AEW Dynamite
November 9th, 2022
Agganis Arena in Boston, MA
Commentary: Excalibur, Taz & Tony Schiavone
Swerve in Our Glory (Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee) & The Gunns (Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn) (w/ W. Morrissey) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) & The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens)
As Swerve in Our Glory came out, Keith Lee ignored giving Swerve Strickland a fist bump. Max Caster’s rap talked about Tom Brady taking L’s, Herschel Walker & Kyrie Irving. Before the bell could ring, Billy Gunn bum-rushed the ring and attacked Swerve. BJ Whitmer came out and escorted Billy Gunn to the back. Dax Harwood and Colten Gunn started the match, as Austin Gunn quickly tagged in to corner Harwood. Excalibur mentioned how jetlag could be affecting FTR as they are coming back from Osaka, Japan taking part on the final night of the NJPW Battle Autumn. Swerve and Cash Wheeler tag in and trade punches, before Max Caster and Keith Lee come in and circle each other. Caster starts fighting off all four opponents before everybody else comes in as the baby faces all give ten punches in the corner to their opponents. The Acclaimed and FTR team up and are able to take Keith Lee to the outside. The Acclaimed and FTR have a bit of a standoff as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we come back, we see that during commercial W. Morrissey was able to take out Harwood on the outside with a big boot. Anthony Bowens goes to work on Swerve as the crowd is fully behind him. Bowens does the same to Colten, hitting him with a leg drop for a two-count. The Gunns double team on Bowens, hitting him with the Big Rig, but Caster breaks up the pin attempt. All eight men square off again, before spilling to the outside, leaving just The Acclaimed and Swerve in Our Glory in the ring. Lee power bombs Bowens on top of the back of Caster, before Lee and Swerve double team and take down Bowens, followed by Swerve hitting a tornillo to everybody else on the outside. Harwood and Austin head to the top, where Harwood hits a superplex to the outside on everybody. Harwood and Austin head back inside, as Harwood puts on a sharpshooter before Colten breaks it up with a punch. Caster comes in and hits the Mic Drop, followed by the Big Rig as Bowens pins Colten for the win.
Winners: The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) & FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) by pinfall at 12:24
The Devil Gets His Due
We go to comments from MJF on ‘Pardon My Take’ where MJF says after The Firm attacked him, doctors told him not to be traveling on the road if he wants to be 100%. MJF talks about this match with Jon Moxley being the potential crowning of the next face of professional wrestling. MJF talks about not liking Moxley but he does respect him but says he wasn’t born to be world champion as he has no athletic bone in his body. He respects Moxley for defying all odds wrestling in front of 15 people for 15 dollars until eventually he did the impossible and became the best professional wrestler on Earth. Come November 19th, he will lose that handle as MJF was born to be the professional wrestler and is the guy who can do movies, tv shows, commercials, talk shows and can wave the flag of professional wrestling and bring it back to something everyone is talking about. MJF says he’s sick of waiting his term and had to have the spotlight stolen from him in all his big moments mentioning a ‘neck tattoo’, Matt Hardy, Chris Jericho, and a press conference as all things that took the attention away from him. MJF mentions William Regal betting on the wrong horse, and at Full Gear the Devil gets his due.
I’ll See You in Hell
We get a video from Stokely Hathaway talking about how he doesn’t need his ‘best friend’ MJF who is ‘dick riding’ Jon Moxley, and win, lose or draw at Full Gear, he will see MJF in hell.
AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament First Round Match: Ethan Page (w/ Stokely Hathaway) vs. Eddie Kingston (w/ Ortiz)
The winner of this match will face the winner of Bandido vs. Rush which takes place this Friday on AEW Rampage. Tony Schiavone casually mentions how next week there will be information on AEW going over to the United Kingdom next year. Ethan Page and Eddie Kingston start the match by brawling, taking to the outside where Page hits Kingston with a suplex as they head to picture-in-picture.
When we come back, Kingston is in control, hitting Page with a suplex for a two-count. They start trading punches while on their knees, getting up and continuing them. Kingston stops it with a DDT for a two count, followed by an Exploder Suplex. Kingston puts on the stretch plum, but as he’s tapping, Stokely is on the apron distracting the referee. Ortiz chases Stokely off, as Page comes back with a boot and a roundhouse kick, ducking the uraken. They head to the top, but Page escapes and hits Kingston with the Ego’s Edge off the top rope for the pin and the win.
