AEW Dynamite Review – May 10, 2023
Double Jeopardy Match
ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. ROH World Tag Team Champion Rey Fenix
The match starts off with both men going back & forth until Claudio Castagnoli catches Rey Fenix off the ropes into a backbreaker. Fenix comes back with a diving hurricanrana off the ropes followed by 2 back 2 back topes to Castagnoli on the outside. Fenix goes for a 3rd one but Castagnoli catches him and drops him onto the barricade. Castagnoli goes climbing the stairs with Fenix in a suplex position but ends up dropping him into the crowd instead.
Fenix runs the barricade into a hurricanrana to Castagnoli then back inside Castagnoli catches Fenix into a Death Valley Driver for a two count. Castagnoli puts Fenix on his shoulders and climbs the top rope but Fenix fights back and hits a hurricanrana for a two count. They take it to the outside again where Castagnoli press slams Fenix right into the crowd as we go to picture in picture.
After the picture in picture Castagnoli hit a gutwrench suplex to Fenix off the middle rope for a two count then they start hitting each other with hard strikes and chops before Fenix lands a thrust kick, kick in the corner, and a rolling cutter for a two count. Castagnoli goes to outside for a breather just to get hit by a top rope moonsault from Fenix.
They go back & forth a bit with Fenix hitting a Code Red for a two count. Castagnoli comes back with a Water Slide for a two count before going right into the Hammer & Anvil Elbows follow by Riccola Bomb for the win.
Winner: ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli (Since Castagnoli won he gets a ROH World Tag Team Title Match) (Recommend)
We go backstage where we see Miro walking into Tony Khan’s office as Renee Paquette tried to get a word with him just for him to bypass her and go into Khan’s door.
We see a produced sit down interview with AEW World Champion MJF where he talks about 4 Pillars. MJF compares them to The Beatles Sammy Guevara (Ringo), Jack Perry (George), Darby Allin (John) & MJF (Paul). MJF starts listing his accomplishments and name drops people he beat such as CM Punk & Cody Rhodes. He says every great moment in this sport has the generational talent that is MJF and his reign of terror has just begun.
AEW World Tag Team Champion Dax Harwood starts by saying they owe Mark Briscoe an apology and ask him to come out, but instead Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh come out. Dutt says that FTR has one job today and that is to accept the challenge. Harwood asks the crowd if they want them to accept and they say no. Harwood says he’ll accept their challenge if they admit to using Mark Briscoe to get to them. Dutt denies that as Briscoe makes his way to the ring. Briscoe tells them to relax as it’s becoming apparent for them to control their emotions so he talked to Tony Khan and he has some news at Double Or Nothing Briscoe will be the special guest referee for the AEW World Tag Team Title match between FTR & Jarrett & Lethal. Briscoe starts passing cups around as they all start sharing a drink just for Dutt to spit in Harwood’s face as Harwood is blinded, they start attacking Cash Wheeler and toss Briscoe into Harwood & hits Briscoe with a piledriver.
Renee Paquette is with Chris Jericho and asks how he is feeling after being attacked by Adam Cole last week. Jericho says he wasn’t prepared for a fight and Cole created an unsafe work environment and calls him a coward. Jericho says he now has a court order that if he is in the building, arena or venue, Cole is not allowed inside. Roderick Strong steps into the frame and calls Jericho delusional and says Cole is not a coward. Strong says he’s not banned from the building and challenges Jericho to a Falls Count Anywhere match for next week. Jericho says Strong is making a mistake and he accepts the match for next week on Dynamite. Strong says he also got legal counsel as the Jericho Appreciation Society will be banned from the building next week.
Paquette is then in front of Tony Khan’s office waiting to get a word with Miro but instead Thunder Rosa appears and goes into Khan’s office as well.
We see another video package this one for Sammy Guevara along with comments from Chris Jericho & Tay Melo discussing what Guevara has done in this company.
