This week's episode of AEW Dynamite was stacked. The show featured two big title matches as well as the heated battle between Jon Moxley and Inner Circle member Santana. We also saw MJF in action tonight as he went one on one with Jungle Boy. Dustin Rhodes also had a match on tonight's show against Inner Circle member Sammy Guevara. We also saw a huge debut tonight, as a new star joined the ranks of the inner circle.
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Kenny Omega and Hangman Page (C) vs SCU (for the AEW Tag-Team Championship)
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The Dark Order appeared on the screen before the match started, forcing Christopher Daniels to go to the back and check it out.
Kenny Omega and Frankie Kazarian started things off. They started off with a handshake but things soon got more heated. Sky tagged himself in and hit Omega with a stiff kick leading Omega to boot him off the apron in turn. Adam Page came in looking for his patented buckshot lariat but he was pulled out to the floor.
Omega was all over Scorpio Sky after this, hitting him with a flurry of offense After more back and forth SCU took control of the match. Omega tagged in Page who came in like a house on fire, clearing the ring.
Omega wiped Scorpio Sky out with a suicide dive after this before the champions finished Kazarian off with a V-Trigger/Buckshot Lariat combo.
Kenny Omega and Hangman Page def. SCU
Following the match, The Dark Order came out followed by Best Friends, TH2, Butcher and The Blade. They were all joined by The Young Bucks and a big scuffle broke out. This is all ahead of next week's tag-team battle royale.
Sammy Guevara (w/Jake Hager) vs Dustin Rhodes
Jake Hager caught Dustin Rhodes' attention early on in the match, leading the two men to go face-to-face at ringside. Guevara tried to blindside Rhodes but was caught by a right hand. Back in the ring, Rhodes went to the top rope but Hager was there to distract him again.
Hager acted as a distraction as Guevara caught him from behind and planted him with a modified knee strike. Dustin Rhodes hit back with a Canadian Destroyer of his own, taking firm control of the match.
Rhodes finished off the match by pinning Guevara after hitting him with the Final Reckoning for the win.
Dustin Rhodes def. Jake Hager
Dustin Rhodes took the mic after the match and called out Jake Hager. He challenged Hager to a match at AEW Revolution, saying he needed revenge for the arm Hager broke a couple of months ago.
Rhodes took shots at Hager's MMA career before accusing him of just collecting a paycheck. Hager almost charged back into the ring to confront Dustin Rhodes but Sami Guevara tried his best to hold Hager off.
Riho (C) vs Nyla Rose (for the AEW Women's Championship)
Riho charged at Rose before the bell rang, trying to get a jump on her much larger opponent. Riho tried to follow up with a roll-up but only managed a 2-count. Rose replied by mowing Riho down with a shoulder charge.
Riho managed to dropkick Rose out of the ring and headed to the top tope. Riho jumped off but Rose caught her in midair and hit her with a backbreaker. She then took out a table from under the ring and set it up.
Riho charged over the table and hit Rose with a dropkick. Despite this opening, it was all Nyla Rose after this. Riho tried to hit back with a dropkick but it barely had any effect on Rose. Riho followed it up with a Crucifix Bomb but couldn't manage to get in a pin.
Riho tried to follow up with a modified 619 but it was blocked. Riho replied with a low dropkick instead. It didn't keep Nyla Rose down long and she hit back with a Samoan Drop for a nearfall.
Rose followed it up by wedging Riho on the top rope and following it up with her patented knee drop from the top rope. This wasn't enough to keep the champ down for 3 though. Rose followed it up with a Death Valley Driver but the champ kicked out once again.
Rose looked to follow this up with her version of the One-Winged Angel but Riho somehow hit her with a German Suplex. The champ then hit another Suplex before following it up with double stomps from the top rope.
Rose reached the ropes and hit back with a nasty sitout Powerbomb to Riho before pinning her to win the title.
Nyla Rose def. Riho to win the AEW Women's Championship
Chris Jericho announces Jeff Cobb's AEW debut
Chris Jericho was backstage and he called out Moxley, saying that if Moxley somehow beat Santana, he had someone lined up to take out Moxley. Jericho's hired hitman was none other than Jeff Cobb who will debut on AEW next week.
MJF vs 'Jungle Boy' Jack Perry
MJF drew the ire of the fans from the moment his music hit and he walked down to the ring.
Both MJF and Jungle Boy started the match strong, trading roll up attempts before getting back on their feet with simultaneous kip-ups. Jungle Boy followed it up with an incredible modified arm drag before MJF replied with a backbreaker.
MJF started to slow down the pace of the match and dominate at this point. It didn't last long as Jungle Boy hit back with a couple of tope suicidas followed by a tope con hiro.
Jungle Boy seemed to be favoring his back after this and MJF took control. He caught Jungle Boy with a superkick followed by an Alabama Slam. Jungle Boy tried to roll MJF up after this but only got a 2. He headed to the top rope but MJF swept his feet out. Perry replied with a running Liger Bomb for a nearfall.
Wardlow came out to ringside at this point and gave MJF his Dynamite diamond ring. MJF put it on and clobbered Jungle Boy in the face. MJF then hit the Double Cross for the win.
MJF def. 'Jungle Boy' Jack Perry
Jon Moxley vs Santana
Santana attacked Moxley near the barricade as Moxley was in the middle of his entrance. After brawling amongst the crowd for a second, Moxley launched Santana over the barricade and back to the ringside area.
Both men were finally in the ring after this, hitting each other with everything they had. Moxley clotheslined Santana out of the ring and headed to the top rope, launching himself out to ringside and hitting a double axe-handle.
Moxley and Santana.continued trading strikes. Santana sent Moxley face-first into the bottom turnbuckle. Moxley was soon back in the fight, catching Santana as he came down from the top rope. Ortiz tried to get involved at this point but the referee saw him stopped him. Santana used the distraction to catch Mox with a superkick.
Moxley planted Santana and headed to the top rope. As the referee had his back turned, Ortiz spat some kind of alcohol into Moxley's face. Moxley replied by going after Santana's eye and then planted him with the Paradigm Shift for the win.
Jon Moxley def. Santana
The Inner Circle stormed the ring after the match, attacking Jon Moxley. Jericho whipped him with the title belt and the others didn't hold back either. Hager followed up with a low blow before Jericho finished him off with a Judas effect.
Jericho's hired hitman Jeff Cobb down to the ring next. He hit Moxley with a mass slam as he Inner Circle finished the night on top.