Tuesday is generally one of the calmer nights of any given week in pro wrestling, but that’s definitely not the case for tonight. As a result, AEW is loading up a special Tuesday night episode of Dynamite that is not just themed as Title Tuesday but also will have its own Buy-In pre-show, feature 30 minutes without commercials and reportedly have an overrun as well.
Why all the fuss? Well, once it became clear that Dynamite would have to switch nights this week due to the MLB Playoffs on TBS, it left the show head to head with WWE’s NXT — and at the exact same time as well. WWE spent several weeks reinforcing its broadcast with stars of the past (The Undertaker?!?) and present, to which AEW did the only sensible thing: It started loading up Dynamite too.
The result should be a show fans won’t want to miss, which we suppose is the point. It will start with the Buy-In, a 30-minute pre-show on YouTube and social media that features Eddie Kingston defending both his ROH and NJPW Strong championships against the legendary Minoru Suzuki. Yes, on the pre-show.
Once the broadcast begins in earnest on TBS, there’s a whole mess of goodness on the way, beginning with the first 30 minutes commercial-free. It may include the in-ring AEW debut of Adam Copeland as he takes on Luchasaurus. Or the first part of the show could be where we see Powerhouse Hobbs battle Chris Jericho, or Jay White vs. Hangman Adam Page for the first time since their NJPW days, or perhaps a TNT Championship No. 1 contenders match pitting Swerve Strickland against Bryan Danielson.
And since the show is dubbed Title Tuesday, it has to have championship matches — two, as it turns out. One will see Saraya put the AEW Women’s World Championship on the line against former champ Hikaru Shida. The other will be the third meeting between Rey Fenix and Jon Moxley as the latter tries to reclaim the AEW International Championship from the former.
That already sounds like a lot, but AEW is also promoting appearances from world champion MJF and “Timeless” Toni Storm, which might be why there are reports that Tony Khan has secured an overrun for Dynamite from TBS. The Buy-In begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with the show following at 8 p.m., so be sure to either be watching, set your DVR or join us here at Wrestling Junkie for what sounds like a wild ride on Title Tuesday.
Tonight’s the night: WWE and AEW are pulling out all the stops for their rare Tuesday head-to-head battle.
Wake up, wrestling fans. It’s Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. You know what that means?
It’s time for Tuesday Night Wrestling Promotion Fights!
In one corner, you have AEW, which was forced to move Dynamite to Tuesday due to the MLB postseason. AEW gave fans some incentive to tune in Tuesday night by having Adam Copeland make his in-ring debut for the promotion.
In the other corner, we have the show that typically resides on Tuesdays, NXT, which decided to counter AEW with John Cena, Paul Heyman, Asuka, Cody Rhodes, and based off a not-so-subtle gong at the end of the promo for the show, possibly even The Undertaker.
Just when it looked like AEW was already down on the mat, the promotion answered back via some fiery Tony Khan posts on X. First, he announced that the first 30 minutes of Dynamite will also be commercial-free.
The first 30 minute of TITLE TUESDAY #AEWDynamite will be commercial-free on @TBSNetwork TOMORROW night!
Remember AEW Dynamite is in a special timeslot TOMORROW, one week only Tuesday #AEWDynamite TITLE TUESDAY on TBS!
Tomorrow Night, 8pm ET/7pm CT First 30 mins commercial free
Then Khan raised the stakes by announcing a dream match between Eddie Kingston and Minoru Suzuki. Just casually. Not to mention that this will be happening on the pre-show…for an episode of Dynamite.
Before a HUGE timeshifted Tuesday Night #AEWDynamite is live TOMORROW Title Tuesday, with the first 30 minutes Commercial Free on @TBSNetwork starting at 8pm ET/7pm CT:
The Buy In 7:30pm ET/6:30pm CT ROH World + NJPW Strong Openweight Title Match
Neither promotion is even hiding it at this point. This is going to be an all out wrestling promotion fight. You thought we had Tribal Combat at SummerSlam? Well, buckle up, fam. You’re about to see the REAL tribal combat tonight.
