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After last week's highly successful Beach Break episode, AEW Dynamite was back with another show featuring the debut of NJPW Superstar Kenta in the company. The former WWE Superstar tagged along with Kenny Omega to take on the duo of Jon Moxley and Lance Archer in a street fight.
TNT Champion Darby Allin was also scheduled to defend his TNT Championship against Joey Janela. Apart from this, Chris Jericho and MJF squared off against The Acclaimed on today's AEW Dynamite. The Women's title eliminator tournament first-round match between Thunder Rosa and Leyla Hirsch was also on the cards.
TNT Championship between Darby Allin and Joey Janela kicked off this week's AEW Dynamite
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Joey Janela was the first to come out on AEW Dynamite, followed by the champion Darby Allin. The two began the 20-minute time limit match with Janela trying to get the better of Allin with his antics. The two traded some classic technical exchanges but Janela soon broke the momentum by hitting an elbow to Allin.
Janela delivered a suicide dive to Allin to get the upper hand. The challenger was clearly in the control, though Allin tried his best to mount a comeback.
Allin finally found some momentum in this match on AEW Dynamite with a suicide dive of his own on Janela. The champion locked in the challenger with an armbar but Janeln crawled till the rope.
Janela hit a suplex followed by a superkick to find his way back into the match. The two exchanged punches, but Janela broke it up with a clothesline. After another back and forth, Janela executed a piledriver but didn't get the win.
The two went on the top rope where Allin delivered an Avalanche Code Red and followed it with a Hammerlock Legsweep. Allin again went to the top rope and this time delivered the Coffin Drop to come up victorious on AEW Dynamite.
AEW Dynamite Results: Darby Allin retains his TNT Championship
Grade: A
Backstage, Sammy Guevara confronted MJF and accused him of trying to take over the Inner Circle. MJF retaliated by saying that Guevara was instead jealous of Chris Jericho and himself wanted to take control of the stable. At this moment, Guevara realized MJF was recording their conversation and left after attacking the latter.
Cody Rhodes and Lee Johnson vs Cezar Bononi and Peter Avalon on AEW Dynamite
Cody and Avalon started the proceedings in this match on AEW Dynamite, with the former TNT Champion unleashing a flurry of kicks. A blind tag helped Cezar become the legal man as the heel duo tried to take control of the bout.
During the commercial break, Bononi and Avalon thoroughly dominated Cody. After a hard-fought struggle, Cody tagged in Johnson, who unleashed some high-flying offense on the heel duo.
All four men got into the action. While Cody and Bononi fought outside, Johnson and Avalon were wrestling in the ring. The bout on AEW Dynamite ended with Johnson rolling up Avalon for the win.
Post-match, Tony Schiavone interviewed Johnson, who says he thanks the Rhodes family for his first-ever win on AEW Dynamite.
AEW Dynamite Results: Cody and Lee Johnson
Grade: B
Backstage, AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks were asked why they were eliminated from last week's Battle Royal without making any impact. The Good Brothers showed up in the middle of the interview, and the four engaged in a back-and-forth banter. The Champions said that given Santana and Ortiz eliminated them from the match last week, they would give them a shot at their titles on next week's AEW Dynamite.
Hangman Page was asked backstage on AEW Dynamite if he and Matt Hardy were a tag team given they won their match last week. Though Page was unsure about that, Hardy showed up and convinced him about joining him at the bar.
Just when Page was about to leave, he was met with The Dark Order, who also seemed to be heading to the bar.
PAC vs Ryan Nemeth was next on AEW Dynamite
Next on AEW Dynamite, PAC, and Ryan Nemeth squared off in a singles bout. The former WWE Superstar quickly gained control of the match by delivering a dropkick from the top rope. He unleashed a series of brutal kicks on Nemeth.
Nemeth tries to gain some momentum by hitting a dropkick and then a DDT. However, PAC quickly recuperated and smashed Nemeth into the ring barrier. He regained control while Nemeth was out cold. PAC went to the top rope and delivered a Black Arrow, followed by the Brutalizer to submit Nemeth.
AEW Dynamite Results: PAC
Grade: B+
Chris Jericho and MJF vs The Acclaimed on AEW Dynamite
Max Caster and MJF were the legal men on AEW Dynamite but MJF tagged in Jericho due to his rib injury. The face duo had the early advantage in the match though the Inner Circle soon found their way into the bout. They dominated Anthony Bowens throughout the commercial break.
