AEW Dynamite

This week, tensions rise before Sunday's REVOLUTION as MJF and Hangman Page hold a high-stakes press conference. Tommaso Ciampa joins forces with FTR to challenge Mark Briscoe and the Young Bucks. Plus,TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher battles Mike Bailey, and more!




— We are live! Ian Riccaboni, Tony Schiavone, and Bryan Danielson greet audiences at home as The Death Riders make their way to the ring. The Don Callis Family follows.

The Death Riders (w/ Marina Shafir) vs. The Don Callis Family

Claudio Castagnoli and Hechicero begin the action. The bell rings and Castagnoli shoves Hechicero. Hechicero returns the favor, but Castagnoli rolls up Hechicero. Hechicero kicks out, but Jon Moxley and Konosuke Takeshita tag in. Moxley tags out to Castagnoli, but Takeshita levels Castagnoli with a lariat and tags Hechicero back in.

Back from the break, Hechicero dumps Castagnoli out of the ring over the top rope. Moxley tags in and whips Hechicero into the corner, but Hechicero flies off the middle rope to level Castagnoli as Moxley grasps onto his knee while commentary explains that Moxley's knee was injured during the break.

Takeshita tags in and Moxley catches him with a boot. Takeshita rocks Moxley with a right hand and a running knee, but Hechicero tags in and rocks Moxley with a kick. He lands a spinebuster on Moxley, but Castagnoli tags back in and lands The Swing on Hechicero. Castagnoli then rakes Hechicero's eyes and rolls him up for the win.

Winners: The Death Riders

— After the match, Don Callis, Mark Davis and Lance Archer join Takeshita and Hechicero in the ring to launch an attack on The Death Riders. Archer hits Moxley with his loaded cast and Takeshita is handed a chair, but Takeshita decides against hitting Moxley with the chair much to the irritation of the rest of The Don Callis Family.

— We then head backstage, where Kyle Fletcher and MJF get into a tense verbal confrontation with one another.

— Back at ringside, "Speedball" Mike Bailey makes his way to the ring. Kyle Fletcher and Don Callis follow, with the latter man joining the commentary desk.

TNT Championship Match: Kyle Fletcher (w/ Don Callis) (c) vs. Speedball Mike Bailey

The bell rings and Bailey delivers a kick to Fletcher's chest. Fletcher runs over Bailey with a kick to his chest on the outside, then gets Bailey up on his shoulders and sends him crashing into the ring steps shoulder first. Fletcher gets Bailey back in the ring and delivers a suplex to him, then whips Bailey into the corner spine first.

Bailey lands a hurricanrana on Fletcher, then lands a kick on his chest and follows it up with a standing moonsault. He goes for a pin, but Fletcher kicks out and Bailey lands a poisonrana on Fletcher on the ring apron.

Back from the break, Bailey executes a backslide on Fletcher. Fletcher kicks out and lands a crossbody on Fletcher off the middle rope on the outside, then follows it up with a moonsault on him off the middle rope. He dumps Fletcher back in the ring and ascends to the top rope, then looks to land a 450 Splash on him.

Fletcher moves out of the ring, but Bailey catches him with a Tornillo off the top rope on the outside and rolls him up back in the ring. Fletcher kicks out and sends Bailey crashing into the top turnbuckle face first, but Bailey delivers his signature double flipping knees on Fletcher. He rocks Fletcher with a kick to his head and pins him, but Fletcher kicks out.

Bailey cinches in an armbar to Fletcher, but Fletcher powers up to his feet and lands a sit-out powerbomb on Bailey. The ring announcer declares that there are five remaining minutes as Fletcher rocks Bailey with an enziguri as Bailey sits on the top rope. Bailey responds with a kick of his own to Fletcher's face and lands a poisionrana on Fletcher off the top rope.

Bailey delivers a spinning kick to Fletcher's head and pins him, but Fletcher kicks out and lands a Michinoku Driver on Bailey. Bailey then pins Fletcher, but Fletcher kicks out and Bailey rocks home with a superkick.

