Double or Nothing is this weekend and we’ve only got two announced matches for tonight’s show?!
- Mina Shirakawa vs. Julia Hart
- Ricochet vs. Anthony Bowens
- All Star Trios Match: Death Bucks (Jon Moxley & The Young Bucks) vs. Swerve in Our Opps (Swerve Strickland, Powerhouse Hobbs, & Samoa Joe)
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AEW Dynamite 5/21/25
Live from the Rio Rancho Events Center in Rio Ranco, New Mexico! Taz, Excalibur, and Ian Riccaboni are on the call as Tony Schiavone is in the ring, welcoming Hangman Page and Will Ospreay for our opening face-off!
Will Ospreay has one question for Hangman, does he still drink? Not in a bad way, but Ospreay feels he owes him one. Even though Page headbutt Ospreay first last week, he understands. Page takes the beer but doesn’t drink it. Ospreay understands, but he’s here to petition Tony Khan to be in the main event this weekend! Ospreay says people might think he’s crazy, but they don’t know what’s at stake. The person who wins this tournament has the responsibility of bringing back that beautiful gold belt. Ospreay makes a 15 hour flight every single week, he doesn’t sleep on Tuesdays, he’s jetlagged, but he gets here every week and says “RING THE BELL, BRUV!”
Ospreay wants to bring the belt home, show it off, and he wants to bring the belt home to his friends and family in London who’ve followed him from the beginning. Every Tuesday when he leaves his house, he leaves his little six-year-old at home, and he wants to show back up as world champion. Ospreay understands how much Hanger wants it.. Ospreay wants it JUST a little bit more.
Hangman said that’s the difference right there. Ospreay wants it bad. For Ospreay? This could be a professional accomplishment. It is not a professional accomplishment for Hangman. This is personal. Hangman doesn’t want this opportunity. Hangman needs it. Hangman has wasted two years of his life filled with grief, sorrow, and hate. Hangman hasn’t won a thing, but the one thing he did win, brought him nothing but the same feelings.
Christmas morning, Hangman’s son sat and stared at him, wondering where the man was he was so many years ago. Hangman needs his wife to look at him like they did when she fell in love with years ago. The fans that supported him when he didn’t deserve it. Hangman needs it for himself, so he can know there is some kind of light through this tunnel of hell for the last two years.
What are you planning on doing about it, Hangman? You going to wrap a chair around Ospreay’s skull? Beat him so bad he has to retire like he did Christopher Daniels? As silly as it sounds on Sunday, Ospreay is showing up and doing his best. Ospreay has lost, and sometimes he’s lost, but he’s left everything he’s had in the ring. If Ospreay has lost, he has won their respect. More importantly. Ospreay won their trust.
Page wants to know if that will be enough for Moxley and the Death Riders? Ospreay doesn’t know! Ospreay doesn’t know how to do it, he doesn’t know how to beat Moxley, but Hangman does. Bring that version of Hangman on Sunday, and if Ospreay can beat him, he can beat Moxley.
Hangman’s a bad man, but he hasn’t been that guy lately. Kids don’t look up to Hangman anymore, bruv. The boys backstage have lost respect for him. Women screamed in terror when he almost killed Swerve. Ospreay is going to show up, and he’s going to bring his best, and his best has beaten a lot of guys. You want to know why? BECAUSE’S HE’S THE BEST IN THE EFFIN WORLD, BRUV! Ospreay says if Page beats him, he will be happy for him, and if he needs a friend or someone watching his back, he’s got you. Ospreay hopes if he wins, Page has his back. Ospreay grabs the beer and offers a cheers. Meet me in the desert, I’m calling you out for a shootout, bruv. Ospreay Austin’s his beer. Hangman drinks his. THIS SUNDAY.
Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir are here, walking through the arena. Moxley says it’s time to embrace the anarchy.