We go to Tony Khan who says tonight’s show is one of the best line ups they ever had in the back there are stars lined up looking for a chance to wrestle in AEW so Khan says to stay tuned next week for a huge announcement and calls it one of the most important announcements ever in AEW.
International Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Daniel Garcia
Orange Cassidy is holding Daniel Garcia down with an armbar before they go back & forth with wrist locks. They go back & forth on the apron until Garcia snaps Cassidy’s taped up hand knocking him to the outside. Cassidy takes control and hits a dive onto Garcia sending him into the barricade followed by a dive off the top rope inside but Garcia is able to stop Cassidy’s momentum. Garcia sends Cassidy outside and continues attacking him using the barricade as they go to picture in picture.
We come back from picture in picture Garcia is still in control by hitting a curb stomp then he starts dancing around before they head to the top rope & Garcia hits a superplex holding on but Cassidy reverses and hits Stundog Millionaire. They start trading punches back & forth until Garcia hits Cassidy’s kneecap and steps on his hand.
Garcia stops an Orange Punch with a dropkick to the knee then starts hitting Cassidy with lazy kicks. Cassidy tries to fight back but Garcia hits him with a piledriver for a two count. Cassidy comes back with a Beach Break for a two count.
Garcia blocks an Orange Punch and puts on Dragon Tamer before transitioning into a Crossface while stomping on Cassidy’s hands then they roll around back & forth a bit until Cassidy got a rollup to stick for the win.
Winner & Still International Champion: Orange Cassidy (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
We see a video from The Outcasts who say that Hikaru Shida went back to Japan as Britt Baker & Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter says that she is here in spirit and accepts a Trios match for next week as The Outcasts say they will show them offensive.
Tony Schiavone says that Wardlow & Arn Anderson isn’t here tonight and asks Christian Cage how he could make himself the challenger for Wardlow’s TNT Title. Cage says that Detroit is literally the worst city in the country and tells them to keep quiet so he could conduct his business. Cage says it’s simply because he is Christian Cage, that’s why he gets a TNT Title shot as he’s trying to talk over the crowd. Cage asks Schiavone about all these wrestlers in AEW and their daddy issues. Cage says just like his previous opponent, Wardlow also had a father and says his father isn’t famous, nobody cares about him so he won’t waste his breath. Cage brings up Anderson and says it just so happens that Anderson is looking for a new son himself and calls Arn a liar for throwing Brock Anderson to the side and taking all the credit for Wardlow. Cage calls Arn the other guy in the tag team with Tully Blanchard and the lap dog for Ric Flair before questioning how many times he won the World Title. Cage says he knows the struggle to reach that mountain top and asks Wardlow what he will do when he realizes Arn isn’t as smart and cunning as him and says next week he will spit in Wardlow’s face and make him realize that his days as TNT Champion are all but over before ending it with telling Detroit to kiss his ass.
We get another pillar package this one for Darby Allin where we see him skateboarding as his father is looking on. We get words from Sting as well as we see highlights of all the extreme sports Allin has done.
No Holds Barred Match
Anna Jay vs. Julia Hart
Julia Hart is making her entrance she gets attacks from behind by Anna Jay with a chair then the bell rings, Jay tosses in a trash can inside the ring but gets knock back to the outside by Hart who tosses Jay into the barricade. Hart grabs a kendo stick and starts attacking Jay with it but Jay snatches it away and uses it on Hart. Hart takes control back and starts slamming Jay into the ringside table as we go to picture in picture.
After the break there is a stack of chairs on the outside, and Jay slams Hart face first onto them before tossing her back inside to get a two count. Jay puts the trash can on Hart and hits her with a spin kick in the corner for another two count. Hart places Jay on the top rope and hits her with a superplex onto the pile before Hart locks Jay in Hartless for the submission win.
Winner By Submission: Julia Hart
Renee Paquette is backstage with Best Friends & Bandido as Orange Cassidy says there’s enough room in his backpack for 3 more titles. Paquette asked if they chose the final rule for the match but they are all confused and don’t know what to say. Trent Beretta says that all witches are barred from ringside as Cassidy says he’s tired.