Kazuchika Okada hops up on the apron, opening the door for Fletcher to take Bailey's eyes and hit him with the TNT Championship belt. He follows it up with a Brainbuster for the win.

Winner and STILL TNT Champion: Kyle Fletcher

— Brody King makes his way to the ring. King's opponent is already waiting inside.

Brody King vs. Local Enhancement Talent

The bell rings and King's opponent charges at him. King runs him over with a clothesline and lands a Gonzo Bomb on him for the win.

Winner: Brody King

— After the match, Swerve Strickland sneaks up behind King through the crowd and chokes him with his signature chain as he wears King's mask. King powers up to his feet back in the ring as Strickland chokes King with his chain, then breaks the chain in half and delivers a suplex to Strickland. He lands a cannonball on Strickland in the corner.

— Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin make their way to the ring. David Finlay and Gabe Kidd follow.

Gabe Kidd and David Finlay vs. Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy

The bell rings and the action spills straight out of the ring. Allin brawls with Kidd and rakes his eyes as Finlay sends Cassidy crashing into the ring apron face first. Allin delivers a shotgun dropkick to Kidd that sends him crashing into the barricade, and Cassidy levels Kidd with an elbow off the middle rope back inside the ring. Allin flies through the middle rope to level Finlay on the outside, but Kidd rocks Cassidy with a forearm in the ring. Finlay then delivers a back body drop to Cassidy.

Back from the break, Cassidy delivers alternating chops to Kidd and Finlay. He connects with a Tornado DDT on Finlay, but Finlay lands a back heel kick on Cassidy. Cassidy sends Kidd bouncing off the ropes face first, then sets up for Beach Break on him. Finlay avoids it.

Allin tags in and fires off right hands on Kidd. He whips him in the corner and lands alternating splashes on him and Finlay in opposite corners, then delivers a springboard Coffin Drop to Finlay and cinches in a Sharpshooter on Kidd. Finlay looks to clock Allin, but Allin stays standing and sets up for Code Red on Finlay. Kidd catches Allin with a clothesline and pins him, but Allin kicks out.

Cassidy sends Finlay crashing into the barricade spine first on the outside as Allin sits Kidd on a chair and lands a missile dropkick on him off the middle rope. Clark Connors clocks Cassidy from behind with a tire iron as Allin looks to land a Coffin Drop on Kidd. Kidd catches Allin with a sleeper, but Allin reverses into a pinfall. Finlay then sends Allin crashing into the mat face first, and Kidd spikes him with a piledriver for the win.

Winners: David Finlay and Gabe Kidd

— After the match, Connors lands a spear on Cassidy in the corner. Roderick Strong emerges at ringside and gets in the ring as Kidd, Finlay, and Connors hold Cassidy in place. Strong looks like he's about to attack Cassidy, but instead goes after Connors, Kidd, and Finlay. Strong then high fives Cassidy.

— Persephone then makes her way to the ring. Willow Nightingale follows.

TBS Championship Match: Willow Nightingale (c) vs. Persephone

The bell rings and the two go back and forth. Persephone lands a hurricanrana on Nightingale, but Nightingale rocks Persephone with a hurricanrana. Persephone responds with a Fallaway Slam to Nightingale.

Back from the break, Nightingale lands a cannonball on Persephone off the ring apron and on the outside. She dumps Persephone back in the ring and ascends to the top rope, then looks to land a moonsault on Persephone. Persephone moves out of the way and lands a German suplex on Nightingale, then fires off right hands on Nightingale's spine and sets up for a Razor's Edge to her. Nightingale reverses into a pinfall for the win.

Winner and STILL TBS Champion: Willow Nightingale

— The Young Bucks and Mark Briscoe make their way to the ring. Tommaso Ciampa, FTR, and Stokely follow.

