Humongous card on paper with two title matches, an eliminator, and more!
- Kyle O’Reilly vs. Roderick Strong vs. Orange Cassidy
- Swerve Strickland vs. Wheeler Yuta
- Jay Lethal vs. Hangman Page
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Hikaru Shida
- AEW World Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks (c) vs. The Acclaimed
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AEW Dynamite 8/14/24
Live from the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia! Taz, Excalibur, and Tony Schiavone are on commentary and we’re starting with a big title match!
Match #1. AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone (c) w/ Kamille Brickhouse vs. Hikaru Shida
Mone looks for a Mone Maker but Shida counters with a roll up and a pair of dropkicks as we’ve got a stalemate. Hurricanrana by Shida and Mone lands HARD on the top of her head. Rising knee in the corner by Shida and it’s possible Mone is a little loopy here. A few awkward spots and both women trade pin attempts. Tilt a whirl backbreaker by Shida as both women roll to the outside. Shida thinks about the running knee strike but Kamille stands in her way, allowing Mone to come off the apron with a Meteora. Another Meteora in the ring by Mone and she gets two. Enziguiri by Shida but she misses a clothesline in the corner and Mone takes advantage with some elbow strikes. Shida gets thrown into the corner but walks the ropes and comes off with a missile dropkick. Jumping Knee by Shida gets two. Mone flips out of a Falcon Arrow and hits a Back Stabber. Shida ducks a Meteora and connects with a rising knee to the back of Mone. Mone gets set up on the top rope and comes off with another Meteora. Two count. Three Amigos by Mone but Shida blocks the third and connects with a Falcon Arrow. Shida wants the Kitana but Kamille pulls Mone out of the ring. Shida cracks Kamille with the kendo stick as Mone takes it from her. The referee is distracted by Mone and Kamille hits a huge boot to the face before rolling Shida inside. Mone Maker finishes this one.
Winner: Mercedes Mone
Rating: ***1/2. Shida looked great here but bad guys do bad things to win, and that was the case here.
Britt Baker’s music hits as Kamille heads to the ramp to cut her off. Kamille then spots a fan that looks like Britt and puts the boots to her, but Britt hits the ring from the far side and here we go. Kamille makes the save for Mone and Britt grabs the kendo stick as Mone retreats.
Jeff Jarrett is in the back with Karen, Jay, and Karen. We get footage of the skirmish last week but Hangman is here and he attacks! Lethal and Hangman spill to the ring, where the bell rings and here we go!
Match #2. Hangman Page vs. Jay Lethal
Lethal ducks a clothesline and Hangman tumbles to the outside. Trio of suicide dives by Lethal. Make that four. Make that five! Both guys are on the apron and Hangman connects with a Deadeye on the apron! Hangman is in control now throughout the commercial. Roll up by Lethal out of nowhere gets two. Belly-to-belly by Hangman (Magnum TA-esque) gets two. Death Valley Driver by Hangman gets two. Hangman misses a corner charge and Lethal rolls him up for two. Another one. Back slide for two. Majistral cradle for two. Lethal Combination! Two count. Lethal wants a Figure-Four but Hangman goes to the eyes and rolls up Lethal for two. Discus lariat by Hangman, who now heads to the apron. Buckshot! One, two, three.
Winner: Hangman Page
Rating: **1/4. Very strange, abrupt, ending to this one. Feels like it never even got going.
After the match, the doctors immediately check on Jay Lethal and Hangman bails… that could be the reason for the quick finish.
We see a video package of MJF at RevPro over the weekend, where he attacked Ospreay’s friend Michael Okun, until Ospreay made the save.
Pac is here and he wants the International Champion at All Out.
A video package of Darby Allin talking to Scapegoat Jack Perry. Darby says he knew he had to get to AEW because that’s a place where he could be himself, but AEW was All Friends Wrestling in the beginning. Perry didn’t have to work for it.
Darby Allin is coming out for his match against…well, we won’t know. Perry jumps him and then drags him to the back, where he nearly decapitates him with one of the big doors in the back. Perry wants a coffin match at All In!
