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This week's AEW Dynamite featured an incredible main event matchup between Bryan Danielson and Daniel Garcia. We also had Jade Cargill putting the TBS title on the line, the debut of another former WWE Superstar and also a confrontation between Chris Jericho and Eddie Kingston, as well as a promo from MJF.
Read on for full AEW Dynamite results.
AEW Dynamite Results (23rd, February 2022): Tag Team Battle Royale
AEW Dynamite kicked off with the Tag Team Battle Royale.
Alex Reynolds was the first person eliminated by The Blade. Reynolds' partner John Silver then came from behind to eliminate The Blade. Satana and Ortiz then eliminated Gunn Club. As both members of Private Party were eliminated right in front of Matt Hardy, we saw more "erratic" behavior from him as he walked out again.
The Young Bucks then eliminated Ortiz as FTR eliminated Nick Jackson. Left in the ring were FTR, John Silver, Santana and Kyle O'Reilly. Tully Blanchard tried to help Cash Wheeler eliminate John Silver by pulling him from ringside but it backfired as Silver eliminated Wheeler.
Santana and Trent came face-to-face in the middle of the ring as they traded right hands. Santana went for a Discus Lariat but Trent hit him with a half and half suplex. The former hit back with a Discus Lariat. Both men then brawled on the apron and were both eliminated by Matt Jackson and Kyle O'Reilly.
The last four men in the ring were O'Reilly, Dax Harwood, Jackson and Silver. Bobby Fish, who was already eliminated, came out and helped O'Reilly eliminate Harwood. John Silver hit a double suplex to Matt Jackson and Kyle O'Reilly. Jackson then eliminated Silver and O'Reilly blindsided Matt and eliminated him.
Result: reDRagon wins
MATCH RATING : B
The Young Bucks and reDRagon almost came to blows in the ring because of how Kyle O'Reilly eliminated Matt Jackson.
Hangman Page's music hit and the AEW World Champion took out both Fish and O'Reilly after he was attacked by them last week. Adam Cole came out but the champ brushed him aside on AEW Dynamite.
Bryan Danielson addresses Daniel Garcia on AEW Dynamite
We were backstage next on AEW Dynamite as Bryan Danielson addressed his match against Daniel Garcia in the main event.
Danielson had a message for Garcia. He said that Garcia would be a lot better training with him than with 2point0. Bryan Danielson also promised to address what Jon Moxley said last week after he was done with his match.
MJF addresses CM Punk on AEW Dynamite
MJF was out next on AEW Dynamite and he looked more emotional than usual. He said that at one point in his life he only got out of bed thanks to professional wrestling.
MJF added that as a kid with learning disabilities he was only good at football and at one point managed to get into the football team and just when he thought he belonged, he was mistreated by members of the team.
MJF claimed that despite this, that day he got to meet his hero CM Punk and when he got home he decided he would become just like his hero Punk.
Fast forward to 2013, despite having offers for football scholarships,he still wanted to be a professional wrestler like CM Punk. MJF added that then in January 2014, Punk left both him and the fans.
The Salt of the Earth said that he then put his dreams on the backburner and went to college. Then, after seeing a photo of CM Punk and Bryan Danielson, he decided to become the best in the world and inspire some kid and home but unlike him, he would not give up.
MJF added that no matter what Punk did to him in the Dog Collar match, he would not quit.
CM Punk then came down to the ring to face off against MJF, who walked to the back.
Daniel Garcia and 2point0 reply to Bryan Danielson
2point0 were backstage with Daniel Garcia. All three men were upset with what Danielson had said earlier in the night with Garcia adding that he didn't need a lesson in violence.
House of Black vs. PAC and Penta Oscuro on AEW Dynamite
PAC with an early 450 Splash to Malakai Black, getting an early nearfall. Penta tagged in. PAC and Penta worked over Black, who tagged in Brody King. He had a massive size advantage over PAC, hitting him with a senton, before booting him in the head and following it with clubbing strikes to the abdomen area.
Back from the commercial break, King was still all over PAC. He then sent both Penta and PAC crashing out to ringside before hitting a tope suicida. He then rolled PAC back in the ring and Malakai Black took him out with a meteora. Brody King tagged back in. Black ended up catching his own tag team partner with a knee.
Malakai Black went to hit the mist but it looked like he ended up swallowing it. This turned out to be the end of the match for him as he was pinned.
Result: PAC and Penta Oscuro def. House of Black
RATING: B-
A frustrated and angry Black retrieved Penta's shovel from ringside and went to him in the throat with it. The lights went out and came back on and Buddy Matthews was in the middle of the ring.
For a second it looked like he would attack Black but Matthews went right after PAC and Penta. He assaulted Penta as Brody King took out security. Buddy Matthews drove Penta face-first into a chair in the middle of the ring on AEW Dynamite.
Eddie Kingston and Chris Jericho face-off on AEW Dynamite
Eddie Kingston was as short-tempered as usual, not a fan of the security in the ring. Chris Jericho replied that he wanted to talk like men and not like a common street thug like Kingston.
Eddie Kingston replied that he was not a sports entertainer and wanted to fight. He said he didn't want to be in this segment and would rather see some wrestling.
Jericho said that when he heard everyone in the back excited that Kingston was coming to AEW, he had never heard of him and mistook him for Eddie Edwards. Chris Jericho added that Eddie Kingston looked like a jobber.
He said he was impressed by Kingston's match and promo with Cody Rhodes. Chris Jericho then took a shot at Eddie Kingston, saying he'd signed with AEW and had finally made it at 38.
He then accused Kingston of being jealous of him because he had made it at the age of 22 and had already main evented pay-per-views by 38. Kingston replied that he was always going to be himself and that had held him down during his career. He had said no to promoters.
Eddie Kingston said that unlike some others, he wanted to do things on his own. He then challenged Chris Jericho to a match at AEW Revolution.
Jericho then took shots at Kingston's family, saying that both his uncle and father were failures. He said that Kingston's problem was that he couldn't win the big one.
Eddie Kingston told Chris Jericho to bring the best version of himself to their match, the one Triple H hated, one who won was the first AEW World Champion.
Ricky Starks vs. 10 (Face of the Revolution qualifier)
A strong start from Ricky Starks as he took down the powerful 10 with a shoulder charge. Starks may have spent a little too long celebrating as 10 took advantage, pounding him in the corner and then hitting a lovely delayed vertical suplex.
Starks hit back, attacking 10's shoulder area. The latter with a couple of shots to the midsection before Starks hit a stomp off the middle rope. He then hit an elbow across the back of the head.
10 sent Ricky Starks crashing out to ringside. Back in the ring, he locked in the Full Nelson but Starks tore at his mask to break free and took advantage. Starks quickly hit back with a Spear to pick up the win.
Result: Ricky Starks def. 10
MATCH RATING: C+
Jade Cargill vs. The Bunny (for the TBS Championship)
The Bunny spent the first part of the match avoiding the champion's offense. She found an opening and sent Jade Cargill crashing out of the ring, hitting a Russian Leg Sweep into the barricade.
More erratic behavior from Matt Hardy as he walked down to ringside and got in Mark Sterling's face. Back in the ring, The Bunny hit Cargill with a dropkick sending her crashing head first into the turnbuckle.
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Jade Cargill vs. The Bunny (continued...)
The Bunny attempted a crossbody but Jade Cargill caught her in midair and hit a Fallaway Slam. Cargill went for a pump kick but The Bunny avoided the offense and sent her crashing into the barricade again. Jade Cargill hit back with a running elbow in the corner.
Matt Hardy had the referee distracted before sending the brass knuckles in the ring for The Bunny to use. Mark Sterling tossed in the TBS Championship. Both Hardy and Sterling got ejected by the referee.
The Bunny hit a couple of superkicks and went to send Cargill down the Rabbit Hole but she reversed it into the Jaded to pick up another win.
Result: Jade Cargill def. The Bunny
MATCH RATING: B-
Jade Cargill took the mic after the match and asked who's next. It turned out to be Tay Conti who came out to challenge her. She ran down to the ring and got in Cargill's face.
The Bunny attacked Tay Conti. Conti laid out The Bunny but Cargill used the distraction to take her out with a pump kick.
Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia (AEW Dynamite main event)
Bryan Danielson and Ricky Starks locked up as the match began with Danielson forcing Garcia back into the ropes and followed it up with a series of stiff chops and upper cuts.
Daniel Garcia hit back with a series of chops of his own, but Danielson took him down with a Butterfly Suplex which he tried to transition into an armbar and then a Labelle Lock. Garcia reached the bottom rope but Danielson just booted him in the face.
Garcia hit back with a chop block and went to work on Danielson's leg. Both men countered submission holds before Bryan Danielson laid into Daniel Garcia with kicks across the chest.
The latter drove The American Dragon's knee into the ringpost before getting back in the ring and hitting some nasty chops across the chest. Danielson ended up on the apron but he suplexed Garcia out to the floor followed by a running knee strike off the apron.
He rolled Garcia back in the ring and headed to the top rope, hitting a shotgun dropkick. Both men traded strikes in the middle of the ring, Danielson getting the better of the exchange.
He locked in the Cattle Mutilation but Garcia broke out and locked in an ankle lock of his own. Both men traded strikes, rocking each other with palm strikes. Bryan Danielson then rained down boots on Daniel Garcia before locking in the triangle sleeper to pick up the win.
Result: Bryan Danielson def. Daniel Garcia
MATCH RATING: A+
Danielson took the mic after the match, saying he was impressed with Garcia. He was then jumped by 2point0 and Jon Moxley's music hit. Moxley charged into the ring and quickly cleared it.
Daniel Garcia was going to smash Mox with a steel chair but Danielson snatched it from his grasp. Moxley then hit Garcia with the Paradigm Shift.
Bryan Danielson then echoed Mox's words about bleeding together and challenged him to a match at AEW Revolution, but told Jon Moxley not to be surprised if he was the only one bleeding that night.
