AEW Dynamite Review – September 13, 2023
International Title Match
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Big Bill
Jon Moxley starts the match kicking away at Big Bill before tossing him the middle fingers. Bill knocks Moxley down and starts showing him with punches before dancing and mocking the crowd.
Bill keeps Moxley in the corner with chops but Moxley comes back with some of his own then Bill knocks Moxley to the outside where Ricky Starks takes a cheap shot at him.
Bill keeps attacking Moxley on the outside but Moxley comes back with a whip sending Bill into the steel steps. Bill comes back by sending Moxley onto the timekeeper’s table as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Moxley hits Bill with a superplex before Bill stops a running Moxley with a Bossman Slam for a two count. They start trading blows until Moxley catches a boot from Bill, hitting a lariat for a two count.
Moxley follows by dropping elbows down and putting on a chokehold but Bill breaks it up by backing up into the corner. Moxley hits a cutter on Bill then sends him to the outside but Starks knocks him off as Moxley goes to the top rope.
Bill follows with a big boot but Moxley kicks out then Bryan Danielson runs out and takes out Starks but Starks comes back by sending Danielson into the steel steps.
Moxley & Bill go back & forth until Bill hits a chokeslam for a two count before Moxley is able to lock in a triangle as Danielson holds Starks back as Bill eventually taps out.
Winner By Submission & Still International Champion: Jon Moxley (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
After the match Starks & Bill keep attacking Moxley & Danielson until Claudio Castagnoli comes out and lifts Bill onto the apron and hits him with an uppercut but Starks pulls Bill down before he can do more damage.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Roderick Strong & The Kingdom and asks Strong how he feels going against Samoa Joe tonight who nearly put him on the shelf. Adam Cole interrupts and says it’s a horrible idea as Joe can break his neck. Strong is amazed that Cole now cares and The Kingdom cares about him as Cole should care about MJF as after he takes care of Joe he will break MJF’s back.
Tony Schiavone is in the ring with an easel before introducing Don Callis & he comes out with Konosuke Takeshita & Callis tells them to show some respect since they just beat Kenny Omega. Callis talks about how when you are the top wrestler in a promotion they call you an ace and say Takeshita is better than all of them including Antonio Inoki when you beat Omega once they call you the ace but when you beat him twice they call you The Alpha. Streamers fall and The Alpha pops on the screen, as Callis says you now will call him that and he’s a real one not a fake one like Chris Jericho. Callis says when you are The Alpha you take everything that can be taken and then you take a little more. Callis says beating Omega twice wasn’t enough for them after breaking his body they will break his heart. Callis reveals the painting that shows Takeshita stabbing Kota Ibushi with a sword and says they aren’t just going to beat Ibushi they are going to butcher him and while they do that Omega will be watching from home like the pathetic cuck that he is. They grab a bouquet of roses and shove them into Schiavone.
Backstage Alex Marvez is with Blackpool Combat Club as Bryan Danielson says they are all about escalating and challenges himself and Claudio Castagnoli against Big Bill & Ricky Starks. Claudio Castagnoli starts talking about Eddie Kingston and their match at Grand Slam but Lucha Bros get in their face as Rey Fenix yells at Jon Moxley that he’s going to beat him next week. Eddie Kingston shows up and gets in Castagnoli’s face before saying 1 more week and laughing.
Renee Paquette is backstage with FTW Champion Hook and asks him how this FTW Title run feels different. Orange Cassidy walks in and asks Hook what he’s mad about as he’s here he can wrestle and doesn’t have tape all over his body then gets upset that he used to be champion. They call each other great champions and Hook walks away as Paquette asks Cassidy if he’s doing okay and he says I’m still so tired.
Women’s Title Fatal 4 Way Match
Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose vs. Toni Storm
Toni Storm leaves the ring while still wearing the robe as Nyla Rose goes after Britt Baker & Hikaru Shida. Storm runs back in and poses in front of Rose & she asks her if she’s lost her mind.
Shida dropkicks Rose to the outside and tells Baker she is helping her before Storm pushes Shida into Baker knocking her to the outside. Shida knocks Storm outside as well and hits a crossbody to all of them as they go to picture in picture.
After the break all 4 women are going at each other with Shida hitting Kitana on Rose which gets broken up and after Baker hits Curb Stomp on Shida then Storm rolls up Baker for the win.
