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AEW Dynamite results: The Forbidden Door gets kicked wide open in D.C.

Get live AEW Dynamite results from D.C., featuring MJF vs. Adam Cole and more pieces of Forbidden Door falling into place.

Sometimes you can just feel when wrestling companies want to put their best foot forward, and tonight is one of those nights as AEW Dynamite airs from the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.

Not that Tony Khan isn’t trying to hit every show out of the park, mind you. But with the debut of AEW: Collision this Saturday, followed quickly by Forbidden Door next week, it behooves this particular episode to have that “can’t miss” feeling about it.

Whether it does or not is in the eye of the beholder, but the card looks compelling from here. MJF and Adam Cole will battle in a world title eliminator, and while “beat the champ to get a shot at the champ” matches are sometimes silly, this one appears very legit.

The Blackpool Combat Club and The Elite may literally fight forever at this point, which will be the case again tonight as they meet in trios action. AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends her title against Skye Blue, and Wardlow does the same with his TNT Championship against Jake Hager, and a big eight-man tag team match sees the Mogul Embassy go up against a fan favorite group made up of Darby Allin, Sting, Keith Lee and Orange Cassidy.

Plus Sammy Guevara will be on Dynamite for the first time since his unsuccessful world title bid at Double or Nothing. Add it all up and it has the makings of a very fun two hours, and that’s not even counting the fact that perhaps a NJPW talent or two will drop by.

AEW Dynamite results from Washington D.C.:

  • Adam Cole vs. MJF goes to a 30-minute time limit draw after MJF’s two attempts to cheat both backfire, and Cole has him beaten with the Panama Sunrise only to have the bell ring with the count at two; Cole asks MJF for five more minutes, but the champ takes his title belt and leaves

  • A video package promotes the return of CM Punk at AEW: Collision

  • Sammy Guevara talks to Renee Paquette about the highs and lows of his last few weeks and says he has to make some personal changes; Darby Allin arrives and suggests Guevara needs to leave the Jericho Appreciation Society to reach the next level … which in turn brings Chris Jericho to the ring, demanding an apology; that in turn brings out Sting, who has a brief, tense staredown with Jericho amid suggestions they might all be in a tag team match next week

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Sanada issues an open challenge for his title at Forbidden Door and says he’s anxious to see who from AEW will step up and accept it

  • Darby Allin, Sting, Keith Lee and Orange Cassidy def. Mogul Embassy by pinfall when Sting pins Brian Cage
  • Paquette asks The Gunns about their relationship with Bullet Club Gold, but they play dumb and would rather talk about their challenge to The Hardys for next week … and then they diss Renee’s hair for some reason

  • Wardlow def. Jake Hager by pinfall to retain the AEW TNT Championship, with Brock Anderson helping fend off outside assistance for Hager by the JAS; afterward, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus appear on the screen to accept Wardlow’s challenge on Collision and show that they’ve beaten up Arn Anderson
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi makes a challenge to MJF for Forbidden Door, and Paquette gives the bad news to the AEW world champ backstage and he says he’s not doing it

  • Paquette is talking to Orange Cassidy about what the future holds when Zack Sabre Jr. says it should be the two of them facing off for the AEW International Championship at Forbidden Door; Daniel Garcia arrives as well, so Cassidy says he and Katsuyori Shibata will face ZSJ and Garcia next week on Dynamite

  • Toni Storm def. Skye Blue by submission to retain the AEW Women’s World Championship, with help from the other Outcasts, of course; Willow Nightingale sprints down to prevent a post-match beating
  • “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry tells the very busy Paquette he’s accepting Sanada’s title challenge for Forbidden Door and asks Hook to have his back; Hook looks like he accepts with a fist bump

  • A video package promotes the main event for the debut episode of AEW: Collision on Saturday night
  • The Elite (Hangman Adam Page and Young Bucks) def. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta) by pinfall as Page pins Yuta, leaving Bryan Danielson on commentary going “you’ve got to be kidding me”
  • After the bell, the BCC attacks The Elite, but Eddie Kingston comes rushing down and goes right after Castagnoli, eventually clearing him from the ring; Kingston and Moxley have a brief showdown and Eddie tries to play peacemaker, but Konosuke Takeshita runs down and attacks Kingston from behind before Kenny Omega joins them and battles Takeshita … but gets assaulted in turn by Will Ospreay, who hits the Stormbreaker on Omega to end the show

AEW Dynamite results 06/07/23: Orange still golden, but are The Gunns?

