AEW Dynamite Review – September 6, 2023
Kicking off this week’s Dynamite with Orange Cassidy says Hey thank you and that they told him to stay home, but he says Nah I’m not going to do that. He says championship or no championship he will be here every single week because he is Freshly Squeezed Orange Cassidy and he does not have a catchphrase & as Cassidy goes to leave we hear the music of the new International Champion Jon Moxley & he makes his way to the ring for his match. Cassidy stands by the entrance way and watches Moxley as he makes his entrance to the ring with the International Title. Darby Allin comes out with AR Fox but looks at Cassidy and seems to tell Fox something before going to the back with Cassidy.
International Title Match
Jon Moxley (c) vs. AR Fox
Jon Moxley chops AR Fox in the corner before punching him in the corner. Fox comes back with a springboard dropkick sending Moxley to the outside where he meets him with a big dive. Moxley takes control and back inside takes out Fox with a release suplex.
Moxley starts raking the back of Fox but Fox comes back with a draping DDT on the ropes for a two count. Moxley retreats to the outside and knocks Fox into the barricade when he follows him before throwing him into the crowd as they go to picture in picture.
After the break Moxley is kicking away at Fox but he comes back with an enziguri kick. Fox knocks Moxley down with a neckbreaker, kips up and runs to Moxley in the corner who catches him in a choke. Fox escapes out and hits a cutter for a two count.
They start fighting on the apron where Fox hits a running moonsault to Moxley on the outside followed by a 450 Splash back inside that Moxley kicks out at two. Moxley puts on a Kimura and hits Hammer & Anvil elbows but Fox escapes out with an enziguri. Moxley comes right back with the King Kong Lariat follow by Death Rider for the win.
Winner & Still International Champion: Jon Moxley (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!)
Darby Allin heads to the ring to check on Fox and helps him up as Nick Wayne is seen still in the back watching on. Wayne walks away and bumps into Christian Cage & TNT Champion Luchasaurus as Cage asks Wayne if he was expecting someone else. Cage says after finding out his dad was a wrestler he went back and watched some of his matches and says he was a lot worse than he even thought he was. Cage says he knows Wayne thinks Allin is a mentor to him but if he wants a true mentor maybe he should look at a true champion. Cage leaves and tells Wayne to say hi to his mom for him.
TBS Title Match
Kris Statlander (c) vs. Emi Sakura
Emi Sakura hits a Tiger Driver for a two count then Kris Statlander ends up on the apron where Sakura knocks her to the outside with a crossbody & with Statlander against the steel steps Sakura hits her with another crossbody before sending her back inside where she covers for a two count.
They start trading chops before they eventually clothesline each other down then a bit of back & forth until Sakura escapes and hits a neckbreaker and the double underhook into a backbreaker for a another two count.
Sakura heads to the top rope but Statlander puts her on her shoulders and drops her down face first before hitting her with a discus lariat then Statlander follows with Wednesday Night Fever to get the victory.
Winner & Still TBS Champion: Kris Statlander (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!)
We see a sit down video with Roderick Strong & he is with The Kingdom where Strong talks about the problems of his parents with his mom having a drug addiction and his father having an alcohol problem to the point where his sister even left. Strong had to grow up and take care of himself and wrestling saved his life and it’s not a business but his everything. Strong says Adam Cole already knew that as he grew up alone and he’s going to win this Grand Slam Tournament alone and that starts tonight.
Tag Team Match
La Sex Gods (Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher)
Chris Jericho & Mark Davis start the match as Jericho escapes out of the corner and starts chopping away at Davis. Jericho stays in control tags in Sammy Guevara as they double team on Davis and take him down before doing their pose.
Kyle Fletcher tags in as he & Guevara start chopping away then Jericho tags in as La Sex Gods hits a delayed double vertical suplex then they eventually drop Fletcher before going to picture in picture.
After the break Guevara makes the hot tag to Jericho who goes after Aussie Open, before hits Codebreaker on Fletcher then goes for the cover but he kicks out at two. Aussie Open ends up on the outside as Guevara ends up diving on them.
Jericho tries a dive also but ends up hitting Guevara instead as Aussie Open hits Le Sex Gods with a collider on the outside. Head back inside where they go after Jericho & they hit Aussie Arrow then goes for the cover but Jericho kicks out at two.
Guevara takes out Davis with a 1 man Spanish Fly as Jericho tries Walls Of Jericho on Fletcher but he spins his way out and hits a superkick followed by another kick in the corner and a brainbuster for a two count then a bit more back & forth before Jericho hits Judas Effect on Fletcher for the win.
Winners: La Sex Gods
After the match Guevara is a bit upset after a couple of close calls with Jericho and even starts to push Jericho away then they get into a shoving match but guards come out to keep them apart as Guevara walks out on Jericho.
