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AEW Dynamite results 12/20/23: Holiday Bash a gift for Riho, Switchblade

See how AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash set up a three-way dance in the Continental Classic for next week.

Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends. We’re so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside … inside the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, that is, for an important night in the Continental Classic on AEW Dynamite.

The Gold League is down to its final matches for each man, and there’s plenty at stake (well, except for Mark Briscoe and Jay Lethal). It appears Jon Moxley and Swerve Strickland will advance to the semifinals, but Rush and Jay White can still throw a monkey wrench in things.

There’s big stuff going on in the women’s division too, as Riho and Saraya battle to see who gets a shot at Toni Storm’s AEW Women’s World Championship, and we’ll hear from MJF and Samoa Joe as well.

Let’s not waste any time. OKC, let’s start the show!

AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash results from Oklahoma City:

  • Swerve Strickland def. Rush by pinfall in a Continental Classic Gold League match ensuring he will be part of
  • The Continental Classic Blue League participants are shown doing short promos in advance of their final group matches
  • Chris Jericho discusses the news that Kenny Omega being out of action indefinitely, saying the most important thing is Kenny’s health but he’ll be ready to resume The Golden Jets when Omega is back
  • Mark Briscoe def. Jay Lethal by pinfall (with a Jay-Driller) in a Continental Classic Gold League match
  • Footage is shown of MJF’s induction into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  • A short Wardlow hype video is shown, as he’s still hunting MJF himself
  • Samoa Joe has more questions about the Devil, including some he’d like to ask to MJF, who in turn points out that the black-clad goons also didn’t lay a finger on Joe; their argument is interrupted by an attack from said goons, and the Devil appears on the big screen to challenge them for the ROH World Tag Team Championship next week … and they accept
  • Renee Paquette talks to Orange Cassidy and friends, and Rocky Romero ends up with a title shot against Orange Cassidy, surprising even himself
  • Riho def. Saraya by pinfall to earn a shot at “Timeless” Toni Storm and the AEW Women’s World Championship at Worlds End, with Storm doing some very entertaining guest commentary during the match; Ruby Soho is also shown watching closely on a backstage monitor, and Riho gets the best of Storm in a brief in-ring melee only to be hit by Mariah May wielding Toni’s title belt
  • Tony Schiavone reads a prepared statement from Christian Cage, who says he took Nick Wayne on a vacation and is returning on Collision to answer Adam Copeland’s Worlds End challenge
  • MJF and Joe bicker for a bit in the back before the champ finds a black mask outside the Mogul Embassy locker room, leading to a testy but awesome exchange between MJF and Swerve
  • Roderick Strong def. Komander by pinfall; afterward, Strong makes his latest plea to Joe that MJF is the Devil
  • A replay is shown of Thunder Rosa coming to Abadon’s aid on Collision, rolling into a preview of what’s in store for Collision this Saturday
  • Jay White def. Jon Moxley by pinfall in a Continental Classic Gold League match, meaning the Gold League semifinal will be a three-way match one week from tonight on Dynamite; after the match, Swerve came to the ramp to stare down the other two men

AEW Dynamite preview 12/20/23: Going long for Holiday Bash

Along with 3 Continental Classic matches, AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash will feature Riho vs. Saraya for a shot at the world championship.

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You know what’s fun? The idea that a wrestling show is bursting at the seams with good stuff that it needs to be longer than usual. That appears to be the case with tonight’s AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash from Oklahoma City, which Tony Khan has already said was granted a five-minute overrun from TBS. Let’s see why it might be needed.

Can Mox, Switchblade or Swerve take control in the Continental Classic Gold League?

We’re getting down to the nitty gritty in the AEW Continental Classic, with the final matches in the Gold League taking place tonight. Jon Moxley is the leader with 12 points, having won every match so far. But he’s not quite guaranteed to finish first in the group, because his opponent tonight, Jay White, can draw even with him if victorious.

There’s drama in one of the other Gold League matches as well, because while Swerve Strickland is in good shape with nine points, Rush can draw even with him at nine by defeating him in OKC. It’s going to be an interesting finish to this group to see who will advance to the semifinals on next week’s episode of Dynamite.

(Oh, and Jay Lethal and Mark Briscoe are facing off as well, but pretty much just for the love of the game since both are winless so far.)

Who will earn a title shot against “Timeless” Toni Storm at Worlds End?

We already know Toni Storm will be defending her title at Worlds Ends on Dec. 30, but what still needs to be figured out is who her opponent will be. Dynamite will settle that with a match between Saraya and Riho.

Both wrestlers have held the AEW Women’s World Championship before, and while Riho feels like a fresher matchup for Storm, there’s more narrative history between Saraya and Toni given their time together as Outcasts. This is a legit pick ’em, which is the best kind of No. 1 contenders bout.

Will the Devil show his (her? its?) hand one last time in 2023?

MJF and Samoa Joe are on a collision course for Worlds End, which is stressful enough. But Joe also promised to keep the world champ in one piece until the pay-per-view, and the Devil and his goons have made that a more difficult prospect than he might have figured.

We’ll hear from both champion and challenger tonight, but it would be shocking indeed if the Devil let them both be just 10 days away from the PPV.

Also on tap for AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash:

  • Roderick Strong takes on Komander

We’re properly stoked for this extra long episode of AEW Dynamite and will have full coverage of Holiday Bash later tonight.

AEW Dynamite results 12/13/23: Mox survives Swerve, the Devil comes for Hangman

The Gold League got very interesting on the Winter is Coming edition of AEW Dynamite.

OK, technically, winter isn’t coming for a few more days, but we’re definitely in that time of the year. AEW always rings in the season with a Winter is Coming episode of AEW Dynamite, which comes to us tonight from the Dallas-adjacent area of Arlington, Texas.

Tonight’s card features not one, not two, not even three, but four matches in the AEW Continental Classic. The biggest of them all pits Jon Moxley against Swerve Strickland in a battle of two men who have yet to taste defeat in the tournament. Will the self-titled “Ace of the World” show why he deserves that moniker, or can Swerve remain on his hot streak and take down yet another top star?

The Blue League matchup between Andrade El Idolo and Brody King is also worth noting. With Bryan Danielson still dangerous despite his ailments and Eddie Kingston desperate to climb back into contention, a victory tonight would be huge for either man.

Dynamite will also welcome back one of the pioneers of the AEW women’s division: Riho, the very first AEW Women’s World Champion. A lot has changed since she was last around the show, but she’ll get a fine welcome back (and by that I mean a potentially violent one) from Ruby Soho, provided Ruby can get her mind off her love life.

All this plus the Von Erichs return to Dallas, plus appearances from The Golden Jets and Samoa Joe. Let’s dive in before it gets too snowy.

