Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone and The Excalibur welcome us to this week’s show.
We hear the theme of “The Murderhawk Monster” playing and out comes Lance Archer and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. Archer attacks an innocent bystander, as usual, as he heads to the ring.
While they finish up their ring entrance, highlights are shown from last week of Jake and Lance putting the snake on Brandi Rhodes after Dr. Britt Baker attacked her.
Jake gets on a mic and says as soon as Brandi kisses his ass, he’ll give the apology everyone is demanding of him after his actions last week. He says a woman’s place is at home cleaning babies, not getting near the squared circle.
As the pro wrestling legend continues to talk, we hear a loud engine rev’ing up. Out of nowhere, we see Cody bursting through the barricade at Daily’s Place with his Ford pickup truck.
“What the hell man?” questions Jake out-loud as Cody gets out of his truck with violent intentions. Archer meets him half way and as he approaches Cody, Jake tells him “finish him off if you’re gonna do this.”
Cody and Lance meet in the middle with punches flying. Cody takes Lance down and turns to go after Jake. As soon as he takes his eyes off Lance, he is attacked from behind by him. They brawl to the ring, with Cody continuing to come to life everytime it seems Lance has him down.
Once in the ring, Cody smashes a chair in his face, but Lance no-sells it and charges at him with a big boot. Jake tells Cody on the mic that he’s in their world. Finally, as Cody pops back to life again, Jake tells Lance, “Not now…” and the two retreat as Jake calls Cody a “punk” while they head through the tunnel to the backstage area.
The announcers run down the action in store for tonight’s edition of AEW Dynamite before kicking it to a vignette looking in-depth at the current landscape in the All Elite Wrestling tag-team division.
Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent)
Jungle Boy squares off with Taylor to start things off. Some nice mat wrestling from both men is capped off with an arm drag exchange. Luchasaurus and Trent tag in and Lucha tosses Trent all around the ring. Trent tries to use his speed to keep Lucha off balance but Lucha takes him down repeatedly with nasty chops and strikes.
Lucha hits a Press Slam followed by a Spinning Roundhouse Kick for a nearfall. Jungle Boy tags back in and goes for a Double Spring Armdrag but Trent catches him in midair and hits a Side Suplex. Trent lifts Jungle Boy up to the top rope and attempts a Superplex but Jungle Boy cuts him off. Taylor tries to help Trent but Jungle Boy ends up hitting a Missile Dropkick knocking Trent off Taylor’s shoulders.
Lucha hits a Tail Whip on Taylor and Jurassic Express hit an Assisted Bulldog on Taylor. Jungle Boy sets up for a dive but Trent cuts him off and then goes for a Tope Suicida onto Lucha on the outside. Lucha catches him in midair only for Taylor to kick Lucha and then the Best Friends connect with a Double Suplex on the floor. Jungle Boy hits a Somersault Plancha onto Best Friends on the outside!
Trent hits Lucha with a Spear as we return from break. Taylor and Jungle Boy tag in and exchange strikes. Jungle Boy hits a Roaring Elbow but then walks into a Lifting Knee from Taylor. Trent hits a Flying Knee of his own but then he walks into a Tailwhip from Lucha. Lucha goes for his finish but Trent counters into a Tornado DDT out of the corner.
OC acts like he is going to dive off the ramp but Rey Fenix comes flying out of nowhere with a kick to OC’s head! MJF attacks Jungle Boy from behind as the referee is watching Fenix. MJF slams Jungle Boy into the ring post and then Taylor hits him with the Awful Waffle for the pin!
Winner: Best Friends
Wardlow comes out of nowhere and crushes Marko’s entire body by swinging him into the barricade!
Jon Moxley is shown arriving backstage and he’s pissed. Moxley walks up and the interviewer asks about what happened last week with Mr. Brodie Lee. Moxley shoves the camera out of his way and continues making his way into the arena.
Penelope Ford vs. Kris Statlander vs. Dr. Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida
Nyla Rose is sitting ringside for this match. The four ladies go right at it with Statlander pairing off against Ford and Baker squaring off with Shida. Shida attempts the Curb Stomp but Statlander cuts her off and she and Shida hit a Double Backbreaker on Baker.