AEW Dynamite from Colorado Springs featured an AEW International Championship match between Orange Cassidy and Swerve Strickland.

Orange Cassidy has been magic during his AEW International Championship reign, defending the belt tirelessly despite the fact that he’d rather not wrestle at all if he had his druthers. But with all due respect to the wrestling maneuver of the same name, Swerve Strickland could be the magic killer tonight on AEW Dynamite from Colorado Springs.

Swerve was popular was a fan favorite but has really seemed to hit his groove since embracing his villainous side, not to mention dropping the dead weight (sorry, but it’s true) that was the Mogul Affiliates and joining forces with The Embassy. If someone is going to end Cassidy’s run prior to Forbidden Door, it could very well be Strickland — plus it would be fun seeing Swerve have to defend the title against someone from NJPW later this month.

Another champ, Kris Statlander, will also be in action tonight. The AEW Women’s World Champion should get a pretty nice contest from Anna Jay, who has been impressive in recent appearances.

We’ll hear from MJF, probably about how he’d prefer not to defend his title at Forbidden Door (though he’ll likely be forced to do so). Tony Khan has an announcement to make about the main event for the first episode of AEW: Collision, coming up ever so quickly on Saturday, June 17. And the ever popular “JungleHook” team of Jack Perry and Hook will join forces once again, which should prove popular with the fans on hand in Colorado Springs.

AEW Dynamite results from Colorado Springs:

  • Orange Cassidy def. Swerve Strickland by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
  • The Mogul Embassy heads down to assault Cassidy after the bell, but the lights go out and come back on to reveal that Sting and Darby Allin have cleared the ring
  • A video package hypes tonight’s match between Ricky Starks and Jay White
  • The video from Dominion with Bryan Danielson challenging Kazuchika Okada is shown before he joins the commentary desk
  • Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta) def. Chaos (Rocky Romero and Best Friends) by submission as Moxley gets Romero to tap out
  • Hangman Adam Page and the Young Bucks challenge the BCC to a trios match next week and ask if they can handle it without Danielson or Konosuke Takeshita helping them

  • A video package promotes the rematch between Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door
  • MJF is interrupted during his insults of Colorado and its citizens by Adam Cole, who bears the brunt of the champ’s barbs for a bit before firing back and saying no one respects MJF; it seems to have the desired result, as MJF says he’ll wrestle Cole “any day of the week”
  • Matt Hardy says Ethan Page is the newest member of the Hardy party and makes him apologize to Isiah Kassidy, and Matt says he can make Ethan into a better human being

  • Hook and Jack Perry def. Dralistico and Preston Vance by submission in a wild Texas Tornado tag team match that featured plenty of blood, weapons and Jose The Assistant attempting to get involved
  • Tony Khan announces that the main event of the AEW: Collision premiere will pit Jay White and Juice Robinson of Bullet Club Gold and Samoa Joe vs. FTR and CM Punk
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Damon Ace by pinfall in a quick squash match; afterward Don Callis repeats his assertion that his “new family” is going to cut The Elite out of AEW for good
  • Christian Cage says Arn Anderson cost him a title at Double or Nothing so he’s taking revenge by … having Luchasaurus beat up Brock Anderson, it seems

  • Kris Statlander def. Anna Jay by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship, with Taya Valkyrie looking on backstage
  • Toni Storm talks about the four-way match to determine her No. 1 contender, and she says she and Ruby Soho will be watching
  • Jay White def. Ricky Starks by pinfall after the ref takes a bump and The Gunns hit the 3:10 to Yuma on Starks

AEW Dynamite results 05/31/23: Britt, Adam lower the Boom, CM Punk confirmed

Get filled in on all of the action from AEW Dynamite in San Diego.

