Tonight’s AEW Dynamite airing August 19, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The show sees AEW TBS Champion Maya World defend her title against Kris Statlander, CMLL Women’s World Champion Persephone and Hikaru Shida in a 4-Way Match. Plus, The Elite (AEW World Champion “The Best Bout Machine” Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) will face Don Callis Family (El Clon, Mark Davis and Jake Doyle) in a Trios Match.
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!
Matches & Key Moments Scheduled for AEW Dynamite on August 19, 2026
- AEW TBS Championship 4-Way Match: Maya World (c) vs. Kris Statlander vs. CMLL Women’s World Champion Persephone vs. Hikaru Shida
- Trios Match: The Elite (AEW World Champion “The Best Bout Machine” Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Don Callis Family (El Clon, Mark Davis and Jake Doyle)
- AEW Continental Cup Challenge Tournament Quarterfinal Round Match: Bang Bang Gang’s “Switchblade” Jay White vs. The Death Riders’ AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley
- AEW Continental Cup Challenge Tournament Quarterfinal Round Match: Nigel McGuinness vs. Don Callis Family’s CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Hechicero
- Trios Match: “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay and The United Empire (HENARE and Francesco Akira) vs. Don Callis Family (“The Machine” Brian Cage, Rocky “Azucar” Romero and “The Murderhawk Monster” Lance Archer)
- The Elite’s AEW World Champion “The Best Bout Machine” Kenny Omega and “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay will have a sit-down interview with Renee Paquette
- AEW Women’s World Champion Willow Nightingale and “The CEO” Mercedes Moné will have an interview with Renee Paquette
AEW Dynamite Results (8/19/2026): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show opens up with Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Taz welcoming us and they give us a run down of the loaded card for tonight’s Dynamite.
Will Ospreay’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring for the first match of the night. Henare and Francesco Akira then make their way down to the ring next and Don Callis Family follow.
Trios Match: “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay and The United Empire (HENARE and Francesco Akira) vs. Don Callis Family (“The Machine” Brian Cage, Rocky “Azucar” Romero and “The Murderhawk Monster” Lance Archer)
The match starts off with Will Ospreay and Brian Cage and Cage sends Ospreay to the corner for some shoulder charges. Ospreay then escapes, getting an opening with an enziguiri that sends Cage flying to his corner. A tag is then made to Romero and Ospreay tags in Akira, who takes Romero down hard for a near fall. A tag is then made to HENARE and Romero immediately tags out to Archer. Both men then trade forearm and elbow strikes before HENARE tries to take Archer off his feet, only for Archer to nail HENARE with a shoulder tackle of his own. He then sends HENARE to the corner for some chops before HENARE fights out of the corner with some of his own.
He then ends up dropping Archer to a knee with a kick before tagging in Ospreay and they double team Archer before tagging in Akira for a 3-person move that gets a near fall. Archer then gets back to his feet, sending Akira down hard before knocking Ospreay and HENARE off the apron. Cage and Akira are now back in the ring as Cage makes short work of Akira. Akira then manages to dodge Cage, who bumps into Archer as a result. This then gives a chance to make the tag to HENARE, who hits some hard shots on Cage. Cage then dodges a kick for a roll up, but HENARE rolls through and hits a kick on Cage anyway.
Archer then gets a tag as he goes after HENARE, sending him to the corner for a Blackout but HENARE counters into a deadlift German suplex. Archer is now back up and he makes a tag to Romero just as Ospreay gets the tag as well. Ospreay then gets some shots in on Romero for a near fall as the rest of the field comes in. Chaos then ensues as they trade shots on each other, eventually leaving us with Romero and Ospreay. Romero then tries to use the referee as a shield, but ends up getting taken to the mat by Akira. Archer and Cage then come in, but get sent right back outside for a dive by Akira. Romero is back up, charging to the corner for what ends up just being a pose and this costs him as he is blindsided by a Hidden Blade from Ospreay for the win.
The winners of the Trios Match, “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay and The United Empire (HENARE and Francesco Akira)!
After the match, Ospreay celebrates the win with some fans in the front row as he is joined by his pals.
We are then reminded of the 3-Way Match for the International Title at All In and we head to the back, where we hear from Kazuchika Okada about it. Okada says nothing is more important than family unlike Konosuke Takeshita who left the Family because he is too selfish. Okada then says Kyle Fletcher isn’t willing to make the same mistake because he understands that the only thing that matters is the title stays in the Don Callis Family. Okada then says if the match ends with Fletcher retaining the title, he’ll be happy for Fletcher but if it ends with him becoming the new champion, Fletcher should be happy for him and raise his hand.
