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This week saw CM Punk's first appearance on AEW Dynamite. Punk revealed why he returned to pro wrestling and dropped a small hint regarding Daniel Bryan's rumored signing with All Elite Wrestling.
We also had several blockbuster matchups, including Jamie Hayter making her in-ring return to AEW after nearly two years and Malakai Black facing Brock Anderson, the son of wrestling legend Arn Anderson.
Read on for full AEW Dynamite results:
Matt Hardy vs. Orange Cassidy kicked off AEW Dynamite
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AEW Dynamite kicked off with Orange Cassidy facing Matt Hardy in singles action. Cassidy immediately hit Hardy with one of his 'devastating' kicks, and Matt Hardy replied with the 'Delete' gesture.
The sequence ended with Matt Hardy stuffing his hand into his own pockets and taking out many dollar bills. Cassidy hit back with a dropkick that sent the money flying out of Hardy's hands.
Matt Hardy rolled out to ringside and countered Orange's tope suicida. He had Cassidy stretched against the ring post. Back in the ring, Hardy dominated, hitting Orange Cassidy with a powerbomb.
Cassidy began his comeback with a crossbody from the top rope, followed by a DDT.
Matt Hardy was busted open and bleeding from the nose by this point. Orange Cassidy hit a Swanton Bomb from the top rope and went for a Twist of Fate, but Matt Hardy wasn't going to get planted by his own move and countered.
Hardy hit an elbow drop from the top rope, but Cassidy then managed to hit the Twist of Fate. Hardy kicked out at the last second.
Matt Hardy then went to lock in The Leech, but Orange Cassidy countered and got the three-count off the pinning combination.
Result: Orange Cassidy def. Matt Hardy
Grade: B
Chris Jericho to put his in-ring career on the line at AEW All Out
Chris Jericho was out next. He said this had been one of the biggest weeks in AEW's history and that everybody had been celebrating except him. Le Champion said he had lost to MJF for the third time last week and was unhappy that had been forced to tap out.
The former AEW World Champion said he had been losing sleep over it. Jericho added that he had always strived to be on top regardless of what it took.
Chris Jericho added that all he wanted to do was to beat MJF. The Inner Circle leader said that his arch-rival knew that until this was over, he would keep attacking him.
Jericho added that he had a proposal to MJF to end this feud and move on. The former AEW Champion said he wanted one final fight against MJF at All Out and added that if he couldn't beat him, the Inner Circle leader would never wrestle in AEW again.
MJF's music hit. He said that his first instinct on hearing Jericho's proposal was for him to go away. MJF said last week he decided not to wrestle Chris Jericho ever again. However, the new proposal was tempting.
He said, even though forcing Chris Jericho to tap out was cool, ending the Le Champion's career would be legendary, and accepted the proposal.
Lucha Brothers vs. Varsity Blondes (semi-final of the AEW World Tag Team Title eliminator tournament)
The AEW World Tag Team Champions, The Young Bucks, and their entourage were on the entrance ramp to watch the match.
Fenix and Griff Garrison started the match off. Garrison caught Fenix in midair early on, but the luchador reversed it. He then showed off some incredible athleticism before tagging out. Garrison also tagged out.
Brian Pillman Jr. was in no mood for Penta's mind games and caught him with two right hands. Penta hit back with a book, and Pillman Jr. replied with a superkick. He then hit a hurricanrana but spent too long gesturing to the fans, allowing Penta back into it.
Penta and Fenix were in complete control as we headed into the commercial break. They had Brian isolated in their corner, but he managed to tag Garrison in. The Varsity Blondes took control of the match on AEW Dynamite, with Garrison working on Penta's arm.
Both Penta and Griff tagged out. Fenix caught Pillman Jr. with a superkick and followed it up with a springboard dropkick. He then dropped Garrison with a spinning kick before hitting Pillman Jr. with a cutter. Garrison broke up the count at the last second.
Lucha Brothers vs. Varsity Blondes (AEW World Tag Team Title eliminator tournament continued...)
The Lucha Brothers hit a double superkick at ringside on AEW Dynamite. Fenix then headed back into the ring only to launch himself at Garrison and Pillman Jr.
Pillman used his power to get back into the match, hitting Fenix with a huge powerslam. He thought he had it enough, but it wasn't the case.
Penta was soon back in the ring to counter Garrison and took him down with a superkick. The Lucha Brothers then caught Pillman with a series of kicks followed by a double Superkick and the Packaged Piledriver before pinning him for the win.
