All Elite Wrestling presents Dynamite
Date: 11/20/2019
From: Indianapolis, IN
Matches:
1.) Rey Fenix defeated Nick Jackson
2.) Hikaru Shida defeated Dr. Britt Baker DMD
3.) Adam Page & MJF won the 2019 Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royal
4.) Luchasaurus defeated Peter Avalon
5.) Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) defeated Proud-N-Powerful (Ortiz & Santana)
6.) Jon Moxley defeated Darby Allin
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Jackson controls Fenix with a headlock and they collide on shoulder blocks. Jackson knocks Fenix to the mat, but Fenix responds with a dropkick. Jackson boots a charging Fenix and flips to the floor. Fenix misses a crossbody attempt to the floor. Fenix ducks a kick and misses a kick. They slide back into the ring and try for stereo dropkicks and both miss leading to a standoff. They trade chops in the middle of the ring until Fenix hits a handspring headbutt followed by a springboard headbutt strike. Fenix springboards off the ropes to arm drag Jackson to the floor. Jackson kicks Fenix to the floor and misses a springboard dive. Fenix nails Jackson with a rolling cutter on the floor. Fenix rolls Jackson back into the ring and heads to the top rope hitting a swanton bomb for a near fall. Jackson knee strikes Fenix followed by a forearm, but misses a strike and is stuck over the middle rope. Fenix misses a kick and Jackson strikes Fenix in the corner before hitting a bulldog. Jackson follows up with a knee strike for a near fall. Fenix kicks Jackson on the shin. Jackson manages to hit a hurricanrana off the middle rope for a two count. Jackson is kicked away by Fenix and Fenix avoids a leg sweep. Jackson superkicks Fenix, but Fenix responds with another superkick. Jackson cuts Fenix off with a superkick, but Fenix pops up and nails Jackson with a superkick of his own and both men are down.
Jackson forearms Fenix, but is dumped to the apron. Fenix walks the ropes and sends Jackson to the floor with a hurricanrana! Fenix misses a moonsault into the ring and is kicked by Jackson several times. Fenix comes back with a cutter for a near fall. Jackson goes to the apron and brings Fenix with him to trade strikes. They deliver kicks at the same time, but Jackson kicks Fenix and hits a German suplex on the apron! Jackson nails Fenix with a slingshot facebuster from the apron. Jackson hits a slingshot Canadian Destroyer for a near fall. Jackson locks in a sharpshooter in the middle of the ring. Fenix manages to reach the ropes to break the hold. Fenix elbows Jackson, but misses a strike in the corner. Fenix almost wins wit a rollup and kicks Jackson into the corner. Fenix springboard spin kicks Jackson in the corner. Fenix hits a Mexican Muscle Buster and pins Jackson to win the match. (***1/2. A damn good opening match. The crowd ate this up. Fenix is fantastic and Jackson is probably an underrated singles wrestler.) After the match, Jackson offers a handshake, but Fenix walks off.
2.) Baker and Shida lockup, but neither woman gets a clear advantage. Baker shoulder blocks Shida and Shida kips up leading to trading arm drags and leg sweeps. Shida misses a running knee strike and they have a standoff. Shida forearms Baker, but Baker fireman carries Shida and tries for a submission, but Shida fights out of the hold. Baker clotheslines Shida coming off the ropes. Baker nails Shida with another clothesline. Baker takes Shida over with a snap suplex for a near fall. Baker keeps an abdominal stretch on the mat. Baker is bleeding from her nose. Baker tries for a cover, but Shida kicks out at two. Baker sends Shida into the corner and delivers a forearm. Shida counters to forearm Baker several times. Shida puts Baker over the top turnbuckle and delivers a running knee strike to the midsection sending Baker to the apron. Shida sends Baker into the railing chest first. Shida grabs a steel chair and doesn’t use it. Shida instead leaps off the chair and nails Baker with a knee strike. Shida stands on the middle rope looking for a suplex into the ring, but Baker strikes Shida on the middle rope several times. Baker drops Shida over the top rope arm first. Baker delivers a sling blade followed by a pump handle turned into a facebuster for a two count. Shida sends Baker into the corner, but misses a knee strike and goes to the apron. Baker knee strikes Shida over the middle rope and delivers a DDT for a near fall. Baker forearms Shida coming off the ropes. Shida knee strikes Baker coming off the ropes. Shida strikes Baker several times followed by a hip toss. Shida drives Baker down with a backbreaker for a near fall. Shida nails Baker with a running knee strike. Baker counters with the Lock Jaw, but Shida reaches the ropes. Baker connects with a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. Shida eye pokes Baker and nearly wins with an inside cradle. Shida almost wins after the Falcon Arrow. Shida comes off the ropes to deliver a knee strike to pickup the win. (**1/2. A decent match. Shida looked good and is apparently the number one contender for the Women’s Championship. Baker hasn’t found her groove yet in AEW, but regardless this was a decent enough match.)
