AEW Dynamite Review – December 6, 2023
Gold League Match Of The 2023 Continental Classic
Jon Moxley (6) vs. Rush (3)
Jon Moxley & Rush starts the match by chopping and kicking at each other before Rush throws Jon Moxley down on his arm then they take it to the outside before quickly brawling into the crowd. They go further into the crowd as the referee is lenient with the 10 count.
They finally return inside as Rush sets up for Bull’s Horns but ends up kicking away at Moxley and doing the Tranquilo pose before Moxley comes back with a flip off which then goes into a forearm exchange.
Rush stops this with a powerslam for a two count before taunting the crowd for a bit but Moxley stops all that with a cutter then they head to the top rope where Moxley hits a superplex for a two count.
They continue with the strikes taking it to the apron and floor as Rush sends Moxley into the barricade with a snap belly 2 belly suplex as they head to picture in picture.
After the break Moxley takes out Rush with a DDT before Rush comes back with a staling piledriver for a two count before he places Moxley on the top rope where he hits a superplex for another two count.
Moxley sends Rush to the outside where he meets him with a dive as they both beat the 10 count before going into another forearm exchange before Moxley stops a Bull’s Horn attempt as they continue with strikes, headbutts and chops.
Moxley stops another Bull’s Horns attempt with a lariat and a Death Rider for a two count then Moxley hooks on the Bulldog Choke as the referee calls off the match.
Winner By Submission: Jon Moxley (9) (14:32)
Rate: 7
Renee Paquette is on the stage and brings out Roderick Strong & The Kingdom as Strong has asked for this time. Strong talks about it being obvious that MJF will backstab Samoa Joe, but Joe is a big boy and actions have consequences and tonight Joe will put his hand on a hot stove and it will burn. Paquette asks if MJF isn’t the man he thinks he is as Strong calls her crazy and says he is in this wheelchair because of the decisions he’s made. Strong says he will live with the consequences of his decisions until now as he stands up and says he will no longer be held back by this wheelchair that Matt Taven tosses off the stage. Strong says the wheelchair held him back for far too long.
After the break Renee Paquette is in front of AEW World Champion MJF’s locker room before Hangman Page walks in and says he couldn’t fly for a couple of weeks after his match with Swerve Strickland. Page brings up what Strickland did at his home and he can concede after losing and Strickland has beaten him. At Full Gear he took something from Strickland he will never get back and they are bound by something bigger than both of them and this is not over. Page knows what Strickland wants and he promises that he will never have it. MJF walks in and says their match was impressive to see their battle on who will get more STDs but Page stops and leaves. MJF makes a dig about Page putting people to sleep as Page walks back in the picture. MJF says the last time they were eye 2 eye was when he verbally bent him over in front of Bret Hart. MJF brings up beating Page for the Dynamite Diamond Ring as Page says he went and became AEW World Champion instead. MJF makes fun of Page’s reign as Page says MJF will be 70 years old by himself telling his 9 cats about his title reign. MJF says if there is one guy he thinks is the devil it’s Page. Page is offended by this and says it’s probably just MJF and tells him to be honest with him. They get into each other’s faces as Samoa Joe splits them up and says they have other issues tonight and it doesn’t involve Page.
Gold League Match Of The 2023 Continental Classic
Swerve Strickland (6) vs. Mark Briscoe (0)
Briscoe must win or he is eliminated.
Swerve Strickland & Mark Briscoe take it to the mat before escaping out of each other’s holds before Briscoe holds Strickland with a side headlock. Strickland keeps escaping as Briscoe keeps finding the hold on before stopping Strickland with a high knee.
Briscoe chokes out Strickland in the corner with a boot before hitting a suplex for a two count then Strickland takes control of the match by hitting a neckbreaker for a two count.
Briscoe hits a dropkick to Strickland on the outside but gets stopped on the apron where they trade strikes.
They start brawling against the barricades where Strickland sends Briscoe into the crowd where he suplexes Briscoe back inside and onto the mat as we go picture in picture.
After the break Strickland is in control by hitting a neckbreaker before working on Briscoe’s left shoulder then Briscoe kung fu’s his way out then keeps Strickland in the corner with a boot followed by a fisherman’s buster for a two count.
They tussle a bit as Strickland hits a German suplex followed by a Flatliner and a roundhouse kick for a two count then Strickland heads to the top rope but Briscoe stops him and tries a superplex.
Strickland punches Briscoe off but Briscoe comes right back by punching Strickland off to the outside where he meets him with a dive then back inside Briscoe hits a lariat but gets a two count.
They go back & forth a bit until Strickland hits House Call then heads to the top rope and tries a 450 Splash but Briscoe puts his knees up and gets a two count.
Briscoe hits a rolling Death Valley Driver and goes for Froggy Bow but Strickland puts his knees up and rolls up Briscoe for a two count.
They fight on the apron where Strickland hits Death Valley Driver then heads to the top rope and hits Swerve Stomp for the win.
Winner: Swerve Strickland (9) (15:44) (Since Briscoe lost he is eliminated)
Rate: 7
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Mariah May and asks about her meeting last week with Tony Khan. May says the meeting went well as Khan has watched her work in Stardom. Paquette asks who her debut opponent will be May says it’s none of her business as tonight is all about Toni Storm and she’ll be watching her.
Tag Team Match
AEW World Champion MJF & Samoa Joe vs. 2 Masked Men
Samoa Joe goes to the ring for his Tag Team match with MJF against the Devil’s masked men but the lights start to flicker before MJF can come out as the masked men surround Joe outside the ring.
When the lights come back on Joe is by himself & we see the Devil’s face on the tron before we see MJF has been laid out backstage with a broken bottle around him.
