AEW Dynamite Live Coverage - April 1st, 2026

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AEW Dynamite

This week, AEW World Champion MJF and challenger Kenny Omega sign the contract for their match at DYNASTY. Omega will also be in action when he teams with Brody King & "Jungle" Jack Perry to challenge The Demand. Plus, PAC battles Will Ospreay, and much more!


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— Tony Schiavone introduces Kenny Omega and MJF for their contract signing. Pyro unexpectedly goes off, and Chris Jericho's music hits. He makes his way out and says he's home in both Winnipeg and AEW.

— Excalibur, Schiavone, and Nigel McGuinness then greet audiences at home, but are interrupted when we see Will Ospreay attack Jon Moxley backstage. Wheeler Yuta tries pulling Ospreay off Moxley, but Ospreay sends him crashing on top of several metal barrels. Security then appears and drags Ospreay away.

— Back at ringside, MJF makes his way out. Kenny Omega follows.

MJF wastes no time signing the contract and slides it over to Omega. Omega follows suit, but MJF looks to speak.

Omega cuts MJF off and tells him to quiet down, then says he knows what MJF has in mind and knows what kind of man he is. He says MJF rehearsed whatever he's about to say in the bathroom mirror, then says it won't work that way this time. He says it won't go the way that MJF planned, then says MJF has said the people are there for him. He says none of the fans are actually there for MJF, but to watch the best wrestle and says he didn't sign the contract for an exchange of words but for the AEW World Championship.

Omega says the fans have stood behind him because they wanted something better than MJF, then says if he's the opposite of what MJF is, someone needs to knock MJF down a peg and ensure he's never close to the AEW World Championship again.

MJF says he could sit in the ring and talk about how Omega is one strong gust of wind away from being injured like Kota Ibushi. He questions why Omega has been so enamoured by winning the AEW WOrld Championship, then says before Omega returned to AEW, he had a doctors visit where he was informed that Omega's diverticulitis got to the point where his intestines could explode at any point. He says Omega's stomach is a ticking time bomb and both his career and life are a fast winding clock. He says when he's done with Omega at Dynasty, all of Omega's fans will have no choice but to be embarrassed and ashamed of him.

Omega flips the table and clocks MJF, but "Speedball" Mike Bailey appears and calms Omega down. He grabs MJF's microphone from him and tells MJF that he's trying to get Omega to hate him in order to avoid defending his AEW World Championship. He says without Omega, there is no AEW and without AEW, there's no MJF. He says MJF is only a living legend in his mind, then challenges MJF to a match tonight. Omega asks MJF if he should tell the fans the bad news that MJF received from his doctor, then says he'd rather be missing his intestines than his balls. This forces MJF to accept Bailey's challenge as a means of proving that he isn't afraid.

— The Demand make their way to the ring. Brody King and "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry follow.

Kenny Omega, Jack Perry, and Brody King vs. The Demand

Omega and Bishop Kaun begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Kaun wears down Omega, then tags in Ricochet. Perry flies off the top rope with a moonsault to level The Demand on the outside, then dumps Ricochet back in the ring.

King tags in and looks to land a vertical suplex on Ricochet, but Liona and Perry join the pair in the ring. Kaun and Omega follow suit, but Omega, Perry, and King land a triple suplex on The Demand.

Back from the break, Liona pins Perry. Perry kicks out, but Ricochet tags in and fires off mocking kicks on Perry. Ricochet fires off kicks on the side of Perry's head, but Omega tags in and lands a Fallaway Slam on Kaun (who has tagged in). He follows it up with a moonsault and goes for a pin, but Omega kicks out.

Omega gets Ricochet and Kaun stacked up in the corner. King tags back in and rocks Liona with a forearm. Omega then lands a Snap Dragon suplex on Liona and stacks him up on Ricochet and Kaun, and King lands a cannonball on all three members of The Demand in the corner.

Omega pins Kaun, but Kaun kicks out and dropkicks King out of the ring. Ricochet tags back in and lands a 450 Splash on Omega off the top rope, then goes for a pin but Omega kicks out. Perry looks to fly over the top rope, but Kaun and Liona catch him on the outside. King flies to level The Demand and Omega looks to follow suit, but Ricochet intercepts Omega and flies over the top rope with a moonsault to level King on the outside.

Omega lands a V-Trigger on Ricochet back in the ring, but Ricochet catches with a reverse hurricanrana and Liona sends King crashing through the table on the outside. Ricochet lands a Falcon Arrow on Omega inside the ring and pins him, but Omega kicks out.

Kaun slides Ricochet the AEW National Championship belt, but Perry levels Kaun and stops Ricochet from grabbing the belt. Ricochet levels Perry and rolls up Omega, but Omega kicks out and lands a V-Trigger on Ricochet. He follows with a One Winged Angel for the win.