AEW Dynamite usually promotes a bunch of matches and segments well ahead of time. For tonight’s show in San Diego? Not so much.

That’s not to say we didn’t have any advance notice about what’s on the card. For instance, the mixed tag match pitting Adam Cole and Britt Baker against Chris Jericho and Saraya was advertised last week. And after his dramatic betrayal of The Elite Sunday at Double or Nothing, we knew we’d hear from Konosuke Takeshita (and, sadly, Don Callis).

But the rest of the slate was a mystery until this afternoon. Now we know some more of the matches, starting with a title defense by a champ whose reign has only been a few days. TBS Champion Kris Statlander has issued an open challenge, and it was answered by Nyla Rose.

Other wrestlers who were prominent at Double or Nothing will also be in action. The Blackpool Combat Club is undoubtedly riding high after defeating The Elite, but they’ll have to be on top of their game to defeat the Lucha Bros. and Bandido. Swerve Strickland, Big Bill and Trent will collide in a three-way dance, and Orange Cassidy will team with Darby Allin to face the Gates of Agony.

So that’s a lot more info than we had before. Plus we haven’t even gotten to the thing that has been the subject of equal parts excitement and eye-rolling, another announcement from Tony Khan about the debut episode of AEW: Collision next month. Will he confirm the participation of a certain Mr. Brooks? And will anyone be salty if the announcement is anything else?

(Spoiler: Yes. Yes they will.)

Let’s see how this all goes down.

AEW Dynamite results from San Diego:

  • Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta) def. Lucha Bros. and Bandido by pinfall
  • Matt Jackson says the BCC brings out the worst in The Elite, Nick Jackson says one setback won’t bring them down, and Hangman Adam Page is interrupted by what’s left of the Dark Order, who seem jealous; Page also confirms that Kenny Omega has left the country … but he’s not in Canada
  • Tony Schiavone talks to Jay White and Juice Robinson, who say Ricky Starks doesn’t have any friends and call FTR “a little bit slow,” and after beating the Top Guys up, they flee as Starks chases them off and challenges White to a match next week
  • Tony Khan has another announcement about the debut of AEW: Collision, and it’s what we expected: the show will feature CM Punk
  • Swerve Strickland def. Big Bill and Trent by pinning Trent
  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass tell Rene Paquette they want gold again, and that Billy Gunn deserves to hold gold one more time — an idea that proves popular with the fans
  • Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita come to the ring to plenty of boos, with Callis saying his new family is going to cut The Elite out of AEW
  • Arn Anderson and Wardlow tell Luchasaurus if he wants to be next in line, so be it
  • Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy def. Gates of Agony by pinfall, and Sting is on hand to prevent a post-match beating from the Mogul Embassy
  • A pre-recorded MJF promo has the champ claiming that no one is on the level of the Devil
  • Schiavone welcomes Hook to the ring, and when La Faccion Ingobernable attacks him, a chair-wielding Jack Perry comes to his aid
  • Toni Storm and The Outcasts scoff at the idea that there’s anyone good enough to hang with them
  • Kris Statlander def. Nyla Rose by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship, as Taya Valkyrie looks on backstage
  • Britt Baker and Adam Cole def. Saraya and Chris Jericho by pinfall, with Hikaru Shida and her kendo stick on hand to neutralize the other Outcasts

AEW Dynamite preview 05/31/23: Adam Cole, Chris Jericho aren’t done with each other

Here’s what is in store for this week’s AEW Dynamite from San Diego.

Sometimes a match with a particularly violent stipulation is the end of a beef that’s been spilling out into the open for some time. Other times it’s merely the springboard into even more battles, and that appears to be the case with tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite from San Diego.

Adam Cole (bay bay) and Chris Jericho went to war at Double or Nothing over the weekend, with Cole winning their Unsanctioned match by referee stoppage — a result that left Jericho fuming to the point that he threw a fireball at a backstage staffer. He’s a wizard, remember?

Anyway, the two men have made it clear they haven’t put their issues behind them, and they’re bringing partners into the fray too: significant other Britt Baker for Cole, and Outcasts leader Saraya for Jericho. You may recall that Saraya was part of the vicious attack on Baker that Jericho masterminded, which was a big part of this whole program, so the two women should be itching to get their hands on each other as well.

