AEW Dynamite Match Results, Highlights and Key Moments for April 9, 2025

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite airing April 9, 2025, promises an action-packed night live from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The post-AEW Dynasty show sees The Death Riders (AEW World Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) take on The Opps (Samoa Joe and “The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil” HOOK) in a Tag Team Match. Plus, Kris Statlander faces “La Mera Mera” Thunder Rosa in a Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Quarterfinal Match with AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm on commentary.

The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on TBS and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Max. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Stay tuned to this page, refresh for the latest results as the action unfolds, and join the conversation in the comments below!

AEW Dynamite Results (4/9/2025): Live Match Updates and Highlights

The show opens up with Excalibur welcoming us and he is joined by Tony Schiavone and Taz. Commentary then sends us to The Death Riders backstage as AEW World Champion Jon Moxley says this is the single greatest roster of pure talent ever assembled in AEW so why can’t anyone get their act together when it counts. Moxley then says they come with their talent yet roll back down the hill, not addressing the real problem and they don’t want it. Moxley then says The Death Riders will scorch the Earth with anyone who calls themselves a contender before they give an inch. Moxley then says The Young Bucks have returned, but he doesn’t recognize them anymore as they have stumbled upon a board and they don’t know what game it is. Moxley then says they better be real if he was them before making any moves.

Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir then make their way down to the ring through the crowd for the first match of the night and Katsuyori Shibata follows.

Non-Title Match: The Death Riders’ AEW World Champion Jon Moxley vs. The Opps’ “The Wrestler” Katsuyori Shibata

The match starts off with both men wasting no time in going after each other. Both men then lock up. Both men then take turns wearing each other with submission holds, then deliver some chops on one another. Moxley then hits a boot on the side of Shibata’s face, but Shibata sends Moxley crashing into the mat with a driver and wears him down with a submission hold. Shibata then hits a boot on Moxley and delivers some forearms on him, then follows it up with a dropkick. Moxley then nails Shibata with a clothesline, then cinches in a Bulldog Choke on him and Shibata passes out.

The winner of the Non-Title Match, The Death Riders’ AEW World Champion Jon Moxley!

After the match, The Young Bucks’ music hits and they make their way down to the ring. Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson stare down Marina Shafir and Jon Moxley in the ring. Moxley and Shafir then leave ringside as Nicholas Jackson address the question as to why he and Matthew cost Swerve Strickland the AEW World Championship. Nicholas says they did it for “Hangman” Adam Page and it was what he wanted all along since he didn’t want Strickland to be the AEW World Champion. Nicholas then says he and Matthew don’t forget who their friends are.

Matthew then says what he and Nicholas did was a peace offering to The Death Riders and while they were sitting at home, they realized how much they had in common with The Death Riders due to their shared goals. Matthew then tells The Death Riders to imagine if they joined forces with him and invites Moxley to come back out to ringside.

Kenny Omega’s music then hits and he makes his way out. Omega says The Young Bucks forgot about him in the conversation about friends and he never forgot and forgave The Young Bucks. Omega then says when he returned he said he would do what he had to for his legacy and the sake of AEW. Omega then says he used to have a friend in high school with two yappy dogs and his friend never cared when the dogs would take a dookie on the floor when he was over. Omega then says as the dookie piled up he had to tell his friend they should hang out at his place and that same sentiment applies to The Young Bucks. Omega then says everyone knows how Matthew and Nicholas live and operate with the money they have and the time off that The Young Bucks have has done them well. Omega then proposes cutting out the middle man and fighting with The Young Bucks, then looks to get in the ring with them.

Kazuchika Okada’s music then hits and he makes his way out. Okada sides with The Young Bucks, but Swerve Strickland’s music hits and he slides in the ring with a chair in hand. The Young Bucks and Okada then retreat, with Omega and Strickland staring each other down before Omega heads to the back. Strickland then looks to speak, but PAC blindsides him from behind. Commentary then wonders if this will lead to their scheduled match.

Singles Match: The Death Riders’ AEW World Trios Champion “The Bastard” PAC vs. Swerve Strickland

The match starts off with Strickland sending PAC crashing into the top turnbuckle. Strickland the sends PAC crashing into opposite barricades on the outside, then sends him back in the ring. PAC then looks to hit a hurricanrana on Strickland, but Strickland catches him and hits a Buckle Bomb on him. Strickland then stomps on his throat, but PAC grabs his Achilles tendon. Strickland then hits a superkick on PAC when he gets back in the ring and follows it up with the Swerve Stomp for the win.

