AEW Dynamite Live Coverage - January 21st, 2026
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AEW Dynamite
This week, tensions between the Death Riders and Don Callis Family escalate when Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia, and Wheeler Yuta battle Hechicero, Rocky Romero, and Lance Archer in a wild street fight. The Timeless Love Bombs clash with Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford in a tag team grudge match. "The Jet" Kevin Knight goes one-on-one with Swerve Strickland.
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— Tony Schiavone introduces MJF and he makes his way to the ring before Excalibur and Taz greet audiences at home.
Schiavone addresses MJF's defense of the AEW World Championship against Bandido last Wednesday, and MJF says the fans are looking at a man who wears Burberry, travels with class, and has a great wife because he's the greatest wrestler on the planet. He says everyone in the professional wrestling business has their eye on the AEW World Championship full of gold, then says he is professional wrestling and says Bandido was the first of many in a long line of losers who will find out the hard way that no one is on his level.
Brody King's music hits and he makes his way to the ring. He says the only thing he's be able to think of is all the ways he wants to hurt MJF after what he did to Bandido last Wednesday, but says he's not going to do that because everyone knows MJF is a b****. He says he wants a match against MJF for the AEW World Championship tonight, but MJF declines to give King his shot as he backs away from King. He clarifies that he's not afraid of King, but rather won't give him the title shot because he thinks of King as all bark and no bite. He warns King against interrupting him and storms to the back.
— Backstage, Renee Paquette is standing by with AEW Trios Champions Hangman Page and JetSpeed. They joke about potential names for their team. Hangman Page announces a match against Katsuyori Shibata on this week's AEW Collision. He gives "Speedball" Mike Bailey a pep talk before his match coming up against Samoa Joe.
Samoa Joe makes his way to the ring. "Speedball" Mike Bailey follows, and Schiavone joins the announce desk.
Speedball Mike Bailey vs. Samoa Joe
The bell rings and Joe slides out of the ring. When he gets back inside, he locks up with Bailey until Bailey sends him crashing out of the ring and delivers a basement dropkick to him under the bottom rope. Joe then trips Bailey, but Bailey rocks Joe with an enzuigiri and delivers another basement dropkick to him under the bottom rope. He flies off the ropes with a springboard moonsault to level him on the outside, then dumps him back in the ring.
HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata emerge at ringside as Joe takes advantage and sends Bailey crashing out of the ring. Joe then distracts the referee as HOOK and Shibata fire off stomps on Bailey and send him crashing into the ring apron spine first. They then dump Bailey back into the ring.
Back from the break, Joe has an Ankle Lock cinched in on Bailey. Bailey crawls over to the bottom rope to break the hold, but Joe lands a kick on the back of his thigh until Bailey levels him with a kick to his chest and a pair of flipping knees on Joe's midsection.
Bailey delivers a kick to the side of Joe's head, then delivers another spinning kick to him in the corner and ascends to the middle rope. HOOK distracts Bailey as Joe distracts the referee before Bailey rolls up Joe. Joe kicks out, but Bailey pins him once more. Joe kicks out once again, then ascends to the top rope. Shibata grabs Bailey's leg as HOOK distracts the referee once again, opening the door for Joe to deliver the Muscle Buster to Bailey for the win.
Winner: Samoa Joe
— The Death Riders make their way to the ring. The Don Callis Family follows, with Don Callis joining the announce desk.
Street Fight: Death Riders vs. Don Callis Family
The bell rings and all six men begin brawling with one another. Yuta fires off right hands on Hechicero on the entrance ramp as Lance Archer and Jon Moxley brawl through the crowd. Garcia sends Hechicero crashing into a garbage can and stomps on his knee using the garbage can as Moxley and Archer continue brawling through the crowd. Garcia cinches in an Ankle Lock on Hechicero as Rocky Romero brawls with Yuta.
The Death Riders take turns landing alternating clotheslines on Archer in the corner before Archer sends Yuta crashing through the timekeeper's table. Moxley jumps on Archer's spine, but Archer fights off Moxley. Romero sends Garcia crashing into a garbage can Hechicero holds as Archer sends Moxley crashing into the barricade.