Renee is with Mina Shirakawa. Mina is caught in the middle of Mariah May and Toni Storm, and she just hopes that nobody gets hurt.
Match #3. Kyle O’Reilly vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong
The winner of this match gets the number one spot at the Casino Gauntlet match at All In. Strong lays in some hard chops to everyone and after a few strikes… everyone resets. Suicide dive by Cassidy as Kyle thinks about a running knee off the apron, but thinks better of it. Cassidy and Kyle reset in the middle and a wrestling match ensues. Arm ringer by Kyle gets reversed. Strong is in with a backbreaker to Kyle and a gutbuster to Cassidy. Back suplex by Roddy to Cassidy. Rolling elbow by Kyle to Roddy. Kyle locks in the rear naked choke on Cassidy and Strong rolls in and locks in the Stronghold on both men! Both guys get free as Roddy sets Cassidy up on the top rope and chops the soul out of him. Kyle with a flying guillotine to Roddy but Cassidy comes off the top rope with a diving elbow to Kyle! The Undisputed Kingdom hit the ring with a pair of chairs but Mark Briscoe and Tomohiro Ishii are here! Briscoe dives off a chair over the top and takes out everyone! The fight continues as Roddy hits a pair of running elbows to Cassidy inside the ring and back suplexes Kyle on the apron. Texas Cloverleaf by Roddy to Cassidy, but Kyle rolls in and kicks Roddy in the chest as the two exchange some heavy leather. Cassidy is up… Orange kicks to everyone! Satellite DDT to Kyle. Beach Break to Roddy gets two! It’s a superkick party now and Kyle rebounds off the ropes with a lariat to take out Roddy. Straight armbar by Kyle to Cassidy and an ankle lock to Roddy at the same time. PK by Cassidy to Strong and he’s out! Kyle and Cassidy look for the High/Low on Strong, but turns out Cassidy eats it. Double pin but only one can make the cover. Flying knee by Roddy as Cassidy shoves Kyle out of the way and he eats it himself. Sick Kick by Roddy to Kyle. Kyle reverses Roddy and locks in a straight armbar, but Cassidy sees his opportunity and crucifixes Kyle from behind for the win!
Winner: Orange Cassidy
Rating: ***3/4. Man, these guys sprinted the entire way through. Three of the unsung heroes of AEW this year, and without a doubt, three workhorses. I’m all for any combination of matches between the Undisputed Kingdom and The Conglomeration.
Renee is with Claudio Castagnoli and Kazuchika Okada. Claudio was bothered when he was eliminated from the Continental Classic, but this is going to be the first Dynamite in Europe and he’s going to make his title shot count. Okada claps and tells Claudio it’s a nice speech, but there’s only one champion. Okada said he’s the GOAT, and he will respect him when he beats him in Cardiff. Good luck, bitch! Claudio says he doesn’t want this bootleg version of Okada next week, he wants the Tokyo Dome Rainmaker! Next week, Okada will have 99 problems and this bitch will be one! Whoooooo.
The Patriarchy are with Renee. Christian runs down The Bang Bang Gang and The House of Black, saying neither one gets a shot at their AEW Trios Championships. Christian then says he won’t be caught dead in Virginia and sends Renee on her way,
SEND. HOOK. Tony Schiavone welcomes Hook to the ring. Hook says he can’t see out of his left eye, but he’s still got his right. Hook wants Jericho right here, right now.
Here’s The Learning Tree. Jericho asks if Hook wants a fight!? He’s not getting one. Jericho says he’ll fight Hook at All In… IF. If Hook agrees that it’s his last shot at the FTW Championship, and if he fights Big Bill next week. Hook accepts.
