AEW Dynamite

Jericho and Nick Wayne take their rivalry back to the ring, where they will meet one-on-one for the first time on Dynamite. Wayne dealt Jericho a low blow after taking umbrage with his comments about the Casino Gauntlet. After Nick’s recent high-flying win, Jericho got some revenge! Wayne vs Jericho, TONIGHT!




— Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz greet audiences at home as Darby Allin, Steven Borden, Adam Copeland, and Christian Cage make their way to the ring after tensions between Cage and Allin are shown to be on the rise backstage in a conversation with Renee Paquette. Kyle Fletcher, Kevin Knight, FTR, Don Callis, and Stokely (who joins the commentary desk) follow.

Cage, Cope, Darby Allin & Steven Borden vs FTR, Kyle Fletcher & Kevin Knight

Fletcher and Copeland begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Allin tags in, but Cage tags in and Allin decides to tag himself back in as a response. Fletcher gets Allin up in a vertical suplex position, but Allin escapes with a few knees to Fletcher's head.

Borden tags in, but everyone gets in the ring with one another and stares each other down. Harwood tags in on his side, but Borden levels him with a dropkick and everyone begins brawling with one another.

Back from the break, Allin looks to tag out but Fletcher grabs his ankle to stop him. Harwood and Wheeler send Cage and Copeland crashing into the barricades on the outside, but Borden takes out Knight and Allin tags him in as Harwood has tagged in on his side.

Borden levels Fletcher with a dropkick and sends Knight crashing into the mat spine first, then dropkick Knight out of the ring off the ropes. Wheeler trips up Borden on the ropes, and Fletcher levels Copeland with a kick to his chest. Fletcher and Wheeler work together to send Cage crashing out of the ring before the of them, Knight, and Harwood all fly off the top rope to land splashes on Borden one at a time.

Harwood levels Borden with a clothesline, and Cage hits Harwood with a chair when the referee has his back turned. Copeland spears Knight as Allin ascends to the top rope, but Fletcher goes after Allin. Cage levels Fletcher and delivers Kill Switch to Wheeler, and Allin and Borden then deliver a Scorpion Death Drop-Coffin Drop combination to Harwood for the win.

Winners: Darby Allin, Steven Borden, Adam Copeland, and Christian Cage

— After the match, Cage helps up Allin and holds up his AEW World Tag Team Championship belt and Allin's TNT Championship belt. Allin yanks the belt back from Cage.

— Backstage, Jon Moxley addressed AEW World Champion Will Ospreay ahead of their title match at All Out. Moxley spoke about the difficulty of becoming champion and said he hoped Ospreay had learned from their time together, including that holding a championship does not necessarily make someone the best.

Moxley added that Gabe Kidd and PAC would like to get their hands on Ospreay before All Out, with Kidd looking to injure Ospreay during their trios match later in the show. PAC said it was the Death Riders against the world and that they would not let Ospreay off the hook. We head to another break.

— Back from the break, Jericho makes his way to the ring. Nick Wayne follows.

Jericho vs. Nick Wayne

The bell rings and Jericho levels Wayne with a chop. He fires off more of them on him in the corner and delivers a double underhook backbreaker to Wayne, then connects with a delayed vertical suplex on him and delivers a Fireman's Carry Slam to him on the ring apron. Wayne sends Jericho crashing into the ring steps shoulder first and flies off them to deliver a Canadian Destroyer to Jericho.

Back from the break, Jericho delivers a back body drop to Wayne. He flies off the top rope to take out Wayne with a crossbody on the outside, but Wayne looks to fly off the top rope. Jericho intercepts him with a codebreaker and lands a clothesline on Wayne in the corner, then sits him on the top rope and joins him up there.

Jericho connects with a hurricanrana to Wayne and sets up for Judas Effect, but Waye sees him coming and lands Wayne's World on him. He goes for a pin, but Jericho kicks out and rips off Wayne's pooka shell necklace. Wayne looks at the broken necklace appalled, but Jericho takes advantage and rolls him up for the win.

Winner: Jericho

— After the match, Jericho extends his hand to Wayne. Wayne refuses to shake it and Jericho looks to leave the ring, but Wayne uses the middle rope to low blow him and rains down right hands on Jericho. He grabs a chair and slides it into the ring, then hits Jericho with the chair twice.

— Excalibur informs fans at home that AEW Women's World Champion Mercedes Mone has not been medically cleared to compete at All Out, but will be back in time for AEW WrestleDream on October 17. A subsequent graphic reveals that Willow Nightingale will be taking on Thekla in a Number One Contenders Match for the AEW Women's World Championship at All Out.

— Backstage, AEW World Champion Will Ospreay was joined by Andrade El Idolo and Francesco Akira ahead of their trios match against the Death Riders later in the show. Ospreay addressed the Death Riders and spoke about United Empire bringing wrestlers such as Andrade into the group.

Andrade displayed the contract guaranteeing him a future AEW World Championship match, but told Ospreay to relax because his focus was on their trios match. Akira then delivered a brief message in Italian before the show returned to ringside.

— The Conglomeration make their way to the ring. Bandido, Brody King, and "Hangman" Adam Page follow.

Bandido, Brody King, and Adam Page vs. The Conglomeration (Winners Earn AEW World Trios Title Shot At All Out)

Page and Kyle O'Reilly begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. O'Reilly delivers a kick to Page's thigh, but Page levels O'Reilly with a shoulder tackle and looks to roll him up. O'Reilly counters into an armbar, but Page kicks out and tags in Bandido. Orange Cassidy tags in and delivers a dropkick-kick combination to Bandido with O'Reilly, but King tags in and Cassidy catches him with a shotgun dropkick. King quickly recovers and rocks Cassidy with a chop to his chest before Roderick Strong tags in.