We then head to ringside, where Tony Schiavone introduces Kyle Fletcher. Schiavone says he wants to get his thoughts on what Kazuchika Okada said moments ago and Fletcher says we’re in the midst of the greatest International Championship reign of all time. Fletcher then says there is no reason to think it will end anytime soon, especially not at Wembley Stadium. Fletcher then says he agrees with Okada that family means everything and he trusts Don Callis enough to trust this plan. The crowd then let’s Fletcher know what they think with a “f–k Don Callis” chant and Fletcher says Okada needs to know his role in this.
Fletcher then says if Okada is a man of his word and believes family is all that matters, he’ll make sure to have his back in making sure he retains the title. Fletcher then says there is one other thing they have in common and that’s that they hate Konosuke Takeshita. He then pokes fun at Takeshita losing the G1 Climax but is interrupted by the arrival of Takeshita, who makes a beeline for the ring. Both men then go at each other until Fletcher hits a half and half on Takeshita. He then hits the ropes looking for another shot, but runs into a Blue Thunder Bomb by Takeshita They then counter holds before Fletcher gets sent into the corner, setting him up for a poisonrana by Takeshita followed by a Power Drive Knee and a Raging Fire. Takeshita then stands tall over Fletcher, holding his title up high.
Commentary then wonders where Okada is. Commentary then hypes up what else is to come tonight.
We then head to the back for a sit-down interview with Renee Paquette, where Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega talk about their history together to start things off. Some time after facing each other in PWG, they went at it again in New Japan Pro Wrestling a couple years back at Wrestle Kingdom, something that Omega addresses as fans thinks he was facing the new face of the company. Omega then says the company did not see Ospreay’s name alone as drawing people in and they needed to bring him in. Ospreay then addresses the difference in conditions they had during their respective eras, particularly focused on how they handled things in the midst of the COVID pandemic.
He then addresses having to take 15 hour flights to stay in a hotel no bigger than a broom closet for two weeks just to compete, whereas Omega got spoiled on 3 hour drives. Omega then retorts by saying things were rough in the U.S. during that time thanks to the lack of fans, among other things and even if fans could cheer in Japan, there’s no telling if they would. They then fast forward to five months past that, with Omega addressing their match at Forbidden Door. Omega then runs Ospreay down for recruiting Don Callis for that match. They then go back and forth about how they embarrassed each other at different points and the fact that Don Callis got involved near the end. Ospreay then admits it bothers him how fans call that a tainted victory, with Omega forgiving Ospreay for it.
Omega then says that All In is not a rubber match since for all intents and purposes he has already beaten Ospreay twice and this is just a desperate attempt for Ospreay to prove that he is on Omega’s level. The topic then turns to how Omega’s life and career has changed since dealing with diverticulitis, something Omega is annoyed about as he admits he’s had to change but it’s for the better. Omega then asks Ospreay if he’s fully healed from that broken neck of his, running the challenger down some more before Ospreay cuts him off for bringing up MJF in all this. He then talks about proving that he can become the first Englishman to win the world title on home soil and doing so without the help of Don Callis or the Death Riders.
Ospreay then says he knows he can do this on his own, but Omega says he has already proven he can’t beat him and this time it will be in front of his family. He then says win, lose, or draw, he’s sure Ospreay’s mom will be proud of him but his son might need to find a new hero when his dad can’t win the title. Ospreay is then held back from going after Omega as Dynamite continues on.
Hikaru Shida then makes her way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Persephone follows as we get a promo from earlier with both women addressing what happened at Collision. Kris Statlander then makes her way down to the ring next and Maya World follows as we get this match underway.
AEW TBS Championship 4-Way Match: Maya World (c) vs. Kris Statlander vs. CMLL Women’s World Champion Persephone vs. Hikaru Shida
The match starts off with Persephone and Maya World fighting to the outside as Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander going at it, with Shida hitting Statlander with an enziguiri to send her off the apron. Shida then goes after World, but is quickly sent to the outside as well before Persephone gives it her best shot. She is sent to the corner, but sends World to the outside with a headscissors before going for a dive. Shida then cuts it off but both are taken down by World, only for Persephone to gain control as she drops World to the floor. Shida then brings World back into the ring.
