For once, Friday is wrestling night! And that means it’s time for another edition of the AEW Dynamite Recap! Watch this space for the live written play-by-play.
We’ve got a lot more fans than usual here and it really looks different in general. Starting out the AEW Dynamite Recap, out comes Darby Allin and Sting to a huge ovation!
Darby Allin vs. Cezar Bononi
Darby takes Cezar into the corner for chops. “Darby” chants, Cezar reverses, whips him in the corner but Allin bounces back for an arm wringer. Shot to the gut from Bononi. Loud “Let’s Go Darby” chant as he looks to take over with an arm wringer again but Bononi with a shot to the taped up ribs drops him. Takes him to the corner and clobbers him. Bononi hoists Allin up and tosses him across the ring! Hoists him up, just tosses him again. Picks him up, drops him backfirst onto the top buckle and Allin bounces to the ramp!
Cezar picks him up, simply hurls him back over the top rope to the ring, cover for a nearfall. Covers over and over again for 2 counts. Another loud “Darby” chant as Cezar stomps on his back. Pulls him up, Allin with elbows, Cezar hoists him up but Darby flips into a Piggyback Sleeper! Bononi goes down to the knees, grabs the ropes for the break. Darby with open hand strikes to the back, wants a Fujiwara Armbar. Bononi blocks it, takes Darby to the corner for clobbers. Darby with the boots up, OTT Stunner! Dropkick takes Bononi off the buckles, Darby up top – Coffin Drop for the win!
Winner: Darby Allin
As the AEW Dynamite Recap continues, Darby takes up the mic, says he won’t wait to be jumped from behind, dares Ethan and Scorpio to come out here. Sky says he’d love that, as they make their way out. Scorpio says he expects them to come down there in their fancies and fight him for free. “You Suck” chant. Scorpio tells Darby to grow up. Scorpio says Double or Nothing will be the end of one legend and the beginning of two more.
Bononi and all his friends jump Sting and Darby in the ring as Page and Scorpio start to leave; when they see this, they run down and join in! Darby gets taken to the mat with a Crossface, Sting gets a chair wrapped around his leg, they’re about to Pillmanize him until the Dark Order make their way out and run off all the heels!
Paul Wight makes his way out for the Weigh-In between Cody Rhodes and Anthony Ogogo!
That comes after the commercial break, AEW Dynamite Recap will resume. They got the US and UK flags hanging up there, as a big scale is in the center. Wight says there will be no shenanigans, this will be a serious weigh-in. He introduces Ogogo. Nightmare Factory accompanies Ogogo, QT derides the fans, calls them Tebow Country and asks why they’re booing Paul Wight. Wight says the people didn’t pay money to see QT run his mouth. Warns Ogogo not to play tough with him. Seems the whole posse is allowed in the ring. Now he introduces the American Dream, Cody Rhodes! And Cody’s got his own entourage of students.
Wight wants to keep the order here, but there’s a battle royal’s worth of people out here. Cody goes first, takes off the shoes, jacket and yes the track pants. Steps on the scale. Wight fiddles with the scale for a while. Ogogo seems annoyed. Wight says Cody’s at 218. Rhodes flexes! As this happens, actual ass Memorial Day fireworks are going off in the background, that is beautifully timed. “USA” chant as Ogogo strips down to his Union Jack undies. He steps up to the scale. “Austin Powers” chant in response to the boxers. Wight says 219, whaddya know they’re very much in the same weight division.
QT speaks up and says Anthony is heavier and has the advantage at DoN! Ogogo goes to the second rope and poses. Cody does the same. Heels leave in annoyance eventually, Cody thanks Paul Wight, says they’ll see them at DoN. That was surprisingly nothing.
Stadium Stampede vignette.
Jericho says Blood and Guts was not the end but the beginning. MJF says they picked Stadium Stampede because the Inner Circle lost last year. Tully talks off the many weapons stored around the stadium. Jericho says they know what it’s like, they know what to do. Sammy says expect the unexpected. PNP assures us they don’t lose twice in a row. MJF is pleased with the idea of forcing the Inner Circle to break up for good. Shawn Spears caps it off, saying some men are born to be buried.
Powerhouse Hobbs and Christian Cage fighting it out backstage! Hobbs throws him into a fence, Cage ducks a line, nails him in the stomach, I think with a dumbbell? Officials separate them.
