AEW Dynamite Live Coverage - March 2nd, 2022
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AEW Dynamite
Tonight on DYNAMITE on TBS, AEW World Champion Hangman Page joins Dark Order’s John Silver and Alex Reynolds in a Trios Tag Team match to face #1 Contender Adam Cole and ReDRagon’s Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly. The Casino Tag Team Battle Royale goes down with the winner advancing to Sunday’s REVOLUTION pay-per-view to challenge Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus for the titles. Plus, AEW President and GM Tony Khan has a huge announcement, and more!
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– We kick-start tonight’s AEW Dynamite with Tony Schiavone in the ring with Tony Khan. The AEW President says normally he keeps people on time, so he will get us to the wrestling tonight. He thanks everyone for being here, and he thanks everyone at home for keeping the company going in the pandemic.
Tony says when we started AEW three years ago, it was out in the parking lot. 17 years before that, another company started, known as Ring Of Honor. Tony has been a fan for a long time, so he’s excited…Tony Khan is the new owner of Ring Of Honor! Tony says, Shane is not here, it is him.
He says the era of honor show featured Christopher Daniels in a triple threat. One of the opponents is here tonight, and neither of them won, and it has eaten them up. That is this man…Bryan Danielson.
Bryan Danielson vs. Christopher Daniels
Bryan Danielson and Christopher Daniels shake hands and show respect, but the Fallen Angel quickly takes control. They shake hands again and Danielson takes down his opponent and then drops him again with a shoulder tackle. Bryan then works the arm of Christopher, but he fires back with a leg lariat.
Daniels dives to the outside with another kick and he follows it with a springboard moonsault to the outside. However, when Daniels looks to drop from the top rope, Bryan catches him with a huge kick to the chest. Bryan then works the legs of Daniels, but after a few chops, he reverses with a blue thunder bomb.
Daniels looks to charge into the corner but eats a kick. However, when Bryan climbs to the top turnbuckle, Daniels hits an uppercut and then drops him to the mat from the top. Bryan then counters Christopher, sending him into the turnbuckles, and then hitting a German suplex. He then connects with the running dropkick into the corner, and he unloads several chops and strikes after.
Danielson looks for an arm submission, but Daniels counters with a pinfall attempt. The two men then exchange counters, and that stops with Daniels slapping Bryan, but he fires back with a forearm. They then go back and forth with shots until the American Dragon slaps Daniels so hard he drops to the mat.
Bryan then hits a rolling elbow strike, and that grants him a near fall. Danielson once again takes too long at the top turnbuckle, and Daniels cuts him off with a big strike. He tries to hit a hurricanrana, but Bryan pushes him away, only for him to be caught in mid-air and dropped. Christopher goes for the Best Moonsault Ever, but Danielson catches him and locks in the triangle choke to get the submission victory.
Winner: Bryan Danielson
– Danielson then says 20 years after the first Ring Of Honor show, they were in the main event. They started matches and ended them with a handshake. Bryan grabs his hand and says, ‘let’s hear it for Christopher Daniels.’ But he’s not in Ring Of Honor, he’s in AEW, and it is time to kick somebody’s head in. He pulls Daniels’ arms and then stomps away on his head.
He then says on Sunday, it will be Jon Moxley’s head that gets stomped in. This leads to the former AEW World Champion making his way to the ring. Jon says he can see Danielson is better and more violent than ever, but he’s got it wrong. There’s two paths he can walk right now, as he’s at a crossroads.
Danielson thinks Moxley will walk down a path to get his head kicked in. But that isn’t what will happen. He chooses another path, through sheer force of will, he will walk through bullets and through Bryan. At the end of the path, he beats the American Dragon. He says the story of Jon Moxley is just starting, and the first chapter is written this Sunday, and it will be written in blood.
He says there’s millions watching right now, and Moxley invites Bryan to take a shot. Danielson pretends to punch, but rolls out and walks away.
– Sting says he is not worried about the fact there are fines for anyone who gets involved on Friday. Darby Allin says it doesn’t bother him either, and no matter what happens, he and Sammy are teaming up on Sunday. They will steal the show, but as for Friday, it is showtime.
Casino Tag Team Battle Royale
We return from the break and head right back down to the ring for the second Casino Tag-Team Royale match.
