Kicking off this week’s Dynamite with AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland asks the crowd if they are ready for Dynamite & Forbidden Door and starts talking about his upcoming defense against Will Ospreay and being 2 of the biggest stars colliding for the gold. He stops himself short of calling both of them killers but says that Ospreay hasn’t developed that killer instinct yet. Strickland says at All In last year he saw Ospreay as an Assassin against Kenny Omega as well as when he faced Konosuke Takeshita & Bryan Danielson but at Double Or Nothing he didn’t quite see that Assassin. Strickland says he’s not a target you want to hesitate on and he got the nickname of Killshot for a reason because if you don’t pull the trigger on him, he sure as hell will.Strickland does bring up how Ospreay is a fighting champion including tonight unlike the EVPs who have yet to defend them. This prompts The Elite to come out as Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada is on the mic telling Strickland to stop before saying that it’s My house, bitch. AEW World Tag Team Champion Nicholas Jackson starts talking about all the people The Elite have taken out recently including destroying Team AEW at Anarchy in the Arena and half the roster being gone because of them. They talk about all the trolls, bots and wrestlers in the back doubting them and not thinking they are violent enough but they challenge AEW’s best for Blood & Guts. Matthew Jackson takes over and says they like Strickland’s style and think he’s cool and he’s a champion just like them so they come down there to ask him a question if he wants to stand side by side with them and change the world. They bring up Blood & Guts being traditionally 5 vs 5 and ask Strickland to join their team and hand them their new Young Bucks Reebok pumps.Strickland says he doesn’t wear size 9 and nobody wears pearl necklaces anymore as Prince Nana tosses the shoes into the crowd. Matthew says that an injury bug is about to land on Strickland and go to attack him but The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn runs into the ring to chase The Elite away. Christopher Daniels interrupts them and tells them they need to all leave as they have an upcoming TNT Title Qualifying Match but tells Jack Perry to stay there as he is wrestling right now against Dustin Rhodes.
Match 1 TNT Title Qualifying Match:Dustin Rhodes vs Jack Perry
Jack Perry attacks Dustin Rhodes before Rhodes after Perry in the corner by pulling his hair and attacking his back but Perry is able to escape by pulling off the turnbuckle pad and sending Rhodes to the outside where they start battling. Perry takes control and sends Rhodes into the steel steps but Rhodes comes back and back body drops Perry into the exposed floor as his forehead is busted open going into picture in picture.After the break Perry in control but as he sets Rhodes up for V Trigger but Rhodes is able to counter it with a powerslam. They trade strikes before Rhodes hits a bulldog. Rhodes sets up Perry for Golden Globes but Aubrey Edwards stops him. As Edwards takes away the chair that Perry had introduced in the ring from him, Rhodes does hit Golden Globes. Rhodes stays on top of Perry and hits Cross Rhodes then a cover but Perry is able to kick out at two. While going back & forth Perry sends Rhodes head first right into the exposed corner before taking him to the outside where he DDT’s Rhodes right onto the exposed concrete. Edwards starts counting out Rhodes but he is able to make it back in right before the 10 count. As Edwards randomly turns her back and goes into the corner Perry hits a low blow on Rhodes but Rhodes flips the bird at him. Perry follows this with a running knee strike to get the pin.Winner & Gets Into The TNT Title Ladder Match:Jack Perry
Backstage Renee Paquette is in with Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe & Kyle O’Reilly and asks how they are going to function after being opponents this past Saturday and O’Reilly says they are professionals. Paquette asks Cassidy what he will do about The Don Callis Family & Kris Statlander situation as Cassidy brings in Willow Nightingale who definitely has her back. Briscoe talks about the word of the day being Conglomeration and talks about the things they will do to their opponents tonight and totally hypes them all up.
Match 2:Rush vs Deonn Rusman
Rush takes Deonn Rusman down and to the outside right away and starts tossing him against the barricades. Rush sends Rusman back inside and starts chopping away at him in the corner before stomping him out and hitting him with Bulls Horns to get the win.Winner:Rush
After the match Rush grabs the microphone from Justin Roberts and tells the crowd to shut up before going back inside putting his foot on Rusman’s throat and calling him a weak typical American like everyone here in the crowd. Rush sets him up for another Bulls Horns but he gets interrupted by MJF who makes his way down to the ring, with his fists all taped up. They start going at it before security guards try to stop them but Rush & MJF take them all out as well. Christopher Daniels tries to get in the ring and stop them but fails as Rush & MJF take it to the outside and continue to brawl with MJF sending Rush into the crowd. They continue to make their way through the crowd, fighting through the fans before MJF drags Rush to the back. They continue to fight before MJF puts Rush through a table with a spinebuster but Rush comes right back by tossing a trash bin into MJF. More officials and members of the roster come out and keep them separated.