Social media will be ablaze with hot takes, I’m sure. Wrestling fans should feel too blessed to be stressed at this point, but telling them to relax is an exercise in futility. So instead of trying to stamp out the flames, I’m going to stoke them.
That is right, I am here to instigate the madness for once. Call me messy if you want to. I don’t care. I am here for the sneak disses both sides may throw on television. I will also be here for the discourse that will take place during and especially after the shows are off the air.
Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to tune out before it gets too toxic. I still have my limits.
But until it gets to that point, I will enjoy this day. That is because days like this are unique. Days like this are wild. Days like this are fun.
I am here to embrace the chaos that will be this day. And this time, I am advocating for wrestling fans to do so as well.
AEW Dynamite also saw The Don Callis Family gain a powerful new ally and Jay White formally challenge MJF for Full Gear.
OK, look, the whole “time flies when you’re having fun” thing is a little tired, for sure. But holy crap, AEW Dynamite has been on the air for four years? It feels like just yesterday AEW was the little startup wrestling promotion that could, and now it’s out here showing off WWE Hall of Famers and stuff.
Well yes, it already had a few of those, granted. But Adam Copeland, the man formerly known as Edge, was WWE through and through … until he wasn’t. He’s already spoken with a couple media outlets about why he made the big move at this point in his career (not this one, but it’s cool, we’ll talk to you eventually Mr. Copeland), but he may tell the whole world more as he’s definitely scheduled to speak on Dynamite tonight in Stockton.
It wouldn’t be a proper anniversary celebration without a title match, and Dynamite is giving us one of those as well. Rey Fenix, who only recently won the International Championship from Jon Moxley, will defend it against one half of the Young Bucks, Nick Jackson. It’s always fun when tag team specialists get a singles run, and that could apply to the winner no matter who it turns out to be.
Speaking of tag teams, it’s hard to find many more unlikely than Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega. Yet the enemy of my enemy is truly my friend, which is why they’re joining forces in Stockton to continue their battle against The Don Callis Family … which hasn’t been going well as of late if we’re being honest.
We’ll also hear from Juice Robinson and The Gunns of Bullet Club Gold, and we’re guessing there will be some surprises in store as well given the occasion. Let’s find out.
AEW Dynamite results from Stockton:
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Renee Paquette speaks with Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega, who fought in the main event of the same Dynamite but are aligned tonight; Adam Copland stops by, is offered a handshake by Omega and wishes the two of them good luck against The Don Callis Family
Rey Fenix def. Nick Jackson by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
Adam Cole goes to check on Roderick Strong, and they have fun rolling around with Roddy in a wheelchair and Adam on a scooter while The Kingdom sits around looking miserable; the audio is too broken to hear what else they’re discussing
Wardlow def. Griff Garrison by referee stoppage
A brief video shows Copeland’s debut from WrestleDream
Don Callis tells Paquette that Sammy Guevara isn’t cleared to compete but suggests that a number of people want to prove it to the Family, and he says he’s got someone to team with Konosuke Takeshita tonight: Kyle Fletcher
Because of the audio issues, the Cole-Strong video is shown again, with Roddy guilt tripping Adam into rearranging the furniture and putting off his ankle surgery again
The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass def. The Butcher, The Blade and Kip Sabian by pinfall to retain the AEW World Trios Championship
The second part of Toni Storm’s interview goes even worse for poor RJ City until he convinces her that she’s “Timeless,” and apparently that version of her will premiere tonight
Bryan Danielson and Zack Sabre Jr. seem like they’re not finished with each other
Bullet Club Gold gets one over on MJF, getting him to agree to put his title up against Jay White at Full Gear
Paquette talks to Orange Cassidy and Hook, who eat chips and wonder if Orange should get a title shot next week; Renee turns down Hook’s offer of chips
Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega def. Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher by pinfall, but …
… Powerhouse Hobbs hits the ring to destroy Jericho and Omega after the bell, smashing Jericho with a steel chair and helping The Don Callis Family hold Omega in place for a chair shot from Callis
Paquette talks to MJF, who pauses to call Max Caster a stalker and tries calling Cole but gets no answer
Samoa Joe discusses the difference between being hungry and satisfied, and that while MJF earned his respect, it only means his hunger will be focused on the world champ
“Timeless” Toni Storm def. Skye Blue by pinfall
Stokely Hathaway joins Paquette to discuss the four-way bout on Rampage to find a No. 1 contender for Eddie Kingston’s ROH World Championship
AEW Dynamite from Stockton will also see Rey Fenix put his International Championship on the line against Nick Jackson.
