4/2 AEW Dynamite Results – We are live from the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois, where Excalibur welcomes us to the show and informs us that The Death Riders attacked “Switchblade” Jay White before the show began. The beating was severe enough that he is being treated now and has been pulled from the 2025 Owen Hart Cup Tournament.
Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir vs. Swerve Strickland & Willow Nightingale
We hear the familiar sounds of Jon Moxley’s theme music. The camera pans backstage, where we see Mox and Marina Shafir of The Death Riders in their gear and ready for action. They make their way to the ring and settle inside for the first match of the evening.
Their music dies down and Willow Nightingale’s upbeat, catchy entrance tune plays next. She makes her way out and stops. The theme for her partner, Swerve Strickland, plays next. Out he comes with Prince Nana. They head to the ring for this scheduled Mixed Tornado Tag match.
Before the bell even sounds, Shafir and Willow go after each other on one side as Mox and Swerve brawl on the other, with the number contender being sent to the barricade before Mox walks over to intercept Willow. He and Marina then set up a table on the floor, only for Willow to cut Shafir off as Mox and Swerve continue brawling.
With the ladies inside the ring the bell has rung to officially kick this match off. They go at it until Willow has Marina in the corner, while Swerve starts to fight back on the outside. The pairs manage to swap places as Willow chases Marina on the outside while Mox lays into Swerve in the ring to some boos from the crowd. Willow drives a boot into the face of Shafir while Swerve fights back.
This sets Mox up for a missile dropkick from Nightingale that gets a pop. They continue the offense until Shafir comes in to intercept, sending Willow to the corner as Mox sends Strickland to the outside. He then assists Marina in beating down Willow against the ropes as Nana tries to get Swerve back into the match. Willow is sent into the corner but starts fighting back.
This continues until Shafir sets her up for a Death Rider by Mox, only for Swerve to get back in the ring, looking for a Big Pressure on Marina as if to force Mox off what he has planned. Mox finally lets go of the double under-hook, with Swerve letting go of Marina as they go back at it. Moments later, Marina sends Willow crashing through a table with authority for a huge pop.
On that note, the show shifts gears and heads into a mid-match commercial break.
When the show returns, the commentators inform us that it has been all Death Riders dominating throughout the break. Mox gets a choke, but then Willow powerbombs Shafir on him to break things up. Swerve and Mox get into a big back-and-forth punching exchange.
Swerve goes for a big spot, but Shafir pushes Mox out of the way. This results in Swerve knocking Shafir out cold. He looks shocked at first, but then a big smile settles on his face. The camera shot missed it, but Nightingale ran over and knocked Mox off the apron through a table at ringside.
Seconds later, Nightingale and Swerve finish things up for the win after Willow pins Shafir. After the match, Mox, in true dastardly heel fashion, lays out Nightingale. He walks off, helps Shafir up, and they leave as Swerve and AEW officials check on Nightingale.
Winners: Swerve Strickland & Willow Nightingale
Dax Harwood Apologizes To Cash Wheeler & AEW Official Paul Turner
The commentators recap Dax Harwood losing his cool and putting his hands on Paul Turner last week. We shoot backstage live, where Renee Paquette introduces Harwood. He insisted on Turner being present a well. Harwood personally gives Turner the $10,000 he was fined by AEW and apologizes.
Turner says he understands it was in the heat of the moment. Harwood then turns to Cash Wheeler and apologizes for accidentally hitting him. He says he’d never purposely put his hands on him, and that he thought he was an official. He vows to win the trios titles at AEW Dynasty 2025.
He goes to hug, Wheeler, who stops him, He says they are going to win the trios titles this weekend, but after that, they need to talk. He walks off by himself. Harwood apologizes one final time to Paquette as the show heads into another commercial break.
2025 Owen Hart Cup Tournament Brackets Announced
When the show returns, we head to the commentary desk, where Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Taz bring up the 2025 Owen Hart Cup Tournament. They then proceed to unveil the official brackets for the men’s tournament and the women’s tournament.
