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This week's edition of AEW Dynamite took place in Pittsburgh. The show was main evented by Chris Jericho taking on Wardlow in MJF's fourth labor of Jericho.
We also had Britt Baker's homecoming as well as the announcement of two big title matches.
A WWE legend also got physical for the first time inside an AEW ring. Three title matches were also announced, two for AEW Rampage on Friday night and one for Dynamite next week.
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Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks vs Matt Sydal, Mike Sydal, and Dante Martin kicked off AEW Dynamite
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Matt Sydal and Matt Jackson started things off. Kenny Omega tagged in pretty early as the legal man but ate stereo enziguiris from the Sydal brothers.
Matt and Mike Sydal then helped launch Dante Martin at the Bucks and Omega who were outside the ring.
Mike Sydal tagged back in but The Elite soon took back control. Nick Jackson tagged in once again and hit Mike Sydal with a bodyslam.
Omega came back in as the legal man and continued to isolate Mike. The Elite continued to rotate tags.
Matt Sydal finally managed to tag back in and he cleared house with some incredible offense. A Fisherman Buster to Matt Jackson got a near fall and he locked in a grounded Cobra Clutch on The Elite member. His brother joined him but Omega broke it up.
Dante Martin came in on the hot tag and was all over The Young Bucks. He then leapt out of the ring to take out Kenny Omega with a hurricanrana to the floor. He quickly got back in the ring and took out Matt Jackson but couldn't put him away. It was chaos in the ring after this but Dante Martin and Omega were left standing as the legal men.
Omega hit a Ushigoroshi to Martin, followed by a V-Trigger. The AEW World Champion went for the One Winged Angel but Martin landed on his feet and got in a boot.
Omega regrouped and hit another V-Trigger. This time he connected with the One Winged Angel. Omega and The Young Bucks then hit a V-Trigger/BTE Trigger combo to pin Martin for the win on AEW Dynamite.
Result: Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks def. Matt Sydal, Mike Sydal, and Dante Martin
Grade: A
Christian Cage made a big announcement regarding AEW Rampage
Christian Cage's music hit after the opening match on AEW Dynamite and he was joined by Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus and the trio made their way down to the ring to confront The Elite.
Don Callis had the mic and he told Christian his title match was still three weeks away and told him Omega couldn't wait to kick out of his finisher.
Christian Cage was having none of it. The WWE Legend announced that he would also be wrestling Kenny Omega for the IMPACT World Championship on the first episode of AEW Rampage later this week. Jungle Boy also made an announcement. Lucha Express will challenge for the Tag Team Titles on Dynamite next week.
Malakai Black had a message after last week
Last week on AEW Dynamite, Malakai Black destroyed Cody Rhodes in the main event. Black had a message on this week's episode.
Miro will face Fuego Del Sol on AEW Rampage
AEW Rampage debuts this Friday night and we learned that God's Favorite Champion' Miro will be putting his title on the line against fan favorite Fuego Del Sol. Fuego has one uphill battle ahead of him.
Darby Allin (w/Sting) vs Daniel Garcia (w/2.0) on AEW Dynamite
Following last week's AEW Dynamite, Darby Allin faced Daniel Garcia in singles action tonight. The match started with both men going back and forth and Garcia made a pretty impressive start, controlling long stretches of the match early on.
Darby Allin hit back with a snap suplex but Garcia immediately drove Darby's arm into the top rope. He worked on Darby Allin's arm, locking in a modified version of the STF.
Darby Allin fought back and headed to the top rope but a distraction by 2.0 gave Garcia the chance to take control back. Garcia slapped Allin across the face and that seemed to wake him up. Darby hit a number of strikes of his own and followed it up with his patented stunner. He then headed to the top rope and hit the Coffin Drop to pick up the win. Despite the loss, it was a great showing by the young Daniel Garcia.
