AEW Dynamite Live Coverage - November 10th, 2021
– It's Wednesday, it's AEW Dynamite and we're in Indianapolis IN at the Indiana Farmer's Coliseum. Our commentators are Jim Ross, Excalibur, and Tony Schiavone.
Brian Danielson vs Rocky Romero w/Orange Cassidy
They hook up and work arm bars with each taking each other down at one point. Crowd is cheering for Bryan, and after they run the ropes, Bryan takes Rocky down and works his leg, but Rocky is able to grab Bryan's arm in an arm bar. Bryan gets to the ropes for a break. Bryan takes Rock down a few times while holding a waist lock. They work to the corners and then run the ropes. Rocky runs to the ropes, forcing Bryan to go through the ropes to the floor and we are then told that the Best Friends have joined the NJPW group Chaos.
Rocky leaps onto Bryan on the floor as Cassidy distracted Bryan. Rocky then starts working over the shoulder. He gets a series of chops on Bryan in the corner. Bryan reverses it and hits kicks in the corner. Bryan drags Rocky to the middle of the ring and then locks him into the reverse surfboard. Rocky is able to reverse it into another arm bar, and they roll into the ropes to break. Rocky hits a swinging DDT off the ropes.
They then trade blows with Bryan in the ropes. Rocky is able to leap off the ropes to nail Bryan in the side of the head with a drop kick. He then hits a Hurricanrana on the floor, tosses Bryan into the ring and hits a running sliced bread for a two count. When Rocky starts the forever clotheslines, Bryan is able to fight his way out and nail a suplex for a two count.
They go to the corner where Bryan his a series of chops, then they go to the top and go off, Rocky reverses it in the air and lands on Bryan, gets a two count and locks in an arm bar. Bryan if able to lift Rocky and slam him on the mat. Both men struggle to get up. Bryan is up first and peppers Rocky with kicks until they are trading strikes. Rocky hits the cross arm breaker and Bryan reverses it into a calf slicer, and Rocky tries again, and Bryan is able to get a ankle lock. Rocky escapes and gets a arm bar again and they fight until the hold is released.
Rocky goes for sliced bread, but Bryan is able to move it to the stomps and then locks in a modified one legged crab, and Rocky has to tap.
Winner: Bryan Danielson
– We get a run down of the card tonight.
– Tony Schiavone is in the ring to call out the Inner Circle, and it's time for the Indianapolis Wrestling Fans Choir to sing Judas. They are attacked on their way to the ring by America's Top Team. They leave the Inner Circle laying. A table is set up in the ring and Lambert drops Jericho through the table. Scorpio Sky says that this is just a taste of what they can do. Ethan Page says they will make sure Dan Lambert pins Jericho. But tonight, Lambert will tap out Jericho.
Lambert puts Jericho in what he calls a Boston Crab and Jericho's hand is tapped on the mat since he is out light a light.
Britt Baker, Rebel, and Jamie Hayter vs Tay Conti, Thunder Rosa, and Anna Jay
All six brawl in the ring and Baker's team is tossed out as the bell rings. Baker rolls in and faces of with Rosa. They counter each other's moves until Rebeal tag in and Rosa is able to hit a series of moves ending with the Casadora.
Anna is tagged in and she works over Rebel in the corner. Rebel is able to toss Anna to the ropes, and Hayter and Baker pull her out of the ring to start a beat down. The ref is distracted keeping Tay and Rosa out of the ring. Anna is tossed back in the ring as they go to the small screen for Anna to take her beating.
When they return to full screen, Anna suplexes Baker and crawls to her corner. Tay tags in and cleans house. Everyone on Baker's team gets a pump kick in the corner and Hayter taskes a Tay KO and a two count, broken up by Baker. Baker and Hayter double team Tay and covers for a two count until Rosa breaks up the pin.
All six women get an attack until it's Rebel and Tay in the ring. Tay takes down Rebel after Baker decides not to save her and covers for the three count.
