Tonight is Dynamite! AEW Dynamite is just about to give live as I type this! Jordan Huie of the Overtimer here to give you the live play-by-play!
Folks we are set to open in a big way here!!
Hangman Page & Kenny Omega vs. Lucha Bros
Kenny and Fenix starting out! “Cero Miedo” chant dueling with “Cowboy Sh*t”! Fenix reverses an arm wringer with a series of flips and springs! Gerts the wristlock, Kenny reverses into a hammerlock! Fenix with a flying snapmare! Kenny with a big chop! Fenix with a back handspring, ends up on the shoulders, One Winged Angel attempt but Fenix slips out, only to take the dropkick to the shins! Kotaru Crusher! One Winged Angel tried again, Fenix escapes, tag to Pentagon Jr.! Tag to Page as well, “Cowboy Sh*t” chant gets a little louder! But then the duel starts again as Page and Pengaton face off! Pentagon now, whipping off the glove! Milking it as he loves to, passing it to Fenix. Literally a “Holy Sh*t” chant for him being about to do his pose. CERO MIEDO! Page then pantomimes tearing off a glove, does about the same gesture and yells “Cowboy! Sh*t!” This is fun. Pentagon with a cracking chop! Page responds! Pentagon stops a back body drop with a kick, tries to pose again but Page nails him with a big boot! Tag to Kenny.
Kenny and Page chopping Pentagon, but he ducks one from Hangman, gives him the gesture again, but Kenny chops him from behind, double team knife edges take Penta down, Fenix rushes in just to get the same! Kenny goes for it – and this time Page responds with the high fives! Pentagon rakes the eyes of Kenny, hits the ropes, Kenny with a rana taking him to the outside! Kenny hits the ropes wice, Terminator Clap leads to the Tope Con Hilo and Kenny strides all the way up to the stage to pose! “AEW” chant! Hangman seemed to tag in, throws Penta to the ropes, Penta tries to counter a back body drop with a Package Piledriver, Page escapes but gets a cheap shot from Fenix, Penta with a Lungblower, holds him in place for a Double Footstomp from Fenix! Scything leg kick! Throws him to the corner, but Page bounces out of it for a clothesline! Page makes the tag to Kenny, comes off the top with a crossbody! Fenix rushes in to eat the Polish Hammer! Pentagon ducks it though, spinning back kick to the gut. Kenny counters a whip with a You Can’t Escape! Hits the first half, moonsault, Penta gets the knees up! Fenix seems to hit a running double knee off the apron on Page, double team on Omega now, he gets tripped and dragged out to the floor, setting him right up for a Tope Suicida from Fenix! Beautiful! Senton on Kenny in the ring, nearfall!
There was a Dark Order blip there… Pentagon drags Kenny to his feet, leg kick, tag to Fenix! Page only now back up on the apron here. Kenny with body shots, but eats a kick to the face, Kenny whips Fenix to the ropes, but he springs right back for a hook kick! Roll-through rana, turns into a Powerbomb! V-Trigger!! Applause as they’re looking for another tag but Pentagon rushes in to knock Page to the floor! Fenix distracts Aubrey Edwards as Pentagon chokes Kenny in the corner! Fenix charges, Kenny with a boot up, back elbow to Pentagon, ducks a shot, tag to Page! Hangman is a house of fire now, springboard clothesline to Penta, Fallaway Slam to Fenix, nip up, tope crossbody to Pentagon, clotheslines Fenix over the top rope, suicide dive to Pentagon, suicide dive to Fenix!! Lovely. Page with clothesline to both bros in the corners now, dropsault kicks Penta and pins Fenix!! Nearfall. Fenix with the boot up in the corner, springboard spin kick to the face, roll-through facebuster for a nearfall! Wheelbarrow Tag Team Facebuster nearfall!
Pentagon Jr. with a cheap shot superkick to Kenny, taking him onto the apron! Pentagon goes up top, but PAge cuts him off, Fallaway Slam off the top rope! Chant for “Kenny” as Page makes the tag! He comes in, charging back elbow to Penta in the corner! Throws Fenix into him, Kenny charges, Fenix with the boot up, goes for a flip rana but Omega counters into a powerbomb into his brother! Whips him into a Discus Lariat from Page! Kenny pops Fenix up into a German Suplex from Page, Sit-Out Spinebuster to Pentagon in a nearfall! V-Trigger avoided, Penta with a slingblade! Page in with a Discus Lariat! Fenix in with a superkick to Page! V-Trigger to Fenix!! Omega hooks him, Snap Dragon! Fenix tries the rolling cutter, but Kenny drags Penta in front of him, tries the snap dragon but Penta escapes, spinning back kick, hooks him for the Package Pieldriver, Kenny escapes, hooks both arms – Page with the Buckshot Lariat but Penta avoids it and nails Kenny! Package Piledriver/Double Footstomp follows and that is that!
