AEW Dynamite Fyter Fest preview 08/23/23: All aboard to All In

AEW Dynamite Fyter Fest will have some intriguing in-ring action, a contract signing and more just days away from All In London.

AEW hasn’t quite shifted all of its focus across the pond (does anyone still say that?) just yet, as there’s business to attend to right here in the U.S. tonight on Dynamite Fyter Fest in Duluth, Georgia.

It starts with a tag team match that could affect the Zero Hour pre-show at Wembley Stadium this weekend. Aussie Open accepted a challenge from Adam Cole and MJF for the ROH World Tag Team Championship … but that only applies if they’re still champs after facing The Hardys tonight.

The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega will be in different matches Sunday in London, but they’re coming together as The Elite on Dynamite to battle Juice Robinson and The Gunns. Three-quarters of a tag team match (and a Coffin match, at that) at Wembley will see AR Fox and Swerve Strickland step in against Darby Allin and Nick Wayne. And with Tony Khan saying there will be changes to the All In card this week, a match that has everyone watching it with that in mind will see Jon Moxley face off against Rey Fenix.

That’s not even close to all of it. Also promoted for tonight:

  • Jack Perry will “retire” the FTW Championship
  • Skye Blue will battle Ruby Soho
  • Chris Jericho and Will Ospreay have a contract signing for their match at All In
  • FTR and the Young Bucks have a face-to-face interview
  • And Renee Paquette will talk to Adam Cole and MJF before they both team together and fight each other at Wembley

Sounds like a lot, but if ever there was a time to just load up Dynamite to the hilt, it would be the week of the biggest show in AEW history. You’ll want to be watching on TBS beginning at 8 p.m. ET tonight, or simply join us back here at Wrestling Junkie for live AEW Dynamite Fyter Fest results and updates.

Young Bucks say The Elite didn’t always agree on re-signing with AEW

Matt and Nick Jackson said even they weren’t in agreement at times about staying in AEW — and that one of them thought about retiring.

If there was a rankings list made for how relieved AEW head honcho Tony Khan felt while putting out press releases, the one that was recently distributed announcing that all four members of The Elite had re-signed with the company would have to be right up there near the top.

Not only are all four men foundational pieces for AEW, three of them (Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks) are also executive VPs. They’re as important behind the scenes as they are as in-ring performers, and while the departure of Cody Rhodes last year helped prove that no one is irreplaceable even in a young company, a future without The Elite is something Khan and many fans probably didn’t want to contemplate.

The Elite said publicly that they made their decision to remain in AEW as a group, but in an appearance as guests on the Swerve City Podcast with Swerve Strickland, Matt and Nick Jackson revealed that not only did the group not feel unanimously in favor of staying right away, even the brothers weren’t always in agreement with each other (h/t Cageside Seats for the transcription).

Matt: “Bro, we didn’t even know if we were gonna re-sign. You know what I mean? We had no idea…Hangman [Page] and Kenny [Omega], the four of us, we negotiated together, as a team.”

Nick: “Yeah, we were gonna stick together…all four of us, we all agreed, we’re sticking together, whatever we do.”

Matt: “And the votes did not line up every time. Because we said majority wins on this. And there was a lot of emotions in the last year, as the world knows. So one day, this person’s voting to leave, this person’s voting to go. [Nick and I] weren’t even on the same page the whole time. So, it was crazy…”

Nick noted that Matt even pondered retirement, with Matt adding, “I’ve been toying with that for a long time.” Indeed, Matt Jackson has been sounding a contemplative note regarding the end of his wrestling career for more than a year.

So while it appears this may be the last big run for The Elite, at least the world knows it will go on for a few more years in AEW. And when it’s all said and done, that just feels right, even if it took some group soul-searching to arrive there.

Kenny Omega, Young Bucks, Adam Page all re-sign ‘multi-year deals’ with AEW

The Elite is staying with AEW, and Matt Jackson said the group made the decision together.