The Young Bucks and Mark Briscoe vs. Tommaso Ciampa and FTR (w/ Stokely)

Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Briscoe fly out of the ring to take out Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, and Ciampa. The bell rings before Ciampa and Briscoe exchange forearms with one another in the ring. They try levelling one another with clotheslines, but both men remain on their feet.

Back from the break, Harwood and Briscoe exchange chops with one another. Briscoe flies off the barricade to take out Harwood on the outside, but Nick lands a step-up knee on Harwood back in the ring. Briscoe follows it up with a splash, then lands a Razor's Edge-neckbreaker combination on Harwood with Matt.

Harwood levels Matt with a clothesline, then tags in Ciampa. Ciampa and Wheeler look to double team on Nick, but Ciampa accidentally hits Wheeler with a superkick. The Bucks then land a double superkick on Ciampa, and Briscoe sends Ciampa crashing off the ropes. Nick then lands a Swanton Bomb on Ciampa off the middle rope, and Matt follows it up with an elbow drop off the top. Briscoe then delivers Froggy Bow to Ciampa and pins him, but FTR breaks the fall.

Nick is sent crashing through a table that had been set up on the outside as FTR land Shatter Machine on Briscoe. Ciampa then pins Briscoe, but Matt sends himself and Harwood crashing into the pair to break the fall. Matt sends Harwood crashing on top of the announce desk, but Harwood hits Matt with one of the monitors. FTR then lands the assisted piledriver on Matt to send him crashing on top of the announce desk.

Inside the ring, Ciampa delivers a running knee to the back of Briscoe's neck. He sets up for J-Driller, but Wheeler clocks him from behind. Ciampa then delivers a running knee to Briscoe for the win.

Winners: Tommaso Ciampa and FTR

— After the match, Ciampa rains down right hands on Briscoe and dumps a pair of chairs into the ring. He cracks one of them across Briscoe's spine, then jams the other chair into Briscoe's neck and lands an Air Raid Crash on Briscoe off the middle rope that sends him crashing through both of the chairs that are now facing one another.

— A video package airs showing the history of the storied rivalry between reigning AEW World Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman and former AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page. Bryan Danielson will moderate their pre-match press conference in our final segment of the evening, next.

We see the backs of heads of “reporters”. Danielson introduces Hangman Adam Page, and he introduces the current champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Danielson fields questions. One reporter wants to know if Hangman is going just for the World Title, or for revenge.

Hangman says that he will be going for revenge, and that includes taking what means most to MJF, and that is his world title. Another reporter wants to know how the match stipulations effect how they prepare for this match. MJF says that the stipulations are stupid, but he will be leaving with his World Title.

A reporter asks MJF and Page what they want new AEW fans to take away from their Revolution Texas Death Match, and MJF says he wants people to leave with him being a real professional wrestler as he leaves Revolution as a winner. Page says he plans on having MJF leave in an ambulance. MJF is then asked how he plans on making sure he doesn't lose to Page again, and MJF says Page's past wins against him are just flukes. Page is asked what lessons he's taking from the previous Texas Death Matches he's taken part in, and Page says he's the master of Texas Death matches as he's made and ended careers in them.

A reporter asks Page if this is the convergence of all his past stories in California, and Page says it is. He says people have compared him and MJF for six years before another person asks Page who he is in AEW if he doesn't win the AEW World Championship. Page becomes momentarily emotional and promises to win the AEW World Championship.

MJF grabs two beers from a crew member and looks to hand one to Page. Page throws it away when MJF hands it to him, and the two brawl from the location of the press conference into the ringside area. Page brawls with MJF through the crowd and dumps him in the ring, but security runs out to the ring to get the two men separated.

Page begins taking out several security guards, but MJF slides on his "Dynamite" Diamond Ring and looks to hit Page with it. Page sees MJF coming and lands Dead Eye on him, then grabs a barbed wire board from under the ring and drags MJF onto the ring apron. He sets up for another Dead Eye on MJF, but MJF manages to escape and retreats through the crowd. The two men stare one another down as the show goes off the air.