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AEW followed All Out with another great episode of AEW Dynamite. This episode of AEW Dynamite saw the debut of a former WWE United States Champion as well as a new direction for Chris Jericho and Jake Hager.
We also saw Tay Conti wrestling her first match on AEW Dynamite after signing with the company yesterday. Matt Hardy was on the show tonight after the injury scare at All Out and he sent a heartfelt message to fans, thanking everyone for the love they showed him over the weekend. Matt's wife Reby Hardy was in the arena in attendance on AEW Dynamite.
We also had a huge main event with Dustin Rhodes challenging Mr. Brodie Lee for the TNT Championship.
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AEW Dynamite: Jungle Boy and Lucha Express vs Lucha Bros kick off AEW Dynamite
AEW Dynamite kicked out with fantastic tag-team action between Jurassic Express and the Lucha Bros. Jungle Boy impressed once again but to be fair, everyone in this match gave it everything they had.
The match saw both teams go back and forth, throwing everything but the kitchen sink at each other but it was Jurassic Express who left victorious. The finish saw confusion between the Lucha Bros and Pentagon hitting his own partner Fenox with a Canadian Destroyer. Jungle Boy quickly rolled up Fenix and pinned him to pick up the win for his team.
AEW Dynamite: Jurassic Expres def. Lucha Bros
The was tension between Fenix and Pentagon after the match. The Butcher and The Blade separated the two men as Eddie Kingston calmed them down.
GRADE - B
Lance Archer calls out Jon Moxley
Lance Archer and Jake Roberts had a message for Jon Moxley. The #1 contender said that he was tired of seeing Moxley still being AEW Champion and he was ready to take the title.
AEW Dynamite: Matt Hardy's heartfelt message for AEW fans
Matt Hardy was out next on AEW Dynamite after the scary moment at AEW All Out. He first thanked the fans in attendance and those at home for tuning in before turning to what happened on Saturday. Hardy thanked everyone for the outpouring of love and added that he was expected to make a 100% full recovery. Matt then apologized to his family and to fans for the concern he put them through.
Matt Hardy added that the plan on AEW Dynamite now was for him to heal up and get healthy before coming back and getting ranked and hopefully challenging for an AEW Championship. Matt Hardy then took his leave as he got a standing ovation from the fans in attendance.
Regarding All Out, Matt Hardy got injured during the Broken Rules match against Sammy Guevara. Guevara and Hardy jumped off a platform but Matt Unfortunately hit his head against the concrete as he came down. Matt did not look in a good spot after this and the ref called the 'X'. However, the match was briefly restarted so Matt Hardy could quickly beat Sammy.
GRADE - A+
AEW Dynamite: Orange Cassidy vs Angelico
Orange Cassidy was in action on AEW Dynamite fresh off his win against Chris Jericho at All Out in the Mimosa Mayhem Match. Angelico started the match strong, using his unique style to keep Orange at bay. Good start by the South African but it didn't last very long.
Cassidy soon got back into it, Angelico with his patented DDT. Orange Cassidy took control of the match at this point and quickly finished off Angelico with his patented Orange Punch.
AEW Dynamite: Orange Cassidy def. Angelico
Orange Cassidy was jumped from behind by Santana and Ortiz of the Inner Circle after the match. Before they could do too much damage, we saw Best Friends come out to drive away Santana and Ortiz. Chuckie T took the mic and told Santana and Ortiz that they wanted to end this feud once and for all and challenged Proud and Powerful to meet them in the parking lot on next week's episode of AEW Dynamite. It looks like we have a Parking Lot Brawl to look forward to soon.
Alex Marvez was backstage outside the Young Buck's dressing room. Instead of an interview, The Bucks greeted him with a double superkick.
GRADE - B-
AEW Dynamite: Kip Sabian announced the identity of his best man
Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford were out next on AEW Dynamite and were met by Tony Schiavone in the ring. Sabian quickly told "Timmy" to get out and leave them alone in the ring. Kip said that he was asked all week regarding who the best man was.
Sabian tried to introduce his best man but one of his Twitch subscribers came out to AEW Dynamite instead. Sabian tried to introduce the best man again and this time it was Brian Pillman Jr was out next instead. Sabian replied that he wasn't even friends with Pillman and went to introduce his best man again.
It turned out that Sabian's best man was former WWE Superstar Miro aka Rusev. Rusev said that he spent 10 years in the same house under the same glass ceiling reaching out for the same brass ring. Rusev added that elite recognized elite and that's why he was in AEW.
Miro added that he was finally in AEW and he was ready to show that he was one of the best in the business.