Update Aug. 2, 12:20 p.m.: AEW has issued a press release confirming the new contract extensions for The Elite, as well as including comments from AEW CEO, GM and Head of Creative Tony Khan:

The Elite have been so important to the launch of AEW, with the Young Bucks going all in when I first approached them in 2018 about my dream to create an international pro wrestling promotion. Shortly after that, their partners and closest friends Kenny Omega and Hangman Adam Page joined us to formally launch All Elite Wrestling. All four of them have been instrumental to AEW’s success from the very first episode of Wednesday Night Dynamite in 2019 through the present day. Now as we celebrate tonight’s 200th episode of AEW: Dynamite, I’m excited to share that Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page will all be staying in AEW for years to come! Congratulations to The Elite, and we look forward to celebrating the great news with fans around the world. See you all tonight for Episode 200 of AEW: Dynamite!

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All four members of The Elite will be sticking around the company they helped build from the ground up.

While the expectation was always that Kenny Omega, the Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page would remain with AEW, the departure of Cody Rhodes last year proved that even one of the founding fathers leaving wasn’t impossible.

Add in The Elite’s suspensions in the wake of the post-All Out fracas with CM Punk last fall and there was definitely a bit of “we’ll feel better when new contracts are signed” feeling among AEW fans. Fortunately, that’s now the case.

As reported by Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso, Omega, Page and the Bucks have all re-signed to “multi-year deals,” keeping them with AEW for the foreseeable future. They will also continue on as Executive Vice Presidents, roles they have fulfilled since the launch of AEW four years ago.

There’s also a possibility that these are the last big contracts The Elite will sign. While all four members of the group are under 40, Omega and Matt Jackson are headed toward that age at 39 and 38, respectively (Page is the youngster at just 32).

Perhaps as an acknowledgement of that truth, both men sounded notes of realization that they are closer to the end of the road than the beginning in their comments to SI, as well as suggesting that not working schedules where they would always be on the road was important to them — which would certainly be the case had they left and signed with WWE.

Jackson also added that The Elite made the decision to re-sign as a unit.

“The entire Elite was going to make the decision of where we were going, together,” he said to Barrasso. “And that’s what we did. We stuck together. Which isn’t typical in the wrestling business. But again, I used the word family earlier. We’re not just locker room pals. We’re more like a family. And we did what the family wanted.”

AEW Dynamite preview 07/12/23: Blood and Guts mystery members revealed

Tournament action will also be a big part of the AEW Dynamite show from Saskatoon.

Blood and Guts is a big deal. That’s why it’s somewhat surprising that both sides in its upcoming 2023 edition, Blackpool Combat Club and The Elite, are one man short. It was unavoidable, alas, due to injury, but AEW has turned the situation to its advantage as one of the big talking points for tonight’s episode of Dynamite in Saskatoon.

With Bryan Danielson out, the BCC side needs another pretty big name. The world will be watching to see if that turns out to be Chris Jericho after his recent discussions with Don Callis — and even more, Jericho not just telling Callis to go pound sand right away.

As for The Elite, Kenny Omega and company would have needed an extra hand regardless. Might it be someone from Kenny’s past who will answer the call?

Dynamite will also offer a glimpse into the future too. Nick Wayne has been getting rave reviews for his work at a young age, so young that he had to wait until he got a little older before he could start in AEW. His time has finally arrived, and he’s going to get a true baptism by fire when he faces Swerve Strickland.

On top of that, there’s tournament action aplenty. We’re talking two matches in the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament, including the latest comedy stylings of MJF and Adam Cole, and a showdown between Ruby Soho and Skye Blue in the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament.

So that sounds like a full slate for Saskatoon, no question. Tune in tonight at 8 p.m. ET on TBS to see who emerges victorious, as we’ll be watching as well.

Is Kenny Omega’s former Golden Lovers partner about to come help The Elite?