Back from the break, Max Caster mounted a comeback for The Acclaimed. He tagged in Bowens, who then delivered a series of power moves to both MJF and Jericho.
However, interference from Ortiz shifted the tide towards the heel duo. Jake Hager also caused a distraction which allowed Jericho to hit the Judas Effect to come up victorious.
Post-match, Sammy Guevara made his way out and said that he was done with the Inner Circle and that he was quitting the stable. Jericho was visibly upset with the development.
AEW Dynamite Results: Chris Jericho and MJF
Grade: A
Hangman Page and Matt Hardy were sharing drinks at the bar next on AEW Dynamite where Hardy said that he would like to make Page the number one pro-wrestler in North America. Hardy took advantage of Page's inebriated condition and handed him a contract which the latter quickly switched with another contract he had hidden.
He signed the hidden contract and got rid of the one that Hardy had given him and also got Hardy to sign the new contract instead without realizing it had been changed.
Tony Schiavone introduced Sting to the ring on AEW Dynamite. Just when The Icon was about to speak up, Team Tazz appeared on the screen, sitting in their car. Tazz said they had 'someplace to go', revealing Darby Allin was locked in a body bag. They drove off the car with the bag tied to it, dragging it along behind the car. Sting rushed back to make the save for the TNT Champion but it was not revealed if he was able to save Allin or not.
In a pre-taped segment, AEW Champion Kenny Omega was playing golf and said he had already proven to everyone that he was the greatest wrestler of all time and did not have to prepare for his matches anymore. Don Callis too appeared, and the two walked off together.
Thunder Rosa faces off against Leyla Hirsch on AEW Dynamite
Leyla Hirsch and Thunder Rosa began their match on AEW Dynamite with both the athletes engaged in back and forth action to get the better of each other. Hirsch delivered a suicide dive to Rosa but failed when she tried to execute another dive.
During the commercial break, Rosa was in control and tried to wear down her opponent. The two gelled well together due to their similar amateur wrestling background.
Back from the break, Rosa was still in the dominant position. Hirsch executed a couple of German Suplexes and followed it up with a failed moonsault attempt.
After a terrific final sequence, Rosa delivers a Michinoku Driver for the win. Rosa has qualified for the second round of the women's tournament.
AEW Dynamite Results: Thunder Rosa
Grade: A
AEW Champion Kenny Omega and KENTA vs Lance Archer and Jon Moxley on AEW Dynamite
In the main event of this week's AEW Dynamite, Kenny Omega and KENTA quickly got going and attacked Archer and Moxley as soon as the match started. However, the action soon broke out with Moxley and KENTA left in the ring. The two traded some very stiff and physical punches. Omega brought a trash can into the bout and attacked Moxley with it.
Omega took control of the match on AEW Dynamite and delivered a moonsault while holding the trash can onto Moxley. Archer slowly made his way into the ring with a ladder and took down KENTA. Moxley delivered a suicide dive to KENTA while Archer gained control of Omega and continued to brutally attack the AEW Champion.
During the commercial break, Moxley and KENTA were in the ring, while Archer and Omega were brawling far away from the ring in the crowd. Back from the break, all four men made their way to the ringside area and continued brawling.
KENTA and Moxley were fighting it out in the kitchen. KENTA hit the former AEW Champion with a DDT on the kitchen table. Archer made his way into the kitchen and threw a box full of potatoes on KENTA to make the save for his partner.
Omega and Moxley were back at ringside where the latter hit the AEW Champion with a kendo stick. Back in the ring, Omega finally got the better of Moxley by executing a V-Trigger.
Omega and Archer were in the ring, with the champion holding a kendo stick. Archer broke the stick and unleashed a flurry of offense on Omega.
The Good Brothers interfered and took down Jake Roberts and Lance Archer. However, Moxley made his way back and attacked the IMPACT Tag Team Champions. Moxley was then taken down by Kenta with a GTS.
Omega and The Good Brothers then attacked Archer. The AEW Champion delivered a One-Winged Angel to Archer assisted by his friends to win the match on AEW Dynamite.
AEW Dynamite Results: KENTA and Kenny Omega
Grade: A+