Winners: No One (Match Never Got Started)
We see Jon Moxley backstage who says he’s humble before God & his mother but he knows exactly who he is and what he’s capable of as he expects to be 5-0 and win the Continental Classic. Swerve Strickland walks in and says he’s got 9 points also and says he’s willing to do whatever it takes to win and it doesn’t matter who’s in his way. Moxley says good him too and they will see each other in Texas as the match is made official for next week at Winter Is Coming.
We go to Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies who starts hyping up all the movies that Toni Storm has been in but says tonight might be her most important role ever and tees up her Women’s Title match for tonight.
Women’s Title Match
Toni Storm (c) vs. Skye Blue
Toni Storm starts the match by bringing Skye Blue down to the mat with a headlock but Blue rolls her up for a one count then they have a little bit of a face off before Storm knocks down Blue and starts stomping away at her.
Blue knocks Storm to the outside but Storm stops a diving attempt to Blue with a right punch then Luther puts Storm on his shoulders as she tosses Blue to the outside.
Storm corners Blue against the barricade and chops away before attacking her against the commentary table. Storm continues by hitting a hip attack against Blue against the barricade as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Blue is mounting a comeback by hitting a diving crossbody for a two count before Storm blocks a Skyfall attempt with a German suplex but misses the hip attack in the corner.
Blue hits a hip attack of her own followed by a running boot and Code Blue for a two count then Blue heads to the top rope but Storm stops her and joins her by hitting a superplex.
Storm hits the hip attack and tries Storm Zero but Blue counters it into a roll up before Storm turns it right back around and holds on for the win.
Winner & Still Women’s Champion: Toni Storm (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
After the match Riho’s music hits and she hits the ring and goes after Storm but before she can knock Storm off the apron Luther is there to carry Storm out.
Gold League Match Of The 2023 Continental Classic
Jay White (3) vs. Jay Lethal (0)
Lethal must win or he is eliminated.
Jay Lethal & Jay White take turns taking each other down before Lethal tries a strut which White stops before Lethal counters a hip toss and hits a dropkick before finally hitting his strut.
They go back & forth until White hits a DDT to get a two count as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Lethal takes out White on the outside with a suicide dive then back inside puts on a Torture Rack before rolling through and hitting a top rope elbow drop for a two count.
White holds on to Lethal’s leg to stop a Lethal Injection attempt before suplexing Lethal right into the bottom turnbuckle followed by a brainbuster for a two count.
They start chopping away at each other before White stops 2 Lethal Injection attempts then they go back & forth with pin attempts as White holds on for the win.
Winner: Jay White (6) (11:24) (Since Lethal lost he is eliminated)
Rate: 6
TNT Title Match
Christian Cage (c) vs. Adam Copeland
Adam Copeland smacks Christian Cage down and puts on a choke hold right away as Christian gets his foot on the rope to break it up then Copeland starts the 10 Beats of the Bodhran before knocking Christian to the outside where he follows him.
Copeland starts smashing Christian’s face against the commentary table before sending him back inside where Christian pleads for Copeland to stop. Copeland stops a low blow attempt and starts twisting on Christian’s fingers.
Copeland continues attacking Christian on the outside by tossing him against the barricades before Christian takes control by sending Copeland into the ring post and over the barricade into the crowd as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Christian is in control by hitting the 10 punches to Copeland in the corner but he fights back by biting Christian’s hand and taking him down with a Russian leg sweep.
Christian blocks Copeland trying to spear him off the apron but Copeland fights him off and hits a clothesline off the corner to Christian then back inside Christian hits a frog splash for a two count before Copeland stops a spear attempt and hits Impaler for a two count.
Copeland heads to the top rope but Christian stops him as they tussle on top for a while before Copeland hits a Liger Bomb for a two count then they go back & forth for a while before Copeland can put on the Crossface but Christian backs up his foot onto the rope.
Copeland sets up for the spear but Christian leapfrogs him and hits Killswitch then gets a two count. Christian misses a spear attempt before taking out the referee with a low blow.
Christian goes and grabs the TNT Title but Copeland ducks the shot as they both go for the spear and take each other out.
Shayna Wayne makes her way to the ring & picks up the TNT Title and knocks out Copeland with it before leaving the ring.
Christian follows with Killswitch before stomping out Copeland’s neck for the win.
Winner & Still TNT Champion: Christian Cage (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Gold League Standings After Night 5
1st Place- Swerve Strickland & Jon Moxley (9 Points) (3-0)
2nd Place- Jay White (6 Points) (2-1)
3rd Place- Rush (3 Points) (1-2) (On the bubble)
Last Place- Mark Briscoe & Jay Lethal (0 Points) (0-3) (Eliminated)
Friday’s Rampage
International Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Angelico
Abadon vs. Trish Adora
Tag Team Match
The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Powerhouse Hobbs) vs. Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal
Blue League Match Of The 2023 Continental Classic
Bryan Danielson (3) vs. Daniel Garica (0)
Saturday’s Collision (Spoilers)
Blue League Match Of The 2023 Continental Classic
Claudio Castagnoli (3) vs. Eddie Kingston (0)
Ethan Page vs. Kenny Omega
Wardlow vs. Willie Mack
Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Martinez
Tag Team Match
Pentagon Jr & Komander vs. Angelo Parker & Matt Menard
Blue League Match Of The 2023 Continental Classic
Bryan Danielson (6) vs. Andrade El Idolo (3)
Winter Is Coming (Dec 13th)
Gold League Match Of The 2023 Continental Classic
Swerve Strickland (9) vs. Jon Moxley (9)
Gold League Match Of The 2023 Continental Classic
Rush (3) vs. Jay Lethal (0)
Gold League Match Of The 2023 Continental Classic
Jay White (6) vs. Mark Briscoe (0)
Hangman Page vs. Roderick Strong
