AEW Dynamite – Aug 10

AEW Dynamite – Aug 10

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(1)  Darby Allin def. Brody King…in a COFFIN MATCH…Darby attacks Brody during his entrance…Darby has his tack-loaded skateboard deck & Brody is busted open early…around the 8 minute mark, LIGHTS OUT…the rest of House of Black appear at ringside & it’s a 4-on-1 on Darby…Sting emerges from the coffin with his bat…Sting takes out Murphy, then tosses the bat to Malakai…Black thinks about using the bat, then walks off & Sting follows him up the ramp…Darby uses the steel chain Brody wears to the ring to choke Brody as he hangs from the apron’s edge…when Brody goes limp, Darby lets go & Brody tumbles right into the coffin for the win (13:29).

*Jon Moxley backstage promo…he’s still irked whenever someone utters “interim”…he’s going to take out the last surviving member of the Hart Dungeon tonight…LATER…Chris Jericho gets his rebuttal…Lionheart is going to stretch the shit out of Mox tonight…he’s the next AEW Champ…he guarantees it.

*AEW Trios Tournament kicks off next Wed with La Facción Ingobernable vs. the Young Bucks & their unnamed partner…full bracket::

TOP LEFT: Death Triangle vs. Will Ospreay & Aussie Open

BOTTOM LEFT: Andrade, Dragon Lee, & Rush vs. Young Bucks & ??

TOP RIGHT: House of Black vs. Dark Order

BOTTOM RIGHT: Trustbusters vs. Best Friends

(2)  Andrade & Rush def. Lucha Brothers…in a TORNADO GRUDGE MATCH…Penta gets unmasked AGAIN…Fenix gets the Bulls Horns, followed by the Hammerlock DDT…Andrade covers for the win (14:00).

*Young Bucks visit the Dark Order locker room to thank Hangman Adam Page for saving them last week & ask to reform the “Hung Bucks” for the Trios Tournament…Hangman can’t, because he has to be in the Dark Order’s corner like they were there to support him on his run to the World Championship.

(3)  Luchasaurus def. Anthony Henry…Luchasaurus with a reverse Death Valley Driver for the win (00:42)…AFTER…Christian Cage interrupts from the ‘tron…Jungle Boy leaves the commentary desk to attack Christian backstage but security swarms & Christian escapes.

*Miro promo…Julia Hart interrupts & tells Miro to embrace “the gift”…Miro accepts the gift (not a physical one), but he will use it to destroy them…the warpath to his God leads through the House of Black.

*Powerhouse Hobbs backstage with Mark Henry…QT Marshall & the Factory interrupt, Aaron Solo will take care of Starks for him tonight.

*Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, & Satnam Singh to the ring…they’re not done with Wardlow…Lethal wants another shot at the TNT Championship…Wardlow out to accept the challenge, but tonight he wants to whoop their asses…FTR out to accompany him to the ring…Lethal & associates bail…then Lethal tries a sneak attack on Wardlow & suffers a Big Rig.

*Jericho Appreciation Society backstage with Schiavone…the bubbly is all ready to celebrate with Jericho later…Garcia talks smack about Danielson…Anna Jay chokes out a random woman backstage for no reason.

(4)  Ricky Starks def. Aaron Solo…Starks hits a Spear for the win (02:14)…AFTER…Nick Comoroto in but Starks manages to roll out…QT & others head down the ramp & Starks escapes through the crowd.

*Gunn Club backstage with Lexi…Stokely Hathaway interrupts but Poppa Billy doesn’t let him give the Ass Boys his business card…Danhausen interrupts, he’ll see them on Rampage.

*Best Friends backstage with Schiavone…Ari Daivari (with Parker Boudreaux & Slim J) interrupt…Daivari offers to take Orange Cassidy to superstardom if he dumps his pals…Cassidy says no…Daivari says Cassidy will find out what happens when people say “no” to him.

(5)  Jade Cargill def. Madison Rayne…retains her TBS Championship…Jade reverses out of Cross-Raynes & into Jaded for the win (07:47)…AFTER…while Jade is celebrating 36-0, Athena attacks…Kiera Hogan pulls Jade out to safety.

*Thunder-Störm backstage with Schiavone…due to an injury to Jamie Hayter, Toni is now the #1 contender…Rosa wishes her luck in her next (already scheduled) match, but they can talk about her title shot another day.

(6)  Jon Moxley def. Chris Jericho…retains his Interim AEW World Championship…Lionheart rips Moxley’s earring out & Mox is bleeding in the early stages…Jericho rips off the turnbuckle pads to distract the ref…Sammy Guevara tosses Floyd in…Jericho blasts Mox in the face, but only gets a 2 count…Jericho shoves Mox off to escape a standing sleeper & sends Mox into the exposed buckle ring…follows with the Judas Effect but Mox kicks at 2 again…Jericho grabs the belt, but Mox avoids his charge & sends Jericho into the exposed buckle & now Jericho is wearing the crimson mask…Jericho escapes a Bulldog Choke & transitions into the Liontamer…but Mox escapes & takes Jericho’s back…Mox sinks in the RNC & traps Jericho’s arm in a figure-4 body lock…Jericho is forced to tap with his one free arm to give Mox the submission win (23:00)…AFTER…

*Jake Hager & Sammy Guevara down to attack Mox…Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Eddie Kingston, & Ortiz down for the save…Daniel Garcia, Angelo Parker, & Matt Menard down to give the JAS the advantage again…CM Punk returns to save Moxley & rips through the JAS…leaving Punk & Mox alone in the ring…they get face-to-face, re-enact the Rock/Hogan moment from WM X8…Mox flips off Punk & rolls out…Punk plays to the crowd to end the show.

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AEW  RAMPAGE QUAKE BY THE LAKE – PREVIEW – August 12, 2022

+ Gunn Club vs. BeardHausen (Danhausen & RedBeard)

+ We’ll hear from the returning Bryan Danielson

+ We’ll hear from Hook (allegedly)

+ We’ll hear from Swerve in Our Glory

+ Parker Boudreaux vs. Sonny Kiss

+ Orange Cassidy vs. Ari Daivari

+ Sammy Guevara & Tay Melo (c) vs. Dante Martin & Sky Blue – for the AAA Mixed Tag Team Championship

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AEW  DYNAMITE PREVIEW – August 17, 2022 – Charleston, WV

+ Andrade, Dragon Lee, & Rush vs. Young Bucks & ??? – Trios Tournament Round 1

+ Toni Störm vs. KiLynn King

+ Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia – Best 2 Out of 3 Falls Match

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