Winner & #1 Contender To The Women’s Title: Toni Storm
Backstage Renee Paquette is with The Outcasts as Women’s Champion Saraya congratulates Storm and says they can’t be prouder. Saraya talks about her being the new kid on the block and Storm used to be the Women’s Champion but she lost it just because she lost her mind and calls her crazy. Saraya says Storm is going to lose the match and she’ll then be left with nothing.
La Sex Gods go to the ring as Chris Jericho says next week at Grand Slam for the 1st time ever it’s Le Sex Gods going 1 on 1 and says there is lots of history with this match as they have been together since the very 1st episode of Dynamite and they wanted to remind everybody of the great memories & times they’ve had over the years as Jericho pitches to a video. The video shows both the good and bad times they had together but it ends showing them hugging with the lyrics of the song playing saying Don’t forget me. Jericho says Sammy Guevara looked like a little baby in those early clips as Guevara says he still doesn’t know the words to Judas. Jericho talks about watching the NWA 70th Anniversary show and seeing Guevara on it and telling Tony Khan he wanted him on AEW although he said he wasn’t a fan of his panda outfit. Jericho talks about how he is so proud of the man Guevara has become and says how he will soon be a father. Guevara thanks Jericho and says without him there is no AEW but says he didn’t come into this company to just be Jericho’s sidekick. He wants people to look at him the way they look at Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson & Jericho and he knows that will never happen as long as he’s in Jericho’s shadow and that’s why he needs to beat him next week.
Jericho says Guevara was brought in here to become a main event player in AEW and he’s getting closer and closer every single week he has to do it on his own and next week he has the biggest opportunity to do it. Jericho says Guevara has to be better than he’s ever been before if he has a chance to beat him but he doesn’t think he’s ready to beat him yet. Guevara gets a bit upset and says Jericho doesn’t respect him and next week he’s going to beat him as this man not the 2018 NWA Guevara but the man standing right in front of him will earn his respect, shake hands, hug then win some AEW World Tag Team Titles. Jericho shakes his hand but pulls him in as they are face 2 face. Jericho says next week he’s going to give him the match of his life and he’s not going to go easy on him he’s going to punch him harder than he’s ever punched anybody in his life and he expects the same exact thing from him. Guevara says he wouldn’t want it any other way.
We see footage from last week where the medical staff says AEW World Champion MJF can’t travel for a week but he’ll be ready for Grand Slam. Renee Paquette asks MJF about the competitors in the tournament as MJF says Roderick Strong is faking his neck injury and if he makes it to Grand Slam he’ll rip his head off and stick up his ass. MJF calls him a wet blanket and a third wheel and tells him to shake it off you bland bitch. MJF says he isn’t afraid of Samoa Joe and he might not realize that this New York pitbull has a whole lot of bite and if Joe wrestles him he will choke him out he promises that on his life and then proceeds to do the Scott Steiner math promo.
Hangman Page vs. Brian Cage
Hangman Page goes right after Brian Cage as the bell rings but Cage comes right back by attacking Page in the corner before they start trading boots before Cage knocks Page down until Page sends Cage to the apron where he knocks him down with a clothesline off the ropes.
Cage catches Page trying to dive onto him but Page sends Cage into the ring post with a hurricanrana then Page goes back inside the ring and is able to springboard back onto Cage on the outside.
Cage starts choking Page on the rope, but Page comes right back with the 619 then Swerve Strickland comes out which distracts Page as Cage hits a German suplex to Page sending him back inside the ring as they go to picture in picture.
After the break Page is able to dodge a moonsault from Cage as the referee starts counting them out. Once on their feet they start trading punches until Page clotheslines Cage to the outside falling out with him.
They fight a bit until Page hits a top rope moonsault to Cage on the outside sends him back in and hits him with a top rope crossbody for a two count.
They fight on the apron as Page trips up Cage and follows with a Buckshot Lariat attempt but Cage blocks it then they go back & forth before Page hits Dead Eye to get the win.
Winner: Hangman Page
After the match Page gets on the mic and starts talking to Strickland saying how he watched him kick Cage’s ass. Page says Strickland sent Cage out to fight him instead of doing it himself and he thought for one second Strickland had some balls but now knows he’s keeping them stored in Prince Nana’s Burger King crown. Strickland says what up turd? and how those sound like fighting words and if he thinks they are fighting tonight then Page is stupider than the Cincinnati education system. Swerve is choosing the state he’s born in and challenges Page for WrestleDream on October 1st but he will make sure Page isn’t too comfortable as Cage & Nana start attacking Page from behind. Nana keeps dancing as Young Bucks run out from the crowd and take out Cage before superkicking Nana.