Ford takes out Statlander and Shida with a Cross Body Block but both girls kip up. Baker ducks an Enziguri attempt from Shida and goes for Lockjaw. Shida counters it and goes for a Suplex only to eat a Slingblade from Baker.
Baker goes for the Lockjaw again but Statlander stops her and picks her up by her nose. Statlander goes for a DVD but Ford kicks her and Baker connects with a Swinging DDT for a nearfall. Baker grinds her boot on Statlander’s face but Shida comes in and tosses Baker to the floor.
Ford goes for a springboard move but Statlander catchers her and hits an Electric Chair Drop for a nearfall before Shida breaks it up. Shida attempts to Superplex Baker off thet op but Statlander comes over and Super Bombs both of them! Statlander then tries to Press Slam Ford but she slips only for Statlander to catch her and then toss her on top of Baker. Shida hits a Flying Knee on Statlander.
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Statlander attempts Big Bang Theory but Baker kicks her in the head and then hits a Meteora on Shida for a nearfall. Baker hits an American Destroyer on Statlander but Ford catches her with a Handspring Cutter for a nearfall.
Shida goes for a Falcon’s Arrow on Ford but she blocks it and hits a Stunner. Baker catches Ford with a Swinging Neckbreaker but then Ford stumbles into a Michinoku Driver from Statlander for a nearfall. Shida tosses Statlander into the corner and then Suplexes Ford on top of her. Statlander backflips over a charging Shida but then walks into a Superkick from Baker.
Shida tosses Baker and Statlander to the floor but Ford comes flying off the top with a Missile Dropkick for a nearfall. Sabian grabs Shida from the apron but she moves out of the way of Ford and then hits her with an Enziguri for a nearfall. Shida hits the Falcon’s Arrow but Statlander breaks up the pin attempt.
Statlander goes for an Electric Chair Drop attempt on Ford but Ford catches her with a Reverse Rana Driver! Baker pulls Statlander to the floor and slams her into the ring post. Shida lifts Ford up to her shoulders and then brings down into a nasty Backbreaker! Baker has Statlander in the Lockjaw on the floor as Shida hits a Flying Knee on Ford for the pin.
Winner: Shida
Suge D cuts a promo saying he’s been grinding for 16 years but Jericho has no respect for him or his name calling him Pineapple Pete. He says that at first he was insulted but ever since then life has been sweet for him. He says Jericho rolls with an Inner Circle but Pete doesn’t throw shapes, he throws hands.
We return from the break to the announcement that Nyla Rose will be defending her AEW Women’s Championship against Hikaru Shida at the upcoming AEW Double Or Nothing 2 pay-per-view.
Proud -N- Powerful (Santana & Ortiz) vs. Kenny Omega & Matt Hardy
Santana & Ortiz make their way down to the ring. Out next is one-half of the AEW World Tag-Team Champions and member of The Elite — Kenny Omega.
As he makes his entrance, he is attacked by Santana and Ortiz. The beatdown continues until we hear some piano music and out comes his tag-team partner for this bout, Matt Hardy. The Excalibur claims it is the super-old DAMASCUS version of The Broken One. Hardy bites his way into the fray and now the odds are evened up. Hardy actually bites Santana as pyro goes off. Hardy tosses Santana down the tunnel and goes after Ortiz in the ring as the bell finally rings.
PNP quickly turn the tables and double Hardy in the corner. Santana drags Hardy to the floor and then tosses him into the barricade. Omega flips over a charging Ortiz and misses a series of strikes before Ortiz rakes his back. PNP try to double Omega but he manages to hit a Leg Lariat/Bulldog combo on them.
Hardy tags in and the babyfaces toss Santana into the corner. Omega hits Poetry in Motion off the back of Hardy and then they hit a Double Suplex on Ortiz. Hardy hits a Side Effect on Santana followed by a Leg Drop for a nearfall.
Omega tags in and takes down Ortiz on the apron before getting clotheslined over the top by Santana. Omega comes back in with a slingshot attempt but Ortiz grabs his leg and slams him onto the apron.
