner, side suplex, and in comes Page. Omega and Page with some double team moves, Page with a standing moonsault, cover, two. Crowd chanting "cowboy s---!" Page then lights up Guevara with a chop. Guevara counters, leaps, gets caught in midair, fights out of it, tries for an enziguri, but misses Page.

Guevara takes another chop, but finds a window to tag out to Jericho. Jericho runs in and eats a kick to the face. Jericho hits a back elbow, heads to the second rope and hits a dropkick, punches to the face, and then taunts the crowd a bit. Lots of face paced action, Omega sends Guevara out to the floor, looks to leap, Jericho stops him, but gets sent out to the floor. Omega goes for another leap, but Hager smacks Omega in the back while the referee's back was to them.

Back from break, Page is beating up Jericho, he knocks Guevara to the floor. Hits a fallaway slam on Jericho, then lands a flying crossbody down on Guevara. Jericho looks for the liontamer, Page spins out of it then knocks Jericho to the floor. Guevara ends up getting tossed out to the floor, but Hager caught him, Omega with a leap over and down to the floor on both Hager and Guevara. Page with a moonsault to the floor on Jericho and Guevara. Referee gets distracted and PAC shows up to lowblow Page on the apron. A dazed Page eats a Judas Effect from Jericho, pin, 1-2-3.

Winners: Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara

- Post-match, Inner Circle beats up on Page some more. Cody runs out to get Jericho, but he gets away. Cody pops Guevara though and turns his attention back to Jericho. The two yell at each other as Jericho and Hager make their way up the ramp. MJF then runs out and hits a chairshot to Hager's back, then hits Jericho in the gut and sends him back in the ring. Cody hits cross rhodes on the champ! Omega rolls into the ring while Cody grabs the title and holds it up. Jon Moxley comes out to the ring through the crowd with a barbed wire bat!

Moxley gets in the ring to face off with Omega while Cody looks on. Jericho then attacks Cody from behind and dumps in him out of the ring. Omega backs off as Cody, Jericho, Hager and MJF fight on the ramp. Omega then comes back in the ring with a barbed wire broom. The two look to battle, but Santana and Ortiz run in, knocking Moxley into Omega. The two beat on Omega and Moxley for a moment, but The Young Bucks run down and superkick the two out of the ring. They hit stereo suicide dives and battle up to the stage. Matt then almost gets powerbombed off the stage, but Omega hits a v-trigger on Ortiz, Moxley then hits a DDT on Santana. Moxley and Omega then start fighting each other to the back. Inner Circle and The Elite all swinging away as Nick Jackson heads to the top of the entrance circle set and hits a senton down on everyone. "Holy s---!" from the crowd as the Inner Circle retreat back towards the ring while The Elite bark at them. Matt ends up charging down and everyone starts fighting again as the show closes.