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We are on the road to AEW Grand Slam 2024! AEW DYNAMITE was broadcast live on TBS from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA!
Excalibur, “The Human Suplex Machine” Taz, and Tony Schiavone were the broadcast team for tonight’s event.
It’s Wednesday night and you know what that means!
“The Learning Tree” Chris Jericho (with “The Redwood” Big Bill & “The Bad Apple” Bryan Keith
vs.
“Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy (with The Conglomeration’s Kyle O’Reilly & ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe)!
All six men brawled at the start of the match, despite this being a one on one match. Orange and Jericho wrestled in the ring until Cassidy took flight and took out Keith and Bill on the arena floor. Mark Briscoe followed up with a dive onto the pile. Chris Jericho teased a tope but Cassidy clobbered Jericho with an Orange Punch for a near fall!
Orange Cassidy flew out of the ring with a tope suicida to The Learning Tree! Jericho chopped at Cassidy’s chest. Orange used the ropes to propel himself back into the ring with a splash on Jericho.
Jericho countered a diving hurracanrana with the Walls! Jericho followed up with a running power slam. Jericho charged at Cassidy with a shoulder block, propelling Orange out of the ring and into the barricade. Jericho nailed Orange with a lionsault, but Orange kicked out at the two-count!
Orange staggered Jericho with a Stundog Millionaire and then a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Jericho countered an elbow drop by lifting his knees into Orange’s ribs. Orange tried to rally back with a DDT on the floor, but Jericho countered with a catapult, sending Orange into the guardrail! Jericho backdropped Orange through the timekeeper’s table!
Jericho and Cassidy exchanged strikes inside the ring. Both men collapsed. They fired off forearms from their knees. Orange connected with a thrust kick. Jericho took Cassidy off his feet with a clothesline.
Jericho countered a DDT with the Walls on Cassidy. Orange army crawled to the bottom rope, but Big Bill blasted Orange in the face with a big boot! Jericho covered Orange but Orange kicked out at the two-count. Kyle ran down to even up the odds for Orange.
Orange rolled up Jericho in a small package for a near fall. Jericho planted Orange with a Death Valley Driver for a two-count! Cassidy drilled Chris with a desperation DDT, and then spiked Chris with a second DDT!
Cassidy connected with a diving DDT from the top rope, but Jericho kicked out! Cassidy sized Jericho up for the Orange Punch but Jericho countered with the Code Breaker for a near fall!
The fans chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome!”
Orange ducked the Judas Effect attempt and countered with the Beach Break, but Jericho raised his shoulders before the three-count. Bryan Keith ran down, but Briscoe chased after him. As ref Aubrey Edwards was distracted by Bryan Keith and Briscoe brawling on the apron, Jericho pulled out a roll of quarters. Orange kicked Jericho, knocking the quarters out of Jericho’s hands. Orange caught the roll of quarters and smacked Jericho with a loaded Orange Punch, scoring the pin!
Footage aired from the AEW World Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli and PAC!
Pac said Wheeler Yuta had to show up next week to wrestle. Claudio said he thought he taught Wheeler Yuta better. “Do us one favor and show up next week to help us defend the championships,” said Claudio.
Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir walked up to the camera. Moxley said Yuta had a responsibility to the greater good. “What kind of man did we teach you to be?” wondered Moxley.
Alex Marvez was backstage, hoping to get a word with Wheeler Yuta!
Yuta: “Obviously I’m pretty conflicted based on recent events. But I’ve worked my whole career to be a champion. My head has been all over the place. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from Bryan Danielson, it’s that you don’t change who you are just because the people around you are changing.”
Yuta said he’d show up next week to help defend the AEW World Trios Championships with Claudio and PAC.
FTW Champion HOOK vs. JD Ink!
Roderick Strong and the Undisputed Kingdom joined the broadcast booth for this match.
Hook clobbered Ink with a lariat and then a suplex. Hook smashed JD with dangerous cross faces. Hook locked on the Red Rum and JD Ink immediately tapped!
“Maybe he’ll give me some attention now,” said Roderick Strong.
Roderick was surrounded by Matt Taven and Mike Bennett, along with AEW security, protecting him from Hook, ahead of their match next week.
Alex Marvez interviewed Private Party backstage!
Private Party dared Claudio, Pac, and Yuta to put their belts on the line next week at Grand Slam!
Renee Paquette interviewed The Patriarchy backstage!