Another program that appears set to continue on is the one that’s pitted two of AEW’s most high profile stables against each other, Blackpool Combat Club and The Elite. The latter group got a boost for the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing with the return of Hangman Adam Page, but it proved to not quite be enough.

Why? Well, the BCC had an ace up its sleeve (appropriate for a pay-per-view in Las Vegas) in the form of Konosuke Takeshita. Perhaps we should have seen his betrayal of The Elite coming since he was being recruited so heavily by Don Callis, who recently turned on longtime friend Kenny Omega.

But alas. In any case, we’ll hear from Callis and Takeshita “for the first time since Anarchy in the Arena,” which is pretty funny since that was only three days ago.

Last but hopefully not least, AEW says Tony Khan will have an announcement about the debut episode of AEW: Collision on June 17. Unless it’s about CM Punk, it’s hard to figure out what’s left to discuss, though it is also the weekend before Forbidden Door so maybe there’s something NJPW-related he wants to tease. Or whatever.

Dynamite is ready to roll on TBS at 8 p.m. ET tonight, and there are no NBA or NHL playoff games so it’s calling to be the centerpiece of your Wednesday evening. We’ll have full Dynamite results here on Wrestling Junkie should you decide to do something else anyway.

AEW Double or Nothing 2023: Anarchy in the Arena best photos

Relive the wild Anarchy in the Arena match between Blackpool Combat Club and The Elite with some of the best photos from AEW Double or Nothing.

When an Anarchy in the Arena match was announced for AEW Double or Nothing 2023 between the Blackpool Combat Club and The Elite, there was no doubt it was going to be a violent, bloody assault on the senses.

The two groups didn’t disappoint, not only fighting all over T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas but incorporating an exploding superkick and introducing a dramatic turn by Konosuke Takeshita that helped turn the tide at the most critical time.

Relive the entire spectacle with some of the best and most memorable images. (Photos courtesy of All Elite Wrestling)

AEW Double or Nothing: Top takeaways after a night of Anarchy, Pillars and title changes

See what stood out the most during a busy night in Las Vegas for AEW Double or Nothing 2023.

An exciting weekend of wrestling was capped off with the fifth annual AEW Double or Nothing in Las Vegas.

Did we crown a new world champion? And how much anarchy did The Elite and the Blackpool Combat Club get into?

Here are my takeaways from Sunday’s event.

Takeshita helps the Blackpool Combat Club defeat The Elite

Anarchy in the Arena for sure lived up to its name at Double or Nothing.

This match had a little bit of everything. You had a band named Violent Idols playing “Wild Thing” during Blackpool Combat Club’s entrance, then continued to play for a good 10 consecutive minutes in the closest thing I have ever seen to a cold open to a wrestling match.

The lead singer of the band had a peculiar look that raised quite a few eyebrows on social media, but the music ended when said lead singer was double superkicked by the Young Bucks.

Speaking of superkicks, there was an exploding superkick at one point. Someone’s foot was slammed into thumbtacks. Those same thumbtacks were also poured down someone’s mouth. Renee Paquette, AEW interviewer and wife of Blackpool Combat Club leader Jon Moxley, summed up the match in one tweet:

At the end of the day, Konosuke Takeshita returned to hit Kenny Omega with a flying knee, which led to Wheeler Yuta pinning Omega to pick up the win.

This was exactly what I was expecting and then some, because I definitely did not expect to see an exploding superkick coming.

This may not be everyone’s taste and I understand that. Some people are turned off by the excessive violence of matches like this or Blood and Guts, which usually features thumbtacks, glass, forks and other various sharp objects. However, I am OK with it when it is used within reason.

I’m not really a big fan of ultraviolence or violence just for the sake of it, but when you have a hot feud between two sides that, in storyline, hate each other’s guts, a little bit of blood can enhance the experience.

But again, within reason. I thought Anarchy in the Arena accomplished that by doing a good job of just dipping its toe into absurdity and nothing more.

