AEW Dynamite Review – November 15, 2023
Tag Team Match
International Champion Orange Cassidy & FTW Champion Hook vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta)
As Blackpool Combat Club are making their entrance through the crowd Hook & Orange Cassidy run to them and start attacking them before the match can even start.
Jon Moxley & Cassidy start fighting up the stairs for a while before Moxley starts choking him out with his shirt and they head back towards the ring where Wheeler Yuta & Hook are battling. Yuta & Hook get in the ring as the match officially starts.
Moxley tags in as he & Hook have a bit of a face off before Hook takes down Moxley with a German suplex but Moxley comes back and tags Yuta back in & he goes for a pin attempt but fails.
Blackpool Combat Club stays in control by tagging in and out as Cassidy is still laid out on the outside as Yuta & Hook are fighting on the outside Cassidy dives onto them out of nowhere before both teams start battling in and out of the ring.
Hook hits Moxley with a t bone suplex before tagging in Cassidy & he hits a diving DDT before he starts his lazy kicks onto Moxley that quickly gets harder and harder before Blackpool Combat Club keeps Cassidy in their corner as they go to picture in picture.
After the break Moxley is mocking Cassidy with his kicks but he comes right back with a dropkick and makes the hot tag to Hook as Hook & Yuta trade numerous strikes before Hook hits a northern lights suplex for a two count.
More back & forth before they take each other down on the mat with a double clothesline then both teams go at it until Moxley takes out Hook with a cutter but Cassidy stops Moxley with the Orange Punch which only angers Moxley.
Moxley takes Cassidy out of the ring with a big boot, as Hook puts on Red Rum on Moxley but Yuta helps Moxley break it up as Moxley hits Hook with the Death Rider followed by Yuta hooking on the Seatbelt on Hook to get the win.
Winners: Blackpool Combat Club
After the match Jon Moxley gets on the mic and says Orange Cassidy is nothing and on Full Gear he will grind Cassidy to dust, win the International Title and there isn’t a damn thing he can do to stop him.
We see footage of Golden Lovers, Chris Jericho & Paul Wight all decked out in suits walking into the arena in slow motion.
Tony Schiavone is in the ring and introduces the face off between Swerve Strickland & Hangman Page and says there can’t be any physicality between them or they will be suspended for the rest of 2023 with their Full Gear match being off. Schiavone tries to ask Strickland how he justifies going to Page’s house but Page gets on the mic and answers for Swerve calling him a coward, phony and a worthless waste of human life. Page continues by bringing up Strickland getting fired 2 years ago from WWE being left by his fiancée and saying Prince Nana is just using him. Page continues that when the show is over Nana buys his weed from a high school kid and says he will steal his weed. Page calls Strickland a child and says he will teach him a lesson and that is for him to never come into his house, and they need lawyers or the cops, at Full Gear he is his judge, jury & executioner and will have him serve an eternity at Strickland’s House at the bottom of hell. Page says how the rule was he couldn’t touch Strickland not Nana as he then goes to attack Nana. Strickland not being able to do anything as he tells security to stop them but Page takes one of them out with Buckshot Lariat.
Backstage Lexy Nair is with The Kingdom & Roderick Strong as Strong says he knows who the devil is and he needs to tell his best friend. Matt Taven puts Adam Cole on the screen as Strong asks if he saw his match on Collision before saying 100% he knows for sure that MJF is the devil. Cole says MJF is not the devil and maybe Strong is the devil. Strong gets upset and reiterates that MJF is the devil.
TBS Title Triple Threat Qualifying Match
Skye Blue vs. Red Velvet
Match starts off with Skye Blue & Red Velvet trading arm drags before they have a bit of a standstill before Red Velvet sweeps Skye Blue and hits a moonsault for a two count before keeping Blue in the corner with punches.
They start fighting on the apron where Blue takes out Velvet with a DDT off the ropes before tossing her into the barricade as we go to picture in picture.
After the break they start trading roll up pin attempts before kicking each other down before Velvet comes back with a Cazadora but misses Just Desert.
Blue catches Velvet off the ropes and hits Skyfall but Velvet kicks out at two.
Velvet catches Blue off the ropes into a powerbomb for a two count then they start fighting on the ropes where Velvet hits another Cazadora & that gets a two count.
A bit of back & forth before Blue hits a Code Blue to get the win.
