AEW Dynamite Review February 8, 2023
Non Title Match
AEW World Champion MJF vs. Konosuke Takeshita
If Takeshita wins he gets a AEW World Title Match.
MJF would offer a handshake, suckering Takeshita into a kick to the midsection. Takeshita would hit the ropes with the Takeshita Line before the Jumping Knee strike to MJF. MJF would use the referee to block the Powerdrive Knee only to take Takeshita down to the mat and attack the left arm with some quick knee strikes.
Takeshita would be thrown into the corner with an armdrag before being driven shoulder first into the canvas. MJF would hit an Elevated Hammerlock DDT, getting a near fall. Takeshita would be able to catch the champion off guard hitting an exploder suplex into the corner. A duo of Helluva Kicks would follow but MJF caught the 3rd only to be dropped with a Brainbuster.
Takeshita would pay tribute to Eddie Guerrero with a Frog Splash with MJF able to kick out at two. Another Brainbuster would be blocked as MJF went after the arm before looking for the Tombstone Piledriver only for Takeshita to block into the piledriver of his own before the deadlift German suplex. MJF would flee from the Powerdrive Knee rolling to the floor and avoiding the vaulting body press.
MJF would take some time to taunt the crowd only for Takeshita to throw him into the steel ring post. Takeshita would head to the top rope with MJF able to stop him using the ropes to unsteady him. He’d try for a superplex with Takeshita instead able to hit a lariat with MJF somehow landing on his feet before an exchange of strikes.
Salt Of The Earth would be applied but Takeshita was able to break out. MJF would be sent out to the floor and Takeshita was able to soar over the top rope onto MJF with ease. Powerdrive Knee was set with Takeshita pulling down the kneepad only for MJF to flee once again. MJF would slip in and out of the ring to get the high ground before using the ropes for a low blow.
Takeshita would have his left arm attacked once again but his right hand was feeling fine as he struck MJF. MJF would catch the Hurricanrana into a Powerbomb to his knee injuring himself. Blue Thunder Bomb and Powerdive Knee would follow with MJF able to get his foot on the bottom rope.
Springboard Swanton Bomb would be avoided by MJF, who snatched the left arm into Salt of The Earth. Takeshita would pull to the ropes with MJF adjusting before cranking back on the arm & Takeshita has no choice but to tap out.
Winner By Submission: AEW World Champion MJF (Since Takeshita lost he doesn’t get a AEW World Title Match) (Recommend)
After the match He’d get the Dynamite Diamond Ring back from the referee and knocks Takeshita out with it busting him open. Bryan Danielson would rush the ring sending MJF running once again. Takeshita would be helped by the ringside doctor and helped to the back.
We get a promo from new TNT Champion Samoa Joe who says everything is right in the universe as he is once again your TNT Champion. Joe says that Darby Allin is a worthy and brave adversary unlike Wardlow and he will take everything from him.
Non Title Match
Women’s Champion Jaime Hayter vs. The Bunny
If The Bunny wins she gets a Women’s Title Match.
Jamie Hayter & The Bunny would lock up in the middle of the ring to kick this match off before Hayter able to take The Bunny down to the mat with a side headlock. Bunny would fight back up to her feet only to be run down with a trio of shoulder tackles. Hayter would be taken over the ropes with a headscissors choke only for The Bunny to be brought back in with a suplex.
The Bunny would roll across the ring to the apron, avoiding a shoulder tackle and hitting the neckbreaker in the ropes. Snap suplex on the floor would see Hayter hit her legs off the steel steps. Hayter was able to find her footing before driving The Bunny into the barricade. Bunny would regain control in the ring with a rake to the eyes before the sliding elbow smash in the corner.
Hayter & The Bunny would trade strikes on the apron, before nailing a DDT. Exploder suplex would be blocked before Hayter hits The Bunny with the Haterade gets the win.
Winner: Women’s Champion Jaime Hayter (Since The Bunny lost she doesn’t get a Women’s Title Match)
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Saraya & Toni Storm, where they call Jamie Hayter a loser before bringing in Leva Bates who they attack from behind and spray paint her.
Lexy Nair is in AEW World Champion MJF’s locker room where MJF gives Konosuke Takeshita credit but says he’s not a match for him as nobody is. MJF says Bryan Danielson and the fans treat him like he’s a scumbag but a man doesn’t know what he’s truly made up until he’s met with an adversary. MJF brings up his junior year in high school getting speed tickets in his blue Camaro. When Junior Prom hit he hooked up with a girl he calls Liv but while driving at 90 MPH, they hit a telephone pole. Liv went into the windshield, but she survived and MJF switched places before the police came so it seems like she was driving. MJF uses this as the reason why he is such a scumbag before threatening Bryan Danielson.
