The AEW World Champion, Le Champion, Chris Jericho makes his way onto the stage wearing a purple pumpkin suit. Jericho takes a seat at a table erected on the stage and awaits Cody for the contract signing. There’s a woman sitting in the middle of the desk, shuffling paper. We see Cody and Tony Schiavone getting out of a car and making their way into the arena.
Cody takes a seat at the table opposite Chris Jericho. Tony Schiavone takes the microphone and sets the stage. Cody and Jericho will face-off at AEW Full Gear on November 9th. The match will have a 60-minute time limit and, should the match end a draw, there will be judges present to make a call on who wins. Cody signs the contract and hands it off.
It’s given to Jericho and the fans boo as he flicks through it. Jericho jumps up and pretends to flip the table, then mocks Cody for almost taking the bait. Jericho tells Cody to sit down and the fans chant “you suck”. Jericho says he doesn’t suck, “Skeeavone” sucks. Jericho says this is the biggest match in the history of AEW, the biggest match of the year, and the biggest match of Cody’s career. Because, if he wins, he becomes what he always dreamt of: World Champion. But if he loses it will prove to him and all of the “entitled millennial jackasses here tonight”, that he might not be as good as he thinks he is. Jericho holds the pen up in the area, the way he used to with the list, and says he’s going to teach Cody what it’s like to be a loser.
Jericho signs it and Cody stands up, takes off his jacket. The fans get excited and Jericho says “calm down hillbillies”. Chris says we have two gentlemen standing here, signing a contract, two professionals not making a mockery of the title. Le Champion has grace, poise, and class, which is why he is going to extend his hand to Cody and he will see him at Full Gear. They shake and Jericho turns to leave but Cody pulls him back and they have a staredown as the fans chant “AEW”. Jericho says we can stand here all night, but you’re gonna be needed elsewhere.
Suddenly, Sammy Guevara appears on the screen behind them and he tells Cody he needs to see something. The camera turns to Jake Hager beating the crap out of Dustin Rhodes. He slams him on the back of Cody’s limo, low-blows him, then knees him against the limo, leaving a dent in the back of the car! The low-blow is something of a call-back to his most recent fight. Jake puts Dustin’s arm in the door and slams it. Cody and co. then appear and Jake leave as Jericho appears, smoking a cigar, and gets into an SUV with them.
*Commercial Break*
Kenny Omega’s entrance tonight was inspired by the video game, Undertale. There was a video package before the entrance that used the Undertale sound effects and graphical style and said all your friends go away in the end, hinting at Kota Ibushi. Kenny then came out dressed as Sans. The Bucks are dressed as Ryu and Ken.
The Elite Vs. The hYBRID 2 & kIP sABIAN
Sabian, Evans, and Aneglico attack The Elite as they pose in the ring. They clear the Bucks from the ring and Sabian dives over the ropes onto them. Angelico and Evans beat on Kenny Omega until he turns the tables and knocks them from the ring.
Sabian returns and punches Omega, but then The Bucks come in and attack him. The three of them beat on Kip Sabian with tag team moves until they clear the ring. They prepare for triple dives, but Jack Evans prevents Omega with a springboard kick and knocks him out the other side of the ring. Evans follows-up with a dive to the outside, then Sabian and Matt Jackson are legal in the ring.
Sabian kicks Matt in the corner and sets him on the top rope. Sabian hits a springboard hurricanrana for a two-count, then tags Jack Evans, who immediately tags Angelico. Evans hits a handspring elbow in the corner, then he and Angelico hit a double-team stomp/slam. Angelico applies a submission to Matt but Kenny breaks it up as we head to the break.
*Commercial Break*
Back live and The Young Bucks take out Kip Sabian with a spear, followed by a springboard 450 for a near-fall. Matt Jackson lifts Sabian but gets countered into a reverse Frankensteiner and both men are down.
Tags are made to Evans and Omega, with the latter hitting snap dragon suplexes to Evans and Angelico. Sabian comes in and tries to fight Kenny but he too gets hit with the snap dragon suplex. All three heels are standing in the ring, groggy, then all three fall Ric Flair style. Kenny hits the V-Trigger to Evans, then looks for a suplex but Jack lands on his feet and kicks Kenny.
The Bucks hit Evans with a double-team buckle bomb/superkick. Angelico grabs Nick Jackson on his shoulders and Evans hits a double foot stomp to Nick before moonsaulting off onto Matt on the floor. Angelico looks to slam Nick on his shoulders but Kenny hits a big switch knee. Sabian prevents Kenny from diving to the outside, then tosses him out.
