AEW Dynamite Live Coverage - July 9th, 2025
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AEW Dynamite
This week, “Timeless” Toni Storm & Mercedes Moné come face-to-face. Jon Moxley, Young Bucks, & Claudio Castagnoli battle Hangman Page, Will Ospreay, Hobbs, & Shibata in an All Star 8-Man Tag. Samoa Joe collides with Wheeler Yuta. 4-way battle for the #2 spot in the Women's Casino Gauntlet at All In Texas. Plus, Mark Briscoe & MJF talk.
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– Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Mercedes Mone makes her way to the ring.
Mone tells Texas to say hello to their CEO, then says she knows that her and Toni Storm have gotten off on the wrong foot and calls her to the ring.
Storm and Luther appear on the jumbo tron, but Mone says she's sick of the games and Storm hiding behind a screen. She dares Storm to come to the ring, but Storm says she's not hiding and demands her music be hit. Storm and Luther then come out to the ring, and Mone points out the bottle of champagne Storm brought to the ring. She proposes a toast and hands a glass of champagne to Storm as she takes one to herself. Mone proposes a toast to herself as the new AEW Women's World Champion and a seven belt holder.
Storm tells Mone to stop being performative, then says she thought she knew who Mone was. She says she warned Mone that she isn't like the others, then says week after week, Mone has talked like she's some sort of underdog. She says Mone has little authenticity and no emotional depth, then calls her a fraud and says she's found herself with the AEW Women's World Championship whereas Mone hides behind her belts. She asks Mone what she's so afraid of.
Mone says Storm and herself have walked similar pasts, but they are nothing alike because she will always be better than Storm. She says she will always outshine Storm with success and says she's not afraid of anyone or anything. She says no one will stop the Mone Train including Storm. Storm says legacies don't exist because everyone will die, then cheers with Mone and clocks her.
– Backstage we see AEW World Champion and leader of The Death Riders, Jon Moxley. He has a message for Hangman Page ahead of their Texas Deathmatch showdown this Saturday at AEW ALL IN: Texas. Moxley asks if Hangman can hold the line under pressure of everyone counting on him this Saturday.
Moxley says that he thinks Hangman is a waste, but notes that Hangman has one chance to prove him wrong at ALL IN. Mox says he better walk that aisle like it's his last time, because whether he likes it or not, he is "all the way in with this."
– Bandido and Brody King then make their way to the ring. The Don Callis Family follow.
Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher (w/ Don Callis and Lance Archer) vs. Bandido and Brody King
Takeshita and King begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. They exchange right hands with one another, but Takeshita catches King with a knee and tags in Fletcher. Fletcher fires off elbows on the back of King's neck, but King levels Fletcher with a shoulder tackle and lands a chop on him.
Bandido tags in and double teams on Fletcher with King. He runs over him with a baseball running knee, but Takeshita tags in and stares down Bandido. Takeshita and Bandido exchange right hands with one another, but Takeshita levels Bandido with a shoulder tackle. Fletcher flies to level King with a forearm through the middle rope, and Bandido flies to level Fletcher. Takeshita then flies over the top rope to level Bandido, but King lands a tope suicida to take down Takeshita and Fletcher. Fletcher and Takeshita then land a double dropkick on Bandido back inside the ring.
Back from the break, Bandido spikes Fletcher with a DDT and tags in King. King lands a Sidewalk Slam on Fletcher, then delivers a clothesline to him in the corner and connects with a senton in the corner. King sends Fletcher crashing into the mat, then tags in Bandido as Takeshita tags in on his side. Bandido lands a hurricanrana on Takeshita, but Fletcher and Takeshita double team on Bandido. Takeshita gets Bandido into a powerbomb position on the ropes, but Bandido counters into a hurricanrana. King locks in a Sleeper on Fletcher, and Bandido lands a 450 Splash on Takeshita before going for a pin. Fletcher breaks free and breaks up the fall.
Fletcher sends King crashing over the barricade with a boot, but Bandido lands an enzuigiri on Takeshita from the apron. Bandido ascends to the top rope, but Takeshita sees him coming and lands a Falcon Driver on him for the win.
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher
– We shoot to a video package featuring new comments from The Outrunners, who promise to take FTR down tomorrow night on the special live episode of AEW Collision, with Jet Speed and The Patriarchy in the mix for an 8-Man Tag Match.
