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This week's episode of AEW Dynamite took place live from Daily's Place. The show was stacked once again and saw AEW World Champion Jon Moxley return to action as well as Matt Hardy's in-ring debut as he teamed up with Kenny Omega to take on Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara in a street fight.
We also saw Lance Archer in singles action against QT Marshall which ended with Jake Roberts bringing a snake inside the ring. AEW Women's Champion Nyla Rose was also in action on tonight's show.
Cody vs Joey Janela kicked off AEW Dynamite
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AEW Dynamite kicked off with Cody taking on Joey Janela. Cody and Joey Janela started off with some chain wrestling before trading chops. Cody hit a delayed suplex and Janela replied with a jumping elbow strike. The match eventually spilled out to ringside.
With Cody on the entrance ramp area, Janela went from a running start. Cody dodged it and hit Janela with a Disaster kick out there on the entrance ramp before following it up with a moonsault onto the floor.
Cody signaled for the Cross Rhodes but Janela saw it coming and blocked it. Cody hit a powerslam instead before going for another Disaster Kick. Janela had it scouted and reversed it into a high-angle German Suplex. He followed it up with a running clothesline.
Cody replied with a Cody Cutter from the top rope but it was only a near fall. This was followed by both men trading strikes. However, in the end, Cody pulled out a Cross Rhodes out of nowhere and pinned Janel after it.
Cody def. Joey Janela
Cody has momentum behind him as he goes on to face Lance Archer at AEW Double Or Nothing to crown the first ever AEW TNT Champion.
Nyla Rose [AEW Women's Champion] vs Kenzi Page (non-title match)
AEW Women's Champion Nyla Rose was all over her opponent from the moment the bell rang. After catching Page with a number of strikes in the corner, Rose blocked an attempt by Page to roll her up. Rose then hit a nasty looking German Suplex before coming off the top rope.
Rose finished off the match with a Beast Bomb, making short work of her opponent.
Nyla Rose def. Kenzi Page
MJF makes a big announcement on AEW Dynamite
MJF had a message for fans. He said that even though he hadn't been around for a while, he was already destined for greatness. He also added that other more veteran performers were upset that a "24-year-old kid" had taken their spot.
MJF said this allowed him to chill out and take some time off as he watches some television. He went on to say that when he finally returned, he knew that his spot was still guaranteed. MJF then added that he was injury free and would be in action on AEW Dynamite next week.
MJF was later informed at ringside that he will face Jungle Boy at Double or Nothing.
Jon Moxley [AEW World Champion] vs Frankie Kazarian (Non-title match)
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley was back in action against Frankie Kazarian, who was in his first singles match since January 2019.
Kazarian didn't back down from the champion as the two men went back and forth to start off the match. Kazarian locked in a side-headlock early on but Moxley fought back to his feet and both men traded chops. Kazarian took the champion down again.
Moxley got back to his feet again as both men exchanged right hands. Kazarian hit the champ with an armdrag before he himself got dumped out of the ring onto the entrance ramp.
We saw Moxley dominate Kazarian during the ad break, hitting him with a release vertical suplex before locking in a modified sleeper hold.
Back from the break. Moxley hit Kazarian with a running knee, forcing him to roll out of the ring. Mox headed to the top rope and leaped off at Kazarian but got caught with a massive boot. Back in the ring, Kazarian hit a DDT for a nearfall. Moxley repled with a German Suplex. Kazarian didn't stay down for long and hit a Backstabber followed by an Inverted Double Underhook Facebuster for a nearfall.
Moxley kicked out and went for the Paradigm Shift but it was blocked. Moxley threw a nasty clothesline and nearly beheaded his opponent. Kazarian still attempted to roll the champion up but it was another nearfall. He followed it up by Suplexing Moxley into the turnbuckle. Moxley then found an opening and hit the Paradigm Shift out of nowhere to pick up the win.
Jon Moxley def. Frankie Kazarian
Moxley was assaulted by members of The Dark Order after the match. Scorpio Sky and Christopher Daniels came out to try and help Moxley but they got destroyed for their troubles. The Dark Order turned their attention back to Moxley as Brodie Lee made his way out with a steel chair. Lee smashed the chair into Christopher Daniels before getting into the ring and hitting Moxley with a Discus Clothesline.