Winners: Tay Conti, Thunder Rosa, and Anna Jay.
– We get a package for the match between Kris Statlander and Ruby Soho.
Jungle Boy vs Anthony Bowens
Max Caster's rap is about how JB can't cut a promo and keep a girlfriend.
They lock up collar and elbow into the corner. They break clean and tie up again with JB getting a waist lock. They trade switches. It ends with Bowens tossing JB to the mat and looks strong doing so. They battle to the corner with JB battering Bowens. Bowens cuts off JB with a knee to the midsection. Bowens works over JB in the corner with chops and kicks.
JB is tossed to the corner, leaps over Bowens, hits a series of kicks and strikes. He then hits a series of chops in the corner that knock Bowens off his feet. JB is tossed to the corner and tries to escape through the ropes and Bowens stops him and works him over. Max grabs JB's foot and JB is dropped to the floor as we go to the small screen. JB is the victim of the small screen beat down.
When they return to full screen, Bowens is still in control and driops JB with a side slam and a two count. JB is able to get a sneaky roll up and then goes for the snare trap and sees Caster on the apron. JB drops him to the floor hits a Tope on him and then gets attacked by Bowens on his way into t he ring, dropped with a DDT and Bowens covers for a two count. JB reverses a hold by Bowens and locks in the snare trap. Baster is reaching for Bowens, but JB holds strong and Bowens has to tap out.
Winner: Jungle Boy
Bobby Fish runs to the ring and attacks JB. Christian Cage and Luchasaurus run to the ring and chase him off.
– We go to the back for a video package about Adam Page's struggle to get back to be the number one contender. Kenny Omega's statement is that Page always loses big matches.
– We go to a backstage promo with Adam Cole and the Young Bucks and Cole introduces them to Bobby Fish. Matt says if Cole vouches for him, they are good with him, and they ask Bobby to take out Jungle Boy on Friday.
– We then get a recap of the confrontation between CM Punk and Eddie Kingston from Friday's Dynamite. If you haven't seen it yet, go to YouTube and watch it. It was amazing, and the recap only captures part of it.
Wheeler Yuta w/Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor vs Wardlow
Yuta tries a drop kick and is slapped away. Anything Yuta does, Wardlow is able to take it and knock him away. Wardlow power bombs Yuta four times. Wardlow then hits the rising knee strike, covers and it is over.
Winner: Wardlow
The commentary team puts over how you shouldn't overlook Wardlow.
The Hardy Family Office show up and attack the Best Friends. Matt brings in a chair and uses it on Orange Cassidy. He wraps the chair around Cassidy's neck and hits a Twist of Fate on him.
– In the back, CM Punk and Eddie Kingston are begin kept apart by security.
Lio Rush and Dante Martin vs Matt Sydal and Lee Moriarty
Dante still looks apprehensive when coming to the ring with Lio. Lee starts with Dante. They lock up and Lee is able to control arm bars as the crowd sings his name. We then get a quick batch of mat moves and reversals. We get quick two counts from each man. Dante tags in Lio reluctantly. Matt also tags in.
Matt tries to talk to Lio and instead they move to quick strikes and lots of speed in their moves. We get all four men in the ring as we go to the small screen.
When they are back on the full screen, Dante has been the one getting worked over and Dante gets a quick rolls up two count. Dante and Matt fly at each other, and Dante takes out Matt Sydal with a shotgun drop kick. They crawl to their corners and Lee and Lio are tagged in. They run the ropes, and Lio takes a series of hits to his shoulder. Lee gets a reversal and a two count on Lio. Matt tags in and they double team Lio. Lio is able to fight his way free is able to take them both out. He hits a series of leaping kicks on Lee, and both men are on the floor. They come in and Lio gets them both again with leaping elbows.
Lio then leaps onto them on the floor. He gets back in the ring and hits a corkscrew onto Lee and a two count. Dante is tagged in and they both go up. Matt hits a Rana on Lio and Lee tosses Dante off the top into a two count. Lio recovers and nails a series of kicks on both and Dante hits the double rope moonsault and covers Lee for the three count.
