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This week's episode of AEW Dynamite saw the start of the TNT Championship tournament with Cody taking on Shawn Spears in the first Quarter-Final. Both Lance Archer and Brodie Lee were also in action tonigh. We also got a video package from Matt Hardy where he teased an Elite Deletion. Chris Jericho was one the special guest commentator for tonight's episode.
Lance Archer vs Allen Angels
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Lance Archer was in singles action tonight as he faced Allen Angels. Angels was nowhere close to Archer in size and power and he quickly got steamrolled by the Murderhawk. Archer tossed Angels across the ring with a one-handed choke suplex.
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It didn’t take much longer for Archer to finish off Angels. Archer finished him off with the Blackout for the win. Another dominant performance from the big man.
Lance Archer def. Allen Angels
Hikaru Shida vs Dr. Britt Baker
Baker and Shida got into it at ringside last week on Dynamite following Shida’s win over Anna Jayy. This led to the match this week. Baker had a chance to beat the #1 ranked challenger in AEW’s women’s division and it started off pretty well for her. However, Baker spent too long showboating in front of the hard cam. Shida hit her wit h a running knee against the barricade at ringside.
Back in the ring Shida hit a beautiful vertical suplex. Shinda then locked in a modified armbar but Baker managed to crawl to the ropes. Shida and Baker then traded strikes in the middle of the ring. We saw Baker bleeding from the face after the exchange. Shida followed it with a Falcon Arrow. Baker managed to reverse Shida’s pin attempt and tried to finish off the match as quickly as she could, hitting a spinning neckbreaker. It wasn’t enough. Shida bounced back and hit Baker with a running knee to her bloody face. Shida then pinned Baker for another massive win.
Hikaru Shida def. Dr. Britt Baker
Promo package for Moxley vs Hager
We got a promo package for Jon Moxley and Jake Hager's AEW Championship match. The match will be No Holds Barred and will of course, take place in an empty arena.
Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa vs Best Friends
The story going into this match was that the winner of the match would get to call themselves “Best Friends”. The match itself didn’t disappoint although it had a number of comedy spots.
Trent in particular looked in great form during the match. Chuckie T and Kenny Omega started the match off. Omega started off strong but ate a couple of armdrags from Taylor soon after. Both men soon tagged out. Both men traded chops before Nakazawa brought out the baby oil and asked Trent to have a go at him.
Omega tagged back in, going after both Trent and Chuck Taylor, laying them both out briefly. Both teams traded offense until Trent and Taylor were left standing. They then went for the hug but it was broken up. Omega laid out Trent with a powerbomb onto Taylor.
Nakazawa then did the Venom Arm, taking his jockstrap and rubbing it into Trent’s face. He then caught Omega with it by mistake. Best Friends used this to opportunity to isolate Nakazawa and hit him with the Strong Zero to finish off and pin him.
Best Friends def. Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa
Matt Hardy's message for The Inner Circle
We got a promo from Matt Hardy next. Hardy called out members of the Inner Circle and said that an Elite Deletion was coming. He called out every member of The Inner Circle. Speaking about Sammy Guevara, Hardy called him a false god before raising his doubts as to whether Guevara was even Spanish. You can check out Matt Hardy's promo below:
Brodie Lee vs Lee Johnson
The Exalted One was in action against Lee Johnson. Lee immediately went after Johnson, pounding him with a series of devastating strikes. He followed it up with a nasty looking suplex. Keen to wrap it up quickly, Lee then hit Johnson with the Discus Clothesline to finish him off. Johson looked decent in this match but he never really stood a chance.
Another night, another impressive win for The Exalted One. What's next for Lee and members of The Dark Order? We will have to wait to find out on future episodes of Dynamite.
Brodie Lee def. Lee Johnson
Cody vs Shawn Spears (QF of the TNT Championship tournament)
Cody started off the match looking really strong. He was all over Shawn Spears, hitting him with a reverse vertical suplex, sending the former Perfect 10 face-first onto the mat. Spears tried a roll-up early on but only managed a 1-count. The action soon spilled out to ringside. Spears hit Cody with a neckbreaker onto the floor.
Back from the commercial break, Shawn Spears was still firmly in control of the match. Both men were back in the ring but it soon spilled out to ringside again. Spears suplexed Cody onto a guardrail set up next to the ring before rolling him back into the ring. Spears continued dominating the match until Cody finally made his comeback.
Back from a nother commercial, we saw Spears trying to take out a table. Cody hit him with a suicide dive. The table was set up after this as both men headed back into the ring. With Brandi Rhodes up on the apron, Cody almost knocker her off and through the table. However, when Cody turned around, Spears hit Cody with a C4 through the table at ringside.
Cody managed to beat the 10-count and this ogt Spears frustrated. He slapped Cody and Cody hit back as good as he got. Spears went for a C4 but Cody hit him with two consecutive Cross Rhodes'. Spears somehow kicked out. Cody locked in the Figure-4 leglock after this which got Spears' down for the 3 count.
Cody def. Shawn Spears
