AEW Dynamite Live Coverage - July 2nd, 2025
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AEW Dynamite
On the landmark 300th episode of DYNAMITE, Brody King, MJF, Anthony Bowens, and AR Fox battle in a 4-way match for the #2 spot in the Men's Casino Gauntlet match at ALL IN: TEXAS. Mercedes Moné defends the TBS Championship against Mina Shirakawa! Plus, AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada clashes with Kota Ibushi and much more!
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– Excalibur, Taz, and Ian Riccaboni greet audiences at home as "Hangman" Adam Page storms down to the ring.
Page says he's not going to waste too much time because he's already made it known how much his AEW World Championship match against Jon Moxley at AEW All In means to him. He says he's made his feelings about how much winning the AEW World Championship means to him, then says Moxley can wrap a chain around his neck and hang him from the sky, but he'll have to end him before he lets his chance slip him by. Page says that at All In, he knows that The Death Riders are coming. He tells Moxley to bring The Elite, The Death Riders, and everything else he is, then challenges Moxley to make it a Texas Death Match on July 12.
The Death Riders' music hits, and Moxley makes his way to the ring along with Marina Shafir. Moxley says Page has put all of his chips on the table including his life, health, and career. He says no to Page's challenge to a Texas Death Match because Page doesn't want that even if he thinks he does. He says Page will lose at All In and won't win because he doesn't want to, then says Page is happy where he is safe and comfortable. He says Page won the 2025 Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament because it wasn't the highest peak of the mountain, then says the top of the mountain is too much pressure for Page. Moxley says he lives in pressure, then says he will show the world at All In. He says Page won't go as far as he needs to in a Texas Death Match, and it would be something he doesn't walk away from.
Page slaps Moxley, but Moxley tackles Page and rains down right hands on him. Moxley and Page then begin brawling, but Page looks to stab Moxley with a fork. Wheeler Yuta comes to Moxley's aid, but Page levels him. Shafir fires off strikes on Page, but Claudio Castagnoli runs down to the ring and beats down Page with Yuta as Moxley and Shafir retreat through the crowd. Castagnoli lands the Neutralizer on Page, then heads out through the crowd with Yuta.
Page grabs a microphone and asks The Death Riders if that's the best they've got because he's still standing. Castagnoli storms back down to the ring, but The Opps are waiting for him at ringside. Shafir sneaks up behind Page with the briefcase containing the AEW World Championship in hand, but Page sees her coming and grabs the briefcase from her. He tells Moxley to give him a Texas Death Match unless he wants him to steal the briefcase, and Moxley finally agrees to give Page his Texas Death Match. Page hands Shafir the briefcase back, but lands a Buckshot Lariat on her.
– Toni Storm and Luther then make their way to the ring as Storm looks to enjoy a steak dinner during the upcoming match. Mina Shirakawa and Mercedes Mone both follow.
TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
The bell rings and Shirakawa fires off right hands on Mone. Mone stomps on Shirakawa's neck, but Shirakawa rolls up Mone. Mone kicks out, but Shirakawa rains down right hands on Mone. Mone lands a meteora on Shirakawa off the middle rope, then dumps her out of the ring through the middle rope and mocks Storm.
Back from the break, Shirakawa delivers a splash to Mone's knee. Mone cinches in the Statement Maker on Shirakawa, but Shirakawa reverses into a Figure Four Leg Lock. Mone rolls out of the ring to break the fall, but Shirakawa delivers a Tornado DDT to her off the ring steps. Mone lands a meteora on Shirakawa off the ring apron, then fires off right hands on Shirakawa back inside the ring and follows it up with a Sunset Flip and a meteora.
Shirakawa sends Mone's knee crashing into the mat, then connects with a Dragon Screw on her and cinches in a Figure Four Leg Lock on her. Mone crawls over to the bottom rope to escape, then sets up for a Gory Bomb. Shirakawa escapes and lands a pair of elbows on Mone, then follows it up with a kick to the back of her neck and follows it up with the Glamorous Driver. She goes for a pin, but Mone kicks out.
Shirakawa delivers a running knee on Mone, but Mone responds with a modified Lung Blower on Shirakawa. Mone then rolls up Shirakawa for the win.
