Posted on 2/20/125 by Bob Magee
AEW DYNAMITE was broadcast on TBS and streamed on MAX live
from the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, AZ!
Excalibur, “The Human Suplex Machine” Taz, and Ian Riccaboni
were the broadcast team for tonight’s event.
It’s Wednesday night and you know what that means!
MJF walked to the ring for his faceoff with “Hangman” Adam
Page, kicking off tonight’s program!
Extra security staff surrounded the ring to make sure
nothing got physical between Page and MJF.
MJF: “The year was 2019, the first ever event in the history
of this company was Double Or Nothing. The first match was a
Casino Battle Royal. I had the match won. It was the biggest
opportunity of my life, and you screwed me. You cheap
shotted me like a gutless little worm. So I had to crawl my
way back to the top and I did so by beating some of the top
names in this industry.
“Who did I beat to win my Dynamite Diamond Ring? Oh that’s
right, it was you. I main evented, headlined, and won the
biggest wrestling event of all time in Wembley Stadium. I am
the best and longest reigning AEW World Champion of all
time. The greatest wrestler on god’s green earth. And do you
know why, Hangman? Because my name is MJF and I’m better
than you and you know it.”
Hangman: “Why are you talking to me like I don’t know who
you are? I know exactly who you are and what you’ve done.
You’re 28 years old and already have a history-making
wrestling career. But you sound angry about your
accomplishments. All of that, and you can’t be happy. Is it
because there’s something you still haven’t been able to
win…from them?”
MJF: “How about you shut your mouth! I don’t care a damn
about the fans. I just think it’s funny that these
hypocrites get to determine who is morally redeemable and
who’s not. These people woke up one day and decided you get
to be the main character? You’re the good guy?
“These morons will chant for you at the top of your lungs.
Everybody loves ‘Hangman’ Adam Page. But I’ve got a question
for you, bud? After everything you’ve done, do you love you?
Did you love yourself after you ended the career of your
mentor? After you absolutely demolished that jobber hack
Christopher Daniels?”
Hangman: “Don’t you dare! He’s ten times the man you’ll ever
be! He went out fighting for his life! He died a warrior’s
death! I know CD and he never would have had it any other
way. He took care of professional wrestling even when
professional wrestling did not take care of him. He is the
best of us. It’s because of men and women like him that we
have the chance to stand in this ring tonight. Don’t you
ever forget it. It is that selflessness and humility that I
don’t think you understand. You don’t have the stomach for
it. Let me ask you, if your career ended tonight, what would
they say about you? Would they say that you’re a credit to
our sport? Or would they say you’re an opportunist? A
selfish coward?
“You asked why after everything that I have done these
people still seem to care about me and I am not going to be
arrogant to try to understand it, but I know what is right
and I know what is wrong and I tell the truth about it. I
have never lied to the fans. If I have had a problem, I have
faced it head on, eye to eye. I didn’t run from it. I didn’t
hide it. Everything I’ve had I have worked for it.
“You have spent five years cheating, scheming your way to
the top. And anyone who stood in your way, you would tell
them you’re better than them. And I hope that for once, for
your sake, there is a small part of you that’s wondering, is
it true? Because it’s not. And deep down I think you know
it.”
MJF: “Oh my god, are you a child? I’m sorry fans, did I not
win fair and square on my way to the top. The history books
don’t give a damn how you get the job done. I earned
everything. I can’t say the same for you, now, can I? No,
no. Because whether you admit it or not, you were the golden
boy, the chosen one. You came walking into this company with
all the buzz in the world. You know what I came in with? A
scarf and a microphone. I talk, look, wrestle better than
you. You name one thing you do better than me? Name it!”
Hangman: “I am real.”
MJF: “You know what? You can be the main character all you
want. I got no problem being the bad guy.”
Security jumped onto the ring apron and MJF backed off,
despite Page daring him to do something. MJF spat at Page!