The Four Pillars tear down the house

While Anarchy in the Arena may have been the craziest match of the night, the world title match featuring the proclaimed four pillars of AEW was the best pure in-ring contest of the evening.

It was so good that it almost made me forget about the fact that it didn’t close the show and that Anarchy in the Arena did.

It really should not be all that surprising considering Darby Allin, “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry and Sammy Guevara are all capable of wowing fans with their athleticism and MJF is great at telling a story and using sound logic to dictate his decisions.

On this night, MJF used Allin’s Coffin Drop against him by placing the world title on top of a prone Perry. Allin crashed into the belt, which allowed MJF to use another headlock takeover to defeat Allin and retain his title.

The question moving forward is where does AEW go with MJF? Moxley, Omega and Adam Page are all tied up in the Elite-Blackpool Combat Club feud, and I’m not sure who else is just ready to step up and assume the top challenger role.

That is unless AEW slots potentially returning CM Punk into that spot.

Regardless of who it is, it has to be worth potentially putting the match in the main event of All Out in Wembley Stadium.

Two new women’s champions

The AEW women’s division saw a major shakeup Sunday night as two new champions were crowned. Toni Storm defeated Jamie Hayter to become the first woman to win the world title twice thanks to A LOT of help from Saraya and Ruby Soho.

However, that wasn’t that big of a surprise to me, as I predicted as much to happen given Hayter’s uncertain injury status.

What did shock me and many others was Jade Cargill’s undefeated streak coming to an end. No, she’s not 59-1. She’s actually 60-1.

Cargill and Taya Valkyrie had a pretty good match for the TBS Championship, which ended in another victory for Cargill. Mark Sterling then got on the microphone and said that there was no one left for Cargill to beat for the title and that she’d take on anyone at any time.

Obviously, that meant someone was going to answer the call right away. That person was a returning Kris Statlander. In what felt like a Money in the Bank cash-in, Statlander quickly upended Cargill to end the undefeated streak and become the TBS Champion.

There were some fans on social media that pondered why AEW didn’t wait to build up the next match between Cargill and Statlander, but I’m not mad at AEW’s approach. It created an unexpected moment that the fans in Las Vegas actually got excited for, which was not the case throughout the rest of the show.

It also provides Cargill an out even in defeat, as she can say she had just competed in a grueling match and her manager put her in a position to fail by issuing an open challenge right away.

In one night, AEW has two pretty good rivalries on its hands in its women’s division, which I think is pretty good by AEW standards.

If it had my way, though, I would find a way to get Cargill in the world title picture sooner rather than later. I know AEW could create a great atmosphere for Storm versus Hayter in Wembley Stadium if it chose to run that back, but Cargill needs to be in the title’s orbit soon after.

Sidenote: Cargill’s entrance was a tribute to her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, which is a member of the historic Divine Nine sororities and fraternities and is an integral part of Black culture.

FTR produces yet another banger; Chris Jericho & Adam Cole do not

Going back to their days in NXT, Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood have been producing banger after banger in tag team matches.

On Sunday night, FTR produced another. This time, it was with Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal.

As good as their match was Sunday night, I think I have had my fill of watching Jarrett wrestle in title matches in AEW.

On the flip side, I think the “unsanctioned match” between Chris Jericho and Adam Cole was a big bowl of meh, which did not give me high expectations for the tag match scheduled for Dynamite with Jericho teaming with Saraya to go against Cole and Britt Baker.

Wardlow puts on his workin’ boots

I don’t think I am speaking out of term when I say AEW has yet to truly capitalize on Wardlow despite giving him plenty of victories. As a result, Wardlow isn’t quite as over as many thought he would be by this point.
At Double or Nothing, Wardlow tried his damndest to flip the script by putting on a show during his ladder match for the TNT Championship against Christian Cage.

Wardlow pulled out all of the stops, including a Jeff Hardy-esque swanton bomb from the top of a ladder onto Luchasaurus and through a table.
Time will tell whether that performance at Double or Nothing will provide the spark he truly needs, but it will not be for a lack of effort on Wardlow’s behalf.

