AEW Dynamite – June 1

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*Live from Los Angeles, CA.

(1)  CM Punk & FTR defeat Max Caster & Gunn Club…Punk hits the GTS on Austin…he stumbles into the Big Rig by FTR, Dax covers for the win (11:50).

*CM Punk on the mic…he still has lots of work to do & room to improve…but he’s the champ…Dax calls out people from “other companies”…Punk says he knows Forbidden Door is coming, so who will step through for him?…it’s Hiroshi Tanahashi.

*MJF to the ring…says it’s “too little, too late” in regards to his negotiation with the boss…he’s the only one capable of carrying this company on his back…but he doesn’t want to be here anymore…maybe he would be treated better if he was an ex-WWE guy…MJF screams obscenities into the camera & begs Tony to fire him so he doesn’t have to wait until 2024 to leave.

(2)  Miro defeats Johnny Elite…Miro locks in Game Over for the submission win (06:06).

*Jericho Appreciation Society to the ring…Parker beckons the crowd to “Appreciate us!”…Jericho says sports entertainers always win against pro wrestlers…Eddie Kingston interrupts, says he wants to fight them again…William Regal clarifies the circumstances, BLOOD & GUTS…Jericho accepts Blood & Guts if he gets what he wants…Ortiz in a Hair vs. Hair match.

*Samoa Joe was attacked backstage after his Double or Nothing match by Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, & Satnam Singh…targeting & further injuring Joe’s banged up shoulder in the process.

(3)  Young Bucks, reDRagon, & Hikuleo defeat Jurassic Express, Christian Cage, Matt Hardy, & Darby Allin…in a 10-MAN TAG MATCH…Bucks hit the Meltzer Driver on Jungle Boy, Matt Jackson covers for the win (12:00).

*Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee (& some minor LA celebs) backstage with Lexi…Lee says soon we will all Swerve in their Glory.

*Athena with Schiavone in front of the ‘tron…says she’ll be the one to break Jade’s streak…Jade Cargill (with her Baddies) interrupts, she lets Stokely Hathaway do some talking…things get heated…Anna Jay & Kris Statlander out to get Athena’s back…officials step in to separate everyone before any fists are thrown.

(4)  Wardlow defeats JD Drake…tonight’s Powerbomb Symphony is in 2 movements for the win (01:13)…AFTER…Schiavone wants an interview…Mark Sterling interrupts, serves a lawsuit on behalf of the American Arena Security Professionals that Wardlow has run roughshod over these past few weeks…the poor fool who delivers the document gets powerbombed.

*Scorpio Sky (with Page & Lambert) backstage with Lexi…says Dante Martin might be as good as him some day, but will never gets his hands on “Jeanie” (I do love it when wrestlers name their titles, & this is quite apropos for Sky’s new Lakers-inspired TNT belt)…Dante Martin interrupts, says he thinks he’s better than Sky already & he’ll prove it on Friday.

(5)  Toni Störm & Ruby Soho defeat Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter…Ruby hits Destination Unknown (Bladerunner) on Baker for the win (09:38)…AFTER…Hayter levels Toni & Ruby with Britt’s tournament belt.

*Chris Jericho & William Regal join commentary for the main event…

(6)  Jon Moxley defeats Daniel Garcia…Chris Jericho leaves the announce desk to distract Mox, but is quickly neutralized by Eddie Kingston…Moxley hits the Paradigm Shift suplex, floats over into the Bulldog Choke…referee calls for the bell when Garcia goes to sleep for the submission win for Mox (11:36)…AFTER…Moxley says he’s in with Kingston for Blood & Guts against the JAS.

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AEW  RAMPAGE PREVIEW – June 3, 2022 – Live – Ontario, California

+ Scorpio Sky (c) vs. Dante Martin – for the TNT Championship

+ Young Bucks vs. Lucha Brothers

+ Athena vs. Kiera Hogan

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AEW  DYNAMITE PREVIEW – June 8, 2022 – Independence, MO.

+ Hangman Adam Page vs. David Finlay

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AEW  DYNAMITE *ROAD RAGER* – PREVIEW – June 15, 2022 – St. Louis, MO.

+ Chris Jericho vs. Ortiz – Hair vs. Hair Match

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AEW  DYNAMITE PREVIEW – June 29, 2022 – Detroit, MI.

+ BLOOD & GUTS – Jericho Appreciation Society vs. Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley, +TBA

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AEW  & NJPW present Forbidden Door PPV – Sunday, June 26^th (United Center, Chicago)

+ CM Punk vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (teased tonight but not made official)

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