If Kota Ibushi is on his way in for some AEW appearances, Blood and Guts would be the perfect spot for him to debut.

The Elite and Blackpool Combat Club are going to try to finally settle their ongoing beef once and for all at Blood and Guts on the July 19 episode of AEW Dynamite at Boston’s TD Garden. The issue on The Elite’s side is that the format calls for five-person teams, and there are only four members of the group. A new report suggests that it could be someone from Kenny Omega‘s past who answers the call.

Fightful Select (subscription required but well worth the $5 a month) says it has confirmed that “conversations have taken place between international star Kota Ibushi and All Elite Wrestling.” On top of that, talent expects him to appear soon, and “specifically for the upcoming Blood & Guts show.”

Ibushi is known for his time in NJPW, where he won numerous titles including the inaugural IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (formed by unifying the prior IWGP World Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship). He last wrestled for New Japan during the G1 Climax tournament in the fall of 2021 before having a very public falling out with the company — though one that reportedly has since been resolved.

Th 41-year-old Ibushi returned to action during WrestleMania weekend in Los Angeles, taking part in two of the GCW Collective shows. He’s been open about the idea that he would probably talk to AEW at some point.

Ibushi has a long history with Omega, including runs in several promotions as the Golden Lovers. The expectation is that he’d be the fifth member for The Elite, as he has aligned himself with the group in the past without ever becoming an “official” member.

(As an aside, the arm injury to Bryan Danielson means the BCC team also needs a fifth combatant, but the angle from this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite suggests that Chris Jericho may be convinced by Don Callis to fill that spot.)

With two weeks left before Blood and Guts, AEW could reveal that Ibushi is coming in, or choose to keep people guessing until the last minute. But if he is indeed on the way, that would make an already anticipated match that much more compelling.

AEW Dynamite results 06/28/23: MJF, Adam Cole play odd couple, Sting takes flight

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite from Hamilton will also see Chris Jericho and Sting in the ring together again, plus The Elite in action.

The “can they coexist?” bit has become so well-worn in storylines by the biggest U.S. wrestling promotion that it’s almost self-parodying at this point. Not so much for AEW, but it’s leaning into that vibe hard for what should be one of the more notable parts of tonight’s episode of Dynamite from Hamilton, Ontario.

MJF successfully made it out of Forbidden Door with the AEW World Championship still around his waist. Adam Cole would like to change that status quo, and is seeking a title rematch after taking MJF to a time limit draw a few weeks ago.

The problem is that AEW is also having a tag team tournament where the pairings are decided by a blind draw (wink, wink), and wouldn’t you know it, the first two names picked were MJF and Cole. The two men can’t stand each other and would love nothing less than to rearrange the other’s facial features, but for the time being, they need to work together.

OK, need is a strong word. They can certainly throw down if they want, but the guess is that if they do, it will prevent them from getting what they truly desire. We should find out more on that score tonight.

Elsewhere, there’s going to be a strong Forbidden Door fallout vibe in Hamilton. Tomohiro Ishii is still in Canada, and will tangle with Jon Moxley. The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page, or the Hung Bucks if you like that kind of humor, will be in action. Plus Chris Jericho and Sting will be in the ring on opposite sides of a match for the second time in less than a week after somehow not doing that for decades.

Time to dive into Dynamite.

AEW Dynamite results from Hamilton:

Jon Moxley def. Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall

No fooling around for these two gents, who just go right at each other, smash-mouth style. The Blackpool Combat Club is ringside to support Mox, but Eddie Kingston shows up before the picture-in-picture segment wielding  chair to deter any hijinks.

Ishii takes a nasty shot later that still probably isn’t quite as ridiculous as the one he took from Konosuke Takeshita at Forbidden Door. Kingston and Claudio Castagnoli aren’t taking their eyes off each other on opposite sides of the floor.

They eventually end up head butting each other bloody, because of course. Moxley finally wins with a Death Rider, but it took a huge effort.


