Kip Sabian W/Penelope Ford Vs. Chuck Taylor W/Orange Cassidy
The match gets underway and both men go back and forth with some mat wrestling and holds. Taylor hits Sabian with an arm drag and he flies out of the ring to regroup with Penelope. Taylor chases after Kip but she slides back inside and hits Taylor with a springboard dropkick on the apron.
Taylor counters Sabian with a kick then does the freshly squeezed thumbs up. Taylor hits a falling punch, then chops Sabian in the corner. Sabian knocks Taylor onto the apron and looks for the springboard dropkick again but Taylor ducks, only for Sabian to stop in his tracks and boot Taylor off to the floor.
Sabian tries to attack Chuck on the floor but gets the tables turned on him. Taylot puts Kip back inside and looks to hit a moonsault but Sabian avoids it and hits a dropkick from the middle rope for a two-count. Sabian counters Taylor and kicks him in the head for a two-count. Kip tosses Chuck to the outside, where Ford attacks him.
Sabian drops a knee into the back of Taylor over and over, then applies a stretch. Taylor escapes and lamds some forearms, followed by a moonsault from up top but again Sabian dodges it. Taylor follows up with a sit-out powerbomb for a near-fall. Sabian hits the ropes and looks for a hurricanrana but Taylor hits a powerbomb for another near-fall. Taylor attempts a double stomp but gets caught with a knee and a right hand, followed by a swinging neckbreaker for a near-fall.
Sabian runs at Chucky T in the corner but gets caught with a foot to the face. Ford gets on the apron and takes her jacket off, distracting Chuck, and Kip punches him. Orange Cassidy gets on the apron and takes his jacket off, distracting Kip. Jimmy Havoc pulls Cassidy off and hits a DDT on the floor. Penelope hits a hurricanrana from the top rope to Chuck, then Sabian pins him for the win.
Winner: Kip Sabian
*Commercial Break*
We see a replay of last week when Cody beat Shawn Spears. Following that, we see a clip of Spears beating Billy Gunn on AEW Dark last night.
Shawn Spears Vs. Justin Law
The bell rings and Spears is laughing, not taking his young opponent seriously – he’s still wearing a shirt. Spears hits a snapmare and taunts Law, then hits another. Spears gets down on all fours, an amateur wrestling thing, and offers him to roll him over but instead Law rolls him up for a near-fall. Spears gets mad and batters Law in the corner, hitting a big lariat. Running C4 from Spears earns the win.
Winner: Shawn Spears
Next week on Dynamite, we get Kip Sabian Vs. Dustin Rhodes and Darby Allin Vs. Sammy Guevara in the TNT Championship tournament. Also next week, Orange Cassidy makes his singles Dynamite debut against Jimmy Havoc, and Kenny Omega will be in action. Up next however, the AEW Championship match!
*Commercial Break*
AEW World Championship
No Holds Barred Match
(C) Jon Moxley Vs. Jake Hager
This title match gets underway and Moxley forces Hager to the corner but Jake turns the tables and grinds a shoulder into his sternum. Moxley again forces Hager to the corner and grabs his leg for a sweep and Moxley goes into full guard. Hager shoves him off and scrambles to his feet. They clinch and Hager takes Moxley down with a front facelock.
Moxley transitions into a wristlock and looks for an armbar bu Jake grabs the ropes. Hager comes down on the Champion with a big right hand. They separate and talk some trash before Moxley shoots for a single leg again but Hager stays upright until Jon sweeps his other foot. Moxley tries to roll into a kneebar but screws it up. Hager forces Moxley to the corner and drills him with a few knees but Jon fights back and lands some elbows.
Moxley attempts a Kimura, then an STF but Hager fights it and gets into a sleeper. Both men exchange right hands until Moxley tosses Hager to the outside, then follows up with a splash over the ropes to the floor. Moxley attempts an armbar on the floor but Hager turns over, gets knee-on-belly, and lands some hammerfists as we head to the break.
*Commercial Break*
Back live and Hager slams Moxley into the barricade, but Jon quickly turns the tables and tosses him over the railing. JR asks why there’s a security railing with no fans. Moxley wants to hit a piledriver on the cement floor but Hager flips him over. Jake drags Moxley into the stands, hangs him over the handrail and kicks him. Moxley punches Hager down and wraps his leg around the railing to apply a Figure Four.
Hager punches himself free but Moxley regains control and punches him around the arena until they reach the concrete near the ringside. Moxley gets reversed and whipped into the guard rail. Jake tosses Moxley over the barricade to ringside, then whips him into the steel steps. Back in the ring and Moxley hits a lariat but Hager doesn’t budge.
Jake slams Moxley into the buckles, then looks for the Hager Bomb but Moxley dodges it and hits a flying knee. Both men are down. They climb up and trade shots, with Hager throwing knees and a gutwrench powerbomb for a near-fall.
*Commercial Break*
We’re back once more and Hager hits a lariat in the corner but Moxley hits one of his own and both men are down again. Moxley looks for the piledriver again but Jake counters with an ankle pick into an ankle lock. Moxley rolls him up for a two-count. Hager goes to the middle rope and jumps but gets hit with the Paradigm Shift! Moxley takes a minute to attempt a pin but Hager immediately goes to the head-and-arm triangle.
Moxley reaches the ropes to force the break. The challenger tees off on the Champion and Jon rolls to the floor. Hager grabs a chair and slams it into Moxley’s stomach, then knees the chair into Jon’s face. Back into the ring and Hager wedges a chair between the turnbuckles, then tries to throw Moxley into it but gets countered Moxley runs at Hager but msises and headbutts the chair.
*Commercial Break*
Back from the final break and Hager is still in charge. He grabs the chair and smashes Moxley’s ankle with it. Hager takes an ankle lock and Moxley screams in agony. Hager shouts “tap!” and Moxley responds “No! You’ll have to break my ankle!” Moxley then rolls forward sending Hager out of the ring. Hager runs back in and gets hit with a Paradigm Shift into a choke – that’s twice Jon’s hit the DDT and JR didn’t know what it was.
Hager climbs to his feet, holding Moxley, and shakes him off. Hager hits a low blow, then runs at the Champion but gets a chair thrown in his face. Moxley hits a Paradigm Shift onto the chair and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Jon Moxley
And that’s this week’s AEW Dynamite. Let us know what you thought of the show and be sure to check out our results for NXT. Until next time, good health!