Match 3 Trios Match:The Don Callis Family vs Kyle O’Reilly,Orange Cassidy & Mark Briscoe
Roderick Strong & Orange Cassidy start the match but right away Cassidy tags out to Kyle O’Reilly as Strong tags out to Kyle Fletcher.O’Reilly & Fletcher start trading forearms here before Mark Briscoe tags in and continues to work on Fletcher in the corner with chops. Konosuke Takeshita tags in and goes into a strike battle with Briscoe before taking out O’Reilly & Briscoe while having Cassidy on his shoulders. They all start fighting in and out of the ring including Briscoe hitting a cannonball before being taken out by Fletcher. With everybody else on the outside Cassidy springboards off the ropes onto them before getting into Trent Beretta’s face. With Beretta distracting him Takeshita takes out Cassidy from behind as the heels surround him going into picture in picture.After the break Cassidy to make the hot tag to O’Reilly who goes to town on Strong, before fighting off The Don Callis Family. Briscoe tags in and it’s his turn to start attacking all opponents including using some Redneck Kung Fu on Strong. Briscoe continues on the attack before Cassidy tags himself in and hits Fletcher with a diving DDT for a two count. Takeshita holds Cassidy by the foot which causes Fletcher to take control. Both teams start trading offense with each other before a Stundog Millionaire from Cassidy to Fletcher and Total Elimination from Cassidy & O’Reilly to him. Fletcher hits a turnbuckle brainbuster to Cassidy but doesn’t realize Briscoe has tagged himself in & breaks it up with a Froggy Bow for a two count.Takeshita hits Power Drive knee on Briscoe followed by the piledriver from Fletcher to get the win.Winners:The Don Callis Family & Roderick Strong
After the match The Don Callis Family & Strong keep attacking O’Reilly,Cassidy & Briscoe until Willow Nightingale’s music hits but it’s revealed that Kris Statlander has attacked her and tossed her onto the stage. Stokely Hathaway gets on the mic and tells Nightingale the next time she decides to get in their business, they won’t be dragging her to the stage but to the ER.
Renee Paquette is in the back as Rey Fenix is showing getting ready for the match. Paquette talks about all of Fenix’s accolades and how he had to vacate the International Title but he’s well aware of what Will Ospreay is capable of.
We get a video for Shingo Takagi who says he’s ready for the Owen Hart Cup.
We go to Christopher Daniels & says next week The Elite will wrestle in Eliminator Matches and if their opponents win they will earn shots at their titles but both Young Bucks & Kazuchika Okada will have their 2nds barred from ringside.
Samoa Joe,Hook & cameraman Katsuyori Shibata are in the back as Joe starts questioning Hook why Taz wears orange and wonders if it’s because of the Syracuse Orange before heading to the stage and attacking Premier Athletes from the back.
Match 4 Tag Team Match:Premier Athletes vs Samoa Joe & Hook
Premier Athletes are able to keep Hook in their corner with stomps. Hook is able to escape and fights them both off including doing Samoa Joe’s walk off from a top rope move spot.Smart Mark Sterling though holds Hook back before Katsuyori Shibata takes him out. Samoa Joe chokes out Nese with a Coquina Clutch as Hook puts Redrum on Ariya Daivari for the submission win.Winners By Submission:Samoa Joe & Hook
We get some words from Stephanie Vaquer who questions Mercedes Mone’ arrogance in going after her NJPW Strong Womens Title. Vaquer says the title is her and it’s not going anywhere and at Forbidden Door she will become a double champion because she is La Primera.
