AEW Dynamite – Oct 12

AEW Dynamite – Oct 12

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*Live from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

*Renee Paquette opens the show…she introduces fellow Canadian, Christian Cage, who in turn introduces his “right hand of destruction, Luchasaurus.”

(1)  Luchasaurus def. Jungle Boy…around the 10 minute mark, Christian Cage leaves the announce desk (as the crowd chants, “Edge is better!”)…Lachasaurus escapes a Crucifix Bomb pin attempt…Jungle hits the Killswitch on a kneeling Luchasaurus, but the big man kicks out at 2…Luchasaurus escapes the Snaretrap with a rope break…Luchasaurus grabs Jungle Jack off the top buckle & tosses him half way across the ring…follows with the Cut Throat & covers Jungle Jack for the win (14:05).

*Stokely Hathaway & Ethan Page backstage with Renee…Matt Hardy interrupts, he’s pissed that the Firm bought Private Party’s contracts from the AFO…Page challenges Isiah Kassidy to face him on Rampage…if Kassidy wins, the Firm release Private Party…if Page wins, the Firm owns Hardy’s contract as well.

*QT Marshall isn’t impressed with the creativity of the Ward-Joe tag team name…

(2)  Wardlow & Samoa Joe def. QT Marshall & Nick Comoroto…Wardlow with a Senton Atomico on Comoroto, Joe follows with the Coquina Clutch for the submission win (02:27)…AFTER…QT gets a Powerbomb, but before the Symphony can start…

*Prince Nana & Embassy head to the ring, Brian Cage mentions FTR & they answer the call…Dax wants a trios match with Embassy on Rampage, but they couldn’t ask Wardlow or Joe to join them after a hard night’s work…so Shawn Spears heads to the ring to join them…Spears tosses Aaron Solo into the ring to catch a Big Rig, just for fun.

*Chris Jericho & 2.0 backstage with Schiavone…Parker says Bryan Danielson broke up their happy family when he tried to poach Daniel Garcia…Menard says Danielson will be served humble pie tonight & the ROH championship will Toronto with “The Ocho.”

(3)  Swerve Strickland def. Billy Gunn…Billy kicks out of the Swerve Stomp…Billy attempts the One & Only (Cobra Clutch Slam) but Swerve snaps Billy over & counters into a Roll Up, grabbing the bottom rope to hold the cover for the win (08:48)…AFTER…the Acclaimed return to the ring to cheer up Daddy Ass with some scissor action…Mark Sterling interrupts, he has trademarked the “Scissor Me” catchphrase, hand signal, & gets the money from their t-shirt sales…Sterling scissors Tony Nese to rub salt in the wound.

*MJF backstage with Marves…Stokely Hathaway interrupts…MJF is annoyed, says that’s strike 2…MJF says William Regal has a dark past with him (a story for another day)…MJF says he WILL be champion, because he is a generational talent.

*Jon Moxley to the ring for an interview with Schiavone…Mox says being world champ isn’t easy & lots of guys can’t handle it…it’s a dirty, ruthless job & Mox loves it…Hangman Adam Page interrupts so Mox can talk to his face…there’s mutual respect between them, Page he didn’t like being referred to as a “nice kid”…he’s a MAN, just like Mox…he will be ruthless when he has to be in Cincinnati…he gives Mox his word that he will be champion…as MJK watches from his skybox with his precious chip & a big smile.

*Ian Riccaboni joins commentary & Bobby Cruise handles the introductions for…

(4)  Chris Jericho def. Bryan Danielson…retains his ROH World Championship…around the 12 minute mark the ref takes a bump & Matt Menard slides the ROH belt to Jericho…Daniel Garcia sprints down to take the belt from Jericho, allowing Danielson to hit the Psycho Knee…but then Garcia blasts Danielson with the belt…Angelo Parker tosses the ref back in & Jericho covers for the win (14:39)…AFTER…Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli down & the Jericho Appreciation Society rolls out.

*Nyla Rose (with Vickie Guerrero & Marina Shafir) backstage with Renee…Anna Jay interrupts & challenges Nyla to fight her for the stolen TBS Championship on Rampage.

(5)  Toni Störm & Hikaru Shida def. Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter…Britt goes for the Lockjaw but Shida rolls it over into a pinning combo…Britt kicks out, grabs a roll up of her own…three rolling reversals until Shida gets the Roll Up win (08:17).

*Butcher & the Blade promo…looking to make Claudio Castagnoli pay for the way he treated Private Party last week…they’ll see each other at Rampage.

(6)  Orange Cassidy def. Pac…to become the NEW All Atlantic Champion…Pac hits a Tombstone on the ramp & Cassidy rolls himself to ringside, just beating the 10 count…referee Bryce Remsburg stops Pac from grabbing the timekeeper’s hammer this week…Cassidy escapes the Brutalizer with a rope break…Pac goes to the timekeeper’s table again but this time Danhausen slows him down & the ref takes the hammer again…but Pac gets another hammer from under the ring…Cassidy knocks it away with an Orange Punch…Pac with a roll up but Cassidy kicks out & hits the Orange Punch…Cassidy with a 3^rd Orange Punch for the win (11:21)…AFTER…Best Friends & Danhausen celebrate the new champ.

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AEW RAMPAGE PREVIEW – Oct. 14, 2022 

+ Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Butcher & Blade

+ FTR & Shawn Spears vs. Brian Cage & Gates of Agony

+ Ethan Page vs. Isiah Kassidy (Private Party win their freedom or Matt Hardy’s contract belongs to The Firm)

+ Nyla Rose vs. Anna Jay – for the stolen TBS Championship belt

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AEW DYNAMITE PREVIEW – **TUESDAY** Oct. 18, 2022 – Cincinnati, OH

+ Jon Moxley (c) vs. Hangman Adam Page – for the AEW World Championship

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