A big Elminator match and more on tap for tonight!
- Viva Van vs. Mariah May
- Bryan Danielson vs. Jeff Jarrett
- Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bryan Keith
- AEW American Championship Eliminator: MJF vs. Kyle Fletcher
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AEW Dynamite 8/7/24
Tony Khan announces on Twitter that there were a number of travel issues, however all advertised wrestlers were here, but that’s why the rest of the card has been kept secret.
Live from the LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina! Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz, and Don Callis are on commentary for the first match, which is…
Match #1. AEW American Championship Eliminator: MJF (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher
MJF demands Fletcher lock up like a man of he’s leaving, so MJF kicks him low and here we go. Big body slam by Fletcher but MJF counters with a running back elbow. Fletcher wants the Tombstone quickly, but MJF escapes and drops Fletcher’s arm over the top rope. MJF focuses the attack on the arm now and rips Fletcher down by his hair. Another arm ringer by MJF and a double underhook shoulder breaker. Armbar now but Fletcher elbows his way out. Gutwrench powerbomb by MJF gets a two count. MJF teases the Kangaroo Kick but Fletcher superkicks him in the face instead. Mounted punches in the corner by Fletcher now and a spinning Side Effect gets two. Running boot by Fletcher sends MJF from the apron to the floor, and hard. Suicide dive by Fletcher now as he rolls MJF back in the ring, but MJF rolls all the way to the other side. Running PK off the apron by Fletcher and a moonsault off the top to the floor! Back in the ring and Fletcher goes up top again, so MJF once again rolls to the outside and takes a seat on the floor. Fletcher charges but MJF drop toe holds him into the guardrail before breaking the count (nice touch). MJF gets in the face of a fan in the front row as Fletcher sets up a chair, runs, and springboards off into the front row! Back in the ring, Fletcher hits a Savage Elbow from the top! Two count. Fletcher enjoys the chants from the crowd but MJF takes advantage and sends him to the mat with an arm ringer. Victory roll by MJF gets two. Double foot stomp by MJF to the arm of Fletcher and an Alabama Slam! Deadlift hammerlock DDT by MJF! Long two. Fletcher is up… lariat! Two count, but MJF rolls over into the Salt of the Earth. Roll up by Fletcher gets two. Lawn Dart by Fletcher into the turnbuckle! Running boot in the face by Fletcher as he sits MJF up on the top rope. Fletcher thinks about a turnbuckle brainbuster but he bites him on the face. MJF wants an avalanche Tombstone but Fletcher gets free and rolls him up for two. MJF tries a Panama Sunrise but Fletcher rolls him up for two. Overgrip hammerlock Tombstone! One, two… no! 2.99! Callis is here at ringside and gives Fletcher the screwdriver. Fletcher thinks about it, but drops it, and MJF low blows him behind the referee’s back! Shotgun Kangaroo Kick by MJF! Sheerdrop brainbuster by MJF and this one is over!
Winner: MJF
Rating: ****. Excellent match here, and quite an opener. Fletcher looked fantastic, like he has in every single’s match he’s had the opportunity to showcase himself in. They got me on the tombstone, too. Great stuff.
In the back, Will Ospreay is shown locked in a room in the back. MJF blasts referee Paul Turner with the American Championship and Fletcher with the Dynamite Diamond Ring. Ground and pound by Fletcher MJF says he’s going to do something that Ospreay doesn’t have the balls to do, and sets up the Tiger Driver 91… but here’s Ospreay as MJF scurries out through the crowd. Ospreay sits over Fletcher and calls the doctor in, as he and Don Callis look on together.
Match #2. Mariah May vs. Viva Van
Big dropkick by May before bouncing Van’s head off of the top turnbuckles a bunch. Shotgun dropkick by May before some ground and pound as we go to commercial. Rolling thunder kick by Van sends May to the outside. Double upkick by Van but May trips her into the corner. Running hip attack by May. Crossfaces by May and a running knee to the face. MayDay! Storm Zero. Finito.
Winner: Mariah May
Rating: NR
May gets a gift presented to her at ringside, and it’s a picture of Toni cradling her in her arms with “DIE MARIAH DIE” written on the back of it. Here’s Toni! Pull apart brawl here as Storm grabs the shoe, but the referee’s and security break it up.
