All Elite Wrestling presents Dynamite
Date: 12/4/2019
From: Champaign, IL
Matches:
1.) Dustin Rhodes & Young Bucks defeated Inner Circle (Ortiz, Santana & Sammy Guevara)
2.) Rey Fenix defeated Trent
3.) Nyla Rose defeated Leva Bates
4.) Kris Statlander defeated Hikaru Shida
5.) Pentagon Jr. defeated Christopher Daniels
6.) Jon Moxley defeated Joey Janela
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Sammy and Dustin kickoff the six man tag with Rhodes hitting an arm drag and tagging in Nick. Matt enters to lift Nick into a dropkick on Sammy. Santana and Ortiz get involved leading to all six men brawling in the ring already. Rhodes clotheslines Sammy and Bucks deliver stereo kicks to Santana and Ortiz. Sammy is met with a trio of superkicks. Matt hits a top rope crossbody to the floor onto the Inner Circle. Rhodes hits a somersault dive off the apron and Nick hit a somersault dive off the top rope to the floor. Sammy kicks Matt in the corner, but Matt hits a trio of northern lights suplexs. Santana tries to get involved, but Matt hits a double northern lights suplex. Ortiz gets in the ring and Matt can’t hit a trio northern lights suplex. Matt is sent into the corner with a buckle bomb and is splashed by Sammy. Santana leaps off of Ortiz to hit a cannonball splash on Matt. Sammy hits a top rope swanton bomb for a two count on Matt. Santana holds Matt in a vertical suplex and passes Matt to Ortiz. Ortiz tags in Sammy, who takes Matt in the vertical suplex, but Matt breaks free and superkicks Sammy. Dustin gets the hiot tag and decks Santana with clotheslines. Rhodes drops to his knees to strike Santana. Rhodes strikes Santana in the corner. Rhodes hits a snap powerslam on Santana and Ortiz. Sammy enters, but Rhodes catches his breath and hits a snap powerslam on Sammy.
Rhodes climbs to the top rope hitting a crossbody onto the Inner Circle. Rhodes hits a Canadian Destroyer on Santana! Rhodes covers, but Ortiz breaks the cover. Rhodes sends Ortiz to the floor and sets Santana up in the corner for Shattered Dreams. The referee stops that from happening. Ortiz hits Rhodes with a sock full of baseballs. Sammy nails Rhodes with the 630 for a two count! Sammy sends Rhodes into the corner, but misses a splash. Sammy is kicked by Matt and Nick double stomps Sammy over the back followed by a bulldog out of the corner. Matt spears Sammy and Nick kicks Santana from the apron. Nick waits on the apron hitting a splash as Matt hit a standing moonsault for a two count on Sammy. Nick dumps Ortiz to the floor and superkicks Ortiz on the floor. Santana takes Nick out with a somersault dive on the floor. Matt is in the ring with the Inner Circle. Sammy goes to the top to double stomp Matt while Matt is powerbombed for a two count. Dustin gets involved, but is sent to the floor.
Sammy grabs his phone from his jacket. Sammy climbs to the top rope while vlogging, but is met with a double superkick on a shooting star press attempt. Rhodes delivers a kick to the nuts while the Bucks hit a double superkick. Nick goes to the top and dropkicks Ortiz and Santana into two tombstones while splashing onto Sammy. Nick covers Sammy to pickup the win. (***. A solid start to the show. It felt like the Inner Circle didn’t have much momentum during the match, which is a bit disappointing since they are the top heel group in AEW. Bucks and Rhodes are great here and the action held my interest throughout. I thought it would be a bit more competitive.)
2.) Trent takes Fenix down to the mat to gain control. Trent shoulder blocks Fenix, but is met with a dropkick. Trent boots Fenix, but is stopped on the middle rope. Trent gets out of a muscle buster attempt. Fenix manages a rollup for a two count. Trent ducks a hook kick and they have a standoff. Fenix strikes Trent, but Trent responds with chops. Fenix rams Trent into the corner and misses a 619. Trent elbows Fenix, but Fenix leg sweeps Trent off the middle rope and kicks Trent leading to a near fall. Fenix keeps arm control followed by a dropkick for a two count. Fenix strikes Trent a few times and walks the ropes, but drops down to punch Trent and taunts the fans. Fenix chops Trent against the ropes a few times. Trent forearms Fenix off the apron, but Fenix uppercuts Trent followed by a kick on the apron. Fenix hits a rolling thunder splash for a two count. Fenix heads to the top rope, but is met with a dropkick in midair. Trent tosses Fenix with an overhead suplex sending Fenix rolling to the floor. Trent misses a baseball slide and is met with a knee. Fenix sends Trent into the railing, but Trent spears Fenix on the floor. Trent spikes Fenix with a tornado DDT for a near fall. Fenix monkey flips Trent out of the corner followed by a powerbomb for a two count. Fenix waits in the corner to forearm Trent in the corner. Trent kicks Fenix away, but Fenix goes to the top rope as Trent is in the ropes. Fenix runs the ropes and kicks Trent. Trent recovers to deck Fenix with a clothesline for a near fall.