The winner of the Singles Match, Swerve Strickland!

We then hear from both teams involved in the $400,000 8-Man Tag Team Match taking place next. Ricochet says he is the captain of his team now and there is a lot he can do with $400K. Will Ospreay then says he’s going to Disneyworld, while Mike Bailey says he will buy shoes, Kevin Knight then says will go to Magic City and Mark Briscoe says he will diversify his portfolio as they all get amped up.

We then get a video package on the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament. We are told Billie Starkz vs. Jamie Hayter as well as Athena vs. Harley Cameron will take place on Collision this week. Mercedes Moné will face the winner of Athena and Cameron next week on Dynamite.

We then head to the back, where Renee Paquette catches up to “Hangman” Adam Page, but before she could ask him about his Owen Hart Tournament match next week against a Wild Card he just ignores her. Page then storms into Swerve Strickland’s locker room and screams at Prince Nana, asking where Strickland is at. Page then tells Nana to sit down and listen. Page then says he will make something clear as at Dynasty he was not trying to help Swerve. Page then says next week he starts the Owen and if Strickland intervenes he will pick up with him where he left off. Page then looks to walk away, but Nana stops him and tries to apologize for what they did a year ago and Page quickly cuts him off telling him not to say another word. Page then says you don’t get to say that. Page then storms out.

Ricochet, Lio Rush, Action Andretti and The Beast Mortos then make their way down to the ring for the next match of the night and “Speedball” Mike Bailey, “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe and “The Jet” Kevin Knight follow.

$400,000 Explosive 8-Man Tag Team Match: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe and “The Jet” Kevin Knight vs. Ricochet, CRU (Lio Rush and Action Andretti) And La Facción Ingobernable’s The Beast Mortos

The match starts off with Ricochet and “Speedball” Mike Bailey and Ricochet tags out to Mortos. Speedball then hits a hurricanrana on Mortos, but Action Andretti and Ospreay tag in. Andretti then delivers some stomps on Ospreay and Ricochet tags in. All eight men then get in the ring and Ospreay, Mark, Knight and Speedball delivers some right hands in all four corners on Ricochet, Mortos and CRU. Ospreay, Mark, Knight and Speedball then all take flight to land on Ricochet, Mortos and CRU on the outside. Ricochet then looks to fly, but Ospreay, Mark, Knight and Speedball see him coming and hit four chops on his head.

Speedball then delivers some kicks on Mortos’ chest and follows it up with a Lung Blower. Ricochet then tags in and nails Speedball with a kick on his chest, but Mark nails him with an enzuigiri. Mortos then hits a Samoan Drop on Mark, but Knight nails Mortos with a DDT. Rush then hits a kick on Knight and follows it up with a springboard Stunner on him. Andretti. then sends Knight crashing into the mat. Ospreay then hits a double springboard kick on Rush and Andretti.

Ricochet then hits Speedball with a Death Valley Driver, but Speedball delivers some kicks on Mortos. Mark and Speedball then hit kicks on Mortos and Ospreay follows it up with Os-Cutter. Knight then hits the UFO Splash on Mortos and goes for a pin, but CRU breaks the fall. Ospreay then hits the Hidden blade on Mortos for the win.

The winners of the $400,000 Explosive 8-Man Tag Team Match, “Speedball” Mike Bailey, “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe and “The Jet” Kevin Knight!

We then get video footage from this past Sunday’s AEW Dynasty PPV of FTR’s heinous actions against “The Rated R Superstar” Cope and Cope being stretchered out. Commentary questions if we will ever see Cope again in AEW as the injuries he sustained on Sunday have ruled him out indefinitely. Tony Schiavone then says he has seen some low, disgusting acts over his wrestling career, but what FTR did takes the cake and Dax Harwood’s daughter would be ashamed of her father.

The Hurt Syndicate (AEW World Tag Team Champions “The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley and “The Standard of Excellence” Shelton Benjamin and MVP) then make their way down to the ring. MVP starts off by handing Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin a bottle each and proposes a toast for another successful defense of the AEW World Tag Team Championship, but MJF’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring.

