AEW Wednesday Night Dynamite Review – February 22, 2023
All Atlantic Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta
Orange Cassidy starts the match trying to give a handshake but Wheeler Yuta goes for a slap that Cassidy ducks before they run the ropes a bit with multiple pin attempts mixed in until Yuta goes to retreat on the outside. Yuta runs back in to stop Cassidy from putting his hands in his pockets before taking Cassidy down to the mat.
ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli makes his way down to the ring and slaps some sense into Yuta and tells him that Blackpool Combat Club means something to him. This amps Yuta up as he goes right after Cassidy including a tope suicida to the outside before tossing Cassidy around the barricades and timekeeper’s table.
Castagnoli seems satisfied with Yuta’s new attitude in this match and heads to the back. Yuta starts chopping Cassidy back in the ring, with Cassidy putting his hands in the pocket in between. Cassidy comes back with a dropkick before smashing Yuta into the turnbuckles 10 times, jumps off the top rope but Yuta stops him with an enziguri before hitting a flying elbow strike off the top rope for a two count. Yuta dropkicks Cassidy to the outside as we go picture in picture.
After the picture in picture Yuta is in control and starts stomping at Cassidy’s face, but he kicks right back before giving Yuta a hug. Yuta headbutts his way out of that and starts hammering down fists to Cassidy. Cassidy tries to knock Yuta to the outside but Yuta comes back with a German suplex. Cassidy comes with one of his own before they go back & forth until Yuta puts on Seatbelt but Cassidy kicks out at two.
They spit at each other, with Yuta’s gum landing right on Cassidy’s forehead before they start trading forearms and elbows. Yuta escapes a Beach Break attempt by holding onto the ropes, fighting on the apron as Cassidy back body drops Yuta off of it, before hitting a DDT on the floor. Back inside Cassidy hits another DDT before Yuta hits a piledriver for a two.
Yuta starts dropping elbows before trying Seatbelt but Cassidy gets out, and hits elbows before they go back & forth a bit more. Cassidy kicks out of the Seatbelt and hits the Orange Punch, but Yuta kicks out at two. Cassidy follows with the Beach Break which Yuta kicks out of also. Cassidy comes back with another running Orange Punch gets the win.
Winner & Still All Atlantic Champion: Orange Cassidy (STILL CHAMPION!!!) (Recommend)
After the match Cassidy goes to hug Yuta after but Claudio Castagnoli makes his way back out and tells Yuta to leave the ring, which he does.
Renee Paquette is backstage with Adam Page & Evil Uno and asks Uno how he prepares for Jon Moxley, but Page interrupts and says you can’t prepare. Uno interrupts him again and says every time Page asks Dark Order not to get involved, it means that they aren’t on his level. So Uno asks Page to not get involved in the match tonight.
Ricky Starks makes his way down to the ring and gets a real good reaction from the crowd which he acknowledges but says they’ll get mad at him if he goes over his time. Starks mentions what’s been going down with Jericho Appreciation Society and accepts that the rematch with Chris Jericho won’t happen and that he’s moving on. Starks reveals an open contract for a match against him at AEW Revolution and mentions his theme song saying The Revolution will be televised and won’t be left off. Starks asks who will accept it as Chris Jericho makes his way out. Jericho says that Starks is baiting him to do a match, but it’s never going to happen because Starks isn’t on his level. Jericho says good luck with his open challenge and hopes it goes well with him, as Peter Avalon starts to make his way out. Jericho stops him and takes him out with the Judas Effect.
Jericho gets in the ring and says you can’t have Revolution with him, and maybe he should have the rematch and embarrass Starks. Starks says Jericho will have the rest of the JAS to help him and doesn’t understand why he needs them. Starks says he thinks Jericho has it in him to get it done by himself, which Jericho questions if he thinks Starks can’t beat him 1 on 1. Starks says he genuinely thinks Jericho can, as Jericho takes the contract and says he’s the great Chris Jericho and he can beat him on his own and he would sign it and have the JAS stay in the back for the match but he doesn’t have a pen. Starks pulls a pen out and gives it to Jericho & he clicks the pen before signing the contract. Jericho says to Starks to be careful what he wished for because nobody outsmarts him as Starks looks into the camera and winks.
We get a video package with all the teams in tonight’s Revolution Tag Team Battle Royal proclaiming why they will win tonight.
Tag Team Match
The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) vs. The Firm (Big Bill & Lee Moriarty)
Match starts with Max Caster & Lee Moriarty are running the ropes, before Caster takes Moriarty down with an arm drag. Anthony Bowens tags in and hits Moriarty with a backbreaker for a two count as they head to picture in picture.