Renee Paquette catches Adam Cole on his way into the arena, but he’s soon joined by an enthusiastic MJF, who says he thinks they got off on the wrong foot. To that end, he asks Cole if he wants to hang out this weekend, and even presents some “tag merch.” Heh.


Paquette asks Moxley what is going on and tries to play peacemaker when Kingston comes looking for him. It’s a serious yelling match, and Renee gets in the last word, telling Kingston he better fix this.


Orange Cassidy, El Hijo del Vikingo and Keith Lee def. Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard and Angelo Parker by pinfall when Lee pins Menard

There’s a peek at how this particular face trio came together, but honestly, does it matter? It’s just a fun trio. Also, Garcia teases his dance but doesn’t do it, but since fans dislike his dance, wouldn’t the heel play be to do it? Please ponder that.

Vikingo’s craziest dive to the floor hits only Lee, who picks him up and uses him as a weapon, then hurls him to the turnbuckles. He misses whatever he was going to try as he slips, but still launches into a moonsault.

Poor Daddy Magic ends up alone with Lee a little later, and welp.


The Elite wants to do a trios open challenge, and Hangman Adam Page is caught off guard when the Dark Order is upset that he ghosted them and wants to be their opponents tonight.


Chris Jericho says he and Sting in the ring together should be on TBS and should be commentated by Tony Schiavone. He also says it’s time to get into the “primordial ooze” of Jericho and summon the Painmaker. Sammy Guevara looks less enthused about the whole thing.


The Elite def. Dark Order by pinfall when Hangman Adam Page pins John Silver

Page looks conflicted, saying “we don’t have to do this.” No one does that emotion in pro wrestling like he does. When he finally becomes the legal man, he has a discussion with John Silver but finally gets hit in the face, and instead of punching back, he tags Matt Jackson in.

But Evil Uno finally pushes Hangman too far, and he comes in firing. The announcers note that Dark Order has no issues taking it to their friend as they’re trying to get the win. Page hesitates again when he has a chance to hit the Buckshot on Silver and nearly gets pinned. But he pulls it together to hit the Deadeye, and after a BTE Trigger by the Bucks, he finishes Silver with a Buckshot … and looks like he’s apologizing afterward, but …


… the Blackpool Combat Club invades the ring with chairs after the bell, and the Dark Order doesn’t stick around to help. Eddie Kingston tries, but he’s soon in as much trouble as The Elite. Page is bloodied as Konsuke Takeshita arrives to assist.

Moxley gets on the mic and says it’s time to end this: July 19, Boston, Blood and Guts.


A video package shows the contestants in the Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament talking about their first round opponents.


Cole tells a concerned Roderick Strong that he’s just playing along with MJF, who comes to scoop him up for “party time.”


“JungleHook was special because of me.” Jack Perry is now definitely a heel since he’s running down the fans and bragging about his bedroom exploits. Perry asks if he turned on Hook or everyone turned on him, and I think we know where he’s headed with this.

He calls Hook an entitled, second-generation prick and mocks the FTW Championship. Hook finally has enough and heads down the ramp, so Perry flees for the back.

With Hook in super hot pursuit, Perry leaps headfirst into the back of a waiting SUV, barely escaping what is almost certainly going to be an ass whooping.


Ruby Soho def. Alexia Nicole by submission

This was supposed to be Soho’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament match against Britt Baker who is out with illness. This … is not that, and Soho gets a quick tapout by using Baker’s own Lockjaw.

The Outcasts spray paint the ‘L’ on poor Nicole, and Soho blames Canada like South Park once did for Baker getting sick. Ruby mocks Baker and Adam Cole a bit more and vows to leave Britt nothing after defeating her.


QTV touts the arrival of Johnny TV, and Hayley Cameron does a poor impression of Brother Zay.


