AEW Dynamite 8/3 opens with a fantastic 15-minute match between Orange Cassidy and Jay Lethal. What a great match. Unfortunately, early on, Lethal successfully damaged Cassidy’s leg to the point to hinder any high flying attempts. Cassidy had a great offensive run, until Lethal capitalized after some figure-four attempts, ultimately spiking Cassidy with the Lethal Injection.
Early on, Lethal attempted to run away as Cassidy gave chase, Satnam Singh came out, but was met by a giant Trent Barretta (on top of Chuckie T’s shoulders in a trench coat).
Post match, Lethal attempted to further damage Cassidy, but the Best Friends and Wardlow made the save. Sonjay Dutt threw a challenge out for Battle of the Belts III for the TNT Championship.
In the ring: Undisputed Elite segment: Adam Cole discusses the Trios Championships, loyalty, working together, being an elite unit… Except he’s unhappy that due to Cole and Kyle O’Reilly still not cleared to wrestle, and The Young Bucks did not choose Bobby Fish as their partner, Cole can’t allow them to challenge. In fact, they won’t physically be able to challenge… as O’Reilly and Fish attack the Bucks!! It’s a 3-on-2 onslaught, until “Hangman” Adam Page makes the save!
Page extended the hand to Matt Jackson, who accepted.
I wonder what Dark Order will have to say about this?
Earlier today Jungle Boy attempted to run Christian over.
Jamie Hayter and Dr. Britt Baker DMD defeated “ThunderStorm”
Phenomenal match! Just phenomenal! Thunder Rosa has a new “SandBagging” t-shirt. Clever. While all four women are great wrestlers, the MVP of the bout goes to Jamie Hayter. Between her powerhouse offense and selling opponents’ moves, this one gave her the chance to really stand out.
An errant hip attack from Storm wound up connecting with Rosa, resulting in Hayter striking with the Ripcord Lariat for the pinfall victory.
Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Ren Jones
Hobbs makes mincemeat out of an AEW Dark enhancement talent. Post match, Ricky Starks rushes the ring but Hobbs overpowers him.
Darby Allin promo – He is tattooing himself while talking about Brody King. This kid is Hardcore. Hype for next week’s coffin match.
Out comes Jim Ross for hour two of Dynamite!!
Christian Cage defeated Matt Hardy
Nothing special, but doesn’t disappoint. Matt and Christian had a good match, and for what it was, putting Christian over was the right call. If you’ve been watching BTE on YouTube then you would have seen Matt has been on some sort of redemption track. Wondering if this will play into it or whether something else is brewing.
Post match, Christian attempted a one-man co-chair-to, but was stopped by Dark Luchasaurus (with Kane-esque theme entrance) but serves as a diversion for Jungle Boy to strike from behind, attempting a chair swing of his own, but Christian hightails it.
Taz announces he has disbanded Team Taz, and wishes Ricky Starks the best, has high hopes for Hook, but is disgusted at the actions of Powerhouse Hobbs.
Ethan Page in the ring: He is sick and tired of being left off television. He is money and everyone knows it. The crowd is hot for his promo, but in a brilliant genius move, calls out the live crowd, saying they’ll go buy CM Punk, Eddie Kingston, or Orange Cassidy shirts, but won’t bother with his merch. Stokley Hathaway comes out, says something in secret, and Page is now aligned with him.
Interesting indeed.
The Acclaimed defeated The Gunn Club in a Dumpster Match
This was pure fun. The Acclaimed had already won the match following Max Caster’s intro rap where he did not hesitate to name drop Vince McMahon on retirement. As Good Ol’ JR says, this was “bowling shoe ugly” but enjoyable. The finish saw Caster toss a Gunn off the top of the entrance ramp into a dumpster while planting the Mic Drop Elbow the other Gunn through a table. Despite the victory, Caster and Bowens are not satisfied, so they roll and shove the dumpster off the entrance ramp!
Main Event: Chris Jericho puts his Championship match on the line against Ring of Honor Pure Champion, Wheeler Yuta
What. A. Match. A year ago if you would have said Wheeler Yuta would main event with Chris Jericho, I might have believed you after a few drinks. Yuta’s rise in AEW has been meteoric. Along with the likes of Wardlow and Powerhouse Hobbs, wrestlers who started out green and have become big draws on their own. Yuta shone bright in the main event, and kudos to Jericho for keeping pace and for what seemed like most of the match, on the defensive, a position a heel Jericho is not used to being in.
Jericho’s JAS cronies were ejected early on, leaving Claudio Castagnoli at ringside to cheer on Yuta.
The match came to a thrilling end when Jericho missed the Judas Effect, and Yuta nearly won with the seatbelt pin and a near submission with the Regal Stretch. Alas, Jericho grabbed Floyd the Bat which was taken away by referee Aubrey Edwards, who did not see Jericho punt Yuta in the Yam Bag. Jim Ross is living as Jericho then locks in the LION TAMER, knee crushing Yuta’s neck into his head, and forcing the tap out.
Post match Jericho refused to release the hold, bringing out Moxley for the save. Next week, Mox’s wish is granted, we will get “The Last Survivor of the Stu Hart Dungeon” – “Lionheart” Chris Jericho.
Please tell me he will wear his classic black and yellow tights.
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