Lee took a mic and said that he was there to answer the bounty Moxley put on his own head. Brodie Lee then said that he wasn't the same person Moxley had looked in the eye before. He then challenged Moxley for the AEW World Championship. Moxley accepted the challenge without hesitation before Lee booted him in the head again and unleashed The Dark Order.
QT Marshall vs Lance Archer
Next up on AEW Dynamite was QT Marshall facing the unenviable task of facing Lance Archer in singles action. This follows last week's Dynamite where Lance Archer destroyed QT's tag-team partner Dustin Rhodes in the semi-final of the TNT Championship tournament.
Archer looked at his vicious best tonight as he unloaded on QT Marshall in the early stages of the match. QT low bridged Archer, sending him crashing out of the ring. Marshall then launched himself at Archer which turned out to be a bad idea. Archer caught Marshall by the throat and chokeslammed him onto the apron.
Back in the ring, Archer was totally dominant. He had QT in a headlock before he literally stood on his neck. The Murderhawk continued to boot QT in the corner before booting him out of the ring.
Marshall found a brief opening as Archer was getting back into the ring, hitting him with a handstand enziguiri. He followed it up with a vertical suplex before heading to the top rope. His momentum didn't last as Archer wiped him with a running tackle. Archer followed it up with The Blackout before pounding QT's head into the mat.
Lance Archer def. QT Marshall
Britt Baker attacked Brandi Rhodes at ringside, hitting her with a DDT onto the floor before rolling her into the ring. Jake Roberts brought a snake into the ring at this point and put the snake on Brandi Rhodes.
Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara vs Matt Hardy and Kenny Omega (Street Fight)
Matt Hardy immediately bit Sammy Guevara in the hand to start the match off as Jericho threw Kenny Omega into the steps at ringside. In the ring, Matt Hardy hit Guevara with a sitout Powerbomb before Omega joined him for the double team. Hardy then clotheslined Jericho out of the ring. Jericho and Hardy fought their way up the entrance ramp as Omega and Guevara brawled in the ring.
After making his way back to the ring, Jericho and Guevara were all over Kenny Omega. They continued working on Omega until Matt Hardy made his way back out, now in a different incarnation.
Hardy was all over Jericho and Guevara, hitting his patented Twist of Fate. Guevara replied with a boot to the jaw before Omega came in and hit him with a snap suplex.
Jericho came in at this point caught Omega with a baseball bat to the midsection. Hardy was back in and he tossed Jericho out of the ring before Omega hit Guevara with a running knee.
Omega and Hardy set up a ladder and a tale in the ring. Hardy launched himself off the ladder and flattened Guevara. As the ref did the count, Hager pulled him out of the ring to break it up.
Out at ringside, Jericho caught Omega in the face with a mic as Hardy turned his attention to Jake Hager. The fight soon made his way into the seating area and then to other parts of the building. Jericho was all over Matt Hardy who finally replied with a steel pipe to the gut. Jericho replied by hitting Hardy with a 20 pound bag of ice before shutting him inside a cooler.
Omega was back with a trash can, unloading on Jake Hager and Chris Jericho. He then smashed Jericho into a golf cart in the face. Sammy Guevara blindsided Omega at this point, hitting him with a trash can before sending him face-first into an ATM.
Omega replied by sending Guevara face-first into a pillar before powerbombing him into a steel garage door. Hager tried to charge at Omega who sidestepped him, sending Hager into Guevara. Jericho found an opening and blindsided Omega suplexed him onto a barricade.
Jericho then hit Omega with a traffic cone as we saw Matt Hardy coming out of the ice container in another form. He then got into the golf cart and almost ran Jericho over with it, forcing him to scramble out of the way. Omega got into the cart and he and Hardy chased Guevara down, clipping him with the cart.
Matt Hardy and Omega then tried to set Jericho on a table but Hager came to the rescue. Omega hit a moonsault off a vertical lift.
Omega then went to hit Jericho with a One Winged Angel but Santana and Ortiz came out of nowhere to stop him. The Inner Circle then powerbombed Matt Hardy through a table.
Omega was alone now and Jeirhco powerbombed him onto the golf cart before hitting the Judas Effect fo the win.
Jericho and Guevara def. Kenny Omega and Matt Hardy
