All Elite Wrestling presents Dynamite
Date: 11/13/2019
From: Nashville, TN
Matches:
1.) Jon Moxley defeated Michael Nakazawa
2.) The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Grayson ) defeated The Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt)
3.) Darby Allin defeated Peter Avalon and Shawn Spears
4.) Nyla Rose defeated Dani Jordyn
5.) PAC defeated Adam Page
6.) AEW Tag Team Champions SCU (Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) defeated The Inner Circle (AEW World Champion Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara)
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) A video package highlighting what happened at Full Gear is shown to kickoff the show. The major development coming out of the PPV is that MJF turned on his best friend, Cody to allow Chris Jericho to retain the AEW World Championship by throwing in the towel. After the match, MJF kicked Cody in the groin.
2.) A video package highlighting the Mox/Omega match is shown on it’s own and Omega’s health is a focus showing various injuries suffered during the match with Mox. They show stills from Full Gear. The doctor notes that Mox was cleared, but beat up a bit. That seems to bother Omega a little bit as Omega has not been cleared.
3.) Nakazawa throws his baby oil away and forearms Mox several times followed by chops. Mox nails Nakazawa with a clothesline. Mox forearms and clotheslines Nakazawa in the corner. Nakazawa boots Mox in the corner, but Mox quickly hits a double arm DDT to pickup the quick win. (DUD. I mean, it’s not anything of note other than Mox beating Omega’s friend in short order. Mox is a force no doubt about it.)
4.) Jon Moxley grabs a microphone to cut a promo asking if that match counts. Mox says he’s a lot of things and says he’s not a liar. Mox told everyone exactly what was going to happen at Full Gear. Mox believes that Kenny Omega will never be the same again. Mox does respect Omega because Omega had the balls to do something that nobody else will have the balls to do. Mox doesn’t think anyone will have the balls to step in the ring with him. Mox is going to scorch AEW until he’s the last man standing. Mox says if anyone wants to test themselves and confront the only man who presents real danger to let him know. Mox suggests they kiss their loved ones behind before stepping in the ring with him. Mox demands that nobody ask him for apologies when it’s all over with.
5.) Uno and Stunt kickoff the tag match with Stunt hammering away on Uno followed by a kick to the knee. Stunt arm drags Uno and Boy tags in to get a crucifix on Grayson for a moment. Boy hits a hurricanrana and a dropkick. Stunt returns to the match and head scissors Grayson. Boy tags back in and hits a hurricanrana to send Grayson into the ropes. Stunt hits a cannonball splash onto Grayson leading to a near fall for Boy. Stunt climbs to the top rope to double stomp Grayson on the arm. Stunt avoids the ropes and taunts Uno. Uno tags into the match and gains control slamming Stunt. Uno climbs to the top rope hitting a swanton bomb for a near fall. Grayson returns to the match as Uno delivers a backbreaker. Grayson hits a slingshot senton onto the apron and taunts the fans on the floor. Grayson prevents Stunt from tagging out and Uno tags back into the match. Uno nails Stunt with a chop, and tags Grayson back into the match. Grayson drives Stunt down to the mat with a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall. Stunt kicks Grayson a few times, but Grayson drives Stunt midsection first into the corner where Uno delivers a running elbow to Stunt’s back. Stunt kicks Uno in the corner and avoids a splash. Grayson prevents Stunt from tagging out and holds Stunt in the corner to allow Uno to deliver a kick. Dark Order hit a middle rope elbow/side slam combo for a two count.
Stunt is biting Uno’s thigh, but is met with a kick to the head. Uno covers for a two count. Uno tosses Stunt with a fallaway slam for a near fall. Stunt strikes Uno a few times and ducks a clothesline. Stunt manages to plant Uno with a flatliner to counter a slam attempt. Grayson grabs Boy off the apron, but is knocked down. Boy gets the tag and hits a suicide dive onto Grayson. Boy forearms Uno followed by an uppercut and a running kick to the chest. Boy covers for a two count as Grayson splashes Uno. Boy hits a backflip knee drop onto the Dark Order for a near fall. Stunt tags back into the match, but Uno sends them into each other. Grayson springboards into a double kick. Stunt hits a dragonrana, but Uno sends Boy into the cover to break the pin attempt. Dark Order is dumped to the floor and Boy hits a stereo suicide dive, but it’s blocked and met with a double kick. Grayson hits the Night Fall backbreaker on Stunt. Grayson goes to the top as Uno has a Gory Special and Grayson hit a blockbuster to pickup the win. (***. An enjoyable tag match and a good clean win for the Dark Order. Stunt worked well as a babyface in peril. Stunt and Jungle Boy are a good underdog team and probably going to be used as a team to put over the other bigger teams for a while.)
