AEW Dynamite
Summer Blockbuster

This week, it's time for DYNAMITE: SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER! Swerve Strickland battles Brody King in the semifinals of the Owen Hart Foundation Men's tournament. Jon Moxley puts his AEW Continental Championship on the line against Shane Taylor. Plus, more!






— Excalibur and Taz greet audiences at home as Tony Schiavone introduces Tommaso Ciampa and he makes his way to the ring.

Schiavone looks to speak, but Ciampa cuts him off and says he's not paid by the hour. He demands that Schiavone repeat what he said on Saturday's episode of Collision and admit he's better than Jericho. While Schiavone initially refuses to say it, he eventually gives in when Ciampa threatens to attack him.

Jericho's music hits and he makes his way out. Ciampa yells for Jericho's music to be cut off, but it continues to play for a few more seconds before Ciampa says it's about time that they meet one another. He asks Jericho what he has to say, and Jericho asks what he has to do to fight someone in AEW who isn't bald.

Jericho introduces himself to Ciampa, but Ciampa mocks him and says he knows who Jericho is. He says he's known Jericho his entire career, then introduces himself by leaving Jericho laid out a couple of weeks ago. Jericho calls Ciampa "Tommy", but Ciampa becomes very upset as Jericho explains that "Tommy" is easier to print on a shirt. Ciampa says that not even his mother calls him Tommy, but Jericho asks Ciampa why he hates him and says his List of 1,004 Reasons didn't really clarify anything for him.

Ciampa says this is all a joke to Jericho, but Jericho says it's not a joke at all. He says Ciampa hates him because he isn't Jericho, then says that's made Ciampa a very angry man and suggests he changes his attitude towards him.

The two men begin brawling with one another, but officials and security guards run out to the ring to separate the two men. Jericho breaks free and rains down right hands on Ciampa's spine. They manage to break free and brawl on the entrance ramp, but security and officials break them apart once again.

— Backstage, Don Callis is with TNT Champion Kevin Knight when Andrade El Idolo walks up. He asks Callis if he is with him or Knight. Callis assures him that everything is good.

— Back inside the arena, Jon Moxley makes his way to the ring. Shane Taylor follows.

AEW Continental Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Shane Taylor

The bell rings and the two lock up. They stare one another down and exchange right hands with one another, but Moxley sends Taylor crashing out of the ring and delivers a dive to him through the middle rope to level him on the outside.

Taylor rocks Moxley with a right hand and sends him crashing over the barricade near the timekeeper's area and onto the table. The two men then exchange more right hands with one another, but Moxley rakes Taylor's eyes. Taylor responds by chokeslamming Moxley through the timekeeper's table.

Back from the break, Taylor delivers a leg drop to Moxley as he's trapped in the ring apron face first. He lands a splash on Moxley in the corner when the pair return inside the ring, then lands a clothesline on him in the corner. Moxley fires off right hands and chops on Taylor, then lands a clothesline on him in the corner and rains down right hands on Taylor in the corner. He rakes his eyes and spine, but Taylor delivers a splash to Moxley off the middle rope and goes for a pin. Moxley kicks out.

Taylor delivers a modified Cobra Clutch to Moxley, but Moxley powers up to his feet and escapes the hold. Moxley and Taylor continue to exchange right hands with one another, but Moxley cinches in an armbar on Taylor. He lands a Curb Stomp on Taylor and cinches in the Bull Dog Choke on him. Taylor taps out.

Winner and STILL AEW Continental Champion: Jon Moxley

— After the match, Taylor levels Moxley. Carlie Bravo hands Taylor a belt, and Taylor lashes Moxley with it. Daniel Garcia runs out to the ringside area, but Capt. Shawn Dean provides Bravo with some back-up. Marina Shafir looks to get involved, but Trish Adora cracks a kendo stick across her spine. Taylor then delivers another Frog Splash to Moxley off the middle rope.

— A vignette airs for Mercedes Mone, who returned as the wild care in the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament last week. She talks about being on the sidelines watching for the past six months as the women in AEW missed opportunities and wasted time. Now she's back.

— Don Callis' music hits and he makes his way out. He says he has a very important announcement and gives a grand introduction to Kevin Knight. Knight then makes his way out.