World then hits a double stomp to Persephone’s chest. Shida then hits an Exploder to World in the corner before World and Statlander exchange elbows with one another. Shida then hits a missile dropkick to Statlander off the middle rope and follows it up with a Falcon Arrow. Persephone then hits a shotgun dropkick to send Shida crashing into the corner, but World rolls up Persephone. Persephone then kicks out, but Shida hits a knee strike to World and extends her hand to Persephone. Persephone then kicks it away and hits a boot on Shida’s midsection, then gets her in a Razor’s Edge position.
Statlander then pulls Shida out of Persephone’s grasp to hits a powerbomb on her, then nails Persephone with a discus lariat and pins her. World then breaks the fall by flying off the top rope, then rolls up Statlander for the win.
The winner of the 4-Way Match and still the AEW TBS Champion, Maya World!
After the match, Maya World celebrates her win as commentary hypes up what’s next including the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Match at All In.
We then head to the back, where Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor talk about Lena Kross and Megan Bayne. They talk about how they look forward to beating the champions at Wembley and having quite the celebration as Dynamite rolls on.
Jay White then makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Jon Moxley follows, getting a pep talk from Marina Shafir before heading through the crowd toward ringside. Renee Paquette is backstage addressing that Kyle O’Reilly and Orange Cassidy are watching this match closely ahead of their match on Collision before we get things underway back in the ring.
AEW Continental Cup Challenge Tournament Quarterfinal Round Match: Bang Bang Gang’s “Switchblade” Jay White vs. The Death Riders’ AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley
The match starts off with dueling chants for both men as they circle the mat, each looking for an advantage as they go for a test of strength. Moxley then starts to take over before White does a back bridge, powering back to his feet before taking Moxley to the ropes. A break is then made before they lock up once more, this time Moxley has a hammerlock cinched in until White gets to the ropes. White then gets back to his feet, but is sent down hard by Moxley and White takes a breather on the outside for a moment. Moxley then has White by his arms in the ring now, but White fights back to his feet only to be taken to the corner with a release German suplex by Moxley.
White then slowly gets to his feet before Moxley hits some shots on him. White then stops himself at the ropes for some shots of his own, sliding to the corner off an Irish whip before taking the Moxley down with a DDT. White then takes Moxley to the corner for a flurry of strikes before Moxley starts fighting back to send White into the turnbuckle. White then ends up taking Moxley to the outside, where Moxley avoids a dive to take White to the barricade. White turns things around as he brings Moxley back into the ring, sending Moxley into the corner with a snap suplex before pulling him in for a cover and a two count.
White then sets Moxley up for a Nagata-style submission trapping the arms, but Moxley manages to roll through to get to the ropes for a break. Both men are back in the ring and trading shots now, with Moxley on the ropes as white charges at him. Moxley then sends White to the outside and dives on him through the ropes, favoring his arm from damage done earlier. Moxley then brings White back in and goes up top, but White dodges him and hits a cutthroat suplex not once but twice. White then goes for a third and hits it, but Moxley finds a grip for a bulldog choke. White then gets to his feet for a fourth suplex, which is good for a near fall. White then brings Moxley to the corner for a superplex, but White took some of that as well.
White then looks for a Blade Runner but Moxley fights out of it, only to be intercepted on the ropes by White. He then responds in kind, going for a sleeper into a rear naked choke but White rolls through and gets Moxley’s shoulders on the mat for a close two count. White then pops back up and hits Moxley with a Blade Runner, but the impact sends Moxley rolling through the ropes to the outside before White can make a cover. He then leaves the ring to bring Moxley back in and this nearly costs him as Moxley goes for a rear naked choke but White fights back to his feet, only to get caught with a Death Rider DDT as Moxley picks up the win.
The winner of the AEW Continental Cup Challenge Tournament Quarterfinal Round Match, The Death Riders’ AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley!
After the match, Marina Shafir gets to the ring to check on Moxley, who acknowledges how tough an opponent Jay White was before the Death Riders leave through the crowd just as The Dogs go after Jay White. Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly then come to even the numbers up, but they’re taken out by a returning Gabe Kidd. Roderick Strong then heads to the ring, but doesn’t get much in before The Dogs take control until Brodido and “Hangman” Adam Page make their way out.