Trent grabs Fenix on the apron, but they trade chops. Trent grabs Fenix for a piledriver, but Fenix breaks free and kicks Trent. Fenix leaps off the top to double stomp Trent off the apton to the floor! Fenix heads to the top rope leaping off for a splash, but Trent got his knees up. Trent nails Fenix with a running knee strike. Trent spikes Fenix with a piledriver for a near fall. Fenix plants Trent with a rolling cutter and a spin kick in the corner. Fenix hits the spinning muscle buster and pins Trent for the win. (***1/2. A good match with constant action and counters throughout. I enjoy these two quite a bit and they delivered a quality match here. Fenix has potential to breakout in a huge way if he ever went singles for AEW.) After the match, Trent offers a handshake. They shove each other and Trent attacks Fenix with right hands.
3.) Tony Schiavone is in the ring to interview Cody. Schiavone talks about the attack by the Butcher and the Blade. Schiavone also brings up MJF. Cody says his scar shows and reminds him of failure. Cody can never challenge for the AEW World Championship ever again. Cody mentions that everyone he puts his hand out for to help him are involved in other issues. Cody remarks that his wife is cutting hair of helpless women. He also notes that Dustin Rhodes and the Bucks are involved in a blood feud with the Inner Circle. Cody has seen them wrestle for other promotions and all they had to do was ask for a match. Cody says they can have a match right now if they wanted to. Cody gives them the option to name his partner. Cody mentions that MJF has said he’d never wrestle Cody. Cody is upset by MJF throwing the towel in a match that was not his decision. Cody talks about how nobody wanted MJF and he has the emails to prove it. Cody claims that MJF’s scarf is fake. Cody calls MJF a bush league NWO version of Chris Jericho. Cody looked past that and saw a little bit of himself. Cody was naive to think that MJF could be his protege. Cody knew MJF was a bad guy, but he was his bad guy. Cody offers the keys to his truck, watch, shoes, and gets a briefcase handed to him by Justin Roberts since people love cash. Cody opens the briefcase and says there is over $50,000 in the briefcase. Cody gives $100 to a young fan in the crowd. Cody still thinks MJF is the future. Cody is going to educate and harm MJF in the ring. Cody just needs MJF to name the price it will take to wrestle MJF.
4.) Backstage, Alex Marvez is with Joey Janela for an interview. Janela has accepted Mox’s challenge tonight because he has nowhere to sleep and a hospital bed sounds good. Janela wants to make a name for himself. Janela notes he was one of the first guys to sign and he’s been put on a back burner. They wrestled in June, but now it counts. Janela says Mox will have to kill him. Moxley enters the scene and simply says “kids” before walking off.
5.) Peter Avalon and Leva Bates come out and shhhh the crowd. Avalon insults the crowd, but Bates grabs the microphone. Bates tells Avalon to shut up on behalf of the crowd.
6.) A vignette promoting the Dark Order is shown. Dark Order initiates another member into the group, who is looking for revenge. The man is a regular person and not a wrestler. A second member comes into the scene and wanted friends. Stu Grayson kicks the man in the face and the man is swarmed by others.
7.) Footage of Nyla Rose attacking Shanna at a meet and greet is shown. Nyla powerbombed Shanna through a table.
8.) Rose quickly delivers a big boot to drop Bates to the mat. Rose drops Bates over the top rope and heads to the top rope. Rose nails Bates with a knee strike to the head. Avalon gets in the ring to shhh Rose. Rose grabs Avalon’s hand. Bates hits Rose with a book, but that doesn’t work. Avalon comes off the top, but Rose hits a double chokeslam. Rose plants Bates with a sit down powerbomb to win the match. (NR. Just a squash for Rose.) After the match, Rose hits a second sit down powerbomb on Bates. Shanna leaps off the top rope to hit a crossbody and strikes Rose several times. Shanna delivers a Superman strike, but Rose plants Shanna with a powerslam. Rose goes under the ring to grab a table. Rose ends up powerbombing the referee through the table. Britt Baker is seen in the crowd. Rose powerbombs Shanna onto the referee on the broken table.