Santana puts Omega in a Brooklyn Crab and then Ortiz comes in and puts Omega in a Camel Clutch at the same time. Ortiz chokes Omega in the ropes and taunts Hardy at the same time. Omega fights back but Ortiz pokes him in the eyes and tags Santana. Santana puts Omega in an Abdominal Stretch but tags Ortiz and they hit a Double Northern Lights Suplex on Omega for a nearfall.
Ortiz and Omega exchange strikes until Omega catches him with a Snap Dragon out of nowhere. Hardy makes the hot tag and slams Santana in the turnbuckles repeatedly before hitting a Running Clothesline followed by a Bulldog attempt. Santana blocks it but then eats a Lariat. Hardy tosses Ortiz to the floor and hits a Side Effect on Santana for a nearfall.
Hardy hangs Santana up in the ropes and then drops him with a Hanging Elbow Drop for another nearfall. Hardy climbs up top and dives off with a Flying Knee. Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate but Ortiz cuts him off and backdrops Matt over the top. Santana hits a Tope Suicida onto Matt on the floor.
Back in the ring, PNP goes for the Street Sweeper but Hardy blocks it and hits a Reverse Twist of Fate on Ortiz. Omega hits a Slingshot Plancha onto Santana on the floor. Omega tosses Santana back in the ring where he eats a Twist of Fate for a nearfall before Ortiz breaks it up.
Omega tags in as Ortiz slams Hardy into the ring post. Omega goes for the Snap Dragon but Santana blocks it and then hits a Cutter. Ortiz hits a Shotgun Dropkick sending Omega into the corner. Santana then dives off Ortiz’s back with a Cannonball Senton for a nearfall.
PNP goes for the Street Sweeper again but Omega catches Ortiz with a Rana and Hardy tosses Santana to the ramp. Hardy tags in and locks Ortiz in a Hanging Guillotine until Sammy Guevara comes out with a neckbrace on. He tries to interfere in the match but Hardy kicks his chair away and hits him with a Twist of Fate onto the chair!
Hardy lifts Ortiz up to the top and attempts a Superplex but Ortiz shoves him off only for Omega to kill Ortiz with a V-Trigger! Hardy hits a Twist of Fate off the top for the pin!
Winners: Hardy & Omega
Taz attempts to interview Darby Allin again backstage. Taz comes off condescending towards Allin as if maybe he doesn’t know what he’s doing but Allin cuts him off and tells Taz that he was a champion amateur wrestler in high school before walking off pissed off.
Excalibur announces the rules for the Casino Ladder Match. It will feature staggered entrances but a chip can be pulled down from the ceiling at any time.
Nyla Rose approaches Hikaru Shida backstage and says she got her a present before hitting her in the head with a kendo stick.
MJF vs. Lee Johnson
MJF attacks Johnson at the bell with a back elbow and then starts beating him down and taunting him. Johnson tries to fight back but MJF bitch slaps the hell out of him and tosses him to the floor. MJF chokes Johnson and then hits an Apron Bomb.
Back in the ring, MJF hits a Shoulder Breaker and locks in the Salt of the Earth for the submission.
Winner: MJF
MJF gets on the microphone as Wardlow stands behind him. MJF addresses the negative reaction from some of the crowd, saying his peers don’t know how to address a real pro wrestler. He goes on to address Jungle Boy, who he tells he is excited to face at AEW Double Or Nothing 2. He says he’s got a little ring rust, however, and says he felt a little stiff in the ring. He asks Johnson if he was stiff, alluding to hitting him with some solid shots tonight. Maxwell Jacob Friedman goes on to mention noticing in the back that Marko Stunt has an open contract for a match. Apparently that is now set, seemingly for next week. He heads to the back as the announcers plug Chris Jericho vs. “Pinneapple Pete” Suge D. up next. We head to another commercial break on that note.
“Pinneapple Pete” Suge D. vs. Chris Jericho
Jericho is wearing a “Pineapple Pete” shirt and as Suge gets in his face Jericho slaps him. Suge gets fired up and hits a series of strikes that backs Jericho into the corner. Suge hits a Running Back Elbow and a second one. Suge goes a third one but runs right into the Judas Effect for the pin.
Winner: Chris Jericho
Jericho rips off his Pineapple Pete shirt and says that now that the threat of Pineapple Pete threat has been vanquished he wants to turn his attention to the Elite vs. Inner Circle. Jericho questions whether or not The Young Bucks or Adam Page are even in The Elite anymore.
Jericho says that they are going to give The Elite a chance to get their shit together and face them one more time. He says while the world reacts to the Coronavirus, the Inner Circle interacts. He says they have created the Stadium Stampede Match. He says that if you thought their Street Fight was wild and whooly just wait until you see what the Inner Circle does to the Elite insdie a football stadium. He challenges The Elite to that match at Double or Nothing.
He says they’ll wait for their response. Eventually some music plays and out comes the drone known as Vanguard. The drone flies to the ring and Jericho talks to it like it’s a real person, until addressing The Elite, whom he knows is watching via the camera attached to Vanguard.
Jericho goes on to introduce Floyd, a baseball bat, which he uses to smash Vanguard. The Inner Circle deliver a gang-style beat down on a drone. They go way further than need be, taking apart the little wires remaining after its’ smashed to bits, and then flipping off the remaining pieces.
Finally, Matt Hardy charges out to the ring, limping to sell the affect of his battle earlier in the show, before reacting to the broken drone like he saw a member of his family die. He rolls around in sadness with what remains of Vanguard as Chris Jericho’s music plays again while The Inner Circle smile with pleasure at the dastardly act they just pulled off. We head to commercial on that note.
It was announced that boxing legend “Iron” Mike Tyson will be appearing at the AEW Double Or Nothing 2 pay-per-view to present the new TNT Championship to the winner of the tournament to crown the first-ever title-holder between finalists Cody and Lance Archer.
“The Exalted One” Mr. Brodie Lee vs. Christopher Daniels
From there, we return inside the arena where we get ready for our next contest of the evening here at AEW Dynamite. The action continues as “The Exalted One” Mr. Brodie Lee of The Dark Order makes his way out, as does Christopher Daniels of SoCal Uncensored.
The Dark Order leader battles the SCU member in our next match of the evening. From the word “go” it is all Brodie Lee, outside of Daniels hitting a couple of high-risk moves. Brodie Lee takes back over control of the action and is dominating again with ease as we head to a mid-match commercial.
We return from the break and Lee is still in control with ease until after a lazy pin attempt, which J.R. criticizes, Daniels finally shows signs of life, getting in some decent offense. As a Dark Order member brings a chair into the picture, the attempt to cheat is thwarted by the other members of SCU at ringside, as well as Colt Cabana, who runs out to provide an assist.
Daniels ends up blasting Lee with the chair instead. Daniels hits the Angels Wings and covers him, but Lee kicks out at the count of one with ease and smiles while staring at the camera with his eyes wide open. Daniels hits The Best Moonsault Ever for a two count. This is by far the most we have seen Brodie Lee deal with adversity.
Finally, a Discuss Lariat closes the deal for Mr. Brodie Lee. He scores the pin and stares at the camera with wide eyes once again.
Winner: Mr. Brodie Lee
After the match, the fun begins, as we see Jon Moxley making his way to the ring from the backstage area. He enters the arena and charges to the ring, ready to do battle with all of The Dark Order members in it.
Mr. Brodie Lee throws his men in front of him to avoid the onslaught of the crazed AEW World Champion. Moxley takes the gang out and they retreat to the back.
Moxley gets on the mic and promises that Brodie Lee has made a mistake that he is going to pay for — with interest. He says there will be a hail storm of violence at AEW Double Or Nothing 2 on May 23rd and afterwards, Mr. Brodie Lee may find that his AEW career is over before it even gets started.
He drops the mic, his music plays and he throws a laid out member of The Dark Order over the ring barricade. J.R. promotes next week’s show and Shaq Life, which is coming up next on TNT.
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