AEW Dynamite Review – October 25, 2023
Kicking off this week’s Dynamite with Renee Paquette backstage with AEW World Champion MJF & says he has to make a super quick phone call as we hear Adam Cole pick up. MJF starts asking Cole how he’s feeling after surgery but Roderick Strong rolls in with The Kingdom as MJF is upset that Strong is interfering. Strong says it’s obvious he’s the man behind the devil mask but in the sake of pretending that he’s not he will take pity on MJF and help him. MJF over the top thanks Strong before pushing his wheelchair off camera and cuts a promo on Juice Robinson. MJF says tonight he has a bullet for Robinson and he’s not going to miss as the video then gets cut by the Devil masked figure.
Dynamite Diamond Ring
MJF (h) vs. Juice Robinson
MJF rushes Juice Robinson with a takedown and starts stomping him out in the corner then they take it to the outside where MJF stays in control by knocking Robinson into the barricades and over the timekeeper’s table.
MJF follows with booting Robinson over the barricade and into the crowd before MJF goes to Curb Stomp Robinson on the steel steps but The Gunns distract him giving Robinson the upper hand by hitting a DDT in the ring for a two count.
As Colten Gunn gets on the apron to distract the referee Robinson starts choking out MJF with his own scarf then Jay White shows up on the stage holding MJF’s AEW World Title before we go to picture to picture.
After the break MJF is delivering multiple punches to Robinson in the corner before landing a bite. MJF sets up and delivers Kangaroo Kick before we get a bit of back & forth until Robinson spits in MJF’s face and hits Left Hand Of God and a powerbomb for a two count.
MJF took out The Gunns on the outside with a tope suicida before trapping Robinson in the ring skirt then Robinson brings MJF back inside for The Juice Is Loose then goes for the cover but MJF kicks out at two.
The Gunns kept trying to interfere as Bryce Remsburg kept kicking them away as Robinson puts on his fake TJ Maxx ring but MJF puts on his real one and takes out Robinson & The Gunns with it followed by Heatseeker to get the win.
Winner & Still Holder Dynamite Diamond Ring: MJF (STILL HOLDER!!!!!)
After the match The Gunns & Robinson keep attacking MJF also until Roderick Strong rolls down and tells The Kingdom to help out. They try but Bullet Club Gold outnumbers them. They go to take out MJF with the AEW World Title but Trios Champion The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn run out for the save and chase off Bullet Club Gold. Jay White gets on the mic and tells MJF to forget about Samoa Joe, Wardlow, Kenny Omega and everything else and to not only focus on him as he will never get his hands on the AEW World Title against because at Full Gear he will bury MJF’s face to the ground. Colten says MJF has something he & Austin want in the ROH World Tag Team Titles and challenges him for the ROH World Tag Team Titles at Full Gear. MJF gets on the mic and tells The Gunns they got their title shot and he won’t wait until Full Gear to get his hands on Jay White as next week on Dynamite he challenges Bullet Club Gold to take on MJF & 3 partners of his choosing.
Strong gets on the mic and starts yelling for Max as MJF tells him to stop screaming his name. Strong says MJF will obviously pick them as his partners as MJF tells them to roll off a cliff and calls Strong a bland b*tch. Max Caster then asks if that means MJF is going to pick them as MJF says he’s known Caster for a long time but he doesn’t like him. MJF says he would never tag with Caster even if he was on fire and he doesn’t care what the fans think. Caster then asks if there’s a chance and asks MJF for one favor before they leave Philadelphia and ask MJF to scissor them. MJF teases doing it before leaving but as he’s going up the ramp he gets interrupted by Kenny Omega. Omega says it seems MJF has a lot going on so he cuts straight to the point saying that MJF has something that he wants but he has something that MJF wants. Omega says he has no right to ask but if he’s the champion that the fans want him to be he will hear him out and Omega challenges for the AEW World Title which MJF agrees to for this Saturday on Collision. They shake hands and as MJF is about to pull away Omega says 3 days b*tch.
We see a produced video from Wardlow & says his time off at home was a dark place where he saw someone like MJF become the name and face of the company with everybody supporting him. Over the past year he has felt the devil’s claws dig deeper and deeper into his back and there is nothing left for MJF to take from him so now he will take everything from him.
Tag Team Match
FTW Champion Hook & Rob Van Dam vs. Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver)
Hook & Alex Reynolds start the match before Rob Van Dam quickly tags in & he corners Reynolds before he tags out to John Silver as RVD turns his back Dark Order takes advantage of RVD. Hook joins in as they clotheslines Dark Order to the outside before they head to picture in picture.
After the break Hook makes the hot tag to RVD & he starts kicking away at Silver before RVD hits Rolling Thunder then goes for the cover but Reynolds is there to break up the count.
Hook tags in and starts hitting crossfaces on Silver but Reynolds breaks it up as Aubrey Edwards is distracted with Reynolds Evil Uno tries to interfere but RVD takes him out.