Winners: The Lucha Bros
Awesome stuff as expected. Page with a busted lip as he re-enters the ring, confronts Kenny. They come eye-to-eye and argue. Kenny shoves Page, Page shoves Kenny back… we then see PAC backstage, who asks Kenny if he remembers who he is! He asked him a question and he didn’t respond. Wants to remind him of who he is. PAC takes the camera deeper into the backstage, opens up a door to a locker room, where Michael Nakazawa is sitting, completely oblivious. PAC shushes the camera lens and goes inside, closing the door behind him. Kenny is concerned, darting out of the ring to the back to look for him.
Commercial, in the inset Kenny searches… but the Lucha Bros jump him?! Page back there to lend his aid though, run them off. Page helps Kenny up, guides him through the back. We go down a lengthy hallway as Kenny’s still searching.
We also see Darby Allin skateboarding around backstage elsewhere as this is occurring.
The Butcher & The Blade vs. Cody & Darby Allin
Cody and Butcher start out… but then Cody opts to let Darby start instead! Lock-up, Butcher has a huuuuge size advantage and just swings Darby around like a ragdoll. Tag to Blade, Darby slides under a clothesline, dropkick takes Butcher to the floor, springboard lucha arm drag on Blade takes him to the floor as well! Cody applauds, chant of “Darby”. Tag to Cody to a pop, Blade tags back to Butcher. Cody tries for a leg pick, Butcher hits him away. Cody with a gut kick, uppercut from the mat, hits the ropes, lariat flips Cody! Butcher hoists Cody to his feet and takes him to the heel corner, tag to Blade, big chop. Whip to the corner, Cody floatsover, snap powerslam! Tag back to Butcher, big boot. Cody with a right hand, takes out his mouthguard. Bunny distracts the ref, Cody hits the ropes, Blade with a low bridge takes Cody to the floor! Blade tags in, hoists in a sidewalk slam position, Butcher tags in again, leg drop to the suspended Cody!
“Let’s Go Cody” chant as we go to commercial, Butcher deadlifts Cody, Blade dropkicks his head right before the Gutwrench Suplex! Dang, nearfall. Blade with a gouge of the eyes. Blade takes him to the heel corner, quick tags and isolation commence. Cody whipped to the opposite corner, gets the boot up, goes up top, crossbody but Butcher catches him for a Fallaway Slam! Takes him to the floor, ref distracted as the Bunny slams Cody into the ringpost! Darby gets in Bunny’s face, trying to get her to leave Cody alone. We’re back from commercial as Blade attacks Cody, Cody with a chop as he escapes back into the ring, but Butcher with a power whip into the corner. Cody with boots to the midsection, leaps for the tag but Butcher catches him, takes him in the corner! Charge, Cody evades him and he smashes into the corner. “We Want Darby” chant as Cody is trying his damnedest to get the corner, Blade tags in, collision in the middle off crossbodies!
Tag to Darby, he flips in, big shot to Butcher, palm strikes to Blade, Code Red for the cover but Butcher got a blind tag so Blade wasn’t legal, sneaks in, pendulum backbreaker! Cloverleaf locked in! Cody comes in to try and break it up, but kicks to the face don’t take him off! Butcher just spits the mouthguard at Cody! Blade rips Cody to the floor, Cody reverses a whip to take Blade into the steps! Butcher deadlifts Darby up, Darby escapes, boot from the corner, Flip Stunner! Tag to Cody, comes in for the Crossrhodes! Bunny gets up onto the apron to distract the ref however! Tag to Blade, Cody deposits him! Darby and Cody hit the ropes, stereo suicide dives! “AEW” chants! Cody takes Blade into the ring, tosses the weight belt into the crowd! Disaster Kick takes Butcher onto the apron! Darby up top… Coffin Drop to Butcher on the apron! Blade with a roll-up, Cody kicks out, Double Springboard Cutter!!! Cover and that is that!
Winner: Cody & Darby Allin
Rad stuff! Didn’t totally expect that win but not super shocked either, good little story told over the course of a month there.