Match #1. Bucks of Death vs. Swerve in The Opps
Joe sends Moxley reeling early after some big elbows in the middle of the ring. Hobbs legal now and he runs through Matthew, but Matthew sends Hobbs into an enziguiri by Nicholas. Assisted dropkick by The Bucks. Tag by Swerve who threads the legs and avoids a superkick, trapping the leg, and it’s a backbreaker for Nicholas. Hip toss by Swerve, who holds on for a vertical suplex and now everyone is in the ring and it’s a brawl. Bucks try a pair of plancha but Joe and Swerve walk away Jones at the same time. Suicide dive by Moxley takes out Hobbs. Joe gets running but runs in to a double superkick. Nicholas now tries to run but Swerve catches him with a Flatliner. Inverted plancha by Swerve! Joe gets running… elbow suicida! Commercial break. Hobbs is isolated and Moxley is working over the previously injured knee. Nicholas in now with a back spin kick to the stomach, but Hobbs catches a crossbody and drives Nicholas down to the mat. Swerve gets the tag and clears the ring, catching a diving hurricanrana from Nicholas, popping him up on to his shoulders, and powerslamming him. Swerve and Nicholas find themselves on the floor as Swerve catches a charging Nicholas with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Swerve turns around and eats a superkick from Matthew and Bucks of Death are back in control. Swerve ducks a double clothesline momentarily but assisted Sliced Bread by The Bucks gets a two count. Nicholas goes up top for a swanton but Swerve gets the knees up and then proceeds to back body drop Moxley, who just cleared Swerve’s corner. Triple team in the corner by Bucks of Death and an X-Plex by Moxley. Matthew comes off the top with a diving crossbody to Joe on the floor. Risky Business to Swerve! Two count. Mathew in now, holding Swerve from the middle rope as Nicholas comes off the top with a swanton. Commercial. Joe is in the ring with a Pele kick in the corner to Matthew as Hobbs comes off the top with a frog splash! Swerve covers for a two count. Matthew prevents Swerve from suplexing Nicholas and it’s a double superkick to Swerve. Hobbs ducks a superkick and it’s a double DDT. Superkick for Joe. Two superkicks. JOE EATS IT. DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE. Paradigm Shift from Moxley out of nowhere! Housecall by Swerve! Double Swerve Stomp through the ropes to The Bucks on the floor! Swerve drags Matthew to the corner and tags Hobbs. Straps are coming down. Spinebuster to Moxley! For Matthew! For Nicholas ON TOP OF MATTHEW! Swerve gets the tag but Moxley sends Hobbs into Swerve and he gets crotched. Ace Crusher by Moxley to Sweve. Joe clotheslines Moxley to the floor. Superkick Party to Joe! Double superplex by The Bucks but the EVP Trigger misses and they hit knees. Joe locks in the choke on Nicholas as Swerve rolls up Matthew for the win!
Winners: Swerve in Our Opps
Rating: ***3/4. Heck of an entertaining All-Star scramble here. Everyone got a chance to do their thing and plenty of seeds were planted for the PPV. The ensuing brawl was even better.
After the match, The Death Riders hit the ring and it’s a beatdown to Swerve and The Opps. Shibata is here to make the save and he clears the ring. Running boot to Yuta in the corner! Overhand palm strike to Claudio and Shibata fires in some elbows in the corner. Marina Shafir goes low on Shibata!
WILLOW IS HERE! Spear to Marina!
KENNY OMEGA IS HERE! Snap Dragon to Yuta! One for Claudio! Matthew tries a superkick and he gets a Snap Dragon, too! V-TRIGGER TO MATTHEW!
ONE.
WINGED.
Wait, no, Swerve tells him to stop? Joe and Swerve set up a table on the outside! ONE WINGED ANGEL OFF THE APRON!? No! Claudio makes the save and we’ve got our sides lined up for Anarchy in the Arena this Sunday!
Samoa Joe says a sane man realizes he can get them this weekend, but no, Joe is coming after The Elite & The Death Riders tonight!
Alicia Atout is here with The Hurt Syndicate. How excited is MV? More like, how excited is MJF? Speaking of, here’s MJF wearing a very Ric Flair-like suit. The Hurt Syndicate leave the attorneys to take care of the details, and MJF tells Smart Mark Sterling that he can’t believe he actually did it. Hmm…
MVP welcomes MJF to the ring. MJF and MVP run down New Mexico. MJF signs his end of the contract. MVP follows. Shelton Benjamin looks at his attorney, who reassures Benjamin it’s on the up and up. Lashley is last, and he begrudgingly signs the contract as well. MJF says this is the best day of his life but he gets interrupted by the Sons of Texas.
Dustin says he hates MJF’s guts, but before getting too deep into it, MVP tells Dustin to be careful, since he’s one of them now. Dustin says there’s nothing that The Hurt Syndicate can do to he and Sammy that hasn’t been done already. If Dustin was a betting man, he’d bet on the day one guys.
