AEW Dynamite Beach Break Results: CM Punk destroyed, Danhausen debuts, Incredible lights out match ends show

AEW Dynamite Beach Break delivered from start to finish. The show kicked off with the TNT Title ladder match and the main event saw Orange Cassidy and Adam Cole clash in a Lights Out match.

Also on the show, MJF and The Pinnacle sent a strong message to CM Punk, Leyla Hirsch faced Red Velvet and a whole lot more.

Read on for the full AEW Dynamite Results:

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Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Sammy Guevara (c) [Ladder match for TNT Championship kicked off AEW Dynamite Beach Break]

AEW Dynamite Beach Break kicked off with the TNT Title unification Ladder Match between Sammy Guevara and Cody Rhodes.

Both men felt each other out early on in the match before Cody Rhodes sent Sammy Guevara crashing out of the ring.

Sammy went to grab the ladder but Cody took him down with a right hand. They brawled through the crowd before Cody Rhodes clotheslined Sammy Guevara over the barricade and back to ringside. As Cody celebrated with the fans, Sammy caught him with a cutter.

Guevara used the opening to set up a ladder in the middle of the ring. Both men exchanged strikes on top of the ladder before Cody Rhodes hit a vertical suplex off it.

Cody tipped the ladder over and it crashed into Sammy who was on the mat. The American Nightmare rolled Guevara out of the ring and followed him out to ringside before whipping him with his weight belt.

Cody Rhodes then locked in a Figure Four Leglock through one of the ladders in the ring. Sammy hit back with a clothesline.

He then went for a Springboard but Cody tossed a ladder into his face. Two ladders were set up in the ring. As Cody climbed one ladder towards the belts, Sammy Guevara leapt off the second ladder and took Cody Rhodes with a cutter.

Both men started to climb opposing ladders again and this time Cody hit Sammy Guevara with a Cross Rhodes off the ladder. Both men spilled out to ringside and Fuego del Sol ran out to try and distract Cody Rhodes while Sammy was down.

Cody took him out but Sammy used the distraction to hit him with a GTH at ringside.

Sammy then set Cody up on the ladder between the ring and the barricade and positioned a second one next to it and started climbing. Sammy headed to the top and hit Cody with a Swanton Bomb and it was hard to tell who got came off worse.

Back in the ring, both men climbed the ladder towards the Title belts. Sammy smacked Cody in the face with one of the title belts, sending him crashing to the mat. He then retrieved both belts to unify the AEW TNT Championship again.

Result: Sammy Guevara def. Cody Rhodes

Grade: B+

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Tony Schiavone interviews Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks

Tony Schiavone was with Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks in an AEW Dynamite interview segment. Hobbs challenged Dante Martn to a rematch while Ricky Starks challenged Jay Lethal into a match for the FTW Championship.

Wardlow vs Elijah Dean and James Alexander on AEW Dynamite Beach Break

Wardlow was back home in Cleveland and took on two local competitors in a handicap match. Mr. Mayhem barely broke a sweat as he destroyed both men with his Powerbomb Symphone, winning the match in about a minute.

Result: Wardlow defeats Elijah Dean and James Alexander

Grade: C

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Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz vs 2point0 and Daniel Garcia on AEW Dynamite Beach Break

Chris Jericho and Matt Lee started things off for their teams but Santana tagged in off the blind tag. 2point0 and Garcia isolated Ortiz early in the match, trading tags and working him over.

Santana and Ortiz took back control but refused to tag Jericho in. However, this gave Garcia and 2point0 the advantage as they isolated Ortiz in their corner once again.

Ortiz hit Matt Lee with a clothesline and both men went down. 2point0 double teamed Ortiz to stop him from making the tag. Jericho was on the apron looking for the tag but Ortiz chose to tag Santana.

The Inner Circle member was all over 2point0 and Daniel Garcia. Jericho looked very frustrated at ringside and was no longer on the apron. He grabbed Jeff Parker from ringside and pulled him out of the ring before hitting Matt Lee with the Judas Effect.

This gave Santana the opening to hit a Piledriver and pin Matt Lee to pick up the win.

Result: Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz def. 2point0 and Daniel Garcia

Grade: B

MJF and The Pinnacle blindside CM Punk on AEW Dynamite Beach Break

CM Punk was out next on AEW Dynamite. He asked the fans if he was sick of hearing him talk before saying that he was sick of talking and he was ready to fight MJF.

Punk then revealed that he was still wearing MJF's scarf from last week before adding that it didn't look good on him or anyone else.

CM Punk added that he was sick of talking and sick of hearing the Pinnacle leader talk so he wanted to fight MJF tonight.

MJF's music hit and he was out on the entrance ramp. He ran down the fans before refusing to wrestle CM Punk tonight, refusing to waste one of the biggest matches in AEW history in Cleveland.