Video package showing Jungleboy preparing for his big time match-up, with narration from Jericho putting him down.
Awesome Kong out for her match now. Opponent already in the ring. Inset promo from Brandi who calls tonight a holiday celebration. Obviously Kong will win, but perhaps Kris Statlander can do the same. She feels tonight is the night that the alien comes home. That guy from before is there, laughing about this in a very creepy tone.
Awesome Kong vs. Miranda Allisay
Kong grabs the opponent by the hair, knee to escape, hits the ropes, Spinning Backfist. Aaaaaaand Implant Buster, that’s all.
Winner: Awesome Kong
Melanie Cruise is named as the woman who joined before. And poor Miranda has red hair which they don’t have yet, so it gets cut off as well.
JR has a sit-down interview taped with Jungleboy. Jungleboy talks of the pressure, which he hopes to feed off of. JR asks what his dad would think if he were here. Jungleboy says he and his dad spent a lot of time growing up talking about getting to this point in his life and if he were here, watching him wrestle Chris Jericho, he thinks he’d be really proud.
The match itself is next! Jericho makes his entrance and in the inset, we see Sammy Guevara walking through some doorway set up on the stage? Sammy is holding a bunch of signs, Jericho is on the mic, I think… is he signing a Christmas song of his own design? Hm well, bonus thing for the Fite.tv folks.
Jungleboy’s family is in the crowd, shot of them as he comes out, he’s looking up to the ceiling looking quite emotional.
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho vs. Jungleboy (Non-title)
Big chant of “Jungleboy” as the bell rings, Jungleboy with a roll-up! Kicks, chops! Standing dropkick to Jericho! Jungleboy grabs the wrist, several springboards into a very lucha armdrag! Jericho wants the Walls! Jungleboy kicks him away, rana for a nearfall!!! Very close there, Jericho just forearms him to the mat! Tosses him up, slings him against the ropes! Jericho chops Jungleboy into the corner. Snapmare, kick to the back! Jungleboy with body shots, Jericho stops it with a power whip to the corner, Jungleboy rebounds out into a Codebreaker! Jericho just steps across the chest of Jungleboy, not even bothering to make the cover. Crowd chants the kid’s name all the same! And a second Codebreaker. Jericho covers… then just lets Jungleboy up!
Jericho deposits Jungleboy to the outside, distracts Aubrey Edwards, Jake Hager rushes around, just hurls Jungleboy with ease into the barrier! Luchasaurus comes over to brawl with Hager, Hager shoves Luchasaurus away, Marko Stunt leaps from the apron into a huge knockout shot! Aubrey ejects the whole lot, making this one-on-one! Back into the ring, as Jericho bickers with Aubrey, Jungleboy with an inside cradle, narrow kickout! Jericho with a chop and kick. Throws him to the ropes, Jungleboy gets the boot up on a back body drop, sent to the apron, Springboard Dropkick misses, Jericho flies to the floor, Jungleboy with a big suicide dive where he lands on his feet! And then a second! And then a beautiful flip tope! Huge pop! Takes Jericho into the ring, Jungleboy comes off the top with a Flying DDT!! Nearfall!
Jericho takes Jungleboy to the corner, but Jungleboy with a Floatover Backstabber for a nearfall! Jericho with a back elbow, Lionsault but Jungleboy evades! Jungleboy one ups him, gorgeous Lionsault for a nearfall! Jungleboy hits the ropes, Jericho stops him with a clothesline! Cover, kickout. Jericho with a catapult taking Jungleboy into the bottom rope! Jungleboy fights back with forearms, irish whip, back body drop, Jericho counters with a Powerbomb led right into the Walls Of Jericho! 1:20 left! Jungleboy screaming and struggling, we got 45 seconds left here! Jungleboy crawls desperately… Jericho pulls him to the center! Wrenching back deeeep here! 20 seconds left! 15! 10! The time limit hits, the bell rings!
Winner: Time Limit Draw
Jericho escapes to the ring, yells at Justin Roberts, demands five more minutes! He forces a bell ring! He rushes into the ring! Slaps Jungleboy around, he looks dead! Jericho deposits Jungleboy… but he skins the cat! Pop-Up Rana!!!! Baaaaarely kicks out does Jericho! Crucifix! Another close one! Jericho bails! He’s just leaving with his title! Big heat! Jericho just leaving now, and Jungleboy getting a standing ovation during commercial. But after a while, Jericho remerges, throwing a tantrum on the outside, getting into the face of Jungleboy’s family! Jericho ramming the steel chair into the ringpost. Taking his sweet time leaving this time and when we come back, Jericho’s on the ramp with the title over his shoulder arguing with the crowd.
