It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means!
AEW Dynamite is live from Fairfax, VA. tonight at 8/7c on TBS and HBO Max.
The usual Sum 41 tune plays to get this week’s show officially off and running. Excalibur welcomes us to the show, accompanied by Taz and Tony Schiavone on commentary.
TNT Championship
Kevin Knight (c) vs. MJF
They run down the lineup and mention there being four title matches on tonight’s show. A video airs to show the events that led to what will be our first match of the evening.
With that, we see the recent history between MJF and reigning TNT Champion Kevin Knight. Back live, Excalibur and Schiavone welcome Taz back as MJF makes his way to the ring.
Out next is the defending champion, Knight. Justin Roberts begins the formal ring introductions for this championship contest. MJF interrupts him, forcing Roberts to add an insult to Fairfax in his announcements.
The bell sounds and off we go. After some good back and forth action, we head to a quick 90 second break. When the show returns, we see things pick up inside the ring.
In the end, Knight managed to secure the victory to retain his title after delivering a low blow to MJF. MJF attacked afterwards, but was beaten down by AEW World Champion Darby Allin.
MJF then got on the microphone and demanded another shot at his “Triple B,” only for Allin to tell Kevin Knight he’ll get the next shot if he gets past Brody King tonight.
King comes out and says when he beats Allin, Knight will face the new AEW World Champion Brody King. That’s how the eventful opener and post -match scene wrapped up.
Winner and STILL TNT Champion: Kevin Knight
Cage & Cope Accept FTR’s Challenge
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Cage and Cope. Renee asks Cage out his fractured arm, and he says he is fine. She then asks them about FTR wanting to add the “I Quit” stipulation to their Street Fight at Double or Nothing.
Cage accepts, and Cope says he accepted quickly for someone with his history of “I Quit” matches in AEW. Cage says he didn’t quit and walks away. The show moves on from there.
The Brawling Birds vs. Emily Jaye & Jordan Blade
Hayter and Blade start the match. Hayter delivers elbow strikes to both of them and slams Blade into the corner. Hayter and Windsor exchange tags and both chop Blade in the corner.
They drop Jaye with a double back elbow, and then do the same to Blade. Hayter takes Blade down and delivers right hands as Windsor goes after Jaye on the outside. Hayter and Windsor hit Blade with Two Birds One Stone and Windsor gets the pin fall.
Winners: The Brawling Birds
Backstage With Thekla & Skye Blue
Backstage, Thekla and Skye Blue says there are a lot of dumb bitches in AEW. Blue says joining the Triangle was the best thing to happen to her in AEW, and Thekla tells Hayter and Windsor to stay as a tag team because she handles them one on one.
AEW International Championship
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Ace Austin
Okada backs Austin into the corner and stomps him down, but Austin comes back with a drop-toe hold. Austin kicks Okada in the back and gets a one count before dropping him back down with a dropkick.
Austin delivers shots to Okada and follows with a Death Valley Driver. Austin delivers an enzuigiri and dropkicks Okada through the ropes. Okada comes back with a kick to the midsection and drops Austin with a DDT on the floor.
On that note, the show shifts gears and heads into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues. When the show returns, Callis has his feet up on the commentary desk gloating.
Meanwhile, in the ring, Okada begins widening the gap between himself and Austin. Things culminate with Okada hitting a tombstone piledriver and a Rainmaker for the win. Afterwards, Konosuke Takeshita comes out and stares Okada down. We head to another break.
Winner and STILL AEW International Champion: Kazuchika Okada
Swerve Strickland Is Coming For Bandido
A vignette airs that shows a gun slinger walking through a town in the style of an old western. Like the Bandido “Wanted” vignette from the past. The man comes across the Bandido “Wanted” poster and picks it up. We see it is Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana. He lights it on fire and smiles. We head to another break.