This bout will determine the third team that will join reDRagon -- Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish -- in the AEW Tag-Team Championship match against current title-holders Jurassic Express -- Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus -- at the AEW Revolution 2022 pay-per-view.
Out comes the first team, as FTR's theme hits and the duo of Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler make their way down to the ring. As they settle in the ring, their music fades down.
We wait as the theme for their opponents hits, and out comes Dante Martin along with his former tag-team partner who has been on the sidelines for some time now -- Darius Martin.
Top Flight reunite on this week's show and they will be kicking things off as one of the first two teams in this week's Casino Tag-Team Royale bout. They settle into the ring and their music dies down.
The bell sounds to get this one off-and-running. The two teams slug it out straight out of the gate and then when the clock winds down, we hear the familiar sounds of the theme of The Acclaimed.
Max Caster and Anthony Bowens make their way out as Caster does his usual freestyle rap routine. As the commentators point out, they eat up essentially the entire 90-second interval with their rap and then enter the ring just as the clock strikes to bring out the next team.
On that note, The Dark Order duo of Alan Angels and No. 10 make their way out as the fourth team to enter this battle royale style bout, where both team members must be eliminated over the top-rope for their team to be out of the running.
After some action from The Dark Order duo, the countdown clock appears on the screen again. The fans help count it down and when it expires, The Butcher & The Blade make their way out as the next team to enter the mix.
Out after them is The Varsity Blondes -- Brian Pillman Jr. & Griff Garrison. Just as they make their way out, Excalibur talks us into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.
We're back from the break and out comes Santana & Ortiz as the next team. Immediately they make an impact, as they throw out both Bear Bronson and Bear Boulder to eliminate them.
Soon thereafter, another elimination happens as Brian Pillman Jr. is thrown out. A few moments later, Griff Garrison is also thrown out.
The Best Friends duo make their way out as the next participants in the match. Stu Grayson and Evil Uno make their way out next as The Dark Order are now represented by two different teams.
Max Caster is thrown out to eliminate him, however Anthony Bowens is still in it to keep The Acclaimed's chances alive. The Blade is thrown out, but again, The Butcher is thrown out a moment later to end the team's chances.
As the action continues, we hear the familiar sounds of The Young Bucks' theme song. Nick and Matt Jackson come out with their over-the-top entrance, complete with smoke and confetti shooting all over the place as they flash their cheesey double biceps pose. As they finish up their ring walks, we head to another mid-match commercial break.
We return from the break right into the next countdown from the fans. When the clock expires, out comes the next team to enter the match, and it is none other than The Gunn Club. Out comes Austin and Colten Gunn, sons of WWE Hall of Fame legend Billy Gunn, to join the mix.
The camera pans over and shows some of the Ring Of Honor wrestlers sitting in a special section and enjoying the action from AEW in support of their new boss -- Tony Khan.
Meanwhile, The Young Bucks and FTR work together to eliminate The Gunn Club seconds after they entered the match. There are bodies flying everywhere as the ring is heavily filled up at this point.
We see the countdown clock re-appear and when it counts down, the buzzer sounds and out comes the duo of Lee Johnson and Brock Anderson, accompanied by Arn Anderson. As soon as the duo hits the ring, Bowens heads over and fires away at them with punches.
Brock Anderson ends up hooking Bowens and hitting him with a sidewalk slam. Bowens is nearly thrown out by No. 10, but he instead throws him out. Chuck Taylor is tossed out and eliminated by Ortiz moments later.
The Wing Men are thrown out and eliminated soon there after. Grayson of The Dark Order is tossed out by Bowens. We see Jackson hanging on as the countdown clock appears again. When it counts down and the buzzer hits, out comes Team 2point0 -- Jeff Parker and Matt Lee -- as the final entrants in the bout.
We see things pick up now, as several competitors are eliminated in a short amount of time. Things skim down to just The Young Bucks, FTR, and Top Flight. We see reDRagon come out and get involved from the floor, which leads to the elimination of FTR.
Now we're down to just Darius Martin of Top Flight and both members of The Young Bucks -- Nick and Matt Jackson -- as the final three participants in this match. The Jackson's close in on Darius and then the fight is on.