Result: Darby Allin def. Daniel Garcia
Grade: B
2.0 rained in right hands on Darby Allin after the bell but Sting was there to stop them in their tracks. Sting and Allin made 2.0 pay, with the Stinger hitting Matt Lee with a suplex on the AEW Dynamite entrance ramp.
Orange Cassidy, Chuck Taylor, and Wheeler Yuta vs Matt Hardy and Private Party on AEW Dynamite
We got a massive six-man tag match next on AEW Dynamite as Best Friends took on the HFO. Orange Cassidy and Matt Hardy started the match off. A Side Effect early on from Matt Hardy got a two-count for his team.
Hardy then headed to the middle rope but couldn't get in his leg drop. The former WWE star charged at Cassidy who sidestepped him sending Matt crashing into the turnbuckle. Cassidy followed it up with a lazy splash for a two-count.
Isiah Kassidy tagged in and Orange Cassidy hit him with the lazy kicks. Wheeler Yuta, who had tagged in already, followed it up with a corner splash on Isiah. Kassidy replied with the Silly String to take control and quickly followed it up with a snap suplex.
Marc Quen tagged in and the HFO was in control of the match at this point. They traded tags, taking turns to work on Wheeler Yuta and wear him down.
Chuck Taylor finally tagged in. Chuckie T was all over Marc Quen and laid him out. He tagged Yuta back in who hit a splash. Yuta hit a German Suplex followed by a pinning combination but Kassidy broke it up with a splash from the top rope.
Matt Hardy pulled Chuckie T out of the ring as Private Party hit the Gin and Juice. The count was broken up by Orange Cassidy. Matt Hardy then hit Wheeler Yuta with the Twist of Fate to pick up the win for his team.
Result: HFO def. Orange Cassidy, Chuck Taylor and Wheeler Yuta
Grade: B+
Andrade vs PAC official for AEW All Out
Andrade was backstage with Chavo Guerrero. He responded to PAC's words from earlier in the night on AEW Dynamite. We learned that Andrade vs PAC is official for AEW All Out next month.
Nyla Rose vs Kris Statlander on AEW Dynamite
We had women's division action up next on AEW Dynamite. Nyla Rose was in singles action against the Galaxy's Greatest Alien, Kris Statlander.
Statlander made a strong start to the match but Nyla Rose quickly made her size and strength advantage count, grabbing Kris and hitting a German Suplex. Statlander hit back with a suplex off the apron. Vickie Guerrero confronted Orange Cassidy at ringside, screaming in his face. Nyla Rose used the distraction to plant Statlander on the apron. She kicked out at two.
Nyla Rose put Statlander on the top rope and went for the top rope knee but Kris got out of the predicament with a handstand. Statlander then hit a Powerbomb before heading to the top rope, hitting the Area 451 for the win.
A quick victory for Kris Statlander and an extremely impressive performance from the Galaxy's Greatest Alien.
Result: Kris Statlander def. Nyla Rose
Grade: C
The Young Bucks had a message ahead of next week's title defense on AEW Dynamite
The AEW World Tag Team Champions, The Young Bucks, were backstage and had a message. They said that they have been dominating the tag team division for a year and it would be no different next week.
Nick Jackson, who had a basketball in his hand, went to make a dunk, only to be stopped in his tracks by Luchasaurus.
Britt Baker return to Pittsburgh on AEW Dynamite
Dr. Britt Baker made her return home to Pittsburgh on AEW Dynamite. Tony Schiavone was in the ring waiting for her.
Baker said that her AEW Women's Championship belt was a sign of hope for everyone. She also announced that her match with Red Velvet on AEW Rampage would main event the show.
The champ added that Velvet had no chance of winning, especially since the match was in her hometown. Red Velvet attacked Baker and they had to be pulled apart by referees.
Good Brothers (C) vs Evil Uno and Stu Grayson on AEW Dynamite (for the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Championships)
Stu Grayson hit a dive on the Good Brothers as they made their way down to the ring, wiping the duo out. Evil Uno and Karl Anderson started things off. Uno was in control early on but Brandon Cutler pulled Uno off the apron.