AEW Dynamite Winter is Coming results:

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

  • Samoa Joe wants answers but only ends up in a squabble involving Hangman Adam Page and Roderick Strong over who is behind the Devil mask
  • Hangman Adam Page def. Roderick Strong by pinfall
  • Andrade El Idolo def. Brody King by pinfall in a Continental Classic Blue League match, getting to nine points as a result
  • Kevin, Ross and Marshall Von Erich are with Renee Paquette, and Orange Cassidy stops by to ask Ross and Marshall to team with him on Rampage
  • The Golden Jets want to speak to Big Bill and Ricky Starks, and after plentiful insults are traded, we’ve got ourselves a tag team title match at Worlds End
  • Riho def. Ruby Soho by pinfall
  • A hype video is shown for Wardlow, who says he’s been preparing for war ever since he’s returned and MJF’s world is coming to an end
  • Rush def. Jay Lethal by submission in a Continental Classic Gold League match
  • Jay White def. Mark Briscoe by pinfall in a Continental Classic Gold League match
  • A hype video is shown featuring both sides in the Jay Briscoe Memorial match at ROH Final Battle
  • Jon Moxley def. Swerve Strickland by pinfall in a Continental Classic Gold League match
  • In the parking lot, the Devil’s masked men attack Hangman, with the Devil nodding and his goons slamming Page hard onto the windshield of a car

Samoa Joe thinks Hangman Adam Page is the Devil, but Roderick Strong still thinks it’s Max

Reminding us all that he promised to protect MJF, Samoa Joe says he was forced to look like a liar after MJF was laid out backstage last week. He suspects it was Hangman Adam Page thanks to the broken bottle and the smell of “Stetson and disappointment.”

That brings Page to the ring, and he wants Joe to accuse him straight up. Hangman doesn’t care about anything around MJF and the Devil, and their squabbling in turn brings out Roderick Strong and The Kingdom. After calling Page “my young boy,” Strong lays out what he feels is the evidence pointing to MJF being the Devil.

Page has enough and smashes Roddy with a right hand, and Aubrey Edwards has to step between Page and Joe … but it’s time for Page and Strong to have their match.

Roderick Strong isn’t Neck Strong enough to take down Hangman Adam Page

These guys definitely aren’t going to ease into this one after what we saw in the opening segment. Page hits a fallaway slam and a standing Shooting Star Press for a two count.

Strong battles back and stomps Page into the corner. He gets his own two count but keeps control of Hangman’s head on the mat until Page can free himself for a big boot.

There’s a quick vertical suplex for Page as he remains on the attack. Strong responds with a kneedrop and another near fall. Roddy is elevated out to the apron, and a jumping lariat leaves him wide open for a cross body. Hangman is thinking moonsault to the floor, but The Kingdom intervenes and prevents it. Strong drops Page’s back on the turnbuckles, bouncing him to the outside as side-by-side commercials arrive.

We return to find the two men trading blows on the feet until they both go for big shots at once and end up on the mat. Another exchange of strikes goes in Page’s favor as he stomps Strong into the corner.

Page eats a boot on the way in but responds with a Death Valley Driver for a two count. They head up to the top turnbuckle together, though Strong is knocked down, and while he escapes a moonsault, he is nailed by a popup powerbomb and has to scramble to kick out at two.

Strong hits a couple of shots and suplexes Page for another near fall. He rolls through his next suplex to chain into a Tiger Driver, then transitions right to the Stronghold. Hangman strains and manages to get a rope break.

The Kingdom gets involved again and pays for it, with both members taking a moonsault. Strong tries to take advantage of the commotion but is rolled up for two, but he isn’t so fortunate after the DeadEye.

Andrade El Idolo goes to the top of the Blue League by beating Brody King

The announcers point out the size disparity between the men despite the fact that Andrade looks like he’s been bulking up. El Idolo manages to take King to the mat, and he stays on his size headlock to ensure his foe doesn’t get rolling.

King is selling some of the damage to his neck even as he frees himself and sets off a battle of chops. Forearm shots force Andrade down, and he’s whipped into the corner but escapes from a choke and rebounds with a cross body and a one count.

Andrade takes flight with a moonsault to the floor from the middle turnbuckle before rolling his foe back inside. He looks like he’s bleeding a tad from the mouth.

Dueling chants break out from the crowd as Andrade gets chopped off the top rope all the way to the floor. King is still in command after ads until Andrade is able to send him face first into the turnbuckles.

Andrade tries to hoist King for a body slam, then switches to a couple of dragon screws instead. There’s a flying elbow strike to follow, and Andrade springs to his feet and flexes for the crowd.

A body slam has Andrade in position for a split-legged moonsault, and he covers for a near fall. He wants a corner charge as well, but King evades it and runs him over with a big lariat.

Andrade finds no escape in the corner as King finds him with a cannonball and covers for another two count. They trade forearm shots and chops, then other strikes as well. Andrade’s back elbow hits hardest, and he decides to climb up top again. King meets him by the buckles, but his superplex thoughts are foiled by a DDT into the top turnbuckle (and the buckle is exposed, though we didn’t see exactly when).

Andrade executes a hammerlock DDT and gets the three count, going to the top of the Blue League standings.

The Golden Jets antagonize Big Bill and Ricky Starks into a PPV title match

Dallas seems happy to see Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega, who say the reason we haven’t seen them together recently is due to Big Bill and Ricky Starks. Jericho is none too pleased and calls out the tag team champs.

They oblige and immediately try to sow some distrust between the Golden Jets. Omega laughs because he actively doesn’t trust Jericho, then mocks Big Bill’s time in The Firm as well as making a reference to his time in WWE.

The upshot of all this is a challenge for the tag team championship, which Starks accepts for Worlds End. But he wants Jericho to remember that he beat The Ocho twice, so he’s already done half the work.

Since the champs brag that they don’t have a team name, the Golden Jets come up with some ideas that have to be bleeped out. They settle on Big Billy Starks before Jericho calls Starks a “better dressed, less charismatic version of Enzo Amore.”

That finally touches the nerve the Jets were aiming for, and the Worlds End match looks like it’s set.

Riho pins Ruby Soho, Toni Storm is unimpressed

Toni Storm joins the announce table for guest commentary, and Mariah May is with her but Luther has the day off. Soho gets off to a fast start against Riho, who hasn’t been on AEW TV since April.

A bridging suplex gets Riho a near fall, and a double stomp has Storm paying even more attention. Soho eats some elbows on the top rope before Riho comes off the top and picture-in-picture slides in.

Storm seems unimpressed by Riho’s status as the first ever AEW Women’s World Championship, so she probably enjoys Soho getting a two count with a suplex. Riho fights back with a crucifix bomb for her own near fall.

No Future puts Riho back down, but she’s able to barely kick out in time. Riho’s response comes in the form of a dragon suplex and a sliding double knee strikes, and that’s enough to wrap it up, drawing mock applause from Storm.

Rush stays alive in the Continental Classic by submitting Jay Lethal

Rush is still alive to advance from this group and Jay Lethal is not. He can play spoiler, though, as the announcers point out. Lethal definitely looks good early, showing off the strut before Rush goes on offense.