Knight says Callis knows how to make him feel welcomed, then says everyone seems upset at him when they should be upset at Darby Allin being unable to retain the AEW World Championship against MJF at AEW Double or Nothing. He says while everyone in the back loves wrestling for stars, Callis saw that he was the biggest star in the back and they decided to link up in order to make him the biggest star of the Don Callis Family.

Knight calls MJF to the ring, but Allin's music hits and he sneaks up behind Knight. He cracks his skateboard across Knight's spine and tells him he hopes Double or nothing is worth it, then escapes through the crowd when the rest of the Don Callis Family appears at ringside.

— Back from a break, Mark Briscoe makes his way to the ring. PAC follows.

Mark Briscoe vs. PAC

The bell rings and the two lock up. Briscoe levels PAC with a shoulder tackle, but PAC sends Briscoe crashing off the ring apron with a big boot. Briscoe intercepts PAC with a kick through the middle rope and delivers a bodyslam to him on the floor outside of the ring, then follows it up with an elbow drop to him off the ring apron.

Back from the break, Briscoe sits PAC on the top rope and fires off chops on him. He sends PAC crashing into the mat with a Brainbuster, and the two men exchange strikes with one another before PAC delivers a German suplex to Briscoe and looks to follow it up with a suplex. Briscoe lands on his feet and intercepts PAC with a big boot as PAC charges at him, but both men are sent crashing out of the ring over the top rope when Briscoe delivers a suplex to PAC.

Briscoe delivers a neckbreaker to PAC off the ring apron and dumps him back inside, then goes for a pin but PAC kicks out at the last second. Briscoe then ascends to the top rope and looks to land a Froggy Bow on PAC, but PAC gets his knees up and connects with a belly-to-belly suplex on Briscoe. He climbs back up to the top rope and looks to land a Shooting Star Press on Briscoe, but Briscoe avoids it and delivers a J-Driller to PAC for the win.

Winner: Mark Briscoe

— After the match, Briscoe grabs a microphone and calls out MJF. He says he has a direct path to getting an AEW World Championship match and calls MJF to the ring to explain to him what he means by that. MJF's music then hits and he appears in the crowd as he explains that they're on his time rather than Briscoe's time. He says Briscoe wants to stand in the ring to secure a shot at the AEW World Championship, but says he is the final word in AEW and no one is more important than him. He once again declines to give Briscoe an AEW World Championship match and says a rising tide lifts all ships, then says he's the rising tide of AEW and says if Briscoe ever came near the AEW World Championship, he would be nothing more than an anchor and says the fans should respect him for protecting the AEW World Championship from Briscoe. He says friends are stupid and nothing more than a liability like The Conglomeration is for Briscoe, then says he has the most important thing: money. He says money talks.

Jay Lethal, Blake Christian, and Lee Johnson blindside Briscoe from behind. Lethal sets up for a Lethal Injection on Briscoe, but Briscoe avoids it and goes after all three men. Lethal, Christian and Johnson outnumber Briscoe, but Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Tomohiro Ishii run out to the ring to come to Briscoe's aid.

Briscoe says he knows something MJF doesn't, then says MJF isn't the boss because Tony Khan is. He informs MJF that they will be facing one another leading teams in a Twelve Man Steel Cage Match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, and says if his team wins, then he gets an AEW World Championship match.

Andrade El Idolo (w/ Don Callis) vs. Orange Cassidy

The bell rings and Andrade tears off his pants to reveal a pair of yellow trunks. Cassidy intercepts Andrade with a back elbow as Andrade charges at him, but Andrade sends Cassidy crashing out of the ring.

Back from the break, Cassidy looks to deliver a Tornado DDT to Andrade. Andrade responds with The Three Amigos on Cassidy, landing one suplex on the floor outside of the ring and taking a selfie with a female fan in the crowd.

Cassidy takes out Andrade, but Lio Rush appears in the crowd and takes the phone from the female fan Andrade just took a picture with. He calls for Cassidy to take a selfie with him, and Cassidy reluctantly obliges. Andrade runs over Cassidy, but Rush calls for Andrade to take a selfie with him. This opens the door for Cassidy to deliver a Tornado DDT to Andrade as Andrade is distracted by Rush.

