Kenny Omega (C) vs Jungle Boy [for the AEW World Championship]
Marko Stunt, Luchasaurus, and the Good Brothers were sent backstage by referee Paul Turner before the AEW Championship match started.
The match started with both men going back and forth before Jungle Boy took brief control with a wrist hold. Kenny Omega in turn took him down by the hair and got in a few chops in the corner. Jungle Boy reversed it and got in some chops of his own before the champion hit back with a thumb to the eye. Fans came alive as Jungle Boy hit an armdrag and took the AEW Champion down with a dropkick.
The AEW title match spilled out to ringside as Omega inflicted as much punishment as he could, clearly rattled by Jungle Boy's strong start to the match. The challenger hit back with a shotgun dropkick, sending Omega back-first into the barricade.
Back in the ring, Kenny Omega went for the moonsault from the middle rope but ended up eating the mat. Jungle Boy tried to capitalize with a senton but Omega got his knees up. Omega unloaded with more chops but the challenger replied with a brainbuster. Both men were down. Omega was back on his feet first but couldn't capitalize.
Jungle Boy hit a low dropkick to the knee and forced Omega out of the ring and then caught the champion with a suicide dive. He soon hit a dive over the top rope, taking Omega down once again. Fans at Daily's Place were at a fever pitch as Jungle Boy rolled Omega back into the ring and headed to the top rope. Omega stopped him in his tracks and went for a superplex. It wasn't enough for the three-count.
Kenny Omega went to follow it up with a German Suplex but Jungle Boy landed n his feet and hit a superkick. Omega replied with a knee strike followed by the SnapDragon. Omega then went to set up the One-Winged Angel, but Jungle Boy reversed it with a spiked hurricanrana. The champion hit back with the ripcord knee. The AEW Champion went for a second knee but Jungle Boy reversed it and locked in the Snare Trap.
The Good Brothers tried to come out and intervene but Kazarian, Marko Stunt, and Luchasaurus stopped them in their tracks.
The AEW Champion and Jungle Boy traded strikes in the middle of the ring. Omega then hit one of his patented knee strikes before Jungle Boy replied with a clothesline. Omega looked to hit the One-Winged Angel once again and it was reversed for a second time. Jungle Boy locked in the Snare Trap once again and this time Omega had to pull the AEW title challenger's hair to force him to break the hold.
Omega then sent Jungle Boy face-first into the top turnbuckle and followed it up with a Tiger Driver. Once again it wasn't enough to put the challenge away. The AEW Champion then finally hit the One-Winged Angel and this time finally put Jungle Boy away on AEW Dynamite.
Kenny Omega def. Jungle Boy
GRADE - A+
Kenny Omega went on to hit Jungle Boy with the world title belt after the match but Christian Cage came out to make the save. Matt Hardy and Private Party came out and went after Christian. Christian took out Private Party and went to hit Hardy with the Killswitch when The Young Bucks hit him with a double superkick. Hardy then followed it up with a Twist of Fate to his old nemesis.