AEW Dynamite: Spring BreakThru goes down tonight from the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA.
MJF Kicks Things Off
The show kicks off with an excited and happy MJF in the parking lot with Renee Paquette. He gloats about beating Kenny Omega to retain his title at AEW Dynasty. Don Callis comes up and the two fawn over each other until finally Paquette informs MJF that Darby Allin is challenging him tonight. In fact, right now.
Darby Allin Wants His Title Shot Right Now
With that, we shoot inside the arena where Darby Allin’s theme hits. Bryan Danielson and Excalibur welcome us to the show on commentary as Allin comes to the ring. The theme for MJF hits and out he comes in his suit. He insists that he’s not doing this match. He says his back hurts.
MJF says he’s going to get checked by the trainers in the back. His mic cuts out on him. He takes Justin Roberts’ mic and continues. He tells Darby the fans love him. But like them, he’s good, not great. He’s not championship material. MJF says Darby isn’t ready to be world champion.
Before he could finish that line, however, Darby snatches the mic out of his hand. Fans chant his name. Darby gets emotional, tearing up and says if he’s not ready now, he’ll never be ready. He tears up talking about climbing Mount Everest. “I’m ready! I’ve been ready!”
Bryan Danielson announces per Tony Khan that this title tilt happens tonight in the main event. Danielson tells MJF if he refuses, which he is claiming he will, he will be stripped of the title. Darby vows to take the title in the main event with a headlock takeover. His music hits and off he goes.
Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay Have A Heart-To-Heart
In a digital exclusive from backstage at AEW Dynasty, we see Tony Schiavone try and talk to Kenny Omega after his loss to MJF. He says he’s got nothing for him and apologizes. He goes in the trainers room and sees Will Ospreay also getting checked out.
They both say they aren’t feeling too well. Ospreay recalls Omega coming back after losing in NJPW. Omega says it was ten years ago. Omega tells Ospreay that he sees it in him. Ospreay makes it clear his dream is still to become AEW Champion.
He tells Omega he hopes he hasn’t given up on that dream either. He tells him he can still do it. He kisses him on the head, calls Omega his hero and walks off as Omega tears up and smiles. “I’m your hero, huh?” he says to himself. “Maybe I can’t give up. Maybe there is still a chance. Maybe there is still a chance.” He stands up, slams his ice pack down and asks for the cameras to give him some privacy.
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Dezmond Xavier
Inside the arena, “The Psycho Killer” Tommaso Ciampa’s theme hits and out he comes for our first match of the evening. The theme for The Rascalz hits next and out comes the three-man group. Dezmond Xavier heads into the ring and the bell sounds to get things started.
After some fast-paced opening action, the show shifts gears and heads into a mid-match commercial break with Ciampa in the offensive driver’s seat. When the show returns, we see Ciampa with a head lock. Xavier with right hands and he gets out of it. Xavier with a cutter followed by a springboard tornado DDT.
He goes for the cover but Ciampa kicks out. Xavier climbs the top rope and he jumps but Ciampa moves out of the way. Xavier lands on his feet and Ciampa with a right hand. He picks Xavier up but Xavier rolls him up but Ciampa kicks out.
He throws Ciampa to the outside and Xavier with a suicide dive. He throws Ciampa back into the ring. Xavier climbs the top rope and he lands a frog splash. He goes for the cover but Ciampa kicks out. Xavier climbs the second rope and jumps but Ciampa with a knee to the face. Ciampa lifts him up and powerbombs him on his knees.
Ciampa lowers his knee pad and he lands the running knee to the face. He goes for the cover and gets the pin. Afterwards, Ciampa says this was the example and why is because he is sick of waiting. He says he wants it all. He came because this is where the best wrestle and he wants all the gold. If he is not making himself clear, Darby Allin, MJF, whoever wins, “The Psycho Killer” is coming for the AEW World title.
Winner: Tommaso Ciampa
A Special Look At “The Side Headlock Takeover”
A special video package airs showing MJF and Darby Allin’s respective journeys in AEW, as well as the significance of a side headlock takeover, which Darby has vowed he will use to win the AEW World Championship later tonight in the main event.
FTR Gloat Over Their Title Defense At AEW Dynasty
Inside the arena, the theme for FTR hits and out comes Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler with Stokely Hathaway. Harwood begins on the mic, saying he understands why people are upset that they are still the champions. He has seen the chatter online. He says the fans are losers. Fat losers.