We get a video of Ricky Starks after his strap match with Bryan Danielson at All Out where Starks shows off his injuries and says tonight he proved a point to Danielson & AEW and said Danielson didn’t tap him out and there is nobody who can do that. Starks says he is angry and all he wants is chance and doesn’t want to be given a piece of bread and says he’s been fed he wants a full course meal. Starks ends by saying he is Absolute Ricky Starks and he will say that until he dies.
After the break Renee Paquette is with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita & they have an easel that’s covered up that Callis says he will reveal next week as the next target for Takeshita during their celebration for beating Kenny Omega.
AEW World Champion MJF comes to the ring and right away tells them to cut his music. MJF says when he was trying to make a name for himself in the indie circuit he lived right here in Indiana and asked Hoosier daddy? MJF continues talking about this past Sunday him & Adam Cole successfully defending the ROH World Tag Team Titles and after he was told by Tony Khan that he had to wrestle again on September 20th. MJF then realized that was Grand Slam in his home state of New York and he assured whoever wins the Grand Slam Tournament would find out that nobody is on the level of the devil. MJF starts saying how there is a certain someone who needs to be taught a lesson as Samoa Joe’s music hits and he comes down to the ring.
Joe says he heard a little piss & vinegar in MJF’s voice so he decided to come out and hear it for himself and asks MJF What seems to be the problem kid. MJF says the reason why Joe came out there so fast is for probably confusing his theme music for an ice cream truck. Joe says the last time he had anything to do with an ice cream truck he was busy being a star on the other company’s network referring to Twisted Metal on Peacock. Joe calls him kid, again, which MJF calls it funny stuff repeating the same thing twice. MJF says he’s a pretty creative guy himself and calls him Joseph, Pillsbury Joeboy Samoa Dough and some more insults. Joe says MJF is having a hard time catching on and blames it on his time spent it here in Indiana and calls MJF kid again. This really gets MJF upset as he says if Joe calls him kid one more time he will knock his teeth down his throat. MJF says that’s exactly what Joe’s plan is to skip the line but says there’s a whole tournament to decide that. MJF says he would of bit back when he was a kid as Joe would know what MJF was like in a kid and start story time with MJF. MJF talks about when he was 19 he had a tryout in Brooklyn for the WWE and he knocked it out of the park. He then gets pull to the side by William Regal and retells the story about him sending an e mail and then blowing him off. MJF says they know how the story ended and he sent Regal packing back to NXT and Joe could be next.
MJF then talks about being given the opportunity to be a security guard and walk Joe down to the ring and this got him excited as he would get to meet the great Samoa Joe. Joe then decided to take a 19 year old kid and shove him into a brick wall and laugh. MJF says he knows how Joe thinks because he’s a scumbag just like him. MJF says Joe did it because he knew he could get away with it but MJF is not a kid anymore he’s full grown and the best wrestler on Earth before continuing his accomplishments. MJF tells Joe to stay out of his way, or he is going to kill him. Joe says it was a point beautifully made, but the problem with it is that he didn’t think MJF was a kid when he pushed him, but he thought he was a little bitch. MJF then smacks Joe as Joe says he’s not going to take MJF’s bate so instead he’s going to go win the tournament and tells MJF to have a nice day as MJF goes to leave Joe kicks the rope from up under him and starts attacking MJF takes the AEW World Title and holds it up but MJF hits him with a low blow and starts attacking Joe in the corner. Joe stops MJF with a uranage and goes to hit the Muscle Buster but Cole runs out to stop him. Joe walks off and says You don’t look so good kid as MJF says his arm is numb and this is worse than it was on Sunday. Joe gets on the mic 1 more time and says next time he’s going to tear him to pieces and calls MJF a bitch.
As Cole is helping MJF out we hear Roderick Strong screaming Adam as he & The Kingdom head to the ring. Cole asks Strong if they can’t do this now and Strong says he’s not okay.
Quarter Final Match Of The 2023 Grand Slam Tournament
Trent Beretta vs. Roderick Strong
Roderick Strong goes right after Trent Beretta by sending him into the corner and trying to put on the Boston Crab but Beretta escapes out then they run the ropes as Beretta hits a knee strike which Strong reaches for his neck after before they start trading strikes until Strong hits a backbreaker.
Beretta takes control by attacking Strong in the corner where he hits a tornado DDT that sends Strong all the way to the outside where The Kingdom checks on him & as they tell Beretta to step away from Strong Strong pushes him against the ring post and drops him back first onto the apron before they go to picture in picture.
After the break they go back & forth until Beretta hangs on for back 2 back German suplexes as Strong fights out of a 3rd one before Beretta hits him with a Death Valley Driver. Strong follows with a lung blower and a Sick Kick for the two count.