The battle goes to the outside, where Rush is brutalizing his foe. They head back inside for Rush to lay in some chops, and Lethal actually waves him in for more. That might be a mistake as he gets beaten into the corner.

The Tranquilo pose is next before Lethal runs into a powerslam and a near fall. Unable to line up his top rope elbow, Lethal goes for the Lethal Combination instead, then nearly gets caught with an inside cradle for the pin.

Lethal’s corner charge get shim thrown into the turnbuckles instead, though he bounces back to stop the Bull’s Horns. Rush counters the Lethal Injection in turn to apply a sleeper, and Lethal ends up tapping out pretty quickly.

Jay White keeps pace in the Gold League, defeats Mark Briscoe

We’re reminded by the announce team that Rush needs White to lose or draw here to stay in contention to advance from the Gold League. The fans start a “Dem Boyz” chant for Briscoe as he hits a Death Valley Driver and the Froggy Bow. White heads for the floor to avoid a pin.

Though White grabs a camera cable, Briscoe stays on top of him and takes things back between the ropes. He bites White’s forehead but ends up getting flipped over the top rope, bouncing hard off the apron.

After commercials, White runs into a big lariat and both men are down. Briscoe is trying to shake off leg damage he suffered at Switchblade’s hands during the break, and he’s able to get off some Redneck Kung Fu and land a flying forearm shot.

Briscoe’s elbowdrop off the apron is on target as well, and he gets White back in the ring to cover him for two. The battle goes up to the top rope, where Briscoe clobbers White in the back of the head and hits the Razor’s Edge for a near fall.

The “Dem Boyz” chant is back in effect but no defense for Mark against a couple of dragon screws. He does pull off an inside cradle but sees White kick out at two and deliver a sleeper suplex.

Another one follows a brief exchange, and White wants a Blade Runner but gets countered with a t-bone suplex. Briscoe heads up top but catches knees on a Froggy Bow.

The Blade Runner follows and keeps Briscoe winless in the Continental Classic.

Jon Moxley pulls out a tough victory over Swerve Strickland

Buckle up for this one, as the fans start a “holy s–t” chant as soon as the bell rings. The two men are fine with taking it to the mat early on, and Mox plays some mind games with Swerve by kissing him on the forehead in the corner. Strickland repays him in kind.

The psych out work continues as Strickland tries to get under his opponent’s skin by outwrestling him. It sort of works as Mox returns firing strikes, and Strickland is able to survive them and nail a DDT out of the corner that’s good for a quick cover.

They fight to the outside, where Moxley is run face first into the post. He’s able to explode out of the corner with clothesline and rain down shots before biting Strickland on the arm. A stalling piledriver forces Swerve to kick out at two.

Moxley tries to trap Strickland’s wrists but is flung out to the floor, but he traps Swerve in the apron skirt and crotches him with apron before sending his opponent hard into the steel steps.

A commercial break comes and goes to find Moxley in control as the match passes the halfway point in its 20-minute time limit. He connects on a cutter but can once again only get two.

A Gotch-style piledriver leads to another cover; Strickland manages to kick out again. The two warriors exchange headbutts until Swerve can hit a flatliner, and while Moxley tries to shrug it off, Strickland’s big boot nearly pins him.

Strickland steals a page from the BCC playbook with hammer and anvil elbows, then follows with a House Call. He wants the Swerve Stomp put gets shoved off the top rope all the way to the floor.

Moxley tells referee Paul Turner to count him out, and Strickland beats the count only to slide into a Stomp. Swerve kicks out and we’ve got only five minutes left now.

Mox wants a choke and switches to a cross armbreaker instead. A steel chair is Moxley’s next idea, but Strickland flies out to nail him, then hits the Swerve Stomp with Mox seated in the chair.

Strickland flies off the top with the Swerve Stomp, pausing ever so briefly to sell pain to his right shoulder, but only gets two. Swerve wants the JBL Driver, but Moxley rolls him up and holds on for the three count.

AEW Dynamite results 12/6/23: Nick Wayne’s mom swings Christian Cage-Adam Copeland grudge match

Say it ain’t so, Shayna. Also, Riho returned on AEW Dynamite from Montreal.

A long time ago, in a promotion not that far, far away, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage were thick as thieves. They came up together, made history as a tag team and then went on to be successful as singles competitors too. But times done changed since then, and we’re about to see the full extent of how much on AEW Dynamite tonight from Montreal.

When Copeland first made his well-publicized move to AEW a few months ago, he made it clear that he wanted to get the band back together, so to speak, and team with Cage for one last run. Christian, being the villainous sort, not so politely told him to “go f–k yourself.”

After Copeland took out Cage’s minions, the TNT Champion appeared to reverse course and see if his old friend would forgive and forget. But Copeland saw it coming and responded not just by laying Cage out but giving him the same expletive back in return.

As both men are proud Canadians, it’s only fitting that they meet in Montreal. Copeland was quoted as saying that it’s more important to him that their match take place in Canada than on pay-per-view, which says a lot. It should be captivating TV, for sure.

And it’s not the only thing this episode has going for it, not by a long shot. The AEW Women’s World Championship will be on the line as “Timeless” Toni Storm defends against Skye Blue. MJF and Samoa Joe will join forces to take on two of The Devil’s masked men. And there will be three more Continental Classic matches to boot.

We’re ready for this one to begin, so let’s light that fuse.

AEW Dynamite results from Montreal:

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

  • Jon Moxley def. Rush by submission in a Continental Classic Gold League match, meaning others in the group are now in danger of elimination
  • A promo is shown for the Jay White-Jay Lethal match coming up later tonight
  • Renee Paquette welcomes Roderick Strong (and The Kingdom), who says that MJF is going to put the dagger into Samoa Joe’s back tonight and that actions have consequences .. but he’s not going to suffer his any more, as he discards his wheelchair
  • While Paquette waits to talk to MJF, she instead catches up with Hangman Adam Page, who admits that Swerve Strickland has beaten him but he still took something from Swerve he’ll never get back, and it’s not over between them; MJF pops out and congratulates Page sarcastically, and after some more pleasantries, they accuse each other of being the Devil, and Samoa Joe has to step in before they come to blows

  • Swerve Strickland def. Mark Briscoe by pinfall in a Continental Classic Gold League match
  • Mariah May tells Paquette that her meeting with Tony Khan went well but says tonight is all about Toni Storm
  • Samoa Joe heads to the ring for his tag team match and soon finds himself surrounded on all four sides by the Devil’s minions, who then disappear … and on the big screen, MJF is shown laid out backstage, apparently by a bottle to the head
  • Moxley says he expected to win the Continental Classic because he’s the Ace of the World, but Swerve shows up to threaten him while Prince Nana laughs
  • Ben Mankiewicz does his thing, introducing “Timeless” Toni Storm
  • Toni Storm def. Skye Blue by pinfall to retain the AEW Women’s World Championship …
  • … but she’s confronted by a returning Riho, who drives her out of the ring and makes it clear she’s hunting that championship
  • AEW is returning to Canada in March for a four-city tour, and tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 15
  • A hype video is shown for the Adam Copeland-Christian Cage main event
  • Jay White def. Jay Lethal by pinfall in a Continental Classic Gold League match
  • Christian Cage def. Adam Copeland by pinfall to retain the AEW TNT Championship, in large part due to Shayna Wayne hitting Copeland with the title belt
Image credit: All Elite Wrestling

Jon Moxley puts Rush to sleep, gets to 9 points

The announcers point out that a Moxley victory can start eliminating some people from contention to advance from the Gold League since he’ll be at nine points. They get right to the strikes once the bell rings, to the surprise of absolutely no one.

