AEW Dynamite returns live tonight at 8/7c on TBS and HBO Max from Boston, MA.
The show kicks off live inside the arena in Boston, where Excalibur welcomes us to the show before quickly sending us into a recap video package looking at highlights from last week’s Beach Break special. Back live, Excalibur runs down the advertised lineup for tonight.
AEW World Tag-Team Championship
Cage & Cope (c) vs. Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta
He mentions the tag-team titles are up first, and then we shoot to an ‘earlier today’ digital exclusive, where we see Jon Moxley training Will Ospreay. He sends Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta off for their title opportunity. Mox then gives Ospreay a speech while the two are alone.
Mox tells Ospreay this is what he’s been waiting for his whole life. The world title. If you have a shot, you take the shot, regardless of who the target is. He walks off. Inside the arena, Cope’s theme hits and out he comes, followed by Cage, for their tag-team title defense.
Renee Paquette does her Megan Olivi in UFC role, giving some insight into the match at ringside as Cage finishes up his ring walk. Now the theme for The Death Riders hits and out through the crowd comes Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia. They meet up with Claudio Castagnoli for their circling huddle, and head to the ring.
As The Death Riders come to the ring, we see the pre-show digital exclusive where Cope and Cage address Yuta and Garcia regarding this opening tag-team title tilt. The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this one. Cope and Yuta kick things off for their respective teams at the onset.
Cope starts off strong, stuffing a takedown attempt and slapping on a stiff side-headlock. After a couple of additional minutes of control on offense, The Death Riders begin to take over as the action spills out to the floor and some double-team action changes the momentum.
On that note, the show shifts gears and heads into a mid-match commercial break as the championship action continues. When the show returns, we see the action still in progress, with things starting to pick up. Cope with a body slam onto Garcia.
Yuta and Cage are tagged in. Cage right hands. He climbs the top rope and lands a headbutt. He goes for the cover but Yuta kicks out. Cope and Garcia get in the ring but Cope with a clothesline and both men to the outside of the ring.
Garcia with a German suplex on Cage. He goes for the cover but Cage kicks out. Yuta gets in the ring and he distracts the referee. Cage with a low blow onto Garcia and in comes Cope. He hits Garcia with a spear. Cope goes for the cover and gets the pin to retain the titles.
Winners and STILL AEW World Tag Team Champions: Cope & Cage
After The Match
After the match, the Young Bucks are shown clapping in the stands as Cope acknowledges them. Then, the Dogs and Claudio Castagnolo hit the ring and beat down Cage and Cope. The Bang Bang Gang hits the ring to make the save as an all-out brawl breaks out.
David Finlay grabs his shillelagh, but Jay White takes it from him and gets him out of the ring. Cage gets in White’s face, but Cope gets in between them and White gives the shillelagh to him. Cope slaps hands with the BBG and then leaves with Cage.
Title Match Announced For AEW Collision
Footage of Hikaru Shida retaining the AEW TBS Championship against Harley Cameron this past Saturday on Collision airs, followed by Queen Aminata saving Cameron after a post-match beat down. Shida vs. Aminata for the title is made official for this Saturday’s Collision.
Andrade El Idolo vs. Jake Doyle
Footage of Mark Davis retaining the AEW National Championship against Mike Bailey on Collision airs. Then a video package airs for Andrade El Idolo. We then head back to the ring, where Andrade will go one-on-one against Jake Doyle in a match where if he wins, he earns a shot at the AEW National title held by Mark Davis.