Darius does better than expected faring by himself against the veteran duo, however eventually we get to the finishing sequence. We see Jackson nearly thrown out by Darius, only for Brandon Cutler to catch him and keep him in it.
Moments later, Darius launches Jackson into his brother to eliminate him. Darius nearly follows up with an immediate elimination of the other Buck, however he hangs on. The two both end up outside the ropes duking it out on the ring apron. We see Darius beat down Jackson until The Young Buck throws a low blow, field goal style, before hitting a super kick to eliminate him.
With the elimination, The Young Bucks are the winners in this one, so it will be Jurassic Express defending their AEW Tag-Team Championships this Sunday at AEW Revolution 2022 against The Young Bucks and reDRagon.
Winners: The Young Bucks
– ReDragon then get into the ring to congratulate them, but Jurassic Express then appear, staring down their challengers.
– Chris Jericho says the wrestling world is buzzing, and he jokes that Eddie Kingston doesn’t know what a promo segment is, so he calls it a conversation. Jericho says he has been a big star for so long, while Eddie has not. Jericho says in AEW, he is the big one, and he questions if Eddie can actually beat him.
Jericho doesn’t think that Kingston has got what it takes. But if he does, he will shake Eddie’s hand and say he has his respect. But if he doesn’t he will laugh and tell him to GFY. Santana and Ortiz then appear, and they all fist bump. Jericho asks if they’re good and they nod in respect.
– CM Punk says he used to wake up and ask himself if he is the bad guy. He doesn’t believe that people think they’re the bad guy in their own story. Until a week ago, he thought Max was a bad guy, but he thinks what MJF did last week took courage, which he didn’t think he had. Punk says he can’t shake the feeling that he is being gaslit.
He makes it clear, Punk doesn’t think Max is lying. Where his question lies is his sincerity. Punk says there is a famous picture of him with Steve Austin, after lesser men framed him as someone who took his ball and went home, Punk didn’t lash out. But since he’s been here, he has seen Max knockout Dean Malenko. He has heard him bury Brian Pillman. He heard him say awful things about Darby Allin’s uncle.
One fact he knows is that hurt people, hurt other people. Punk doesn’t think he can say anything that is more impactful than anything he can do. Punk asks MJF to come out, the same one from last week. MJF then appears. Punk points out some of the things he did, such as mocking someone’s addiction until he lost his job, or pouring ashes on a wrestler from his manager. He says that stuff just eats you up.
Punk says this is bigger than wrestling. It is about an 11-year-old kid who looks up to MJF the same way MJF did to him. He might be wrong, but he woke up this morning, and he asked himself if he’s the good guy. The answer was he sure is trying, and he puts out his hand for MJF to shake. MJF pushes it away and hugs Punk instead, and Punk hugs him back. However, he then boots Punk with a low blow. He then hits the Heat Seeker, takes off his shirt, and reveals a t-shirt with the photo of them on it.
MJF welcomes down Wardlow and Shawn Spears, and he puts the ring on, and clocks Punk in the head. MJF then attacks him repeatedly with the ring, busting Punk open while FTR stop security getting involved. Spears then puts the dog collar on Punk, and MJF calls him a stupid old man. He says he is a snake, and the greatest trick the devil pulled was convincing the world he doesn’t exist. This Sunday, he shows the world he is the devil himself. Spears then pulls the dog collar over the top rope, with Punk dangling until Sting, Sammy Guevara, and Darby Allin chase the heels away.
– Keith Lee is backstage, and Ricky Starks interrupts. Lee says if that happens again, there will be none of him left. Starks says Rampage is Starks country, with Hobbs saying he is the president. Ricky just wants to give him the heads up on that.
Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter vs. Mercedes Martinez & Thunder Rosa
The women brawl immediately and this match gets under way. Mercedes Martinez launches Thunder Rosa into Britt Baker and Martinez follows up with a big boot. Jamie Hayter is able to tag in, and the two bigger women shoulder tackle several times until Mercedes takes advantage.
She brings in Thunder Rosa who starts lighting up with several kicks, but Rebel then gets involved. This allows Baker to jump in and hit a kick of her own, and Hayter maintains control from that point. She charges in with a big shoulder tackle and then a snap suplex to Rosa. Hayter tries to charge in again, but Rosa has the knees up.