Rush hits a belly-to-belly throw and a dropkick to force Mox out to the floor. Into the crowd they go, with Rush maintaining his grip on the action.

Moxley finally retaliates by hurling his foe into the barricade and they fight way out past the floor seats again. One random security guard’s empty chair is used as a prop before they head back toward the squared circle.

Rush has Moxley down in the corner, the perfect place for him to do his tranquilo pose. Mox comes right back with double birds, letting his foe know exactly what he thinks of that, and the fans respond.

A Rush powerslam gives him a near fall, the first of the bout. Moxley offers a cutter as a reply, hammers Rush in the corner and follows with a superplex for a two count.

The battle goes outside again, which is unfortunate for Moxley as he is powerslammed into the barricade. Commercials arrive for side-by-side picture time.

Rush lands hard and is holding his leg when we return, with Taz noting both his legs are banged up. He powers through and hits a piledriver, forcing a kickout from Mox.

A superplex allows Rush to get another near fall, but his confident look is washed away when Moxley hits him with a suicide dive, and the ref tells both men they need to get it back in the ring.

They do so they can trade strikes, and a stiff forearm sends Moxley to his butt in the corner. He pops up to stop the Bull’s Horns on the way in but gets pummeled in the corner … until he hits a King Kong lariat. Mox executes the Death Rider but only gets two.

An undeterred Moxley switches to his bulldog choke, and though Rush fights it, he eventually goes out.

Image credit: All Elite Wrestling

Swerve Strickland joins Mox with 9 points, Mark Briscoe is mathematically eliminated

It’s win or the end of the tourney for Briscoe, and Swerve is one of the hottest stars in AEW right now, so that’s not good news for Mark. Briscoe tries to slow the pace and keep Strickland from getting any momentum, which seems wise.

Briscoe crashes home a high boot and chokes Swerve along the turnbuckles. Strickland fights back and earns the first near fall, but Briscoe sends him to the outside and hits a dropkick through the ropes.

Onto the apron they go, both landing shots until they spill to the floor. Briscoe is right at home there, but Swerve sends him over the barricade into the crowd and then suplexes him off the barricade back onto the floor. Ouch.

Strickland looks extremely confident after commercials, with the announcers noting that he really should since he’s been in full control for several minutes. He works over Briscoe’s left arm on the mat but gets a taste of Redneck Kung Fu.

A high boot in the corner lands for Briscoe, followed by a fisherman’s buster for a two count. Swerve fires through a flurry of offense for his own near fall, with the fans seemingly as surprised as Strickland to see Briscoe kick out.

A hard uppercut sends Strickland off the top rope to the floor, where Briscoe quickly finds him before delivering a huge lariat back in the ring. It’s two again, and that’s not great for him as Strickland lands the House Call … but not the 450 splash as Mark gets his knees up. He covers and sees Swerve kick out again.

Briscoe puts his foe back down and tries the Froggy Bow, but Swerve counters and nearly pins him. The fans come alive in appreciation as Justin Roberts announces that only five minutes remain.

Strickland executes a Death Valley Driver on the apron, then a Swerve Stomp back in the ring. Is it enough? Yes it is, as Briscoe is mathematically eliminated from the tourney.

Image credit: All Elite Wrestling

Toni Storm retains her title against a game Skye Blue

This is a big opportunity for Blue, who battles alone while the champ has both Luther and Mariah May supporting her at ringside. Both women have their moments in the opening mat exchanges, though an angry Storm ends that by hammering some forearm shots.

Blue is thinking tope but Storm greets her with a right hand. Toni gets on Luther’s shoulders and he runs along the floor so she can fling her challenger off the apron.

Storm lets Blue have it with some chops and delivers a hip attack along the barricade before ads slide in. The full broadcast returns to see Blue nail a high cross body for a two count, but Storm slows her right back down with a nasty suplex.

Blue sees the hip attack coming and hits a thrust kick, and her hip attack doesn’t miss. Code Blue is on target, and Storm barely manages to avoid a three count.

Headbutts from the champ stop whatever Blue has planned from the top rope, and Storm is able to execute a superplex. Storm’s hip attack hits, and when Blue tries to roll her up as a counter to Storm Zero, Toni counters with her own pinning predicament and holds Blue’s shoulders down for three.

Image credit: All Elite Wrestling

Jay White stays alive to advance from Gold League at Jay Lethal’s expense

Like Mark Briscoe earlier, Jay Lethal is in must win territory to stay alive to advance from the group. White is not, but he’d be in big trouble if he lost, so both men look a little cautious early on.

White is able to capitalize when Lethal tries to strut, but Lethal takes control of the next few minutes, earning a near fall and then getting to strut after all. Some back and forth exchanges lead to a DDT for White, and he covers for two prior to picture-in-picture action.

Lethal hits the first big move after we return with a tope suicida. He gets White in the fireman’s carry position and hits a rolling slam, then his big elbow off the top. Lethal covers but sees White strain to kick out in time.

Several kicks spin White around, but he fights out of the corner and hammers Lethal’s left knee in multiple ways. A sheer drop brainbuster leads to a cover, but Lethal kicks out in time.

The Lethal Injection is countered, so Lethal tries a rollup for two; White immediately bounces up for a chop block. As they jostle for position on the mat, Switchblade manages to roll on top of Lethal’s shoulders, and now Lethal is out of contention to advance.

Image credit: All Elite Wrestling

Christian Cage retains in grudge match with Adam Copeland thanks to Nick Wayne’s mom

Here we go. Copeland gets off to a strong start, knocking his former friend off the apron and into the barricade and smashing Cage’s head off the announce table. He’s fired up, for sure.

Cage begs off back in the ring, hearing boos from the fans. He tries for a low blow but Copeland sees it coming, stomping on his hand. The champ is hurled into the barricade multiple times, slumping down on a chair as Copeland breaks the ref’s count.

Cage finally gets some offense in, dropping Copeland’s throat on the barricade and tossing him over it before ads break up the flow. He remains in charge throughout the half-break and is measured as he keeps the pressure on.

The fans get on him as he rains down left hands in the corner, but Copeland bites his other hand and delivers a Russian leg sweep off the second rope — which doesn’t really land right, drawing some jeers from a few members of the crowd.

With Cage on the apron, Copeland climbs to the middle rope to deliver a diving clothesline. The champ fights back with a drop toehold, then returns to the ring with a frog splash that earns him a near fall.