6.) Evil Uno grabs a microphone to cut a promo. Uno tells the fans to cheer for Stunt who is ridiculed for his small size. Uno can give Stunt a purpose and offers Stunt to join the Dark Order. Stunt is leaning towards the mask, but Jungle Boy prevents Stunt from joining. Uno respects that, but Grayson and the creepers attack both Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt. Evil Uno puts the mask on Jungle Boy, but Luchasaurus makes his way out to make the save. Luchasauras takes out all the creepers. Luchasauras plants Grayson with a chokeslam and a standing moonsault. Luchasauras embraces with Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt to end the segment.
7.) Peter Avalon and Leva Bates come out shushing the crowd to play up the librarian gimmick. Avalon talks about the music history in Nashville. That abruptly ends.
8.) The fans are heavily behind Darby Allin for the three way dance. Avalon leaps off the top, but misses both Allin and Spears. Allin sends Avalon to the floor and Spears trades chops with Allin. Allin avoids a back suplex and hits an arm drag to send Spears to the floor, as well. Avalon is dumped to the apron and dropkicked to the floor by Allin. Allin goes to the top, but Spears knocks Allin to the mat. Spears plants Allin with a sit out facebuster for a two count. Spears stomps Allin in the corner and chokes Allin for a moment. Spears drops Allin with a chop. Spears drops Avalon onto the apron with a back suplex. Joey Janela comes out and brawls with Spears. Janela knocks Spears into the crowd, but Spears grabs Janela for a moment leading to them brawling more into the crowd. Allin and Avalon are left in the ring. Allin elbows Avalon in the corner and gets a two count on a rollup. Allin hits a stunner and goes to the top hitting the Coffin Drop for the win. (1/2*. Nothing really to this match other than to give Allin a TV win and maybe continue the Spears/Janela feud.)
9.) Darby Allin grabs a microphone for a promo. Allin calls out Jon Moxley, which gets a pop from the crowd. Allin accepts Mox’s challenge from earlier in the night.
10.) Dani forearms Rose in the corner a few times, but is met with an elbow. Rose misses a big boot and Dani fights back with strikes until a boot stops her momentum. Rose tries for a chokeslam, but Dani breaks free with a strike. Rose clotheslines Dani and sends Dani hard into the corner. Rose splashes Dani into the corner and delivers a Samoan Drop. Rose grabs Dani to hit a sit down powerbomb for the win. (1/2*. Simple squash for Nyla Rose.)
11.) Dustin Rhodes is expected to be out three to four weeks due to the recent attack of his arm being slammed in a car door two weeks ago.
12.) Next week, Dynamite Dozen battle royal where the final two compete for a diamond ring.
13.) Tony Schiavone is with Allie for an interview, who is ranked #4 in the AEW rankings. Allie is happy to be there in AEW. Allie wants to prove herself on Dynamite just as she’s done on AEW Dark. The lights go out during the interview and Awesome Kong appears with Brandi standing behind her. Allie goes right after Kong with forearms, but Kong delivers a chop and a spinning back fist. Kong tosses Allie onto the aisle. Brandi holds Allie as Kong cuts Allie’s hair to add to Kong’s collection.
14.) AEW World Champion Chris Jericho comes out and brags about still being the AEW World Champion. Jericho proved to be the greatest of all time. Jericho demands a thank you from every single member of the AEW roster and office. Jericho wants his thank you from people who matter and not jackasses in Nashville. Jericho lists the men he’s beaten in AEW thus far. Jericho said he was going to prove that Cody wasn’t as good as he thought and was instead an entitled little bitch.
Cody’s music hits and it’s MJF. MJF enters the ring to join the segment with Jericho and he’s getting some good heel heat. The fans are chanting asshole towards MJF. MJF has something to get off his chest and knows the fans don’t like him. MJF asks if the fans are upset he tossed the towel in for Cody. MJF believes if he hadn’t that Cody’s career would be over. MJF believes the fans have been cheering for the real bad guy in Cody. MJF tells the fans that Cody doesn’t care about the fans and only cares for himself. MJF is the only man to know the real Cody and claims that Cody is a liar, user and abuser. MJF thinks that Cody saw MJF as a puppet he could use. Cody offered to be MJF’s “mentor”. MJF knows that it’s bullshit that Cody ever cared about him. MJF knows that Cody wanted to keep him under his thumb, but MJF says Cody’s thumb isn’t big enough to keep him down. MJF considers himself the new face of AEW. MJF does his catchphrase, I’m better than you, and you know it.
