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AEW fans got another stacked episode of AEW Dynamite this week. The show started with the in-ring debut of Christian Cage. This week's show also saw Kenny Omega and the Good Brothers team up as they took on the Lucha Bros and Laredo Kid. We also had action from the women's division with Shida and Tay Conti taking on The Bunny and Nyla Rose.
The main event saw the first-ever Arcade Anarchy match with Kip Sabian and Miro taking on Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor. This week's AEW Dynamite definitely did not disappoint.
Christian Cage vs Frankie Kazarian kicked off AEW Dynamite
AEW Dynamite started with Christian Cage making his in-ring debut against Frankie Kazarian. This was Christian Cage's first singles match since 2007.
Christian made a strong start as he locked in a headlock before knocking Kazarian down. Kaz hit back by knocking Christian Cage out of the ring and onto the entrance ramp. Christian made an attempt to head to the top rope but he was knocked down to the floor. Kazarian followed it with a leg drop.
Back in the ring, Christian hit back with a big boot, knocking down Kazarian. Christian followed this with a tornado DDT from the middle rope. Kazarian was perched over the middle rope as Christian stood on his shoulders and choked him against the rope. Kaz briefly locked in a crossface chicken wing.
The finish of the match saw both Christian and Kazarian on the top turnbuckle. Kazarian caught Cage with a headbutt before hitting a Spanish Fly for a near-fall. Cage replied by finally hitting the Killswitch to pin Kazarian and pick up the win on his in-ring AEW debut.
AEW Dynamite Results: Christian Cage def. Frankie Kazarian
MATCH RATING - B
Cody Rhodes vs QT Marshall on AEW Dynamite
It was all pretty even early on as Cody and QT Marshall went back and forth on AEW Dynamite. Clearly, these two men knew each other well. QT took control of the match, putting pressure on Cody's shoulder. He followed it up with a legdrop onto Cody's arm before continuing to work on the arm and shoulder.
The match started to get heated as Cody slowly began to take control of the match. QT was dumped out of the ring. Cody cordially invited him to come back in and he didn't look happy. QT ended up clocking Arn Anderson in the jaw as soon as he got into the ring before walking off onto the ramp.
The AEW Dynamite match ends in no contest
RATING - C
The members of the Nightmare Family who surrounded the AEW ring quickly entered to check on QT. There was a commotion in the ring when fans saw Aaron Solow, Nick Comoroto, and Anthony Ogogo, blindside and attack the rest of the Nightmare Family. It was quickly clear that this was a plan hatched by QT Marshall. They put Dustin Rhodes through the steel steps, leaving him a bloody mess before fans saw Anthony Ogogo catching Cody with a left hand.
QT would have punished Cody further if Red Velvet hadn't come out and got in the way, forcing QT and his boys to back off.
Red Velvet was backstage on AEW Dynamite for an interview but Jade Cargill blindsided her and left her on the floor.
Jon Moxley vs Cezar Bononi
The match saw a strong start for Cezar Bononi but the former AEW world champion soon took him down with a Dragon Screw. Jon Moxley then went to work on Bononi's legs, locking in a leglock. We saw Ryan Nemeth trying to get involved from ringside, grabbing Mox by the leg. The distraction gave Bononi the chance to take Moxley down with a clothesline and take control.
Bononi continued to punish Moxley and the match soon spilled out to ringside. Moxley hit back by driving his knee into the face of his opponent but Bononi barely flinched. Back in the ring, Bononi continued to dominate.
Bononi charged at Moxley, who sidestepped him, sending Bononi knee-first into the turnbuckle. Moxley hit back with some vicious right hands before following it up with a German Suplex. Ryan Nemeth tried to get involved again and was hit by a Paradigm Shift for his troubles. Moxley, then, locked in a rear-naked choke on Cezar Bononi, putting the big man to sleep and leaving with another big win to his name.
Jon Moxley def. Cezar Bononi
MATCH RATING - C
The Inner Circle attacked The Pinnacle backstage on AEW Dynamite
MJF introduced The Pinnacle to their official stylist backstage at AEW Dynamite. He also announced that he got an interior decorator for their locker room.
Fans saw MJF open the door and the Inner Circle was behind it. MJF quickly closed the door and looked to escape, but Jake Hager had the other door blocked. They went straight for members of The Pinnacle in a bid to take back their locker room.
Fans saw Jake Hager put Wardlow through a massage table. Following this, Santana and Ortiz went after FTR. Soon after this, Cash Wheeler got dumped into the ice bath and Santana then took out Dax Harwood. Back in the locker room, Jericho and MJF were still going at it. Jericho sent MJF head-first through the cooler in the corner.
Don Callis had a message for Matt Jackson
The Young Bucks were backstage when Don Callis showed up.
Don Callis told Matt Jackson that the latter had broken Kenny Omega's heart. Callis informed him that Kenny Omega had chosen AEW because of his friendship with the Young Bucks. Callis then spoke about his disappointment that The Bucks had abandoned Kenny on last week's AEW show, before slapping Matt Jackson.
Kenny Omega, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows vs Lucha Bros and Laredo Kid on AEW Dynamite
The Lucha Bros and Laredo Kid were all over Omega and the Good Brothers early on, hitting Omega with a triple superkick. Laredo Kid and Kenny then started the match as the legal men. Omega quickly tagged out and Gallows came in. He took Laredo Kid down with a big kick before connecting with body shots in the corner.
Kenny Omega tagged back in and continued to work over Laredo Kid. He tagged Gallows back in and he connected with a massive big boot followed by a series of elbow drops. Anderson tagged in at this point and he continued the punishment. They continued trading tags working over Laredo Kid and hit him with a triple splash.
Laredo Kid finally created an opening for himself, hitting Gallows with a tornado DDT. The luchadors had momentum behind them as they went right after Omega and the Good Brothers.
Omega and the Good Brothers hit back by triple-teaming Fenix for a nearfall. Anderson followed it up with a running boot to Fenix for another nearfall. Gallows and Anderson looked to set up the Magic Killer but Penta stopped it. Things broke down and Pentagon hit Omega with a Canadian Destroyer.
Omega went on to hit Laredo Kid with the One-Winged Angel but it was blocked. Laredo Kid hit Omega with a suicide dive instead. Back in the ring, Fenix did the rope walk ad booted Omega across the face. Laredo Kid followed it up with a Michinoku Driver for a nearfall.
Omega replied with a V-Trigger followed by the One-Winged Angel to pick up the win for his team.
AEW Dynamite Results: Kenny Omega, Karl Anderson, and Doc Gallows def. The Lucha Brothers and Laredo Kid
MATCH RATING - B
AEW fans saw Jon Moxley and The Young Bucks come out after the match, only for Omega and the Good Brothers to back off.
Nyla Rose and The Bunny vs Hikaru Shida and Tay Conti on AEW Dynamite
Nyla Rose and The Bunny charged at Shida and Conti before the AEW bell rang, taking early control. Nyla Rose and Shida started off as the legal competitors with Rose hitting a leg drop before tagging in The Bunny. Shida locked in an armbar before dragging The Bunny to the apron and hitting a running knee strike.
The Bunny tagged in and laid into Shida with boots to the head. The Bunny and Nyla Rose traded tags working on the champion. Shida looked in a spot of trouble but she fired back with clubbing blows across the back of Nyla Rose. Shida then suplexed The Bunny onto Nyla Rose before making the tag.
Tay Conti came in and caught The Bunny with a pump kick before dumping her out of the ring and catching her with a backbreaker right in front of the Hardy family. Things broke down between the Hardy family and The Dark Order in the AEW ringside area.
Back in the ring, Conti hit the Tay-KO on The Bunny. Conti then dived off the top rope and into members of both the Hardy family and The Dark Order.
As things broke down outside the ring, The Bunny blindsided Tay Conti with a shot from a kendo stick and pinned her in the middle of the ring.
AEW Dynamite Results: Nyla Rose and The Bunny def. Hikaru Shida and Tay Conti
MATCH RATING - B-
Miro and Kip Sabian vs Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor (Arcade Anarchy match on AEW Dynamite)
Kip Sabian and Miro took control of the match early on, with Miro looking unstoppable on AEW Dynamite. He hit Chuck Taylor with a Fallaway Slam as Kip Sabian and Orange Cassidy brawled at ringside. Orange Cassidy hit Sabian with a Whack-A-Mole mallet. Cassidy was then taken out by Miro.
Orange Cassidy and Chuckie T went to double-team Miro but he proved to be too powerful. Miro suplexed Taylor onto a barricade set up at ringside before taking a steel chair and getting back into the ring. Miro set up the chair in the corner and sent Orange Cassidy through it head-first.
Chuck Taylor leapt off an Arcade Machine, taking Miro down. Orange Cassidy took a trash can lid and unloaded on Miro and Chuck Taylor followed with a kendo stick. They then took the barricade and used it as a battering ram against Miro. Kip Sabian returned for his team, taking Taylor down with a German Suplex before hitting Orange Cassidy with a dropkick.
Taylor then unloaded Legos in the middle of the AEW ring and headed to the top turnbuckle with Sabian. Sabian followed it up with a powerbomb onto the Legos but Orange Cassidy broke up the count. Cassidy followed it up with the Beach Break for a nearfall. Orange Cassidy then hit the Orange Punch but Penelope Ford pulled the referee out of the ring.
Kris Statlander emerged at this point and drove Penelope Ford through the air hockey table at ringside.
Miro was back on his feet now. He unloaded on both Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor with a steel chair.
AEW fans saw a car pull up at this point and it was Trent's mom, dropping Trent off. Miro took out all three men and continued to look unstoppable. He picked up an entire Mortal Kombat II arcade cabinet and tossed it at Trent who managed to dodge it. Trent then speared Miro through a table set up in the AEW ringside area. Chuck Taylor followed it up by hitting Kip Sabian with a running powerslam through the stage for the three count.
AEW Dynamite Results: Chuck Taylor and Orange Cassidy def. Miro and Kip Sabian
MATCH RATING - A
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