Dynasty is in the rear-view mirror, and we face the fallout… tonight!
- Death Riders vs. The Opps
- Pac vs. Swerve Strickland
- Eight Man Tag: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe, & Mike Bailey vs. CRU, Ricochet, The Beast Mortos
- Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament: Thunder Rosa vs. Kris Statlander
- Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jon Moxley
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AEW Dynamite 4/9/25
Jon Moxley is with the Death Riders and he says the Bucks better be real careful before they make any moves.
Live from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (that’s an awful name) in Baltimore, Maryland! Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, and Taz are on the call tonight and speaking of Jon Moxley…
Match #1. Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Mat work to start, as Shibata gets the upper hand on Moxley and Moxley is forced to the ropes. Overhand chop by Shibata and Moxley is forced to take a knee. Now we’re trading shots and Shibata isn’t budging. Moxley boots Shibata low and then tries another one to the face. Two. Shibata twists his head back on and eats a third one. Shibata doesn’t care! STO by Shibata. Clothesline by Moxley and Shibata is back up. Piledriver by Moxley. SHIBATA GETS UP. PK by Shibata! Shibata looks for the rear naked choke but Moxley reverses it, only momentarily. Shibata has the RNC back in. Now Moxley goes to the eyes and locks it in and Shibata goes to sleep.
Winner: Jon Moxley
Rating: *3/4. Uh. What the hell was this? Katsuyori Shibata deserves better than a non-title squash vs. Jon Moxley.
The Young Bucks music hits and here they are. Moxley isn’t interested, and he bails with Marina. Nick Jackson grabs the mic and says everyone wants to know why they cost Swerve the title? We did it for Hangman Page, old buddy. Matt says what they did was a peace offering, since Matt knows how much they have in common. The Bucks are jealous, because Moxley did what they couldn’t. Moxley and the Death Riders took over AEW, and they couldn’t. But… can the Death Riders and The Elite work together as one?
Enter Kenny Omega.
Omega remember the last time they met, when the Bucks pushed him off a stretcher at the height of his diverticulitis. What Omega is doing is for his legacy and for the company, not for revenge. What we’re trying to do here is… bring back the feeling.
Omega had this friend in high school. This guy had two dogs. Ugly little mutts, but he loves all animals. Omega then says without having him in AEW and just the Bucks running the place.. it was a lot like a bunch of dog poop. The Bucks almost killed the company that Omega gave his heart and soul for. Omega says the time off has done them wonderfully, and says Nick is 90lbs and Matt has to lay off the hot stuff because he’s as red as Nick’s lapels. Omega wants to cut out the middleman, so he’s going to come in the ring and then fight.
RAINMAKERRRRRR is here!
Okada makes his way down to the ring but… who’s house?
SWERVE’S HOUSE! Swerve is here to help even things up for Omega as The Elite bail to the back. Omega and Swerve exchange a quick staredown as Omega gives Swerve the ring. It’s Buck hunting season and Swerve’s got a shotgun. You couldn’t leave well enough alone, could you?
Pac blasts Swerve from behind and it looks like..
Match #2. Swerve Strickland vs. Pac
Snake eyes by Swerve and a running boot to the face. Pump kick off the apron by Swerve sends Pac reeling, so Swerve throws him into nearly everything at ringside. Back in the ring, Pac tries a running tieres but Swerve catches him and buckle bombs him in the corner. Diving European uppercut to the back by Swerve, but Pac is hurt. The referee allows Pac to roll to the outside as Doc Sampson checks on him. Pac shoves the doctor out of the way and he’s back in the ring, hopping on one foot. Thrust kick to the face and a Swerve Stomp finish this one.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
Rating: NR. Pac looks really hurt here but he was able to finish the match and get Swerve the win. That’s unfortunate, and I hope Pac isn’t hurt badly.
A video package showcasing the brackets for the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament is shown. Jamie Hayter vs. Billie Starkz, Athena vs. Harley Cameron, this Saturday on Collision!