The Dogs then escape the ring and the wrath of the champions. Page then gets a mic looking to address The Dogs, but is interrupted by Ricochet as he, GOA and the Lethal Twist step out onto the stage. Ricochet then finally lets Page finish what he has to say. Page then says he and his pals are the trios champions and there is no way they’re missing Wembley Stadium. He then calls out anyone who wants a shot at the titles, telling them to meet the champions under the Wembley arch at dusk because they will be waiting.
We then head to the back, where Renee Paquette is interviewing Maya World after her victory before Willow Nightingale interrupts. She then congratulates World on retaining the TBS Title before telling her that she is making good on a promise, offering World a shot at the Women’s World Championship on Collision. She then starts to address Mercedes Moné, but World stops her to say that it might be her facing Moné at All In, which ends the conversation as Dynamite rolls on.
Back at ringside, MJF’s personal Spanish translator Jonathan Cruz has a statement from the “One True Champion” MJF as he runs down Andrade. Cruz then tosses the statement aside, saying in English how he is a real Latino man compared to El Idolo. He then starts to leave the ring when Andrade El Idolo comes out, attacking him as we find out this is now a match.
Non-Title Match: AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo vs. Jonathan Cruz
The match starts off with Andrade sending Cruz into the ring before blindsiding him with Dia de los Muertos. Andrade then hits the DM for the win.
The winner of the Non-Title Match, AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo!
After the match, Andrade grabs a mic and he runs down MJF in Spanish before calling him out for a fight. After a video starts to seemingly air, we get MJF’s music only for that video to start back up to reveal that MJF is not in Baltimore but back home. He then runs down El Idolo ahead of the Casino Gauntlet Match, saying he isn’t on the level of the “One True Champion,” but Andrade promises to take MJF down to earn a shot at the World Title.
We then head to the back, where Renee Paquette is interviewing Willow Nightingale and Mercedes Moné. They are in separate rooms after Willow was attacked by Mercedes recently. Mercedes talks smack about this, but Willow addresses the connection she has with the fans, whereas Moné tries to chase that affection and the title. She then says she likes her chances going into All In. Mercedes then talks about Willow smiling at her being hurt in New Japan, eventually calling her a bully for what she did to her before.
Things then get heated very quickly, to where Willow decides this interview is done. She and Mercedes then take their microphones off before seeking each other out backstage, which quickly turns into a brawl to ringside. Officials then try to break things up as the two women go at it. Things then start to settle down before reaching a boiling point as security pulls Moné out of the ring, taking her up the ramp as Willow’s music hits.
We then head to the back, where we hear from Prince Nana and Swerve Strickland. Swerve says he wants to make sure he heard right when “Hangman” Adam Page called for anyone to come get their shot at the trios champ telling Page to be careful what he wishes for.
Nigel McGuinness then makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night and we get an update on his ankle, which we know is less than 100 percent going into this bout. Hechicero then makes his way down to the ring next.
AEW Continental Cup Challenge Tournament Quarterfinal Round Match: Nigel McGuinness vs. Don Callis Family’s CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Hechicero
The match starts off with Hechicero focused on going after the injured leg of Nigel McGuinness, who tells Hechicero that he if he keeps going after the ankle he will go after the mask and McGuinness makes good on that as he takes Hechicero down, tearing at the mask before Hechicero breaks free. Hechicero is back to his feet now, wringing the arm of McGuinness before transitioning to a front headlock. McGuinness then forces a rope break, only for Hechicero to slam the rope against his bad leg. Hechicero then takes control as he sends McGuinness to the mat hard for a two count.
Both men are now on their feet as they trade strikes. Hechicero then brings the straps down on his singlet as he calls for McGuinness to take another shot and he trips McGuinness on his bad ankle. He then brings McGuinness to the corner, but McGuinness fights back until Hechicero takes him around with a swinging hammerlock. McGuinness then breaks free and brings Hechicero to the corner for a Tower of London, but Hechicero breaks free. McGuinness then transitions to a London Dungeon, but the hold is broken as Hechicero pulls him down by the ankle. He then starts bending the leg around before McGuinness manages to break free. Hechicero then goes for a single leg, but gets caught with a hard kick and McGuinness traps him with a guillotine and body scissors. Hechicero then tries to break free of the hold, but fades quickly and is out cold as the referee calls for the bell to end this one.
The winner of the AEW Continental Cup Challenge Tournament Quarterfinal Round Match, Nigel McGuinness!