3.) At the train station, an overweight guy gets bumped into and his glasses break. He gets on the train and sees a video playing were a man says they can change feeling like you’re all alone. This video package is promoting the Dark Order, which is a cult.
4.) The final two men in the battle royal will compete in a singles match next week on Dynamite for the Dynamite Diamond Ring.
5.) Rey Fenix comes out to hype up Pentagon, but it’s actually Christopher Daniels and that causes Pentagon to be eliminated first. Billy Gunn got distracted by Sonny Kiss’s ass, but MJF tossed Kiss to the floor, which didn’t sit well with Gunn. Gunn, who is the biggest competitor, shoved everyone off of him and eliminated Marko Stunt. Jimmy Havoc had been eliminated, but returned to use a staple gun on most of the wrestlers. Shawn Spears jabs Joey Janela with a chair shot to cause Janela to be eliminated. MJF tosses Orange Cassidy over the top to the floor after Cassidy interacted with Gunn. Gunn hits the Fame-Asser on MJF. MJF avoids being tossed to the floor. Wardlow comes down to ringside and Page nails Gunn with the Buckshot Lariat. Page tosses Gunn over the top to the floor. Sabian kicks Taylor off the apron to eliminate Taylor thanks to Penelope Ford causing a distraction. Jungle Boy head scissors Sabian to the floor. Commentary acts like it is the final two between Jungle Boy and Adam Page, but MJF had never been eliminated. MJF yanks Jungle Boy off the apron and now it will be Adam Page and MJF next week on Dynamite in Chicago. (***. Typically, battle royals are not so great, but they did a lot here to setup potential matches on TV. I enjoyed this quite a bit and MJF is truly a fantastic heel. He’s such an old school heel that it is refreshing.)
6.) Backstage, AEW World Champion Chris Jericho and Jake Hager are walking when Jericho interacts with Pete Avalon and Leva Bates. Jericho gives Avalon a hard hat and they make fun of the books that Avalon is reading, which are children books. Jericho tells Marko Stunt to put a shirt on as he might get sick. Jericho laughs when Stunt says he’s 23. Jericho tells Stunt he looks ridiculous.
7.) AEW World Champion Chris Jericho and Jake Hager make their way down to the ring. Jericho says he has an announcement tonight and is pissed that the fans are booing him. Jericho notes that he had a temper tantrum last week and got fined for it. Jericho says his behavior wasn’t one of a true champion and tries to apologize, but can’t say the word sorry. Hager chimes in and says “he says he’s sorry.” Hager is saying the word sorry for Jericho. Jericho says in Chicago next week he will get the thank you he deserves from everyone. Jericho puts over Chicago for having more sports franchises than Indiana. Jericho gets cut off by SCU’s music and the group heads towards the ring.
Scorpio Sky has a microphone and says it takes a real man to come out and apologize for doing something wrong. Sky says Jericho forgot to say why he had the temper tantrum. Sky notes that he pinned Jericho and gave him his first AEW loss. Jericho isn’t thrilled about that reminder. Sky tells Jericho that he partied all week and he’s going on a date with his high school crush Melanie Parsons. That leads to a Melanie chant. Sky thanks Jericho, but also wanted to apologize. Sky never intended to embarrass Jericho. Jericho says that Sky didn’t embarrass him and claims that Melanie has gained weight since high school. Sky responds that he likes big butts. Jericho tells Sky he didn’t beat him fair and square. Jericho assures Sky that he’s not in the same league as him. Jericho proclaims he’s the greatest of all time. Jericho wants to rectify his loss and wants a singles match with Sky. Christopher Daniels chimes in and says that Scorpio Sky needs a month of prepping. Jericho tells Sky that he’s getting one week and wants Sky next week in Chicago. Kazarian says Sky better make sure it’s not for the AEW World Championship. Sky thinks he doesn’t believe he deserves a title match. SCU is tricking Jericho into giving him a title match. Jericho gives Sky a title match. Jericho shakes hands to signify it is official. Sky pulls Jericho in and tells Jericho he’s been waiting fifteen years for this opportunity. Sky suggests he could make Jericho into a bitch next week. Jericho knocks Sky down and that leads to a brawl between SCU and the Inner Circle. Jericho nails Sky with the Judas Effect. Jericho stands over Sky. Marko Stunt runs into the ring and is met with a clothesline. Jungle Boy comes out and is met with a clothesline. Luchasaurus comes out and Jericho bails as Hager steps in front. Hager also backs off after a brief standoff.
