AEW Dynamite Review (05/03/2023)
8 Man Tag Team Match
International Champion Orange Cassidy, Bandido, Adam Cole & Roderick Strong vs. Jericho Appreciation Society (Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Jake Hager & Daniel Garica)
Roderick Strong & Daniel Garcia start the match off with Strong keeping Garcia in his corner with chops before Adam Cole came in and delivered a couple of stomps while shouting over to Chris Jericho. Cole stomped onto Angelo Parker before Bandido tags himself in. Bandido was in control before Matt Menard ran in to attack him as both teams had another standoff before getting into a big brawl.
They start fighting in and out of the ring before Jake Hager & Orange Cassidy go at it inside with Cassidy hitting a DDT sending Hager to the outside where Cassidy tries to dive to him only to be caught and sent into the ring post as Garcia hit him with a knee to the back.
Bandido followed with a dive to the outside. Cole started going up the ramp to confront Jericho but Jericho Appreciation Society stops him. Inside, Bandido puts on a delayed vertical suplex on Parker just for Menard to stop it and get one himself. They try to double team Bandido but he takes them both out with a suplex before they go to picture in picture.
After the picture in picture break Garcia is in control dancing around the downed Cassidy before Hager tags in and puts Cassidy in a bear hug. Cassidy starts fighting off Jericho Appreciation Society by hitting Menard with the Stundog Millionaire before making the hot tag to Strong. Strong starts taking all of Jericho Appreciation Society out including an Angle Slam on Hager for a two count.
Cassidy tags himself in but Garcia catches him and puts on the sharpshooter and Cole breaks up with a kick. They all start attacking each other until Cassidy hits Beach Break on Garcia for a two count. Garcia starts chopping Cassidy who comes back with his lazy chops. Bandido & Cassidy hit in stereo dives to the outside as Strong & Cole start double teaming Parker then Cole hits The Boom on Parker for the win.
Winners: International Champion Orange Cassidy, Bandido, Adam Cole & Roderick Strong
After the match Cole runs to the commentary table and spears Jericho through the stage equipment before security comes in to break them apart.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Darby Allin & Jack Perry and asks them how they are feeling about teaming up tonight. Perry says they might not like each other but they have a couple of things in common like busting their asses to get where they are but they both also never main evented a pay per view. Allin says either he or Perry will walk out with the AEW World Title at Double Or Nothing, and tonight it’s showtime.
After the break we see security is still trying to keep Adam Cole & Chris Jericho apart. Security escorts Cole out as Britt Baker comes in and smacks Jericho down calling him b*tch Jericho.
We see the Blackpool Combat Club as Bryan Danielson brings up Bret Hart’s catchphrase and says how egotistical that sounded as he is better than that legend ever was and any wrestler who has come before him and calls himself the best wrestler in the world today and if it’s not him, it’s the rest of the Blackpool Combat Club. Danielson says he hopes Wheeler Yuta will be a better wrestler than him as they want people to be better than them and AEW to be the best company ever. Jon Moxley says they are blades to sharpen each other and says The Elite should thank them and if they aren’t bullies. Moxley brings up the Steel Cage Match next week against Kenny Omega and how that hits different. Moxley says he has a whole lot of tools, weapons, and a new version he can’t wait to show Omega and we will find out what 2023 Omega is really about and he will leave a hell of a mark on him.
Saraya vs. Willow Nightingale
Match starts off with Saraya goes outside and says she isn’t ready running away from Willow Nightingale as Ruby Soho & Toni Storm get in front of her blocking her. Saraya attacks Nightingale as soon as she gets in the ring but Nightingale takes over right away hitting a dropkick from the middle rope for a two count.
Nightingale keeps Saraya in the corners with chops before Storm grabs her leg giving Saraya the chance to hit her with a kick and attack her on the ropes with knee strikes. Saraya tosses Nightingale to the outside then she distracts the referee as Soho & Storm start attacking Nightingale before we go to picture in picture.
We come back from PIP Nightingale almost gets the win with a roll up but Saraya comes back hitting the Knight Cap for a two count then Nightingale comes back with a Death Valley Driver but Storm gets on the apron distracting the referee.
Soho gets on the apron but Nightingale tosses her inside the ring and takes her out with a pounce before knocking Storm down. Saraya takes control and hits Good Knight to get the win.
