AEW Dynamite Review – August 30, 2023
Kicking off this week’s Dynamite with highlights from All In.
Jon Moxley vs. Komander
Jon Moxley knocks Komander down with a big boot and starts punching him in the corner then Komander sends Moxley to the outside where he dives onto him off the top rope with a crossbody then they start fighting on the top rope where Moxley digs his nails in Komander’s back but Komander knocks him down and tries a twisting dive just for Moxley to get out of the way and hits a powerbomb as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Komander is able to counter Moxley and hits a facebuster before they both start trading strikes. Komander lifts up Moxley on his shoulders and hits with a lung blower for a two count.
Komander starts running the ropes and tries a 450 splash on Moxley but he puts his knees up to stop it and takes out Komander with a lariat followed by a piledriver for a two count.
Moxley quickly goes into hammer and anvil elbows and puts on the rear naked choke before transitioning to an arm breaker as Komander quickly taps out.
Winner By Submission: Jon Moxley
We go to a produced video for International Champion Orange Cassidy & he says he doesn’t know how many title defenses he’s had but it doesn’t matter as he’s going to keep going. You would think he would stop or take a break after All In but that’s not what he does and if survives tonight’s match with Pentagon Jr he has Jon Moxley at All Out and it won’t be the same Cassidy that Moxley saw 4 years ago and he’ll show him why.
We see footage from the Young Bucks after All In where they said it was disappointing as it was supposed to be their night. AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR walks in and says they offered respect to them and wonders what’s up with them not giving it back. Young Bucks said they were in the moment as it was the biggest show and they apologized before saying they were the better men. Bullet Club Gold walks in and starts shouting how it’s the winner’s room and tells Young Bucks to leave. Jay White says The Elite aren’t doing too well and if they are looking for some new friends before doing the math here and suggesting an 8 Man Tag Team match as Cash Wheeler suggests they do it at All Out & Bullet Club Gold accepts.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Toni Storm and asks about the dissension with The Outcasts at All In when Saraya won the Women’s Title. Storm says she’s happy for Saraya but says she went off script and now she’s standing there with no title and no friends and Ruby Soho hates her before saying she can’t trust Soho, Saraya, Hikaru Shida or anybody and walks off saying she can’t even trust her shoes and throws one at Paquette.
Chris Jericho goes to the ring and says they should be all happy and festive after All In and calls it one of the greatest weekends of his professional career and brings up Fozzy performing on Friday before Saturday’s show calling the attendance number a shoot. Jericho says he won’t ever forget the show but says there is something he wants to forget and that’s how he treated Sammy Guevara after the match and asks Guevara to come to the ring so they can talk it out. Jericho says he was frustrated after losing to Will Ospreay but he never should have taken it out on Guevara and said he didn’t know if Guevara did everything on his end to help him but he cuts to the screen where we see Guevara taking out Ospreay with the bat. Jericho apologizes for pushing Guevara and goes to shake his hand, and Guevara does shake it and says he told him he’ll always have his back and a little push won’t break them up as they hug. Jericho goes over different things he could have done while sneaking in that Guevara could have hit Ospreay harder with the baseball bat which Guevara asks him to repeat which offends him.
Guevara then says maybe Jericho could have hit Ospreay harder with the Judas Effect and could have won. Jericho says it never turns out how it envisions when he tells Guevara to do something, and Guevara asks if he envisioned leaving his pregnant wife and flying to London. Jericho says the people who didn’t make it out to London who wished they could have been there as Guevara says maybe if he wasn’t watching Jericho’s back he could have actually wrestled on the card. Jericho says if Guevara had taken his advice maybe he would have wrestled as Guevara says he would and maybe that way he wouldn’t lose on a big show. Jericho continues the insults and mentions maybe next time Guevara won’t lose a title shot as he did with MJF. Guevara brings up Jericho winning the AEW World Title in this arena 4 years ago and then within 24 hours losing the AEW World Title outside of a steakhouse as they get into each other’s faces. Jericho says to not let this get out of control as they have been together since the 1st episode of Dynamite and asks if they should reunite La Sex Gods and go after the AEW World Tag Team Titles and next week they start the road to getting to that. They hug it out as Jericho says the crowd can boo all they want as they will be the new AEW World Tag Team Champions.
We go backstage to the Blackpool Combat Club as Jon Moxley says at All Out he will face the winner of tonight’s match between Orange Cassidy & Pentagon Jr. Moxley says everybody in this business is so full of themselves with a belt and a catchphrase, and it’s not about barking with them as the wrestler who leaves Chicago this weekend with the International Title will be the wrestler with the biggest bite.