We always knew we were headed for this, right? That on the fourth anniversary of AEW Dynamite, we’d be celebrating by welcoming WWE Hall of Famer Edge, who of course can’t be called that in AEW, so he’s going by his real name of Adam Copeland, right?
Well that’s exactly where we’ve found ourselves. Tonight’s episode of Dynamite kicks off year five of AEW’s flagship show, and Mr. Copeland will be a big part of it if the advertising is any indication. He’s not scheduled to wrestle for the first time in an AEW ring until next Dynamite (which will be on Tuesday instead of Wednesday, because baseball), but he will be speaking in Stockton.
What will he address? Most likely why he decided not to help his old friend Christian Cage and instead stood against him beside Darby Allin and Sting at WrestleDream. If I was Cage, I’d want to know why as well.
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Copeland isn’t the only big name appearing on tonight’s show. Kenny Omega, fresh off his video game victory over MMA fighter Demetrious Johnson, will team with Chris Jericho to take on Konosuke Takeshita and Sammy Guevara. A championship will also be up for grabs as AEW International Championship Rey Fenix tries to stay that way against Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks.
But let’s be real. The big attraction for Dynamite is going to be hearing “You think you know me?” followed by “Metalingus” blaring about how someone can see clearly on this day on AEW TV. It’s going to be cool and surreal at the same time until we all get used to it.
And we’ll be here for it on Wrestling Junkie, in both the figurative and literal senses, so hop back here for live AEW Dynamite results tonight if you aren’t able to watch the show.
During a media call earlier this week, Tony Khan revealed that the plans behind Sunday’s pay-per-view began back on Oct. 1 of last year, when he heard that legendary wrestler and founder of New Japan Pro Wrestling Antonio Inoki had passed away at the age of 79.
Khan told the media that he took a mental note of the date and immediately began the ideation process of putting on a tribute show with New Japan to honor Inoki. The result is WrestleDream.
The last time AEW did something with a distinct NJPW flavor was the dual-branded Forbidden Door event back in June, which produced some of the best wrestling matches of the year. With a title like WrestleDream, I’d imagine we’ll see more of the same Sunday night.
Here are my predictions for the event:
Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
What is a better way to headline a supposed dream card than with a dream match between two of the best technical wrestlers in the world?
When matches like this come around, fans usually cheer for both participants because they are so happy to see the match become a reality. However, I believe that can take away from a match.
Danielson and Sabre should have no such issue as it emanates merely two hours away from the former’s hometown of Aberdeen, Wash. With Seattle being Danielson’s surrogate hometown for the evening, I’d imagine most of the fans in the building will be rooting for the hometown hero, which should elevate the match.
When it comes to picking a winner, that’s where things become difficult. Danielson has openly discussed the end of his full-time in-ring career being in the near future, which could lead to him looking for someone to pass the torch to as this generation’s best technical wrestler.
Sabre would certainly fit that bill.
However, because this match takes place in Danielson’s neck of the woods, I believe he will walk away with the victory, sending the fans in Seattle home happy.
Winner: Bryan Danielson
Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Adam Page
The segment between these two on this week’s edition of Dynamite was fantastic, and it added to my own personal excitement to see this encounter.
While that was fun, this is another match that is proving tough to predict. Why? Because both guys need the win.
Sure, Page has been to the top of the mountain before and has been heavily featured in the past, but he hasn’t been involved in a lot of eventful angles lately. A win here could re-energize his momentum and get him back to the top of the card.
However, Strickland has never been given a main event-caliber push, and it was only until recently that he was a consistent presence on the weekly television shows. And some of that credit should go to the hysterically funny Prince Nana.
Not to mention, it has been a while since Strickland picked up a big win. In my opinion, he’s due.
The match itself should be a classic.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. Aussie Open
Another match, another potential classic for the world tag team titles.
