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The go-home show ahead of AEW Double or Nothing 2021 did not disappoint. We Darby Allin in action as well as Miro and Hangman Page. We also had a celebration of the Inner Circle which featured WCW legend, Eric Bischoff.
Hikaru Shida was on Dynamite and she was presented with a new AEW Women's Championship belt. AEW World Champion Kenny Omega was also present along with his challengers this Sunday, PAC and Orange Cassidy. The big question was will Cassidy chose to accept Omega's offer from last week?
Well, we got the answer on tonight's show.
Darby Allin vs Cezar Bononi kicked off AEW Dynamite
Cezar Bononi definitely had the power and size advantage in this one and he showed it early on as he tossed Darby Allin across the ring. Bononi tossed Darby into the top turnbuckle and the former TNT Champion fell outside the ring.
Back in the ring, Darby Allin fought back, locking in a sleeper hold. He followed it up with a Shotgun Dropkick before heading to the top rope and hitting the Coffin Drop for the win on AEW Dynamite.
Result: Darby Allin def. Cezar Bononi
Grade: C
After the match, Sky and Ethan Page attacked Allin and Sting, with some help from Bononi and his crew. Before they could inflict further damage, The Dark Order came out to save the legend and the former TNT Champ.
Weigh-in for Cody Rhodes and Anthony Ogogo ahead of AEW Double Or Nothing
Paul Wight hosted the weigh-in segment and invited Anthony Ogogo to come out first. Ogogo came out flanked by QT Marshal and the rest of his faction. Cody Rhodes followed him out with a lot of his students and family members by his side. Dustin Rhodes followed Cody into the ring as well.
Cody weighed in at 218 pounds and the former Olympian was up next. Ogogo weighed in at 219.
QT Marshall took the mic after the weigh-in and gloated that Ogogo was the favorite since he weighed slightly more than Cody Rhodes. The crowd was having none of this and Ogogo was booed as the segment came to an end.
We cut backstage to see Christian Cage brawling with Powerhouse Hobbs. Both men laid into each other but it was Cage who was on top when referees intervened and separated the two AEW stars.
Hangman Page vs Joey Janela on AEW Dynamite
Hangman Page had the better of the opening exchanges on AEW Dynamite as he laid into Joey Janela with a series of knife-edged chops. He followed it up with a clothesline in the corner before tossing him out of the ring.
Page followed Janela out to ringside but was greeted by a boot to the jaw. Page then caught Joey Janela midair and hit a Fallaway Slam on the floor.
Back in the ring, Janela got an opening as he sent Hangman face-first into the turnbuckle. Both men traded chops and strikes as Janela followed it up with a snapmare.
It was all Joey Janela until Hangman regrouped and hit a clothesline to throw Janela out of the ring. Page tried to hit Deadeye but Janela countered it. He followed it up with a big flying elbow drop.
Hangman hit back with a pop-up powerbomb before heading to the apron. Page then hit his patented Buckshot Lariat and pinned Janela to pick up the big win ahead of his match against Brian Cage at AEW Double or Nothing.
Result: Hangman Page def. Joey Janela
Grade: B
Brian Cage came down to the ring after the match followed by Hook and Ricky Starks. Hangman challenged Cage to meet him one on one at Double or Nothing without his friends around and the FTW Champion accepted.
PAC calls out Kenny Omega on AEW Dynamite
PAC joined Tony Schiavone in the ring and sent out a warning to Kenny Omega ahead of AEW Double or Nothing. He accused Omega of ducking and dodging challengers before inviting the Best Bout Machine to join him in the ring, so he could give fans a taste of what was to come this Sunday.
Don Callis appeared on the big screen and called PAC a dangerous individual. Meanwhile, Omega tried to blindside the former WWE star who saw it coming.
PAC took Omega out and was laying into him when the Good Brothers arrived. The Lucha Brothers then came down to the ring to drive Anderson and Gallows away.
This gave Omega the opening he needed and he was right on PAC. As Kenny went to hit the One Winged Angel, Orange Cassidy's music hit and he came down to the ring.
Cassidy handed Omega an envelope with the shredded contract Don Callis had offered him last week before hitting the AEW World Champion with a Superman Punch. He followed it up with a Superman Punch to PAC to stand tall as the segment drew to a close.
These three men will meet at Double or Nothing this Sunday with the winner leaving as the new AEW World Champion.
Jade Cargill vs KiLynn King on AEW Dynamite
We found out before the match on AEW Dynamite that Jade Cargill will now be represented by Mark Sterling, who accompanied her down to the ring.
The match started off with a test of strength and Jade got the better of it early on. King bounced off the ropes and went for a crossbody but Cargill caught her midair and slammed her into the mat. King hit back with a running boot but Jade retaliated with a spinebuster.
Cargill was on top at this stage of the match as she drove KiLynn King into the turnbuckle. She followed it up with a chin lock and then a snap suplex. Jade then tossed King out of the ring onto the floor outside. As King tried to climb back into the ring, Jade met her with a forearm to the jaw, knocking her outside again.
Back in the ring, Cargill hit the Jaded and pinned King for another impressive victory. This takes Jade Cargill's record in AEW to 6 - 0.
Result: Jade Cargill def.KiLynn King
Grade: B
Miro (C) vs Dante Martin on AEW Dynamite (for the TNT Championship)
Miro started battering Dante Martin as soon as the bell rang on AEW Dynamite. He hit a belly-to-belly suplex followed by a kick between the shoulder blades. Dante Martin tried to mount a fightback with a jawbreaker and then used his speed to avoid Miro's offense.
The Champ tossed Martin out of the ring but he landed on his feet on the entrance ramp and quickly hit back with a springboard shotgun dropkick.
Miro was having none of this and hit Martin with a nasty-looking brainbuster. The Best Man then hit a thrust kick taking down the young AEW star. Miro then forced Dante Martin to tap out.
Result: Miro def. Dante Martin
Grade: C
Jake Roberts and Lance Archer appeared on the entrance ramp after the match. Jake told Miro that his fairytale would end at AEW Double or Nothing.
Miro took a mic and told Roberts to shut up. The Bulgarian star then challenged Archer to come down to the ring and he obliged. The Murderhawk Monster got the better of the exchange and the referees had to come out and separate them until Sunday's pay-per-view.
Hikaru Shida presented with the new AEW Women's Championship
Tony Schiavone was in the ring and he invited Hikaru Shida to join him to celebrate her one-year reign as AEW Women's Champion. Shida was presented with the new Championship belt.
As Shida addressed the fans afterward, Dr. Britt Baker's music hit. The doctor told Shida that she was the champion during one of the most difficult periods in pro wrestling history.
However, Britt Baker then said that she was coming for the title on Sunday at Double or Nothing and added that the era of DMD would follow after she won the AEW Women's Championship.
Evil Uno and Stu Grayson vs Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky on AEW Dynamite
Sky and Page dominated the early stages of the match. They had Stu Grayson isolated in their corner for long stretches as they exchanged tags and worked him over.
Stu Grayson hit Scorpio Sky with an Uranage and finally got the tag. Evil Uno hit Ethan Page with a hurricanrana and followed it up with a Flatiner to Scorpio Sky.
Stu Grayson tagged back in and we saw some great tag team work between them. However, Sky and Page came back to win the match after Sky locked in a Heel Hook and Ethan Page hit the Ego's Edge.
Result: Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky def. Evil Uno and Stu Grayson
Grade: B
Darby Allin came down to the ring after the match with a bunch of guys in Sting masks, one of whom was actually The Icon. They drove off Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky ahead of Sunday's showdown.
The celebration of the Inner Circle feat. Eric Bischoff on AEW Dynamite
Chris Jericho started by thanking Eric Bischoff for everything he had done during his career. We then got a greatest hits package from The Inner Circle's AEW run.
Santana took the mic and spoke about how everything changed for them on the first episode of AEW Dynamite before paying tribute to the fans. He added that if things ended on Sunday and this was the Inner Circle's last time together, he would have it no other way than in front of the AEW fans.
Sammy Guevara then took the mic and said that if this was the end of The Inner Circle, he wanted to thank the rest of the members for everything.
Chris Jericho paid tribute to the rest of his faction mates, saying how he had been hesitant at first to start his own faction. He also added that The Inner Circle would go down in a blaze of glory on Sunday if things had to end for them.
MJF then appeared on the big screen and mocked The Inner Circle. The Pinnacle had wrestling legend, Dean Malenko, with him in the stadium tied up to one of the goalposts.
As The Inner Circle went to make the save, they were ambushed by The Pinnacle. We saw FTR hit Santana and Ortiz with simultaneous piledrivers through tables. With The Inner Circle members laid out, MJF addressed Sunday night's match one more time before we went off the air.
