AEW Dynamite – Aug 31

AEW Dynamite – Aug 31

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*Live from Chicago, IL.

*Jon Moxley through the fans & to the ring…Mox takes shots at CM Punk in front of the Chicago fans…Mox leaves an open contract in the ring for Sunday because he’s truly ready for anyone, anywhere, anytime…but warns that wrestling him “may be hazardous to your health”…Ace Steel (backstage producer & good friend of CM Punk) makes his way to the ring & grabs the contract…he doesn’t look happy as he shoves it in his back pocket.

*Chris Jericho backstage with Schiavone…Jericho says Stu & Owen Hart would be proud of all his accomplishments & he will add a victory over Bryan Danielson to that list this Sunday…Daniel Garcia interrupts to apologize to Jericho & pledge his loyalty to the Jericho Appreciation Society.

(1)  Bryan Danielson def. Jake Hager…Danielson hits the Psycho Knee for the win (10:49)…AFTER…Matt Menard & Angelo Parker down to attack Danielson…Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta down for the save & clear the ring…Chris Jericho leaves the announce desk to attack Danielson with a chair but Daniel Garcia grabs the chair, encouraging Jericho that he doesn’t need it…Jericho turns around to a Psycho Knee from Danielson.

*The Wingmen are in the ring, pissed that there’s no TV time for them…W. Morrissey to the ring & takes out all four Wingmen…Stokely Hathaway to the ring to hand out another business card…Hathaway & Morrissey leave together…Tony Schiavone stops them on the ramp to try to get some answers but Hathaway makes it clear that it’s none of Tony’s business.

*Will Ospreay & Aussie Open backstage with Marves…Don Callis interrupts to blow smoke up Ospreay’s ass…Don is looking forward to the main event.

(2)  Toni Störm & Hikaru Shida def. Britt Baker & Jamie Hayer…Störm hits a tornado DDT on Hayter to the floor…Shida with the Kitana (spinning roundhouse kick) to a kneeling Baker for the win (07:26).

*Kip Sabian promo…says he can read Pac like a book…Pac gets the message, Kip wants a shot at the All Atlantic Championship.

*Miro promo…says his god sent the devil (Malakai) after him…Darby Allin & Sting show up…because “the enemy of my enemy” & all that jazz.

*CM Punk to the ring…he gets emotional over letting everyone down…Ace Steel interrupts to tell Punk that this doesn’t sound like him…says Punk didn’t let anyone down…Ace slaps some sense into Punk & tells him to sign the contract for Sunday…Punk hugs Ace & gets fired up…Punk heads out through the fans…he signs the contract…I guess we’ve got a main event for Sunday.

*Christian Cage & Jungle Boy sit down with Good Ol’ JR…Jungle Boy says this Sunday won’t be a wrestling match with Jungle Boy…it will be a fight with Jack Perry.

(3)  Wardlow & FTR def. Silas Young, Red Jones, & Vic Capri…Capri takes the Big Rig, followed by two Powerbombs & Wardlow’s foot on his chest for the win (02:03).

*Jon Moxley back out to the ring…if that’s what Punk wants, that’s what he’ll get…one more time this Sunday…but it’s going to be ugly.

*Dark Order backstage with Schiavone…Preston Vance is injured, but Dark Order has a plan…Andrade interrupts to offer Vance a job…Evil Uno doesn’t appreciate it & gets in Andrade’s face…Andrade swipes a crutch from Vance to drop Uno.

(4)  Wheeler Yuta def. Dante Martin, Rush, & Fenix…Yuta scrambles into the Seatbelt on Martin for the Roll Up win (08:25).

*John Silver & Alex Reynolds backstage with Schiavone…they’re ready to take on Best Friends 2-on-3 if they have to…Hangman Adam Page interrupts, he’s in if they needs him!

(5)  Trios Tournament, Rd. 2: Kenny Omega & Young Bucks def. Will Ospreay & Aussie Open…Omega with a V-Trigger & a 1-Winged Angels to Fletcher for the win (18:11).

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AEW  RAMPAGE PREVIEW – Sep. 2, 2022

+ Best Friends vs. John Silver, Alex Reynolds, & Hangman Adam Page – Trios Tournament Semi-Final

+ We’ll hear from Swerve in Our Glory & The Acclaimed

+ QT Marshall vs. Ricky Starks

+ Jade Cargill & Athena sit down with Mark Henry

+ Sammy Guevara & Tay Melo vs. Ortiz & Ruby Soho

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AEW  ALL OUT PREVIEW – Sept. 4, 2022

+ Jon Moxley (c) vs. CM Punk – for the AEW World Championship

+ Toni Störm vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Britt Baker – Fatal 4-Way for the Interim AEW Women’s Championship

+ Swerve in Our Glory (c) vs. The Acclaimed – for the AEW Tag Team Championship

+ Jade Cargill (c) vs. Athena – for the TBS Championship

+ Kenny Omega & Young Bucks vs. (Winners: Best Friends/Dark Order) – for the AEW World Trios Championship

+ Wardlow & FTR vs. Jay Lethal & the Motor City Machine Guns

+ Claudio Castagnoli vs. Wheeler Yuta vs. Penta vs. Fenix vs. Andrade vs. Rush vs. Dante Martin vs. *JOKER* – Casino Ladder Match for an AEW World Title Shot

+ Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Jericho

+ Christian Cage vs. Jungle Boy

+ Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs

+ Miro, Darby Allin, Sting vs. House of Black

+ ZERO HOUR: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Eddie Kingston

+ ZERO HOUR: Pac (c) vs. Kip Sabian – for the All Atlantic Championship

+ ZERO HOUR: Hook (c) vs. Angelo Parker – for the FTW Championship

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AEW  DYNAMITE PREVIEW – Sep. 7, 2022

+ Wheler Yuta (c) vs. Daniel Garcia – for the ROH PURE Championship

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