Sabian mocks Kenny’s front flip but gets caught by The Elite and slammed onto the apron! In the ring, The Elite hit Angelico with triple superkicks. Omega hits Jack Evans with the V-Trigger, followed by the One-Winged Angel and that’s all she wrote!
Winners: The Elite
After the match, Santana and Ortiz attack The Bucks, dragging them into the crowd. By the time Omega realises and chases them off, The Bucks have already been pounded
*Commercial Break*
The Librarian, Peter Avalon, comes out and tells the crowd to be quiet. He says it’s Halloween, so it’s appropriate for the crowd to be as hideous as they are. He says he and his friend Leva were studying at the libary earlier today and it’s no surprise wrestling hasn’t been in this town for years, it’s rotten.
Jon Moxley appears in the crowd and he stomps to the ring. He hits Paradigm Shift to Avalon. Moxley gets on the horn and says that the grudge match that everyone wants to see will be unsanctioned. That means there will be no count-outs, no rules, no nothing. However, that match won’t officially count and will be stricken from record. The fans boo. Moxley says AEW is trying to keep him down and hold him back. Jon says he has been dealing with this for years; people coming up to him and telling him he’s a different kind of cat. He says he knows what that means, they’re calling him dumb. If that’s the case, AEW can stick it up their ass. He’s the sickest son of bitch and the baddest son of a bitch in the business. He’s unsanctionable. On November 9th he promises wrestling violence the likes of which we haven’t see in decades. He says he will beat Kenny to within an inch of his life and the brass at AEW and TNT can kiss his ass.
*Commercial Break*
Inaugural AEW Tag Team Championship Match
So Cal Uncensored Vs. Lucha Bros
Kazarian and Pentagon start the match and they exchange in a wild slugfest until Scorpio Sky and Fenix run in and join the battle. Scorpio tosses Fenix through the ropes but he hits a 619. Scorpio is knocked from the ring by Pentagon, who then hits Kazarian with a pumphandle driver for a near-fall.
Sky comes back in and attacks Fenix but gets caught with a slingblade. Pentagon elbows Frankie who falls onto the top rope, then Fenix runs across the rope and kicks Kazarian in the head! Fenix and Pentagon chop Sky in the corner, then whip him into Kazarian but he monkey flips Frankie, who hits double clothelines to the Luchas.
Kazarian hits a springboard leg drop but Pentagon breaks it up by accidentally kicking Fenix! Kazarian knocks Pentagon to the apron, where Scorpio hits a hurricanrana to the floor! A mule kick to Fenix from Sky, allows Kazarian to hit a release German suplex for a near-fall. Rey Fenix hits a ridiculous springboard arm-drag to Kazarian, during which he jumped over Sky on the top rope!
On the outside, Pentagon takes-out Sky, then he and Fenix hit a double-team leg-drop catapult from the ring to the floor on Kazarian! The Lucha Bros are in charge are we head to the break.
*Commercial Break*
Back live and Kazarian is down in the ring, with Fenix the legal man. He dropkicks Frankie for a two-count, then looks for the cross armbreaker but Kazarian reaches the ropes. Kazarian hits both Fenix and Pentagon with punches and elbows, then hits Angel’s Wings to Fenix before tagging Scorpio.
Sky comes in hot with dropkicks to Pentagon and Fenix, with the former being the legal man now. Scorpio hits a headscissors to Pentagon that knocks him from the ring, then hits a dive over the ropes onto the Lucha. Fenix dropkicks Scorpio as he looked to come back inside, then Kazarian attempted to hurricanrana Fenix from the apron but totally botched it.
Back inside, Scorpio and Kazarian hit a double-team slam to Pentagon, then look to hit SCULater to Fenix but Pentagon breaks it up. Pentagon hits Kazarian with a sunset bomb, while Fenix hits Scorpo with a Cutter for a near-fall. I don’t know when Fenix became the legal man, but he and sky take each other out with double crossbody’s. Pentagon pulls Kazarian off the apron and powerbombs him through a table at ringside!
Sky tries to fight off Fenix and Pentagon but they drop him with a superkick, followed by an assisted splash. Pentagon tags in and they look to his their finish but Kazarian runs in and attacks Fenix while Scorpio pins Pentagon with an inside cradle for the win!
Winners and First AEW Tag Team Champions: So Cal Uncensored
Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian celebrate with their brand new titles, while Pentagon argues with the referee.
And that’s it for AEW Dynamite. Tonight’s show was a massive improvement from the past few weeks in my humble opinion, but let me know how you feel in the comments. Remember to come back tomorrow for live results of WWE Crown Jewel at 12PM EST with the Kick-Off Show. Until then, safe travels!