NJPW Strong Openweight Title Match
Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta
Match starts off with a lock up then Wheeler Yuta pushes him into the corner to start the match then Yuta follows this with a slap as Eddie Kingston pulls his bandage up and starts punching and chopping Yuta on the top rope before Yuta comes back and knocks Kingston down while stepping on his hand. Yuta continues working on Kingston’s arm as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Kingston knocks Yuta off the top rope to the outside with a shot before hitting him with a tope then back inside Kingston hits Machine Gun Chops and an exploder suplex for a two count before Yuta blocks the Uraken and hits a German suplex for a two count.
Kingston comes back with a Saito Suplex for a two count but Yuta hits an Angle Slam that Kingston kicks out at the very last second. Yuta works on Kingston’s arm with elbows but Kingston comes back with a half & half suplex followed by 2 back 2 back Urakens for the win.
Winner & Still NJPW Strong Openweight Champion: Eddie Kingston (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!)
After the match Claudio Castagnoli makes his way out and ignores Kingston as he picks up Yuta and heads to the back.
We see footage from after the main event of All In as AEW World Champion MJF mentions how there will be a Battle Royal at Rampage to determine the #1 Contenders for the ROH World Tag Team Titles and will get their match at All Out and a tournament to determine who will face MJF for the AEW World Title at Grand Slam.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Sammy Guevara as he starts saying they are on the same page but Don Callis interrupts and says he knows it’s hard being friends with Chris Jericho and asks if it’s challenging having to deal with a sociopath like that and says he just heard that he’s having a baby and tries to congratulate him. Guevara stops him and tells him that his friends and family are none of his business and tells him to get lost.
Adam Cole makes his way to the ring and calls All In the greatest wrestling event of all time and thanks everybody who was there and who watched worldwide for making it special. Adam Cole says concerning his good friend MJF he’s not in good shape as his neck is banged up but this Sunday MJF will be ready to go. Cole tries to continue but Roderick Strong and his Adam shout interrupts him. Strong says that Cole is not concerned with his neck but he’s concerned with MJF. Cole mentions these guys as Mike Bennett gets pissed off and says it’s his story time now. Bennett brings up the 2010 Ring Of Honor from the ECW Arena where the 21 year old Adam Cole faced the 25 year old Mike Bennett as they both got each other signed to Ring Of Honor and they were bonded with life. Bennett talks about Cole hosting his bachelor party and being at his wedding before mentioning all the cities that they’ve wrestled in calling Chicago the worst one. Bennett says that Cole cares far too much about what the fans think about him and he forgot what these guys meant to him.
Matt Taven talks about how Cole left ROH to go to Florida to make money and surrounded himself with all of their friends to prop him up. Taven brings up how Cole is still a leech and partnered up with MJF to elevate himself to the title. Taven says Cole looks at himself as the only person he ever cared about. Cole says they know for a fact that that’s not true and that MJF is his best friend. Strong says he can’t accept that and he is entering the Grand Slam tournament and doing what Cole didn’t do by beating MJF and becoming the new AEW World Champion with his real friends and if Cole was his real friend he would root for him also. Cole says that’s a horrible idea as Strong’s neck is not in good shape. Cole says he doesn’t need a roll up, a diamond ring or a 100% neck as he’s going to break everybody’s back and win the tournament calling himself a wrestling legend.
Pentagon Jr & Alex Abrahantes are backstage as Abrahantes says he took notes and he will make Jon Moxley bleed like he’s never bled before after beating Orange Cassidy tonight.
Trios Match
TBS Champion Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida & Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose, Marina Shafir & Emi Sakura
Emi Sakura, Nyla Rose & Marina Shafir attacks Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida & Britt Baker before the bell even rings before she & Nyla Rose start double teaming on Baker in their corner and stay in control before they head to picture in picture break.
After the break Statlander tags in and goes after Shafir while taking out Sakura & Rose on the apron. Statlander puts Shafir on her shoulders and drops her down face first then going for the pin but Rose & Sakura break it up and hit her with a facebuster as well.
Shida kicks Sakura down before Rose goes after Shida. Baker tries to hit Rose but takes out Shida instead as Rose chokeslams Baker down.
They all head to the outside as Statlander dives onto them and tosses Shafir back inside where she hits her with Wednesday Night Fever for the win.
Winners: TBS Champion Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida & Britt Baker
After the match Shida & Baker argue a little bit on the outside as Ruby Soho runs out and takes out Statlander with No Future Kick then takes the TBS Title and kisses it before leaving it on the ramp.
We see a video hyping up Shane Taylor as the match is made official for him vs. Samoa Joe for the ROH Television Title at All Out.