Darby Allin and Sting def. “The Painmaker” Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara by submission in a Tornado tag match as Sting makes Jericho tap out to the Scorpion Deathlock

Guevara enters separately and to his own music, something he teased last week. Jericho has a special entrance and what looks like glow in the dark makeup as the Painmaker, and before anything too crazy starts going down, he and Sting have a duel with their respective baseball bats.

Sting and Allin slowly gain the advantage, setting up two tables on the floor as both of the faces scale a ladder in the ring. It’s not Darby but Sting who makes the jump, and he barely makes it to send Guevara through the first table but looks like he lands hard in the process.

Despite Allin using his skateboard, Jericho is able to send Darby to the floor with a Judas Effect. Sting tries sneaking up on the Painmaker form behind, but Jericho puts him in the Walls of Jericho. There are no rope breaks, but Sting crawls and gets his bat, using it to break the hold.

A bloody Painmaker takes a Stinger Splash but answers a second with a Codebreaker. But the Judas Effect is countered with a Scorpion Death Drop that somehow only gets two.

Jericho tries another Codebreaker, but Sting sees it coming and applies the Scorpion Deathlock, and since the show is now in an overrun, the Painmaker taps and Dynamite quickly says peace.

AEW Dynamite results 06/21/23: Leave the (Forbidden) Door open

Chicago hosts the final AEW Dynamite before Forbidden Door, and we’re tracking the action live.

We’re just four days away from Forbidden Door 2023, where the worlds of AEW and NJPW will once again collide, this time in Toronto. But unlike last year, tonight’s final AEW Dynamite before the supershow isn’t even the go home show.

The arrival of Collision has seen to that, giving Tony Khan and the brain trust behind the collaboration time to add matches almost literally right up to the last minute. That said, there should definitely be more pieces of the Forbidden Door puzzle that fall into place tonight in Chicago, and there will definitely be New Japan talent in the house.

Two of the promoted matches for tonight are proof of that. One will see Orange Cassidy and Katsuyori Shibata team up to tangle with Zack Sabre Jr. and Daniel Garcia. There’s a pretty decent chance this tag team bout is going to set up Cassidy vs. ZSJ in Toronto, a matchup yours truly would love to see.

In trios action, Minoru Suzuki will once again align himself with Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara. But things have changed since last year, as Suzuki no longer has his army behind him, and Jericho and Guevara aren’t exactly best buds these days either.

We will, of course, hear from a number of people, including Bryan Danielson, who has a high profile Forbidden Door match already lined up against Kazuchika Okada, and Adam Cole, who does not. There have also been reports that a certain favorite son of Chicago is in the building and may appear, and if you need me to tell you who that is, congrats on taking your first dive into pro wrestling. Hope you enjoy it enough to stick around.

Let’s dive into it, shall we Chicago?

AEW Dynamite results from Chicago:

  • The Gunns def. The Hardys by pinfall after a distraction from Bullet Club Gold, who proceed to help beat down Jeff and Matt after the bell; Ricky Starks and FTR join the fray on the side of the fan favorites, as does … CM Punk, who helps clear the ring and says the two groups can settle things in the ring on Collision

  • A video package promotes the Concession Stand Brawl between Jeff Jarrett and Mark Briscoe, which is well timed because it leads right into …
  • Jeff Jarrett def. Mark Briscoe by pinfall in a Concession Stand Brawl that sees Sonjay Dutt, Karen Jarrett, Papa Briscoe, Christopher Daniels, Best Friends and Lucha Bros. all get involved

  • Blackpool Combat Club and Konosuke Takeshita challenge The Elite to a 10-man tag (they’ll also have Shota Umino on their team) at Forbidden Door, while Bryan Danielson says he’s going to the ring to call out Kazuchika Okada and that the Rainmaker is a coward if he doesn’t show up

  • Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Minoru Suzuki def. Action Andretti, AR Fox and Darius Martin by submission when Jericho gets Martin to tap out to the Lion Tamer
  • Renee Paquette talks to the winners after the bell, giving Jericho a chance to call out Sting and challenge him, Darby Allin and a partner of their choice to a match at Forbidden Door; Sting and Allin come to the ring to accept and say they’ll reveal their partner at Collision