Cage stalks Copeland and rushes in for a spear, but it’s countered by an Impaler for a two count. They fight up to the top rope, where Cage manages to get the upper hand until Copeland pulls on his right fingers and runs out for a Liger Bomb and a closer two count.

The champ thinks Killswitch, setting off a series of counters that ends with an inside cradle for two by Copeland … then another off a counter inverted facebuster.

Copeland switches gears applying a crossface that forces Cage to extend his leg to get a rope break. The challenger just mounts his foe and drops some bombs, and he’s got that look until Cage leaps over a spear to hit the Killswitch. That might be it, but Copeland is able to kick out.

With the ref taking a partial bump, Cage sees an opportunity and kicks him in the groin before grabbing his title belt. He misses his belt shot, but both men go for spears at the same time and end up down on the canvas.

That brings Nick Wayne’s mom to the ring, and she gets the TNT title belt. Alas, she decides to hit Copeland, probably for taking out her son, and Cage delivers another Killswitch. He stands over Copeland holding his title, then stomp’s Adam’s neck into the belt. The ref finally recovers and makes the three count.

AEW Dynamite preview 12/6/23: Adam Copeland, Christian Cage finally square off in Montreal

We’ll also see Skye Blue challenge Toni Storm for the AEW Women’s World Championship on AEW Dynamite tonight.

When you have some of the most prominent Canadian pro wrestlers around on the roster, it’s never a bad time to swing through Canada. That’s what AEW Dynamite is doing tonight, with a card that has the potential to keep viewers entertained throughout.

Can Christian Cage cope with Adam Copeland’s rage?

Anyone who’s been a fan of pro wrestling for more than about 10 years knows all about the long friendship between Adam Copeland and Christian Cage, and the last few weeks of AEW programming have been an excellent primer for everyone else. The question was never whether they were going to face off but when.

Montreal seems like the perfect place. And really, this is a problem of Cage’s own making, as he prodded at Copeland until he snapped. Angry Adam is perhaps the best version of him, as no one does a deranged look quite like him.

Can Copeland take the TNT Championship, or does the Patriarch have one last trick up his sleeve?

Can Skye Blue take gold from “Timeless” Toni Storm?

Considering that Toni Storm just won the AEW World Championship again at Full Gear, it seems unlikely she’d lose it this quickly. But considering the run that Skye Blue is on, you can’t fully rule it out.

Always a talented performer, Blue has found her groove by switching from a happy-go-lucky persona to a darker and more driven character, with AEW explaining the change by her exposure to the House of Black’s mist. She could have easily just turned heel, but her tweener positioning is more interesting.

Will that be enough for her to take a title from Toni? Probably not, but we’re anxious to see what goes down tonight.

Will we learn more about the Devil when MJF and Samoa Joe face two of his (her?) masked men?

The identity of the Devil has kept AEW fans engaged for months now, with the masked person and their small army of goons messing with MJF and others at every turn. The AEW World Champion jumped at the chance to get physical with his attackers, and will get the chance to do so on Dynamite alongside protector/contender Samoa Joe.

While you’d expect MJF and Joe to prevail over whoever it is they’re facing (AEW is humorously promoting the match as them vs. “The Devil’s masked men”), the big question is whether there will be more tidbits to latch onto on who might be under that Devil mask.

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Will there be any Gold League upsets in the Continental Classic?

The Continental Classic continues in Montreal as well with three more matches in the Gold League. On paper, all three of tonight’s pairings have a clear favorite, but could there be an upset brewing in one of them?

Keep an eye on Jon Moxley vs. Rush. It would behoove AEW to create some doubt about who might advance from the group by having the top stars face some adversity, and something about Moxley’s excellent promo after his last match just makes us think maybe he’s going to stumble before righting himself.

AEW Dynamite comes our way from the Bell Centre in Montreal at 8 p.m. ET tonight, and we’ll have live results and updates here on Wrestling Junkie starting at that time.

AEW Collision results 12/2/23: Bryan Danielson leaves Eddie Kingston down bad

Some intriguing matches also got set up for Dynamite and Final Battle on AEW Collision this week.

Saturday night’s alright for fighting, and tonight, it’s more than alright for fighting in a tournament. The Blue League of the Continental Classic takes center stage tonight on AEW Collision from Erie, Penn.

Most notably, Bryan Danielson makes his debut in the Classic as he’s only recently been cleared to compete. He’s back now, and he can compound the misery of one Eddie Kingston by beating the Mad King tonight.

Maybe Eddie is having some remorse over putting both of his championships up for grabs in this tourney, eh?

Get ready, Erie. Here we go.

AEW Collision results from Erie:

  • Brody King def. Claudio Castagnoli by pinfall in a Continental Classic Blue League match, going to six points after his first two matches
  • Jon Moxley’s passionate promo from earlier this week is shown
  • Abadon def. Kiera Hogan by pinfall; after the bell, the lights go out and come back on to reveal TBS Champion Julia Hart standing in the corner, then disappearing when the lights go off and on again
  • Samoa Joe is interrupted backstage by Roderick Strong, who insists MJF is the Devil and tries to convince him that the tag team match MJF agreed to on Dynamite is a setup; Joe simply laughs and walks away

  • Andrade El Idolo def. Daniel Garcia by pinfall in a Continental Classic Blue League match, sending Andrade to three points and dismaying Matt Menard, who was sitting in with the commentators
  • Willie Mack throws out a challenge to Wardlow for next week after seeing what Wardlow did to his friend, AR Fox

  • Strong dedicates The Kingdom’s match to his best friend, Adam Cole
  • The Kingdom def. Iron Savages by pinfall, with Strong getting in a shot after the bell before stumbling back to his wheelchair
  • Ethan Page says he’s refocused himself and wants to check off a bucket list item, challenging Kenny Omega to a match next week to determine who is the true King of Canada

  • Willow Nightingale and Mercedes Martinez exchange words in recorded promos
  • Buddy Matthews and Malakai Black def. Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal by pinfall; afterward, FTR hits the ring and violently declines Black’s invitation to join the House of Black, though it ends badly for the top guys and Black mocks them for having no one to come to their aid
  • Earlier this week, Toni Storm is upset Renee Paquette is interviewing her instead of RJ City, and Storm warns Skye Blue before throwing Renee’s own shoe at her

  • Blue taunts Storm for her “midlife crisis” and says she’ll shove Toni’s shoe right up her ass
  • A hype video promotes next week’s Dynamite showdown between Adam Copeland and Christian Cage
  • El Hijo del Vikingo def. Kip Sabian by pinfall, then extends his hand but we don’t see if Kip accepts it
  • Shane Taylor barges in and challenges Keith Lee to a match at Final Battle, which Lee accepts

  • Miro tries to barge in and attack Andrade, but CJ Perry gets him to promise not to lay a hand on her client
  • Bryan Danielson def. Eddie Kingston by pinfall in a Continental Classic Blue League match, keeping Eddie at zero points

Did Wardlow just become the top suspect for the AEW Devil?