The vibes in Vegas were lackluster

I’m not sure if it was an audio issue or what, but the crowd in Las Vegas didn’t sound very active for large portions of the night, and I think it hurt the show in some ways.

If wrestling fans learned anything from the COVID-19 pandemic it’s that a lively crowd can enhance a match. The wrestling in the ring was good enough to elicit strong reactions, but based on the audio I heard coming out of my TV and the posts I saw on social media, the reactions were frequently tepid.

AEW Dynamite live results: The battle for Takeshita’s soul turns bloody

Plus there’s two title matches and an appearance by Tony Khan.

It’s time to find MJF a top contender once and for all tonight on AEW Dynamite from Sunrise, Fla.

You may recall that the AEW World Champion has been called one of the Four Pillars of the company, and that the other three all made it clear they’d like a shot at his title. MJF skillfully played them off against each other, even aiding Sammy Guevara in defeating “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry.

But now Guevara is just a victory over Darby Allin away from getting that title shot himself. Is having Sammy win part of MJF’s plan too, or does he have another trick up his sleeve?

There are also two title matches on the AEW Dynamite card tonight. Jade Cargill will put both her TBS Championship and her undefeated record on the line against Taya Valkyrie, possibly her most powerful opponent to date. And since it’s another week, it must mean another Orange Cassidy title defense, this time against Bandido.

Also, as you may have heard Tony Khan will be appearing on this week’s episode as well. Is he about to confirm to the world that we’ll all be watching two more hours of AEW action every week on Saturday night? Or is this particular announcement about something else?

There’s only one way to find out, and that’s to tune in tonight at 8 p.m. on TBS. Well, actually two ways, because you can also return to this post as we update it with AEW Dynamite live results as they happen from Sunrise.

AEW Dynamite results from Sunrise, Fla.:

(click on any match with a link for more details)

  • Orange Cassidy def. Bandido by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship; after the match, the two men share signs of respect, including Cassidy putting his sunglasses on Bandido
  • Adam Cole tells Renee Paquette he’s going to call out Chris Jericho … and if Jericho doesn’t come out, Cole will go find him; Cassidy and Bandido are told what’s going on and say “oh”
  • Darby Allin tries to squash things with Jack Perry, but they seem too competitive with each other to be sure that Perry will prevent any hijinks in Allin’s match tonight
  • Jeff Jarrett def. Dax Harwood by pinfall … by cheating, of course, then poses with Harwood’s tag team title bout
  • Tony Khan announces the Owen Hart Foundation tournaments are back again this year, and will include matches at Forbidden Door with the finals in Calgary this summer
  • Wardlow def. a jobber by pinfall in a quick squash match, and has another staredown with Luchasaurus
  • MJF and Sammy Guevara sure seem to still be on the same page as they vow that Sammy will defeat Darby, and they exchange gifts (vests and scarfs)
  • Poor RJ City gets laid out backstage by the Blackpool Combat Club
  • Sammy Guevara def. Darby Allin by DQ when MJF makes it seem like Darby used a skateboard to hit Sammy … but an announcement is made that Allin and Perry will team to face MJF and Guevara next week, and if the faces win, both of them are added to the title match at Double or Nothing
  • MJF and Guevara are furious, but Sammy gets left behind as MJF leaves the building
  • “Jericho, I know you can hear me you son of a bitch!” Cole swears he will beat Jericho within an inch of his life, but all he gets is The Ocho on the big screen sending the JAS to the ring … but Cassidy, Bandido and the debuting Roderick Strong help even the odds and clear the ring
  • QT Marshall tells the QTV crew they need to “go to Plan B” after a visit from an angry Powerhouse Hobbs
  • Jade Cargill def. Taya Valkyrie by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship
  • Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter look somewhat the worse for wear but vow that even though The Outcasts declared war, the only way they’ll stop coming is if they are sent to the morgue
  • Ricky Starks and Shawn Spears exchange trash talk with Jay White and Juice Robinson ahead of their match on Rampage this Friday
  • Kenny Omega and Konosuke Takeshita def. The Butcher and The Blade by pinfall, but Bryan Danielson is with the announcers and distracts them for a full scale BCC assault … until the Young Bucks arrive, though Takeshita stops Omega from using a screwdriver on Jon Moxley and ends up having Mox use it on him

AEW Dynamite results: MJF, Sammy Guevara conspire against the other Pillars

Plus Jay White vs. Komander, a big women’s tag team match, Adam Cole and Chris Jericho face to face, and more.