The matches listed for the opening rounds of the men’s tourney features Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight, Brody King vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Briscoe vs. Kyle Fletcher, as well as Hangman Page vs. Wildcard.
For the women’s tourney, the opening round will feature Jamie Hayter vs. Billie Starkz, Thunder Rosa vs. Kris Statlander, Julia Hart vs. Mercedes Mone, Harley Cameron vs. Athena. It is also announced that Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron vs. Athena & Julia Hart will take place on this week’s AEW Collision.
Toni Storm (w/ Luther) vs. Penelope Ford
The bell rings and Storm lands a backbreaker on Ford. Storm lands a suplex on Ford and looks to land a Hip Attack on her, but Ford moves out of the way and dropkicks Storm onto the apron. Storm fires off forearms on Ford.
Back from the break, Ford lands a handspring back elbow on Storm’s spine in the corner. Storm bites Ford’s lip, then fires off right hands on her and connects with a Thesz Press before raining down more right hands on her and levelling her. She wears down Ford with a submission hold, but Ford grabs onto the bottom rope to break it up. Ford lands a gutbuster on Storm, but Storm responds with Storm Zero for the win.
Winner: Toni Storm
After the match, Megan Bayne makes her way out and sarcastically applaud Storm for her win.
Swerve Vows Revenge On Mox Before Tonight’s Show Ends
From there, we head backstage where Swerve Strickland gives an update on Willow Nightingale, who is being looked at by AEW doctors in the background while he talks.
Swerve says Nightingale is strong, before addressing Mox for what he did while being fully aware of her history with neck issues. Swerve promises that by the end of the night he will have his hands on Moxley. On that note, the show heads into another commercial break.
Uncomfortable Tension Continues Between MJF & The Hurt Syndicate
We get a look at the week leading into All In Texas before heading to ringside, where MVP and Bobby Lashley come out to a pop from the Peoria crowd. Commentary talks about Shelton being unable to arrive due to flight and weather issues as the other two thirds of the Hurt Syndicate enter the ring.
Before they can speak, MJF’s music hits as he walks down the ramp. He teases signing a fan’s sign, but throws the marker away instead before he enters the ring demanding they cut his music. “MJF” chants from the crowd as Friedman compliments the suit of MVP.
He talks about “Bob” disrespecting him, but he’ll let it slide because he doesn’t know him like MVP knows him. MFJ formally introduces himself before giving kudos to Benjamin and Lashley, but says Bobby is standing on the block he made. MJF says he can help the tag champions hold onto the title as long as they please, and he knows they can help him regain what belongs to him, the AEW World Championship.
What he’s saying is, it’s just good business. He tells Bobby they may not want MJF but they need him, which gets Lashley flustered as he tells Friedman that out of respect for MVP he is not going to lay the former champ out right now. Bobby says he doesn’t like MJF and the Hurt Syndicate sure don’t need him.
MJF takes the hint, leaving the ring as the Syndicate get ready to leave the ring, before the Learning Tree’s music hits, allowing the students of Chris Jericho a chance to stare down Lashley and MVP before heading to the ring for our next match.
The Learning Tree vs. Two Local Talents
After the uncomfortable interaction, The Hurt Syndicate hang by on the entrance aisle. The bell sounds and The Learning Tree duo immediately begin to manhandle the two local nameless talents.
Big Bill and Bryan Keith quickly make short work of their opponents. One of them gets launched way out of the ring and at the feet of The Hurt Syndicate in the aisle. A strong kick from the Bad Apple then leads to a massive Redwood chokeslam from Bill for the pin.
Once things wrap up, Big Bill gets a microphone to address beating Top Flight on Collision and beating these guys tonight, saying he and Keith want their match at Dynasty for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. MVP starts to respond, but Lashley cuts him off and the pair leave to the back.