Some clues on this week’s AEW Dynamite suggest Wardlow is part of the group plaguing MJF. But is he behind the Devil mask?

The identity of the AEW Devil has been one of the company’s great mysteries to date, and it added a few new twists on this week’s episode of Dynamite.

For starters, the Devil’s goons attacked MJF directly, something they’ve largely avoided doing in favor of going after people associated with them. One of them was wielding a baseball bat, but they were eventually chased away by Samoa Joe.

The other new development was that the Devil communicated by text through the giant video screen, challenging MJF and Joe to a tag team match next Wednesday. The AEW World Champion angrily accepted, leaving Joe looking a bit upset for doing so.

The implication of MJF and Joe facing “the unknown,” as the Devil put it, is that they’ll take on the person behind the mask and one random goon. We just don’t know who the former actually is.

Or do we? A point of interest that spread quickly around social media Wednesday night was that Wardlow, who won a typically quick match against AR Fox, had his hair looking a little sloppy.

You know, like when you take off a mask and don’t have time to fix it.

The only problem with the Wardlow theory is that when the Devil has made brief on-screen appearances, it doesn’t look like someone with his unmistakable build. This has led to some suggesting multiple people have been sharing the Devil mask — that there’s a group of wrestlers with grievances against MJF that are working together to engineer his downfall, and the mask is worn by all of them at some point.

Regardless, that was a very large human being in the ring with the bat in Minneapolis, and along with the hair thing, Wardlow seems likely to be involved even if he’s not the mastermind. He certainly has motive as his history with MJF is more personal than most. The whole Devil storyline feels like it’s building to a crescendo, and it might finally all get revealed at Worlds End a month from now.

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AEW Dynamite results 11/22/23: 3 men get 3 points in Continental Classic openers

Also on AEW Dynamite, MJF and Samoa Joe decided when their world title match will happen.

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The AEW Continental Classic gets underway tonight with three matches that should be the highlight of the Thanksgiving Eve episode of AEW Dynamite from Chicago.

While you can check out the full list of participants and how they’re split between two groups, the short version is that the six wrestlers in the Gold League all have their first round robin matches on Dynamite.

The matchups are:

Each match has a 20-minute time limit and will award three points for a win and one for a draw, with zero points for a loss. Everyone is banned from ringside, so ostensibly, that means no interference from LFI, BCC, BCG or whatever letters you use to describe Lethal’s group.

In other somewhat weird news, Christian Cage has promised to “rechristen” Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne, and what exactly that entails, we honestly do not know. We’ll also see a championship acceptance speech from “Timeless” Toni Storm after her title win at Full Gear, plus we’ll hear from AEW World Champion MJF. No word on whether the Devil may show up too.

That sounds like a full night of Dynamite to us. Let’s light the fuse on this one.

AEW Dynamite results from Chicago:

Swerve Strickland scores the first 3 points of the Continental Classic, pinning Jay Lethal

Despite his heel status, Swerve hears some chants as the bell rings. The announcers put over the idea that he’s somewhat the worse for wear after his Texas Death match at Full Gear, and yeah, he should be.

Lethal gets in enough offense to tease his strut and faux flip off the fans, but Swerve is able to respond with some offense that targets Lethal’s left knee. Lethal is smartly focusing on Strickland’s right arm and shoulder, which is taped up.

A nice German suplex by Swerve is answered by a shoulderbreaker, and both men are down for the broadcast to head to side-by-side ads. A superplex has Strickland looking good after the break, and his rolling flatliner flows right into a brainbuster for a near fall.

Lethal offers a strong response that ends with a long flying elbow off the top for a two count. A couple of counters leads to a stretch muffler by Swerve, who then gets rolled up for two and stuck in an STF. Lethal connects with a pump kick , but Strickland sees the Lethal Injection coming.

A dropkick, the House Call and the Swerve Stomp finish it off, giving Strickland the first three points of the tournament.

Orange Cassidy wants to make an announcement but is rudely interrupted by Wheeler Yuta, who also has some verbal venom for Hook and Katsuyori Shibata. And then Renee Paquette tells Orange that they’re out of time.

MJF and Samoa Joe set the date for their world title match

A banged up MJF, who is walking with a cane, and Adam Cole, still on crutches, make their way to the ring. MJF helpfully gets a chair so Cole can sit. That’s true friendship.

The AEW champ brags about beating Jay White on one leg but also says Switchblade is one of the best pro wrestlers in the world. After reminding us of his accomplishments, though, MJF says he’s the greatest AEW world champion of all time.

Still, none of that would be possible without his brochacho for life, and Cole does indeed want to do some story time. He’s excited to be back in Chicago and that he and MJF are still ROH tag team champ. Cole has some bad news, though: He has a long road back from his ankle injury, though he promises to do the work he needs to do to get back to his best.

In the meantime, Cole is concerned about MJF since everyone is gunning for him and the Devil and his goons are still out there. MJF tells Cole not to worry because he’ll hunt the Devil down … but the Devil appears quickly on the screen with an evil laugh.

Samoa Joe figures that’s the best time to join the duo in the ring, saying it’s time for celebration. He’s there to ensure Max honors the deal they made that would give Joe a world title shot, but MJF says no, except in much more crass language that gets beeped out.

Cole intervenes and says that while Joe is indeed a killer, skipping out on the title shot is something the old MJF would have done. “Max, be a man of your word,” he implores.

MJF takes an oblique shot at CM Punk before saying he’ll take on Joe right here in Chicago, but Joe says absolutely not. Joe wants the best, fully healed version of MJF, and he figures by Worlds End, he’ll be nice and chipper to defend the title.

That makes MJF almost incredulous since Worlds End is in his hometown, and he tells Joe it’s a deal. They shake hands, but after MJF tries to get in one last verbal jab, Joe calls Max “my property” and says he’ll be watching the champ’s back until Worlds End … when he’ll beat him for the title in front of everyone he loves.

Orange Cassidy and friends get a Very Nice, Very Evil boost

Orange Cassidy gets on the mic before the match can start and says he has a Thanksgiving surprise: Danhausen is back! The heels are unimpressed and try to get the jump on our heroes before the bell.

Hook takes a beating during commercials and is in desperate need of a tag. He manages a t-bone suplex on Angelo Parker and gets Cassidy into the fray. A big powerslam by Jake Hager stops Orange in his tracks but only for a second until he can hit Stundog Millionaire and tag in Katsuyori Shibata.

Shibata vs. everyone works out surprisingly well until it doesn’t. Just when it appears he’s in big trouble, Danhausen produces Hager’s beloved purple bucket hat and curses him to boot.

Hook and Shibata get submissions locked in at the same time, Cassidy Orange Punches Hager off the apron, and Parker, who is somehow legal through all this, taps out.

Cole tells Paquette he can’t wait to get back to doing what he does beat, but when Roderick Strong and The Kingdom arrive, Cole has little time for his nagging and tells Roddy in no uncertain terms that they aren’t best friends any more and he wants Strong to leave him the hell alone.