Winners: Lio Rush and Dante Martin
– We get a video from Miro where he addresses Bryan Danielson, who means nothing to him. He asks if Bryan knows his god, and if he's blessing him or messing with him. He needs to win the title. Really good psycho promo from Miro.
Dax Harwood w/Tully Blanchard vs Pac
The commentary are calling this the main event since the show ends with a contract signing.
They lock up collar and elbow more than once and Pac is able to drive them into the corner. Dax reverses and the ref breaks it up. They lock up again and reverse wrist locks. They run the ropes and Pac;'s shoulder tackles take Dax down every time. Pac slams Dax and Dax kicks his way out of it and they trade take downs.
They jack jaws in the middle fo the ring and Dax drops Pac with a clothesline. They trade chops, then fore arms and then Pac hits a German suplex. Dax rolls to the outside and Pac leaps onto him as they go to the small screen. They brawl on the floor through the break.
When they return to full screen, they are fighting in the corner. Pac goes to the top and sets up for a superplex and instead, he hits Dax with a sheer drop brain buster. Both men are slow to move3 and Pac finally covers for two and Dax kicks out. We are then told that Pac's chops are causing Dax's chest to bleed.
Pac goes to the top and hits a shotgun drop kick on Dax's back. Tully tries to revive Dax. Pac goes up again and Dax rolls out of the way. He goes to the opposite corner and Pac follows with attacks in the corner. He tosses him back and forth until Tully pulls Dax out of the way and Dax hits a brwain buster and covers for a two count.
Pac is able to get up and as he goes to the corner, he hits a mule kick on the charging Dax. Pac goes up for the Black Arrow and Dax is up and stops him. Dax sets up for a superplex and drops Pac. Both men struggle to get up and JR reminds us that Dax is tougher than a two dollar steak. They get up and Pac hits Dax with a German Suplex. Pac tries for another one and Dax fights his way out and then drops Pac with a clothesline. Dax hits a rebound Liger bomb for a two count.
Dax pulls Pac up and says one more time. He nails Pac with uppercuts and Pac gets a backslide and then locks in the brutalizer. Dax taps.
Winner: Pac
Cash Wheeler comes in when Pac doesn't release the hold and the lights go out.
The lights come on and Malakai Black and Andrade start the beat down. Penta, Rey Fenix and Cody Rhodes come to the rescue. It's chaos in the ring and at the end Death Triangle and Cody are standing tall.
– Friday’s AEW Rampage:
* Jungle Boy vs. Bobby Fish
* Matt Hardy vs. Orange Cassidy (Lumberjack Match)
– AEW Full Gear: The Buy In will feature Nyla Rose and Jamie Hayter vs. Thunder Rosa and Hikaru Shida. Also, PAC and Cody Rhodes vs. Andrade El Idolo and Malakai Black has been added to the PPV card.
– Tony is in the ring for the contract signing between AEW World Champion Kenny Omega and Hangman Page. Tony Khan banned everyone from the ring. Page goes to sign the contract, but he takes the mic and says he’s not sure what’s left to say. The soon he signs the contract, the sooner he gets to Full Gear to beat Omega’s ass and take the title. He signs the contract.
Omega talks to Page about how they were once friends and family. He says everything in AEW was meant for Page, but if it wasn’t for his failures and insecurities, he’d have it. “What a disappointment,” Omega says. Page says Omega was always afraid of him. Omega never wanted to light a fire under Page’s ass so he’ll become champion and take what Omega has. Omega counters he cared about Page. He wants to shake Page’s hand one last time before they kill it at the PPV. They both shake hands. Omega says he’s proud of Page and walks to the apron. The cameraman then clocks Page with the camera! It’s Don Callis. Page is bleeding from the head. Omega then signs the contract in Page’s blood as the show comes to an end.