Pittsburgh, where you at? AEW Dynamite rolls into the hometown of all things black and yellow, as well as Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., for two hours of action headlined by a “the Earth will shake” type of confrontation between two very muscular gentlemen.

One of those is Powerhouse Hobbs, current holder of the AEW TNT Championship. The other is Wardlow, the man Hobbs beat to get the title in the first place. As Jim Ross might say, this has the makings of a slobberknocker.

Also in action tonight is King Switch himself, Jay White. He’s already stirring up waves since arriving in AEW, what with beating down Ricky Starks and declaring a new, possibly-not-OK-with-the-original version of Bullet Club. But he is going to wrestle too, and he’ll do that in Dynamite for the first time against Komander.

Oh, and Baker isn’t sitting this episode out either, not by a long shot. She and AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter have about had enough of The Outcasts, so they’re going to try to do something about it by facing Ruby Soho and Toni Storm. Do they have an ace up their sleeves if Saraya decides to interfere? One would hope.

We’ll also get to see The Acclaimed in action with Daddy Ass against the Jericho Appreciation Society, Chris Jericho and Adam Cole will have a face-to-face showdown of some sort, and we’ll hear from FTR and The Elite. Lots of fighting, lots of talking about fighting. Which is just the way we like it, honestly.

All of it goes down on TBS at 8 p.m. ET, and in a change from most weeks, live on the west coast at that same time, 5 p.m. PT. If you can’t watch, please consider hopping back here for AEW Dynamite live results ’cause we’ll be serving them up all evening.

AEW Dynamite results from Pittsburgh:

(click on match results for more details)

  • “It’s not called the Sting Appreciation Society.” Darby Allin thinks Sammy Guevara is being held back, believes Jack Perry is part of a “hand-picked California clique,” and all the Pillars end up taking shots at each other, so MJF says Perry and Guevara will wrestle each other tonight as part of a “Pillars Tournament” to decide who gets a title shot at Double or Nothing

  • Jamie Hayter and Britt Baker def. Ruby Soho and Toni Storm by submission when Baker gets Soho to tap out to the Lockjaw
  • Wardlow tells Renee Paquette that he reached out to a Horseman to even the odds tonight, and Arn Anderson has some counsel for him
  • “Who’s gonna pay to see a promo from a bunch of amateurs?” Bryan Danielson appears on the big screen as a setup for the Blackpool Combat Club to attack The Elite, who get a hand when things look glum from Konosuke Takeshita

  • Wardlow def. Powerhouse Hobbs by pinfall to become the new AEW TNT Champion, then sees Christian Cage and Luchasaurus come to the ramp to stare him down
  • MJF offers Guevara a blank check to assure his spot in Double or Nothing, and he names his price and hugs on it
  • Jay White def. Komander by pinfall, and Ricky Starks arrives to help onlooker Shawn Spears fight off White and Juice Robinson
  • The battle for Mark Briscoe’s heart and soul makes unlikely allies out of Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett and FTR
  • “I think the real Chris Jericho is an insecure, fickle, stupid idiot.” Chris Jericho says he has “zero respect” for Adam Cole, who gives it right back to him, and The Outcasts come to neutralize Baker; a handcuffed Cole has to watch as Saraya beats Baker with a kendo stick

  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass def. Daddy Magic, Cool Hand Ang and Jake Hager by pinfall
  • Sammy Guevara def. Jack Perry by countout thanks to a cheap shot from MJF, who celebrates with Sammy in the ring afterward

AEW Rampage results: Rey Fenix tries to dethrone Powerhouse Hobbs

Get quick AEW Rampage results for March 17, 2023, as Rey Fenix challenges Powerhouse Hobbs for the TNT Championship.