When we come back from the break AEW World Tag Team Champions The Gunns have made their way down to the ring. Bowens goes after Moriarty, hitting him with a faceplant, but Big Bill runs in to try and stop him.
Big Bill takes Billy Gunn off the apron with a big boot before The Gunns start attacking Billy on the outside. The Acclaimed chase them away as Moriarty hits a DDT on Bowens on the inside for a two count.
They go back & forth until Bowens hits The Arrival followed by the Mic Drop by Caster for the win.
Winners: The Acclaimed
Tony Schiavone is on the ramp and welcomes Christian Cage as Cage comes out, Jack Perry runs out and spears Cage before Cage can even say anything. Perry grabs two chairs and teases hitting the Con Chair To but as he hesitates, Cage hits a low blow and smacks Perry in the face with a chair before continuing to smash Perry’s face into the chair. Cage raises Perry’s head to show that he’s bleeding before standing on his head as officials come out to break them up.
We see a video package from Wardlow’s sit down interview last week before we get words from TNT Champion Samoa Joe who says Wardlow will regret stepping into the ring with him.
Saraya vs. Skye Blue
Match starts off with Saraya pie faces Skye Blue but Blue comes right back. As Blue gets on the top rope, Toni Storm jumps on the apron to distract her as Saraya drops her down. Saraya starts stomping Blue in the corner, before tossing her to the outside where Storm is there to hit her with a snap suplex. Back inside Saraya starts stretching Blue while taunting the crowd.
Blue climbs to the top rope but Saraya stops her and tries a superplex. Blue pushes Saraya off and hits her with a crossbody, hits a couple of knee strikes and a dropkick, but Storm gets on the apron to prevent Aubrey Edwards from doing the count. Saraya hits a thrust kick before locking in the Saraya Cradle & Blue had no choice but to submit.
Winner By Submission: Saraya
After the match Saraya & Storm go to spray paint Blue but Britt Baker & Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter run out to stop them as Storm & Saraya are leaving, Ruby Soho comes out and points to Hayter that she wants the Women’s Title.
Danielson starts by saying he’s glad to be back here in Phoenix, Arizona and as they start cheering for him he says it sounds like they want him to win the AEW World Title. Danielson said he will do everything in his power to beat MJF for that AEW World Title but first, he wants to talk about what MJF said last week. Danielson says how MJF ‘hates him’ by putting a bounty on his head and trying to injure him. Danielson starts talking about William Regal being hospitalized but AEW World Champion MJF cuts him off and makes his way to the ramp. MJF starts to talk about this girl who he wanted to spend the rest of his life with and start a family with, but she left him as the crowd chants you deserve it. MJF says the only thing that matters to him is the World Title and that’s the only thing stopping him from taking pills. MJF mentions Danielson and his family and Danielson’s concussion history and how every time Danielson steps in the ring he’s saying that wrestling is more important than his family. MJF mentions sending Regal to the hospital and how he’s going to punish Danielson at Revolution for trying to take away the one thing he has in this life and for everything Danielson has taken for granted.
MJF then points to the camera and says he will speak to Danielson’s children but Danielson says don’t he dare or he’ll kick the shit out of him. MJF says hi to Birdie & Buddy and talks about making ‘dada pay’ for all his selfishness and continues to talk about what he’s doing but as he makes his way to the ring, Danielson attacks him. As they continue to go at it, security comes out to keep them apart. MJF escapes before Danielson is able to sneak out and give one last shot to MJF before they go to the commercial.
Tony Schiavone is backstage with Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter & Britt Baker & Hayter noticed Saraya gazing at her Women’s Title and how she hasn’t lost one match since she returned. Hayter says she thinks someone else is deserving in Ruby Soho so makes it a Triple Threat match at Revolution and says she will beat both of them b*tches.
10 Team Revolution Qualifying Match
Best Friends (Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor) vs. Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr & Rey Fenix) vs. Jericho Appreciation Society (Matt Menard & Angelo Parker) vs. Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds) vs. La Faccion Ingobnrable (Rush & Preston Vance) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) vs. Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. Ari Daivari & Tony Nese
Match starts off with some teams are on the outside still observing as Pentagon Jr & Tony Nese are fighting on the apron, Mark Briscoe runs out and starts going after Josh Woods. Pentagon follows this with a Fear Factor to Nese on the apron, to eliminate him. Lucha Bros press slam Ari Daivari to toss him out onto Nese as we go to picture in picture.