Match #3. Ricochet vs. Anthony w/ Billy Gunn
Both guy quickly find themselves, fending off each other’s attacks. Ricochet ducks a clothesline but runs into the over-the-top Stunner. Inverted Death Vally Driver gets two! Hard right hands by Ricochet but Bowens catches him with his kick combo for two. Superkick to the teeth by Ricochet but he misses the Spirit Gun! Bowens counters with The Arrival. Bowens counters for the Mollywop and lands it to the back of Ricochet, but Ricochet rolls to the outside. Behind the referee’s back, Ricochet jabs Bowens with the scissors! Ricochet rolls Bowens in the ring and hits the Spirit Gun for the win.
Winner: Ricochet
Rating: **1/2. I feel like Anthony Bowens’ character is kind of doomed here, unfortunately. Bowens offense looks good, but he’s got bad guys-esque traits. The match happened and that’s all I can say about it.
Ricochet celebrates his cheating win up the ramp, but Mark Briscoe is here with a stretcher. Briscoe tries to hit the Froggy Bow on Ricochet but Ricochet escapes.
Renee is here and she welcomes two of the women competing for the tile of Owen Hart Foundation Tournament champion, Jamie Hayter and Mercedes Mone. Hayter says she’s rough around the edges and she’s fine with that. The title means more to Hayter than it does Mone, because it’s about not being the champ, its about being good enough. Not being forgotten. Will anybody even care? Mercedes is more than a champion, she’s a revolutions, she’s the Beyonce of women’s wrestling. Mone’s destiny is her reality, and it ends at All In: Texas when she becomes the women’s world champ. 365 days a year she’s champ. Mercedes will show Hayter while she calls herself the CEO, because it’s about more than winning, it’s about leaving a legacy. Double or Nothing, Hayter’s story finally ends.
Hayter brings attention to the fact that Mercedes lost the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship. Hayter watched it happen Hayter says that is Mercedes destiny… to lose.., everything.
Meredes BLASTS Hayter with a brutal elbow. Hayter catches a second elbow attempt and blasts Mercedes with the Hayterade!
“Timeless” Toni Storm’s music hits and she watches all the action before making her way to commentary for the main event.
Match #4. Julia Hart vs. Mina Shirakawa
Hart flips out of a hip toss and focuses on the wrist. Hart goes old school and comes down on the left shoulder. Sliding lariat misses and Mina takes control with a double jump knee drop. Mina with a knee to the face and a low dropkick. Mina fixates on Storm on the commentary table, which allows Hart to throw her into the apron and take control before another break. Right elbow by Mina drops Hart, as she follows up with a single leg dropkick. Rolling elbow by Mina and a dragon screw leg whip out of the corner. Hart shoves Mina off after a figure four attempt. Tarantula by Hart but she has to beak before the five count. Hart tries to use the bottom rape as leverage but Mina catches her with a spinning backfist. Crucifix Bomb by Mina, but she doesn’t get all of it and only gets a two count. Hart with a foot sweep, countering the Glamorous Driver. Hart heads up top for a moonsault but Mina moves, and Hart jams her knee. Dropkick by Mina and it’s a full on assault on the bad knee. Rolling elbow and the spinning backfist! Mina wants the Glamorous Driver, but Hart counters with a roll up. Two count. Mina locks in the arm trapped cradle and she gets the win!
Winner: Mina Shirakawa
Rating: ***1/4. Fun
Hart attacks Mina after the bell, but Mina counters with the figure four. Skye Blue makes the save for her best friend Julia Hart and German suplexes Blue. Pair of spinning backfists as Storm and Mina acknowledge each other. Tug of war over the title but Mina dragon screws Storm. Mina locks in the figure four around the ring post as Storm screams in pain!
The Young Bucks are with Renee, as they are seen leaving the arena. Matthew said Joe was a liar and nothing happened to them.
Welp.
Here’s everyone! All of the participants for Anarchy in the Arena are here and they brawl all over the arena to close out the show.
Final Thoughts: Drama-heavy episode of Dynamite tonight, with a lot of faceoffs, contract signings, and the like. The show was bookended by a pair of strong wrestling matches, but the entire middle portion was setting up this weekend’s PPV. Collision is taking place tomorrow night, Thursday, by the way. 7/10.Â