8.) Backstage, Jon Moxley is seen prepping for the main event bout with Darby Allin. Allin is also shown putting face paint on.
9.) Peter Avalon says Luchasaurus looks healthy, but then calls him a fossil. Luchasaurus nails Avalon with a kick to the head as soon as the bell sounds and plants Avalon to the mat face first to win the match in quick fashion.
10.) Santana and Kassidy kickoff the tag match. Santana backs Kassidy into a corner, but backs off. Santana puts a waist lock on Kassidy and slams Kassidy to the mat. Kassidy snapmares Santana leading to a near fall with a rollup. Santana chops Kassidy followed by an elbow strike and a shoulder block. Kassidy arm drags Santana and hits a dropkick to send Santana to the floor. Ortiz enters and charges towards Kassidy, but stops. Quen comes off the top to hit a crossbody and double stomps Ortiz while Kassidy had a chin lock on Ortiz. Quen hits a somersault dive to the floor. Ortiz eye rakes Quen and Quen is sent into the corner where Ortiz strikes Quen. Santana hits a middle rope side Rusisan leg sweep on Quen. Ortiz plants Quen with a DDT and Santana hits a German suplex for a two count. Santana keeps control with a backbreaker on Quen. Santana takes Quen over with a suplex. Santana holds Quen in a vertical suplex and switches to Ortiz. Ortiz tags back out to Santana to keep the hold on. Ortiz tags back in and hits a Falcon Arrow for a two count on Quen. Ortiz back rakes Quen, but Quen fights back with strikes. Ortiz puts a Boston Crab on Quen before tagging in Santana. Santana puts a camel clutch on Quen while Ortiz keeps the Boston Crab locked in. Quen kicks Ortiz off the apron as Santana argues with Kassidy. Santana delivers a backbreaker to Quen and Ortiz comes off the middle rope with a leg drop.
Santana taunts Kassidy on the apron and Ortiz hits a northern lights suplex for a two count on Quen. Ortiz keeps Quen on the mat with a front face lock. Ortiz puts a camel clutch on Quen and delivers a crossface strike. Ortiz knocks Kassidy off the apron and tags in Santana. Santana kicks Quen in the ribs followed by a strike to the back. Ortiz keeps a bearhug on Quen, but doesn’t get a submission. Quen breaks free and tags in Kassidy. Kassidy knocks Santana off the apron and hits a hurricanrana on Ortiz. Kassidy dropkicks Santana off the apron. Ortiz dumps Kassidy to the apron, but is stopped by a strike. Kassidy kicks Santana from the apron and kicks Ortiz before hitting a springboard moonsault onto Santana. Kassidy plants Ortiz with a Code Red, but only gets a two count as the referee stops the count, but Santana missed his timing to stop the count. Quen somersault dives onto Santana. Ortiz powerbombs Kassidy and Santana delivers a kick. Ortiz tries for a cover managing a two count. Santana tags back into the match and hits an elevated cutter on Kassidy after a kick by Santana. Ortiz tries for a cover, but Kassidy kicks out at two. Santana grabs a sock full of quarters. Nick Jackson runs out and grabs the sock. Kassidy superkicks Ortiz and kicks Santana in the corner. Quen enters and Private Party hit the Gin & Juice on Santana leading to the three count! (***. Alright, it’s a solid match, but the miscommunication on who the legal guys were hurt the flow of the match towards the end. Commentary tried to play it off, but it was flawed quite a bit. I wasn’t expecting Private Party to actually prevail here, but I love it and it’s a huge win for them.) After the match, Sammy Guevara comes out and attacks Nick Jackson sending Jackson into the railing. Dustin Rhodes enters the ring and attacks Ortiz and Santana. Rhodes atomic drops Guevara and hits Guevara with his cast. Rhodes, Jackson and Private Party stand tall to end the segment.