Winners: The Learning Tree
Harley Cameron & Puppet Interrupt Mercedes Mone
The show heads backstage, where Renee Paquette is backstage with TBS Champion, “The CEO” Mercedes Mone. Mone talks about the women’s Owen Hart tournament, which will see the current TBS Champion face a former champ in Julia Hart at AEW Dynasty in the opening round.
The topic changes to the tag match on Collision before Harley Cameron and her Mercedes puppet appear to a pop from the crowd. Harley tries to run a team name by the CEO to no avail. Mercedes leaves as we cut away. The commentators remind everyone that Mone will team with Cameron to take on Athena and Julia Hart on this week’s AEW Collision.
Will Ospreay & Kevin Knight vs. Blake Christian & Lee Johnson
Back inside the Peoria Civic Center, the familiar sounds of Will Ospreay’s theme hits and out comes “The Aerial Assassin” for his advertised return after missing the last couple weeks. He settles inside the squared circle to a big pop from the Peoria crowd. His music dies down.
The theme for his partner for this tag-team tilt, AEW newcomer, “The Jet” Kevin Knight, hits. Out he comes to join Ospreay in the ring for a scheduled showdown against the team of Blake Christian and Lee Johnson. Their opponents make their respective entrances, and then the bell sounds.
Ospreay and Christian kick things off for their respective teams. Blake catches Will with a side headlock only to be taken down by the “Aerial Assassin.” He catches the former AEW International Champion by surprise, mocking him with a United Empire gesture before Knight makes the tag.
Kevin takes Blake down for a near-fall before Lee breaks it up, and chaos ensues until Lee and Blake take control, before Ospreay intercepts, and he and Kevin send their opponents to the outside for a pair of big dives forcing them to the floor. They bring Blake back into the ring before Knight continues the attack.
Johnson gives an assist, which allows Christian to shift the offensive momentum into his team’s favor. On that note, the show heads into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues. When the show returns, Ospreay begins fighting from underneath back into competitive form.
Knight gets the hot tag and begins taking over as the crowd rallies behind him. Knight and Ospreay hit a crazy double-team spot. Ospreay takes out Christian on the floor and then Knight head to the top-rope for his springboard lariat for the pinfall victory. Excellent match.
Afterwards, Tony Schiavone gets in the ring and informs the two that their announced opening round match in the 2025 Owen Hart Cup Tournament will take place this weekend as part of the lineup for AEW Dynasty 2025.
Winners: Will Ospreay & Kevin Knight
We shoot backstage, where The Opps trio of Samoa Joe, HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata are standing by. Joe talks for the group and reveals that they will be on-hand at AEW Dynasty 2025.
They warn The Patriarchy not to be lacking when the time comes this weekend. On that note, a graphic promoting Brody King vs. Lance Archer, which is coming up next. We head to another commercial break first.
Brody King vs. Lance Archer
When the show returns, we get right down to action, as the theme for Brody King hits. Out comes the big man in his ski mask and giant colorful two-tone camouflage coat. He settles in the ring and his music hits. His opponent, Lance Archer, comes out next accompanied by Don Callis.
As the two head to the ring, Callis notices a fan dressed up like him in the front row. He leans in and says something to him, and it didn’t look friendly. The bell sounds and the meat madness begins, as the two big boys begin trading shots back-and-forth in the middle of the ring.
Meanwhile, the commentators ask Callis what he said to his lookalike moments ago. Callis confirms that it was, in fact, not a friendly conversation. Archer sends King out to the floor at ringside with authority. He follows out after him and King starts to take over. He lays Archer out and rolls him back in the ring.
Callis loses his cool that the referee allowed that much offense to take place on the floor. He leaves the commentary desk and heads to the apron. King catches him coming, but when he turns to deal with him, he is attacked from behind by Archer, who is now back in a comfortable offensive lead.
Back on the floor, Archer sends King into the steel ring steps with a vengeance. Callis didn’t seem to mind that one. Archer bounces King’s face off the commentary desk, and on that note, the show heads into a mid-match commercial break as the meat madness action continues.
Back from the break, King lands a low crossbody on Archer and follows it up with a bodyslam. Archer lands a spinning slam on King, then follows it up with a chokeslam and a cannonball in the corner. King levels Archer with a clothesline for the win.
Winner: Brody King
Cope vs. Claudio Castagnoli
The bell rings and Castagnoli goes straight after Cope. He sends him crashing into the barricade shoulder first and dumps him back inside the ring, but Cope sends him crashing off the apron and into one of the barricades. He sends him crashing into another one of the barricades, then fires off forearms on him. Cope and Castagnoli continue going back and forth in the ring, but Cope sends Castagnoli crashing into the mat and spears him onto the floor off the apron. Cope looks to fly out of the ring, but Castagnoli catches him with an uppercut.
Back from the break, Castagnoli lands a double stomp on Cope and follows it up with The Swing. Cope responds with a Flatliner to Castagnoli, but Castagnoli cinches in a Sharpshooter on Cope and transitions into a crossface. Cope reverses into a crossface of his own, but Castagnoli makes it under the bottom rope to break the hold. Castagnoli delivers a powerslam to Cope on the apron and dumps him into the crowd.
Castagnoli lands a pop-up uppercut on Cope back inside the ring, then follows it up with a Neutralizer and goes for a pin. Cope kicks out, but Castagoli grabs two chairs and sets up for the Con-Chair-To. The referee disposes of the chair, but Cope takes advantage and low blows Castagnoli as he does so. He follows it up with a spear for the win.
Winner: Cope
We then head backstage, where Swerve Strickland encounters “Hangman” Adam Page as he looks for Jon Moxley. Security keeps the two men apart, and Strickland continues to look for Moxley, but Moxley blindsides him with an attack alongside the rest of The Death Riders. Moxley sends Strickland crashing through some glass, then drags him out to ringside with PAC. Wheeler Yuta dumps shards of glass inside the ring, and Castagnoli sends him crashing on top of it with a powerbomb. The Death Riders retreat through the crowd as Strickland seethes in the ring and the show goes off the air.
–– Here is what’s in store for 4/2 AEW Dynamite ––
- Will Ospreay returns
- Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir vs. Willow Nightingale & Swerve Strickland
- Cope vs. Claudio Castagnoli
- Men’s and Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Bracket reveal
- Toni Storm vs. Penelope Ford
4/2 AEW Dynamite Preview
With AEW Dynasty just days away, Swerve Strickland and AEW World Champion Jon Moxley will meet in the ring ahead of their highly anticipated title clash. Strickland will team up with Willow Nightingale for the first time ever, while Moxley will join forces with his Death Riders ally Marina Shafir in a Mixed Tornado Tag Team Match. Strickland earned his championship opportunity after defeating Ricochet at AEW Revolution on March 9. Meanwhile, Nightingale and Shafir have been involved in recent clashes as tensions between Nightingale, Cope, Jay White, and The Death Riders continue to escalate.
Elsewhere, Cope is set to face Claudio Castagnoli in singles action. This will be their first one-on-one meeting in AEW, though they have faced each other in multi-man matches before, including the “Dynamite” Fight For The Fallen special on January 1, a 12-man tag match at “AEW Collision” Maximum Carnage on January 18, and the tag team Brisbane Brawl at AEW Grand Slam: Australia on February 15.
In the women’s division, AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will take on Penelope Ford ahead of her title defense against Megan Bayne at AEW Dynasty. Last week on Dynamite, Bayne and Ford scored a victory over Storm and Thunder Rosa, with Bayne pinning Storm to secure the win.
Additionally, Will Ospreay is set to return tonight with a message for the AEW audience. The official brackets for this year’s Men’s and Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament will also be revealed. Ospreay, Jay White, “Hangman” Adam Page, TBS Champion Mercedes Moné, ROH Women’s World Champion Athena, Kris Statlander, Thunder Rosa, Jamie Hayter, and Billie Starkz have all confirmed their participation in the tournament.
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4/2 AEW Dynamite Results