RVD follows by taking down Reynolds and hitting 5 Star Frog Splash then Hook puts Redrum on Silver for the submission win.
Winners By Submission: FTW Champion Hook & Rob Van Dam
They announce Toni Storm’s Hollywood Homecoming The Quest for Gold where she will get a Women’s Title shot at Full Gear.
They go to the back to RJ City & he was about to announce Toni Storm’s new picture Hold That Butler! but she interrupts him and keys to it as it plays during picture in picture.
After the break Tony Schiavone is in the ring and introduces Sting & Darby Allin to the ring & Sting says he’s glad to be there because he wants to thank 2 people in particular that he forgot last week before thanking the city of Philadelphia. Sting then thanks his tag team partner Darby Allin saying he couldn’t have come this far without him by his side and names him the best tag team partner he’s ever had. Sting then thanks Tony Khan for making the phone call to give him a chance to come back and wrestle a little longer. Sting then says Schiavone is asking for the microphone before giving it back to him saying that Khan wants to thank Sting and brings up the history that Sting did for TBS and how it elevated him to the icon that he is now. Schiavone keys to the special gift as out comes Ric Flair.
Flair brings up moments in life being magical being few and far between and that’s the magic of what makes you the best. Flair brings up 45 years ago making history with Sting on TBS at the 1st Clash Of The Champions against WrestleMania. Flair brings up going 45 minutes in a match being hard and Sting is not only one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of their business but possibly the nicest guy he’s ever known. Flair thanks Tony Khan for inviting him here and tells Sting he wants to ride the wagon to retirement with him before landing a chop on Sting. TNT Champion Christian Cage interrupts and questions Tony Khan being a billionaire and choosing Flair as the gift calling it a suit, gold chains and a black liver.
Cage mentions Flair looking like Weekend at Bernie’s and how if there was a God Flair would have been dead 20 years ago. Cage brings up Sting & Allin interfering in his business last week and asks Allin how his arm is feeling and brings up beating him at WrestleDream. Christian holds up his TNT Title and mentions how Philadelphia will never know how it feels to be a champion and proposes something. Christian sees Sting’s retirement plan differently and doesn’t want to wait for Revolution and wants Sting gone right now and proposes a Trios match jokes that they can even pick Flair and tells them to get a partner for Full Gear. Sting fakes a sneeze and says he’s allergic to jackasses and says he accepts their challenge and they will find a partner.
We go to earlier today where Renee Paquette was sitting down with Chris Jericho and asks how he was feeling after his attack from Powerhouse Hobbs. Jericho said it was a destruction and he can’t remember ever having a beatdown like that and he’s still feeling it with his ribs hurting. The thing that is hurting the most for him though is his ego. Paquette asks if maybe Jericho is hitting a certain point in his career and if he should have some self reflection. Jericho says he didn’t see last week coming and he couldn’t get out of the hole he was digging. Jericho asks himself if he still has what it takes and asks if it’s time to step back or time to get stronger and more intense. Jericho takes off his glasses and asks if it’s time to get some sort of revenge and says Don Callis has a lot of friends but so does he and some of his friends are even bigger than Hobbs and make it time to give them a call.
ROH 6 Man Tag Team Titles Match
The Elite (Hangman Page, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) & Brother Zay
Nick Jackson & Isiah Kassidy start the match then Matt Jackson tags in as they start double teaming Kassidy in their corner with kicks and a cannonball with some help from Jeff Hardy on the outside.
Matt Hardy takes advantage as he & Kassidy start double teaming on Matt Jackson before Kassidy dives onto Hangman Page & Nick Jackson on the outside. Matt Hardy & Kassidy start mocking the Young Bucks pose as we head to picture in picture.
After the break Page is in control and hits a Death Valley Driver on Kassidy for a two count before picking him up and trying Dead Eye but Kassidy bounces off of Jeff and hits Silly String. Nick Jackson starts shooting off superkicks before Matt Jackson joins in just for Kassidy to take them both out with a dropkick.
Jeff hits a Twist Of Fate to Matt Jackson before Kassidy launches off of him to the outside then The Hardys go after Matt Jackson by hitting a Swanton Dive but it gets broken up.
Matt Hardy goes for Twist Of Fate but Matt Jackson escapes out then a bit of everything from everyone including a Buckshot Lariat followed by BTE Trigger on Kassidy to score the victory.
Winners & Still ROH 6 Man Tag Team Champions: The Elite (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!!)
