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AEW Dynamite results 02/14/24: Orange Cassidy finds friendship amidst Texas Death

The Patriarchy didn’t exactly spread love, however, during AEW Dynamite from Austin.

Because what is Valentine’s Day, really, without some pain to go with the feelings of love? There should be plenty of that tonight on AEW Dynamite from Austin.

Orange Cassidy could be forgiven if he’d like to take tonight off. Just like he did the first time he was AEW International Champion, he’s making a habit out of competing week in and week out, often with his title on the line.

He and his Best Friends are currently tangled up in a program with the Undisputed Kingdom, which is what has led him to where he is tonight: about to have a Texas Death match against Matt Taven.

And sure, Cassidy will probably win, as it’s not often you see him take an ‘L’ in a singles match. It’s no sure thing, however, since his title isn’t on the line, and because of the stipulation, any number of people could get involved. Roderick Strong, who will try to dethrone Cassidy in a few weeks at Revolution, certainly wouldn’t mind if Taven took something out of the Freshly Squeezed one tonight.

There’s a bunch of other fun stuff on tonight’s card as well. Adam Copeland and Daniel Garcia will square off in a battle of the generations. Toni Storm will debut her new film, “Wet Ink.” Matthew and Nicholas Jackson will take on Top Flight, and we’ll hear from Samoa Joe and both of the men who will try to take his AEW World Championship at Revolution, Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland.

So end your Valentine’s Day plans early or revel in the fact that you haven’t got any, and let’s see what’s in store.

AEW Dynamite results from Austin:

(please scroll down for more details on any match or segment in bold)

  • Jon Moxley def. Dax Harwood by submission; the post-match beating draws Cash Wheeler and Claudio Castagnoli into the fray, with the BCC duo emerging totally triumphant
  • Don Callis tells Renee Paquette that no one wants to fight his Family, and since they believe they need to be on Revolution, he’s going to have Konosuke Takeshita take on Will Ospreay … wait, wow!

  • Wardlow def. Barrett Brown by pinfall in a quick squash match, with Adam Cole offering some of the shortest guest commentary ever
  • Matthew and Nicholas Jackson are shown flying in to the local airport, for some reason still wearing the blood-stained white suits they wore all last week

  • Adam Copeland vs. Daniel Garcia ends in a no contest after an attack by The Patriarchy, which ends with Christian Cage giving Copeland a Conchairto
  • Samoa Joe faces both of his challengers, and Swerve Strickland and Hangman Adam Page each have something to say
  • “Timeless” Toni Storm debuts her new film, “Wet Ink,” after which Paquette finds Deonna Purrazzo making a much shorter threat to break Storm’s arm

  • The Jacksons arrive in the arena
  • The Young Bucks def. Top Flight by pinfall; after the match, the EVPs declare themselves No. 1 contenders and fine Tony Schiavone $1000 for disparaging them; they also tease an EVP Trigger on Schiavone before Darby Allin makes the save with a baseball bat and lays into the Bucks before making their Revolution match official — as in Sting’s last match
  • Paquette asks the Bang Bang Scissor Gang what’s next, and it appears it will be a 12-man tag team match on Rampage to test their cohesiveness

  • Willow Nightingale def. Skye Blue by pinfall, getting a timely assist from Stokely Hathaway at a critical moment
  • Orange Cassidy def. Matt Taven by KO in a Texas Death match

Dax Harwood steps up to Jon Moxley but gets choked out

Both men clearly have their supporters in the crowd, as evidenced by the mixed chants after the bell rings. Harwood smirks at Moxley’s attempt at early mind games, and we see middle fingers exchanged along with a mock kiss by Mox.

Moxley pays for it when he puts his hands behind his back, as Harwood is happy to chop and punch him into the corner. Mox works the body to open up the head when he sees an opening, biting Dax on the head as well.

Harwood keeps the strikes flowing, but he eventually is caught in a bulldog choke and taken nearly all the way to the mat. Dax escapes and looks for his own submission but eats a boot or two to the face before he’s sent to the floor.

It doesn’t stop there, as Harwood is sent over the barricade out into the crowd. Moxley looks like he’s in full control, even once things return to the ring, dropping numerous right hands in the corner. Harwood finally summons a response in the form of a Liger Bomb, forcing Mox to kick out at two.

Both men tumble over the top rope to the floor, bringing us to picture-in-picture. It’s Moxley leading the way when the full picture resumes, but Harwood hangs in there and keeps swinging. Mox finally gets in the last shot but they both hit the canvas.

The commentary team notes that Dax has bloodied his own hand during all these strikes, though his bigger problem might be Moxley raking his back as they battle to the top rope. Harwood manages to hold onto the ropes but not forever, yet Moxley has been slowed and can’t capitalize immediately. Dax finally gets a burst of energy and hops up to deliver a superplex, leaving them both down on the mat again.