A Taco Bell commercial interrupts a Jack Perry promo, but Darby Allin says he didn’t set Perry on fire so he didn’t have an excuse to miss Wembley.
Match #3. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bryan Keith w/ The Learning Tree
Keith attacks Shibata early and here we go. Crowd chanting for The Wrestler and it’s nice to see him get such a strong reaction. Stomp on the elbow of Keith. Make that two. Keith with a knee to the face of Shibata as he chokes him on the bottom rope. Shibata eats all the strikes but Shibata begs for more. Headbutt by Keith drags Shibata. Ushigaroshi! Two count. Exploder by Keith and Shibata is in trouble. Keith looks for a double butterfly but Shibata ducks a clothesline and plants him with a huge STO. Overhand chop by Shibata and The Claw! Shibata transitions from The Claw into a straight armbar and Keith taps.
Winner: Katsuyori Shibata
Rating: **. I mean, it was Keith going through his catalog of moves until Shibata submitted him, but Shibata rules so.
After the match, The Learning Tree attacks Shibata from behind. Jericho gets ready to blast him with the AEW Championship, but Hook is here to make the save!
The Conglomeration wanted a rematch with Roderick Strong, Rush, and Mortos but there’s a hurricane in North Carolina and only Orange Cassidy is here. Cassidy is with Renee and he says he found a few local boys looking for a fight.
Match #4. Orange Cassidy & FTR vs. Roderick Strong, The Beast Mortos, & Rush
Rush and company attack early and here we go. Mortos puts the boot to Cash and it’s a triple team avalanche in the corner. Pop= up Samoan drop. Two count. Back suplex into a backbreaker over the knee by Strong to cash for two. Dax gets a hot tag and it’s fists to everyone. Clothesline to Rush. Spinebuster to Mortos. Cradle to Strong for two. Dax sets Strong up on the top rope and chops his chest off. Dax wants a superplex but Strong trips the legs out and Mortos tags himself in, flying in with a senton off the top. The Kindgom attack Dax behind the referee’s back on the floor as we go to commercial. Rush and Dax meet in the middle with some brutal right hands. Cassidy gets the hot tag and comes off the top with a crossbody to Rush .Tieres to Rush and a Satellite DDT to Strong. Mortos is here and he stops a dive by Cassidy, only to get DDT’d himself. Spear by Mortos to Cassidy and Cash. Cassidy is here and a triple-time around the world into another Saellite DDT on Mortos. Orange Punch, maybe, but Strong distracts Cassidy long enough for Mortos to spear him. Rush is here and he eats Beach Break! One count. Tag to Dax and they’re looking for a spike piledriver but Strong breaks it up. German suplex by Rush to Dax and a shotgun dropkick in the face. Tornillo between the ropes by Mortos to Cash! Mortos accidetally takes out The Kingdom in the front row as Cassidy counters Strong with Stundog Millionaire. In the ring, Orange Punch to Rush but he eats it! Forearm by Rush drops Cassidy. FTR vs. Rush now in the middle of the ring and everyone is getting chopped. Rish overhands himself out. Orange Punch by Cassidy and Shatter Machine finishes this one.
Winners: OFTR
Rating: ***1/2. Tough to keep an eye on this one as it was all action, but I was shocked to see Rush take the fall here. FTR continues their roll and we’ll probably see The Acclaimed very soon.
The Acclaimed are here but Dax grabs the mic and says the mic people don’t want Caster to talk either as per his mic isn’t working. Dax stumbles over a few of his words and says forget it and to break through the wall of security and they do. A quick fight breaks out as The Acclaimed get dragged to the back by security.
Christian is here with the entire Patriarchy. Christian says he wants to up the stakes and Christian says he wants to be the special guest referee for the House of Black vs. Bang Bang Gang this Saturday on Collision.
Match #5. Kamill vs. Clara Carter & Jazmyne Hao
Clubbing blows by Kamill. Clothesline to Hao and a pump kick to Carter. Torture rack bomb to Hao. Dominator with a sit-out to Carter. Dunzo.