Cassidy dumps Andrade back in the ring and ascends to the top rope. Andrade responds with a pair of double knees to Cassidy in the corner and pins him, but Cassidy kicks out. Andrade lands a forearm on Cassidy, but Cassidy delivers one of his signature style chops to Andrade and the two men continue to go back and forth exchanging strikes.

Cassidy delivers a boot to Andrade's midsection, but Andrade looks to catch Cassidy with a Spanish Fly off the ropes. Cassidy sends Andrade crashing onto the entrance ramp over the top rope and delivers a Diving DDT to him to send him crashing onto the entrance ramp, then ascends to the top rope and lands a second Diving DDT on Andrade. He goes for a pin, but Andrade kicks out and catches Cassidy with the DM for the win.

Winner: Andrade El Idolo

— We see special digital exclusive footage from last week of Will Ospreay cutting a promo. He said the semifinals are done, but he feels like he got hit by a truck. He said Mark Davis is stronger than he remembered, but he owes something to the Death Riders. Alex Windsor ran up to him and hugged him while crying. He pushes the camera away.

— We head backstage, where a fired up Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia, and Marina Shafir challenge Shane Taylor Promotions to a 5-On-5 Street Fight for this coming Saturday's episode of Collision.

— Skye Blue makes her way to the ring. Maya World follows, taking over the place of Sareee as Excalibur explains that Sareee wasn't medically cleared for tonight due to a neck injury.

2026 Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinals Match: Maya World vs. Skye Blue

The bell rings and Blue fires off stomps on World in the corner. She jams her boot into World's neck and delivers a hanging twisting neckbreaker to her off the middle rope and onto the entrance ramp.

Back from the break, World rocks Blue with a boot to the side of her head and lands a double stomp on Blue's chest. Blue responds with a Liger Bomb to World and looks to land a kick on her, but World catches it and delivers a bridging suplex to Blue. She goes for a pin, but Blue kicks out and World runs over her with a knee strike.

World rocks Blue with an enzuigiri and delivers a release German suplex to her, but Blue responds with a running knee to World. She follows it up with a cutter to World and pins her, but World kicks out and manages to roll up Blue for the win.

Winner: Maya World

— A vignette airs for Zack Sabre Jr., where he announces he wants to wrestle Kenny Omega at Forbidden Door. Excalibur announces that Omega has accepted the challenge and the match is official.

— We then head backstage, where MJF pays off Don Callis to let five members of The Don Callis Family team up with him at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. Callis accepts, with Kevin Knight stepping up first to be a member of MJF's team in the Twelve Man Steel Cage Match on the condition that MJF grants him a AEW World Championship match. MJF accepts, but tells Knight that he can never have a shot at the AEW World Championship again if he loses. The Don Callis Family leaves, but Andrade El Idolo stops Callis and asks him when he gets his AEW World Championship shot. Callis promises to give him one and leaves.

— Back at ringside, Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana make their way out. Brody King follows.

2026 Owen Hart Cup Tournament Semifinals Match: Brody King vs. Swerve Strickland

The bell rings and King cinches in a sleeper on Strickland as he drags him out of the ring and onto the entrance ramp. Strickland escapes, but King sends him crashing into the ring post face first and charges at him. Nana stops King, but King runs past him which opens the door for Strickland to sit King on a chair and land a Swerve Stomp on him off the ring apron.

Back from the break, King rocks Strickland with a back elbow on him. Strickland responds with a standing Swerve Stomp on King mid-air and goes for a pin, but King kicks out and the action spills out of the ring.

King lands a double arm chokeslam on Strickland to send him crashing on top of the commentary desk as we see MJF watching the action from backstage. Strickland delivers a House Call to King back inside the ring, but King responds with a lariat to Strickland before Strickland catches King with a House Call off the top rope.

King delivers a Death Valley Driver to Strickland in one of the corners, but Nana distracts King as the referee checks on Strickland in the corner. King cinches in a sleeper on Nana, then lands a cannonball on Strickland in the corner and follows it up with a piledriver. He goes for a pin, but Nana hits King with a medium sized foreign object as King runs the ropes and the referee has ducked out of the way. This opens the door for Strickland to land a belly-to-back piledriver on King and pin him for the win.

Winner: Swerve Strickland