2/12 AEW Dynamite Results – The show opens up with shots of The Gunns and The Hurt Syndicate warming up backstage. We also see Dustin Rhodes warming up and MJF smiling and texting someone on his phone.
Hangman Page vs. Max Caster
Inside the arena, fans are chanting “AEW !AEW!” as Excalibur welcomes us to the show. The camera shot settles in the ring, where Max Caster is standing with a microphone in-hand. He starts the show off with a promo talking about shedding the excess baggage of Billy Gunn and Anthony Bowens, proving he was the secret to the success of The Acclaimed all along.
With that in mind, he says it’s time to find out who wants to test themselves against the best wrestler alive. It’s Max Caster Open Challenge time. The new theme for Hangman Page hits and the crowd explodes. Out comes Page as Caster flees the scene and heads into the crowd, where he tries hiding among fans, all of whom are pointing him out to Hangman.
A loud “You f*cked up!” chant spreads as Hangman heads over the barricade looking for him. Caster starts to try and run away, but ultimately ends up luring Hangman into the ring, where he cuts him off upon re-entering and jumping into an early offensive lead as the bell sounds to officially start this match off.
Caster hits a big move off the ropes but after that, it is all “Cowboy Sh*t!” as Hangman easily takes over. Once he does, it’s only a matter of seconds before he connects with a Buckshot Lariat for the pinfall victory. Caster is now 0-2 in his Open Challenges, losing to RUSH previously, and now Hangman tonight. Fans chant “Cowboy Sh*t!”
Winner: Hangman Page
A vignette airs showing the rivalry between Ricochet and Swerve Strickland, with Strickland speaking up to Prince Nana for suggesting he forget other issues and focus on Jon Moxley and regaining the AEW World Championship that belongs around his waist.
AEW Trios Championships
The Death Riders (c) vs. The Undisputed Kingdom
Once the package wraps up, we return inside the arena where The Undisputed Kingdom make their way out to the tune of Adam Cole’s theme music. The crowd gives them a big reaction coming out as Excalibur talks on commentary about how things led to this upcoming showdown for the AEW Trios Championship.
After they settle into the ring, their music dies down and the theme for The Death Riders trio hits. Out through the crowd comes the reigning, defending AEW Trios Championship team of PAC, Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli. Footage is shown of their recent brawl with The Undisputed Kingdom.
The bell rings and the six men begin brawling with one another. O’Reilly delivers a dropkick to PAC on the outside as he sits in a chair.
Back from the break, PAC lands a boot on O’Reilly’s head and tags in Claudio Castagnoli. Castagnoli lands a few chops and uppercuts on O’Reilly, then wears him down with a submission and tags in Wheeler Yuta. Yuta continues wearing down O’Reilly, then tags in PAC. PAC and O’Reilly exchange right hands, but PAC fires off kicks on O’Reilly’s midsection. O’Reilly turns PAC inside out with a kick of his own, then tags in Strong.
O’Reilly tags back in and pins PAC, but Castagnoli breaks the fall. Strong tags in and delivers a backbreaker to PAC as O’Reilly ascends to the top. O’Reilly gets pushed off the top as Castagnoli delivers a back suplex to Strong while the referee has his back turned. Castagnoli then tags in and fires off stomps on Strong, then tags in Yuta. Yuta delivers a Bulldog-spinebuster combination with Castagnoli, then connects with a suplex.
PAC tags in and wears down Strong with a submission hold, then lands a suplex on him and follows it up with an uppercut in the corner. He goes for a pin, but Strong kicks out. Castagnoli wears dwon Strong with a submission, but Strong powers up to his feet. Castagnoli whips Strong into the corner, and The Death Riders then triple team on him.
Back from another break, Cole tags in and wears down Castagnoli. O’Reilly tags in and triple teams on PAC with Strong and Cole. Castagnoli then delivers a double suplex to Cole and Strong, but Yuta tags in and looks to fly off Castagnoli’s shoulders. O’Reilly gets his knees up, but Strong and O’Reilly go high and low on Yuta. O’Reilly then cinches in an Ankle Lock on Yuta, but Castagnoli grabs a chair and looks to use it. The referee grabs it from him, and Cole and O’Reilly level Castagnoli. Yuta then rolls up O’Reilly for the win.
Winners (and still): The Death Riders
After the match, The Death Riders continue beating down Cole, Strong, and O’Reilly. Daniel Garcia, “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard, and “Cool Hang Ang” Angelo Parker run down to the ring to even the odds.
MJF Has Words With Hangman Page
Backstage, Renee Paquette is talking to MJF about his match about his match with Dustin Rhodes. MJF says Texas is not a real state and Dustin is not a real man.
Hangman Page comes in and then MJF asks him if he has a crush on him and if Jack Daniels makes a cologne. MJF then tells Hangman he is a joke and the fans actually believe in him. MJF says tonight he is going to beat Dustin and do what Hangman has failed to do, become a two-time AEW World Champion.
Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jon Cruz, Aaron Solo, and Rosario Grillo
The bell rings and Joe, HOOK, and Shibata go after Solo, Grillo, and Cruz. HOOK delivers a T-Bone suplex to Grillo, and Shibata holds Grillo in place for Joe to land a senton on him. Cruz fires off right hands on Joe’s spine, but Joe no sells them and connects with a Muscle Buster on Cruz for the win.
Winners: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata
After the match, Joe grabs a mic and addresses Christian Cage and the rest of The Patriarchy. He sends the group a message, then challenges them to a trios match alongside HOOK and Shibata.
We then head backstage and see Renee Paquette, Chris Jericho, and Bryan Keith. Jericho challenges Bandido to a Showdown.
We then head backstage and see Willow Nightingale chatting with Renee Paquette. Marina Shafir attacks Nightingale, and Moxley puts Cope and White on notice for stealing his title.
Chris Jericho and Bandido Have A Showdown
Bandido and Jericho stare each other down as a spotlight shines down on both of them. They go back-to-back with one another and take seven steps apart from one another in opposite corners across the ring, then remove their hats. Bryan Keith grabs Bandido’s ankle and beats down Bandido with Jericho, but The Outrunners run out to the ring to even the odds and begin brawling with Jericho and Keith. Big Bill marches down and looks to chokeslam Bandido, but Powerhouse Hobbs storms down to the ring and exchanges right hands with Bill.
We then head backstage to Cope and Jay White, who respond to Jon Moxley’s message from earlier tonight. Cope says that he has held a briefcase a few times in his career. Cope says that if Mox wants the briefcase back, he just can meet them in the ring later tonight. The brief backstage segment wraps up on that note.
MJF vs. Dustin Rhodes
Rhodes stares down MJF, and the bell rings. MJF charges at Rhodes, but Rhodes lands a scoop powerslam on him and rains down right hands on MJF. He fires off stomps on MJF, but MJF looks to retreat to the back. Rhodes drags MJF back into the ring, but MJF wears down Rhodes’ arm with a submission.
MJF connects with a back suplex on Rhodes, but Rhodes responds with several right hands. MJF rains down right hands on Rhodes in the corner, but Rhodes counters into a powerbomb and lands a boot on MJF’s midsection.
Rhodes lands an open palm strike on MJF, then follows it up with a Manhattan Drop and rains down right hands on him in the corner. Rhodes then delivers a Bulldog to MJF, but MJF catches Rhodes with a back elbow and lands a stomp on his spine. MJF sets up for Cross-Rhodes, but Rhodes counters into one of his own and goes for a pin. MJF kicks out, then rolls up Rhodes. Rhodes counters into a pinfall of his own, but MJF kicks out and delivers a piledriver to Rhodes. He goes for a pin, but MJF kicks out.
MJF grabs a chair from the timekeeper’s area, then places Rhodes’ arm through it as the referee looks to stop him. MJF doesn’t listen and ascends to the middle, but the referee moves the chair. As he disposes of it, Rhodes trips MJF on the ropes and delivers a knee to him. He follows it up with The Final Reckoning and goes for a pin, but MJF kicks out.
MJF looks to land a Final Reckoning of his own on Rhodes and pins him, but Rhodes kicks out. MJF then cinches in the Salt Of The Earth Armbar on Rhodes before he transitions into a crossface. The referee calls for the bell.
Winner: MJF
After the match, MJF cinches in the Salt Of The Earth Armbar on Rhodes once again. “Hangman” Adam Page storms back out to the ring and stares down MJF, but MJF backs down. He turns back around, but Page rains down right hands on MJF. Security officals run down to the ring to pull the two men apart. They break free and brawl with one another through the crowd, but security finally gets the two men separated from one another. They escort Page to the back, but MJF grabs a mic and provokes Page. Page runs back down to the ring and continues brawling with MJF before security reappears and pulls the two men apart.
Megan Bayne vs. Maya World
The commentators point out how overly confident Bayne appears, while also singing the praises of some of her past accomplishments. Meanwhile, the two finally engage and Bayne immediately starts to dominate what is a very one-sided beatdown straight out of the gate.
Seconds later, Bayne hits her finisher for the easy squash match victory. After the match, as she is heading to the back, Kris Statlander’s theme hits. The two exchange a hard stare as they cross paths heading opposite directions.
Winner: Megan Bayne
Kris Statlander vs. Penelope Ford
Statlander settles inside the squared circle for the next match of the evening. Her music dies down and then the theme for Penelope Ford hits. Out she comes for her latest match back since recently returning from a 700-day hiatus.
The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this one. After some back-and-forth action early on, the show heads into a mid-match commercial break.
When the show returns, we see the match still in progress. Ford strings together some nice offense, but ultimately, Statlander hits her package piledriver finisher for the win.
Winner: Kris Statlander
After the match, Megan Bayne comes out. The distraction allows Ford to attack Statlander from behind. Bayne comes down as Statlander is down and out on the floor. She stands over her and poses and then walks off.
We see a music video / puppet show from Harley Cameron dissing Mercedes Mone. It stops and Cameron talks directly into the camera with passion about how Mone telling her how much she sucks motivated her. So she thanks her and then vows she will become the TNT Champion in her home land this weekend at AEW Grand Slam: Australia.
AEW Tag-Team Championships
The Hurt Syndicate (c) vs. The Gunns
Bobby Lashley and Colten Gunn begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Lashley runs over Colten with a shoulder tackle, but Austin Gunn tags in. Lashley sends Austin crashing into the mat face first and dumps him out of the ring over the top, then tags in Shelton Benjamin. Benjamin dumps Austin over the barricade, then gets him back inside the ring and sends him crashing into the mat with a back body drop.
Back from the break, Colten tags in and fires off right hands on Lashley. He runs him over with a clothesline and delivers a dropkick to Benjamin, then follows it up with a neckbreaker on him and goes for a pin. Benjamin kicks out, then cinches in an Ankle Lock on Colten.
Austin delivers a Famouser to Benjamin and Colten pins him, but Benjamin kicks out. Austin tags in and takes out an interfering Lashley, but Benjamin levels Austin with a superkick. Lashley then turns Austin inside out with a spear for the win.
Winners and AEW Tag-Team Champions: The Hurt Syndicate
We shoot backstage where AEW Women’s World Champion “The Glamour” Mariah May talks into the camera, sending a message to “Timeless” Toni Storm. She claims she was nothing without her, and insists that this weekend at AEW Grand Slam: Australia, it is going to be a “mercy-killing” when May finishes Storm off once and for all.
On that note, the show heads into another commercial break.
Cope Calls Out Jon Moxley
When the show returns, Cope’s theme hits and “The Rated-R Superstar” comes out along with Jay White. He has Jon Moxley’s briefcase still and heads into the ring with it along with “Switchblade,” as Excalibur promotes their tag-team tilt against Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli.
Cope talks about Mox’s briefcase having the AEW World Championship in it for he doesn’t know how many months now. He asks if anybody wants to see it. He says he has an idea. He heads under the ring and pulls out a case. He says it’s his old pal Spike, who is hungry. He says if Mox doesn’t come out and give him his answer now he’s gonna smash the case and take it.
Mox comes out and asks if Cope thinks he doesn’t care about the title. Cope says he knows he doesn’t. Mox gets offended and loses his cool, saying he’s left pieces of himself in the ring over that title. He says he’s gonna do something now he doesn’t want to, but he’ll show him how much he cares.
Mox says at Grand Slam: Australia he’s gonna break Cope’s neck. He tells him if he wants his shot at the title, he’s gonna get it. He accepts and their fight for the title at AEW Revolution is on. Cope says he’s gonna show everyone how much he cares about it and begins beating on the briefcase with Spike. The Death Riders hit the ring but White keeps taking them out one-by-one.
Eventually Marina Shafir slides in and takes the briefcase and slides back out while they’re fighting. The numbers becomes too much for Cope and White and Mox and his crew end up taking them out, until White fights back. He turns around to see Mox holding Spike.
Cope runs past White and spears Mox before he can do anything. White says he’s got Revolution set, but before he gets there, he and Cope are putting Mox and The Death Riders in the ground this weekend at Grand Slam: Australia. That’s how this week’s show goes off the air. Thanks for joining us!
–– Here is what’s in store for 2/12 AEW Dynamite ––
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. The Gunns (Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn)
- Dustin Rhodes vs. MJF
- AEW Trios Championships: The Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta, PAC, & Claudio Castagnoli) vs. The Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, & Roderick Strong)
- Max Caster open challenge
- Megan Bayne in action
- Kris Statlander vs. Penelope Ford
- Cope to speak
2/12 AEW Dynamite Preview
Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin of The Hurt Syndicate will be putting the AEW World Tag Team Championship on the line for the first time since dethroning Private Party on the January 22 episode of “Dynamite” as they defend against The Gunns. Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn made their return to “Dynamite” during last week’s edition of the show, confronting Lashley, Benjamin, and MVP in a verbal exchange and challenging them to tonight’s match.
Dustin Rhodes will be competing in his first match on “Dynamite” since coming up short against Jack Perry on the June 12, 2024 edition of the show as he goes head-to-head with MJF. The two encountered one another in a heated in-ring encounter last week, with Rhodes taking objection to MJF’s recent comments which led to a major pull apart brawl between the two that involved security guards.
Following a brawl involving them, Jon Moxley, Marina Shafir, Rated FTR, and Jay White last week, AEW World Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and PAC will have to refocus their sights tonight as they join forces to square off with the returning Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly in non-title action. Cole, Strong, and O’Reilly will surely be extra motivated to score another win tonight after they emerged victorious over Shane Taylor Promotions and “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard, “Cool Hang Ang” Angelo Parker, and reigning TNT Champion Daniel Garcia this past Saturday on “AEW Collision” in a Three-Way Nine Man Tag Team Match.
Additionally, Megan Bayne will be returning to action against an opponent who has yet to be named following her win against Hyena Hera on the February 1 episode of “Collision”. Max Caster has also issued an Open Challenge for anyone who wants to respond after going his separate ways from former allies Anthony Bowens and Billy Gunn on the January 18 episode of “Collision”, and Kris Statlander has issued a challenge of her own in a video posted to AEW’s X page.
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2/12 AEW Dynamite Results