Page charged at MJF, but MJF retreated, and security held
back Page! Christopher Daniels jumped into the ring and told
Page: “Don’t listen to MJF. I know who you are, and you know
who you are!”
Renee Paquette was backstage with the Undisputed Kingdom!
Adam Cole said he felt he was destined to dance with Orange
Cassidy forever. Adam Cole said Roderick Strong was going to
whoop Orange’s ass, regardless of if Kyle is friends with
Orange in the Conglomeration.
Trios Match!
The OPPS—Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, & HOOK
vs.
The Patriarchy’s Christian Cage, Nick Wayne, & Kip Sabian
(with Mother Wayne)!
Shibata and Kip began for their respective teams. Shibata
used a back sweep trip to take down Sabian. Kip charged at
Sabian for a shoulder tackle, but Shibata shrugged it off.
Samoa Joe tagged in, and he and Shibata lit up Sabian’s
chest with chops.
Samoa Joe, and then Shibata took turns chopping Nick Wayne
in the corner. Hook tagged in and he began to punish Nick
Wayne with chops. Shibata tagged back in, and Kip Sabian
clubbed Shibata with a cheap shot. Nick Wayne nailed Shibata
with a snap suplex.
Hook tagged in and cleaned house on the Patriarchy with
suplexes. Samoa Joe took flight with a tope suicida and
wiped out Christian Cage. Nick Wayne stunned Hook with a
roundhouse kick. Nick went for the Wayne’s World but Hook
countered with the Red Rum, winning via submission.
Excalibur announced that Tony Khan made it official: Sunday,
March 9th, live on PPV, it will be MJF vs. “Hangman” Adam
Page at AEW Revolution!
Renee Paquette was backstage with ROH World Champion Chris
Jericho!
Jericho: “Wipe that smirk off your face. If it wasn’t for
me, you wouldn’t have a job. No Chris Jericho, no AEW. That
is a fact. Am I too nice? I am a nine time World champion in
multiple companies. Bandido, you got a victory over me in
Australia. So what I’m going to do is give you a chance at
this title this Saturday on Collision. People around here
are getting a little too comfortable around Chris Jericho.”
Street Fight!
Powerhouse Hobbs vs. The Learning Tree’s Big Bill!
Big Bill booted Hobbs in the head. They brawled around
ringside and into the crowd. Hobbs clubbed Bill with a
lariat over the barricade. Big Bill smashed a sound mixer
into Hobbs’ knee. Big Bill grabbed a wrench from beneath the
ring. Hobbs ducked a shot from Big Bill and swung a chair at
Big Bill!
Big Bill cracked Hobbs in the head with the wrench! Hobbs
was busted wide open. Big Bill spiked Hobbs on the steel
steps with a choke slam!
Hobbs rocked Big Bill with a trash can to the head! Bryan
Keith jumped into the ring, but Hobbs choke slammed Keith
through a table in the corner! Hobbs picked up Big Bill and
drove him down with a slam on the stage! Hobbs hit Big Bill
with the loaded backpack. The backpack was full of bricks.
Hobbs knocked Big Bill off the steel steps that were set up
on the stage, sending Big Bill crashing through tables
wrapped in barbed wire. Big Bill couldn’t free himself and
lost via not beating the ten count!
Renee Paquette was backstage with the Murder Machines!
Brian Cage: “We upstaged the Hurt Syndicate last week. We
wanted to say something to them face to face but they’re
nowhere to be found.”
Lance Archer: “We’ll look for you on Collision this
Saturday!”
AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm came to the
ring, accompanied by Luther the Butler!
“Timeless” Toni Storm: “This whore you all adore, this tramp
is your new champ! On the other side of the world in front
of friends, family, and former lovers, I faced the woman
from hell. A woman who broke my heart and took my title and
ruined my soul, Mariah May, you sick bitch!
“But Mariah I am so proud of you because you gave me the
fight of my life and then I beat you with my small package.
They say the best thing come in small packages, but you
should have worn protection because I railed you with the
biggest package.