Unwilling to budge, they get to their knees and butt heads like rams. Up on the feet, they exchange lariats until Harwood gets a chance to apply a Sharpshooter. They’re in the middle of the ring, now just five minutes from the 20-minute limit.

Mox looks for an armbar, which Harwood grasps his hands to fight off. Dax does his own back raking but gets back body dropped, and a series of counters leads to a Harwood piledriver. Moxley barely kicks out before the three falls.

They head back to the floor, but Mox catches Dax coming back into the ring and hits a cutter, then a stomp. A piledriver looks like it might be it, but Dax gets an arm up at the last moment.

More counters lead to a brainbuster for Harwood, and when that’s not enough to win it, only two minutes remain. Moxley takes Dax back down and applies a rear choke. Harwood tries to fight it but eventually taps out.

After the bell, Moxley won’t release the hold, so Cash Wheeler arrives to pound him with right hands. That brings Claudio Castagnoli to the ring as well, and he levels Wheeler so the BCC stands tall.

The Patriarchy overruns Adam Copeland vs. Daniel Garcia

The announce team reminds us that when Copeland and Garcia agreed to this match, it was with the understanding that the winner would get a shot at Christian Cage and the TNT Championship. So the stakes is high, as De La Soul once said.

Copeland knows it, going right after his younger foe when the bell rings. Garcia likes the mat game more, forcing Copeland to the ropes for a break.

After avoiding some incoming fire, Copeland hits a standing splash for a near fall. Garcia elbows his way out of a headlock, going for a roll-up to score a two count. A drop toehold gives Garcia a chance to work some more holds, some of which allow him to dance at the same time.

Elbows in the corner get Garcia out of trouble, but Copeland comes right back with a shoulderbreaker. A hard Irish whip sends Garcia barreling into the buckles as side-by-side ads arrive.

Can Daddy Magic will Garcia back into it? Not yet as Copeland continues to work his left arm and shoulder.

He does crotch Copeland on the top rope, using a dragon screw to send his foe crashing to the mat. A running boot connects in the corner, and he whips another dragon screw to keep Copeland grounded.

Copeland tries to work his way out of trouble on the mat but gets reversed into an STF. His Avalanche Impaler is a damn good answer, but both men are too worn out now to immediately do anything at all.

Copeland looks for another submission, but the match comes to an abrupt halt as The Patriarchy attacks both men while Christian Cage and Shayna Wane watch. Daddy Magic tries to help with a steel chair but gets flattened by Killswitch.

Garcia is in trouble, but Copeland is able to fight off everyone with a chair of his own until Shayna Wayne hits him with a low blow. Nick Wayne hits Wayne’s World, and now Copeland is helpless as Cage hits him with a Conchairto.

Samoa Joe faces both Swerve Strickland and Hangman Adam Page ahead of Revolution

With plenty of cheers escorting him to the ring, Samoa Joe says he is here in the spirit of apology. The rankings were supposed to help find the best victims for him to destroy, which worked until last week when Hangman and Swerve battled to a draw.

Joe says the championship committee took a page out of the Texas playbook and made his Revolution match bigger and dumber. He is defiant, however, saying he’ll make sure both of his challengers limp out at the pay-per-view.

Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana head to the ring in response, with Swerve saying that things have become personal even though Joe said it would be business. Strickland reminds the champ that he said contenders should show up with their reputation and resume, and Swerve has all that plus unlimited hunger.

On top of that, Swerve says that people have long said he might be one of the best someday, but today is that day. He’s gone toe to toe with the top talent and legends in AEW and is almost always the one standing. Strickland says nothing will be different at Revolution, except he’ll be holding Joe’s title above his head.

Hangman Adam Page also comes out so he can set the record straight. He signed for a 30-minute match to find a No. 1 contender, mocking Swerve for being “added” to the title match. Page says Strickland doesn’t deserve one second of his time after all he’s done to Hangman. Joe is tired of this ongoing dispute and says he’ll whip both their asses, leaving with his belt as they continue bickering in the ring.

Orange Cassidy finds true friendship during Texas Death match victory over Matt Taven

Even though there are no DQs in a match like this, Taven comes to the ring alone. Let’s see if his Undisputed Kingdom teammates are lurking somewhere. He doesn’t need any help early on, staying one step ahead of Cassidy up to the point where he hits a Blue Thunder Bomb.

Cassidy’s head is sent into the steel steps, and Taven keeps working him over in front of some fans. Orange pulls off a cool spot when he is whipped toward the barricade and just leaps right over it, finally getting in some offense out in the crowd as the final picture-in-picture segment arrives.

Lest we think this is all too tame for a Texas Death match, Taven puts Cassidy off the stage through a table just as the full broadcast resumes, then puts the International Champion through the partially broken table again with a vertical suplex.

