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We got another great episode of AEW Dynamite this week. The show had two title matches and neither disappointed. We also had the 10-man tag-team match pitting every member of the Inner Circle against Best Friends, Orange Cassidy, Luchasaurus, and Jungle Boy.
This week's AEW Dynamite saw the debut of former WWE Superstar Matt Cardona fka Zack Ryder.
Best Friends and friends vsThe Inner Circle opens AEW Dynamite
AEW Dynamite kicked off with every member of the Inner Circle taking on Best Friends, Orange Cassidy, Jungle Boy, and Luchasaurus.
Orange Cassidy and Jake Hager started the match off. Cassidy dodged Hager's clothesline and hit back with his patented slow shin kicks. Hager laughed them off and went for a bear hug. Cassidy took his hands out of his pockets and struck Hager across the head.
Both teams came into the ring after this as things completely broke down. The Inner Circle were sent scrambling out of the ring and we saw Trent, Chuckie T, and Jungle Boy dive over the ropes. They were followed by Luchsaurus.
The Inner Circle managed to isolate Trent in their corner. They traded tags as they came in and took turns to beat him down. Trent finally broke out of the corner and managed to tag in Luchasaurus.
Lucasaurus cleaned house. He sent Guevara inside out with a clothesline before taking out Ortiz and Santana. His mask almost fell off as he brawled with Jake Hager but Orange Cassidy came in at the right time to make the save.
The finish saw Sammy Guevara and Luchasaurus in the ring. Matt Hardy's music hit and this distracted Sammy Guevara who was on the top rope. Matt Hardy pushed him off the top rope. Luchasaurus then hit Guevara with a roundhouse kick and pinned him.
AEW Results: Best friends and friends def. The Inner Circle
AEW Grade: A
Best Friends and friends kicked off AEW Dynamite with a big win.
Cody (C) vs WARHORSE (for the AEW TNT Championship)
WARHORSE started the AEW match pretty strong, taking Cody down early and forcing him to the roll out of the ring in frustration. Back in the ring, WARHORSE piled on the frustration by taking Cody down with a clothesline.
Cody regained control during the ad break, hitting WARHORSE with a superplex. Cody then locked in a single-legged Boston Crab but managed to reach the bottom rope. WARHORSE then countered a Figure-4 attempt but Cody and managed to reverse the pressure. Back on his feet, WARHORSE took Cody down with a back elbow. He then headed to the top rope and hit a flying elbow drop.
Just when it looked like the tide was turning and WARHORSE actually had a chance to win, Cody regrouped and showed us why he's the AEW TNT Champion. Cody finally managed to lock-in the Figure-4-leglock and forced WARHORSE to tap out.
AEW Results: Cody def. WARHORSE
AEW Grade: B
Members of The Dark Order attacked Cody after the match. This led to former WWE Superstar Matt Cardona aka Zack Ryder making his AEW debut, coming out to save his friend Cody.
Chris Jericho and The Inner Circle were out again. Jericho confirmed that he would be facing Orange Cassidy in a rematch in 2 weeks.
Kenny Omega and Hangman Page (C) vs Stu Grayson and Evil Uno (for the AEW Tag-Team Championships)
The tag-team titles were on the line next on AEW Dynamite. The champions started the match on top, taking the fight to Grayson and Evil Uno. For a brief moment, it looked like the Dark Order members had Omega isolated in their corner. Omega broke free and tagged in Hangman Page.
Page took out Stu Grayson at ringside but was sent face-first into the ring post. Grayson and Evil Uno were in control at this point, with Page isolated in their corner. Kenny Omega had to break up the count.
Omega tagged back in and took control of the match. Omega and Page had Stu Grayson in their sights but Grayson dodged Page's offense before being sent out of the ring himself.
Grayson and Uno then hit Omega with a double-team powerbomb but Page broke it up on time. Uno and Grayson continued to impress and came close with a couple of nearfalls.
Kenny Omega and Hangman Page finally put the match to bed with a V Trigger/Last Call combo for the win.
AEW Results: Kenny Omega and Hangman Page def. Stu Grayson and Evil Uno
AEW Grade: C
Hikaru Shida vs Diamante (non-title AEW match)
The AEW Women's Champion Hikaru Shida was in action next against Diamante, who won a chance to challenge the champion after beating Ivelisse last week on AEW Dynamite.
Shida went for a handshake before the match started but Diamante didn't have any of it. Shida replied by taking Diamante down and followed it up with a ground and pound. The action briefly headed outside the ring after this. Shida hung Diamante up on the barricade and hit a running knee-lift.
Back in the ring, Shida was still in control. Diamante finally got some momentum behind her, hitting the champ with a modified Stunner. Shida was soon back in it with a delayed vertical suplex.
Shida followed it up with her patented running knee strikes, bouncing off the ropes and catching Diamante in the side of the head. That was all she wrote for Diamante and Hikaru Shida pinned her for another massive win.
AEW Results: Hikaru Shida def. Diamante
AEW Grade: B
We got an update on the women's tag-team cup after this. We learned that competitors will randomly draw colors and matching colors will form a team.
MJF gives his state of wrestling address on AEW
MJF asked AEW fans to use the hashtags #MJF2020 and #NotMyChampion to support him. He continued, saying that he never got the spotlight two years in a row because someone was afraid of being overshadowed by him.
MJF added that everyone was craving for change when AEW started but having Jon Moxley as champion was not any real change, which is why Jon Moxley wasn't his champion. MJF then added that AEW fans were brainwashed that high-flying wrestling was good wrestling before taking shots at Moxley, insinuating that the champ was cosplaying Stone Cold Steve Austin.
MJF added that he would be the man to lead AEW for the next 25 years, saying that he bled for the company. He then finished off by saying he wanted to transform the brand into the top brand in professional wrestling.
MJF finished off by saying that he was challenging Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship at the All Out PPV.
We will find out if Jon Moxley accepts MJF's challenge next week on AEW Dynamite.
Ricky Starks and Brian Cage vs Jon Moxley and Darby Allin in No DQ Tornado AEW Match
The AEW World Champion Jon Moxley was in the ring first but there was no sign of Darby Allin. Ricky Starks cut an incredible promo from backstage before the match began. There was no sign of Darby Allin early on. As Cage and Staks came out to make their entrance, Allin caught them with a huge dive from out of nowhere on the AEW ramp.
Cage had Darby Allin in a precarious position at ringside but Moxley caught him with a suicide dive. Back in the ring, Cage showed off his power by slamming both Allin and Moxley into the mat at the same time.
Moxley then came in and tossed a steel chair at Brian Cage. Cage replied with a pump kick, taking down the world champion. Cage was the only man standing at this point. He brought Moxley to his feet but the champion hit back with a German Suplex and then a Piledriver.
Ricky Starks was all over Moxley at this point as Brian Cage tossed a trashcan into the ring. Cage caught Moxley with a superkick.
At this point, Darby Allin brought out a skateboard that had thumbtacks on it. Allin then landed skateboard first onto Ricky Starks' back and pinned him for the win, leaving Starks bleeding in the middle of the ring.
AEW Results: Jon Moxley and Darby Allin def. Ricky Starks and Brian Cage
AEW Grade: A
AEW Dynamite delivered once again, with two action packed hours of pro wrestling.
AEW Dynamite Grade: B
