AEW Dynamite Review – February 14, 2024
Dax Harwood vs. Jon Moxley
They start the match circling each other before they start trading middle fingers and kisses before cornering each other with punches and chops.
They start running the ropes before Jon Moxley is able to trap Dax Harwood in a Bulldog Choke which he is able to escape and tries a Sharpshooter that Moxley kicks him off of before clotheslining Harwood to the outside.
Moxley sends Harwood over the barricade before they start fighting ringside where Moxley slingshots Harwood right into the ring post and steel steps at the same time.
Moxley hits the 10 punches in the corner but Harwood is able to hold on and hits Liger Bomb for a two count.
They tussle against the ropes before spilling to the outside as we go to picture in picture.
After the break they are chopping away at each other which then goes into slaps before Moxley drops Harwood with a headbutt.
They head to the top rope and battle until Moxley knocks Harwood up just for Harwood to jump back up and hit a superplex.
They go back & forth before Harwood is able to put on the Sharpshooter as we hear a 5 minute warning from Justin Roberts.
Moxley gets out and tries an armbar before Moxley reverses a piledriver with a back body drop before Harwood does indeed hits a piledriver for a two count.
They fight on the apron before Moxley hits a cutter follow by Curb Stomp then a piledriver for a two count.
Harwood hits a brainbuster for a two count & with a 2 minute warning Harwood gets to the top rope but misses the flying headbutt as Moxley puts on the Rear Naked Choke before eventually tapping out.
Winner By Submission: Jon Moxley
After the match Moxley held on so Cash Wheeler ran in and starts attacking Moxley then Claudio Castagnoli runs out and takes out Wheeler before Blackpool Combat Club keep attacking FTR.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with The Don Callis Family and brings up Konosuke Takeshita’s winning streak including beating Chris Jericho and asking what’s next. Callis says nobody wants to wrestle Takeshita and says he needs to be on AEW Revolution but they can’t find the talent for him. Callis says he had to look within the family and made the match of Konosuke Takeshita vs. Will Ospreay. Callis brings up how his dad used to make them fight each other and they were fine afterward just like they will and brings up this being The Don Callis Family Match of the Decade.
Wardlow vs. Barrett Brown
Wardlow puts Barrett Brown in the corner right away and hits him with a knee before posing while looking at himself on the screen then follows with a powerbomb for the win.
Winner: Wardlow
We see footage from earlier today of Young Bucks getting out of a plane still wearing the blood stained white suits from attacking AEW World Tag Team Champions Darby Allin & Sting.
TNT Title #1 Contenders Match
Adam Copeland vs. Daniel Garica
Adam Copeland & Daniel Garica take it to the mat right away as Garcia escapes out of a submission attempt before putting Copeland in an ankle lock.
Copeland grabs the bottom rope to escape before they start running the ropes.
Copeland ends up hitting a splash to the back of Garcia before kicking away at him and choking him out on the middle rope.
They start fighting in the corner before Copeland catches a crossbody attempt from Garcia and hits him with a kneebreaker. Copeland stays in control as we go to picture in picture.
After the break they are fighting in the corner before Garcia takes Copeland down with a dragon screw.
Garcia tries a Saito Suplex but Copeland blocks before Garcia hits another dragon screw and keeps working on Copeland’s ankle.
Garcia heads to the top rope but Copeland stops him & meets him there and hits an avalanche Impaler.
They go back & forth as Copeland puts on Gritlock just for Nick Wayne & Killswitch to run out and attack both men & the ref calls for the bell.
Winner: No One (No Contest)
After the match TNT Champion Christian Cage & Shayna Wayne make their way down to the ring but as Cage goes to grab a chair from under the ring he gets stopped by Matt Menard. Menard & Cage go face 2 face with chairs before Menard gets taken out by Killswitch from behind. They keep attacking Garcia inside as Killswitch hits a chokeslam but before they can hit a Conchairto Copeland runs back in and stops him. Copeland corners Cage and is about to hit him with a chair but he gets attacked from behind by Shayna Wayne & she takes him out with a low blow then Nick hits Wayne’s World on Copeland before Killswitch hits him with Extinction clothesline to the back of the head. The Patriarchy ends this with a Conchairto to Copeland.