Winners: Kenny Omega, Jack Perry, and Brody King

— We then head backstage, where Adam Copeland and Christian Cage arrive at the Canada Life Center with chairs in hand. They find FTR and break into their dressing room, but instead find Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero waiting inside and hit them with chairs.

— Back at ringside, PAC makes his way to the ring. Will Ospreay follows.

Will Ospreay vs. PAC

PAC sneaks around to the entrance ramp and attacks Ospreay. He lands a vertical suplex on Ospreay on the entrance ramp, and medical officials rush out to the ring to check on him.

Ospreay gets in the ring (despite the medical officials trying to tell him otherwise), and the bell sounds. PAC then fires off stomps on Ospreay and continues to wear him down.

Back from the break, Ospreay lands a right hand on PAC. He follows it up with a kick to PAC and goes for a pin, but PAC kicks out and looks to fly off the middle rope. Ospreay intercepts PAC and sends him crashing into the mat, then ascends to the top rope and lands a 450 Splash on PAC. He goes for a pin, but PAC kicks out.

The referee begins a ten count when the action spills out of the ring, but both men beat it. Pac immediately cinches in the Brutalizer on Ospreay, but Ospreay gets his boot onto the bottom rope to break the hold.

Back from another break, Ospreay delivers a powerbomb to PAC. PAC responds with a Tombstone to Ospreay and lands a Black Arrow on Ospreay, then cinches in a Brutalizer on him. Ospreay then reverses things to pin PAC for the win.

Winner: Will Ospreay

— After the match, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir, and Jon Moxley join PAC in the ring. The Death Riders beat down Ospreay and slide his neck into a chair, but Moxley stops Castagnoli before he can do anything. Moxley then points out that it's 6 against 1 and invites Ospreay to use his head next time unless he wants to lose it permanently. He says things between himself and Ospreay aren't personal and warns him against making them personal.

— Triangle of Madness make their way to the ring. The Brawling Bids and Mina Shirakawa follow.

Triangle of Madness vs. The Brawling Bids and Mina Shirakawa

Thekla and Shirakawa begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Skye Blue tags in, but Blue sends Shirakawa crashing into the corner. Shirakawa levels Blue with a clothesline, but Alex Windsor tags in and delivers an Atomic Drop to Blue. Jamie Hayter tags in and double teams on Blue with Windsor.

Shirakawa tags back in and lands a Tornillo on Blue over the top rope and into the ring. Thekla lands a double stomp on Shirakawa's spine off the ring apron, then dumps her back in the ring where Blue is waiting.

Back from the break, Thekla looks to use a pair of brass knuckles. Hayter fights her off and lands a clothesline-spinebuster combination on her with Windsor. Hayter then levels Hart and follows it up with the Hayter Line on her for the win.

Winners: The Brawling Birds and Mina Shirakawa

— Darby Allin storms out to ringside and calls out MJF. He says MJF is using The Don Callis Family to hide from him because he's afraid. Don Callis appears alongside El Clon, Hechicero, Lance Archer, and Andrade El Idolo. Callis says that himself and MJF selected Andrade to face Allin at Dynasty, and if Allin can defeat Andrade, then he gets an AEW World Championship match.

A surprised Andrade speaks with Callis as Archer looks to attack Allin. Allin fights him off, but Clon and Hechicero look to attack Allin. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry and Brody King come to Allin's aid, but Kenny Omega appears to join the commentary desk for the upcoming match and tensely stares down Allin on the entrance ramp. MJF and "Speedball" Mike Bailey follow Omega.

AEW World Championship Eliminator Match: MJF (c) vs. Mike Bailey

The bell rings and MJF sends Bailey crashing into the mat spine first. Bailey takes out MJF on the outside before landing a dropkick on him under the bottom rope and gloating in the ring. Bailey then intercepts MJF with a moonsault off the ropes.

Back from the break, MJF looks to land a piledriver on Bailey on the ring apron. Bailey delivers his signature 450 style flipping knees on MJF's midsection, then ascends to the top rope and looks to fly inside the ring.

MJF moves out of the way, but Bailey sends him crashing into the mat and lands a kick on the side of MJF's head. He connects with his signature 450 style flipping knees on MJF's spine off the ropes and goes for a pin, but MJF kicks out and Bailey sits him on the top rope. MJF escapes and lands a piledriver on Bailey on the ring apron. He then connects with the Heat Seeker on Bailey for the win.

Winner: MJF

— After the match, MJF rains down right hands on Bailey. Omega slides into the ring to come to Bailey's aid. MJF flees the ring. Officials and medical staff check on Bailey. Omega helps Bailey up while the show goes off the air.