Backstage Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita are going over footage of all of Kenny Omega’s injuries and the Trios match from All In where Callis tells Takeshita strategy on how to beat him and if that fails they can use the screwdriver.
Billy Gunn says that Daddy Ass is back and talks about them becoming Trios Champions at All In. Caster says it was fitting that they came back to Chicago where 1 year ago they lifted up The Acclaimed and moved them to the next level. They wanted to come back and return the favor and there’s one way they wanted to start their reign as they will do a ribbon cutting ceremony. Caster goes to cut the ribbon with a regular pair of scissors that Gunn calls a little one and pulls out a really big pair of scissors he uses to cut the ribbon. Anthony Bowens says it’s a new era and it’s their house now the House Of Ass. They reveal new Trios Titles that have hot pink straps that scissor at the buckle as Gunn says he can scissor himself now. The Acclaimed say they will break these Trios Titles in by defending them this Saturday on Collision.
International Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Pentagon Jr
Orange Cassidy & Pentagon Jr starts the match off by trading their poses before running the ropes and flipping over each other before Orange Cassidy hits a pair of arm drags before they start sweeping each other’s legs and have a stalemate. They end up on the outside where Pentagon catches Cassidy and press slams him into the barricade as they head to a break.
After the break Pentagon sends Cassidy to the outside where he dives onto him then they start fighting on the apron where Pentagon tries to suplex Cassidy back inside but gets hit with Stundog Millionaire followed by a DDT for a two count. Pentagon comes back with a backstabber as they head to picture in picture again.
After the 2nd break they are trading kicks before Pentagon hits a sling blade for a two count before they go back & forth until Pentagon hits Made In Japan for a two count. Penta keeps working on Cassidy’s arm and tries to snap it but Cassidy goes and grabs the bottom rope.
Pentagon then follows with a piledriver on the apron but only gets a two count as Cassidy grabs the bottom rope. Pentagon snaps Cassidy’s arm and hits Fear Factor but Cassidy is able to kick out and put a crucifix on Pentagon for the win.
Winner & Still International Champion: Orange Cassidy (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!)
After the match Cassidy grabs a mic sits on a chair and says he doesn’t usually like to talk but here we are. Cassidy says he is so tired and his body hurts and every time he has a title defense, the backpack gets heavier. Cassidy says the International Title means everything to him but people said he was too short too skinny and a bit different but he will continue to defend his International Title for as long as he wants and there is nothing anyone can do to take it from him. Cassidy tells Jon Moxley to bring a fork because he is Orange Cassidy and he does not have a catchphrase. Moxley heads to the ring where they smack each other and have a staredown to close out this week’s Dynamite.
Friday’s Rampage
ROH World Tag Team Titles #1 Contenders 10 Team Battle Royal
Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds) vs. The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) vs. The Outrunners (Truth Mangum & Turbo Floyd) vs. The Wingmen (Peter Avalon & Ryan Nemeth) vs. The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) vs. Gates Of Agony (Toa Liona & Kaun) vs. Action Andretti & Darius Martin vs. The Butcher & The Blade
Tag Team Match
El Hijo Del Vikingo & Nick Wayne vs. Gringo Loco & Kip Sabian
Hangman Page vs. Bryan Keith
Tag Team Match
Willow Nightingale & Skye Blue vs. Taya Valkyrie & Anna Jay
Saturday’s Collision
Trios Titles Match
The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn (c) vs. 2.0 (Matt Menard & Angelo Parker) & Daniel Garica
AEW World Tag Team Champion Dax Harwood vs. Jay White
Trios Match
The Outcasts (Women’s Champion Saraya, Toni Storm & Ruby Soho) vs. TBS Champion Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida & Britt Baker
All Out (Sept 3rd)
TNT Title Match
Luchasaurus (c) vs. Darby Allin
Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Miro
TBS Title Match
Kris Statlander (c) vs. Ruby Soho
International Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Jon Moxley
Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita
8 Man Tag Team Match
AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) & Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn & Coleton Gunn)
ROH World Tag Team Titles Match
Better Then You Bay Bay (AEW World Champion MJF & Adam Cole) (c) vs. Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds)
ROH Television Title Match
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Shane Taylor
Tag Team Match
Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) vs. Eddie Kingston & Katsuyori Shibata
Next Week’s Dynamite
Tag Team Match
La Sex Gods (Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara) vs. TBD
Quarter Final Match Of The AEW World Title #1 Contenders Tournament
TBD vs. TBD
Grand Slam (Sept 20th)
AEW World Title Match
MJF (c) vs. TBD