Christian Cage: “I’d like to take a moment to talk about my prodigy Nick Wayne who has a match this Friday on Rampage. I’ve decided he and I will hold championships at the same time. That won’t make it nice in the Moxley household. He doesn’t have the open contract that I have.”
Kip Sabian approached Christian Cage and tried to say there were no hard feelings. Christian Cage gave Kip a stern warning not to come near them again.
AEW Women’s World Champion “The Glamour” Mariah May & “The Professor” Serena Deeb
vs.
Queen Aminata & Yuka Sakazaki!
Deeb and Yuka traded a flurry of offense, but it was a stalemate in the early goings. Queen Aminata grabbed a tag and dropkicked Deeb, but Mariah May was busy kissing her championship belt.
Deeb caught Queen Aminata with a dragon screw through the ropes. Deeb didn’t get much help from Mariah throughout the match.
Yuka took down Mariah with a hurracanrana and then a rising knee strike. Yuka nailed Deeb with a Northern Lights Bomb. Yuka suplexed Mariah onto Deeb, covering Deeb for a near fall.
Yuka sent Deeb for a ride with the Merry Go Round! Yuka wiped out the competition with a springboard splash! Yuka followed up with the Magical Girl Splash onto Deeb, but Mariah blindsided Yuka, cracking her on the side of the head with the belt. The ref disqualified Mariah and Deeb.
Mariah whipped Yuka with the championship belt and then kissed her on the cheek.
A Mina Shirakawa video package aired!
Mina: “Mariah, you said you want me? We had so many good times together and we can even more. In my heart I want Mariah. Do you really want Mina? Does AEW really want Mina? Get ready because Mina is coming!”
A video package aired hyping next week’s match between former ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness and AEW World Champion “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson, contingent on if Bryan is medically cleared.
Up next: Jon Moxley, who was joined by Marina Shafir and Claudio Castagnoli approached the ring!
Private Party ambushed Moxley and Claudio! It didn’t work out though, as the BCC got the upper hand. Marina stomped on Zay after Moxley threw him into the steel ring steps. Komander appeared out of nowhere and dropkicked Claudio. Komander took flight but Claudio wiped him out with a European Uppercut! Marian took Alex Abrahantes down with a judo throw.
Moxley pulled a toolbox out from beneath the ring. Claudio and Marina held down Zay. Moxley broke Zay’s hand with a hammer! Darby Allin got into the ring and he and Moxley faced off ahead of their match next week. Marina held back Claudio. Darby swung the skateboard at Moxley, but Moxley dodged it and jumped out of the ring!
Darby: “Jon Moxley, when are you going to realize I’m not the same guy you met five years ago. I’m going to run through you a Grand Slam and then I’m walking into Wrestle Dream where I will become the next AEW World Champion!”
Ricochet vs. The Beast Mortos!
Ricochet went right after the Beast Mortos, coming out of the gates hot. The Beast hoisted up Ricochet and threw Ricochet into the corner. Mortos charged at Ricochet, but Ricochet dodged it. Ricochet followed up with a tope suicida to Mortos!
Ricochet grabbed a near fall on Mortos after a running, shooting star press. Mortos and Ricochet went move for move and the fans gave it a standing ovation! Mortos caught Ricochet as Ricochet flipped over the rope to the outside. Mortos power bombed Ricochet onto the ring apron!
Mortos rocked Ricochet with a Samoan Drop for a near fall! Mortos cracked Ricochet with a headbutt. Ricochet used Mortos’ momentum against him, sending Mortos out of the ring. Ricochet wrecked Mortos with a Code Red on the arena floor, countering a power bomb!
Ricochet hit a 450 splash but somehow Mortos kicked out at the two-count! The Beast Mortos walloped Ricochet with a press slam from the top rope!
“That was wild right there,” said Taz.
The fans chanted “A-E-W! A-E-W!”
Ricochet blasted Mortos with a crucifix bomb! Ricochet finished off Mortos with the Vertigo and pinned him!
“Ricochet earned every bit of that victory, as the Beast Mortos came to fight tonight,” said Excalibur.
“Ricochet showed why he’s a special athlete,” replied Taz.
Tony Schiavone was in the ring to interview “Hangman” Adam Page!
Hangman: “I have watched, and I have listened for a long while because I knew a day like this would come, when Swerve Strickland was dealt with, and he would be gone! And I knew that it wouldn’t be just Swerve who had to pay. There were people who protected him from me, and people who supported Swerve.
