AEW Dynamite Review – July 19, 2023
FTW Title Match
Hook (c) vs. Jack Perry
Hook dodges Jack Perry and delivers body shots in the corner before Perry escapes to the outside where Hook follows. Perry takes control and starts attacking Hook against the barricades but Hooks reverses and Irish whips Perry right into the crowd where they brawl then they head back inside Perry takes control before tossing Hook back to the outside where they go to picture in picture.
After the break Hook tosses Perry off the apron to the outside with a T Bone suplex but Perry comes back and hits a draping DDT off the apron and then slams Hook down to the outside but Hook eventually gets back in the ring at 9 then back inside Hook hits a bridged German suplex for a two count but holds on and hits another one for another two count.
Hook goes for a 3rd one but Perry holds on to the referee Paul Turner and hits a low blow on Hook followed by an elbow strike to the back of the head but Hook kicks out at two. Perry goes to grab the FTW Title as Turner staring at the turnbuckle before getting sandwiched by Perry & Hook.
Hook hits another suplex on Perry but the referee is down to make the count then Perry hits Hook with the FTW Title to get the win.
Winner & New FTW Champion: Jack Perry (11:40) (NEW CHAMPION!!!!!!!)
Rate: 6
We go to earlier today where Alex Marvez is trying to listen in to a secret meeting as we see Chris Jericho & Don Callis talking over lunch before a security guard spots the camera and tells them to stop.
We see Taz who is upset about what just happened to Hook and says the last thing he wants to do right now is be on camera.
We see footage from last night with AEW World Champion MJF & Adam Cole where Cole says he has a fear of eating spicey things, as they are outside Kowloon. MJF also says he is afraid of poor people and doesn’t want to be in a Chinese restaurant in Boston & as they are sitting down eating MJF starts dramatically recapping his body slam to Big Bill from last week. MJF asks if this food isn’t too spicy and Cole says Baby steps. They both start reacting to how spicy the food is and ask for drinks and start drinking multiple drinks. MJF tells the waiter that the water tastes bad but he says it’s 100% alcohol. They both start acting drunk as Cole is tired of MJF telling the Big Bill story. Cole says that the waiter reminds him of Sammy Guevara but MJF says he’s a dead ringer for Daniel Garcia. Cole says he’s happy MJF faced his fear and there’s only one thing left to do and that’s the double clothesline as they do a slow motion double clothesline to the waiter before it gets cut off.
After the break we see Marvez again from earlier today as Don Callis & Chris Jericho are coming out of a limo. Marvez asks if a decision is made and they say the decision is that Marvez is a fat headed idiot.
Britt Baker vs. Kayla Sparks
Britt Baker ducks Kayla Sparks and hits a sling blade then she goes to put her glove on and hits a throw followed by a neckbreaker then locks in Lockjaw for the submission win.
Winner By Submission: Britt Baker (1:05)
Rate: 4
Backstage Renee Paquette is with MJF & Adam Cole and asks if they are surprised by the chemistry they have. Cole says they are not and will win this tournament and become AEW World Tag Team Champions. MJF says they have one plan and that’s to hit the double clothesline. MJF says he got Cole something and shows Cole matching trunks he got for them. Cole then shows that he got them matching jackets. Cole says he has one more surprise for him but he has to wait and see. We see Roderick Strong and his neck brace shouting for Cole. Paquette tries to get a word with Strong but he says Not right now.
Finals Of The AEW World Tag Team Titles #1 Contenders Tournament
Jericho Appreciation Society (Daniel Garica & Sammy Guevara) vs. AEW World Champion MJF & Adam Cole
Before Bryce Remsburg can ring the bell Daniel Garcia starts doing his dance and MJF starts copying. MJF then heads over to the timekeeper’s table and starts playing some dance music as the lights go down and they all start having a dance off.
After Garcia, Sammy Guevara & MJF have some good dances Adam Cole’s isn’t as good as we hear a record scratch and the match finally starts. Garcia & MJF start the match and Garcia stays in control before they head to the commercial break.
After the break Jericho Appreciation Society shout to do the double clothesline to MJF but he escapes and makes the hot tag to Cole. Garcia dodges a Panama Sunrise and starts stomping Cole in the corner but when he does his dance it distracts him as Cole hits him with a superkick.
Cole goes to hit The Boom but Guevara trips him while running then Cole makes the tag to MJF as they go to hit the double clothesline but Guevara ducks and hits a double Spanish Fly and gets a two count on MJF. MJF counters the cutter from Guevara off the ropes and makes the tag to Cole.
They try the double clothesline again but Garcia attacks them from behind before putting on the Dragon Slayer on Cole but Cole is able to reach the bottom rope. Cole sends Garcia over the top rope onto Guevara on the outside and tells MJF to dive to the outside.
MJF teases doing the dive but stops short. Cole gets the crowd to cheer for MJF to dive and he does taking out JAS on the outside then back inside Cole hits Panama Sunrise to Garcia and tags in MJF as they finally hit the double clothesline to score the win.