They go to the top rope as they tussle a bit until Beretta hits a hurricanrana then they tie up a bit after and Beretta gets a two count. Beretta follows with a half & half suplex and a piledriver and goes for the pin but Strong gets his foot on the ropes then they fight on the ropes as Strong holds on as he hits a knee strike follow by End Of Heartache to get the win.
Winner: Roderick Strong
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Toni Storm and asks her about costing Ruby Soho the TBS Title on Sunday with the spray paint. Storm says there are so many performances and she can’t remember them all and wants to move forward. Paquette agrees and asks about the Women’s Title #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way match next week where the winner will face Saraya. Storm says if Paquette is good next week she will give her an exclusive before saying Chin up tits out and watch out for the shoe.
Tony Schiavone is in the ring with Adam Page and congratulates him on winning the 20 Man Over The Budget Battle Royal at All Out and giving the winning prize to charity at the Chicago Public Schools. Page thanks AEW for giving him the opportunity to whoop ass and give kids some money. Page says he wants to move forward and wants to talk about the rest of the year but gets interrupted by Swerve Strickland & he comes out with Prince Nana.
Nana tells Schiavone he’s done enough and makes him leave the ring asking the crowd to show some respect to Strickland. Strickland jokes he’s been in a coffin for 2 weeks and that gives him some clarity. Strickland says the 1st person he thought of when he got out was Page. Strickland asks if Page was a mascot for AEW and gives money to charity to a bunch of delinquents who will flunk out anymore and makes fun of Page for being on the Pre Show. Strickland talks about how Page used to be on top but he hasn’t had any titles or merchandise in about a year and makes fun of Page’s weight. Strickland continues by saying if he was given the same opportunities Page has he’d be the 1st black AEW World Champion. Strickland tells Page to ride off in the sunset and let him take that slot that Page doesn’t want. Page says he’s done with this shit and if Strickland wants a match he can go to the back and ask for it and starts to leave. Swerve starts to talk about Page’s family which prompts Page to go back into the ring and get in Strickland’s face but Brian Cage shows up from behind and takes out Page with the Drill Claw.
Quarter Final Match Of The 2023 Grand Slam Tournament
Darby Allin vs. Nick Wayne
Match starts off with a handshake and a hug before locking up then they start trading pin attempts and takedowns before they head to the outside where Darby Allin tries a tope suicida to Nick Wayne but he gets out of the way as Allin goes crashing into the barricade before we go to picture in picture.
After the break Allin stays in control and eventually puts on a Figure 4 as Wayne reverses it until Allin reaches for the bottom rope then they run the ropes before taking each other out with a double crossbody then they get up and start trading strikes before Allin grabs the mic and says Wayne hits like an 18 year old and tells him to hit him like he means it.
Wayne does and knocks out Allin with a superkick as Christian Cage’s music hits as Cage & Luchasaurus head over to commentary before another picture in picture.
After the break Wayne follows with a Frog Splash from the top rope to the outside to Allin then tosses Allin back inside and hits Wayne’s World for a two count.
Wayne tries another Wayne’s World from the top rope but Allin knocks him off and teases Coffin Drop but decides not to and goes for the pin getting a two count.
They go back & forth a bit more with multiple pin attempts before Allin stretches Wayne’s arms and gets the submission win.
Winner By Submission: Darby Allin (He will face Roderick Strong in the Semi Finals)
Semi Finals (Spoilers) (Sept 9th)
Roderick Strong vs. Darby Allin
Pentagon Jr vs. Samoa Joe
Friday’s Rampage
Quarter Final Match Of The Grand Slam Tournament
Pentagon Jr vs. Jay Lethal
Trios Match
Britt Baker, Hikaru Shida & Skye Blue vs. Taya Valkyrie, Anna Jay & The Bunny
Tag Team Match
Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. 2.0 (Matt Menard & Angelo Parker)
Quarter Final Match Of The 2023 Grand Slam Tournament
Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy
Collision (Sept 9th)
Semi Final Match Of The 2023 Grand Slam Tournament
Roderick Strong vs. Darby Allin
Semi Final Match Of The 2023 Grand Slam Tournament
Pentagon Jr vs. Samoa Joe
Trios Match
Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Juice Robinson & Austin Gunn) vs. TBD
Next Week’s Dynamite
Finals Of The 2023 Grand Slam Tournament
Roderick Strong or Darby Allin vs. Pentagon Jr or Samoa Joe
Women’s Title #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Match
Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm vs. Nyla Rose
Hangman Page vs. Brian Cage
Grand Slam (Sept 20th) (Spoilers)
AEW World Title Match
MJF (c) vs. TBD
Women’s Title Match
Saraya (c) vs. TBD
Chris Jericho vs. Sammy Guevara