MJF turns his attention to Jericho. MJF tells the fans that Cody isn’t at the arena. MJF tells Jericho that he’s a big fan and would put Jericho in his third or fourth installment of his Mount Rushmore. MJF has heard that Jericho wants MJF to join the Inner Circle. Jericho claims to have heard that MJF wanted to join the Inner Circle. They begin to argue over which is true. MJF knows Jericho would want him to join their Inner Circle Jerk, but MJF backs off on that statement. MJF thinks Jericho enjoys drinking a little bit too much to think that MJF would need Jericho. Jericho suggests that MJF wants to be a little bit like Jericho. Jericho lists that they are similar. Jericho thinks that MJF’s parents got horny while Jericho was beating up Juventud Guerrea on WCW Saturday Night and nine months later MJF was born. Jericho they go back to arguing over the Inner Circle as neither man wants to admit they want to join, or they want them to join. They agree that Cody Rhodes is the biggest jackass and they embrace.
Cody Rhodes slowly makes his way out and has a scar on his his forehead. QT Marshall and a producer try to stop Cody, but Cody storms the ring. Cody messes up a powerslam on Jeircho and strikes MJF. Cody manages to hit a powerslam on Jericho. However, Wardlow appears out of nowhere and clotheslines Cody! Wardlow drives Cody to the mat with a modified Attitude Adjustment. Wardlow takes off his tie and chokes Cody with it. Wardlow hangs Cody over the top rope as MJF taunts Cody. MJF proclaims he’s the face of AEW. Several officials come down to help Cody as Cody’s cut has opened up again.
15.) PAC avoids Page in the corner and goes to the top rope after delivering a kick. Page rolls away, but PAC kicks Page several times and comes off the ropes to deliver another kick. PAC hits a twisting dive over the ropes to take Page out on the floor. PAC climbs to the top rope and takes Page out with a moonsault. PAC rolls Page into the ring and goes to the top rope, but Page rolls out of the way and dropkicks PAC in the corner. Page nails PAC with a suicide dive into the railing. Page plants PAC with a pop up powerbomb for a near fall. PAC forearms Page, but Page responds with strikes. PAC boots Page in the corner and goes to the apron looking for a springboard, but Page delivers a boot in midair. Page sits PAC on the top turnbuckle and delivers a chop. Page tries for a suplex off the top, but PAC fights free. PAC missile dropkicks Page from the top rope. PAC heads to the top rope again and dropkicks Page on the back for a near fall. PAC kicks Page on the apron a couple of times. PAC charges on the apron, but Page slams PAC on the apron. Page climbs to the top rope hitting a moonsault to PAC on the floor. Page rolls PAC back into the ring, but PAC rolls outside of the ring to avoid a potential Buckshot Lariat. PAC nails Page with a superkick on the floor. PAC chokes Page on the floor to maintain the advantage. PAC controls Page with a choke in the middle of the ring. Page chops PAC several times, but PAC sends Page into the corner where Page explodes out and clotheslines PAC causing both men to remain on the mat.
They begin to trade forearms in the middle of the ring. Page delivers a flurry of forearms, but PAC dumps Page to the apron. PAC avoids the Buckshot Lariat by delivering a kick and a German suplex. Page connects with a discus lariat and both men are down again. PAC counters a suplex and Page almost sends PAC into the referee. Page avoids a low blow, but is met with a kick and almost pinned by PAC. Page delivers a superkick to stagger PAC. PAC kicks Page, but Page stops PAC with a brainbuster. Page nails PAC with the Buckshot Lariat for a near fall. PAC pump kicks Page out of the corner a couple of times. PAC stomps Page on the back of the head. Page is seemingly knocked out on the mat. PAC heads to the top rope hitting the Black Arrow and locks in the Brutalizer to win the match by referee decision. (***1/2. A good match and PAC showed great aggression. PAC can come across as a badass force in AEW and I’m here for it. PAC is a believable contender.)