Trios Titles Open House Match
House Of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews) (c) vs. Best Friends (Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor) & Bandido
Malakai Black & Bandido starts the match off as Black holds Bandido down with a knee bar then Bandido reaches for the rope but there is no rope breaks then Best Friends & Bandido do some triple team moves on Black but Brody King tags in and goes after Trent Beretta with a senton as we go to picture in picture.
After the picture in picture Beretta hits a tornado DDT on Buddy Matthews but there is no one to make the tag to but he finally tags out to Bandido who goes wild on House Of Black including a crucifix bomb on King before diving onto King & Black on the outside.
Bandido springboards into a knee by Matthews then Chuck Taylor enters and goes after Matthews but he tags out to King & they hit Dante’s Inferno on Taylor to get the win.
Winners & Still Trios Champions: House Of Black (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!!)
We go backstage where we see Kyle Fletcher has attacked Orange Cassidy and holds up the International Title.
We get the last pillar package this time its for Jack Perry & he talks about his parents getting him a ring for his backyard to learn how to wrestle. We get comments from Christian Cage who says that Perry can become AEW World Champion.
Steel Cage Match
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley
Jon Moxley attacks Kenny Omega during his entrance and they start fighting on the outside. Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta come out and start attacking Omega until the Young Bucks come out for the save.
Young Bucks toss Yuta off the ramp and tease going after Bryan Danielson but get stop by Castagnoli & he tosses Matt Jackson off the ramp before Castagnoli & Yuta go after him. Nick Jackson gets in Danielson’s face before diving onto Castagnoli & Yuta. Omega enters the ring and tells Moxley to get in the ring so they can start the match.
The match starts officially with chops until Omega hits a moonsault off the middle rope for a two count. Omega grabs a barbed wire chair from under the ring and tosses it into Moxley’s face before he starts attacking Moxley’s back with the chair including a diving stomp.
Moxley comes back with chair shots himself as Danielson is seen laughing at this all. Omega takes control and body slams Moxley onto the chair and goes to the top rope but Moxley stops him and hits him with a superplex on top of the chair as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Moxley has the ring post buckle fish hooked in Omega’s mouth before he starts choking him with the ropes. Moxley dumps a bag of broken glass in the middle of the ring but Omega takes control and goes for the One Winged Angel. Moxley blocks it and puts on a choke right in front of the broken glass just for Omega to drop Moxley back first onto the glass then Moxley gets right back up and puts on the choke.
They go back & forth until Omega hits a knee as both men are laid out. They get up and start trading strikes and knees until Omega hits the snap dragon. Omega hits V Trigger to Moxley crashing right through the cage door, spilling to the outside. Moxley tosses Omega back inside and grabs a screwdriver before going back inside.
Don Callis runs in and takes the screwdriver away from Moxley as Omega hits the ripcord V Trigger and the One Winged Angel & as the referee is about to count to 3 Callis attacks Omega with the screwdriver to break the count then Moxley covers Omega for the win.
Winner: Jon Moxley (Recommend)
After the match Danielson on commentary says he has no idea this was going to happen, but he’s very very happy. Callis goes to stab Omega with the screwdriver but he drops it before whispering something to Omega and dropping his body down.
Matches Of The Night
Double Jeopardy Match – 8/10
Steel Cage Match – 9/10
Saturday’s Rampage
Trios Match
The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn vs. The Butcher, The Blade & Kip Sabain
Toni Storm vs. Allysin Kay
Kyle Fletcher vs. Action Andretti
Tag Team Match
Mogul Embassy (Swerve Strickland & Brian Cage) vs. Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds)
Wednesday’s Dynamite
Falls Count Anywhere Match
Chris Jericho vs. Roderick Strong
Trios Match
Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker & Hikaru Shida vs. The Outcasts (Saraya, Ruby Soho & Toni Storm
Ricky Starks vs. Jay White