After the match, Nigel McGuinness uses the ropes to get to his feet, with a medic checking on him as commentary hypes up Nigel joining Jon Moxley in the semifinals as well as the remaining quarterfinal matches set for Collision.
We then get a video package hyping up the TNT Championship Match between Darby Allin and Kevin Knight at All In.
We then head to ringside as Tony Schiavone introduces TNT Champion Kevin Knight. Kevin Knight then comes to the ring, telling Tony to leave as he addresses Darby Allin ahead of their Falls Count Anywhere Match at Wembley Stadium. Knight talks about Allin’s comments last week, calling the challenger out to have a chat with him. Allin then gets to the stage but is cut off by Knight, who demands security check on him to confirm he didn’t bring any surprises or weapons. Knight then says the people need to shut up when the champ is speaking.
He then starts to run Darby down some more as Allin starts walking down the ramp, where he gets blindsided by what appears to be a pyro malfunction. This then allows Knight to get the jump on Darby, bringing him to the ring to prop a chair against his head for a Coast to Coast dropkick. Knight then leaves the ring with his title as a medic checks on Darby. A stretcher is then brought out as Steven Borden Jr. checks on his friend and the crowd chant Darby’s name.
We then get a replay of what happened moments ago, with commentary stating that Darby Allin sustained burns from the pyro mishap as he is brought to an ambulance. Kevin Knight then steps in to mock Darby and Steven Borden Jr. and Borden is being held back.
We then head back to ringside for the main event of the night as Don Callis Family makes their way own to the ring. The Young Bucks then make their way down to the ring next and Kenny Omega follows to get this match underway.
Trios Match: The Elite (AEW World Champion “The Best Bout Machine” Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Don Callis Family (El Clon, Mark Davis and Jake Doyle)
The match starts off with El Clon and Nick Jackson and Nick gets the upperhand before tagging in Matt. The Young Bucks then fend off an approaching Doyle and Davis before sending Clon to the outside. Clon then makes his way back into the ring but is taken to the corner, where Omega attacks him before getting a tag. He then attacks Davis and Doyle on the apron before triple teaming Clon with the Young Bucks, only for Davis to come in. He then gets sent to the floor outside before The Elite send Clon crashing into him. Matt then gets a tag and he looks for a DDT, only for Clon to counter with a knee strike. Doyle and Davis then send Omega and Matt off the apron before triple teaming Nick. Don Callis Family then stand tall.
Things then start to break down in the ring as Matt fends off Doyle and Davis. Clon and Omega then get tags as Omega hits a hard chop on Clon followed by a neckbreaker for a near fall before it gets broken up. The Young Bucks then come in for an assist and Clon is hit with a You Can’t Escape from Omega. The Young Bucks then keep Doyle and Davis away as Omega gets a cover and a two count and the Family escapes to the outside only to be taken out with a triple dive by The Elite. Clon is then brought back to the ring but he pops up from a leg lariat by Omega, who drops him again for good measure. In come Davis and Doyle off a tag made to Doyle, but they each get superkicks and a snap dragon suplex leading to a superkick party. The ring is then cleared out aside from Doyle and Omega, who hits a V-Trigger. Omega then follows it up with a One-Winged Angel for the win.
The winners of the Trios Match, The Elite (AEW World Champion “The Best Bout Machine” Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)!
After the match, the celebration is cut short as more of the Don Callis Family comes out for a sneak attack. Archer then sets up the Young Bucks for a double chokeslam before Adam Copeland comes running to the ring. Christian Cage then makes his way down as well, less quickly as the crowd sings Copeland’s theme. Copeland is then laid out, but Cage is able to get some shots in of his own. This then ends when the Young Bucks collide with Cage by mistake, leading to an argument with Copeland before the Family goes back at it.
This then leads to a brawl heading up the ramp and to the back, leaving us with Kenny Omega alone in the ring with a mic but Will Ospreay makes his way out with a mic as well. Ospreay says Omega told him he’d have some words after the match, so let’s hear it. Ospreay says he is still angry about his kid being brought up, but Omega says he only has one thing to say to the likes of Ospreay. He then says security get this man out of the arena. Ospreay then stops when Omega eggs him on and runs into the ring, where he delivers right hands on Omega. Security then looks to break things up, but Omega sends them out of the ring and drags Ospreay onto the ring apron. Omega then gets Ospreay up on his shoulders and hits a One Winged Angel to send him crashing through the table. Omega then stands tall inside the ring holding up the AEW World Championship as the show comes to a close.