Winners: AEW World Champion MJF & Adam Cole (10:45)
Rate: 7
After the match Chris Jericho comes down to console Guevara & Garcia but they just brush him off and walk past him. Back in the ring Cole picks up the AEW World Title but MJF gets upset that Cole is holding it like that as Cole says they just won the AEW World Tag Team Titles Tournament and he was just giving him the AEW World Title then the crowd chants to hug it out which they do but as Cole turns his back, MJF’s expression quickly changes.
AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR’s music hits and they make their way down to the ring and have a face off with Cole & MJF as they will have their AEW World Tag Team Titles match on the July 29th episode of Collision. The MJF/Cole music hits as Dax Harwood yells in the camera to Tony Khan to play their music next time as they are the AEW World Tag Team Champions.
We see footage from Collision as they show the new Owen Hart action figure.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Best Friends, Darby Allin & Nick Wayne where Paquette says that Best Friends have an ROH World Tag Team Titles shot at Death Before Dishonor TBS Champion Kris Statlander has an open challenge against Marina Shafir at Rampage while Allin & Wayne are in the Royal Rampage. Allin says they are gunning Swerve Strickland in that match before Darby asks Cassidy for a favor to give AR Fox an International Title shot next week which Allin agrees to. They all go to put their hands in but Allin walks off and Wayne follows suit.
We see the Shark Week mascot Chompy dancing around the commentary team as they run down the upcoming line ups but Taz tells him he’s not in a good mood and not to touch him.
Blood & Guts Match
The Golden Elite (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson & Kota Ibushi) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta), Konosuke Takeshita & PAC
Claudio Castagnoli & Kenny Omega starts Blood & Guts Match & Castagnoli goes to suplex Omega but he escapes then they run the ropes until Castagnoli catches Omega into a backbreaker as the crowd chants to use the other ring. Castagnoli teases doing so but when he doesn’t they boo.
Omega hits a top rope crossbody as they do eventually head to the other ring then a bit more of a back & forth until PAC comes out next for Blackpool Combat Club. PAC joins in on the double team attack on Omega as they head to a commercial break.
After the break Hangman Page comes out next and takes out PAC with a fallaway slam and a pop up powerbomb before hitting a moonsault from scaling the cage a little bit. Omega & Page start double teaming PAC until Jon Moxley comes out next and goes right after Page with a screwdriver. Castagnoli pulls out a fork that they start using on Omega.
Omega gets a bucket of broken glass and pours it on the mat as Nick Jackson runs out next and starts hitting cutters on the Blackpool Combat Club and a hurricanrana to Castagnoli sending him into the broken glass. Wheeler Yuta comes out next wielding a chair as we go to picture in picture.
After the 2nd break Matt Jackson comes out next and goes after PAC as we see Moxley is bleeding then Konosuke Takeshita runs out next takes out Omega then Moxley pulls out a bed of nails and dropkicks Omega right into them before body slamming him onto them.
Kota Ibushi comes out last and takes out Yuta who ran towards him then they try to start the match but can’t as Yuta is still on the outside. Ibushi & Moxley get into each other’s faces as Ibushi starts kicking away at Moxley. Moxley ends up on the bed of nails as Ibushi moonsaults onto him.
Golden Lovers start doubling teaming Blackpool Combat Club but they are able to come back as we head to commercial in which we see Yuta & Matt Jackson climb the top of the cage where Matt hits a bunch of northern lights suplexes before teasing doing one off the cage but Yuta breaks out of it.
Matt spills thumbtacks from the top of the cage to the inside as Nick & Page hit back body drops to them then The Golden Elite start hitting a flurry of moves on PAC as we head to another commercial.
After the 3rd break PAC diving off from the middle of the cage onto Nick Jackson with a double stomp through a table before both teams start brawling in the center of the ring before we got a lot of crazy action here including a snap dragon to PAC from Omega through the glass but he is able to escape and puts on the Brutalizer.
PAC & Castagnoli start pushing each other as the rest of the Blackpool Combat Club tries to keep them apart. PAC gets the bolt cutters and leaves the match then Page hits Buckshot Lariat on Castagnoli followed by one on Yuta & at the same time Omega gives him a V Trigger.
Takeshita then decides to leave the match and go join Don Callis as The Golden Elite is ganging up on Yuta and choking him out with the chain until the referee stops the match as Moxley is handcuffed to the turnbuckle.
Winners By Surrender: The Golden Elite (51:15)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Friday’s Rampage
TNT Title #1 Contenders 20 Man Royal Rampage Match
Jay Lethal vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Big Bill vs. Toa Liona vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Kaun vs. Brian Cage vs. Matt Menard vs. Jake Hager vs. Angelo Parker vs. Ethan Page vs. Matt Sydal vs. Isiah Kassidy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Darby Allin vs. Nick Wayne vs. Minoru Suzuki vs. The Butcher vs. The Blade vs. Komander
TBS Title Match
Kris Statlander (c) vs. Marina Shafir
Trios Match
QTV (QT Marshall, Aaron Solo & Johnny TV) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn
Saturday’s Collision
Trios Titles Match
House Of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews) (c) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn
Next Week’s Dynamite
International Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. AR Fox
Collision Card (July 29th)
AEW World Tag Team Titles Match
FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. AEW World Champion MJF & Adam Cole
