AEW Dynamite – Mar 8

AEW Dynamite – Mar 8

Listen to The Daily Wrestling News Show: 

*Live from Sacramento, CA.

(1)  Orange Cassidy def. Jay Lethal…retains his All-Atlantic Championship…Cassidy hurts his knee early on, Lethal hurts his shoulder…Lethal has the upper hand & attempts the Lethal Injection but his arm can’t hold his weight on the handspring…Cassidy limps into an Orange Punch for the win (14:47)…AFTER…Jeff Jarrett sneaks in from behind & hits the Stroke on Cassidy.

*Powerhouse Hobbs backstage with Renee…pokes fun of Wardlow for having his car broken into & the TNT Championship stolen…tonight Hobbs will take the only thing Wardlow has left…the title of “champion.

*Ricky Starks to the ring…had a great week beating the JAS but not sure what’s next for him…Juice Robinson slides in from behind & drops Starks.

*Wardlow had to borrow some gear (from FTR) so why not make the TNT Title match tonight falls count anywhere/anything goes?

*Ruby Soho to the ring for an interview with Renee…she came here to help build the women’s division, but you can’t build on a broken foundation so you have to demolish & start over.

(2)  Ruby Soho def. Skye Blue…Skye has Ruby up for Skyfall…Ruby escapes with a hair pull & counters into Destination Unknown for the win (06:50)…AFTER…Toni Störm & Saraya down with the spraypaint…Willow Nightingale down to talk sense into Ruby…Saraya & Toni attack Willow from behind…Willow & Skye get the “L.”

*Hangman Adam Page backstage with Renee…says he did what he had to do & now he’s finished with Jon Moxley.

*MJF post-Revolution promo…he’s the most complete wrestler in the world…March 15^th he’ll have his re-Bar Miztvah.

*FTR to the ring to talk to Schiavone…2022 was great…2023 has been rough…but they couldn’t stand to listen to The Gunns walk around claiming to be the best tag team in the world…they want those AEW tag titles back.

*Jade Cargill backstage with Renee…she has no real challengers anymore…next week AEW heads to Canada, so she invites Canada to send their best to face her.

(3)  Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, & Daniel Garcia def. Top Flight & AR Fox…Jericho distracts the ref…Jake Hager blast Darius in the back with Floyd…Jericho lands the Judas Effect for the win (09:42)…AFTER…with that hard-fought victory, the Jericho Appreciation Society feel they are the #1 Contenders for the Trios Championships…Jericho calls out House of Black…LIGHTS OUT…The Elite out, they’re clearly #1 Contenders…LIGHT OUT…House of Black invite both to come get humiliated next week in Winnipeg.

*Tony Khan says Orange Cassidy has requested to defend the All-Atlantic Championship against Jeff Jarrett next week…TK has booked it & the title will “level up” to the AEW International Championship.

*Bryan Danielson post-Revolution promo…when he woke up in the LeBell Lock & couldn’t feel his arm, he realized MJF was right…it’s time for him to go home.

(4)  Claudio Castagnoli & Jon Moxley def. John Silver & Alex Reynolds…Moxley sinks in the D’Arce Choke on Reynolds for the submission win (10:51)…AFTER…Mox dishes out more punishment to Reynolds…Evil Uno tries to make the save but gets taken out by Wheeler Yuta…Hangman Adam Page down…Hangman swings on Claudio & the BCC swarm him 3-on-1…refs flood the ring to break things up as we got to break.

*The Acclaimed backstage with Renee…2point0 interrupt & try to connect as fellow sports entertainers…The Acclaimed laugh their asses off & walk away.

(5)  Powerhouse Hobbs def. Wardlow…in a FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE / ANYTHING GOES MATCH to become the NEW TNT Champion…the fight starts in the parking area…eventually they brawl out to the ring…around the 9 minute mark they battle up the ramp & in front of the announce desk…as Wardlow sets up for a Powerbomb, QT Marshall blasts Wardlow with a chair…QT with a low blow kick to Wardlow…QT & Hobbs deliver a 2-man Powerbomb of Wardlow off the stage & onto a raised/padded platform…Wardlow fails to answer the ref’s 10 count & we’ve got a new champ (10:53).

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AEW RAMPAGE PREVIEW – Mar. 10, 2023 

+ Sammy Guevara vs. Action Andretti

+ The Acclaimed in action

+ Konosuke Takeshita vs. Preston Vance

+ Riho vs. Nyla Rose

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AEW DYNAMITE PREVIEW – Mar. 15, 2023 – Winnipeg, Manitoba

+ MJF Birthday Celebration

+ House of Black (c) vs. The Elite vs. The JAS – for the AEW World Trios Championship

+ Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett – for the All-Atlantic/International Championship