Winner and STILL TBS Champion: Mercedes Moné
– After the match, Mone blindsides Shirakawa with an attack. Storm checks on Shirakawa, but Mone clocks Storm with her TBS Championshup belt.
– From there, we shoot to an "earlier today" video, which shows The Young Bucks celebrating coming “home” with a fancy 'Founding Fathers' limo, and they look to go on a trip around Rancho Cucamonga. The AEW EVP duo look to go to the mall as the show heads into a commercial break.
– When the show returns from the break, we catch back up with Nicholas and Matthew Jackson. The two are now at the mall and walking around checking things out. They mention how it seemed bigger years ago. They opt to go back to their fancy 'Founding Fathers' limo as the segment comes to a close.
AEW ALL IN: Texas Men's Casino Gauntlet Qualifier: MJF vs. Brody King vs. AR Fox vs. Anthony Bowens
The bell rings and MJF hands King a wad of cash as a means of buying him off. King throws down the cash, and MJF slides out of the ring. King, Fox, and Bowens corner MJF behind the announce desk, but the rest of The Hurt Syndicate block his path. King then runs over Fox and Bowens with a double clothesline and sends them both crashing into barricades before he lands a chop on Bowens' chest and lands crossbodies on both him and Fox as they sit on chairs.
Fox lands a boot on King back in the ring as MJF decides to take a seat at the commentary desk. Bowens sends Fox crashing into the mat and lands a Famouser on King, but Fox lands a kick on King and flies off the ropes to level King on the outside. Bowens lands a DDT on Fox on the apron, but King lands a tope suicida to level Bowens and Fox on the outside. MJF hits King with a chair across his spine.
Back from the break, Fox and Bowens level King with double boots. Bowens lands a DDT on Fox, but Fox sends MJF crashing into the mat with a Brainbuster. MJF rolls up King, but King kicks out. MJF then bites King and lands a cutter on him, but Bowens deliversa cutter to MJF. Fox delivers a cutter to Bowens, but King connects with a cutter on Fox and goes for a pin. Fox kicks out.
Fox lands a roundhouse kick on King's head, then delivers a 450 Splash to him and goes for a pin. King kicks out, but Bowens rocks King with a rolling forearm. MJF connects with a Hammerlock DDT on Bowens, but King cinches in a Sleeper on MJF. Bowens rocks King with a thrust kick to break the hold, and Fox lands a hanging DDT on King. Bowens lands The Arrival on Fox, but King delivers a double chop to Bowens and sends him crashing into the mat. He goes for a pin, but Fox breaks the fall. MJF then cinches in The Salt Of The Earth on Fox, and Fox taps out.
Winner: MJF
– After the match, Mark Briscoe's music hits and he tells MJF to meet him in the ring next week without the rest of The Hurt Syndicate for a talk. Kevin Knight and "Speedball" Mike Bailey's music hits, and they pair make their way out to take down Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley. Benjamin and Lashley respond by sending Knight and Speedball crashing into the mat with powerbombs. Benjamin and Lashley continue to beat down Knight and Speedball, promoting Knight to challenge Benjamin to a singles match.
– The Young Bucks, Konosuke Takeshita, Bandido, and The Paragon then all make their way to the ring.
'Heroes vs. Villains Presented By Superman' Trios Match: The Young Bucks & Konosuke Takeshita vs. Bandido, Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong
Bandido and Takeshita begin the action. The bell rings and Bandido lands a boot on Takeshita's midsection. They go back and forth with one another, but Nicholas Jackson tags in adn levels Takeshita with a kick. Matthew Jackson gets inside the ring and lands a double chop on Bandido with Nicholas. The Young Bucks continue double teaming on Bandido and level Kyle O'Reilly with a double back elbow.
Strong tags in and lands a chop on Matthew's chest, then tags in O'Reilly. The Paragon double teams on Matthew and land a double backbreaker on Nicholas, but Bandido flies over the top rope to level Matthew and Nicholas on the outside. Takeshita then takes flight to level Bandido on the outside.
Back from the break, Bandido lands a pop-up cutter on Nicholas. Matthew and Strong tag in, and Strong levels Matthew with a clothesline. He delivers an Angle Slam to Takeshita, but O'Reilly delivers a kick to Matthew's oblique and cinches in a Guillotine on him. Matthew lands a pair of Northern Lights suplexes on O'Reilly and a double Northern Lights suplex to O'Reilly and Strong.