AEW World Champion Samoa Joe says he came here with the spirit of apology and brings up bringing back the rankings so he can choose who to destroy. It all was going so well until Swerve Strickland & Hangman Page battled to a draw and he thought the committee would send them to the back of the line but instead they made his match just like Texas bigger and dumber. Joe says a crime has been committed against him but if he will hurt one or maybe both and make them limp out of the ring after the match. This prompts Strickland along with Prince Nana to make their way down to the ring.
Strickland talks about how this wasn’t supposed to be personal but the more Joe runs his mouth, the more he thinks this is becoming personal. Strickland talks about how nobody out hustles, outworks or outgrinds him and tells Joe to check his resume and put some respect on it. Swerve talks about how for 15 years he’s been grinding and just hoped someone would notice how hard he works and he’s proven that today. Strickland talks about going toe 2 toe with champions and legends and the same result every time is him standing with the crowd chanting Swerve’s House and at Revolution nothing changes, except for one difference the fact he’ll be holding the AEW World Title above his head.
Hangman Page comes out and says after last week’s match for people writing Dynamite reports he wasn’t mad. Page talks about how much better it would be just Joe and him but now it’s Strickland added and gets in his face talking about everything Strickland has done to him he doesn’t deserve one second of his time. Strickland doesn’t deserve 5 more minutes because he couldn’t get the job done and talks about him not deserving to be in the AEW World Title match. Joe tells them both to knock it off and as far as Revolution goes he’s whipping both their asses.
We go to the newest film from Women’s Champion Toni Storm where she asks what her tattoo reminds her of reminded her of a girl who was so desperate to make it that she had her petty. Storm called Deonna Purrazzo her young girl brought her to Japan and helped her sign a contract. Storm is seen getting another tattoo and says Purrazzo forgot who she was calling her an ‘extra’. Storm talks about Purrazzo getting the old Toni Storm and so much more. Storm talks about how instead of changing the past, you kill it as we see there’s a new tattoo of a dagger going through the duck tattoo.
We cut to Renee Paquette is with Deonna Purrazzo asking for her reaction to the film they saw. Purrazzo says Storm is what her family calls a chiacchierone which means she talks too much and she will shut her up.
Tag Team Match
Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) vs. Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin)
Nicholas Jackson & Dante Martin starts the match before Nicholas goes to ringside and tells the commentary to make sure they respect him.
Matthew Jackson tags in as Top Flight keep him in their corner and tag in and while working on Matthew before knocking him & Nicholas to the outside and tease diving onto them just for Young Bucks to get out of the way.
Top Flight meets them on the other side with dives before Young Bucks take control as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Darius Martin trying to make the tag to Dante but Matthew is able to stop him.
Darius is able to kick his way out and make the hot tag to Dante & starts double-teaming on Young Bucks. Dante hits a crossbody on Matthew for a two.
Both teams go at it as Top Flight puts a double sunset flip for a two count and clothesline Nicholas to the outside.
Matthew hits a DDT to Dante and says to the camera These guys are good.
Top Flight starts double teaming on Matthew then a cover but Nicholas is there to break up the pin.
Dante takes out Nicholas on the outside with a dive as Darius hits a Spanish Fly to Matthew for a two count.
Matthew tries to make the pin with his feet on the rope but Rick Knox catches it.
As Nicholas is distracting Knox Matthew hits a pop up low blow followed by EVP Trigger on Darius to get the win.
Winners: Young Bucks
After the match Tony Schiavone joins them in the ring as Matthew talks about them being undefeated this year and calls themselves the top tag team in AEW. He says they have reason to believe that after beating the team with the quality of Top Flight they should be #1 contenders as they cut to the graphic showing much. Schiavone brings up Sting not being there as Matthew cuts off Schiavone and says Schiavone is disparaging them and gives him a $1,000 fine asking if he has a problem with that before knocking him down. They go to help him up calling it an accident but have him in the EVP Trigger pose before AEW World Tag Team Champion Darby Allin runs out to stop them. Allin brings up the original initiative of AEW but how Young Bucks ended up hiring all their friends instead. Allin said at least when he came in there was a good EVP and it wasn’t Kenny Omega prompting a Cody chant from the crowd. Allin brings up how he wasn’t even on the 1st Dynamite but their friend Brandon Cutler was. Allin says if they want him & Sting for the AEW World Tag Team Titles match then it could happen as the match is made official.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Bang Bang Scissor Gang as they welcome her to their lounge with Trios Champion Anthony Bowens giving Paquette a rose as they all have the same idea about having a 12 Man Tag Team Match on Rampage this Friday.