11.) Next week, Cody returns to AEW Dynamite. MJF vs. Adam Page. Kenny Omega vs. Pac. AEW World Champion Chris Jericho vs. Scorpio Sky. It all happens in Chicago.
12.) Backstage, Kenny Omega is lifting weights and cuts a promo. Omega says he’s not known as a promo guy, nor a hardcore guy. Omega has done some strange things and lost his marbles. Omega says it only took one instance when he let his guard down. Omega says the path of redemption begins next week with PAC. Omega promises it is a match people don’t want to miss.
13.) Allin starts the main event by hitting Mox with a suicide dive into the railing. Allin sends Mox over the railing into the crowd. Mox tries to suplex Allin to ringside, but Allin lands on his feet and dives onto Mox in the crowd to pummel Mox with right hands. Mox rams Allin into the wall back first and tosses Allin over the railing back to the ringside area. Mox tosses Allin into the post back first. Mox tosses Allin overhead with a suplex on the floor. Mox rolls Allin into the ring and the bell officially sounds. Mox waits for Alllin to standup, but is met with a boot and a dropkick into the corner. Allin forearms Mox in the corner and heads to the top, but Mox shrugs off a crossbody attempt. Mox dropkicks Allin into the corner. Mox stands on the middle rope to play to the crowd. Mox hip tosses Allin out of the corner and lays over the top rope in the corner. Mox tosses Allin across the ring out of the corner. Mox stomps on Allin’s arm. Allin hoes after Mox with right hands in the corner, but Mox connects with a backbreaker for a two count. Mox chops Allin to the mat while keeping wrist control. Allin strikes Mox several times, but is met with an elbow strike. Mox tries for a cover, but Allin kicks out at two. Mox pulls Allin off the ropes and delivers a stomp to the lower midsection. Mox locks in a Texas Cloverleaf submission. Mox has the hold locked in right in the middle of the ring. Mox switches to an STF.
Allin crawls towards the ropes and reaches the ropes to break the hold. Mox sends Allin into the corner, but is met with an elbow. Mox dumps Allin to the apron, but Allin hits a running crossbody causing both men to fall to the floor. Mox knee lifts Allin and tries for a back suplex on the apron, but Allin counters and sends Mox into the ring steps shoulder first. Allin strikes Mox over the back and slams Mox’s hand onto the ring steps. Allin dropkicks Mox off the apron to the floor. Allin is stopped on the middle rope by Mox. Mox hooks Allin, but Allin stops Mod and falls off the ropes crashing to the mat. Mox tosses Allin with an inside out suplex. Allin rolls to the apron to regroup. Mox kicks Allin off the apron to the floor. Allin forearms Allin and rolls Darby back into the ring. Allin takes Mox out with a somersault suicide dive as Mox picked up the bodybag. Allin runs into a clothesline by Mox. Mox attempts to put Allin in the bodybag. Mox zips up the bodybag and taunts the crowd before stomping Allin in the bag. Allin bites Mox’s hand and comes off the ropes to eventually hit a stunner. Mox stops Allin with a swinging side slam.
Mox grabs Allin trying for a DDT, but Allin breaks free and sends Mox into the corner for a near fall. Allin headbutts Mox and hits a Code Red for a two count. Allin tries for the Coffin Drop, but Mox locks in a sleeper. Allin flips over nearly winning with a rollup. Allin strikes Mox on the top turnbuckle and bites Mox’s face. Mox counters and manages to hit a middle rope DDT to pickup the win. (***1/2. A good brawl that led to some good in-ring action. The finish was great as it puts over Allin how much damage needs to be done to keep the daredevil down for three seconds. Allin is a great character and his underdog persona connects with the crowd very well. He’s absolutely AEW’s version of Mick Foley. If Allin ever wins the AEW World Championship I could see a similar reaction to the moment that Foley got many years ago. Mox is a stud and bonafide star, one of a few for AEW at this point.)
Final Thoughts:
A pretty solid episode of Dynamite with the opener and main event sticking out action wise. Sky/Jericho segment was nicely done and sets up their match next week fairly well. I don’t see Sky as a legit threat, but it’s important to give some guys this level of exposure. I’m looking forward to Chicago next week as it’s a loaded show.
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