Winner & Gets Into The TBS Title Triple Threat Match: Skye Blue
We hear from Miro who says his wife CJ Perry is bringing in a storm with all these things that will bring her under. His eyes have been open for a while and Perry brings the worst out of herself as well as him Daniel Garcia will find out this Friday on Collision.
RJ City & Mariah May are standing in front of a door that says Not Toni Storm but when May knocks on it Lutha opens up and everything turns black & white. City asks for May to only get a minute with Toni Storm as May tells Storm how much of a huge fan she is. May talks about how much she loves Storm as Storm tells Lutha to call up Mr. Khan for a tune up match for Rampage on Friday.
Samoa Joe vs. Jon Cruz
Samoa Joe & Jon Cruz lock up before Cruz tries to kick away at Joe but Joe quickly stops him with a boot then delivers a flurry of punches in the corner as Joe continues the attack in the corners.
Cruz escapes and tries a dive from the top rope as Joe gets out of the way then hits a lariat and puts on the Coquina Clutch as Cruz taps out right away.
Winner By Submission: Samoa Joe
After the match Joe gets on the mic and says his name and that he comes from Southern California which gets a big pop. Joe says since MJF is in his hood he offers his hand in friendship and the time is limited because MJF will find out that Joe is inevitable.
Tag Team Match
Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. Pentagon Jr & Komander
Nick Jackson & Komander starts the match before Matt Jackson & Pentagon Jr joins in as both team start going at it then a show of respect from both teams before Young Bucks superkick Pentagon & Komander sending them to the outside where they hit them with dives. The action continues as Pentagon gets sent to outside before we go to picture in picture.
After the break Pentagon hits a sling blade to Matt Jackson before diving onto Nick on the outside followed by a sling blade to him. Matt Jackson catches Komander off the ropes for 3 back 2 back northern lights suplexes with the last one including Pentagon.
Young Bucks end up bumping heads as Komander & Pentagon take over before Komander hits a destroyer to Nick after running off of Pentagon’s back as Pentagon gets a two count on Matt.
As the referee is distracted by Matt Nick hits a couple of low blows to both Pentagon & Komander then follows it up with Judas Effect before they hit BTE Trigger on Komander to score the victory.
Winners: Young Bucks
After the break Lexy Nair is backstage with Young Bucks and asks them why they cheated in their hometown. Matt Jackson says they no longer give a damn about rules as Kenny Omega asks if this is the best version of them. Omega asks if they can keep it clean at Full Gear as Young Bucks say their heat is just with Chris Jericho. Jericho walks in and tells Omega not to waste his time with them as they all start to brawl. Omega says they just wanted to talk.
Tag Team Match
The Gunns (Austin & Coleton) vs. Jacoby Watts & Peter Avalon
The Gunns sends Peter Avalon to the outside and hits 3:10 To Yuma to Jacoby Watts to get the win.
Winners: The Gunns
After the match Colten Gunn gets on the mic and says if that’s 2 on 2 what can only happen when it’s 1 on 2 at Full Gear and says that everything is gone from MJF now and those ROH World Tag Team Titles are about to be gone also.
We see another video from Wardlow who says he saw fear in MJF’s eyes and his time is running out. The days of the Devil ruling over this company are coming to an end and as God is his witness he’s going to make the Devil his b*tch as we then cut to an image of the Devil.
8 Man Tag Team Like A Dragon Street Fight
The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Powerhouse Hobbs & Kyle Fletcher) & Brian Cage vs. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi), Chris Jericho & Paul Wight
The Don Callis Family & Brian Cage run up the ramp to attack Golden Lovers, Chris Jericho & Paul Wight to start the match before Wight grabs Kyle Fletcher and chokeslams him off the ramp onto a table as Wight & Powerhouse Hobbs start heading to the back.
In the ring Konosuke Takeshita & Kota Ibushi are going at it with strikes and kicks before Golden Lovers hit their moonsaults to the outside from the corner as we see Wight chopping away at Hobbs outside against a car.
Chris Jericho & Kenny Omega start using crates and other props to promote the video game including Omega trying to rake a barbed wire bat against Takeshita’s head.
We see Ibushi riding a bike down and around the ring while attacking Fletcher & Takeshita with a lead pipe before Brian Cage stops him with a clothesline knocking him off the bike.
We see Hobbs bodyslams Wight on top of the car on the outside as Takeshita is using the bike against Jericho, Omega & Ibushi. The medical team is checking on Wight as Takeshita hits Ibushi with a brainbuster on top of the bike as we head to picture in picture.