“And apparently, I am surrounded by them now. People who would cheer Swerve all the way to the AEW World Championship. People who would cheer Swerve when he was finally locked in a cage with his fate! And when I hear those voices, I’m reminded of the four months I sat at home suspended. And I’m reminded I seem to hear another voice loud and clear, above them, a voice coming clear from the commentary desk.”
Schiavone: “Now listen, Jeff Jarrett—”
Hangman: “Jeff Jarrett is not here with me, but you are!”
Jeff Jarrett stormed to the ring! Hangman clubbed Jarrett as Jarrett tried to enter the ring! Hangman whipped Jeff into the barricade. Hangman went for the Buckshot Lariat, but security jumped into the ring and separated the two men!
Jeff Jarrett: “Hangman Page, I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit back there and let you put one finger on Tony Schiavone. As a matter of fact, there’s an entire dressing room in the back that wants to beat the hell out of you, and the Last Outlaw is in the front of the line!
“Hanger, I’m going to make a promise to you. If it’s the last thing I do in my career, somehow, somewhere, some place, the Last Outlaw is going to kick your ass!”
Renee Paquette tried to interview Ricochet backstage, but Will Ospreay interrupted!
Ospreay offered his hand to Ricochet. Ricochet said, “You told me to get my wins up and come see you. Let me show you how it is from my perspective. From the moment I stepped foot in AEW, everyone has been calling me out to try to prove they’re better than me.
“It seems everyone is more worried about you than they are about me. No one has been calling you out. So let me do the honors. In two weeks, I hope you’re not too busy. I took your advice. I talked to Tony. And on October 2nd, it’s going to be Ricochet versus Will Ospreay for the International Championship. I’ll be seeing you soon. Real soon, little bro.
Dynamite Main Event Time! Trios Match!
The Elite—AEW Continental Champion “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada & AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks—Nicholas & Matthew Jackson
vs.
AEW International Champion “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay & The Don Callis Family— “The Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita & “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher!
Don Callis joined the commentary team for this match.
Nicholas hammered at Flecher with clubbing blows. Fletcher used his size advantage to hit a shoulder tackle. Ospreay tagged in and they used tandem offense on Nicholas.
Okada grabbed a tag. Ospreay and Okada had a stare down. Ospreay took down Okada with a hurracanrana. Takeshita tagged himself in. Okada shoved Will into Takeshida. The Elite posed outside the ring, but Ospreay and the Callis Family hit sliding dropkicks and then topes onto the Elite!
Fletcher tagged in but Matthew Jackson blindsided him. Fletcher broke through with a double clothesline on the Bucks. Fletcher cracked the Bucks with a running kick in the corner. Fletcher spiked Nicholas with a brain buster for a near fall!
Okada came steaming into the ring. Okada battered Fletcher with three consecutive upper cuts and followed up with the Michinoku Driver! Takeshita tagged in and nailed Okada with the Takeshida Line. Takeshita nailed Okada with a brain buster and then a senton off the middle rope!
Takeshita planted Okada with a Blue Thunder Bomb and then Okada got his clock cleaned with a triple dropkick. Okada fired back with a shotgun dropkick!
The fans chanted “A-E-W! A-E-W! A-E-W!”
Okada rocked Takeshita with a nasty neck breaker! The Bucks doubled teamed Takeshita with Risky Business. Okada followed up with an elbow drop on Takeshita. The Bucks went for an EVP Trigger, but Takeshita avoided it! Takeshita hit both Bucks with a stereo German Suplex!
Will Ospreay tagged in and used a standing sky twister press on Matthew. Will ducked a rainmaker clothesline but ate two superkicks from the Bucks. Fletcher jumped in to break up the pin attempt on Ospreay.
The fans chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome!”
The Bucks pumped up their sneakers. Will blocked superkicks but the odds were against him, and they broke Ospreay down. Fletcher and Ospreay used combination on Matthew, but Okada jumped in to break it up.
Okada got planted by Takeshita’s Blue Thunder Bomb! Nicholas smashed Fletcher with a face buster. The Bucks tried for the TK Driver, but Kyle escaped and nailed Matthew with a twisting tombstone piledriver, but Nichoals broke up the pin attempt. Fletcher and Ospreay used the Coriolis on Matthew and Fletcher picked up the pinfall victory for the team!
This Friday tune in to AEW RAMPAGE at 10/9c on TNT!
Don’t miss AEW COLLISION on Saturday on TNT at 8/7c from the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA!
Catch AEW DYNAMITE: Grand Slam on TBS next Wednesday live at 8/7ct from Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, NY!
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