9.) AEW World Champion Chris Jericho and Jake Hager make their way out to the ring to cut a promo. Jericho puts down the fans and says nobody has been successful from the town. Jericho says that 12,000 bottles of the bubbly sold in one week. Jericho says he’s obligated to have one more match for 2019 on the last Dynamite of the year. Jericho put together a list and tells the crowd to get out of 2016. Jericho says it is the Lexicon of Le Champion. Jericho says it is everyone he will never wrestle. Jon Moxley, Cody Rhodes, Young Bucks, Adam Page, DDP, Scorpio Sky, Too Cold Scorpio, Kenny Omega and a whole bunch of funny names. Jericho has mentioned Moxley several times. Jericho is cutoff by..
Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt. Jericho says dinosaurs and little children are also on the lexicon. Luchasaurus tells Jericho that he has a masters degree. Luchasaurus says Marko is more of a man than Jericho will ever be despite his lack of size. Jericho says Marko is small for any age. Jericho can’t believe that Jungle Boy would want to wrestle him. Jericho tells Jungle Boy that he hasn’t won a match and he’s been a mute. Jericho thinks he’s a piece of shit. Jericho doesn’t think he could last ten minutes with him. Jungle Boy grabs the microphone and says he knows he can last ten minutes. Jungle Boy says he’s going to kick Jericho’s ass and slaps Jericho! That leads to a brawl with the Jurassic Express standing tall. Jericho has accepted a match for December 18th.
10.) Statlander gets headlock control on Shida, but Shida counters quickly leading to a standoff. They trade waist locks until Shida gets wrist control. Statlander cartwheels out of the hold and taunts Shida. They trade forearm strikes until Statlander avoids a dropkick. Shida drop toe holds Statlander followed by a dropkick. Statlander knocks Shida off the apron to the floor. Shida kicks Statlander coming off the apron to avoid a moonsault. Shida goes under the ring to grab a chair. Statlander rams Shida into the railing back first and plays to the crowd. Statlander tries for a cover managing a two count. Statlander delivers a leg drop and a cannonball senton for a two count. Shida strikes Statlander to gain the advantage. Shida is sent hard into the corne and Statlander delivers a running boot. Statlander rolls Shida around the ring and nearly wins with a rollup. Statlander heads to the top rope, but Shida stops Statlander. Shida is brought to the apron by Statlander. Statlander has Shida on her shoulders, but Shida fights free and kicks Statlander to the floor. Shida leaps off the apron to knee strike Statlander on the floor. Shida climbs to the top rope hitting a missile dropkick for a two count. Shida tries for a suplex, but settles for an arm bar. Shida kicks Statlander, but runs into a tilt a whirl backbreaker. Shida manages to regain control going for an arm bar, but Statlander reaches the ropes quickly. Shida suplexs Statlander into the ring from the apron for a near fall. Statlander blocks a knee strike and delivers a kick. Shida kicks Statlander, but runs into a clothesline. Statlander drops Shida face first to the mat and delivers a scissors kick for a two count. Statlander tries for a slam, but Shida counters with a rollup for a two count. Shida knee strikes Statlander for a two count. Statlander kicks Shida, but is met with a knee strike. Statlander hits a sit out spinning slam for a near fall. Statlander spikes Shida with a cradle tombstone to pickup the win. (**1/2. The closing minutes to the match picked up and the match ended on a positive note. This is a major upset.)
11.) Awesome Kong and Brandi make their way out to confront Statlander. Brandi has a microphone and says people tend to loathe what they don’t understand. Brandi says people have been trying to figure out what they’re doing. Brandi says they are the Nightmare Collective and they do the jobs that nobody else wants to do. Brandi has no business with Statlander and says Statlander is all in her business. Brandi suggests Statlander has an opportunity. Brandi wants Statlander to pledge herself to the Nightmare Collective and they will take care of her. Kong steps up to confront Statlander. There’s someone in the crowd screaming she wants to pledge. The female fan is allowed into the ring to pledge. She offers her hair on the apron. They are given a razor and they shave her head. Brandi seems to not know how to use the razor.
12.) Daniels attacks Pentagon during his entrance. Daniels clotheslines Pentagon on the ramp. Daniels tries for a piledriver, but Pentagon counters with a backdrop on the ramp. Pentagon superkicks Daniels on the back of the head. Pentagon clotheslines Daniels over the ropes into the ring. Pentagon kicks Daniels on the leg and runs into a boot. Daniels spears Pentagon followed by right hands on the mat. Daniels hits a back suplex and sits Pentagon on the top turnbuckle. Pentagon breaks free and kicks Daniels over the middle rope. Pentagon double stomps Daniels over the middle rope. Pentagon overhand chops Daniels against the ropes. Pentagon eye pokes Daniels against the ropes and delivers a kick to the head. Daniels runs into a superkick. They begin to trade forearm strikes until Pentagon kicks Daniels on the leg. Pentagon chokes Daniels over the middle rope. Pentagon clotheslines Daniels in the corner and plays to the crowd. Pentagon kicks Daniels on the leg in the corner. Pentagon delivers a running kick in the corner. Daniels stops Pentagon with a flatliner. Daniels clotheslines Pentagon followed by a forearm strike.