Winner: Saraya
After the match The Outcasts keep attacking Nightingale until Hikaru Shida makes her return and comes to the ring with a kendo stick just to drop it and hug The Outcasts seemingly joining them. Shida takes the spray paint and is about to use it on Nightingale but Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter & Britt Baker show up from behind. Shida instead spray paints Saraya in the face and starts attacking The Outcasts with the kendo stick. Shida takes the spray paint and spells AEW on The Outcasts.
We see a video from Trios Champions House of Black & they toss the Trios Titles down on the floor and say they are tainted. They say welcome to the Open House and challenge any 3 competitors. The catch is there are 20 second Count Outs, no rope escapes, enforced DQ, and the Dealer’s choice as part of their House rules.
6 Trios Tres De Mayo Battle Royal
Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver & Alex Reynolds) vs. QTV (QT Marshall, Aaron Solo & Powerhouse Hobbs) vs. Varsity Athletes (Tony Nese, Josh Woods & Ari Daivari) vs. Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr & Rey Fenix) & El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn vs. The Butcher, The Blade & Kip Sabian
Anthony Bowens & Pentagon Jr scissor but they get attacked. Evil Uno tosses Ari Daivari over the top rope eliminating him before Uno gets eliminated by QT Marshall & Aaron Solo. Tony Nese gets sent to the apron by Pentagon as Rey Fenix walks the ropes and kicks Nese off eliminating him then El Hijo Del Vikingo eliminates Josh Woods with a hurricanrana.
Marshall & Solo double team Alex Reynolds then they eliminating him before Lucha Bros toss Marshall & Solo over the top rope. Lucha Bros try to double team Powerhouse Hobbs but Marshall & Solo holds their feet as Hobbs clotheslines them both over the top rope eliminating them. Hobbs catches Vikingo and tosses him over the top rope, eliminating him next.
The Acclaimed start double teaming Hobbs and send him over the top rope, eliminating him as well. The Butcher eliminates Max Caster, as he was distracted before The Butcher & The Blade mock them by doing the scissoring. John Silver goes after The Butcher before The Blade eliminates Silver.
It’s now down to Gunn & Bowens vs. The Butcher, The Blade & Kip Sabian. Bowens tosses Blade over the top rope before going to save Gunn from elimination as we are now down to the final 4 then Gunn tosses out The Butcher as Bowens eliminates Sabian for the victory.
Winners: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn
Renee Paquette is with Sammy Guevara and asks how he feels after last week then AEW World Champion MJF interrupts and Guevara stops him and says he watched back last week and saw there was nobody in the car. MJF starts pretending to cry and says he’s had chronic back pain and needed to lie down. MJF says Guevara deserves better as Guevara forgives him and kisses him on the forehead. MJF says he’s emotionally drained and stops short of saying Guevara will lay down like a little b*tch before saying they have mash up music for tonight.
We go to Kenny Omega & Don Callis backstage where Omega talks about this brand new version of Jon Moxley. Callis says Moxley has a plan for being a new one and shows his scar from when Moxley attacked him, and got 23 stitches as a result, and every day he remembers. Callis calls Moxley a sick, twisted, narcissistic sociopath and will find out in Detroit that it all comes to an end when he faces off against Omega. Omega says we all know Moxley can fight and he might make Omega and himself bleed but at the end of the day everything comes to an end in Detroit and what they did to The Elite is personal and it all ends next week.
Non Title Match
TNT Champion Wardlow vs. Logan Laroux
Wardlow takes Logan Laroux down with a clothesline then he hits 2 powerbombs then hits another 1 for the win.
Winner: TNT Champion Wardlow
After the match Wardlow asks for the mic and says he isn’t done yet and calls out Christian Cage to come out and demands a TNT Title Open Challenge telling him to bring out Luchasaurus. They come out and Cage says he could send Luchasaurus to the ring but it won’t happen here in Baltimore. Cage says the TNT Title shot doesn’t belong to Luchasaurus but to himself.
We see footage from earlier today where Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh are at Sandy Fork Delaware to visit Mark Briscoe at his home. They say they are there to help, as we see a montage of them all doing farm work. Jarrett is about to start singing With My Baby Tonight before we see Papa Briscoe who tells Mark to keep his eyes on the rest of the clowns down there even though he trusts Lethal. They say they made a singles match for Mark Briscoe for Rampage before Lethal & Jarrett make a challenge to FTR for Double Or Nothing for the AEW World Tag Team Titles.
Ricky Starks vs. Juice Robinson
Match starts off with Ricky Starks & Juice Robinson take it to the outside where Starks whips Robinson right into the barricade but Robinson comes back with an eye gauge. Robinson tries to leave over the barricade before he gets held back by Starks.