Renee is in the back with Hangman Page. Page says he doesn’t care about the wildcard and he’s doing something anyway. Page bursts into Swerve’s locker, but Nana is there. There’s something Nana has wanted to tell Page for the last year, and he regrets what– NO! Stop it! Page cuts Nana off and says… he doesn’t want to hear it.
Match #3. Eight-Man Tag: Ricochet, The Beast Mortos, & The CRU vs. Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, “Speedball” Mike Bailey, & Mark Briscoe
Apparently the winning team gets $400,000. Ospreay gets blindsided by Rush but he fights out of the corner and we’ve quickly got all eight guys in the ring ready to brawl… and away we go! The good guys mount the bad guys and all deliver ten punches in the corner. Forever avalanches on Ricochet in the corner and Bailey drills him with a right roundhouse kick. Quadruple dives by Ospreay and team and while they’re celebrating, Ricochet tries a plancha, only to land on his feet, and then get his bald head slapped. Commercial. Knight runs into an enziguiri in the corner from Andretti. Bottom rope assisted stunner. Corkscrew kick by Ospreay. Dropkick by Ricochet sends Ospreay to the floor. Running PK by Bailey but he misses the moonsault knee drop. Death Valley Driver by Ricochet gets two. Briscoe clotheslines Ricochet over the top and to the floor. Mortos is in now but he runs into a big boot from Baily. Make that two. Mortos catches a third boot and then one from Briscoe. Double back flip. Double Redneck Kung Fu! OsCutter from Ospreay to Mortos. UFO Splash by Kevin Knight! One, two, no! Ricochet breaks up the pin. It’s broken down now as Ospreay lines up the Hidden Blade and takes Mortos out. One, two, three!
Winners: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mike Bailey, & Mark Briscoe
Rating: ***. They did fancy flips, fun spots, and got the crowd on their feet. It seems like a lot of the fun took place during the break, but what we saw was a fun sprint that the crowd loved.
We see a video package of FTR turning on Adam Copeland.
Back from the video package, Excalibur tells us that Adam Copeland is out indefinitely. Tony Schiavone says he’s disgusted with FTR, and that Dax’s daughter is even disappointed in them, he believes.
MVP is out with Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin. This is an official announcement from the Hurt Syndicate. PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN! That’s a Brand Nubian reference, by the way. MJF wants to toast to another title defense, but here’s MJF!
MJF says, hey, we hurt people, right guys? Instead of doing the Owen Hart Cup, MJF works smarter not harder. Now that MJF is rolling with the syndicate, he gets to cut the line, baby. This is a perfect relationship, MJF scratches their back. And now, they get to help MJF.
Shut your mouth, Max, says Lashley. Lashley says MJF didn’t get the job done, and that’s why they don’t need him. MJF and Lashley get into a verbal altercation here as MVP tries to cool the floor. MVP says it takes three thumbs up to be part of the Hurt Syndicate. MVP gives him a thumbs up, Shelton a thumbs in the middle, and Lashley a thumbs down. The Hurt Syndicate walks off and MJF is left to his own devices.
Renee is with Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne. Ford says Storm barely survived, but it’s going to get worse. The division needs to be ready, and Bayne says she will make them bow down.
Toni Storm is here and she joins the commentary table, The winner of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup will get a shot at Storm’s title at All In this summer.
Match #4. Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament: Kris Statlander vs. Thunder Rosa
Toni Storm is killing it on commentary right now. Taz, Excalibur, and Tony Schiavone can’t stop laughing at Storm tells us that Schiavone has tits. Amazing. In the ring, Statlander with a pair of arm drags and a running shotgun dropkick. Statlander misses a slingshot elbow and Thunder drills her with a bottom rope dropkick. In the ring, Statlander reverses Thunder into a DDT. Commercial break. Back from break now, and Thunder connects with a Northern Light’s suplex. Two count. Statlander backs Thunder up into the corner and plants her with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Two count. Thrust kick by Thunder and a counter arm drag. Destroyer by Thunder! Two count. Running knee to the face by Thunder gets another two count. Thunder slaps Statlander in the face so Statlander comes back with a lariat and finishes this one with Staturday Night Fever.