Tony Schiavone on the stage to interview Jericho. Jericho says he told you Jungleboy couldn’t beat Le Champion! Tony corrects him saying he said that he couldn’t last ten minutes with him, but he did! Jericho demands he shut up and rips the mic away. Tells the world that Jungleboy didn’t beat him but that’s beside the point, this is about the real story, our good friend Jon Moxley and the question they asked last week: will he join the Inner Circle? He feels like he knows what the answer is but just in case, the Inner Circle spent all week in front of their spatial mansion. Jericho says on January 1st, they have a big surprise for Mox, and all he has to do is say yes. In the mean time and in the in-between time, Merry Christmas Mox from all of us in the Inner Circle!
Backstage SCU are being interviewed but the Lucha Bros interrupt them, claiming that Christopher Daniels doesn’t have it anymore. Frankie invites Daniels to prove them wrong, Daniels looks Penta in the eye… but decides to just walk away.
As we come back, Kris Statlander already in the ring for her match.
Kris Statlander vs. Britt Baker
Statlander with cartwheels to disorientate, tries to boop Britt but she reverses. Statlander pulls her in, boops! Ducks a shot, backward roll, ducking lariat, roll, right into a Lockjaw attempt but Statlander counters with an Oklahoma Roll for a nearfall. Britt with a snapmare, into a crucifix for a nearfall, roll-up for another. Arm-capture Northern Lights Suplex but Statlander just springs up, low dropkick to the face! Axe Kick dodged, Neckbreaker from Britt! Arm wringer, Kris fights to her feet, commercial break, match continues in the inset, Britt with a clothesline. Cover for 2. Britt with a power whip into the corner. Chinlock cinched. Kris fights up but Britt just shoves her back down. Pulls her to her feet, blows in the ropes. Statlander reverses a whip, clothesline. Tries a handstand legdrop but Britt rolls out of the way.
Forearm exchange, Kris wins out, big chops! More chops in the corner, forearm. Britt escapes, takes her into the corner instead, back from commercial, Britt rushes to the opposite but Statlander cuts her off with a charging back elbow. They each rush to the other corner, Britt with a running knee! LockJaw attempt! Statlander escapes, big running knee lift from the apron, Statlander goes up top! Missile Dropkick! Cover for a nearfall! Baker ducks a headkick, inside cradle, Statlander kicks out, Baker escapes a fireman’s carry, messy slingblade puts Kris down for a nearfall. Kris with a combo of blows ending with a discus clothesline. JoinDarkOrder.com flashes on the screen. Kris Statlander goes up top, Britt pursues. Wants a superplex… has to fight for it but she nails it! And keeps ahold of her! But Statlander reverses a suplex into a Falcon Arrow! Standing 10 count.
Exchange of shots on the way up. Statlander with big hits here. Britt ducks a shot, Fisherman’s Neckbreaker, superkick but Kris catches it, spins her around, roundhouse kick from Kris! She hits the ropes, but eats a Superkick! Tries to rebound but Britt catches a clothesline to take her down into the Lockjaw! But Kris hoists her up out of it, counters with a Big Bang Theory and that is that!
Winner: Kris Statlander
Yeah, lotta inexperience there but I’m looking forward to seeing Statlander vs. Riho that’s a really interesting one. Riho is in fact watching from the crowd. Tony Schiavone to interview Statlander. She boops him. No other response than that, Brandi Rhodes walk out onto the stage to make him leave. She congratulates Kris on her victory, says she knew she could do it. Kris tenses up. Brandi says she comes in peace. Has an open-ended question… are you with the Nightmare Collective or are you not? Once again the crowd is telling her not to. Kris wags a finger in Brandi’s face! She turns to go up the ramp but Kong and Cruise are there. Brandi with a cheap shot, slamming a high heel shoe into her face! Sadie Gibbs comes out to tend to Statlander as the Collective make their leave.
Backstage with Shawn Spears and Tully Blanchard. Spears says here tag teams matter, tonight’s show is headlined by a tag team title match! They still want to find a partner, but Tully wants it to be the right guy. Arn and him could look at each other and know what to do, that’s the kind of mental connection that he wants them to find. They’ll keep scouting.