Up next on the AEW Dynamite Recap…
Hangman Page vs. Joey Janela
Lock-up. Quick break. Page with a side headlock. Joey into the ropes for the break. Lock-up, Joey takes Page to the corner. Cleanish break, Janela with a big chop. Page reverses and retaliates! And chops him all around the ring. Janela ducks a chop, nails him with several of his own, but Page responds and drops him! Snap Suplex for a 2 count. Whip reversed, Janela ducks a line but gets tossed right to the floor! Tope but Janela slips to the apron, back kick to the face, charges off the apron for a crossbody but Hangman catches him! Fallaway Slam to the floor! Page takes him into the ring, cover for a 2 count. Janela with a dropkick sends Page into the buckles! Commercial break, AEW Dynamite Recap will resume as we come back.
As we return, the fight spills to the apron. Janela piledriver gets blocked, Joey takes him on his shoulders, Page escapes into the ring, Springboard Clothesline takes Joey to the floor! Tope! Hangman drags Joey into the ring, wants the Buckshot, Joey with a forearm to the face. Hits the ropes, Hangman with a Spinebuster for a nearfall! Janela with a boot up off a charge, leaps at him, barely avoids the Deadeye, sunset flip with the tights for a nearfall! Page drops him with a big boot! Some blood coming out of the mouth of Hangman. Joey ducks a shot – GERMAN SUPLEX RIGHT INTO THE BUCKLES! Joey goes up top, Diving Elbow Drop to the heart! Close nearfall! Exchange of shots – Pop-Up Powerbomb from Hangman! Now he’s busted open for real! Buckshot Lariat for the win!
Winner: Hangman Page
That was evidently a real stiff one. Page might need some stitches.
Taz on the mic afterwards, introduces Brian Cage. Page tells Taz to shut up, he knows the plan, Taz starts talking and distracting people, then comes Ricky Starks and Hook. Indeed he turns around and sees Hook come up to the apron. Page says he expects that from Taz but he expected more from Brian. Asks him if he really needs these guys’ help to whoop his ass. Says he thought he’d have more balls than that but maybe they’ve all shrunk up by now. Cage ain’t happy. Hangman challenges him to leave these assholes out of this at DoN and fight him like a man.
Taz objects to that but Cage gets in his face, says he didn’t need those guys before and he doesn’t need them on Sunday. If he wants him one-on-one, he’s got him!
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston have the Young Bucks’ Dior shoes.
They make fun of how they couldn’t pull them off anyway. Say it’s time to get serious as they lay the shoes down on the dirt and… the screen goes to black. Not sure if that was on purpose or not. As we return they restart the segment. Mox say the Young Bucks are the best tag team in the world and supposedly, Mox and Kingston aren’t even a real team. But they’ve had each others’ backs going back years and years. They want those tag titles, the most important tag titles in the world.
Kingston says they’ll quit. Knows they’ll quit. They can’t handle the pressure. Says Mox and himself represent the underdogs. Eddie says Bucks won’t even be in AEW anymore, maybe he can be EVP!
Tony Schiavone out to introduce Orange Cassidy – but instead out comes PAC!
He makes Tony leave and says this Sunday, Orange is irrelevant. The one who will beat Kenny Omega and become AEW World Champion is him, the Bastard! Says is this the world title reign Kenny is proud of, where he’s ducking and dodging and manipulating? Says it’s pathetic. Challenges Kenny to come out here face-to-face to show the world exactly what will happen this Sunday. Don Callis shows up on the screen and says he wouldn’t be in the same ring as him, let alone the same building. Says Kenny Omega and himself aren’t happy with him, he’s a violent and aggressive sociopath, so he wouldn’t be with him but somebody will.
Kenny rushes out to jump PAC but he was ready for it and he nails him! But the Good Brothers rush out to batters him, until Fenix and Penta make their way out and run them off! Still Kenny and PAC are in the ring, Kenny takes PAC up for the One Winged Angel – only for Orange’s music to hit! He comes out with his Best Friend buddies. Cassidy rolls his way into the ring, squares up with Kenny. Puts a hand up… to pull out a letter. It says “For Kenny” and it took several attempts to write that name. Omega takes it and opens it up… and inside is the shredded up contract!
Orange drops him with the Orange Punch!