Backstage Renee Paquette is with Daniel Garcia & he interrupts her as she thinks he is going to talk about him but instead she asks about Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara. Garcia starts talking about going viral 4 times and the Arizona Cardinals doing his dance on Sunday. Don Callis walks in and starts pitching Garcia to join him but he stops Callis and starts dancing in his face before walking off. Callis calls that money and yells to start getting some of that money.
Tag Team Match
Darby Allin & Nick Wayne vs. Matt Menard & Angelo Parker
Nick Wayne & Angelo Parker starts the match but right away Christian Cage’s music hits as he & TNT Champion Luchasaurus head out to the stage before Cage joins on commentary.
Parker & Matt Menard keep working on Wayne by keeping him in their corner with Menard hitting Wayne with a powerbomb as they go to picture in picture break.
After the break Darby Allin gets the hot tag and starts attacking Parker & Menard in the corner before hitting a Code Red on Parker for a two count.
Allin is able to tag out to Wayne & he hits Wayne’s World on Parker but Menard pulls out Wayne to break up the count.
Allin takes out Menard on the outside before he hits Coffin Drop on Parker & Wayne takes out Menard & Jake Hager on the outside for the win.
Winners: Darby Allin & Nick Wayne
After the match Christian gets on the mic and says when he got home last week he was scrolling through Nick Wayne’s mom’s Instagram and complained that she doesn’t put enough bikini pictures up and there’s too much talk about Sting & Allin’s win at All In. Christian calls that embarrassing but not as embarrassing as losing to the Cleveland Browns. Christian says he didn’t take the loss in that match and he also didn’t have his regular partner so challenges himself & Luchasaurus vs. Darby Allin & Sting.
Finals Of The 2023 Grand Slam Tournament
Roderick Strong vs. Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe tosses Roderick Strong down as he heads to the outside and regroups with The Kingdom. Joe gets sick of Strong staying on the outside and chases him back in as Strong stomps Joe on his way back in. Joe stays on top of Strong by punching him in the corner as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Strong hits a missile dropkick for a two count and continues to work on Joe by working on his neck but he breaks up and hits Manhattan Drop, a boot and a senton for a two count. Strong comes right back and stays in control by trying to put Strong Hold on but Joe kicks him off and catches Strong in the corner by hitting a uranage.
Joe sets up Strong for Muscle Buster but Mike Bennett gets on the apron and gets knock off by Joe so Strong follows with Angle Slam and a running kick for a two count then Joe stops Strong with a clothesline and puts on Coquina Clutch as Strong taps out.
Winner By Submission: Samoa Joe
After the match Joe gets on the mic and says his prophecy has come true and next week he is coming to MJF’s backyard and he’s going to beat him up and take everything he has calling him a kid. Joe repeats everything before leaving.
Adam Cole goes to the ring and as soon as Strong sees him he falls down and screams Adam. The Kingdom starts telling Cole that it’s all his fault as the medical team comes out to take out Strong on a stretcher. The Kingdom & Cole continue to tell each other to shut up, as The Kingdom won’t allow Cole to follow Strong as Cole has his back turned Joe chokes out Cole and tells MJF in the camera that he’s taking everything from him to close out this week’s Dynamite.
Friday’s Rampage
8 Man Tag Team Match
Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr & Rey Fenix) & The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) vs. Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, The Butcher & The Blade
Tag Team Match
The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal
Non Title Match
Trios Champions The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn vs. The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum)
Tag Team Match
Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) vs. Damian Chambers & Lord Crewe
TBS Title Match
Kris Statlander (c) vs. Jade Cargill
Saturday’s Collision
AEW World Tag Team Titles Match
FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson)
Tag Team Match
Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli) vs. Ricky Starks & Big Bill
Grand Slam Night 1 (Sept 20th)
AEW World Title Match
MJF (c) vs. Samoa Joe
Women’s Title Match
Saraya (c) vs. Toni Storm
Chris Jericho vs. Sammy Guevara
Winner Takes All Match
Eddie Kingston (NJPW Strong Openweight) vs. Claudio Castagnoli (ROH World)
International Title Match
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Rey Fenix
Tag Team Match
TNT Champion Luchasaurus & Christian Cage vs. Darby Allin & Sting
Wrestle Dream Card So Far (Oct 1st)
Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr
Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page