Winner: Kris Statlander
Rating: **1/2. Felt like this one had a lot more potential, but it was fine. Compared to the intensity we’ve seen in previous Owen Hart Tournaments, it just feels a little behind.
After the match, Statlander helps Thunder up and both women embrace momentarily. Storm gives Statlander a standing ovation.
Don Callis is with Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita. Callis says we’re heading to a Takeshita/Fletcher finals, and the Don Callis Family is now accepting potential new members. Send your resumes, pictures, and bank account number to Don Callis.
The Undisputed Kingdom are here. They are the Paragon now, and this is just the beginning.
Chris Jericho is here, to congratulate Bandido and his stooge mother. But, he calls out his family, The Learning Tree.
Bill says that Jericho is one of the GOATs, and he joined the Learning Tree to learn from him, not to be his punching bag. If he and Keith are out there so Jericho can teach them… then go ahead. But if they’re here to get berated, let him know right now. Bryan feels the same way, by the way.
That’s not why Jericho brought them out here. He cares. Jericho says that it may be Bill’s fault that he lost his match, but Jericho doesn’t believe that. Jericho isn’t angry… he’s just disappointed. Jericho then takes Floyd and destroys the set, before pointing the bat at Bill and Keith, saying he will be back when he’s no longer disappointed.
Video package of the return of Anthony Bowens on Sunday, defeating Max Caster on the pre-show.
Alicia Atout is with The Hurt Syndicate. Bobby Lashley doesn’t want to talk about MJF anymore, but here he is. MJF is confused what’s happening, and MVP says he needs to find out what Lashley and Benjamin want… and give it to them.
Match #5. Death Riders vs. The Opps
Trio of German suplexes by Hook to Yuta to start. Joe is in now and he delivers some jabs and chops in the corner. Running elbow drop and Hook is back in, delivering some body shots in the corner. Yuta slides to the outside and Claudio double stomps Hook when he tries to follow. Commercial time. Yuta grounds Hook with a chin lock but quickly snaps off an Angle Slam. Two count. Hook tries to fight out of the corner but Claudio goes to the body on Hook with some knees. Hook ducks under and t-bones Claudio into the turnbuckles. Yuta gets the tag and takes Joe off the apron. T-bone to Yuta but there’s nobody on the apron. Running European uppercut by Claudio depletes Hook and gets a two count. Doomsday diving neckbreaker by Death Riders. One, two, no. Claudio rolls outside and charges Joe but Joe counters with the JoeANage. Moxley provides a distraction and Yuta gouges the eyes of Hook. Shibata runs out and locks in the rear naked choke on Moxley, as Hook submits Yuta with the RedRum and Joe has Claudio in the Kokina Clutch!
Winners: The Opps
Rating: **1/2. This was a bridge to get to the title match, but the best stuff happened after the bell.
Marina Shafir has a chair and takes out Joe’s knee. Death Riders jump the ring and Claudio unfolds a chair, turns it upside down, and delivers a Neutralizer to Hook! Joe is heated and has a mic. The Death Riders are acting like a bunch of Dick Riders because The Opps wanted a fist fight! Opps vs. Death Riders and they want the trios titles!
Final Thoughts: What a weird show tonight. The wrestling was below average, but the show was still pretty good? Lots of good storyline development with Hangman and Swerve, Omega and The Bucks, there’s a lot happening and a lot of it is very interesting. However, Shibata getting squashed, Pac getting hurt, and the rest of the matches just being “okay” lead me more to a thumbs in the middle show tonight. 6.75/10.Â