Christian Cage gives his henchmen new names but runs afoul of Adam Copeland again

Christian Cage is accompanied to the ring by Nick Wayne and Luchasaurus and tells Chicago to be quiet. He says a true champion is gracious in victory and humble in defeat, noting that things didn’t go his way at Full Gear … but he did not lose that match.

Wayne didn’t either. Luchasaurus lost that match. Harsh.

Cage says that’s unacceptable, and the only way to wash the stench of losing away is to recreate Wayne and Luchasaurus in his image. He tells the dinosaur man to take a knee, which he does reluctantly, and says he will be known from here on out as Killswitch.

Wayne takes a knee quickly, but Cage tells him to rise because he’s the golden boy, the one who reminds Christian of himself. His new name is “The Prodigy” Nick Wayne.

Wayne’s mom arrives in the ring, irritating Cage, who berates Mrs. Wayne for being a waitress and insults Nick’s late father. He tells Shayna to leave, but Killswitch comes to her defense. Christian yells at him to get back on his knees, then smacks him.

Finally, Cage threatens to expose Killswitch’s face, pushing him into Shayna and knocking her down. Nick goes under the ring to find a steel chair, the another.

He gives the chairs to Cage, who in turn hands one to Killswitch and orders him to give Shayna the Con-Chair-To. The dinosaur man struggles with the decision before Adam Copeland has enough, spearing Nick.

Killswitch saves Cage, so Copeland spears Nick instead and follows with an Impaler. Copeland sets Nick up for the Con-Chair-To and doesn’t hesitate to deliver it.

The ex-members of the JAS talk to Paquette, and they’re all out of sorts except for Anna Jay, who just seems to be upset with all of them. And Parker is distracted by his flirtations with Ruby Soho.

Jay White takes a shortcut to get 3 points against Rush in their Continental Classic opener

The referee reminds The Gunns they need to hit the bricks since no one is allowed at ringside for the Continental Classic matches. That might hurt since Rush controls the early action and takes it to Jay White in and out of the ring.

Rush gets out a long cable but is warned not to use it, so he returns to his heavy chops. White tries to give as good as he gets, but Rush is going to win this game, and he stomps White down in the corner as well. He kicks Switchblade in the face and does the Tranquilo pose.

An ad break finds White now in control afterward, but Rush rallies to look for his version of Three Amigos, ending with a brainbuster once White interrupts it. White is covered but manages to kick out at two.

White takes control again as the chop battle is resumed. Forearms are flying as well, so White thumbs his foe in the eye and answers Rush’s knee strike with a uranage for a close two count.

After a German suplex has Rush thinking thrust kick, White proves he has an answer in the form of a dragon screw. Rush responds with a belly-to-belly overhead throw into the turnbuckles. An elbow strike is on target too, but White sees the Bull’s Horns coming.

The referee nearly takes a bump, and when he covers up to protect himself, White lands a low blow. Rush is a sitting duck for a Blade Runner, and White has himself three points.

Paquette and RJ City are on the stage to present the AEW Women’s World Championship to “Timeless” Toni Storm in the manner of an awards show acceptance speech. Mariah May presents her with the title belt before Storm puts on glasses and takes her notes out.

She thanks “Anthony Khan and the wonderful people at Warner Discovery,” and works through it as they try to play her off. She also thanks the little Toni Storms, says they won’t take her spot and tells them to stay in school, maybe learn a trade.

Cue the standing ovation! But Storm hasn’t cleared out yet when Skye Blue pushes past her on her way to the ring for a match.

Skye Blue gets a big win as a battle for the heart of Ruby Soho rages on

Skye Blue might be competing in front of her home fans, but she’s the one taking the big bumps early. Ruby Soho takes one too as she’s kicked off the apron, and Anna Jay gets some help from Cool Hand Ang and Daddy Magic to take control on the outside.

A superplex/powerbomb combo is a fun way to return from commercials. Soho takes a ridiculous head kick on the outside as she’s caught between her teammate Saraya and Cool Hand Ang.

Back in the ring, Anna almost wins it before Soho breaks up her pin on Skye. More arguing breaks out between Sraya and Daddy Magic, as Soho is knocked off the apron into Ang’s hands.

Blue nails Anna with Skyefall, and with Soho caught in the drama on the outside, she can’t prevent the three count.

Wardlow takes a break from working out to tell Paquette he’ll get MJF on his own time, then headbutts AR Fox for daring to offer some advice.

Jon Moxley gets a hard fought Continental Classic victory over Mark Briscoe

This is the first ever singles match between Mark Briscoe and Jon Moxley, and we will go past the top of the hour to get it in, according to the broadcast. Both men come out swinging, with Briscoe taking control after a dropkick to knock Mox to the floor and a cannonball off the apron.

Briscoe thinks Froggy Bow but sees Moxley run away and open back up with strikes. A big boot takes Briscoe to the floor as we go picture-in-picture one last time for the night.

The announcers are surprised that it’s Briscoe bleeding first in this one, but it isn’t stopping him from mounting some impressive offense and countering a King Kong lariat for a two count. Briscoe is caught temporarily in a submission but makes it over for a rope break.

Up top they go, where Briscoe smashes a right hand and bites Moxley on the face. Mark also no sells a Paradigm Shift to land a dropkick, leaving both men on the mat.

Brsicoe’s Death Valley Driver has him thinking Froggy Bow, which finds the mark but isn’t enough to keep Moxley down for three. A King Kong Lariat answers a Jay Driller attempt, but Mox is incredulous when his opponent kicks out after a Death Rider.

Moxley tries for a bulldog choke but nearly gets rolled up for the pin. They battle to the middle of the ring again with strikes. Mox hits a stomp, then another Death Rider, and this time it’s too much even for Briscoe.

AEW Dynamite results 11/15/23: Omega finds some redemption, MJF has nowhere to turn

The Street Fight was wildly entertaining, but Bullet Club Gold left no doubt MJF is in its crosshairs on AEW Dynamite.

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If you can’t settle things in the ring, just take it to the streets like the Doobie Brothers once sang. If that very old reference is over your head, we promise that everything will become clear tonight on AEW Dynamite from Ontario, Calif.

The big match being promoted for this show is the Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Street Fight, and yes, that is its full name thanks to some sponsorship love from Sega. On one side is The Don Callis Family, with Brian Cage filling in for the still injured Sammy Guevara.

On the other side are The Golden Jets, Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega. But to round out their four-man team, they each called a friend: Omega sent the Omega-Signal up for Kota Ibushi, while Jericho summoned former tag team partner Paul Wight.

Wight amusingly said he’s not even sure what the match will entail, so that can only mean fun. Sure, there’s other interesting stuff on tonight’s card as well, including The Young Bucks taking on Penta and Komander, as well as Red Velvet going up against Skye Blue in a TBS Championship eliminator.

But at the end of the day, we’re suckers for a good Street Fight. And this one should indeed be good.