Winner: Ethan Page by pinfall at 9:17, to advance
Rush Bag
Renee Paquette is backstage with Dark Order, Rush, and Jose the Assistant as Jose wants a word with 10. Jose mentions Rush will win the tournament, becoming world champion, and give 10 the first title shot and mentions that the rest of Dark Order will never get a title shot. Rush tells 10 to think about this offer, as he doesn’t give second opportunities. John Silver calls him a ‘Rush-bag’ as they get separated.
AEW TNT Championship: Wardlow (c) (w/ Samoa Joe) vs. Ari Daivari (w/ Jeeves Kay)
Ari Daivari is in the ring and gives Wardlow the offer of having Jeeves Kay as his servant in exchange for the TNT Championship. Wardlow makes his way to the ring and hands the title to Daivari only to attack and knock Kay out of the ring as the bell rings. Wardlow knocks Daivari out quickly with a headbutt followed by a lariat. Wardlow follows with a powerbomb as the crowd chants for more. Wardlow continues the powerbomb symphony with three more power bombs for the pin.
Winner: Wardlow by pinfall at 1:48, to retain
No Mo WarJoe
Wardlow gets on the mic and calls out Powerhouse Hobbs, who immediately makes his way out. Wardlow says finally he has a suitable opponent and thanks Hobbs for coming out face-to-face like a man this time. Wardlow says Hobbs isn’t getting the TNT title as it will always be his and he’ll take every title in this company as Samoa Joe seems taken aback by it and attacks Hobbs from behind with the belt before choking him out. Hobbs says he will still kick Joe’s ass, putting a stop to any alliance between the two.
Nyla’s Open Challenge
Renee Paquette is with The Baddies and tells Jade Cargill at Full Gear, the match with Nyla Rose is official. Jade is sick of Nyla putting out open challenges and will handle her this Friday on Rampage.
Saraya is Cleared
Tony Schiavone is in the ring and introduces Dr. Britt Baker DMD and Saraya for their face-to-face. Saraya says that a couple of weeks ago he had x-rays and CT scans and unfortunately for Britt she is 100% cleared. Baker asks if there is anything more fickle than an AEW fan and asks what that even means and if Saraya knows how to do this anymore. Baker talks about building this company from the ground up so ‘superstars’ like Saraya can move into it and she’s proud of it. Baker continues on how it’s funny Saraya calls this her house as she never even laid a brick for it and she is everything Saraya wished she was and talks about Saraya leaving her house and walking into hers. Baker says they don’t take walk-ins and for Saraya to make an appointment.
Saraya says that Baker got handed her position by Tony Khan and got fed QT Marshall’s trainees and has only been in this business for three years. Saraya talks about her time in this business and Baker not knowing what it takes to be a superstar and how she did it for free because she loves this business. Saraya talks about being hit by a car and wrestling the same day and starting revolutions before it was even a trend. Saraya mentions doing Madison Square Garden, the O2, and the Tokyo Dome and now being in front of an ungrateful bitch. She talks about being embarrassed publicly about her drug addiction and Baker doesn’t have a clue what it takes to make it. Saraya talks about this being her comeback story and Baker’s biggest match of her career as they will have the match at Full Gear. Baker tries to attack Saraya, but Saraya ducks and takes Baker out, screaming this is her home.
What’s Up, Scumbag?
We go to Sonjay Dutt handing Cole Karter money for helping him out last week, but QT Marshall takes most of the money and says next time it’s half off. Danhausen, Orange Cassidy, and Best Friends enter as they make a match for Orange Cassidy vs. Lee Johnson on Rampage before Trent Beretta challenges Jay Lethal for tonight. As Trent Beretta is making his way to the ring, Jay Lethal attacks him from behind and goes after his leg before throwing him into the steel steps eventually tossing him inside to start the match.
Jay Lethal (w/ Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh) vs. Trent Beretta
Jay Lethal continues to work on Trent Beretta’s leg, tossing him to the outside as Chuck Taylor and Danhausen make their way out, as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we come back, Beretta kicks his way out of a figure four attempt and hits a Tornado DDT for a two-count. Beretta stays in control and goes for the Strong Zero, but Sonjay Dutt, Danhausen, and Satnam Singh all get on the apron. This distracts Beretta, as Lethal kicks him and hits the Lethal Injection for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jay Lethal by pinfall at 7:17
Don’t Wind Me Up
Tony Schiavone meets up with Lethal, Dutt & Singh but Dutt takes the mic and tells Schiavone to shut up and sit down. Dutt said they delivered a huge surprise last week with Jeff Jarrett, as Jarrett makes his way out. Jarrett asks why is The Last Outlaw in AEW and says when a friend calls, a friend shows up and that’s exactly what he did. Jarrett talks about how he signed Jay Lethal to his first contract and how he has wins over Ric Flair, and Sting and become a grand slam champion in Ring of Honor. Jarrett talks about Dutt having an IQ of 181 and Singh being a legit 7-foot-5 giant before taking a shot at Braun Strowman. Jarrett calls out Sting and Darby Allin before he yells at one of the crewmen that is ‘winding him up’ before chasing him off as this segment ends.