He then reaches for the title… but PAC stops him! Pulls him up for a Powerbomb but Orange escapes – another Orange Punch and he stands tall! Holds up the AEW World Title.
Backstage interview with Jade Cargill and Tony Schiavone, talking up the open challenge she made that Kilynn King has answered. Matt Hardy interrupts to throw his hat in the ring again. But Mark Sterling comes in to reveal that she’s made her decision and selected him! And he warns Matt that if he keeps accosting her they might require a restraining order, which would keep Hardy from entering the building! Matt is furious.
Up next on the AEW Dynamite Recap…
Jade Cargill vs. Kilynn King
Lock-up, Jade overpowering her in a Test of Strength! King slowly fights back up, Jade kicks her in the gut to drop her. Short-Arm Clothesline! Kick to the gut, whip, King ducks a shot, crossbody but Jade catches her! Curls her a few times, World’s Strongest Slam! Steps on her as we go to commercial break, AEW Dynamite Recap will resume when the show does. As we return, King escapes a body slam and hits her with forearms but Jade deposits her. Sterling offers his card to King, she swings at him.
She starts to come up but gets knocked to the floor by Jade! Throws her against the apron, into the ring. Ducks a line, hoists her up with the Double Chickenwing, lands Jaded for the win.
Winners: Jade Cargill
Jade always having impressive squashes.
Jake Roberts with a promo says Dante Martin will become the youngest champion in all of AEW. Lance Archer says he doesn’t WANT Martin, much as he respects him and hopes he has a good match, he wants Miro! Says he’s done nothing but piss him off. He vows to take the title off of him at Double or Nothing.
Up next on the AEW Dynamite Recap…
TNT Championship: Miro (c) vs. Dante Martin
“Miro’s Gonna Kill You” chant seems to be concerning Dante. Lock-up, knee to the gut from Miro, stomps him into the corner. Yanks him up, Overhead Belly To Belly! Big kick between the shoulder blades! “One More Time” chant, Miro fakes ’em out on it. Crowd still loves him. He drags Martin up, eats a Jawbreaker! Miro with a judo throw, hits the ropes for a splash but Martin slips out of the way! Dodges a corner charge, shoulder thrust, enziguri!
Double jump Moonsault Press for a 1 count! Miro tries to dump him but Martin flips to his feet on the ramp, Springboard Dropkick for a 1 count! Martin wants to go up top, Miro cuts him off, big suplex into the ring! Charging Thrust Kick drops him! Miro with a crazed look in his eye. Gestures for the Game Over, stomps the back and locks it in for the win! Bends him back way too far as he does this!
Winner: Miro
Great little match there.
Jake Roberts and Lance Archer come out. Roberts says Miro huffs and he puffs and blows everyone down but they don’t play fairy tales. Tells him “Shut Up” in Bulgarian. Miro says Roberts always holds his boy back, don’t people wanna see him get unleashed! Jake says “Sic ‘Em” and Archer rushes the ring! Miro tries to hit him with the title belt but Archer goozles him! Wants a chokeslam, Miro escapes, referees rush the ring to get between them and it helps Miro escape! But Archer stands tall and tosses Miro’s title at him!
After a commercial break, we see Tony Schiavone in the ring once again, with Bryce Remsburg holding a championship.
It’s the celebration of Hikaru Shida’s year long reign with the title!
Shida is ushered her way out. To honor her achievement, they present her with the brand new title! It’s definitely bigger and looks quite prestigious! Shida seems pretty touched by this. “You Deserve It” chant as the ref helps fasten it around her waist. Shida says when she won her title, there was no one here. But tonight, the people are here! Pop. “Shida” chant”. She is proud to share this moment because this title is for all of them!
Britt Baker interrupts. She says she didn’t think they’d invite her to this but she comes in peace, Reba’s not here. She came to say congratulations! Britt says Shida was champion through the most difficult time in professional wrestling. Baker notes something she wants to take back from her interview with JR. She said she was the face of the women’s division. But after she takes that title, she’ll be the face of a whole new era! Just as a past era was all about 3:16, this era is all about DMD!
We hear Sammy Guevara’s music and he’s in the crowd with his signs, leading into the inset. He hands them out to the fans, and the cards threaten the Pinnacle but mostly Shawn Spears.