MJF stands next to Benjamin and acts like he is part of The Hurt Syndicate as Lashley glares at him. Lashley says this couldn’t have come at a better time considering Tony Khan wanted MJF to participate in the 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament. Lashley then says MJF gets to cut the line now that he is part of The Hurt Syndicate in order to get the AEW World Championship back and now that he helped The Hurt Syndicate retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship, they get to help him. Lashley then tells MJF to shut up and says everyone saw what he did last weekend when he was the one to cut Big Bill in half and get the job done. Lashley and MJF then begin to argue, but MVP and Benjamin break things up. MVP then says if MJF wants to join The Hurt Syndicate, then he needs to get three thumbs up. MVP gives his thumbs up, but Benjamin puts his thumbs down. Lashley then hugs his tag partner as they take their tag titles and leave. MVP then gives a shrug to MJF and MJF is left alone, looking frustrated and shoving the camera out of his face.

We then head to the back, where Renee Paquette is interviewing Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford. Paquette asks how they are doing following Dynasty. Ford says that was a taste of defeat, but it changes nothing as everything Bayne has been through isn’t erased just because Storm survived. Ford then says Bayne will be at Collision and doesn’t care who or how many. Bayne then says she will make you bow down.

The brackets for the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament are then shown. AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm then makes her way down to the ring for the next match of the night with Luther. Thunder Rosa then makes her way down to the ring and Kris Statlander follows.

Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal Match (AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm on commentary): Kris Statlander vs. “La Mera Mera” Thunder Rosa

The match starts off with both women wasting no time in going after each other and locking up. Statlander then hits a chop on Rosa, but Rosa responds with a roundhouse kick on Statlander’s head. Rosa then dropkicks Statlander out of the ring through the bottom rope, then hits a senton on her off the ring apron and sends Statlander back in the ring.

Rosa then hits a hurricanrana on Statlander and hits a suplex on her. Rosa then wears Statlander down with a submission hold, but Statlander hits Rosa with a sit-out powerbomb. Rosa then hits a Canadian Destroyer on Statlander, then follows it up with a dropkick on her and goes for a pin. Statlander then kicks out. Rosa. then slaps Statlander, but Statlander nails Rosa with a clothesline and follows it up with the Stat-urday Night Fever for the win.

The winner of the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal Match, Kris Statlander!

After the match, Storm stands up and looks on at Statlander as she celebrates. Statlander will face the winner of Jamie Hayter vs. Billie Starkz from this week’s episode of AEW Collision. The winner of Harley Cameron vs. Athena will face Mercedes Moné in the next round on the other side of the bracket.

We then head to the back, where Don Callis cuts a promo while Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita stands by. Callis talks about how it looked like his two men will meet in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament finals. Callis says due to the rash of injuries, they are accepting applications for new members in the Callis Family. Callis then tells potential prospects to send their resume, picture and bank account number. Callis then says Fletcher and Takeshita have proven that being in the faction means it’s straight to the top.

New TNT Champion Adam Copeland then cuts a backstage promo with Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly. Strong says it’s about time that he and O’Reilly have their moment. Cole then says they will. Cole then speaks about how he has been through hell and back over the last two years. Cole then says it’s just the start for him, O’Reilly and Strong. Cole then says they are “The Paragon” and that’s undisputed.

Chris Jericho then makes his way down to the ring. Chris Jericho starts off by introducing himself and says he is no longer the ROH World Champion. Jericho then says he lost his title and tooth at Dynasty, then congratulates Bandido for being able to pull off a win over him. Jericho then says Bandido may have his family, but he has his and introduces Bryan Keith and Big Bill. Both men then make their way down to the ring.

Jericho then says he hoped Keith and Bill became the AEW World Tag Team Champions at Dynasty. Bill then stops Jericho and says Jericho has every right to be angry as he is too. Bill then says he has been getting real angry as of late and Jericho is one of the greatest of all time and a decorated performer. Bill then says he decided to join Jericho for that reason, but he didn’t sign up to be Jericho’s punching bag when things go wrong. Bill then says Jericho is welcome to teach Keith and him something, but not to berate them publicly as he will leave the ring alongside Keith.