Jungle Challenge
Renee Paquette is backstage with ‘Jungle Boy’ Jack Perry who says Christian Cage doesn’t decide when this feud is over. Perry says he has a challenge for Cage and Luchasaurus and will tell them this Friday on Rampage.
I Have Met the Devil
Jon Moxley makes his way to the ring along with William Regal and asks how old he was when they first met. Moxley mentions how he tried to pick a fight with Regal and that didn’t go too well, as Regal kicked his ass but it drove Moxley to train harder, grow and evolve and when he got another shot at him, he knocked Regal out. Moxley asks Regal who that young kid reminds him of, and they both say MJF. Moxley starts asking who MJF really is and how he calls himself a pillar but what’s more amusing is how he calls himself the devil. Moxley says he has seen and met the devil and looked in his eyes and mentions how everything MJF has done up to this point has been easy.
Full Near
We get another video for The Elite, rewinding back in time and showing all their highlights and life moments as a clock is shown with Full Gear graphics.
Jamie Hayter (w/ Rebel & Dr. Britt Baker DMD) vs. Skye Blue (w/ Toni Storm)
Jamie Hayter starts the match staring down Toni Storm on the outside, which Skye Blue takes advantage of and goes after Hayter as they take it to the outside where Blue sends Hayter into the ring post. Back inside, Blue hits Hayter with a rising knee strike but Britt Baker trips up Blue as Hayter takes over and hits Blue with a suplex as they go to picture-in-picture.
When we come back, Blue is in control taking out Rebel and Baker and hitting a top rope crossbody on Hayter for a two count. Blue follows with a Code Red for another two. They start trading punches, before Blue hits a thrust kick, but Hayter comes right back with a boot, sending Blue into the corner. They go back and forth before Hayter is able to catch Blue into a ripcord lariat for the pin.
Winner: Jamie Hayter by pinfall at 6:47
Eliminating Eliminator Matches
We see a video hyping up Dante Martin vs. Brian Cage this Friday on Rampage in the World Title Eliminator Tournament, but before Excalibur can run down the rest of the card, we see Lance Archer taking out Ricky Starks backstage saying he won’t make it to Rampage.
Two Out of Three Falls Match: Bryan Danielson vs. Sammy Guevara (w/ Tay Melo)
William Regal joins commentary as Bryan Danielson and Sammy Guevara take it to the corners with chops and kicks. Guevara dropkicks Danielson to the outside, but before he can dive onto him, Danielson stops him, goes to the top rope and hits a shotgun dropkick, knocking Guevara to the outside where Tay Melo is there to comfort him. As Danielson goes to dive onto Guevara, Melo gets in the way. Guevara takes a chair and hits Danielson with it, sacrificing the first fall to Danielson, by disqualification. Guevara continues attacking Danielson with a mic as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we come back, Guevara is still in control as Danielson’s face is busted open. Guevara hits the Go to Hell on Danielson for the pin to tie up the match now being down to the last fall. Excalibur says Sting & Darby Allin vs. Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett is official for Full Gear. Danielson and Guevara are on the top rope, as Danielson pushes Guevara off but misses the flying headbutt. Guevara traps Danielson in a crossface, but Danielson is able to fight and crawl his way out until he grabs the bottom rope. They go back and forth until Danielson stops Guevara with a knee as they go back to picture-in-picture.
When we come back, Tay Melo gets ejected as Danielson and Guevara are battling it out. Danielson puts Guevara in the Tree of Woe position and starts kicking away, including a basement dropkick. Danielson places Guevara on the top rope, but Guevara pushes him to the outside and hits a Shooting Star Press to him on the floor. Back inside, Danielson counters a springboard from Guevara and puts on the LeBell Lock, but Guevara is able to grab the bottom rope. Danielson starts giving his kicks, but Guevara ducks one hits a leaping knee and tries the GTH, but Danielson escapes and hits a poison rana. Danielson follows with a Busaiku Knee attempt, but Guevara dodges it and puts on the Lion Tamer. Danielson crawls and grabs the bottom rope but Guevara goes for another GTH. Danielson gets out and hits the Busaiku Knee. Guevara comes back and hits a backflipping DDT, tries a dive off the top rope, but Danielson catches him and puts him in the LeBell Lock until Guevara eventually quits.
Winner: Bryan Danielson wins by submission at 20:38, 2-1