A running knee strike on the ramp smashes Orange in the face. Blood is finally starting to flow from Cassidy as he’s sent back into the ring for a DDT. Referee Bryce Remsburg starts a count as Taven sets another table to lean on the announce table.

Cassidy flies out with a tope only to get blasted by kicks that send him perilously close to the table. Taven goes for broke with a tope con hilo, though Cassidy moves and it’s only Matt that painfully smashes through the table.

Cassidy looks for weapons and finds a box of chocolates sent to him by Chuck Taylor. Ah, wait, it’s not chocolates, it’s thumbtacks, which Orange sprinkles over the ring. They head up top, and even though Taven sends Cassidy back first into the tacks, he misses a frog splash and takes a DDT, and now he’s bleeding after hitting the tacks twice.

Cassidy gets a steel chain out but is attacked by Mike Bennett, who slides chairs into the ring to his teammate. Here comes Trent Beretta with a metal pipe, though he only takes out Bennett before Taven DDTs him into a chair.

The scuffle has given Cassidy time to recover, though, and he hits an Orange Punch and a Beach Break onto a chair. Taven rips out Cassidy’s pockets, but he takes an Orange Punch with a steel chain.

Roderick Strong tries to save his teammate with a flying knee, but Beretta takes the move for his friend, and Cassidy throws Strong out of the ring as Remsburg counts to 10 to give Orange the win.

Sworn statement gives alleged victim’s account of Cash Wheeler road rage incident

The alleged victim in Cash Wheeler’s road rage case claimed he pointed a handgun at them and made them fear for their life.

More details have come to light concerning exactly what Cash Wheeler is being accused of in connection to his arrest for aggravated assault with a firearm earlier today.

The report from the responding police officer, Officer M. Bowhay of the Orlando Police Department, includes a description of what the alleged victim claims happened on July 27.

On July 27, 2023, at 0959 I, Officer M. Bowhay #19932, responded to (address redacted) in reference to an aggravated assault with a firearm call. Upon my arrival I spoke to the victim, (name redacted), who provided me with a sworn written/verbal statement that said the following: (The victim) stated he was driving west on Interstate 4 north of Exit 83. He noticed a Jeep Gladiator weaving in and out of traffic honking its horn, so he moved over to the far-right lane to let the Jeep pass.

(The victim) said the Jeep took the right shoulder to drive around him on the passenger side of his vehicle. (The victim) looked over and noticed a white male with a beard pointing a black semi-automatic handgun out of the driver’s window at him with a strong stare.

(The victim) said he feared for his life at this time. (The victim) stated he slowed down to get out of the way of the firearm and ended up behind the suspect vehicle at this time. At this time both were committed to exit 83 (Ivanhoe Blvd). (The victim) took pictures of the Jeep as it turned right onto College Park Drive and began to drive reckless. (The victim) said the Jeep beared Florida tag EFRC72. After taking the picture, (The victim) said he called 911 and gave the vehicle information to dispatch the details of what occurred. He explained he could not be late for work and asked an officer to meet him at his work (name of business and address redacted).

Wheeler entered a written plea of not guilty to the charge on Aug. 3. He was released today on $2,500 bail.

Notably, the judge in Wheeler’s case did not require him to turn over his passport, meaning he will be able to travel to the U.K. for All In next weekend in London. He must report the charge against him when entering the U.K., but as he has not been convicted of any crime, there are no laws that would automatically bar him from making the trip.

Whether AEW might change the FTR vs. Young Bucks match scheduled for All In is a matter of speculation, but so far there has been no indication that anything has changed.

FTR’s Cash Wheeler arrested on assault charge in Orlando

Court records show Cash Wheeler was charged with one count of aggravated assault with a firearm.

One of AEW’s tag team champions has found himself in legal trouble ahead of one of the company’s most important times in its brief history.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Cash Wheeler, one half of FTR, was arrested Friday morning by the Orlando Police Department on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm. County records show he was booked in Circuit Court.

AEW responded to the Sentinel’s inquiry with a short statement: “AEW has been made aware of the charge, and we are closely monitoring the situation. (Wheeler) is fully cooperating with local authorities.”

Kiley Fuller of Fightful shared court records showing that the alleged incident took place on July 27. A warrant for Wheeler’s arrest was issued the following day, and he entered a written not guilty plea on Aug. 3.

While there’s never a good time for wrestlers to get in trouble with the law, this comes at an especially inconvenient moment for AEW. The company is less than two weeks away from All In at London’s Wembley Stadium, where the crowd is expected to near or surpass 80,000 people, making it one of the biggest shows in the history of pro wrestling.

FTR has been promoted heavily for that card, and is scheduled to defend its AEW World Tag Team Championship against the Young Bucks. The guess here is that the arrest won’t affect Wheeler’s availability for All In, but AEW now has to decide whether it wants a wrestler facing a serious legal charge to appear on its highest profile event to date.

Wrestling Junkie will have more on this story as it develops.