– After that, we head into a quick commercial break. When the show returns, we shoot backstage where we see FTR and The Patriarchy. Christian Cage and Nick Wayne challenge for the AEW World Tag Team Championship at All In Texas, and Cage offers a deal.
Cage offers to help FTR out after they win the titles in exchange for help at Collision tomorrow night. Stoke addresses the fact that FTR were left out of the title match on Saturday, agreeing to Cage’s offer pending seeing how things go tomorrow night.
– Ricochet makes his way to the ring. Blake Christian follows.
Ricochet vs. Blake Christian
The bell rings and Christian wastes no time going after Ricochet. He fires off right hands on him and chases him back inside the ring when he tries sliding out, but Ricochet clocks Christian when he returns to the ring. Gates Of Agony appear at ringside, but Ricochet sends Christian crashing into the ring steps.
Back from the break, Christian fires off strikes on Ricochet. He follows it up with a cutter to Ricochet off the middle rope, then lands a 450 Splash off the top and goes for a pin. Ricochet kicks out, but Chrisitian steps over Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun to get back inside the ring. Ricochet lands a tope suicida to level Christian on the outside, then follows it up with Vertigo for the win.
Winner: Ricochet
– We shoot backstage, where we see Renee Paquette standing by with MJF. She asks him about the upcoming "Talky-Talk" with Mark Briscoe. MJF insists he won’t be dealing with that alone as he has The Hurt Syndicate with him. MVP interrupts.
MVP tells The Hurt Syndicate's Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin to grab their AEW World Tag-Team Championships, only to realize that JetSpeed duo Kevin Knight and "Speedball" Mike Bailey have taken the belts early after Knight got the win over Benjamin on Collision.
This riles the trio up, leaving MJF on his own as we cut to another commercial break. When the show returns, we see a video package for the AEW Unified Championship showdown between career rivals Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada at AEW ALL IN: Texas this coming Saturday.
– Back inside the arena, Mark Briscoe heads out for a “Talky-Talk” with MJF. Out next comes Maxwell Jacob Friedman himself. A "Tiny pickle" chant breaks out from the crowd, until Mark asks them to settle down for this "Talky-Talk", but MJF calls the phrase dumb and mocks the live Texas crowd. He says there will be no "talky talk" tonight, then tells Mark to take a "walky walk". Mark says MJF needs a good old beating, then says Saturday will be here before they know it and says he's proud to be a country boy despite MJF's best efforts to get under his skin. He says he's worked hard for every penny he's ever earned, then says while MJF may be the rich guy, he has riches too in his family and his friends which is something that MJF can never understand. He says MJF is bankrupt, then says MJF has no soul and he sees right through him.
Mark says MJF will try to get him riled up by saying bad things about his brother Jay Briscoe, but MJF says he would never say anything bad about Jay. He says he pities Jay for having to watch what Mark has become, then says Mark went from being "Dem Boys" to nothing more than a joke.
Mark clocks MJF after he continues to take shots at Jay, but The Hurt Syndicate makes their way out to provide MJF with some backup. "Speedball" Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight attack MVP, Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley from behind as Mark chases MJF away from ringside through the crowd. Speedball lands a dropkick on Benjamin as Knight holds him in place. Speedball and Bailey continue beating down The Hurt Syndicate, and The Patriarchy follows behind, sending Lashely and MVP crashing into the barricades. Sabian places Lashley's knee on a chair, and Cage delivers a pair of Con-Chair-Tos to Lashley's knee before Wayne delivers one of his own. Speedball lands a kick on Benjamin in the ring, and Knight follows it up with the UFO Splash off the top rope.
– Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford make their way to the ring. Thekla, Tay Melo, and Queen Aminata follow, with Kris Statlander taking a seat in the crowd to watch the following action.
AEW ALL IN: Texas Women's Casino Gauntlet No. 2 Spot Eliminator: Megan Bayne vs. Tay Melo vs. Queen Aminata vs. Thekla
The bell rings and Thekla lands a crossbody to Bayne and Melo on the outside. Aminata follows it up with a crossbody off the top rope.
Back from the break, Thekla pins Aminata but Aminata kicks out. Bayne lands a splash on Melo and Aminata in the corner, then lands a Falcon Arrow on Aminata in the corner. She lands a second one on Thekla and goes for a pin, but Bayne kicks out. Bayne levels Aminata, Melo, and Thekla with a tope suicida.
Thekla sends Melo crashing into the corner, but Aminata sends Melo crashing into the mat. Thekla rolls up Aminata, but Aminata kicks out. Jay and Ford brawl on the outside, but Bayne sends Aminata crashing into the mat with a powerbomb for the win.