While Aussie Open is a great team, I don’t see a reason to take the titles away from FTR at this point.
Winners: FTR
AEW TNT Championship (2-out-of-3 Falls): Christian Cage (c) vs. Darby Allin
I may not hit on all of my predictions, but if there is one that you can take directly to the bank, it is that Allin will take chances with his body during the match — and some of them will be unnecessary.
I can easily see Cage doing something that would damn near incapacitate Allin, only for it to be used as a means to have the latter come back from behind and win the match.
Winner: Darby Allin
AEW TBS Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Julia Hart
As excited as I am to see the TBS title get some shine on a pay-per-view, I am just as disappointed in the fact that Statlander versus Hart is the only women’s match on this card.
When AEW and New Japan link up, in my eyes, it is a showcase of the best professional wrestling the world has to offer outside of WWE. There are enough great women’s wrestlers out there to warrant putting more than one match on a card of this magnitude. But guess how many women’s matches were on Forbidden Door?
One.
There are enough wrestlers in AEW’s women’s division that would warrant more than one match. But guess how many were on All In, the supposed biggest wrestling show of all time?
One.
Guess how many women’s matches were on All Out?
One.
And no, I’m not counting the pre-show matches. I’m talking about the proper pay-per-view that people pay their hard-earned money to watch.
Somehow, there’s never enough time for more.
Both Statlander and Hart are great wrestlers, and I love seeing the latter’s maturation into someone who has main event potential, but there are more talented wrestlers in AEW’s women’s division. They deserve to be put on this stage as well.
As far as a winner, I’m going with Statlander. I do believe that Hart will have a star-making performance in defeat.
Winner: Kris Statlander
Ring of Honor World & NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata
On paper, this sounds like it should be a banger, but with Kingston recently revealing that he is dealing with a lower back injury that forced him to step away from independent wrestling, I’m not sure what to expect.
Kingston also revealed that he recently signed a four-year extension with AEW. AEW making such a commitment tells me that the promotion is firmly behind Kingston as the ROH champ.
Winner: Eddie Kingston
Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship: MJF (c) vs. The Righteous
As I wrote in a previous column, it would make total sense to have MJF lose to The Righteous and move on from tag team competition since his partner is sidelined with a broken ankle.
Winners: The Righteous
Chris Jericho & The Golden Elite (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) vs. The Don Callis Family (Will Ospreay, Sammy Guevara, & Konosuke Takeshita)
After all of the trouble the Callis family has caused over the last few weeks, my instinct is usually to take the good guys in this situation.
However, I feel like Guevara needs a chance to redeem himself after losing to Jericho at Grand Slam. Sure, he gained some measure of revenge by getting some of his heat back on Jericho after the match.
But I feel like in order for him to get the maximum amount of revenge, he needs to beat Jericho. Maybe that will happen in a one-on-one match one day in the future, but I would make it happen here, and further elevate The Don Callis Family in the process.
Winners: The Don Callis Family
No. 1 contender’s match for AEW World Tag Team Championship: Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros. vs. The Gunns vs. Orange Cassidy and Hook
Since three of the four teams have already been heavily featured in the past, I’m going to call for the upset and go with the odd couple pairing of Cassidy and Hook to come out on top.
Winners: Orange Cassidy and Hook
Ricky Starks vs. Wheeler Yuta
Yuta is cool and all, but if Starks doesn’t pick up the win here then we have some serious problems.
Adam Cole also delivered some bad injury news on AEW Dynamite from Broomfield.
The card for AEW WrestleDream this Sunday seems pretty much set since there are already nine confirmed matches. But that doesn’t mean tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite from the greater Denver area couldn’t still shake up things for Seattle somehow.
It’s not 100% clear how just by looking at what’s been promoted for tonight’s show, to be fair. Willow Nightingale will take on Julia Hart in what should be a great pairing of two of AEW’s rising stars, but Hart already has a title shot this weekend against Kris Statlander.
The same is true of the four-way battle between Orange Cassidy, Penta, Matt Jackson and Austin Gunn. Will it be fun? Almost certainly. But those peeps are already half each of four teams who will be competing for a future tag team title shot in Seattle.
Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland will sign on the dotted line before they tear into each other at WrestleDream, so perhaps there will be a wrinkle added there. A last minute stipulation of some sort can’t be ruled out.
There’s also the unfortunate matter of a potential injury to Adam Cole. Tony Khan said that his status would be addressed on Dynamite, and since he and his Better Than You Bay Bay partner MJF are scheduled to speak, hopefully it won’t be to tell us that Cole can’t go come Sunday.
Certainly, Khan’s cryptic comments about the end of an era and the beginning of a new one, which he has chosen to keep enigmatic, have raised some eyebrows. Could there be some hints toward what might be coming on Dynamite?
There’s only one way to find out. Well, two ways, really. Let’s get into this show and see what’s what.
AEW Dynamite results from Broomfield:
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Rey Fenix def. Jeff Jarrett by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
A video shows MJF trying to cheer up Adam Cole by hanging out together on a boat (his dad’s, apparently) off Long Island, but Max is disappointed that Adam was on the phone with Roderick Strong so long and teases hitting him with the Dynamite Diamond Ring and tossing him overboard … but Cole sees that coming (though MJF denies it) and explains it’s OK to have more than one friend, and they end up drinking beers with Captain Insano after catching him with a fishing rod
Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita are shown in Tokyo looking for Kenny Omega’s secrets or something, but that was apparently before tonight as they’re up next
Renee Paquette talks to The Don Callis Family, who revel in adding Sammy Guevara to their ranks and apparently have already attacked Kota Ibushi in Japan
After the Death Match with Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks brags that he survived, but Wheeler Yuta drops by to call him an entitled prick and says if he disagrees, they can find out in Seattle … and the match has already been added to WrestleDream
Nick Jackson def. Brian Cage and Claudio Castagnoli, earning himself a shot at Fenix next week
The Righteous deliver a message to Adam Cole and MJF about fake friends ahead of their title match at WrestleDream
Adam Cole has bad injury news, and to make matters worse for MJF, Jay White has the Triple B in his sights
Jim Ross has a sitdown interview with Christian Cage and Darby Allin, who argue about the tutelage of Nick Wayne and their upcoming TNT Championship match at WrestleDream
Orange Cassidy def. Penta El Zero Miedo, Matt Jackson and Austin Gunn
Julia Hart def. Willow Nightingale by pinfall, then gets out of dodge when Kris Statlander hustles to aid Willow after the bell
Swerve Strickland and Hangman Adam Page sign on the dotted line, but not without some verbal barbs and a touch of violence
Backstage, Jay White is getting beaten up by men in all black and devil masks …
Better Than You Bay Bay will also be on AEW Dynamite tonight from the Denver suburb of Broomfield.
It’s almost time to dream. WrestleDream, that is, this Sunday in Seattle. The brand spanking new pay-per-view is a tribute to the late Antonio Inoki, but also has a bit of an air of mystery about it. Nevertheless, there is business to attend to first, and that means AEW Dynamite from the Denver adjacent town of Broomfield.
What’s on tap? Only two matches have bee promoted so far. One will see Willow Nightingale slightly less cheerful than usual as she takes on Julia Hart. An all business attitude might help since Hart has been on a tear as of late, and will face Kris Statlander for the TBS Championship on Sunday.
The other advertised bout for Dynamite is a four-way dance that is a preview of the four-way tag team top contenders match on the WrestleDream card. Penta, Matt Jackson, Orange Cassidy and Austin Gunn will all do battle tonight to get … we suppose a mental leg up on the competition for the weekend.
Talking segments? Yes, we’ve got some of those too. Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland will have the contract signing for what has quickly become one of the most personal WrestleDream feuds. Christian Cage and Darby Allin will have a sitdown interview with Jim Ross ahead of their 2-out-of-3 falls title match in Seattle. And we’ll hear from Adam Cole and MJF, who will defend their ROH tag team titles against The Righteous on Sunday.
Could there be more beyond what AEW is promoting? Quite possibly, especially when it comes to matches as the above doesn’t feel like enough to fill two hours. But that’s why we watch, right?
We’ll certainly be watching starting at 8 p.m. ET on TBS. If you aren’t able to do the same, please consider visiting us again at Wrestling Junkie as we’ll have live results and updates as they happen.
