Tonight’s AEW Dynamite on TNT featured Bryan Danielson and Dustin Rhodes facing off in an opening round matchup of the AEW World Title Eliminator tournament, where the winner receives a future opportunity at the AEW championship.
After a competitive back-and-forth the American Dragon picked up the victory with a guillotine submission to advance to the semifinals. He will face the winner of the Lance Archer and Eddie Kingston first round matchup, which takes place later tonight. Highlights of the matchup can be found below.
It's a first time ever meeting between @dustinrhodes and @bryandanielson NOW in the #AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament – Tune in NOW for Saturday Night #AEWDynamite LIVE on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/bg7y22oDll
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 24, 2021
How badly does @dustinrhodes want to beat @bryandanielson? He's pulling out all the stops – Tune in NOW for Saturday Night #AEWDynamite LIVE on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/kDqnBg970j
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 24, 2021
There's that experience from The Natural @dustinrhodes luring in @bryandanielson – Tune in NOW for Saturday Night #AEWDynamite LIVE on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/9AWSVxOn1B
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 24, 2021
The American Dragon @bryandanielson beats @dustinrhodes and advances to the semifinals of the #AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament – Tune in NOW for Saturday Night #AEWDynamite LIVE on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/ZbqCoU3pCN
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 24, 2021
Full results to tonight’s Dynamite can be found here.