Gauntlet Match
Jericho Appreciation Society vs. Ricky Starks
If Starks wins he gets a match with Chris Jericho.
Starks would kick things off with Angelo Parker & Parker hits Starks with a punch and snap suplex. Parker would stomp the face of Starks trying to end this early then Starks would look for Roshambo, only for Parker to rake the eyes before Starks nails Parker with a Spear to get the win. Matt Menard would try to attack from behind but was rolled up to get the quick win.
Daniel Garcia seemed to be next, only for the music of Sammy Guevara to hit leading to confusion and a chance for Starks to recover. Guevara was a distraction with Garcia attacking Starks from behind and choking him in the corner. Garcia would take some chops from Starks before running him down with the back elbow smash. Snap suplex would follow before Garcia looked for the vaulting leg drop instead hitting a back heel kick.
Starks would fire up with some strikes, only to be spiked with a DDT. They’d brawl it out on the mat before Garcia tried for the Dragon Tamer with Starks blocking into a pinfall. Spear was set with Garcia grabbing the Guillotine Choke. Starks broke out with the powerbomb, but was too drained for the pinfall.
Starks would head to the top rope but was taken down with a suplex but rolled into a northern lights bomb for the near fall. Roshambo was blocked as Garcia & Starks rolled to the apron with Starks hitting a spear. A masked man would hitting a spinning back elbow to Starks then Garcia rolls him back in the ring then pins him to get the win.
Winners: Jericho Appreciation Society (Since Starks lost he doesn’t get a match with Jericho)
After the match the masked person takes off his mask revealing himself as Chris Jericho as Garcia & Guevara act shocked.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with AEW World Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn as Paquette asks Gunn how he’s feeling being in the middle of this feud with The Gunns. Gunn says they came to a team decision and he will stay in the back for their match tonight. Max Caster supports it and says he and Anthony Bowens got it but Bowens looks a bit reluctant before they scissor.
After the break Renee Paquette is with Bryan Danielson & Konosuke Takeshita, but we see the door is closed behind them as it looks like Danielson is locked inside with his match up next as Rush is making his way down to the ring without Jose The Assistant as commentary mentions it sounded like Jose when the door closed.
MJF makes his way out to the ring limping and tells Aubrey Edwards they need to talk. MJF talks about the rule book and brings up how Danielson isn’t here in shitty El Paso for his match and tells the crowd he doesn’t speak Spanish. MJF tells Edwards she needs to ring the bell and start the match which she does.
Bryan Danielson vs. Rush
If Danielson wins he gets a AEW World Title match at Revolution.
Bryan Danielson hits the ring. Rush would be quick to attack ripping Danielson’s shirt off before some chops. A dropkick to the back of the neck would follow as MJF would join commentary mad that his scheme failed.
Rush would keep the pressure on Danielson, stomping on his shoulder in the corner. German suplex and running knee smash would follow, before Danielson was driven into the barricade. Rush would bust Danielson open by slamming him head first into a steel chair before running him into the barricades again.
Danielson was rolled into the ring, and would fight back with some stiff strikes using his right arm. Rush was getting overwhelmed, before a belly 2 belly suplex off the apron a bloody Danielson bouncing off the floor. Danielson would take some more stiff elbow smashes on the floor before Bulls Horns was set up with Rush instead hitting a kick to the face.
Rush was getting cocky and Danielson would try to get the LeBell Lock applied with Rush able to get the bottom rope. Danielson would catch Rush on the floor with a jumping knee strike, before the missile dropkick off the top rope. Some kicks would follow from Danielson, before some chops in the corner.
Rush would take the best shots of Danielson and come back twice as hard, once again setting up the Bulls Horns but taking a running dropkick. Danielson would be hit with the jumping elbow smash and straight jacket piledriver with Rush pulling out a cocky cover allowing Danielson to kick out. Bulls Horns was set again but Danielson rushed in with the running Busaiku Knee for a two count.
Rush & Danielson would trade headbutts in the middle of the ring then Danielson avoided a German suplex and the 2nd Busaiku Knee landed puts away Rush.
Winner: Bryan Danielson (Since Danielson won he gets a AEW World Title Match at Revolution) (Recommend)
After the match MJF heads to the ring and knocks Danielson out with the Dynamite diamond ring. MJF puts on the Salt of the Earth, as security runs out and tries to pull MJF off as they head to commercial.
Tony Schiavone is backstage with Brian Quinn & James Murray of Impractical Jokers who have Chris Jericho’s bat and start saying he was a diva when he was a guest on their show. They said they pulled a prank on Jericho and he has to come on their show tomorrow to get it back.
Trios Titles Match
The Elite (c) vs. Top Flight & AR Fox
Dante Martin & Nick Jackson starts this match off then Dante would hit a quick dropkick before sending Nick into the wrong corner.
