Two days from Halloween and on the Eve of Mischief Night, AEW will no doubt have some tricks up their sleeve for Fright Night!
- Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly
- AEW Women’s World Tag Team Tournament: Jamie Hayter & Queen Aminata vs. Sisters of Sin
- Trick or Treat Tornado Tag Team: Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy vs. Death Riders
- AEW World Tag Team Championship Number One Contender Four-Way: Young Bucks vs. FTR vs. Jurassic Express vs. JetSpeed
- AEW World Championship Number One Contender Four-Way: Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet vs. Samoa Joe vs. Hook
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AEW Dynamite: “Fright Night Dynamite”
Live from the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas! The stage reminds me of the early (1989-1992) days of Halloween Havoc, and that’s awesome. We’re getting right to business, tonight!
Match #1. Trick or Treat Tornado Tag Team Match: Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy vs. Death Riders
Hot start! Yuta and Garcia quickly try to strangle Darby and Cassidy with their shirts. Double back body drop by the good guys and the fight now spills to the outside. Wheeler Yuta fakes going under the ring and gives the fans the finger instead, but Darby blasts him from behind with a chair. Darby sets Yuta up on a chair and BLASTS him with a low suicide dive! Garcia whips Cassidy into the front row, but Cassidy lands on his feet, only to get hit by Yuta from behind in the crowd. Cassidy is getting double teamed and Darby comes out of nowhere off the second tier and hits a Coffin Drop on everyone. Darby runs the LED board and shotgun dropkicks Garcia into the guard rail as we go to commercial! During the break, Darby went for a Coffin Drop but Yuta swiped the legs out and Darby bounced on the turnbuckle, then on the apron, and then the floor. Double surfboard to Darby now. Death Riders set up a table but Cassidy is up. Slingshot DDT to Garcia and a Satellite DDT to Yuta. Garcia blocks Stundog Millionaire with a rear naked choke before transitioning into a guillotine choke. Garcia pulls Cassidy outside and puts him on the table, as Yuta splashes him through it. Darby is up, skateboard in hand, before giving it to Garcia and telling him to use it. Darby hits a Code Red for two once Garcia bends over. Yuta goes low on Darby and puts him in the Tree of Woe. Darby low blows Yuta on the top and Cassidy flies over him with the diving DDT! One, two, no! Coffin Drop by Darby! Yuta’s shoulder rolled up as Garcia broke it up. Twist and Shout by Garcia to Darby. Orange punch to Garcia! Soulfood to Yuta! Cassidy puts Garcia through a table with a suicide dive as Darby forces Yuta to tap in the Scorpion Death Lock!
Winners: Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy
Rating: ***1/4. Not the longest match, but it didn’t have to be. This was a blast from the start, and the crowd loved it. Played into the theme of the show perfectly, and Darby and Cassidy are shockingly fun tag team partners.
Hook is shown arriving in a D12 shirt. Hook knows he’s the underdog, but he wouldn’t want it any other way. Hook is going to do his best to make sure Joe doesn’t advance, either.
The Young Bucks are ready to hit the ring, but they run into Don Callis and Renee in the back. Callis tells them that they are the best, even though they’re broke, Don put together a nice intro for the. Don does their announcing, and the Bucks seem to be happy with it. The Bucks have pyro, too! A lot of it.
Match #2. AEW World Tag Team Championship Number One Contender Fatal Four-Way: Young Bucks vs. FTR vs .Jurassic Express vs. JetSpeed
Dax tags himself in and Bailey kicks him in the chest a bunch. Bailey and Perry in now, exchanging head locks and hip tosses. Luchasaurus in with some double teams to Bailey but Knight springboards in with a dropkick to Luchasaurus. Hurricanranas by everyone to everyone… and a four-way kip up. Bucks and FTR attack them from behind, seemingly on the same page. Knight in trouble, as Dax holds him for a senton from Nick. Knight jumps over Dax and tags Perry, who gets dumped face-first in the announcer’s desk. Cash dropkicks Matt, who was holding the rope down for him, before Bailey delivers the forever kicks and takes out everyone with a plancha. Knight goes up to but Dax catches him and superplexes him on to everyone else on the floor! Commercial. Back with Perry evading both Bucks and leveling Nick with a lariat. Perry shoves Nick off and Luchasaurus gets the tag. Lucahsaurus clears the ring and splashes everyone. Biel to Nick. Double shoulder block to FTR and to the Bucks. Assisted hurricanrana sends Bailey on top of Knight on the floor from the apron. Choke slam by Luchasaurus and a moonsault to Matt, as Perry springboards off of Luchasaurus’ back into a Destroyer on Nick! Countdown to Extinction is blocked by Dax, allowing Knight to attack Luchasaurus, but he runs into a headbutt. Pendulum DDT to Luchasaurus by Knight, who dropkicks Perry off of Bailey’s shoulders, off the apron, and to the floor! UFO Splash to Luchasaurus by Knight as Bailey moonsaults on the Bucks and FTR. One, two, no! Luchasaurus sits up, Matt makes a blind tag, and it’s a superkick party to the dinosaur. A pair for Bailey. A pair for Perry. Shatter Machine to Cash! BTE Trigger to Knight! One, two, NO! Knight kicks out! Luchasaurus breaks up the Meltzer Driver with a chokeslam. Moonsault to Matt off the apron. Triangle moonsault by Bailey! UFO Splash to Nick out of nowhere! FTR are here… Shatter Machine to Knight for the win!