Back from the break, Page dumps Strong onto the entrance ramp and levels O'Reilly on the outside with a boot. O'Reilly tags in, but Page lands a backbreaker on him and tags out to King. King fires off right hands on Strong in the corner and stacks O'Reilly on top of him, but King dumps Cassidy onto the floor on the outside and sits him in a chair. He charges at him, but Cassidy ducks out of the way and O'Reilly levels King with a kick.

Bandido gets Cassidy up on his shoulders and delivers a cutter to him, then ascends to the top rope and looks to land a splash on Cassidy. Cassidy lands on his feet and catches Bandido with an Orange Punch, and Strong follows it up with an Angle Slam.

Strong drags Cassidy into the corner of the ring and tags himself in as Page tags in on his side. The two men exchange right hands with one another, but Page levels Strong with a clothesline. Cassidy levels Page with a crossbody and jumps on his spine, but Page escapes and jumps on Cassidy's spine.

Cassidy sets up for an Orange Punch on King, but King sees him coming and catches his right hand. Page then levels Strong with a Buckshot Lariat and pins him for the win.

Winners: Bandido, Brody King, and "Hangman" Adam Page

— Tommaso Ciampa makes his way to the ring. Myles Hawkins is already waiting inside.

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Myles Hawkins

The bell rings and Hawkins cockily takes off the cape he's wearing. Ciampa blindsides Hawkins with a knee to the side of his face and pins him for the win.

Winner: Tommaso Ciampa

— After the match, we head to another break.

— Back from the break, Tony Schiavone introduces AEW World Trios Champions Swerve Strickland and New Level. Strickland made his entrance first, followed by Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed, but The Demand attacked the champions before they could make it to the ring.

The Demand sent Strickland into the ring steps as Bishop Kaun went after Creed. Creed attempted to fight back, but Gates of Agony took him down. Kingston tried to make the save but was also taken out.

Strickland eventually rolled into the ring, where The Demand continued the attack. Ricochet retrieved the AEW World Trios Championships from ringside and stood over the champions with the titles.

— Backstage, Jack Perry reflected on his recent matches against former World Champions, acknowledging that he lost both matches but said he was learning from the experiences. Perry then turned his attention to Samoa Joe and challenged him to return and face him.

Perry said Joe may be feared and loved by others, but not by him, before telling Joe to come back and teach him something. As the segment ended, the camera revealed graffiti reading, “JOE’S GONNA KILL YOU.”

— Lena Kross makes her way to the ring. Jamie Hayter follows.

Jamie Hayter vs. Kena Kross

Kross blindsides Hayter with a big boot, and the bell sounds. Kross uses Hayter's jacket to hit her with, then fires off a chop on her chest and jams her boot into Hayter's throat. Kross then powerbombs Hayter onto the apron.

Back from the break, Hayter and Kross exchange open palm strikes with one another. Hayter gains the upperhand, but Megan Bayne appears at ringside. Kross grabs a pipe wedged into the ring steps and hits Hayer with it while the referee is distracted by Bayne, then follows it up with a Jack Hammer for the win.

Winner: Lena Kross

— After the match, Alex Windsor runs out with a table leg in hand to force Divine Dominion to back down.

— A video package airs focusing on Andrade El Idolo ahead of his AEW National Championship defense against Daniel Garcia on this week’s Collision. Andrade was also set to compete in the Dynamite main event alongside Will Ospreay and Francesco Akira.

— Backstage, Kazuchika Okada responded to Tommaso Ciampa’s challenge for the AEW International Championship. Okada said he had given the challenge some thought before calling Ciampa a “b—h.” Ciampa then blindside attacked Okada.

He sends him into a road case before connecting with a running knee strike. Ciampa said that when he called for Ciampa vs. Okada, he meant the “Psycho Killer” against the “Rainmaker,” before repeating Okada’s insult and walking away. We head to a break.

— Back from the break, the Brawling Birds address the events from earlier in the show before turning their attention to their championship match at All Out.

— The Death Riders then make their way to the ring. United Empire follows.

Will Ospreay, Francesco Akira, and Andrade El Idolo vs. Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd, and PAC

Moxley and Ospreay begin the action. The bell rings and Moxley tags out to Kidd. Ospreay and Kidd lock up with one another, before Andrade El Idolo takes a selfie with a female fan in the crowd.

Inside the ring, Akira has tagged in and Kidd fires off chops on him in the corner. Moxley tags in and dumps Akira out of the ring, but Kidd sends Akira crashing into one of the barricades. Moxley then tags back in and wears down Akira with a Texas Cloverleaf.

Back from the break, Akira lands a double stop on PAC's chest and tags out to Andrade. Andrade takes off his pants to reveal black trunks, but Ospreay and Moxley tag in. Ospreay fires off right hands on Moxley, but Moxley wears down Ospreay with a sleeper hold. Ospreay responds with a kick to Moxley's head and delivers a sit-out powerbomb to him, but Akira tags in and delivers a cutter to Moley from the ring apron. He goes for a pin, but Moxley kicks out.

Moxley catches an interfering Andrade with a cutter, but Akira rolls him up. Moxley kicks out, but Kidd delivers a piledriver to Ospreay on the outside and PAC catches Andrade with a hurricanrana on the floor. Inside the ring, Moxley delivers a Death Rider to Akira and cinches in the Bulldog Choke on him. Akira taps out.

Winners: Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd, and PAC

— After the match, Kidd wears down Ospreay with a submission hold on the outside and Moxley locks the Bulldog Choke back in on Akira in the ring. David Finlay and Clark Connors appear to take out Andrade before Moxley throws a chair into the ring over the top rope. Ospreay flies back into the ring and begins taking out The Death Riders, forcing them to retreat outside the ring.