Back from the break, Hechicero holds Garcia in place as Romero fires off chops on him and places a garbage can on his head. Romero and Hechicero land a double dropkick on Yuta, but Archer sets up a table in the corner. When he turns around, Shafir is staring him down and he looks to chokeslam her. Shafir counters into an armbar to escape and holds Archer's ankle as Moxley delivers a cutter to him.
Archer sends Moxley crashing through the table in the corner with a spear, as Romero cinches in an Octopus on Yuta and Hechicero locks in an Abdominal Stretch on Garcia. Garcia reverses into an Ankle Lock on Hechicero as Yuta reverses into an Octopus on Romero, but Romero delivers a back bodied rop to Yuta.
Romero cinches in a Guillotine on Moxley, but Romero escapes and Archer sends Moxley crashing on top of a board in the ring filled with barbed wire, broken glass, and thumb tacks. Archer then pins Yuta and Garcia, but Garcia breaks the fall.
Archer drags Yuta up the entrance ramp and looks to chokeslam him off it. PAC emerges with his crutches and sues one of them to hit Archer with. Claudio Castagnoli appears out of nowhere and hits Archer with the crutch, then sends him crashing into the lighting rigs on the top of the stage. Shafir then low blows Hechicero, and Yuta delivers the Busaiku Knee to him.
Romero cinches in a submission hold on Moxley, but Garcia delivers a piledriver to him and locks in the Dragon Tamer on Romero. Moxley delivers a Curb Stomp to Romero as Garcia cinches in the hold deeper on Romero, and Romero fades.
Winners: The Death Riders
— After the match, Moxley tells Callis that Callis' boy knows where to find him.
— We then head over to Triangle of Madness, where Thekla puts Kris Statlander on notice and tells her that she wants an AEW Women's World Championship match next Wednesday. Julia Hart then tells Willow Nightingale she wants a TBS Championship match on "AEW Collision" this coming Saturday.
— Back at ringside, Jordan Oliver and Alec Price make their way to the ring. FTR follows, with Stokely taking a seat at the commentary desk.
FTR (w/ Stokely) vs. Jordan Oliver and Alec Price
Price and Cash Wheeler begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Wheeler levels Price with a shoulder tackle, but Price rolls him up. Wheeler kicks out, but Price and Oliver fly through the ropes to level FTR on the outside.
Dax Harwood and Price tag in, but Price delivers a Famouser to Harwood and Oliver follows it up with a kick to him after he's tagged back in. Harwood levels Oliver with a lariat and sends an interfering Price crashing into the mat face first, then runs over Price with a clothesline. Harwood fires off chops on Oliver as Oliver sits on the top rope. Price delivers a crossbody to Wheeler out of the adjacent corner as Oliver flies off the ropes to take down Harwood. FTR then manage to catch Price with a Shatter Machine for the win.
Winners: FTR
— We then head over to Babes of Wrath and Kris Statlander, where Statlander and Nightingale accept Thekla and Julia Hart's respective challenges for AEW Women's World and TBS Championship matches. Cameron also puts Skye Blue on notice and tells her she'll be right there if she decides to interfere in either match.
— Kenny Omega makes his way to the ring.
Kenny Omega vs. Josh Alexander (w/ Don Callis)
Josh Alexander attacks Omega on the entrance ramp, and Don Callis lands a right hand on Omega before he joins the commentary desk once again. Alexander sends Omega crashing into the ring steps midsection first, then exposes the concrete. Omega takes out Alexander, and the pair get in the ring as the bell sounds.
Back from the break, Alexander sends Omega crashing into the mat with a spinning slam. He goes for a pin, but Omega gets his foot onto the bottom rope to break the hold. Alexander then runs over Omega with a knee strike, but the action spills out of the ring and Omega sends Alexander crashing into the ring post. He follows it up with a Snap Dragon Suplex to him on the exposed concrete.
Omega flies over the top rope to level Alexander on the outside, then dumps him back in the ring and ascends to the top rope. He delivers a dropkick to Alexander's spine, then follows it up with a neckbreaker to him and goes for a pin. Alexander kicks out.