Get live AEW Dynamite Grand Slam results, with MJF vs. Samoa Joe headlining four championship matches at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The funny thing about being on top of the world is how many people want to knock you off that perch. MJF has certainly learned that lesson since becoming AEW World Champion, with both friends and foes trying to take that title away from him. Tonight at AEW Dynamite Grand Slam at Arthur Ashe Stadium, he’s definitely up against one of the latter.
Samoa Joe had to earn his title shot via a tournament, but really wasn’t pushed all that hard along the way except a bit in the final by Roderick Strong. He and MJF have history that dates back to even before the current champ was a notable wrestler, so it’ll be personal as well as business in NYC.
The same could be said for the other three championship matches on the Grand Slam Dynamite card, all of which have been set up nicely by AEW despite this show now finding itself smashed between the All In/All Out spectacles and the brand spanking new WrestleDream early next month. Of the others, the one with the biggest chance to steal the show is the title vs. title encounter between Eddie Kingston and Claudio Castagnoli, the payoff to a sense of mutual dislike that is both rare and long overdue to spill into one-on-one violence.
There’s also the sense that some surprises could show up at Arthur Ashe Stadium. It’s probably too early for a certain Canadian who can see clearly to make an appearance, but there are other names with WWE histories that would make this show feel even bigger.
We’ve got two members of our Wrestling Junkie team in the house, but we’ll also be manning the keyboard as usual on Wednesday nights. Let’s see what this night has in store.
AEW Dynamite Grand Slam results from NYC:
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Eddie Kingston def. Claudio Castagnoli by pinfall in a Title vs. Title match to retain the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship and become the new ROH World Champion
We flash back to last week, where The Kingdom is reading inspirational messages to Roderick Strong in the hospital, and Adam Cole is there for him too … but only for a few minutes, as he has to go support MJF and a disgusted Roddy tells him to “just go”
Christian Cage says he’s done with Darby Allin but knows Darby isn’t letting things go, so he invites Allin for a three-way dance on Collision with him and Luchasaurus, with the International Championship on the line but Sting banned from ringside
Chris Jericho def. Sammy Guevara by pinfall, but Guevara kicks Jericho in the groin after the bell and leaves with Don Callis
MJF delivers a warning to Samoa Joe and has Cole beside him, but Adam gets a call from a panicked Roddy and has to talk him down, to the champ’s annoyance
Rey Fenix def. Jon Moxley by pinfall to become the new AEW International Champion
Samoa Joe has his final say before his meeting with MJF
Saraya def. Toni Storm by pinfall to retain the AEW Women’s World Championship
MJF def. Samoa Joe by submission to retain the AEW World Championship, with Cole arriving to lend his support when Max needs it most
Four championships will be on the line at AEW Dynamite Grand Slam in NYC.
Say what you want about AEW’s booking style — and many people do — but even with AEW Dynamite Grand Slam arriving in the middle of a more crowded event schedule than usual, the company has managed to put together a card that features a number of championship matches that all have a story behind them.
In what’s likely to be the main event, MJF will defend his AEW World Championship against Samoa Joe. Their history goes back years to a meme you’ve probably seen at some point, plus Joe won his way through a tournament for the chance to see what the Devil is made of.
When Saraya puts her AEW Women’s World Championship on the line against Toni Storm, it will be the latest chapter in a saga with The Outcasts that’s been going on for some time. That’s even more true for the title vs. title showdown between Eddie Kingston and Claudio Castagnoli.
Heck, even the AEW International Championship match between Jon Moxley and Rey Fenix has a bit of a back story behind it. And that certainly is the case for the one non-title bout on the card, where Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara will put their friendship aside for one night to find out definitively if the pupil has outgrown the master.
The point is that there are no random matches here, and that’s a good thing. Grand Slam may have be now a bit lost in the shuffle between PPVs, and the wonder may have worn off a little from holding a show at Arthur Ashe Stadium, but it deserves a card with some thought behind it, and that’s absolutely the case tonight.
We can’t wait to see how it plays out beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Be sure to tune in live on TBS or join us back here at Wrestling Junkie for live updates throughout the show.
