AEW Dynamite rolls on, now Hikaru Shida takes on Britt Baker, a major match-up in the women’s division.
Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker
Chant of “Shida” from the wrestler crowd. Shida with a leg kick, Britt backs up into the ropes to force some separation. Shoving match ensues. Shida seems to be pushing harder. Britt ducks a clothesline and grabs a handful of her hair, slams her fact into the top buckle a few times until Shida blocks it. Wristlock cinched, driving forearms to the face. Irish Whip, dropkick attempted but Baker holds on and then bails to the floor. Hikaru pursues but Baker rushes into the ring to flip positions. Shida tries to slide in but Baker stomps her and is working her over now. Pulling on the hair, knee to the shoulder blades.
Shida fishes her way up, grabs her hair as she takes her into the corner, has to break. Baker with a knee to the gut to fight back, hits the ropes and nails a Fameasser before smiling mockingly at the Gunn Club. Finally covers for a 2 count. Mounts her for some solid punches. Grinds the boot into her chin as she gets into the ref’s face to distract him. Hits the ropes for a charging knee to the face, nearfall. Grinds her against the middle rope with her knee. Curbstomps her against the rope. Britt goes onto the apron, thrust kick to the face! Britt sits down alongside Shida to smile and mock her. Britt goes to the floor to talk into the camera, tell Tony Schiavone to let the world know that it’s her division. Shida slips out behind her! She turns around into a big forearm shot.
Hikaru takes her over to the barrier, a few reversals, Shida ends up getting Baker onto the barricade. Some of the wrestlers hold Baker down as Shida gets her with a charging knee to the face! Commercial break. We come back in time to see Shida hit a vertical suplex in the ring for a nearfall. Britt rolls her up but Hikaru reverses into a triangle choke! Britt grabs the rope for the break. Britt fighting back, ducks a clothesline, Slingblade! Double Arm Suplex for a nearfall! Britt with a Russian Legsweep, trying to transition into Lockjaw but Shida gets the foot onto the rope for the break! Exchange of forearms. Britt gets the advantage but Shida with an enziguri, Britt with a back kick and they both stagger to the mat. Britt’s got a busted nose now. Shida avoids a shot, hoists her up, Falcon Arrow!
Delay on the cover as they need to check on Britt, on the kickout she rolls through, into a Lockjaw attempt but Shida rolls through for a cover for 2, Shining Wizard to the bleeding nose! Pulls her up, Britt blocks a suplex. Reverses with the Fishermen’s Neckbreaker for a nearfall! Thrust kick to the face! Britt makes Shida bite down the bottom rope and is about to stomp on her head but Shida counters, gets her onto the apron. Exchange of forearms, Shida goes to the middle rope, trying to power her up but Britt rakes the eyes, kick to the shin takes Shida to the mat. Baker goes up top, Hikaru tries to intercept… hoists her onto her shoulders, flips her right onto the turnbuckle, crushing landing! Hits the ropes, huge Meteora and that’s that!
Winner: Hikaru Shida
Boy was that physical. Hikaru definitely has to go after Nyla at this point, they even made a big deal out of her winning streak, she’s won eight of the last nine at this point.
We see a video of Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa trying to come up with a team name, Nakazawa wants them to be called the Best Friends. Kenny says they can’t do that since the Best Friends already exist. Nak says Kenny’s an EVP so he can make it happen. Kenny admits that he has a point… but Orange Cassidy steps out of a door behind them. He casually kicks the front door open and in come Trent and Chuck Taylor, furious over what they heard, angry that Kenny and Nak think they might be better Best Friends than them. So now the name is on the line in this upcoming match, a big raise in the stakes!
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