Result: Lucha Brothers def. Varsity Blondes
Grade: B
Jurassic Express joined Lucha Bros. in the ring after the match. The Young Bucks sneaked up behind them and pushed Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy into Penta and Fenix, clearly trying to stir something up. However, it didn't work.
Luchasaurus and Penta hit Matt and Nick Jackson with running boots while they were up on the apron, causing them to crash into their entourage, which included the Good Brothers, at ringside. Fenix and Jungle Boy then hit suicide dives, taking everyone out on AEW Dynamite.
Jamie Hayter vs. Red Velvet on AEW Dynamite
Jamie Hayter made her in-ring return to AEW next as she faced Red Velvet.
Red Velvet hit a dropkick early, but it barely had any effect on Hayter. She immediately replied with a Fallaway Slam before driving her boot into her opponent in the corner on AEW Dynamite.
Hayter continued to stomp away at her opponent and followed it up with another slam. Hayter didn't back down and booted Red Velvet in the head.
Jamie then charged at Red Velvet, who caught her with a low bridge, forcing Hayter to crash out of the ring.
Red Velvet followed it up with a couple of suicide dives but briefly let herself get distracted by Rebel and Dr. Britt Baker, who were at ringside on AEW Dynamite.
Hayter sent Red Velvet headfirst into the steel ring post and it looked nasty. Baker also got a few shots in as the referee had her back turned.
It was mostly all Hayter through the commercial break. She followed Red Velvet out and tossed her into the barricade.
Back from the ads, Velvet hit back with a facebuster. Dr. Britt Baker got on the apron for the distraction, but Red Velvet knocked her off the apron.
Once again, Hayter used the distraction to her advantage. She hit Red Velvet with a backbreaker before taking her out with a nasty Running Lariat to get the pinfall on AEW Dynamite.
Result: Jamie Hayter def. Red Velvet
Grade: C
Kris Statlander hit the ring after the match to make the save as Baker, Rebel and Hayter were unloading on Red Velvet.
More dissension in The Dark Order on AEW Dynamite
There was still dissension in The Dark Order as they spoke backstage. Alex Reynolds blamed Evil Uno for what happened to Hangman Page at the hands of the Super Elite.
Uno didn't take this kindly and told Reynolds to hang back in John Silver's shadow. Although Evil Uno apologized almost immediately, the damage had been done.
Reynolds told him that he wasn't the leader of The Dark Order and walked off.
Fans of The Dark Order may be concerned with the dissension between the members. Could the popular faction break up or will Hangman Page return and save the situation?
CM Punk speaks to Tony Schiavone, drops major Daniel Bryan hint on AEW Dynamite
CM Punk was greeted with another raucous response from the AEW fans as he made his way out for an interview with Tony Schiavone in the ring.
Tony asked CM Punk why he returned and made his way back to pro wrestling after being away for such a long time. Punk said it was to face the likes of Penta, Fenix, Jungle Boy, and his opponent at All Out, Darby Allin.
CM Punk added that he no longer needed to be the Voice of the Voiceless. He then added that when he saw the likes of Darby Allin wrestle, he asked himself if he was still the Best In The World.
Punk added that when he saw Darby Allin, he was the guy who would have been the Straight Edge Superstar's favorite wrestler when he was 15. Punk then said that although Darby Allin didn't fit someone else's definition of a pro wrestler, he had all the heart in the world.
The fans were chanting "Yes" at this point, and CM Punk replied that it was someone else's schtick and the fans would have to wait for a while, dropping a hint on Daniel Bryan's rumored signing with AEW.
CM Punk said his match at AEW All Out against Darby Allin wasn't about proving the haters wrong. It was about proving himself right. Punk then finished off by giving a shoutout to his wife, AJ Mendez.
Miro has a message for Eddie Kingston ahead of their match
AEW TNT Champion Miro started off the promo by saying he was wrong.
He then said that maybe he was wrong to say Fuego del Sol had taken the easy way into AEW when there was an original sinner, Eddie Kingston. Miro was ready to give Kingston his salvation when they face each other.
Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston and Darby Allin vs The Wingmen on AEW Dynamite
Darby Allin and JD Drake started things off. Allin avoided the big man's offense but was forced to roll out of the ring. Eddie and Ryan Nemeth tagged in. Eddie Kingston floored Nemeth with a chop, forcing him to tag out.