Alexander rocks Omega with an enzuigiri, but Omega sends himself and Alexander crashing out of the ring over the top rope. The referee prevents Callis from leaving his spot at the commentary desk, but Omega momentarily chases Callis away from the ringside area through the crowd. This opens the door for Alexander to cinch in an Ankle Lock on Omega and dump him back in the ring, but Omega blindsides Alexander with a V-Trigger and follows it up with a powerbomb. He then delivers another V-Trigger to Alexander and pins him, but Alexander kicks out. Omega then catches Alexander with a One Winged Angel for the win.
Winner: Kenny Omega
— After the match, Omega grabs a microphone and says Don Callis knew he wasn't anywhere near 100%. He says in his new home of Orlando, Florida, he hasn't felt this good in years and says there's not one member of The Don Callis Family who can beat him where he's at now. He tells Callis to quit while he's ahead or come after him once he wins the AEW World Championship before he bids fans adieu, goodbye, and goodnight.
— Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne make their way to the ring. Timeless Love Bombs and Luther follow.
Timeless Love Bombs (w/ Luther) vs. Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne
Toni Storm and Megan Bayne begin the action. The bell rings and Storm and Shirakawa fire off kicks on Bayne's chest. Shirakawa delivers a Tornillo to Bayne over the top rope, but Bayne levels Shirakawa with a clothesline and follows it up with a Fallaway Slam to Storm. Bayne then gets Ford up on her shoulders and dumps her over the top rope to level Storm and Shirakawa on the outside.
Back from the break, Bayne runs over Shirakawa with a boot and pins her. Shirakawa kicks out and looks to tag out to Storm, but Bayne prevents her from doing so and Shirakawa levels her with a missile dropkick. Storm tags in and delivers a Hip Attack to Ford in the corner before Shirakawa tags back in and ascends to the top rope. She flies off the ropes to take down Ford and pins her, but Bayne breaks the fall and dumps Storm out of the ring when she tries blindsiding Bayne.
Bayne levels Shirakawa with a single leg shotgun dropkick, then scoops up Ford and tosses her over to Shirakawa in order for Ford to deliver a Codebreaker to Shirakawa.
Shirakawa looks to lock in a submission on Ford, but Bayne breaks things up and gets Shirakawa in an electric chair position as Ford ascends to the top rope. Ford and Bayne then deliver a Doomsay Device to Shirakawa as Marina Shafir has Storm cinched in a submission hold for the win.
Winners: Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne
— Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana then makes his way to the ring. Kevin Knight follows, and we see MJF watching the action from a box in the crowd as he sips on champagne.
Swerve Strickland vs. Kevin Knight
The bell rings and the two go back and forth with one another in the ring. Knight takes down Strickland and mocks him by doing Strickland's signature dance, then sends him crashing off the ring steps spine first and delivers a dropkick to him off the ring apron.
Back from the break, Strickland sends Knight crashing into the mat off his shoulders. He ascends to the middle rope, then delivers a forearm to the back of Knight's neck. Strickland then sends Knight crashing into the top rope face first and runs over Knight with a boot, but Knight pulls Strickland off the ropes with a Sunset Flip and spikes Strickland with a DDT He goes for a pin, but Strickland kicks out.
Strickland gets Knight up on his shoulders on the ring apron and sends him crashing into it with a Death Valley Driver. He lands a piledriver on Knight on top of one of the barricades, and the referee then begins a ten count when Strickland gets back in the ring. Knight beats it.
Strickland and Knight teeter on the ropes, but Knight delivers a hurricanrana to Strickland and follows it up with a Coast To Coast on him. He then ascends back up to the top rope and delivers a UFO Splash to Strickland and goes for a pin. Strickland gets his foot on the bottom rope to break the fall.
Knight rocks Strickland with a House Call and gets him up on his shoulders, but Strickland lands on his feet and rocks Knight with a pair of boots. He catches Knight with a House Call and sends him crashing into the mat spine first before he delivers a Michinoku Driver to Knight for the win while an angered MJF looks on.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