16.) Backstage, Young Bucks are brawling with Santana and Ortiz. Matt powerslams Ortiz through a table. Santana leaps off a forklift to take the Bucks out along with officials. Santana sends Nick into a door that opens and Orange Cassidy is standing here. Santana slowly closes the door and is met with a superkick by Matt. They continue to brawl towards the ringside area through the crowd. Eventually, security runs down to ringside to keep them apart, but that’s a difficult task to accomplish. Young Bucks superkick security and the brawl continues. Ortoz holds Nick’s leg on the ramp to allow Santana to hit Nick on the leg with a blackjack several times. Santana spray paints a spot on the ramp and they powerbomb Matt through a section of the stage. Brandon Cutler comes out and protects Nick from further damage. Santana and Ortiz proceed to attack Cutler, too. Private Party come out to make the save and security again arrives to keep them apart.
17.) Kazarian and Jericho kickoff the tag title match. Kaz backs Jericho into a corner, but cleanly backs off. Jericho backs Kaz into a corner and tries for a cheap shot, but misses and Kaz arm drags Jericho to the mat a few times. Jericho chops Kaz against the ropes. Kaz floats over and dropkicks Jericho. Jericho staggers around the ring and tags in Guevara. Guevara is arm dragged by Kaz a couple of times and Sky is tagged into the match. Sky axe handles Guevara from the top rope and delivers a backbreaker for a one count. Sky drop toe holds Guevara leading to a slingshot leg drop by Kaz for a two count. Guevara knee lifts Kaz followed by a chop. Kaz drop toe holds Guevara over the ropes and is kicked by Sky. Kaz hits a suplex on Guevara and Sky dropkicks Jericho to the floor. Jericho checks his face with Hager at ringside. Kaz kicks Guevara several times followed by a clothesline for a two count. Kaz decks Jericho off the apron to the floor. Kaz runs the ropes, but is tripped by Jericho. Guevara hits a standing shooting star press for a one count on Kaz. Jericho casually walks over Kaz and taunts Sky before allowing Hager to get a cheap shot on Kaz. Jericho delivers a back suplex and goes for a cocky cover leading to a one count. Kaz and Jericho trade slaps with Kaz coming off the ropes, but is met with a knee lift. Kaz is backed into a corner and Guevara delivers a kick to Kaz’s midsection. Guevara plants Kaz with a Samoan Drop, but Kaz almost wins with a rollup. Guevara dropkicks Kaz into the corner and taunts the fans with Jericho.
Guevara dropkicks Kaz on the mat. Guevara controls Kaz with a sleeper on the mat. Kaz elbows Guevara, but Guevara hits a standing Spanish Fly. Guevara misses a shooting star press off the top. Kaz manages to tag in Sky, and Sky cleans house with a clothesline and leaping back elbow to Guevara. Sky kicks Guevara followed by a dropkick and does a dropkick to Jericho sending Jericho to the floor. Sky slams Guevara to the mat and hits a neckbreaker for a near fall. Sky is met with a knee strike, but Sky comes back with a kick and a slingshot cutter from the apron for a two count on Guevara. Sky locks in a dragon sleeper, but Jericho slaps Sky to make the save. Kaz leg drops Jericho over the middle rope from the apron. Sky kicks Guevara and has Guevara in a Gory Special, but Guevara counters with a rollup. Hager pulled Kaz to the floor and delivered a clothesline. Hager sends Daniels into the railing, as well. Guevara leg sweeps Sky before tagging in Jericho. Sky takes Jericho down with a Thez Press and delivers strikes on the mat. Sky double stomps Jericho on the back. Sky hits a TKO on Jericho for a near fall.
Jericho misses a dropkick as Sky held onto the ropes. Sky misses a middle rope elbow drop. Jericho tries for a Lionsault, but Sky got his knees up. Sky tries for a slingshot cutter from the apron, but Jericho avoids it and hits the Codebreaker as Sky tried for a springboard. Jericho covers for a two count. Sky takes Jericho down with an inside cradle and manages to pin Jericho for the win! After the match, Jericho can’t believe it. Jericho throws a temper tantrum on the floor. This is the first time Jericho has been pinned in his AEW career. (**1/2. A basic tag match, but decent enough for what it is. Scorpio Sky being the first guy to pin Jericho in AEW certainly is unexpected and an example of AEW attempting to potentially make a new guy be important. SCU doesn’t seem to be over with the crowd and their reign as tag champions might be a lackluster run. SCU worked well as a heel trio and seems to be disappointing as a face act.)
Final Thoughts:
Another good episode of Dynamite as they have a clear direction for the top feuds. Wardlow’s introduction as MJF’s muscle was done well. I’m looking forward to Darby vs. Mox next week.
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