AEW Rampage is usually on at 10 p.m. ET on Friday nights. Sometimes it airs at other times, or occasionally on other days, because TNT is showing sports. This week? We’re staying up late, baby!

That’s because arguably the biggest sporting event that TNT airs is the first few rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. You might also know it as March Madness. Please don’t sue us for using it here, we’re doing it for non-commercial purposes.

In any case, Rampage might be worth waiting for, if you like Rey Fenix. As we do. He’ll try to take the TNT Championship from a man who just won it and isn’t likely to release his hold on it easily, Powerhouse Hobbs.

Taya Valkyrie made some waves when she showed up on Dynamite, and she’ll make her in-ring AEW debut on this show too. Let’s see how she looks and what else is in store now that hoops is finally over … until tomorrow.

AEW Rampage results in 30 seconds:

  • Powerhouse Hobbs def. Rey Fenix by pinfall to retain the AEW TNT Championship, and QT Marshall hits Alex Abrahantes with a Diamond Cutter after the match
  •  A video package promotes the return of Adam Cole to AEW action on March 29
  • Stu Grayson confirms he’s back in AEW and wants Jon Moxley in a one-on-one match next week
  • Taya Valkyrie def. Eva Lawless by pinfall as Jade Cargill and her entourage watch from the ramp and take notes
  • The Firm tries to get Stokely Hathaway ready for his match with Hook … and it isn’t going well
  • Matt Menard and Angelo Parker def. The Bollywood Boyz by pinfall and do a little mocking of The Acclaimed afterward with some scissoring
  • Don Callis continues his professional courtship of Konosuke Takeshita
  • A quick preview is shown of the upcoming Kenny Omega vs. El Hijo del Vikingo match on the March 22 Dynamite
  • The Gunns and Top Flight do some jawing and end up agreeing to a tag team title match for Dynamite, and the champs leave their bags behind
  • Daniel Garcia def. Brody King by pinfall thanks to Chris Jericho hitting King with his bat, Floyd

AEW Rampage results: Mark Briscoe announces Reach for the Sky ladder match

Get quick AEW Rampage results for March 10, 2023, with Action Andretti facing Sammy Guevara and Mark Briscoe making a special announcement.

Action Andretti might have Chris Jericho’s number, but that can’t necessarily be said about the rest of the Jericho Appreciation Society. That small but important distinction will come into play tonight, as he once again takes on Sammy Guevara on AEW Rampage.

You might say it’s because Sammy cheats. Jericho would say it’s because he wrestles smarter. Tomato, tomato. Oh wait that pun doesn’t work in print. But you get the idea.

We’ll also hear from Mark Briscoe and his idea for how to “move on” with the ROH World Tag Team Championship. That should be good.

Let’s take a quick spin through everything Rampage had in store on this fine Friday.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Sammy Guevara def. Action Andretti by pinfall with some help from Daniel Garcia
  • Darby Allin says his problem is he’s just a little too real and too crazy for people, but he has some things he still wants to do in AEW and might check one off next week
  • Jack Perry says The Final Burial took a lot out of him physically and emotionally, but he wants to put the momentum from it to use, so he warns all champs he’ll be seeing one of them soon
  • Powerhouse Hobbs and QT Marshall discuss the first episode of QTV which will show who really broke into Wardlow’s car
  • The Acclaimed def. Starboy Charlie and Jack Cartwheel by pinfall, then get another offer to join the JAS from Matt Menard and Angelo Parker
  • Chris Jericho talks about the JAS getting a shot at the trios titles next week on Dynamite and guarantees a win
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Preston Vance by pinfall
  • Swerve Strickland ponders life without both his wingmen but says he has more tricks up his sleeve for Keith Lee and won’t lose the war
  • Mark Briscoe reveals that at Supercard of Honor, there will be a Reach for the Sky Ladder match to crown new ROH World Tag Team Champions, and the first team officially entered is the Lucha Bros.
  • Stokely Hathaway isn’t happy about his upcoming meeting with Hook … as you’d expect
  • Riho def. Nyla Rose by pinfall by gets laid out after her victory, and the new heel running buddies Saraya, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho make an appearance after the final bell to spray paint Riho