Takeshita lands a sit-out powerbomb on Bandido and goes for a pin, but Bandido kicks out. Strong and O'Reilly send The Bucks crashing into the mat off the top rope, and Bandido does the same to Takeshita. Bandido delivers a 21 Plex to Takeshita, but Takeshita lands a German suplex on Bandido and goes for a pin. The Bucks send The Paragon crashing into the two men to break the fall, and O'Reilly cinches in The Guillotine on Takeshita. Takeshita powers up to his feet, but O'Reilly lands a chop block on him. Matthew and Nicholas fire off superkicks on O'Reilly, and Takeshita levels him with a forearm. The Bucks and Takeshita land a triple BTE Trigger on O'Reilly, and Takeshita lands the Raging Fire on O'Reilly for the win.
Winners: The Young Bucks and Konosuke Takeshita
– After the match, Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay attack The Bucks from behind. Strickland grabs a microphone and says that The Bucks never answered his and Ospreay's challenge to a match at All In with the Executive Vice President title on the line. He clarifies that himself and Ospreay are doing this for Tony Khan, but Matthew says no once again because himself and Nicholas would get nothing out of the match. Ospreay proposes that if The Bucks win, then they can't challenge for the AEW World Championship for a year. Strickland gets in Ospreay's face not totally agreeing with him, but Matthew accepts Ospreay and Strickland's challenge to an All In match as long as Strickland agrees to the stipulation as well. Strickland then grabs the microphone and does so.
– Dralistico and The Beast Mortos make their way to the ring.
'Heroes vs. Villains Presented By Superman' Tag-Team Match: Swerve Strickland & Will Ospreay vs. The Beast Mortos & Dralistico
The bell rings and all four men begin brawling with one another. Strickland and Opsreay fly to level Mortos and Dralistico on the outside, but Mortos lands a Tornillo to level Strickland on the outside.
Back from the break, Strickland levels Dralistico with a chop and rocks Mortos with a superkick. Ospreay tags in and lands a double springboard kick on both Mortos and Dralistico, then flies through the ropes to level them on the outside. Ospreay levels Mortos with a forearm off the top and goes for a pin, but Mortos kicks out. Mortos holds Dralistico in place and Dralistico flies off the top rope to level him, then goes for a pin. Strickland breaks the fall.
Dralisitco levels Strickland with a Tornado DDT, then ascends to the middle rope. Ospreay connects with a Crucifix Bomb on Mortos and gets him up on one shoulder. Ospreay and Strickland deliver a Swerve Stomp-Stormbreaker combination to Mortos, and Ospreay sends Dralistico crashing into the mat. Strickland then delivers a House Call to Dralistico for the win.
Winners: Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay
– Kota Ibushi then makes his way out to the ring. The Don Callis Family follows.
Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada (w/ Don Callis and Lance Archer)
The bell rings and the two lock up. Ibushi fires off overhand chops on Okada's chest, then levels him with a running knee and flies over the top rope to level Okada with a crossbody. Okada then sends Ibushi crashing into the ring steps shoulder first.
Back from the break, Okada whips Ibushi into the corner of the ring. Ibushi levels Okada with a dropkick, then follows it up with a standing moonsault and a running knee to him. Okada lands a flapjack on Ibushi, then follows it up with a shoulderbreaker and an elbow drop to Ibushi. Ibushi fires off right hands and left hands on Okada, then levels him with a discus lariat and sets up for a Phoenix Splash.
Okada intercepts Ibushi and lands a German suplex on him, then sets up for the Rain Maker. Ibushi ducks out of the way and connects with a roundhouse kick on Okada's neck, then lands a variation of a powerbomb off the top rope. Okada pins Ibushi, but Ibushi reverses the pinfall. Okada kicks out, then levels Ibushi with a dropkick and follows it up with the Rain Maker for the win.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
– After the match, Okada, Archer, and Rocky Romero look to beat down Ibushi. Kenny Omega runs down to the ring to come to Ibushi's aid, but Trent Beretta looks to hit Omega with a baton. Ibushi catches the baton and delivers a powerbomb-German suplex to Beretta with Omega as the show goes off the air.