After the match we see a video of Swerve Strickland & Prince Nana breaking into Hangman Page’s home as Page rushes to the back. Nana gets excited at chocolate colored berries as Strickland criticizes the art that Page’s child did before ripping it up. Strickland sits on the couch and goes to read a bedtime story before they start hearing something. We see Strickland standing over a crib as he starts talking about how Page took something from him and he owes him a debt. And since Page is not here maybe Hangman Jr can owe him something but Strickland says he will but not today. Strickland tosses a Mogul Embassy shirt into the crib before Nana tells him that they have to go.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Adam Copeland and asks if anything has changed about him not wanting to fight Christian Cage. Copeland says no as his friendship means more. Darby Allin & Sting interrupt and say it’s kill or be killed here and propose him being their partner. Sting interrupts and says he knows how it was having the blinders on and tells Copeland to take them off and he needs to quickly open his eyes before it’s too late and asks if he is hearing him. Sting says they go way back and tell Copeland to not mess it all up right now and to get with it.
Women’s Title Match
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Ruby Soho
Ruby Soho goes to chop Hikaru Shida at the start before they fight in the corner then a bit of a back & forth as Shida barely lands a crossbody off the ropes then they go back & forth with pin attempts rolling around the entire ring as Shida gets a two.
Shida starts hitting 10 punches in the corner before landing a missile dropkick then sending Soho to the outside. Soho pulls Shida off the apron with No Future Kick as they head to picture in picture.
After the break they are trading strikes before Shida puts on a Torture Rack followed by a sliding elbow for a two count then Soho stops Shida on the corner and sends her down by getting a two count.
Soho exposes a turnbuckle pad and tosses a spray can to Shida as Aubrey Edwards starts questioning her.
Soho grabs the Women’s Title & she blocks the spray paint with it then chokes Shida with the wrist tape before hitting Destination Unknown then goes for the cover but Shida kicks out at two.
A bit of back & forth before Soho connects with No Future & Shida hits Katana then hooks the leg but Soho is able to kick out.
We get more back & forth until Shida hits Falcon Arrow but Soho kicks out and gets sent into the exposed turnbuckle before Shida follows with another Katana for the win.
Winner & Still Women’s Champion: Hikaru Shida (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!)
After the match Toni Storm comes out with her new butler Luther and starts flaunting on the stage as Shida watches on.
Backstage in the trainer’s room Renee Paquette tries to get a word with AEW World Champion MJF and brings up his upcoming match this Saturday on Collision against Kenny Omega and asks how he feels ahead of it before MJF can say anything Samoa Joe interrupts and says MJF suffers from a severe lack of friendship and offers to be his friend. MJF shakes his hand and says it sounds good to him but Joe gives him 1 condition to give him a rematch for the AEW World Title and doesn’t need his answer right now but sure he will get it soon enough with the way things are going.
Tag Team Match
Chaos (International Champion Orange Cassidy & Kazuchika Okada) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli)
Orange Cassidy & Bryan Danielson start the match then Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets as Danielson kicks him down right away then Kazuchika Okada & Claudio Castagnoli tag in before Danielson stays in control of Cassidy as we head to picture in picture.
After the break we get the face off between Danielson & Okada then Danielson starts kicking away at Okada but he ducks and ends up getting put in LeBell Lock as they trade more pin attempts then they run the ropes back & forth and take each other down with crossbodies.
Cassidy & Castagnoli tag in before Castagnoli catches Cassidy into Giant Swing but Cassidy quickly counters it into Stundog Millionaire and the Satellite DDT then goes for the cover but Danielson breaks up. Cassidy goes for Orange Punch but Castagnoli catches him in the Giant Swing before putting on Scorpion Deathlock.
Okada breaks it up with a boot to Castagnoli head but he comes right back with an uppercut as Okada goes after Castagnoli by hitting a body slam then heads to the top rope and hits a elbow drop.
Okada does his pose as Cassidy hugs him as they both get taken out with a missile dropkick before Okada & Danielson go at it with Cassidy helping out with an Orange Punch.
Okada takes out Danielson with a Rainmaker but Castagnoli takes out Okada followed by a European Uppercut to Cassidy to get the win.
Winners: Blackpool Combat Club
After the match they go check on Danielson right after as Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta run down then Best Friends & Hook all join in and we have a bit of a face off between Chaos & Hook & Blackpool Combat Club to close out Dynamite.
Friday’s Rampage
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kyle Fletcher
Women’s Title #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Match
Willow Nightingale vs. Skye Blue vs. Anna Jay vs. Abadon
Falls Count Anywhere Match
Mike Santana vs. Ortiz
Saturday’s Collision
AEW World Title Match
MJF (c) vs. Kenny Omega
Women’s Title Match
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Abadon
Next Week’s Dynamite
8 Man Tag Team Match
AEW World Champion MJF & 3 TBD vs. Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn & Coleton Gunn)
International Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Claudio Castagnoli
Full Gear Card So Far (Nov 18th)
AEW World Title Match
MJF (c) vs. Jay White
ROH World Tag Team Titles 2 On 1 Handicap Match
MJF (c) vs. The Gunns (Austin & Coleton)
Women’s Title Match
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Toni Storm
Trios Match
TNT Champion Christian Cage, Luchasaurus & Nick Wayne vs. Darby Allin, Sting & TBD