Up next on the AEW Dynamite Recap…
Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky vs. Evil Uno & Stu Grayson
Uno with a waistlock as we start, “Evil Uno” chant. Scorpio reverses, waistlock takedown, steps over his back for heat. Lock-up, Scorpio with a wristlock. Uno reverses. Sky rolls to bring Uno down but he sticks with him. Arm drag, Short Arm Scissor. Grayson tags in, Scorpio goes to his corner, Page tags in as well. Grayson ducks a line – Springboard DDT onto the apron to Sky!! Page suddenly looks scared to be between them both. Grayson nails him, takes him to the corner, Uno tags in, chops ensue. Quick tags, Back Suplex/Elbow Drop combo! Page makes it back to his corner, Sky tags in, Pullover Cutter! Commercial break, AEW Dynamite Recap will resume as the show does.
We return to see Stu fighting back against Sky. Chop, Scorpio takes him up for the TKO but Grayson escapes – Uranage! Page tags in, grabs Stu’s ankle, but he flips forward – Double Pele Kick to both heels! Makes the tag to Uno, chagging shoulder blocks, big boy Step-Up Rana to Page! Trips Sky, stomp to the hands! Bites the nose, pulls him in the French Flatline! Catches a boot, passes it to Remsburg, Neckbreaker drops him with the ref assist! They demolish the heels now, Backstabber from Uno, kicks him off into a Grayson Overhead Belly To Belly into the buckles! Cannonball/450 combo, close nearfall!
“This Is Awesome” chant as they look for the Fatality, Scorpio gouges the eyes of Uno to break, trips Grayson into the heel hook, Page nails Uno with the Ego’s Edge! Scorpio still has Grayson in the hold so he can’t break up the pin, heels get the pin!
Winners: Scorpio Sky & Ethan Page
Page on the mic says what happened tonight will happen this Sunday. Whether it’s the Heel Hook or the Ego’s Edge! Sting’s music hits and Darby leads out a legion of Stings! They come into the ring and Page and Scorpio get rid of a bunch of them but then one no sells some punches. The Sting unmasks to reveal… Sting!!! They then clear the ring and send the heels packing.
As the AEW Dynamite Recap approaches it’s conclusion, Eric Bischoff makes his way out for the Celebration of the Inner Circle! Bischoff says time is a funny thing. Says 25 years ago last night, he had the opportunity to introduce what would become one of the factions that many would say is the greatest of all time, on this very network at that! Tonight he has the opportunity to introduce another faction; the Inner Circle!
Out they come, for the loudest singalong in a while.
Chris Jericho says it feels so good to be around fans again. Says Eric is another guy they called to make amends with. He wants to thank him for everything he did for his career in WCW and thanks him for being here tonight. Bischoff introduces an Inner Circle vignette and it’s a highlight reel of them demolishing people between flamboyant big stunts.
Santana says wow, we’ve done some pretty cool shit!
October 2nd, 2019, the night everything changed for all of them. Says they put this locker room on their backs and carried them through the Pandemic and now here they are, standing at the return of the best fans in wrestling today! If this is their last time together, if it truly is their last dance, he’s glad to spend it with all of them. Ortiz says that was beautiful and gives a fistbump.
Hager says he’s always believed in the journey not the destination. The good times isn’t what he wants to see, show the bad times, the hard times that make hard men, those are the times to be celebrated. Sammy Guevara on the mic and gets a big chant! Says what else is there to say, they’ve been through everything together. He came to AEW wearing a Panda head, now he’s in the greatest faction in all of pro wrestling! Until he wasn’t. Said when he quit the Inner Circle and didn’t have them backing him up, he didn’t like it at all. He will do everything in his power to make sure that never happens again.
Chris Jericho says that when they first got together and he saw the pictures, he thought they were Guns ‘N Roses, a bunch of tough bastards that didn’t care what anyone thought about them. If this is their last time in the ring, together he wants them to know… he loves them. They share hugs and middle fingers.
MJF and Wardlow appear on the tron.
Max says this is real touching but let’s ask Dean whath e thinks. They have Dean Malenko laid out and leaned against the goalposts out on the field! The Inner Circle rush out to save him but the Pinnacle jump them from behind as they make their way out! They drag them onto the football field, a preview of what awaits!
Spears, MJF and Wardlow take out Jericho, Guevara and Hager as FTR nail brutal Piledrivers off a balcony through tables to Santana and Ortiz!! And that is that, Pinnacle stand tall!