Top Flight would cut Nick down with some quick offence before Matt Jackson ran in and was thrown onto Nick. Kenny Omega rushed in and took a superkick from AR Fox with Darius Martin becoming legal. Darius would miss a blind tag from Nick to Matt before taking a double team neckbreaker. Omega would get the tag nailing some chops to the chest.
Big backbreaker would follow with Omega able to get a two count. Darius would find himself isolated in the The Elite corner with Young Bucks making quick tags to keep the pressure on Matt getting a two count off a snap suplex. Young Bucks hit a fist drop/slingshot senton combo before Nick drove the face of Darius into the boots of Matt & Omega.
The Elite had cut the ring in half with Matt even taking Fox & Dante off the apron to ensure no tag. Darius avoided a superkick and hit the Spanish Fly only for Nick to dive onto him from off screen. Fox would manage a tag hitting Omega with a cutter before using his speed to stand with Young Bucks nailing 2 more cutters.
Swanton Bomb onto Omega would be able to get a two count, Fox knowing to attack the midsection of Omega. Dante & Nick would get tags with Dante sending Nick to the floor as Matt got the blind tag. Headscissors takedown would follow before Dante would be caught in the locomotion northern lights suplex.
Fox & Darius would try to make the save but Matt was able to suplex and pin all 3 men for a near fall. Top Flight would work together on a tornado DDT with Nick able to make the save. Red Eye into the 450 Splash followed with Omega there to make the save. Dragon suplex took out Fox before a Meltzer Driver with Top Flight breaking up the fall.
Top Flight were sent to the floor and Nick took them out with the moonsault. Fox avoided the V Trigger for a near fall before taking the Doctor Bomb. Omega hit the V Trigger but One Winged Angel was blocked into the roll up. Fox would keep in the fight with a roll up before Omega got 1 of his own for the win.
Winners & Still Trios Champions: The Elite (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!) (Recommend)
We see a video package of FTW Champion Hook.
Lexy Nair is asking Stokely Hathaway about fractures in The Firm between Ethan Page & Matt Hardy. Hathaway denies all that and blames Hook for all these issues but Hook walks up behind him as Hathaway says next time they are in Harlem they can go to Sylvia’s for some mac & cheese before Hook tells him to watch his words.
AEW World Tag Team Titles Match
The Acclaimed (c) vs. The Gunns
Colten Gunn & Max Caster would start this match with Caster able to hit a big arm drag before tagging in Anthony Bowens.
Some heavy strikes would follow in the corner before the Scissor Me Timbers landed on Austin Gunn. The Gunns would lure Caster to the apron, where a double team would see Caster land hard on the floor. Colten got some cheap shots in behind the back of the referee before Caster was rolled into the ring and isolated in the corner of The Gunns.
Colten would hit a big dropkick on Caster before Austin hit the ring for a double team. The Gunns kept making quick tags and keeping Caster in their corner but Colten lost control. Bowens got the tag and hit his deadly strikes before the modified Fame Asser for a near fall.
The Acclaimed would hit the ring to double team The Gunns but had a rare miscue. Bowens would manage to regain control but Austin would use the referee to avoid a Rolling Elbow. Quick Draw would land but with the referee down, anything goes. Austin would grab the AEW World Tag Team Title and Billy Gunn would defend Bowens from his son.
Colten would drop Billy with the AEW World Tag Team Title before The Acclaimed would hit the ring. Bowens hit The Arrival and Caster the Mic Drop but the referee was still down. Back in the ring the referee had a slow time counting with Bowens kicked into the ropes and Coleton hits Bowens with 1/2 of the AEW World Tag Team Titles & Austin pins Bowens for the victory.
Winners & New AEW World Tag Team Champions: The Gunns (NEW CHAMPIONS!!!!)
Friday’s Rampage
Trios Match
Blackpool Combat Club vs. The Butcher,The Blade & Kip Sabian
Ruby Soho vs. Marina Shafir
Jungle Boy vs. Ryan Nemeth
All Atlantic Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Lee Moriarty
Monday’s Dark Elevation
Trios Match
Dark Order vs. Vary Morales,El Dragon & El Cobarde
Big Bill vs. Gino
Tag Team Match
The Baddies vs. DD Doom & Dulce Tormenta
Brian Cage vs. Jaspin Taylor
Tag Team Match
Emi Sakura & Nyla Rose vs. Skye Blue & Madison Rayne
Yuka Sakazaki vs. Vert Vixen
Josh Woods vs. Jake Manning
Tag Team Match
Best Friends vs. Aiden Colt & Brace Jones
Revolution Card So Far (March 5th)
AEW World Title 60 Min Iron Man Match
MJF (c) vs. Bryan Danielson