Colt Cabana was having none of it and he punched Cutler in the face. The Elite Hunter, Frankie Kazarian, then came out and dragged Cutler away.
Doc Gallows tagged himself in and blindsided Uno. The Good Brothers were in firm control of the match at this point. Grayson tagged in and hit Gallows with a DDT. He followed it up with an Uranage to Karl Anderson followed by a splash off the middle rope.
The count was broken up by Gallows right on time. The big man then tagged himself in but Grayson and Uno were still on top. Some great teamwork by Uno and Grayson for a near fall.
Gallows intervened and the Good Brothers went for the Magic Killer, only for Uno to break it up.
Uno and Grayson went for the Fatality but Gallows threw the title belt in the ring for the distraction. Gallows and Anderson hit the Magic Killer to pick up the win and retain the titles.
Result: Good Brothers def. Evil Uno and Stu Grayson
Grade: C
Did QT Marshall apologize to Tony Schiavone on AEW Dynamite?
Tony Schiavone was in the AEW ring with QT Marshall for his long-awaited apology. Marshall made Nick Comoroto drag Tony Schiavone's son into the ring from the crowd. QT and his boys unloaded on Schiavone Jr, leading to Tony's co-commentator on Dark Elevation, Paul Wight, coming out.
Paul Wight looked like he was in no mood to play. Aaron Solow charged at Wight as he entered the ring, leading to Wight hitting The Factory member with a chokeslam. This was the first time the WWE Legend has got physical since arriving in AEW.
Chris Jericho vs Wardlow on AEW Dynamite (Fourth labor of Jericho)
The main event of AEW Dynamite saw Chris Jericho facing Wardlow in MJF's fourth labor of Jericho.
Chris Jericho charged at Wardlow as soon as the bell rang but the Pinnacle member quickly overpowered him and rained in kicks and punches in the corner. Jericho headed to the top rope and connected with a double axehandle and hit a Codebreaker, with Wardlow kicking out immediately at one.
Wardlow then pushed Jericho into the corner before tossing him across the ring. The big man followed it up with a massive suplex.
Chris Jericho vs Wardlow on AEW Dynamite (continued...)
The match spilled out to ringside on AEW Dynamite and it was all Wardlow as he drove Jericho's spine into the ring post. Back in the ring, the Pinnacle member followed it up with another powerbomb as MJF looked very happy, watching on from ringside.
As the referee was distracted, MJF choked Jericho against the bottom rope. Wardlow picked up where he left off and followed it up with another powerbomb. Wardlow didn't let up and hit another powerbomb.
Jericho gingerly tried to make it back to his feet only for Wardlow to strike him down with another right hand. Wardlow followed it up with a powerbomb, followed by another. Wardlow then hit the F10 but didn't go for the cover.
He picked Jericho up and placed him on the top rope. Jericho countered and locked in the Walls of Jericho. MJF was in the right position and raked Le Champion's eyes, breaking the hold. The referee ended up ejecting MJF.
Jericho used the distraction to use his baseball bat, smashing Wardlow across the head. He then hit the Judas Effect to pick up the win out of nowhere. It will now be MJF vs Jericho next week on AEW Dynamite.
Result: Chris Jericho def. Wardlow
Grade: B+
Shawn Spears attacked Jericho from behind after the match. Sammy Guevara came out to the rescue but the numbers were against him. MJF made his way down and locked in the Salt of the Earth on Jericho's injured arm. Jake Hager came down to the ring and cleared it.
MJF took the mic and announced his stipulations for next week's match on AEW Dynamite. Jericho won't be allowed to use the Judas Effect, nor can he come out to his entrance music so the AEW fans won't be able to sing along. The cards look firmly stacked against Jericho ahead of AEW Dynamite next week.