He then agreed to face CM Punk next week in Chicago, saying he would beat him in front of his hometown. He promised to expose the real CM Punk next week and would make Punk leave wrestling again after he was done.

MJF then accused Punk of turning his back on the fans seven years ago when he walked out of the business.

CM Punk replied that the fans loved him because despite winning or losing he always got back up. MJF then brought out FTR and Wardlow. Punk was then ambushed by Shawn Spears from behind and quickly outnumbered.

Spears unloaded with a steel chair as FTR held Punk down. Wardlow didn't look too happy with what was going on.

MJF then commanded Mr. Mayhem to powPunk, who obliged, although half-hearted. The Salt Of The Earth then disrespectfully sat down on Punk's chest and threatened to end his career in Chicago next week.

Julia Hart set to challenge Jade Cargill

Julia Hart and Griff Garrison were backstage with Tony Schiavone on AEW Dynamite. Mark Sterling came up to them and offered Hart a shot at Jade Cargill's TBS Championship.

Griff tried to stop Hart from taking the match but she said she could fight her own battles and signed on the dotted line.

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Red Velvet vs Leyla Hirsch on AEW Dynamite Beach Break

Red Velvet charged down to the ring and didn't hold back. Hirsch was forced to roll out of the ring to regroup. Hirsch ended up pulling Red Velvet out of the ring and tossing her into the barricade.

Back in the ring, Red Velvet tried to lock in a Triangle but Hirsch used her power to hit a modified Buckle Bomb. Hirsch then caught Velvet with a dropkick across the shoulder before wrenching her arm against the bottom rope.

Hirsch continued to work the arm as we headed to an ad break. Red Velvet hit back with a double knee strike across the back and followed it up with a Spear.

Red Velvet went for the Final Slice but Hirsch replied with a powerbomb followed by a knee strike across the jaw.

Hirsch then locked in the Cross Arm Breaker but Velvet managed to reach the ropes. Hirsch grabbed a handful of tights and rolled up Red Velvet for the win.

Result: Leyla Hirsch def. Red Velvet

Grade: B

Leyla Hirsch locked in a cross armbreaker after the match leading to Kris Statlander coming out and chasing her away.

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Dr. Britt Baker speaks on AEW Dynamite Beach Break

Dr. Britt Baker was out next on AEW Dynamite celebrating her accomplishments in 2021. Baker promised that this was only the beginning of the DMD era and added that she wouldn't stop until she was the female performer of the decade.

Orange Cassidy vs Adam Cole on AEW Dynamite Beach Break (Lights Out Match)

Orange Cassidy wasn't holding back this week on AEW Dynamite as he charged at Adam Cole as soon as the bell rang. Both men traded strikes and the match soon spilled out to ringside.

Cassidy hit a shotgun dropkick sending Adam Cole back-first into the barricade. Cole replied by reversing an Irish Whip and sending Cassidy crashing into the barricade himself.

Adam Cole went to take a steel chair from under the ring and a wild Danhausen appeared. Even Orange Cassidy looked surprised as Danhausen walked to the back.

Cole went to hit a Panama Sunrise on the floor but Orange blocked it and hit a Spinebuster through the announcer's table.

Cassidy went to follow up with the Orange Punch but Cole blocked it with the ring bell. Cole then smashed the steel steps against Cassidy's arm.

The Panama City Playboy was in control of the match at this point, hitting a backstabber in the mddle of the ring. Cassidy replied by unloading a fire extingusher on Cole and crawled back into the ring on AEW Dynamite.

Things broke down at this point as members of the Super Elite brawled with Best Friends at ringside. The Young Bucks and Adam Cole went for a triple Superkick but Trent and Rocky Romero pulled Matt and Nick Jackson out of the ring.

Cassidy hit Cole with a Beach Break followed by the Orange Punch but Cole caught him with a Low Blow on AEW Dynamite.

However, Cassidy came prepared to be hit by the low blow and he followed it up with his patented lazy kicks, followed by a Panama Sunrise of his own. Cole still managed to kick out at the last second.

Orange Cassidy wrapped a steel chain across his fist and Adam Cole retreated to the back. Cassidy followed him as they brawled in the backstage area. Cole sent Cassidy crashing through a table at the back but it wasn't enough to put him away.

The duo brawled back into the arena as Cole caught Cassidy with a superkick. Cole went for The Boom but Orange Cassidy was back on his feet and hit back with a superkick.

Cassidy went to finish things off with the Orange Punch but Cole struck him with one of the lights on the entrance ramp.

Cole then climbed the stage but didn't notice that Orange Cassidy had followed him up. Cassidy hit a low blow before Orange sent Cole crashing through the stage. Cassidy got the pin and it was enough to put Adam Cole away on AEW Dynamite.

Result: Orange Cassidy def. Adam Cole

Grade: A