Willow Nightingale vs. Skye Blue
Skye Blue goes right after Willow Nightingale by attacking her in the corner but Nightingale is able to cartwheel out and hit a body slam for a one count.
Nightingale starts tossing Blue against the corner turnbuckles before Blue starts running from Nightingale inside and outside the ring just to get pounced once back inside.
Nightingale sends Blue back outside as we go to picture in picture break.
After the break Nightingale is taking Blue down with clotheslines then a hip attack in the corner and a spinebuster for a two count.
Nightingale continues on the attack by putting Blue on the top rope just for Blue to escape and kick Willow followed by a powerbomb for two.
As Blue hits Code Blue Stokely Hathaway gets on the apron and distracts Aubrey Edwards as Blue has the win. Nightingale gets out and hits Babe With The Powerbomb for the win.
Winner: Willow Nightingale
Non Title Texas Death Match
International Champion Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Taven
Matt Taven pretends to call Undisputed Kingdom out just to attack Orange Cassidy from behind.
Taven stays in control by hitting a Blue Thunder Bomb sending Cassidy to the outside where he goes after him.
They keep fighting on the outside as Cassidy whips Taven against the barricade and tries the same to Cassidy but he just vaults over the barricade then they keep fighting up into the crowd as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Taven tried to put Cassidy through a table with an elbow drop but it didn’t break so Taven puts Cassidy through it with a suplex.
Taven takes out Cassidy with a running knee on the ramp then brings Cassidy back in the ring & hits a DDT then grabs another table from the ring and sets it up against the commentary table.
They fight a bit trying to put each other through the table before Taven goes crashing through it as Cassidy avoids the dive.
Bryce Remsburg starts counting out Taven but gets up just at 9.
Cassidy finds a box of chocolates that’s for him by Chuck Taylor only to reveal it’s a box of tacks instead.
They fight on the top rope as Taven knocks Cassidy off just to splash right into the tacks.
Cassidy follows this with a tornado DDT to Taven on top of the tacks then Cassidy finds another box under the ring but Mike Bennett runs out and attacks Cassidy with it.
Bennett tosses in a bunch of chairs in the ring and sets them up but Trent Beretta runs out with a pipe in his hand and takes out Bennett with it just for Taven to toss a chair in Beretta’s face and put him face first through a chair.
Cassidy hits Taven with the Orange Punch and Beach Break on top of the chair with tacks.
Taven rips Cassidy’s pockets off but Cassidy follows that with an Orange Punch with the chain wrapped around his fist.
As the referee goes to count out Taven Roderick Strong tries to take out Cassidy just for Beretta to take the bullet.
Cassidy sends Strong out as Taven is counted down ending the match.
Winner: International Champion Orange Cassidy
Friday’s Rampage
No Disqualification Match
Sammy Guevara vs. Jeff Hardy
Trios Match
The Von Erichs (Marshall & Ross) & Dustin Rhodes vs. Romero Cruz, Shimbashi & Hit
Queen Aminata vs. Anna Jay
12 Man Tag Team Match
Bang Bang Scissor Gang (Trios Champions Anthony Bowens, Max Caster & Billy Gunn, Jay White, Austin Gunn & Coleton Gunn) vs. Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver & Evil Uno), Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh & Jay Lethal
Next Week’s Dynamite
Trios Match
AEW World Champion Samoa Joe & Mogul Embassy (Swerve Strickland & Brian Cage) vs. FTW Champion Hook, Hangman Page & Rob Van Dam
Tag Team Match
Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Jon Moxley) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
Updated Revolution Card (March 3rd)
AEW World Tag Team Titles Tornado Match
Darby Allin & Sting (c) vs. Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)
International Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Roderick Strong
AEW World Title Triple Threat Match
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page
Women’s Title Match
Toni Storm (c) vs. Deonna Purrazzo
Continental Crown Title Match
Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Bryan Danielson
Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita
