LIVE 12/4 AEW Dynamite Results – This week’s show kicks off with a look at the competitors in the AEW Continental Classic Tournament that will be competing in Gold and Blue League matches on tonight’s show. We then see a look at the updated standings.
AEW Continental Classic (Blue League)
Shelton Benjamin vs. Kyle Fletcher
Fans chant “Fletcher sucks! Fletcher sucks!” as he controls Benjamin with a standing side headlock, as Callis sings his praises like a cheerleader on commentary. Benjamin escapes, hits the ropes and runs through Fletcher for a big crowd reaction. Fletcher takes a break in between the ropes to regroup.
Fletcher cinches in a side head lock on Benjamin, but Benjamin escapes and Fletcher fires off right hands on him in the corner. Fletcher retreats out of the ring, but Benjamin invites him back inside and Fletcher does so. Fletcher and Benjamin then lock up again, but Fletcher fires off right hands on Benjamin and the two men are sent crashing out of the ring.
Back from the break, Benjamin and Fletcher exchange right hands with one another. Benjamin clotheslines Fletcher out of the ring, then sends him crashing into the barricade and the ring apron. The pair get back inside the ring, and Benjamin levels Fletcher with a kick. He then cinches in a crossface-Camel Clutch style submission on Fletcher, but Fletcher grabs the bottom rope to break the hold. Benjamin delivers a trio of German suplexes to Fletcher, then follows it up with a step-up knee. Fletcher lands a shoulder on Benjamin’s midsection through the ropes, then pins him while grabbing onto the ropes for the win.
Winner: Kyle Fletcher
HOOK Calls Out Nick Wayne
HOOK says he heard what Nick Wayne said about him on “AEW Collision”, then challenges him to come and fight him now. Christian Cage’s music hits, and he appears alongside Mother Wayne. Kip Sabian and Nick then attack HOOK from behind, but HOOK fights them both off and locks in Redrum on Nick. Cage clocks HOOK with his briefcase, and Sabian and Nick then join in. The trio beat down HOOK as Cage orders Sabian and Nick to each get a chair. They do as they’re told, and Nick then delivers a Con-Chair-To to HOOK’s hand.
Mercedes Mone Sends Message To Anna Jay
Renee Paquette catches up with Mercedes Mone backstage for an interview. She asks her about what happened to Kamille last week. “The CEO” says that Kamille quit, so what happened to her after is none of her concern.
Anna Jay sticking her nose in her business is of her concern. Anna Jay faces Penelope Ford and the TBS Champion is going to keep an eye out, before reminding the ladies that there is a price to pay when you mess with Mone. The interview ends on that note.
Shelton Benjamin & The Hurt Syndicate Aren’t Happy
Backstage, MVP talks about not being happy with Shelton Benjamin’s performance tonight. He reminds him that they hurt people. A random stagehand walks by and “The Standard of Excellence” viciously assaults him. The Hurt Syndicate join in and MVP says that this is what they do. They hurt people.
AEW Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal
The bell rings and everyone begins brawling with one another. Evil Uno brawls with Adam Cole, then sends him crashing into the mat with a hair whip and mocks him. Mark Davis gets Uno up on his shoulders and dumps him onto the apron over the top rope, then connects with an enzuigiri to send him crashing onto the floor to eliminate him.
Eliminated: Evil Uno
Lance Archer looks to eliminate Darius Martin as Davis looks to do the same to Dante Martin. The Martin brothers slide inside the ring as Cole rains down right hands on The Butcher in the corner. Action Andretti and Lio Rush then eliminate their Top Flight stablemates Dante and Darius.
Eliminated: Dante Martin and Darius Martin
Brian Cage and Archer double team on Davis and fire off right hands on him. They then clothesline him over the top to send him heading to the back.
Eliminated: Mark Davis
Back from the break, Rocky Romero sends Andretti crashing onto the apron and over the top. Andretti pulls Romero out to join him and the two brawl, but Kyle O’Reilly sends him crashing into the floor with a boot to eliminate him and dumps Rush over the top rope to send him to the back.
Eliminated: Action Andretti and Lio Rush
O’Reilly rocks Cage with a spinning forearm, but Archer levels him. Cage and Archer then deliver a powerbomb-chokeslam combination to Romero to send him over the top rope and crashing onto everyone else on the floor. The Butcher is then sent crashing over the top rope and onto the apron, then connects with an enzuigiri to eliminate him.
Eliminated: Rocky Romero and The Butcher
Cole dumps Cage over the top rope onto the apron, then rocks him with a superkick and connects with a kick to eliminate him as O’Reilly eliminates Archer on the other side with a kick.
Eliminated: Brian Cage and Lance Archer
Winners: Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly
Swerve Strickland vs. Max Caster
Strickland delivers a boot to Caster that sends him crashing onto the floor, then sends him crashing into several of the barricades and dumps him inside the ring.
The bell rings and Caster lands a boot on Strickland’s midsection. Strickland delivers a German suplex to Caster, then clotheslines him back out of the ring and lands a boot on him off the apron. Strickland then gets him back inside and connects with a trio of House Calls for the win.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
After the match, Strickland lands a Swerve Stomp on Caster and tells Bobby Lashley that things aren’t over between them.
MJF Sends A Message To Adam Cole Ahead Of AEW Winter Is Coming
When we return from the break, we see highlights of the tension between Cole and O’Reilly following the conclusion of the AEW Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal. We then shoot to MJF at a special location for a quick word.
Maxwell Jacob Friedman appears on the big screen and talks about his “Better Than You Bay-Bay” duo with Cole and how popular they were, before addressing Cole’s mission of revenge leading to what has happened with the likes of Jon Moxley winning the AEW World Title and running roughshod all over the company .
Cole thinks he’s the hero, but MJF insists he’s the villain, and he thinks Cole can beat O’Reilly next week at AEW Winter Is Coming. He says then at AEW Worlds End, what will happen is something Cole can thank him for later.
Jay White vs. PAC
The bell rings and White fires off chops on PAC and sends him crashing into the top turnbuckle face first. He lands a shoulder on his midsection, but White sets up for the Blade Runner on him. PAC escapes and retreats to the outside for a breather, but White dumps him back inside. White then clotheslines PAC back out of the ring and sends him crashing into the ring apron midsection first. He gets him back in and goes for a pin, but PAC kicks out. White rocks PAC with a forearm from the apron, but Yuta pulls him off and clotheslines him as the referee is distracted by PAC.
Back from the break, White and PAC exchange right hands with one another. White lands a right hand on PAC, then connects with an Exploder into the corner and lands a DDT on him. He goes for a pin, but PAC kicks out. PAC then lands a snap German suplex on White, but White sends him crashing into the mat and charges at PAC. PAC catches him with a boot and ascends to the top, then looks to fly. White escapes and sets up for Blade Runner, but PAC escapes. She fires off kicks on White, but White sends PAC crashing into the mat. PAC cinches in a submission on White, but PAC makes it over to the bottom rope to break the hold. Yuta pulls White out of the ring and delivers the Busaiku Knee on him on the outside, then dumps him back inside the ring. PAC looks to take advantage, but White counters into the Blade Runner for the win.
Winner: Jay White
After the match, White connects with a Blade Runner on Yuta. Marina Shafir appears, and Jon Moxley blindsides White from behind as White is distracted by Shafir. Moxley then delivers the Death Rider to White. “Hangman” Adam Page’s music hits and he appears on the entrance ramp. Moxley becomes distracted by him, and a disguised Orange Cassidy then chokes him with a cable. Cassidy lands a pair of Orange Punches on Yuta and PAC, and White hits a Blade Runner on Moxley. Page follows it up with a Buckshot Lariat on Moxley. We then see Christian Cage watching what just happened from the entrance ramp with a contract in hand.
Jamie Hayter Sends A Message To Julia Hart
Backstage, Jamie Hayter is shown standing by herself. She talks directly into the camera and says she can’t quite figure out Julia Hart. Hayter says mind games aren’t really her thing, because she likes to do things face to face.
Hayter says it seems her return pissed Hart off, but her return has nothing to do with Hart. Hayter says she is ready to fight anytime and any place, but she can’t fight what she can’t see.
Hayter says she will come find Hart, and the last thing Hart will see as she is laying on the mat is her. On that note, we shift gears and head into another commercial break.
Chris Jericho’s “New York Minute”
When we return from the commercial break, Chris Jericho is standing on the set of his New York Minute segment wearing a bedazzled cowboy hat. He says he is live from Hell’s Kitchen in the Bronx with a new edition of New York Minute.
He mentions the ticket information for the upcoming AEW shows at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and plugs a special edition of “TV Time with Chris Jericho” on this week’s episode of ROH On HonorClub. A big cheesy “Thanks guys!” wraps up this brief entertaining segment.
AEW’s Most-Wanted Man: Bandido
We shoot to a very odd, parody-film style pre-taped video package segment, with some bad actors doing a cowboy walk-and-talk. It ends with these random dudes stumbling across an old western style “Most Wanted” poster outside of a saloon.
It says “AEW’s Most Wanted Man: Bandido.” The segment wraps up on that note. We return in the arena to Excalibur and company on commentary promoting Bandido being on the AEW comeback trail.
Penelope Ford vs. Anna Jay
The bell rings and Jay offers her hand to Ford. Ford kicks it away from Jay and shoves her. Jay returns the favor, and the two exchange forearms with one another. Jay levels Ford, then looks to land a roundhouse kick on her in the corner. Ford moves out of the way and delivers a drop toe hold to Jay that sends her crashing into the middle turnbuckle, then sends her crashing into the ring steps face first.
Back from the break, Ford ascends to the top rope. Jay trips her, then connects with a kick on her head and pulls her off. She follows it up with a somersault cutter and goes for a pin, but Ford kicks out. Ford lands a boot on Jay, but Jay rocks her with a Thrust Kick and looks to lock in the Queen Slayer on her. Ford escapes and sends her crashing into the mat. Ford looks to fly off the top rope, but Jay moves out of the way and sets up for the Gory Bomb. Ford escapes and delivers a drop toe hold to Jay that sends her crashing into the ropes, then delivers a dropkick to her spine. Jay then sends Ford crashing into the mat with a Gory Bomb for the win.
Winner: Anna Jay
After the match, Jay grabs a mic and calls out Mercedes Mone. Mone’s music hits, and she makes her way out. Mone tells Jay that is Kris Statlander can’t dethrone her as TBS Champion, then Jay has no reason to believe that she can. She says she likes Jay’s confidence and says she can get a shot at her TBS Championship in 10 years when she’s done something in the wrestling business. Jay takes a shot at Mone, but Mone looks at her watch and slides out of the ring as she says she doesn’t have time for this and they’ll be doing things on her time.
We return from a commercial break to Renee Paquette sitting down with “The Glamour” Mariah May. Paquette tries to get up and walk out, but May forces her to sit there and simply listen. May talks about doing a generous thing by giving her friend Mina Shirakawa a shot at her title. She says afterwards, they can drink all the champagne in the world.
She talks about women’s wrestling being dead and buried. Up comes Mina Shirakawa with a bottle of champagne. She reaches back with it, and May covers up and flinches, but Shirakawa stops and hands May the bottle. “Do it to my face!” She tells her Winter is Coming and walks off to end the pre-main event segment.
AEW Continental Classic (Gold League)
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brody King
The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with our final match of this week’s show. After some early back-and-forth action, Castagnoli settles into the early offensive lead. He appears to hurt King’s hand and immediately starts focusing his offensive attack on it.
As he continues to dominate, we shift gears and head into a mid-match commercial break. When we return, King starts to fight back into competitive form and ultimately begins taking over on offense. Castagnoli tries a comeback, and begins hitting his rapid-fire elbows to the collar done of The House of Black member.
King has blood coming out of his ear, but begins fighting back, turning Castagnoli inside-out with a big clothesline. The two begin trading shots back-and-forth in the middle of the ring. King’s hand starts bothering him, but he continues taking over, hitting a big splash and running cannonball on a slumped over Castagnoli in the corner.
The two continue battling and King takes Castagnoli to the top-rope, where he connects with a massive super-plex for a huge crowd pop. He follows up with a stuffed piledriver for a close two-count. A loud “Let’s go Brody! Let’s go Brody!” chant breaks out. Castagnoli exits the ring to avoid an onslaught from King.
King follows out after Castagnoli and brings the fight to him on the floor. He lands some big chops, but his injured hand starts bothering him. He fights through the pain but goes for a big spear or splash to Castagnoli, who moves, resulting in King crashing into the barricade with authority. Castagnoli lands a big follow-up shot and heads into the ring.
he referee nearly counts King out, but King gets back into the ring just in time. King lands a big lariat out of the blue on Castagnoli. He falls on top of him for the immediate follow-up cover, but Castagnoli kicks out. Castagnoli lands a low-blow that the referee doesn’t see. He follows that up with The Neutralizer for the win.
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli
With the victory, Castagnoli now has six points in the Gold League with two consecutive victories in the Gold League in the ongoing AEW Continental Classic Tournament. PAC & Jon Moxley vs. Jay White & Orange Cassidy is announced for AEW Dynamite: Winter Is Coming next week. After that announcement is made, this week’s show wraps up and we head off of the air. Thanks for joining us!
–– Here is what’s in store for the show ––
- Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale: Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly announced
- AEW Continental Classic Gold League Match: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brody King
- PAC vs. Jay White
- AEW Continental Classic Blue League Match: Kyle Fletcher vs. Shelton Benjamin
- Anna Jay vs. Penelope Ford
- Jamie Hayter to speak
- Swerve Strickland vs. Max Caster
12/4 AEW Dynamite Preview
The Continental Classic is set to continue tonight, as one third of the reigning AEW World Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli squares off with House of Black’s Brody King in a Gold League Match, while Kyle Fletcher of The Don Callis Family takes on Shelton Benjamin in a Blue League Match. As of writing, Castagnoli, King, and Will Ospreay are leading the Gold League with three points each. Fletcher and Benjamin lead the Blue League with three points of their own, with defending AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada and Daniel Garcia both tied for second place with one point each.
The annual “Dynamite” Dozen Battle Royal is set to be held tonight, with the winner receiving a shot at challenging MJF for his “Dynamite” Diamond Ring. Adam Cole and Roderick Strong will be among those competing in the match tonight, with both announcing that they would be entering during last week’s edition of the show during a verbal exchange between them, Kyle O’Reilly, and MJF.
Old rivals Penelope Ford and Anna Jay will be competing against one another in the ring tonight for the first time since the former and The Bunny came up short to the latter and Tay Melo on the December 31, 2021 edition of “AEW Rampage”. Ford will surely be looking to redeem herself from losses to Jamie Hayter and Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. on the November 6 and November 13 editions of “Dynamite” respectively, while Jay emerged victorious over Deonna Purrazzo in the opening match of the AEW Full Gear Zero Hour Pre-Show.
Jay White will be going head-to-head with another third of the reigning AEW World Trios Champions PAC. White looked to attack “Hangman” Adam Page last week, but was ultimately blindsided with an attack of his own on PAC and his Death Riders stablemates Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Marina Shafir.
Swerve Strickland and Max Caster will both be returning to action for the first time since coming up short against Bobby Lashley and in a Four-Way Ladder Match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship respectively at AEW Full Gear as they collide against one another. Strickland and Caster came face-to-face with one another in a backstage verbal confrontation last week that ultimately resulted in Strickland blindsiding Caster with an attack.
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