Winner: Megan Bayne
– When the show returns, we see Renee Paquette backstage with Thekla when she is ambushed and attacked out of nowhere by Queen Aminata. As the two continue to brawl on the ground in the background, a fired up Mark Briscoe enters the picture and badly stumbles over his words as he sends his final message to MJF.
– Samoa Joe then makes his way to the ring. Wheeler Yuta follows.
Samoa Joe vs. Wheeler Yuta
The bell rings and Joe fires off right hands on Yuta. Yuta responds with a dropkick to Joe that sends him crashing out of the ring, then looks to fly over the top rope. Joe accidentally moves out of the way without realizing what Yuta just did.
Back from the break, Yuta lands a tope suicida on Joe through the middle rope and dumps him back inside the ring. Yuta flies off the top rope to level Joe and pins him, but Joe kicks out. Yuta cinches in a submission hold on Joe, but Joe delivers a Manhattan Drop on Yuta and runs him over with a boot before landing a running senton and going for a pin.
Yuta kicks out, then bites Joe's head and cinches in the Coquina Clutch on him. Yuta quickly taps out.
Winner: Samoa Joe
– After the match, Gabe Kidd blindsides Joe from behind until Powerhouse Hobbs and Katsuyori Shibata run down to the ring to come to Joe's aid. Will Ospreay, "Hangman" Adam Page, The Young Bucks, and The Death Riders all follow.
All-Star 8-Man Tag Match: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & The Young Bucks vs. Hangman Page, Will Ospreay, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata
Page and Matthew Jackson begin the action. The bell rings and Page turns Matthew inside out with a clothesline. He levels him once again, but Nicholas sends his face bouncing off the top rope and tags in. Nicholas and Matthew fire off stomps on Page, but Ospreay tags in on his side and levels The Bucks with a double crossbody off the top rope. He follows it up with a flipping double springboard kick and tags in Shibata. Page lands a moonsault off the middle rope to level several competitors on the outside before he stares down Shafir.
Back from the break, Osprey sends Claudio Castagnoli crashing into the ring post shoulder first. Jon Moxley tags in, but Ospreay levels him with a suplex and tags in Page as Matthew tags in on his side. Page runs over Matthew with a clothesline and lands a boot on him, then connects with a Fallaway Slam on him. Hobbs and Castagnoli then tag in, and the pair rock each other with right hands. Hobbs runs over Castagnoli with a splash, then lands a series of clotheslines on him in the corner and levels him with another clothesline. Moxley lands a boot on Hobbs' midsection, but Hobbs levels Moxley with a clothesline.
Shibata tags in and lands a knee on Castagnoli in the corner, then fires off forearms and chops on him. Castagnoli looks to land a suplex on Shibata, but Shibata escapes and looks to land a knee strike on Castagnoli. Castagnoli catches the knee and Nicholas takes down Shibata before everyone else begins brawling with one another and The Bucks have a superkick party with Ospreay and Hobbs. Castagnoli and Moxley grab Hobbs from the apron and powerbomb him through a table. Moxley then tags in and puts Shibata to sleep with a Bulldog Choke for the win.
Winners: The Young Bucks and The Death Riders
– After the match, Moxley keeps the Bulldog Choke cinched in on Shibata. Gabe Kidd and Wheeler Yuta join in and beat down Page, Ospreay, Shibata, and Hobbs along with Moxley, Castagnoli, and The Bucks. Shafir hands The Bucks a pair of plastic bags, and Kidd, Moxley, Castagnoli, and Moxley hold Page and Ospreay in place.
Swerve Strickland appears on the jumbo tron and says he once told a man he had to choose peace or vengeance before realizing they were one and the same. He tells The Bucks that all their issues have stemmed from control, then crushes Matthew and Nicholas' limousine with a mini excavator. Joe, Ospreay, Hobbs, and Page take advantage and beat down The Death Riders before Ospreay lands a moonsault off the top on them on the outside. Page levels Moxley with a discus lariat and looks to follow it up with a Buckshot Lariat, but Castagnoli catches Page with an uppercut. Page takes down Castagnoli and takes a chain from Ospreay, then wraps it around his hand. Shafir advises Moxley to back down, and The Death Riders retreat through the crowd as The Bucks storm out of the arena to check on their limousine. Prince Nana approaches The Bucks, and Strickland flies off the mini excavator to level them.