Winner: Kamille
Rating: NR
Mercedes wants us to say hello to Kamille. Shout out to the EVPs for suspending Britt Baker, as Mone runs Baker down verbally. Tony Schiavone takes the mic and announces that Tony Khan has overrode Baker’s suspension, and she shows up on the tron. Baker says that Mone isn’t All In like she is, and we all know that when she doesn’t get her way she takes her ball and goes home. Baker is AEW for life, and it’s just the flavor of the week for Mone. See you at Wembley.
Video package of Danielson and Swerve.
Goosebump moment as Ricky Steamboat’s music hits, and he joins the commentary table.
Match #6. No DQ: Bryan Danielson vs. Jeff Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett cracks Danielson on the back with a guitar during his entrance and here we go. Jarrett clotheslines Danielson in the ring over the top and here we go. Jarrett throws Danielson in the front row and the fight immediately spills out through the crowd. Jarrett bounces Danielson’s head off the guard rail and they make it to the concession stand area. Jarrett tosses a garbage can to the face of Danielson but Danielson grabs an aluminum beer bottle and blasts Jarrett with it a few times. Roundhouse kicks by Danielson but Jarrett goes low and suplexes him on a hard metal garbage can that doesn’t budge! The fans are all around these two and they’re rabid, providing a pretty darn cool atmosphere. Snap suplex by Danielson back on the garbage can as we head to commercial. Back from commercial and the fight has made it back to the ring, as Jarret beats on Danielson with a chair. Swerve and Prince Nana are shown watching from the back. Danielson goes up and over and delivers a flying clothesline to Jarrett. Mounted punches in the corner by Danielson as he bites the face of Jarrett. Suicide dive by Danielson on the outside. YES kicks on the outside as Danielson places Jarrett in a seat at ringside. Running dropkick by Danielson as he grazes Jarrett, but follows up with some more hard round kicks. Running knee off the apron by Danielson but Jarrett throws a chair at him, and he catches the knee. Jarrett wraps a chair around the knee of Danielson and heads up top, but Danielson frees himself and takes Jarrett out with a hair chair shot. Spider Superplex by Danielson and a shotgun dropkick off the top. YES kicks by Danielson but Jarrett ducks the high kick and locks in the figure four. Danielson grabs a chair and uses it on the knees of Jarrett to break the hold. Danielson looks for the Lebell Lock but Danielson counters with The Stroke on the chair! Two count. Jarrett now locks in a Sharpshooter, but Danielson counters right into the Lebell Lock. Jarrett fights out with a “live round jones” (LOL) and both guys are swinging from their knees. Enziguiri by Jarrett and he tries for The Stroke again, but Danielson throws him into the corner with the chair in it. Chair-assisted Busaiku Knee by Danielson! One, two, three!
Winner: Bryan Danielson
Rating: ***3/4.
Wheeler Yuta, Karen Jarrett, and Jay Lethal hit the ring to check on their respective guys. Here comes Ricky Steamboat, too. Jarrett is bleeding from behind the ear and Steamboat congratulates both men. Danielson makes eye contact with Jarett and Steamboat raises both their hands. Danielson and Jarrett hug, in a nice moment, but…
Who’s House? Swerve’s House! Swerve says we saw three great legends of TBS programming, Jeff Jarrett, Ricky Steamboat… and Swerve Strickland. Swerve says he’s defined pro wrestling on this network. Danielson is one of the GOATs but it’s going to be a huge honor for Swerve to retire him. Swerve asks Danielson how he’s feeling, legs look a little week, imagine what Swerve can do to him. Swerve needs a sparring partner for next week, a little warmup, so why not Wheeler Yuta vs. Swerve Strickland next week? Swerve will show Danielson why he’s the most dangerous man in AEW… next week.
Final Thoughts: You can tell we’re closing in on All In as a lot of the angles are taking precedent in the show, and that’s a good thing. We got some really strong wrestling tonight bookending the show, MJF and Fletcher was great, and Fletcher is doing everything he can to establish himself as a star when he gets the opportunity to do so. Danielson and Jarrett was fantastic and the story behind it was even better. Swerve stealing the moment and making it about himself was a nice touch, too. The Mercedes Mone stuff isn’t clicking with me, however, but I’m sure the match will be good. Big storylines, good matches, I’m a simple man… this was a good show. 8.5/10.Â