Match #4. AEW World Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks (c) vs. The Acclaimed
The Young Bucks… remember those guys? The fight starts at the stage as Bowens follows up with a crossbody off the stage. Acclaimed bring the Bucks to the ring and we finally get a bell. Flapjack by Bowens to Matthew. Double hip toss to Nicholas. Matthew makes a bling tag and it’s an assisted single-leg dropkick. Double stomp off the top to the elbow of Bowens and the Bucks are in control as we go to commercial. Billy Gunn has joined The Acclaimed at ringside as Mathew Jackson rolls out right into his face. Nicholas throws a chair at Gunn and he catches it, but the referee turns around at the wrong time and just sees Gunn holding the chair… causing Gunn to get ejected. Mounted punches in the corner by Matthew to Caster. Matthew beats up on Caster on the outside and rips up a fans sign. Bowens gets the hot tag and he comes in hot with a kick combo, but a quick assisted Sliced Bread to Bowens and a running knee to the face gets a two count. Commercial break now as Bowens is isolated in the Bucks corner. Bowens ducks a double superkick and clotheslines both guys. Caster gets the hot tag and it’s a Slingblade to Matthew and an ode to Tanahashi with the air guitar. Military press into the top turnbuckle by Caster and a dive to Matthew on the outside. Tony announces we’ve taken our last commercial break with 20 minutes left in the show… that’s pretty cool. Diving crossbody to Nicholas off the top. Double double clothesline and everyone is down. Enziguiri in the corner by Nicholas and a bulldog out of the corner. Springboard senton but Caster gets the knees up. Matthew grabs Bowens off the apron and powerbombs him on the ramp! Referee gets crushed in the corner and Matthew kicks Caster between the legs. Matthew grabs the title belt but here’s FTR. Dax drops the belt because he doesn’t want to cause the DQ, but Matthew spits in his face and a fight breaks out… causing the DQ.
Winners: The Young Bucks via DQ
Rating: ***. Fine tag match here, but we never got to the next level. The Acclaimed are feeling a little… stale? Just me?
Renee catches up with Christopher Daniels. Says the situation has only gotten more complicated, and on Saturday at Collision, it’s FTR vs. The Acclaimed… with the winners facing the Bucks at Wembley.
A career retrospective of Bryan Danielson is shown to the tune of Green Day’s “Time of Your Life.” We see clips from AEW, Ring of Honor, NJPW, and PWG. Danielson is sitting at ringside for this main event.
Match #5. Swerve Strickland vs. Wheeler Yuta
Swerve has his way with Yuta early, throwing him outside and beating on him in front of Danielson at the ringside area. Upside down hammerlock by Swerve, almost in a torture rack position. Cradle for two. Knuckle lock now as Yuta traps the arm and delivers some stomps to the face. Swerve eats them and tries a powerbomb, but Yuta lawndarts Swerve into the middle turnbuckle. Suicide dive by Yuta. Back inside the ring, Swerve counters Yuta and locks in a version of the Lebell Lock. Yuta counters into the hammer and anvil elbows! Seatbelt by Yuta gets a long two. Swerve tries the Rolling Thunder Flatliner but Yuta side steps and tosses him with a German suplex. Yuta wants Cattle Mutilation but settles for a slap to the face… and Swerve is fired up. Uppercut headbutt by Swerve. Housecall by Swerve! A second Housecall! Make that three. Wrist-trapped stomps to the head of Yuta and Swerve mounts Yuta now, who’s unconscious, as the referee finally pulls him off and this one’s over.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
Rating: **1/2. Not the most competitive match, and that was the point. Swerve is ruthless and wants to prove a point… and he did.
Danielson can’t take it anymore and he makes the save for Yuta. Swerve and Nana head to the back as Swerve takes the mic and guarantees he’ll retire Danielson in front of his daughter. Swerve runs back in and hits the Housecall on Danielson as he checks on Yuta! Swerve and Nana stand tall as we fade out.
Final Thoughts: Story-heavy show as AEW is doing everything they can to sell Wembley, and rightfully so. The main event has become uber-personal and the video packages are excellent. I’m honestly not at all interested in the Young Bucks story, but they’ve got another week to bring me in. The rest of the show was pretty good, with some strong matches sprinkled throughout video packages and fun stories. 8/10.