“As for this championship, if I’m going to be the best then
I need to face the best. Women of wrestling lend me your
ears. Because whether you’re Kris Statlander or Willow
Nightingale or Wendy Richter, I’m not hard to find. For god
is a woman and her name is ‘Timeless!’”
A hype package aired for Gabe Kidd who will be coming to
Collision this Saturday night!
Renee Paquette was backstage with Willow Nightingale!
Marina Shafir ambushed Willow with the steel briefcase! AEW
World Champion Jon Moxley walked to the ring with the Death
Riders!
Moxley: “I’m the champion of the world which means this is
my microphone, this is my building, you’re sitting in my
damn seats. So nobody comes into my house and lays down some
challenge to me. I don’t care if they’re the ‘Rated R
Superstar’. Adam Copeland isn’t here. He’s probably still
face down in the dirt in Australia. He made a challenge to
me but I about popped his head off. If he shows up to
Revolution, I will finish the job!”
“Switchblade” Jay White walked through the tunnel and onto
the ramp! The Death Riders surrounded Jay White. Cope’s
music began to play, and Cope popped up behind Moxley,
grounding pounding him! Jay blasted Pac with a Blade Runner.
Cope pulled Spike out from beneath the ring. Cope swung
Spike at Moxley and Moxley made a hasty retreat!
Cope: “Moxley! This isn’t your arena. These aren’t your
seats. These aren’t your people. They’re my people! Moxley,
I know you’re probably halfway back to your hotel. I know
you’re going to see this. You’re a coward. You’ve got no
spine. You need your goon squad. As of now I’m going to take
them out one by one by one! So when we get to Revolution it
is man versus man and I’m going to kick your ass!”
Renee Paquette was backstage with TBS Champion Mercedes
Mone!
Mercedes: “Say hello to your CEO!”
Renee: “You are now 14 and 0 as TBS Champion. We caught up
with Momo Watanabe in Australia and she chose a match
against you at Revolution for the TBS championship.”
Mercedes: “Show up at Dynamite and say it to my face, Momo!”
Kris Statlander vs. Megan Bayne!
They locked up and Megan backed Kris into the ropes. Stat
tried a shoulder tackle and Bayne didn’t budge. Statlander
connected with a standing moonsault press for a near fall.
Stat chopped Bayne into the corner. Statlander cracked Megan
with a high roundhouse kick.
Bayne speared Kris Statlander! Stat staggered Bayne with a
lariat and then a kick to the back of Bayne’s head.
“They are evenly matched. This is a battle for sure,” said
Taz.
Bayne nailed Statlander with a deadlift German suplex.
Statlander planted Bayne on the ring apron! Bayne brought
Statlander back into the ring the hard way with a suplex!
Penelope Ford ran out of nowhere and shoved Statlander off
the top turnbuckle. Bayne seized the opportunity to finish
off Stat with an F5, scoring the biggest victory of her
short AEW career.
Thunder Rosa ran to the ring with a steel chair! The ref
kept Thunder Rosa away from Bayne and Ford!
Renee Paquette was backstage with “Platinum” Max Caster!
Caster: “The strategy with my open challenge is not the
problem. The open challenge is about going eye to eye with
the best wrestler alive. Look into my eyes. This open
challenge continues this Saturday on Collision. Whoever
answers it will get beat because I will prove you can’t be
better than the best.”
Up next: Ricochet came to the ring!
Ricochet was wearing Jimmy Rave’s robe, stolen from the
Embassy.
Ricochet: “I will be speaking directly to the people at
home. What you need to understand is all of this booing, it
doesn’t matter. None of it matters because when you boo a
winner, you boo into a void of nothingness and Ricochet is a
winner. I proved it two weeks ago when I pinned Swerve
Strickland to the mat. But in reality, I’ve been proving it
since the moment I stepped into AEW.