Check out AEW Dynamite results from Cincy, including more matches set for both Grand Slam and WrestleDream.
Though we’ve passed the “All” shows that were just a week apart (All In and All Out), the pace of AEW events isn’t slowing down just yet. The brand spanking new WrestleDream is looming on the first weekend of October, and oh yeah, Grand Slam is coming up at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens in …
(Checks calendar)
One week? Wait, what?
OK then, we’ve obviously got some important business to attend to tonight on AEW Dynamite in Cincinnati, and by that, we mean finding out who’s going to be challenging for the AEW World Championship (held by MJF) and AEW Women’s World Championship (currently around the waist of Saraya). We’re doing that in the most time-honored way possible tonight: in the ring.
On the men’s side, the final match in a tournament will be a very intriguing encounter between Samoa Joe and Roderick Strong. Both have their own reasons for wanting the Triple B other than just wanting to win gold, and we can’t wait to see which direction AEW decides to go.
The women’s challenger will be decided in a four-way bout that includes former champs Hikaru Shida, Britt Baker and Nyla Rose. Two-time champ Toni Storm is in the hunt as well, and would arguably be the juiciest winner of all since she is teammates with Saraya. Or was? We’re not 100% clear on that, nor are The Outcasts, nor, quite possibly, is Storm herself.
Want even more? Cool, because there’s a Jon Moxley title defense in his hometown, the third meeting in a trilogy between Hangman Adam Page and Brian Cage, and an appearance by Le Sex Gods. Sounds like plenty of good stuff to us.
AEW Dynamite results from Cincinnati:
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Jon Moxley def. Big Bill by submission to retain the AEW International Championship, in a match that sees Ricky Starks, Bryan Danielson, and eventually, Claudio Castagnoli get involved
Adam Cole warns Roderick Strong that this match against Samoa Joe is a bad idea, but Roddy says he’s going to win because he’s a wrestling legend
Roderick Strong has a big opportunity tonight in the #AEW Grand Slam World Title Eliminator Tournament against Samoa Joe.
But, things between himself and Adam Cole are far from resolved.
Tony Schiavone (very grudgingly) brings Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita to the ring for an unveiling of a painting … and a new target
The BCC (including a still very bloody Moxley) wants a tag team match with Big Bill and Ricky Starks at Collision; the Lucha Bros. also arrive and cause a ruckus while Eddie Kingston warns Castagnoli “one more week”
Renee Paquette tries to talk to Hook, who ends up getting a show of respect from Orange Cassidy, who admits he’s “still so tired”
Toni Storm def. Hikaru Shida, Nyla Rose and Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. to earn a championship shot at Saraya at Grand Slam, speaking of which …
… Saraya tells Paquette she’s proud, maybe, of Storm, but Toni has lost her mind and will lose to her in New York as well
Le Sex Gods promise to give their all against each other at Grand Slam
We flash back to last week, where MJF is told he isn’t cleared for tonight but will be back for Grand Slam; he sounds off on both Roderick Strong and Samoa Joe, doing his own version of Scott Steiner’s infamous match promo in the process, to hilarious effect
Hangman Adam Page def. Brian Cage by pinfall, then jaws with Swerve Strickland to set up a match at WrestleDream, needing a save from the Young Bucks
Daniel Garcia wants to talk about himself with Paquette, and Callis wants to hear more but gets only Garcia’s dance in return
Daniel Garcia continues to be frustrated with his current situation…But Don Callis looks to offer a helping hand of sorts.
A video package replays Jade Cargill’s return and promotes her rematch with Kris Statlander later this week
Darby Allin and Nick Wayne def. Angelo Parker and Matt Menard by pinfall, then get challenged to a tag match at Grand Slam by Christian Cage and Luchasaurus
Samoa Joe def. Roderick Strong by submission in a Grand Slam World Title Eliminator Tournament final
Joe calls out MJF after his victory, promising to take everything from the champion next week
Cole runs out to check on Strong, who is selling his injured neck like crazy and looks like he’s going to be carried out on a backboard; while Cole is arguing with The Kingdom, Samoa Joe returns and chokes him out