After the picture in picture break The Butcher & The Blade eliminate Aussie Open before John Silver tosses out The Blade. The commentary mentions Darius Martin was eliminated as well. The Butcher lifts up Alex Reynolds and eliminates him. Pentagon eliminates Preston Vance but Vance grabs Pentagon’s leg and Rush eliminates him.
Rey Fenix & Rush go at it on the apron as Fenix walks the ropes and kicks Rush off, eliminating him. The Butcher eliminates John Silver as Jericho Appreciation Society finally make their way into the ring. They try to eliminate the Best Friends but Danhausen runs in just to get tossed off the top ropes also. Danhausen curses them as Best Friends eliminate Jericho Appreciation Society.
Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett eliminate Chuck Taylor as it’s not down to Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, The Butcher, Rey Fenix, Trent Beretta & Dante Martin but Dante gets eliminated by The Butcher followed by Fenix eliminating The Butcher & Lethal eliminating Fenix. It’s now down to Jarrett, Lethal & Beretta with the 2 on 1 advantage.
As Beretta keeps trying to eliminate them, Satnam Singh is there to catch them. Jarrett hits The Stroke on Beretta and goes to eliminate him but Orange Cassidy is there to save Beretta as Sonjay Dutt tries to hold Beretta, he tosses Lethal up and over to eliminate him.
Danhausen chases Dutt to the back as Singh catches Jarrett again from elimination. Jarrett hits another stroke and finally eliminates Beretta.
Winners & Gets Into The AEW World Tag Team Title Fatal 4 Way Match At Revolution: Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal
We get a promo from the House Of Black who says they want to talk to The Elite this Friday about the state of the Trios Titles.
Renee Paquette is backstage with Tony Khan who says he has a huge announcement to make. Khan says it involves a lot of people before passing it off for Adam Cole to say. Cole says in March there will be a weekly 1 hour television series immediately after Dynamite called AEW All Access where Cole says he’s happy to share his journey to recovery. The night the show premieres Cole will make his in ring return and he will be the best Adam Cole he will ever be.
Jon Moxley vs. Evil Uno
Evil Uno goes right after Jon Moxley as the bell rings, as we see Hangman Page watching in the back. Uno starts whipping Moxley with his jacket then they head to the top rope, where Moxley starts ripping Uno’s mask to take him down. Uno kicks Moxley off the apron, goes to the top rope and hits Moxley with a senton.
They continue fighting on the outside, where Moxley tosses Uno into the steel steps before driving his face into it as well. As Uno slowly makes his way back inside, we see that his face is busted open. Moxley continues hammering on Uno’s face but Uno comes back and hits 2 back to back piledrivers, but Moxley kicks out.
Moxley puts on a sleeper hold and starts dropping his elbows before putting on the bulldog choke. Uno’s blood is gushing down as Moxley puts on the sleeper hold until the referee stops the match.
Winner By Referee Stoppage: Jon Moxley
After the match Moxley doesn’t let go of the move, as John Silver, Alex Reynolds, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta run to the ring & they brawl then all of the sudden here comes Hangman Page makes his way out and goes after Moxley with barbed wire until Moxley is busted open.
Friday’s Rampage
Tag Team Match
Trios Champions Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher)
Toni Storm vs. Willow Nightingale
Lance Archer vs. Bryce Saturn
Action Andretti vs. Sammy Guevara
Monday’s Dark Elevation
Emi Sakura vs. Rachelle Riveter
Tag Team Match
The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. EJ Sparks & Aguila
Trios Match
Beast Of Burdens (Marina Shafir & Nyla Rose) & Diamante vs. Mazzerati,Miss Anna May & Brittnie Brooks
Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Evan Daniels
Trios Match
The Firm (Ethan Page,Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy) vs. Watson,Action Braxton & Ice Williams
Athena vs. Danielle Kamela
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Lee Johnson
Next Wednesday’s Dynamite
Casino Tag Team Revolution Qualifying Match
Non Title Match
FTW Champion Hook vs. TBD (Handpicked by Stokely Hathaway)
Revolution Card (March 5th)
AEW World Title 60 Min Iron Man Match
MJF (c) vs. Bryan Danielson
AEW World Tag Team Titles Fatal 4 Way Match
The Gunns (Austin & Coleton) (c) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal vs. TBD
TNT Title Match
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Wardlow
Texas Death Match
Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page
Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks
Women’s Title Triple Threat Match
Jaime Hayter (c) vs. Saraya vs. Ruby Soho