Robinson stays in control whipping Starks into the steel steps and body slamming him on the floor then Robinson goes to slam Starks onto the steel steps but Starks counters by climbing up the steps and slams Robinson off the steps to the floor as we go to a break.
After the break they are back inside where Starks takes Robinson down with a lariat followed by a DDT off the ropes for a two count. Starks hits a brainbuster and dives off the top rope but Robinson gets his knees up.
They head to the top rope where Robinson hits a hurricanrana followed by a lariat for a two count then they go back and forth for a bit before Starks hits the spear followed by Rochambeau for the win.
Winner: Ricky Starks
After the match Jay White rushes the ring and attacks Starks. Starks reverses a Blade Runner attempt by trying the Rochambeau but Robinson is able to pull White off as they escape to the outside.
Backstage we see Darby Allin & Jack Perry getting ready for the main event but as Allin leaves, MJF enters the room and tells Perry to betray Allin tonight and the wonders it will do for Perry. MJF says he loves Perry like a brother but he isn’t World Champion material as he’s offering him a spot next to the throne. Perry says he’s looking for the crown and he’ll be the next AEW World Champion without being a piece of trash. Allin comes in and looks confused asking what that was about, Perry tells him not to worry about it and that they got this, but Allin says he got this.
Tag Team Match
AEW World Champion MJF & Sammy Guevara vs. Jack Perry & Darby Allin
If Perry & Allin wins they get added to the AEW World Title match at Double Or Nothing.
Sammy Guevara & Jack Perry starts the match off with Perry takes control right away as Guevara goes to MJF for comfort. MJF & Darby Allin tag in as MJF takes Allin down with back 2 back headlock takedowns but as Allin turns one into a pin attempt, MJF goes to Guevara for comfort.
MJF & Guevara head to the outside and start discussing strategy in each other’s ears. Perry tags in and MJF starts complaining right away that Perry pull his hair. MJF almost hits Guevara by accident which gives Perry the advantage, before tagging out to Allin as the referee is distracted Guevara starts choking Allin with his scarf.
They continue this for a while before Allin starts choking Guevara & MJF with the scarf as Perry is distracting the referee on the outside then MJF & Guevara take control before we go to picture in picture.
After the picture in picture break Allin is trying to fight them off and eventually escapes, making the hot tag to Perry. Perry fights Guevara & MJF both taking them out with multiple dives to the outside but is exhausted to hit the last one. Allin hits one instead to Guevara, followed by Perry hitting Guevara with a Tiger Driver for a two count.
Perry heads to the top rope but MJF holds his leg giving Guevara the chance to hit a Spanish Fly for a two count. MJF tags in and starts punching away at Perry before tagging Guevara back in and tossing him onto Perry just for Perry to get out of the way. Allin tags in and hits a Code Red on Guevara and tries one on MJF but MJF blocks it into a powerbomb for a two count.
Perry tags in and puts on the Snare Trap on MJF but Guevara breaks it up with a stomp. Guevara & MJF tease diving to the outside together but MJF doesn’t dive with Guevara. Guevara tosses Perry inside as MJF hits him with a brainbuster for a two count. Guevara hits a senton but MJF tags himself in to go for the count.
Guevara gets upset as MJF tells him he’s just trying to win. MJF hits a powerbomb onto the knee on Perry but Guevara tags himself back in as they continue to bicker with each other.
MJF slaps Guevara and tells him to do what he says but Guevara lays him out with a superkick. Perry hits the elbow to the back of Guevara’s head but didn’t realize Allin tag himself in and hits a Coffin Drop on Guevara for the win.
Winners: Jack Perry & Darby Allin (Since Perry & Allin won they get added to the AEW World Title Match at Double Or Nothing)
Friday’s Rampage
The Firm Deletion Match
FTW Champion Hook, The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) & Isiah Kassidy vs. The Firm (Stokely Hathaway, Ethan Page, Big Bill & Lee Moriarty)
Trios Match
QTV (QT Marshall, Aaron Solo & Powerhouse Hobbs) vs. Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr & Rey Fenix) & El Hijo Del Vikingo
Non Title Match
TBS Champion Jade Cargill vs. Gia Scott
Mark Briscoe vs. Preston Vance
Next Wednesday’s Dynamite
Steel Cage Match
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley
International Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Daniel Garica
Double Or Nothing Card So Far (May 28th)
AEW World Title Fatal 4 Way Match
MJF (c) vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Jack Perry vs. Darby Allin
AEW World Tag Team Titles Match
FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett
