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AEW gave us another stacked episode of Dynamite tonight. Just over a week away from Double or Nothing, the show was pretty stacked as we continue to build towards the PPV. Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite featured the return of MJF, who faced Lee Johnson in singles action. We also had Brodie Lee in action against SCU member Christopher Daniels.
We also had women's division action on tonight's show with Kris Statlander, Penelope Ford, Dr. Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida battling it out for supremacy. Of course, we also had the match we were all waiting for, the showdown between Chris Jericho and Pineapple Pete.
Matt Hardy and Kenny Omega faced Santana and Ortiz as they looked for revenge after what happened during the street fight on last week's episode of AEW Dynamite.
The show kicked off with Lance Archer and Jake Roberts coming down to the ring and this led to Cody coming out to meet them ahead of the match at Double or Nothing.
Lance Archer and Jake Roberts start the show
The night started with Jake Roberts and Lance Archer coming down to the ring to call out Cody. Roberts took the mic and started running Cody down but the American Nightmare wasn't in the mood to let him finish. Cody made his way into the arena on his Ford truck and started brawling with Archer at ringside.
Cody made his way into the ring with a steel chair but before he could get his hands on Jake Roberts, Archer laid him out with a massive boot. Archer went to finish Cody off but he reversed it and eventually forced Archer to back down. Roberts had to convince his client to back down and come back to fight another day.
Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy vs Best Friends
Luchasaurus and Trent got the match underway. Jungle Boy soon came in as the legal man and he was briefly double teamed by Best Friends.Jungle Boy hit a dropkick from the top rope, sending Trent crashing from an Electric Chair position. Luchasaurus came in with the Tailwhip on Chuck Taylor after this and Jungle Boy planted him on the mat. Best Friends fought back by double-teaming Luchasaurus outside the ring just as Jungle Boy caught them with a suicide dive.
Back from the ad break, Chuckie T and Jungle Boy came in as the legal men. They traded strikes and elbows before Taylor caught Jungle Boy with a knee. We saw Rey Fenix come out of nowhere and attack Orange Cassidy on the entrance ramp. At the same time MJF attacked Jungle Boy at ringside, sending him into the ring post.
Taylor used this chance to finish Jungle Boy off and pin him.
Best Friends def. Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus
Wardlow also attacked Marko Stunt at ringside during the commotion to lay him out. Jungle Boy wll get at shot at revenge when he faces MJF at AEW Double or Nothing.
Penelope Ford vs Kris Statlander vs Dr. Britt Baker vs Hikaru Shida
Shida and Britt Baker went right after one another, clearly remembering their match on Dynamite from a few weeks ago. We also saw some incredible strength from Kris Statlander early on in the match as she took down her opponents before getting hit by a knee from Hikaru Shida and then getting taken down herself.
Shida hit Ford with a Falcon Arrow before Statlander came in and went to hit Ford with an Electric Chair.
Penelope Ford took Statlander down with a posion-rana before throwing her out of the ring where Britt Baker sent Statlander face-first into the ring post. Shida and Penelope Ford brawled in the ring while Statlander and Baker fought at ringside.
Shida then took down Ford and hit her with a beautifully modified backbreaker. At this point, we saw an incensed Britt Baker lock in the lockjaw on Statlander on the floor. At the same time, Shida hit Penelope Ford with her patented running knee strike. Shida then pinned Ford to win the match.
Hikaru Shida def. Penelope Ford
Kenny Omega and Matt Hardy vs Santana and Ortiz
A big tag team match was next on AEW Dynamite. Santana and Ortiz attacked Kenny Omega on the entrance ramp before he could even enter the match. This led to an incensed Matt Hardy to come out and he bit Santana before turning to Ortiz. Hardy was laying into Ortiz when Santana came back and tried to blindside him.
Omega and Ortiz brawled inside the ring as Santana and Hardy brawled at ringside. Ortiz tagged Santana and in and they tried to double-team Omega but he took them down with a sliding knee before tagging in Matt Hardy.
Omega and Hardy hit a double-team suplex to Ortiz. Santana and Hardy were the legal men at this point as Matt Hardy hit a running leg drop. Ortiz pulled Omega down from the apron, blindsiding him and then tossed him into the barricade as we cut to an ad break.
Back from the break, Santana and Ortiz were still in firm control of this match. They had Omega isolated in their corner and continued trading tags and wearing him down. Omega hit the snap dragon suplex to Ortiz out of nowhere, creating an opening and tagging in Matt Hardy.
Matt Hardy cleaned house, sending Ortiz out of the ring before hitting Santana with a Side Effect for a nearfal. After more back and forth, Hardy hit Santana with a Twist of Fate only for the pin to be broken up by Ortiz.
Santana and Ortiz went to hit Omega with the Street Sweeper but he reversed it and tagged in Matt Hardy. Hardy put Ortiz in a submission and we saw Sammy Guevara come out with a steel chair and neck brace at this point. Hardy took him out with a Twist of Fate.
Omega then caught Ortiz with a V-Trigger and Hardy followed it up with a Twist of Fate for the win.
Kenny Omega and Matt Hardy def. Santana and Ortiz
MJF vs Lee Johnson
This was MJF's long awaited return to the ring and he went right after Johnson, stepping on his throat at one point. MJF hit Johnson with a nasty slap across the face that reverberated around the building. This was followed by a powerbomb onto the apron, and then back in the ring, he followed it up with a shoulder-breaker. He then locked in an armbar forcing Lee Johnson to tap out.
MJF def. Lee Johnson
Chris Jericho vs Pineapple Pete
Jericho slapped Pete across the face to start the match. This incensed PIneapple Pete and he laid into Jericho with a series of strikes. Pete looked like he had the momentum with him as he hit a series of running elbows in the corner. Just when it looked like Pete might put up a fight, Jericho caught him with a Judas Effect to pin him.
Chris Jericho def. Pineapple Pete
Chris Jericho called out The Elite after the match. asking if they were even a thing anymore. He then challenged them to the first ever Stadium Stampede match at AEW Double or Nothing. Vanguard 1 came out with The Elite's answer and Jericho introduced us to the sixth member of the Inner Circle, his baseball bat which he named Floyd. Jericho then destroyed Vanguard 1 with his baseball bat.
Brodie Lee vs Christopher Daniels
Brodie Lee came out wearing the world title belt which he took from Moxley last week on AEW Dynamite. Lee started the match strong, with the fight soon spilling out to ringside. Christopher Daniels hit back with an Arabian Moonsault out to ringside, followed by an outside-in elbow drop. Brodie Lee wasn't in the mood for games and wiped Daniels out with a massive boot to the head. The Exalted One followed it up with a sidewalk slam.
Back from the ad break, Daniels finally had some momentum behind him. 10 tried to distract Daniels from the apron but the rest of SCU went after him. Daniels locked i na submission inside the ring but the fight between The Dark Order and the rest of SCU and Colt Cabana spilled into the ring, forcing Daniesl to break the hold. Daniels hit the Angel's Wings and Lee easily kicked out. The Fallen Angel followed it up with the Best Moonsault Ever for another nearfall.
Lee replied with his patented Discus Clothesline to pin Christopher Daniels.
Brodie Lee def. Christopher Daniels
Moxley was out after the match to get back his title belt. Moxley attacked members of The Dark Order as Brodie Lee and 10 looked on. Lee and 10 left with the title belt as Moxley cleared house.
Moxley took the mic afyer the match and had a message for Brodie Lee. Mox said he didn't accept disrespect and would teach Brodie Lee a lesson at AEW Dyamite. He then told Lee that he would end his AEW career at Double or Nothing, before it really even had a chance to start.