Plus we’ll see if the Devil shows up to make MJF’s life miserable again, and perhaps the announce team will discuss this tidbit from Tony Khan:

AEW Dynamite results from Ontario (not that one):

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

  • The show begins with a look at the Devil and “masked assailants” taking out The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn, followed by Samoa Joe mocking MJF for running out of friends
  • Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta def. Hook and Orange Cassidy by pinfall
  • After the match, Mox gets on the mic and says Cassidy is and has always been nothing, and that he’ll grind Orange into dust and win his International Championship at Full Gear
  • Swerve Strickland gets a severe verbal roasting from Hangman Adam Page, and can do nothing as Page attacks Prince Nana
  • Roderick Strong claims he knows who the Devil is and calls Adam Cole to tell him … it’s MJF; Cole suggests maybe it’s Strong and hangs up
  • Skye Blue def. Red Velvet by pinfall, earning a spot in the three-way TBS Championship match at Full Gear
  • Miro says what he predicted is coming true, and that his wife CJ Perry wants gold and fame and those trappings … but it will be Daniel Garcia who pays the price on Collision
  • Mariah May is overjoyed at the opportunity to meet Toni Storm, who seems put off by the meeting and asks Luther to contact “head of the studio” Khan to secure a tune-up match
  • Samoa Joe def. Jon Cruz by submission in a quick squash match
  • Joe then asks for a mic to extend his offer of friendship to MJF, but he also warns that the offer is time limited
  • The reveal of the AEW Continental Classic from the most recent episode of Collision is replayed, along with Bryan Danielson confirming he’s going to be in it
  • Young Bucks def. Komander and Penta El Zero Miedo by pinfall, taking some shortcuts to do so
  • The victorious Bucks run into Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega during a backstage interview, and it turns contentious in a hurry
  • The Gunns def. … uh, someone in a matter of seconds with a 3:10 to Yuma; afterward, they taunt MJF about what they’ll do to him since he has no friends left and will have to fight them alone
  • A hype video for Wardlow is shown, with him delivering a vow to “make the Devil my bitch” before the person in the Devil mask appears briefly at the end
  • The Golden Jets (Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega), Kota Ibushi and Paul Wight def. The Don Callis Family (Powerhouse Hobbs, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher and Brian Cage) by pinfall in a Like a Dragon Gaiden Street Fight
  • MJF is a marked man and Bullet Club Gold proves it

AEW Dynamite results 11/8/23: MJF is running out of friends

The good news is MJF is still AEW World Champion. The bad news is the person in the Devil mask plagued him again.

It’s time to see what Daniel Garcia is all about on AEW Dynamite from Portland.

Garcia has had quite the journey during his time in AEW. Originally positioned as a no-nonsense technical wrestler, he did almost a complete 180 by joining the Jericho Appreciation Society. He’s now known even more for his hip-thrusting dance, though his in-ring skills certainly haven’t gone away.

He’s also competed against some of the best the company has to offer, including Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston and Orange Cassidy. Garcia is somehow still only 25 years old, so his best days may very well still be in front of him.

Perhaps this will be one of those days. Garcia has a shot at the AEW World Championship held by MJF, and while it would be shocking indeed for AEW to do a big title change on free TV just 10 days out from a pay-per-view — where it’s already advertised MJF vs. Jay White as a featured bout — stranger things have happened.

White has a hurdle of his own to clear tonight in Portland, where he’ll take on Mark Briscoe, who just recently returned from injury. White’s spot in the Full Gear match is on the line, but unlike MJF, the Switchblade has several buddies to watch his back and ensure he makes it out of Dynamite with that opportunity intact.

(And the title belt in his possession, since he’s been holding onto it even though it still belongs to MJF.)

Plus we’ll see Darby Allin and Sting in tag team action, Swerve Strickland vs. Penta, the in-ring return of Red Velvet, and a talking segment with the Golden Jets, Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho.

You ready? We’re ready to start recapping the action.

AEW Dynamite results from Portland:

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

  • MJF tells Tony Schiavone that he’s not losing tonight or to Jay White before he gets a video call from BFF Adam Cole, but MJF seems upset that Cole suggests again that he consider Samoa Joe’s offer to watch his back; Daniel Garcia seems offended that MJF says he’ll handle him and confirms that Max will get the professional wrestler tonight …
  • … but that’s not all because Roderick Strong stops by, and he vows to remind everybody “who the hell I am”
  • MJF def. Daniel Garcia by submission to retain the AEW World Championship
  • Mark Briscoe talks about how he and Jay White have locked up in tag team matches but never in a singles match and warns him about what’s coming later tonight
  • Darby Allin and Sting def. The Outrunners by submission
  • Schiavone interviews Toni Storm and Hikaru Shida in black and white, where Timeless Toni essentially blames Hikaru for what happened to her
  • Swerve Strickland def. Penta El Zero Miedo by pinfall, but Hangman Adam Page gets the beginning of some payback afterward with a chair assault and a DeadEye through a table
  • Jay White gets in some barbs on MJF and tells him to sit back and watch what he does to Briscoe
  • Don Callis and Kenny Omega cut dueling promos on each other
  • Renee Paquette talks to Omega and Chris Jericho, who are interrupted by the bitter Young Bucks; one thing leads to another, and they agree on a tag team match at Full Gear with some stakes: If the Bucks lose, the tag team title shot goes to the Golden Jets, who will break up if they lose
  • Samoa Joe def. Keith Lee by submission to retain the ROH World Television Championship, then relinquishes his title to concentrate on the world title held by MJF
  • Orange Cassidy says Jon Moxley must be nuts thinking he overlooked Mox, and he says he needs to beat Jon to be the champ he knows he is
  • The Gunns def. Bollywood Boyz in less than a minute, then boast about their talent and mock MJF ahead of their ROH title match against him and a mystery partner at Full Gear; as MJF watches backstage, Joe approaches him and he decides to move on
  • Moxley gives his rebuttal to Orange Cassidy, suggesting he’s setting a poor example for Hook and that he doesn’t deserve to make it to Full Gear; Wheeler Yuta tells Hook he crossed the wrong crew too
  • Lest we forget that Wardlow is gunning for MJF too, a video package showing him working out reminds us that, yes, he is
  • Julia Hart def. Red Velvet by pinfall, but her post-match attack is interrupted by Skye Blue, and eventually, Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale
  • Mariah May is in AEW and seems really excited to meet Toni Storm
  • Jay White def. Mark Briscoe by pinfall
  • MJF’s music hits after White’s match, and he sneaks in the ring from the back and lays out White’s Bullet Club Gold teammates with the Dynamite Diamond Ring; White heads for the safety of the ramp while MJF tells him playtime is almost over and says Switchblade will have to kill him to beat him because he is fighting for everyone who’s been riding with him, but then …
  • … the lights go out and people in all black are shown assaulting The Acclaimed, throwing Anthony Bowens through a window; the main in the Devil mask appears briefly as MJF heads backstage, too late to do anything, and Joe laughs at how he’s “running out of friends”