“I whopped Swerve’s ass. Will’s ass. Darby’s ass. Komander’s
ass. Winners always have something to show for it and baby,
Ricochet has something to show for all of his success. I’m
not content with just wearing this robe. I’m talking
championships. I will be the main name on this roster. I
came to win gold.
“So that is where my sights are set for 2025. I want to be a
champion in AEW. Let me correct that. Ricochet will be a
champion in AEW because I’m too damn good looking not to
be.”
Prince Nana walked out to Swerve’s music and got into the
ring across from Ricochet.
Prince Nana: “I know what you’re thinking but this isn’t
that. I want to talk one on one, so I asked Swerve to stay
home. We’ve been beefing up and down the road for the last
couple of months and I don’t know where that’s going. But
what I do know is you’re wearing something that doesn’t
belong to you. I’ve been in this business for three decades
making history. That robe has a lot to do with it, my
friend. That robe represents pride and integrity and those
that I’ve walked through and those that we’ve lost. Anyone
that’s wearing that robe has honor.
“Ricochet, honestly, if you’re that winner that you always
say that you are, just do me a favor and give the robe back
to me.”
Ricochet: “So you want the robe back. Is that what I’m
hearing? Take it. Are you going to cry, Nana? That’s ok. We
all have emotions. You’re not getting the robe back Nana.”
AEW Revolution International Championship Series!
“Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy
vs. The Undisputed Kingdom’s Roderick Strong (with Kyle
O’Reilly & Adam Cole)!
Jim Ross joined the broadcast booth for this match.
Roddy hit a shoulder tackle. Orange rocketed out of the ring
with a tope suicida. Orange hugged Kyle. Orange jumped off
the top turnbuckle and Roddy countered with a dropkick!
Strong used a slingshot into a powerslam on Orange Cassidy.
Orange spiked Roddy with a DDT! Roddy answered with some
chops. Orange hit a dropkick. Orange connected with a cross
body press. Orange rocked Roddy with another DDT for a near
fall!
Cassidy blasted Roddy with the Beach Break, but Roddy kicked
out at the two-count! Roddy wrecked Orange with two back
breakers, followed by the End of Heartache for a near fall
on Orange!
Roddy dodged an Orange Punch and applied a Texas Cloverleaf.
Orange crawled to the ropes to force the ref to break the
hold. Strong hit the sick kick but Orange staggered Roddy
with the Stun Dog Millionaire and followed up with the
Orange Punch, pinning Roderick Strong!
“What a main event we just witnessed. And Orange Cassidy
punched his ticket for next week’s Dynamite as he’ll face
Konosuke Takeshita, with the winner facing Kenny Omega at
Revolution!”
Tony Schiavone was in the ring to interview Orange Cassidy!
Before Cassidy had a chance to speak, The Don Callis Family
walked onto the ramp!
Don Callis: “I have something very important to say. Orange,
I guess you were going to tell everyone you’re the greatest
International Champion of all time, but to me you’re nothing
but a red-headed hippie. Get him!”
Mark Davis began to pummel Orange Cassidy. Takeshita and
Davis held back Orange while Don Callis kicked Orange. Kenny
Omega sprinted to the ring to even up the odds! Davis held
back Omega while Takeshita cracked Omega with a big elbow
strike! Takeshita was looking for the Raging Fire but Orange
escaped and Kenny rocked Takeshita with the V-Trigger! Kenny
picked up Takeshita’s championship and held it up high.
“Kenny wants to take that title from Takeshita, but it may
be Orange Cassidy that Takeshita faces live on pay-per-view
at Revolution,” said Excalibur.
Don’t miss AEW COLLISION live on Saturday on TNT and
streaming on MAX from the Arizona Financial Theatre in
Phoenix, AZ at 8/7ct!
Special Programing Note: Catch AEW DYNAMITE on TBS and
streaming on MAX next Wednesday live coast-to-coast 8e/5p
from Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, CA!
Tickets On Sale Now! – www.AEWTix.com
And remember… We are AEW—Where The Best Wrestle!