  • Tony Schiavone and RJ City kick off the draw for the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament, the brackets for which will be unveiled next week on Dynamite
  • The Elite (in a pre-taped bit, we assume) acknowledge the challenge from the BCC, but they say they have friends all over and a lot of people hate the BCC too … like Eddie Kingston, who also says he’ll pick the fifth member of their team and make the announcement

  • Adam Cole hits the ring to give the Devil his due, admitting that MJF gave him one of the toughest matches of his career last week and calling out the champ to talk rematch; but not only does MJF refuse, Tony Schiavone informs them they’re a tag team for the tournament, but that’s not all …
  • … because Hiroshi Tanahashi appears on the big screen to remind MJF of the challenge the Ace made for Forbidden Door, and Cole manages to goad the AEW World Champion into accepting

  • Daniel Garcia and Zack Sabre Jr. def. Orange Cassidy and Katsuyori Shibata by pinfall as Garcia pins Shibata following a miscommunication by Cassidy and Shibata
  • Alex Marvez catches up with Will Ospreay, who doubles down on his criticism of Canada, to which Don Callis blames Kenny Omega for Will’s troubles and pledges his private security to aid Ospreay
  • Toni Storm disses the people that like Willow Nightingale, who takes the high road and says she respects the champ’s fight; the two women will meet for Storm’s title at Forbidden Door
  • Kris Statlander def. Taya Valkyrie by pinfall to retain the TBS Championship
  • Eddie Kingston says he thinks there’s one member of BCC who might have a problem with him teaming with The Elite, and sure enough, Jon Moxley comes out to confront his old friend before Kingston confirms the fifth member of their team is Tomohiro Ishii; the Stone Pitbull comes to the ring but is waylaid by the BCC, and Danielson’s threats bring Kazuchika Okada to the ring as well, and he gives the Rainmaker to Wheeler Yuta

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 preview 06/13/23: Preparing for a Collision

AEW Dynamite hits D.C. tonight with two title matches, a title eliminator and much more ahead of the AEW: Collision debut this weekend.

With the debut of AEW Dynamite just days away, you didn’t think the company was going to just phone it in for its existing two-hour show, AEW Dynamite, right? Perish the thought.

The card for tonight in Washington D.C. is, in fact, pretty loaded. It starts with MJF taking on Adam Cole; not for the AEW World Championship itself, but in a title eliminator agreed upon after the two men exchanged pointed insults last week. That means if Cole wins, he gets a shot at the BBB, which is something MJF would undoubtedly prefer to avoid.

Two other titles will be on the line in D.C. Skye Blue won her opportunity to challenge Toni Storm for the AEW Women’s World Championship, but considering how the other Outcasts are always there to back Storm, she may come to regret that unless she has backup of her own. TNT Champion Wardlow, on the other hand, made it clear he’s not done with Christian Cage and Luchasaurus, but his business on this particular evening is with Jake Hager (and his hat), who he obviously can’t afford to take lightly.

And the feud between the Blackpool Combat Club and The Elite rages on, this time in trios form. Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta will go up against Hangman Adam Page and the Young Bucks — you can also call them the Hung Bucks, collectively — in a match that’s sure to be entertaining.

AEW is also promoting that Sammy Guevara will be at Dynamite tonight for the first time since losing his chance at MJF’s world championship. No word on what he’ll be up to, but a thought: He’d be great when matched up against a high flyer from NJPW at Forbidden Door, which is also less than two weeks away.

That’s a lot to cram into two hours (there’s also an eight-man tag we didn’t even get to) but we have faith it’s all going to come together. Check it out beginning at 8 p.m. ET on TBS, or hop back here to Wrestling Junkie as we’ll have live results and commentary.

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)