Cezar Bononi then came in along with Jon Moxley. Mox and Eddie took Bononi down with a double shoulder tackle as we cut to a commercial break.
Back from the break, JD Drake and Eddie Kingston tagged in. Eddie then tagged in Darby Allin, who hit Drake with an Avalanche Code Red in the corner.
Peter Avalon then pulled Darby's feet out from under him at ringside only to be confronted by Sting. Avalon backed off and was taken out by Moxley and Eddie Kingston.
Ryan Nemeth then brought a steel chair into the ring only to get pounded by Moxley and Kingston. Inside the ring, Darby Allin hit JD Drake with a Stunner and followed it up with a Coffin Drop to finish the match.
Result: Darby Allin, Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston def. The Wingmen
Grade: B+
Daniel Garcia attacked Darby Allin after the match while Sting, Mox and Eddie were busy at ringside, backing off when they noticed,
Kenny Omega and Don Callis call out Christian Cage, Vince McMahon namedropped
Kenny Omega and Don Callis were in the AEW ring alongside Tony Schiavone, Brandon Cutler and Michael Nakazawa. Callis took the mic and said they would take care of Christian Cage.
Cage said that Don Callis favored his family over talent, a throwback to Callis not booking him in Winnipeg back in the day.
Don Callis replied that made him the same as legendary bookers like Bill Watts and Vince McMahon.
Don Callis was not very happy with Christian's words and said that at All Out, it would be proved that the IMPACT Wrestling Champion had always been second best.
As a scuffle broke out, Brandon Cutler sprayed Christian Cage in the eyes. Omega, Cutler and Nakazawa then started attacking Christian, before they were chased away by The Elite Hunter, Frankie Kazarian.
Jon Moxley's AEW All Out opponent revealed
Jon Moxley revealed in a backstage promo that his opponent at AEW All Out would be Japanese wrestling legend Satoshi Kojima. Moxley then made a bold claim that their match at the AEW pay-per-view would be a public execution.
Gunn Club vs The Factory on AEW Dynamite
Billy Gunn and Nick Comoroto started things off on AEW Dynamite. Billy quickly got the better of Comoroto, forcing him out of the ring. Aaron Solo came in but was quickly taken out by Austin Gunn. However, he quickly got wiped out with a clothesline from QT Marshall at ringside.
As we headed into the ad break, Nick Comoroto was dominating Austin Gunn. The Factory had him isolated in their corner.
Back from the break, Colton Gunn tagged in and was all over QT Marshall and Aaron Solo before being taken out by Nick Comoroto.
Billy Gunn was back in and forced Comoroto out of the ring. Billy and Nick then took each other out at ringside.
Austin Gunn then charged at Aaron Solo and took him out. QT looked like he was in pole position as he hit Colton Gunn with a Flatliner.
QT got distracted by Paul Wight, who was at ringside, and Colton Gunn rolled him up for the win.
Result: Gunn Club def. The Factory
Grade: C
Dan Lambert slams the AEW fanbase
Dan Lambert said that he told the truth when he called AEW being a dumpster fire of a pro wrestling company.
Lambert then blamed the fans for the product and said he wanted real men to stand up and set an example for the fans and their children. He then put over Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page as real men who should set examples as role models.
Malakai Black vs Brock Anderson (AEW Dynamite main event)
The main event of AEW Dynamite saw Brock Anderson facing Malakai Black. Brock Anderson immediately went after Malakai Black, taking him down with a takedown. However, the bright start didn't last long.
Black hit him with a nasty rising knee strike and followed it up with several right hands in the corner, with the referee forcing him off to break it.
Arn Anderson was watching from ringside with a white towel, but he refused to throw it into the ring. Black got distracted talking trash to Arn Andrson.
This gave Brock an opening, but he couldn't really capitalise despite getting in a couple of shots.
Malakai Black hit him with an Exploder Suplex. He then hit his patented Roundhouse kick aka Black Mass, knocking out Brock for good.
Result: Malakai Black def. Brock Anderson
Grade: B+
As Arn Anderson checked on his son, Malakai Black grabbed a steel chair and entered the ring. Arn stood in front of his fallen son and blocked the kick from Malakai Black. Black ended up low blowing Arn, before taking him out with the Roundhouse Kick.
Lee Johnson then came down to the ring to try and salvage the situation as AEW Dynamite came to a close. It looks like we will get Malakai Black vs Lee Johnson soon.
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