Video of the Young Bucks promising that they will prove that tag team wrestling can main event back in February. They feel like that much has been true but they think they’ve been lying about calling themselves the best tag team in AEW. They haven’t been the best thus far, but for the past few weeks they’ve been scratching and clawing their way up until finally beating Santana & Ortiz in that Texas Street Fight last week to earn their shot. They’re friends with SCU, in fact they’ll be having them over for Christmas dinner. They hate if it’ll be awkward if Nick and Matt have their new belts out on display for both of their families’ to see.
AEW World Tag Team Championships: SCU (c) vs. The Young Bucks
Frankie and Nick open, side headlock, shot off, Sky tags in, immediate SCU Later attempt but an arm drag avoids that, Matt tags in, dumps Kazarian, shoulder tackle to Sky. Sky leaps as Matt charges, caught for a fireman’s carry and Nick goes up top but goes back down after Sky escapes, TKO attempt also avoided, Frankie tagged in, gets popped up into a dropkick, Handspring Hold for a flying kick! Powerbomb/Enziguri to Frankie, Cannonball/Roundhouse! Meltzer Driver but Frankie escapes, Backstabber to Nick, Scorpio comes off the floor with a crazy rana taking Matt off the apron! Tag to Scorpio, dueling chant for both teams. Tag to Nick, ducks a shot, spin kicks aplenty to both men! Charging knee lift to Scorpio! Bulldog/Clothesline combo! Crowd up to their feet!
Scorpio with a blow, Nick catches the shot, springboard arm drag attempted but Scorpio blocks, only to get pulled to the second rope, Nick with a springing rana taking him to the mat! Incredible, tag to Matt, Elbow Drop off the top for a nearfall! Matt is hurting, Bucks still feeling the affects of the Street Fight. They want the stereo superkicks but Frankie pulls Scorpio to the floor to avoid it, only for Nick to nail an Escalera! Commercial break, match continues in the inset! Running knee lift in the corner, frog splash/standing moonsault combo for a nearfall! Sunset Flip from Matt into the Sharpshooter! Scorpio drags Matt towards the ropes – Nick with a springboard facebuster, Matt drags him back towards the middle! Frankie has to break up the hold! Tag from both men, Kazarian leaps onto Matt’s back to fly at Nick! Kazarian suplexes them around the ring! Matt with a right hand, whip, double arm drag, but Kazarian with a nip up, double clothesline! “SCU” chant!
Kazarian with a Springboard Flying Headscissors! Puts the Bucks in position, Scorpio with a high elevation tope to both Jacksons! Assisted Tornado DDT to Matt, cover for a nearfall! Scorpio with a TKO attempt but Matt escapes behind him, big spear for a nearfall! Nick tags in, running dropkick to Frankie, springboard from the second rope – but Scorpio catches him with a mid-air cutter, rolls back into a Dragon Sleeper! Frankie rushes into the ring, Nick springs in, but a suplex from Frankie turned into a Dragon Sleeper of his own! However, Nick fights up, Northern Lights Suplex takes Frankie into Scorpio to break it up! Frankie tags in, him and Matt exchanging blows now. Matt slips between his legs, flips him into a Tombstone position! Sky with a blind tag, takes Nick off the apron to avoid the Meltzer Driver, Matt gets tossed onto his head, Frankie with a Tornado DDT, Nick landing hard on the apron! Scorpio with a DESTRUCTIVE TKO to Matt! Frankie tagged in, SCU Later! And that’s the match.
Winners: SCU
SCU’s celebration is interrupted by the Creepers emergence… surrounding the ring… lights go out! JoinDarkOrder.com flashes on the tron. Evil Uno and Stu Dos make their way onto the stage. Evil Uno congratulates SCU on the display, but the Young Bucks have suffered a hard, hard loss and any other night they’d ask them to join the Dark Order… but tonight is not a recruitment. Tonight is an initiation! Demands that the Dark Order put them down!
The Creepers swarm, SCU and Bucks join forces, Reynolds and Silver are among the Creepers here, the two teams are way outnumbered! Kenny Omega out now! V-Triggers a Creeper on his way in! But there’s too many men in there, Kenny taken down too! But now out comes Cody and Dustin! Things improve for a moment but the numbers are just too much. It’s noted that Hangman Page is absent. Masks produced for Reynolds and Silver. They don the masks as Evil Uno warns everyone to never doubt the Dark Order again. They chant “We Are One” as we go off the air.
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