Jamie regains control with a body slam. Thunder fights back and is able to tag out, and Martinez charges in taking out Hayter with a suplex. Britt Baker then comes in and hits a thrust kick to Martinez , but she’s unable to get the Lock Jaw set and Rosa tags back in. Britt hits a strike, but Rosa responds with a huge one of her own.
They go back and forth with some shots, but Rosa gets the best of it with a deep valley driver. Hayter breaks up the pinfall attempt. Martinez ends up attacking Hayet outside the ring, and this allows Rosa to take down her Revolution opponent and score the pinfall victory.
Winners: Thunder Rosa & Mercedes Martinez
– Tay Conti tries to do an interview until Jade Cargill arrives and says nobody gives a sh*t about her karate.
– Sammy Guevara then appears with his cards during a break, pushing his upcoming match on Rampage.
Wardlow vs. Cezar Bononi
Cezar Benoni uses his strength to attack Wardlow first, but when he sends him to the ropes, Wardlow is able to hit a Powerbomb immediately. The symphony begins and he then hits another two to get the win.
Winner: Wardlow
– After the match, Shawn Spears tries to use his chair to attack Cezar, but Wardlow grabs it and stops him. The two men go dace to face, but Spears ends up backing away.
– A video package airs for the House Of Black, saying they helped Penta giving him new levels of violence. Buddy Matthews says they don’t cast judgment, they seek the truth. The truth is, they are the house. And the house always wins.
– Backstage, MJF meets Wardlow and says that if he wins the ladder match and the TNT Title, he can keep it. However, he adds that it won’t happen anyway. This leads to Wardlow saying that’s because he is always watching his back, and MJF then slaps Wardlow. The big man squares up to him, but MJF reminds Wardlow that he is not employed by AEW, he’s hired by him.
Adam Cole & ReDragon vs. Hangman Page, John Silver, & Alex Reynolds
Adam Cole starts out, but he backs away from the World Champion and tags in Bobby Fish. Hangman Page immediately takes the fight to him, launching Fish into the corner as he stomps away. However, Fish fights back and Kyle O’Reilly comes in. Despite a double team attempt, Page runs through them and then drops Fish onto his partner.
John Silver then comes in and he and Kyle exchange strikes. Alex Reynolds comes in and they work some combination offense, and then a dropkick to Kyle. The former NXT star then lights up Alex with his striking ability. Hangman Page manages to tag in, but he gets goaded away, and the heels take advantage.
They take a shot from behind and then drop Page’s partners. Cole then wants to tag in and looks for the Panama Sunrise, but Page stops it. Cole connects with a kick to the knee but misses with the Boom. Page then aims for the Buckshot, but Adam smartly rolls away. Silver tags in, but ReDragon are able to isolate him. Fish leaps over the rope and drops onto John, as he then works the leg.
They then hit a double suplex as Fish grinds his elbow into the jaw of his opponent afterward. Cole comes in and continues to work down Silver. The Dark Order star fires back with some shots of his own, but then O’Reilly kicks him as Fish tries to stop the tag. Silver makes the tag and Cole backs out as O’Reilly gets dropped.
He then wipes out Fish before hitting a fallaway slam to Kyle. He powerbombs O’Reilly, but he is able to kick out at the last second. Cole then tags in and comes face to face with Page and they start brawling as their partners then join in. All six men just brawl, but Silver picks up the pace with his strikes until Cole drops him. But he is immediately slammed to the mat with a clothesline from Page.
The champion tags in Alex, but then gets sent to the floor. Cole takes advantage and hits a pump kick to Reynolds, but he charges in with one of his own, only for Alex to eat a superkick and then the Boom.
Winners: Adam Cole & ReDragon
After the match Cole attacks Reynolds again until Page makes the save. He then fights off all of his opponents. But before he can hit the Buckshot Lariat, Fish swipes the legs. The three men then use duct tape to tie Page to the ropes. ReDragon hit the high-low on Silver and then Reynolds is hit with a Panama Sunrise, as Page has to watch. He tries to headbutt Cole, but he responds with two superkicks as he then puts the title on Page.