GRADE - A
AEW Dynamite: Chris Jericho and Jake Hager vs Sonny Kiss and Joey Janela (No DQ)
The Demo God and Jake Hager were in action next on AEW Dynamite as they took on the team of Joey Janela and Chris Jericho.
Kiss and Janela made a great start to the match, taking the fight to the two Inner Circle members. Sonny Kiss impressed early on with some incredible athleticism. Janela hit Jericho with a steel chair but the Demo God hit back in kind sending Janela crashing into the same chair.
Jericho and Hager then set up a chair at ringside and Hager went to Powerbomb Janela through it. The 'Bad Boy' avoided the move and got back into the ring.
The match spilled out of the ring with Jericho and Janela brawling onto the ramp. Jericho catapulted Janela onto Jake Hager who sent him crashing through a table.
Sonny Kiss did a great job after this seeing that Janela was out for the count. It was only Jericho unloading the fire extinguisher on Kiss that allowed Hager to plant Kiss and get the win.
AEW Dynamite: Chris Jericho and Jake Hager def. Sonny Kiss and Joey Janela
Jericho took the mic after the match and announced that he and Hager were going after the AEW Tag-Team Championships.
GRADE - B-
AEW Dynamite: Jon Moxley has a message for Lance Archer
Jon Moxley said that Lance Archer was next for him. He said that even though some people think Archer will tear him to shreds, deep in his own heard he felt he was unstoppable.
Moxley added that it wasn't getting any easier being champion and it wasn't supposed to be.
FTR celebrate their championship win
FTR's manager Tully Blanchard was in the AEW Dynamite ring with them to introduce the "best tag-team in the world". Cash Wheeler agreed, saying that AW had the best tag division in the world. He said that even though FTR were undefeated, each win was hard fought.
Harwood added that they were the best tag-team and the locker room leaders in AEW's tag-team division. Harwood then addressed Jurassic Express, saying that they wouldn't let a cosplay Tarzan and a dinosaur come anywhere near the titles.
Things got heated and FTR quickly exited the ring. As they stood at ringside, talking to Tully Blanchard, Marko Stunt and Luchasaurus unloaded the icebox on the trio.
We will see FTR vs Jurassic Express next week on AEW Dynamite.
GRADE - C
AEW Dynamite: Tay Conti vs Nyla Rose
Tay Conti wrestled for the first time on AEW Dynamite tonight, after signing her AEW contract yesterday. However, she had a tough task ahead of her as she faced former AEW Women's Champion Nyla Rose.
Nyla Rose had the overwhelming advantage in size and power but Tay Conti didn't hold back. Even though Rose dominated the early stages of the match, Conti was soon back in it with a rising knee strike at ringside.
Back in the ring, Tay Conti went to hit a sunset flip bomb but Nyla Rose blocked it and replied with a Beast Bomb to pick up the win.
AEW Dynamite: Nyla Rose def. Tay Conti
Vickie Guerrero took the mic after the match and replied that the Vicious Vixens weren't going anywhere. Nyla Rose was about to punish Tay Conti some more but the AEW Women's Champion Hikaru Shida came out with a kendo stick and put an end to it. It looks like we could see Nyla Rose versus Hikaru Shida as the next feud for the AEW Women's Championship going forward.
GRADE - B-
AEW Dynamite: Mr. Brodie Lee (C) vs Dustin Rhodes (for the TNT Championship)
Dustin Rhodes blindsided Mr. Brodie Lee to kick things off but the champion couldn't be kept down for long on AEW Dynamite. He soon wrested back control of the match and unloaded into Dustin at ringside.
Back in the ring, Dustin Rhodes rolled back the years and hit Brodie Lee with a hurricanrana followed by a Canadian Destroyer. Brodie Lee went for a powerbomb but Dustin countered it and followed it with the Cross Rhodes but only got a near-fall from it.
As Dustin Rhodes dominated, John Silver tried to get involved but he was swatted away. Brodie Lee went for the Discus Clothesline but Dustin blocked it and hit a piledriver. Rhodes got a 2 count off the ensuing pin attempt.
Dustin Rhodes threw everything he had at Brodie Lee with a big lariat but the champion kicked out again. Brodie Lee replied with a couple of thrust kicks followed by a discus clothesline to pin Dustin Rhodes for the win on AEW Dynamite.
AEW Dynamite: Mr. Brodie Lee def. Dustin Rhodes
The rest of the Dark Order came out after the match and they had Dustin's tag partner QT Marshall with them. Brodie Lee hit Dustin with a low blow for good measure.
Grade- B+