After the break Wight is still being attended to as Takeshita & Jericho are fighting in the back. Cage & Fletcher have Omega in the ring as a pallet is set up which they suplex him on top of for a two count. Omega starts using a glass bottle as Cage takes him down with a lariat.
Ibushi knocks Cage down with a dropkick as Takeshita yells into the camera in the back about destroying Jericho then Takeshita climbs the fridges in the back and dives onto Jericho but he’s there to stop him with a fire extinguisher followed by the Judas Effect.
Golden Lovers are about to go for Golden Trigger on Cage but Hobbs runs in and stops them. Cage sends Omega to the outside with a suplex from inside to the outside onto a stack of tables as Hobbs hits a spinebuster on Ibushi going into a 2nd picture in picture.
After the 2nd break Fletcher goes after Ibushi and sends him through a table stacked on top of chairs with a piledriver off the apron before Golden Jets start double teaming on Hobbs including duct taping him onto the ropes as well as taping his mouth shut.
They start attacking Hobbs with weapons before Cage stops them before Omega escapes out of Drill Claw and hits poisonrana on Cage with a bat hit from Jericho thrown in.
Omega hits both Cage & Hobbs with V Triggers and hits One Winged Angel on Cage to get the win for his team.
Winners: Golden Lovers, Chris Jericho & Paul Wight
AEW World Champion MJF comes to the ring and right away gets the music cut off. MJF says after the attack on Trios Champions The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn last week it’s become apparent to him that his past is going to keep up with him and the people he brings in, will continue to get hurt. MJF says sometimes he feels cursed so he says sorry to The Acclaimed & Gunn for getting caught in the crosshairs and hopes they feel better. MJF talks about always wanting to be a World Champion and being proud to be on the top of the mountain top but the air up here is thin and as he looks down he sees men climbing with the only intention to shove him off the top. He’s man enough to admit that he is afraid and he’s afraid that he can lose everything he worked for in the blink of an eye and he’s afraid he’s going to let the fans down. MJF talks about being afraid but not willing to quit or give up his spot, and you better send a whole damn army to get his ass to come down. MJF brings up Jay White having a shot to take him down but he doesn’t think he can or think anyone can. MJF ends with a message to the man who stole his Devil mask, he is going to find out who he is and when he does there will be hell to pay.
Jay White makes his way out to the ramp and tells MJF to drop the act as he’s embarrassing himself. White says MJF always has been and always will be the villain, and he’s not fooling anybody. White continues about MJF not being anybody’s hero how they will drop you and they mean nothing to MJF as he hasn’t changed. White says he knows MJF and his days as the official AEW World Champion are numbered and continues before ending with the 2 words get him. The Gunns & Juice Robinson run in from the crowd and go after MJF with Robinson knocking MJF out with Left Hand Of God. The Gunns follow with 3:10 To Yuma before White hits Blade Runner as Robinson counts the 3 count with White on MJF as Bullet Club Gold stands above MJF we see Samoa Joe in the back watching on to close out Dynamite.
Friday’s Collision
Daniel Garica vs. Miro
Dax Harwood vs. Rush
Tag Team Match
Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida & TBS Champion Kris Statlander vs. The Outcasts (Ruby Soho & Saraya)
Friday’s Rampage
Toni Storm vs. Emi Sakura
Updated Full Gear Card (Nov 18th)
AEW World Title Match
MJF (c) vs. Jay White
ROH World Tag Team Titles Match
MJF & TBD (c) vs. The Gunns (Austin & Coleton) (Pre Show)
Women’s Title Match
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Toni Storm
Trios Match
TNT Champion Christian Cage, Luchasaurus & Nick Wayne vs. Adam Copeland, Darby Allin & Sting
International Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Jon Moxley
Texas Death Match
Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland
Young Bucks’ AEW World Tag Team Titles Shot
Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (h) vs. Golden Jets (Kenny Omega & Chris Jericho) (If Golden Jets loses they must disband)
TBS Title Triple Threat Match
Kris Statlander (c) vs. Julia Hart vs. Skye Blue
AEW World Tag Team Titles Fatal 4 Way Match
Ricky Starks & Big Bill (c) vs. Kings Of The Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. La Faccion Ingobernable (Dralistico & Rush) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
Next Week’s Dynamite
2023 Continental Classic Match
TBD vs. TBD