Winners: FTR
Rating: ***3/4. What a match. These are exhausting but this was a balls to the wall sprint, the entire time. The Bucks looked great here and I thought they’d get the win, but FTR snuck in and the fans weren’t happy.. and that’s a good thing.
Time for the Don Callis Family Summit.
Question 1. Who is the Don Callis Family? Answer: The largest faction in wrestling. Rocky unveils a painting of Don and the entire family.
Question 2. What is the Don Callis Family all about? A video package showing the highlights of the family, most notably destroying Kenny Omega.
Question 3. Why? Why does the Don Callis Family do what they do? Kyle Fletcher then reads the oath that everyone in the Don Callis Family took but is interrupted by Konosuke Takeshita, who we were told wasn’t going to be here because of travel issues.
Takeshita immediately squares up with Okada, who gets back in Okada’s face. Callis named Takeshita the alpha, but now it’s an entire family of alphas. There’s some push and pull, and that’s expected. This is a family, though.
Question 4. How does the Don Callis Family succeed? Answer: By listening to what Don Callis wants! There is no I in team, but there is in FAMILY. Callis decides what happens here. Takeshita helped build this family on the ashes of Kenny Omega’s career, but because it’s Don Callis Family, he decides who is out, too. Callis tells Takeshita to put his ego aside and shake Okada’s hand. SHAKE HIS HAND, DAMNIT! Callis screams in Takeshita’s face. This is not about ego, this is about honor. For Don Callis. Please. Shake Okada’s hand. Takeshita extends his hand. Okada accepts… no! Okada flips him off! Both men have to be separated, as Callis says we’ve got some work to do. This Saturday, Takeshita and Okada will team up, to show Callis and the world that they can work like a family. Great stuff, here.
Video package of Mercedes vs. Olympia, taking place this Saturday at Collision.
Kris Statlander is with Renee. Statlander will be there on Saturday to support Mercedes on Collision… but if Mone has anything to say, she can find her… tonight.
Match #3. Kyle O’Reilly vs. Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir
Not sure if I’ve mentioned it, but The Conglomeration’s video is the greatest thing to grace AEW TV… ever. Kyle goes to the leg early delivering some outside leg kicks. Moxley fights back with chops to the face before biting him. Kitchen sink attempt by Kyle but Moxley catches him and tosses him outside the ring. Full nelson on the floor by Moxley, before throwing Kyle into the steel steps. Inside the ring, Moxley misses a charge and Kyle delivers a pair of dragon screw leg whips. Moxley comes back with a BIG piledriver and gets a two count. Moxley locks in a bulldog choke but Kyle gets to the ropes. Double leg by Kyle and some ground and pound, before diving on a straight armbar. Kyle transitions into a straight ankle lock! Stomp to the achilles and Kyle lowers the boom from behind! Two count. Moxley is back with some Hammer and Anvil elbow strikes. Kyle looks for a D’arce choke but settles for axe and smash. Moxley thinks about a piledriver but Kyle counters into a triangle choke! Moxley thinks about tapping but waves off the referee. PK by Kyle! Kyle runs into a huge lariat! Big boot by Moxley. Moxley is back, baby. Ankle pick by Kyle right into a straight ankle lock! Moxley gets to the ropes… barely. Moxley rolls to the outside and Kyle flies over the top with a plancha, right into an armbar! Kyle sets Moxley up on a chair in the corner, but Marina Shafir won’t allow him to dive off the apron. Kyle instead dives on a guillotine and the referee counts them out!
Winner: No Contest
Rating: ***1/2.
The Death Riders hit the ring as Claudio lays out Kyle with a European uppercut and Marina Shafir blindsides referee Aubrey Edwards. Roderick Strong is here to fight off Claudio… Olympic Slam! The rest of the Death Riders hit the ring, and here’s Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, and Darby Allin! The Death Riders retreat. Darby gets on the mic and says let’s end this right now. Darby says the Death Riders haven’t suffered enough. Mark Briscoe says the Death Riders are some fake ass tough guys, and they sure do like to skidaddle when times get tough. The Conglomeration has a plan. Orange Cassidy is going to announce it…
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BLOOD AND GUTS!