Match 5 TBS Title Match:Mercedes Mone (c) vs Zeuxis
Mercedes Mone & Zeuxis starts the match out smarting each other until Mone hits a dropkick for a two count. Zeuxis takes control before they head to the outside where Mone’ takes Zeuxis down by hitting an arm drag off the commentary table. Zeuxis takes over with a basement dropkick before taking out Mercedes with a big dive as we go to picture in picture.After the break Mone catches Zeuxis hitting her with a roundhouse kick. Zeuxis comes right back with a Liger Bomb for a two count. As Zeuxis tries another powerbomb but Mone reverses it into a hurricanrana for two of her own followed by a sunset flip but Zeuxis stops her with knees to the face for another two count. Mone comes back with a bulldog and a pair of knees to the corner then heads to the ropes and hits Meteora for two. Back & forth before Zeuxis hits a double underhook into a lung blower for another two.Back & forth until Mone hits Mone’ Maker for the win.Winner & Still TBS Champion:Mercedes Mone (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
We get a video package on Mina Shirakawa talking about her wanting everybody with some words from Mariah May as well.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Womens Champion Toni Storm,Mariah May & Luther as May is grateful for Storm getting her a spot in the Owen Hart Cup and says next week she will host a contract signing between Shirakawa & Storm as Paquette tells Storm she has a match against Alex Windsor on Rampage this Friday.
Big Bill is in the ring for tonight’s episode of TV Time before introducing FTW Champion Chris Jericho & he comes out to Bryan Keith and says hello to everybody. Jericho shows off his new Hi Guys t shirt that came out 15 minutes ago and says it’s already one of the top selling shirts in AEW history and asks who wants one before just gently putting it down. Jericho starts giving Iowa advice on how to grow corn. Keith gets on the mic and tells them to respect Jericho if they want to grow some good ass corn. Jericho continues about being a teacher to those in the back before bringing out Private Party.As they come out. Jericho tells them that they need a designated driver if they take so many shots but says they haven’t been winning too many and asks who even trained them.Jericho continues about their high flying moves as Isiah Kassidy says some might call Jericho the Caitlin Clark of wrestling. Jericho gets on the top corner to show off some high flying moves that Owen Hart taught him but this is just a ploy from Private Party who knocks him off the top rope and takes out Bill & Keith before hitting a Swanton Bomb and Shooting Star Press on Jericho before running to the back.
We get a recap of Jon Moxley defeating Evil in a Lumberjack Match to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Title at NJPW Dominion followed by the challenge from Tetsuya Naito for Forbidden Door for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title.
Trios Champions Bang Bang Gang is in the back with Carboard Jay White and asks the House of Black what they even do and then turns the lights off and pretends to be scared. Juice Robinson says if House Of Black want action on Collision, the Collision Cowboys will give them some action and kick their asses.
Match 6:Daniel Garica vs Nick Comoroto
Nick Comoroto tries to press slam Daniel Garcia but he escapes and hits a Saito Suplex and Garcia puts on a Guillotine choke before hitting Comoroto with Red Cross for the win.Winner:Daniel Garcia
Renee Paquette gets a word with International Champion Will Ospreay and asks how his body is dealing with all these title defenses going into Forbidden Door. Ospreay says he has to focus on this Rey Fenix match and a contract to deliver as well as we see the envelope from last week that was sent over to him to sign for Forbidden Door.
PAC is in the back and talks about returning to the company and having failure after failure and loss after loss and it’s humiliating. He talks about how he’s supposed to be a bastard but he feels like a bitch but the good news is that ends now as he is angry again so he will be entering and winning the Owen Hart Cup and will go on to claim his AEW World Title opportunity at Wembley Stadium as he is damned if a talent of his caliber to not wrestle there and win the title as this is his redemption story but tells Bang Bang Gang that Death Triangle hasn’t forgotten what they did to them as they don’t forget.
Main Event International Title Match:Will Ospreay (c) vs Rey Fenix
Will Ospreay & Rey Fenix quickly go at it and end up on the apron where Ospreay kicks him off to the outside but misses the dive as Fenix hits a hurricanrana followed by a springboard Frog Splash for a two count going into picture in picture.After the break the offense continues before Fenix & Ospreay battle on the top rope as a hurricanrana has Ospreay land on his feet to a big reaction as Fenix does one back as we go to a 2nd break.After the 2nd break they go back & forth trading pin attempts and running the ropes until Fenix blocks OsCutter before Ospreay is able to land another one. Fenix sets up Ospreay in the corner but Ospreay stops him with Hidden Blade then heads to the top rope looks at AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland says it’s his house and hits Swerve Stomp followed by another Hidden Blade for the win.Winner & Still International Champion:Will Ospreay (STILL CHAMPION!!!!) (Recommend)
After the match Swerve Strickland gets in Ospreay’s face and starts yelling at him for not being strong enough but upon separating Ospreay ends up holding both titles and puts them both over his shoulders. Strickland tells Ospreay he’s lucky they are still friends because anybody else would have done that, he’d put them in the grave.
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