Harwood says as long as FTR are the champs, Cope and Cage will never get another shot at the titles. They ask for a moment of silence for their careers. Big Stoke says Tony Khan will sign NJPW and CMLL stars, but FTR will beat them all. They do a ten second pose for the benefit of those with flash photography. We head to a break.
TNT Championship
Kevin Knight (c) vs. Claudio Castagnoli
Following the ring entrances of the champion and challenger, the bell sounds to get things started. We see Claudio with an uppercut. Claudio runs towards Kevin but Kevin with a clothesline. Kevin with a body slam followed by a splash. He goes for the cover but Claudio kicks out.
Claudio on the ring apron and he hits Kevin with a right hand. Claudio climbs the top rope and Kevin drop kicks Claudio and he falls to the outside of the ring. Kevin with a senton onto Claudio over the top rope. He throws Claudio back into the ring but Claudio with a right hand.
He lifts Kevin up and Claudio gets on the second rope. Claudio lifts Kevin up but Kevin with right hands. Kevin lands on his feet but Claudio with an uppercut. He goes for the cover but Kevin kicks out. Kevin climbs the top rope and goes for a springboard clothesline but Claudio with a powerslam.
He goes for the cover but Kevin kicks out. Claudio spins Kevin around and slams him. He grabs Kevin but Kevin kicks him away. Kevin climbs the top rope and lands a cross body. Kevin with the UFO Splash. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
He grabs a microphone after the match. He asks the fans if they miss him. He says shout out to Claudio, one of the hardest hitting, strongest people he has been in the ring with. He says the Jet is looking good. Before he won the title, he did lose the trios title the night before.
Knight says he doesn’t blame Speedball for losing but sometimes you have to slow down to speed back up. And the jet is riding high. He says tonight there is MJF against Darby and Jet two belts sounds good to him. We head to another break.
Winner and STILL TNT Champion: Kevin Knight
Renee Paquette Interviews Chris Jericho
Renee Paquette is in the ring and she introduces Chris Jericho. She tells him that last week, Ricochet said he thought Chris was going to be rusty. She asks him how it feels to be back. He says he feels happy to be back and in the ring.
He says one of his favorite matches in such a long time, even though he lost, he doesn’t think he lost because he was rusty or outnumbered. He congratulates Ricochet and out comes Ricochet.
He tells Chris to listen to him. He says he respects him but Chris did not listen to him. Chris signed his contract and he got himself hurt. And he had to do do it, the opportunity was in the palm of his hand. He had to take him out with the lion sault or he renamed it the Rico sault.
He gives Chris credit, he didn’t completely embarrass himself. He did pretty good but not good enough to overcome the rise of Ricochet. He says with that being the case, to do himself a favor and to quit while he is ahead. He says Chris keeps reinventing himself.
We saw The lion heart, the demo God, the light up jacket, how about the guy who gets his ass beat by The Demand every time he shows up. He says this could be the best run of his entire career.
Jericho says the Rico sault is brutal. He says Ricochet bald, he appreciates him coming out bald, he respects his opinion bald. He says Ricochet is standing on the stage with his two goons, dumb and ugly.
He has a proposition for him bald. To leave dumb and ugly, to come down bald and face him one on one, right now. Ricochet tells him not to call him bald. Jericho says he is too scared and bald to come down.
Ricochet tells them to stay there and not to go down to the ring, no matter what. He gets in the ring and Jericho with a hip toss followed by a clothesline. Down they come to the ring and they grab Jericho. They triple team Jericho. Ricochet lands the lion sault on Jericho.
Will Ospreay vs. Hechicero
Back to the ring we go for our next match of the evening. Hechicero comes out with Don Callis. Will Ospreay makes his ring walk. The bell sounds to get this one officially off-and-running. Callis sits in on commentary for this one. Ospreay is taped up after his match with Jon Moxley at AEW Dynasty. Hechicero focuses on Ospreay’s leg early on, but Ospreay fights back.
Tonight's MASSIVE post #AEWDynasty edition of #AEWDynamite: Spring BreakThru features an AEW World Title Match between @The_MJF + @DarbyAllin and much more!
Follow @ReneePaquette + @RJCity1 around Seattle as they preview the show starting LIVE at 8/7c on TBS + HBO Max, TONIGHT! pic.twitter.com/cPUbiIF538
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 15, 2026
TONIGHT!
Three days removed from #AEWDynasty, the AEW World Title will be on the line LIVE at #AEWDynamite Spring BreakThru!
Don't miss AEW World Champion @The_MJF defend against @DarbyAllin at 8/7c on @TBSNetwork + @SportsOnMAX, TONIGHT! pic.twitter.com/2yNOrNQtIL
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 15, 2026