Daniels tosses Pentagon overhead with a suplex. Daniels hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Pentagon elbows Daniels to break free. Pentagon delivers a sling blade for a two count. Pentagon heads to the top, but rolls through. Pentagon nails Daniels with a backstabber for a near fall. Daniels avoids a superkick and clotheslines Pentagon across the back. Daniels goes to the apron and tries for a suplex, but Pentagon kicks Daniels. Pentagon tried for a Destroyer on the ramp, but Daniels avoids it. Daniels dropkicks Pentagon on the ramp to stop his momentum. Daniels messes up a moonsault attempt and crashes on the ramp head first. Daniels strikes Pentagon and hits Angels Wings. Fenix comes out to ringside and distracts the referee. Pentagon grabs the mic stand, but misses. Daniels delivers an STO and grabs the mic stand. Pentagon low blows Daniels and hits the Package Piledriver to win the match. (**. Daniels hitting his head on the ramp was a bit of a cringe moment. It’s a standard match for the most part and I didn’t find myself being overly entertained by the action. Daniels is probably better suited for strictly tag wrestling at this point.)
13.) A vignette promoting The Butcher, The Blade and Bunny. Bunny says last week was the first order of chaos. Bunny is disgusted by always seeing Cody’s face everywhere. They are here to cut the head off of the snake.
14.) Mox takes Janela to the mat to kickoff the main event and casually steps on Janela’s back. Mox gets headlock control on the mat. Mox shoulder blocks Janela into the corner. Janela forearms Mox to the mat and taunts the fans. Janela chops Mox, but Mox isn’t bothered and chops Janela back. They begin to trade several chops. Mox headbutts Janela into the corner. Mox clotheslines Janela in the corner, but is met with a boot and sent to the ramp. Janela leaps off the top to axe handle Mox on the ramp. Mox clotheslines Janela on the ramp. Mox sends Janela into the ring and gets a two count. Mox comes off the ropes to deliver an elbow drop for a one count and pulls back on Janela’s arms. Mox kicks Janela on the back of the head. Mox stomps Janela on the midsection and locks in a modified STF. Janela bites free from the hold. Janela dumps Mox to the floor. Janela axe handles Mox on the floor, but Mox rams Janela into the apron. Janela sends Mox into the railing. Janela tosses Mox onto the ramp and they enter the ring where Mox hits an inside out suplex for a near fall. Janela flips into the ring from the ramp and kicks Mox before hitting a tornado DDT onto the ramp! Janela heads to the top rope missing a double stomp as Mox went to the floor. Janela suicide dives onto Mox outside the ring. Janela is stopped on the top rope. Mox tries for a DDT off the middle rope, but Janela fights free and sunset flip powerbombs Mox for a two count. They begin to trade forearms in the middle of the ring. Mox knee lifts Janela, but is met with a forearm strike. Janela forearms Mox and is met with a boot. Janela superkicks Mox, but Mox responds with a clothesline. Janela sends Mox into the bottom turnbuckle. Janela leaps off the top and puts Mox through the timekeepers table! Janela rolls Mox into the ring and hits a top rope elbow drop for a near fall. Janela heads to the top rope, but Mox stops Janela. Mox drops Janela face first over the top turnbuckle and hits the Paradigm Shift to pin Janela. (**1/4. There was a brief moment where Janela had some momentum and the crowd for a split second seemed to get into the match, but this was a weak main event. Janela isn’t a main event guy and is probably better suited for his role on AEW Dark. Besides, there wasn’t much in the hardcore sense and that’s likely what people expected to see here.)
15.) AEW World Champion Chris Jericho and his Inner Circle pals are in the crowd staring down Mox. Jericho holds up the title while staring down Mox to end the program.
Final Thoughts:
I’ll consider this an average week for Dynamite. There was some decent action in the first hour, but the quality shifted downward for the remainder of the program. It felt as if this was a bit of a filler week promoting the next couple of shows instead of making this a big show. I don’t have an issue with that since every show can’t be amazing. Jungle Boy/Jericho is an interesting choice and could be a way to showcase Jungle Boy. An average program, but it set things up for the future fairly well.
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