Jericho then asks Keith if he feels the same way and says he didn’t bring either man out to the ring to berate them. Jericho then says he believes in Bill and Keith and he cares about both of them and handpicked them to stand by him. Jericho then says Bill and Keith have potential to be future World Champions and their victories and failures are also his victories and failures. Jericho then says Bill wasn’t there for him in his match at Dynasty and some might say it was his fault he lost the title, but he doesn’t believe that at all. Jericho then says he’s not angry, just disappointed. Jericho then repeats that he is not angry, just disappointed as he smashes the television in the ring. Jericho then says until Bill and Keith make a change, it’s best that he leaves. Jericho then leaves by himself and the fans sang “Hey Hey Hey Goodbye”.

We then get video footage of the returning 5 Tool Player Anthony Bowens answering Max Caster’s Open Challenge during Dynasty Zero Hour.

We then head to the back, where Alicia Atout is interviewing The Hurt Syndicate. Atout asks where things go from here with MJF. Lashley says MJF is not to be trusted and he doesn’t like MJF. Lashley then says they don’t need him. Benjamin then says they don’t need anyone, but little George Costanza is kind of funny. Lashley then walks away annoyed before there was a knock on the door and MJF walks in. MJF tells Atout this is an AB conversation and to C your skank ass out of here. MJF then slaps her on the ass and says he will see her around. MJF then asks MVP if he is a b***h to him and why he keeps getting treated like a b***h. MVP then says they know exactly who MJF is, but they are in a business and as a consumer, you find out what they want and you give it to them. MVP the walks out and MJF is left taking that info in.

Chris Jericho is then shown walking out of the building. Jericho stops and uses his baseball bat to strike a tray with soda on it. Jericho then gets in the passenger seat of a black SUV with AEW plates and it drives away.

The Death Riders then make their way down to the ring for the main event of the night and The Opps follow.

Tag Team Match: The Death Riders (AEW World Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Opps (Samoa Joe and “The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil” HOOK)

The match starts off with Wheeler Yuta and Samoa Joe and both men lock up. Claudio Castagnoli and HOOK then tag in. HOOK then hits a series of German suplexes on Castagnoli, then tags in Joe. Joe then delivers some chops on Yuta and hits an elbow drop on Castagnoli, then tags HOOK back in.

Yuta then hits an Angle Slam on HOOK. Castagnoli then tags in and HOOK hits a suplex on him that sends him crashing into the bottom turnbuckle, but Yuta tags in and sends Joe crashing off the apron. HOOK then hits a suplex on Joe, but Castagnoli tags in and hits an uppercut on HOOK. Yuta then tags in and The Death Riders double team on HOOK.

Jon Moxley then hops up on the apron and grabs a chair. Katsuyori Shibata then cinches in a sleeper on Moxley as HOOK cinches in the Redrum on Yuta and Joe locks in the Coquina Clutch on Castagnoli on the outside. Yuta then taps out.

The winners of the Tag Team Match, The Opps (Samoa Joe and “The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil” HOOK)!

After the match, Marina Shafir appears in the ring and hits a chop block on Joe using the chair. Castagnoli then hits a Neutralizer on HOOK using the chair, but Joe slides in the ring with a chair in hand. The Death Riders then retreat through the crowd as Joe grabs a microphone. Joe says The Opps came to Baltimore to get in a fist fight, but The Death Riders chose to retreat rather than fight. Joe then challenges The Death Riders to a match for the AEW World Trios Championship on behalf of The Opps as the show comes to a close.

Matches & Key Moments Scheduled for AEW Dynamite on April 9, 2025

• Tag Team Match: The Death Riders (AEW World Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Opps (Samoa Joe and “The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil” HOOK)
• Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal Match (AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm on commentary): Kris Statlander vs. “La Mera Mera” Thunder Rosa
• Singles Match: The Death Riders’ AEW World Trios Champion “The Bastard” PAC vs. Swerve Strickland
• Non-Title Match: The Death Riders’ AEW World Champion Jon Moxley vs. The Opps’ “The Wrestler” Katsuyori Shibata
• $400,000 Explosive 8-Man Tag Team Match: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe and “The Jet” Kevin Knight vs. Ricochet, CRU (Lio Rush and Action Andretti) And La Facción Ingobernable’s The Beast Mortos
• TV Time With The Learning Tree “The Nueve” Chris Jericho
• AEW World Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate (“The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley and “The Standard of Excellence” Shelton Benjamin) Championship Celebration