Back from commercial and we’re joining a fight between Mercedes Mone and Kris Statlander in progress. Both women make their way to the ring now as Athena joins the fray. Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron make the save.
Match #4. AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament: Jamie Hayter & Queen Aminata vs. Sisters of Sin
Double flapjack takes down Hayter. Double roundhouse kick gets two. Commercial. Double suplex by Hayter sends the SOS reeling. Aminata gets the tag and it’s a snap mare and a PK. Broski Boot in the corner by Aminata gets a two count. Hayter comes off the middle rope with a double dropkick. Low lariat by Hayter gets a two count on Blue. Hayter with some ground and pound now as all four women are in the ring. Double back suplexes by Hayter and Aminata. Double superkicks by the SOS. Double lariats by Hayter and Aminata. Everyone is down! Straight armbar modification by Aminata but Hart breaks it up. Hayter dumps Hart to the outside, where Thekla appears out of the far side and spears Hayter! That allows Hart to break up Aminata’s attempt on Blue, as both women hit an assisted spinning uranage for the win!
Winners: Sisters of Sin
Rating: **1/4. Short and sweet, here. I didn’t expect the SOS to lose again,
Tony Schiavone is with Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford. Ford has torn her UCL, which means she and Megan Bayne are out of the tournament. Bayne says if any woman wants to step up and make history, she’s listening. Here’s Marina Shafir… and she’s listening. Moxley makes a cameo as both women fist bump.
Match #5. AEW World Championship Number One Contender Four-Way: Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet vs. Samoa Joe vs. Hook
Lashley charges after Ricochet, but he bails early. Hook goes right after Joe but Joe eats him up. Lashley trips Joe up and pulls him outside the ring, throwing him into the steps. Dropkick by Ricochet sends Lashley to the floor. Hook dumps Ricochet with an exploder. Lashley dumps Ricochet with an overhead belly-to-belly. Northern Lights by Hook gets two. Hook goes after Lashley, but Lashley sends him to the floor with a big elbow. Choke slam by Lashley to Hook on the apron. Suicide dive by Ricochet. Suicide dive by Joe! Commercial. Joe and Hook alone in the ring now. SNAP POWERSLAM BY JOE HOLY COW THAT WAS CLOSE. Joe runs into a boot but walks away from a Ricochet dive. Lashley is in and he trades right hands with Joe before hitting him with a spinebuster. DOMINATOR to Ricochet! Hook attacks Lashley and sends him into a Joe lariat. Hook with an exploder to Joe! Springboard clothesline by Ricochet to Hook! Twisting plancha to Lashley! Sasuke Special to Joe! Shooting Star Press to Hook! One, two, no! Spirit Gun attempt by Ricochet but Hook ducks underneath and locks in the RedRum! Ricochet gets to his feet but Joe breaks it up with a senton! Muscle Buster to Hook with a spear from Lashley! Ricochet breaks up the pin with a springboard 450! CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET! Ricochet thinks Vertigo but Hook cradles for two. Hook sends both men to the outside, where Ricochet hits Lashley with a chair. Hook is watching it unfold as Joe locks in the Coquina Clutch from behind! Hook taps!
Winner: Samoa Joe
Rating: ****. Holy cow, this was a blast. The crowd loved it, the action was all over the place, and everyone came out looking even better than they did when they walked into it. Excellent main event.
The rest of The Opps hit the ring, as does Tony Schiavone. Tony tells Joe that he gets another shot at the World Title. Tony brings out the Fright Night Dynamite crew, which are all guys dressed up in costume. Joe wants to ensure this is the safest environment possible, so Shibata and Hobbs dispatch of all of the costume guys. None of them were Hangman, by the way. Joe says Page isn’t as clever as he used to be, so sorry for the carnage. Tony Schiavone offers them a toast, as everyone grabs a beer. To All Elite Wrestling, where the best wrestle, and to Hangman Page, long may he reign…
TONY SCHIAVONE ISN’T TONY SCHIAVONE. IT’S HANGMAN PAGE IN A TONY SCHIAVONE MASK. HANGMAN DISPATCHES OF THE OPPS AND SECURITY PULLS HIM OFF!
Final Thoughts: This show ruled. The wrestling was excellent, top to bottom. A bad guy Samoa Joe against Hangman has some legs, as The Opps are firing on all cylinders now. Blood and Guts 2 has taken shape as the Death Riders now take on the Conglomeration, and the women’s tag team tournament now has a favorite; Bayne and Shafir. Quickest two hours ever tonight, it seemed. 9/10.Â
Runtime: 2h10m
