Now it’s time for the next match of the evening, the late-added All Star 8-Man Tag. We head back down to ringside, where we get a weird entrance for “Mr. Instant Replay” and Slick Nick, as the former EVP duo known as The Young Bucks make their way to the ring.

Out next are Josh Alexander and new TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher. The Don Callis Family duo join Nicholas and Matthew Jackson in this scheduled multi-man match. Out next are Hologram, Brody King, and Tomohiro Ishii, before we find out who is joining the team as the mystery member from NJPW.

With that said, NJPW veteran Hiromu Takahashi is introduced. He makes his way out and settles in the ring. And with that, this match gets underway as the bell sounds to get things officially off-and-running. Takahashi and Fletcher start the match off for their respective teams.

In the early goings, it is Fletcher who gets the upper-hand before chaos ensues, leading to the match spilling to the outside of the ring. The Bucks take out Brody King, but they and the Don Callis Family duo get hit with a dive by Hologram.

On that note, the show shifts gears and heads into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues. When we return, we see Hologram landing a reverse rana on Nick before stopping an intercepting Kyle Fletcher. Tag made to Takahashi, who fends off the attack of the Bucks and the Family to land a flurry of offense.

Running kick on Fletcher for a cover and a two count. Alexander tries to intercept him on the turnbuckle but is cut off, but this gives an opening as Josh and Fletcher quickly trade tags leading to a tombstone piledriver, but this only gives Kyle a near-fall as Takahashi kicks out.

Hiromu builds up speeds on the ropes to land a big lariat on the Protostar, before things break down once again. Tag made to Alexander after the Bucks intervene, and Josh hits an elbow strike only to get dropped with a flatliner by Takahashi. Pin is broken up by Fletcher.

As this is happening, we see Tomohiro come in, only for Fletcher to send him out of the ring just as Brody comes back in to send the Protostar out to the floor. Hologram sends Matt down as well before hitting a rope walk for a dive onto the pile outside. Back in the ring, Hiromu escapes a C4 Spike to drop Alexander with the Time Bomb for the win.

Winners: Hiromu Takahashi, Hologram, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii

Swerve Strickland & Kazuchika Okada Pull-Apart

We head to the entrance stage area, where Renee Paquette introduces her guest at this time, the one and only Swerve Strickland. Out he comes accompanied as always by Prince Nana. Swerve is asked about his match against Okada at Forbidden Door, something Swerve says is his top priority even as folks might be worried about him needing to slow down.

He is quickly interrupted by the reigning AEW Unified Champion, who stares Strickland down on the ramp before taking the microphone to tell him that with that knee, he has no chance. He may as well give up now. Swerve simply replies by asking “Whose House?” garnering “Swerve’s House” chants from the crowd.

As you might expect, Okada then says, “B*tch,” only for Swerve to immediately shove him off the ramp before security rushes out to stop a fight from breaking out. The two are kept apart, as they jaw at each other off the microphone as the brief but eventful segment comes to an end.

Jon Moxley Recruits The Young Bucks For Forbidden Door

We shoot backstage after commentary hypes our main event of the evening, which is coming up next. Before that, we go backstage where Jon Moxley is asked if he’s chosen his teammates for Forbidden Door.

It is mentioned that NJPW President and Japanese wrestling legend Hiroshi Tanahashi will be joining the fight against him for the opposing team. Mox walks off, approaches The Young Bucks and shuts the door in the camera’s face.

Tony Schiavone Makes Some Big Announcements

From there, we head back to ringside as Tony Schiavone confirms some more matches for Forbidden Door: Christian Cage and Adam Copeland will join forces, as they will team up to face Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian.

The Lights Out Steel Cage Match is now official, with the Golden Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) joining Will Ospreay, Darby Allin, and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli, teaming with Gabe Kidd and The Young Bucks.

The Opps (Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & Powerhouse Hobbs) vs. LFI (RUSH, Dralistico & The Beast Mortos)

It’s main event time!

After the big announcements from Tony Schiavone, we head back to ringside, where The Opps make their way to the ring for our final match of the evening. Out next are LFI, and we get this match underway. Mortos and Hobbs start things off for their respective teams.

We see Hobbs settle into the early offensive lead, before the Beast fights back for a tag to Dralistico. Tag made to Samoa Joe as well, and Joe lays into Dralistico before tagging in Shibata. He goes after LFI on the apron, and this gets them riled up as they go after Shibata leading to a triple dropkick.

On that note, we shift gears and head into a mid-match commercial break as the action in this trios main event continues. When the show returns, we see Mortos has taken control of the match as he gets a near-fall on Shibata. Tag made to RUSH, who sends The Wrestler to the corner for a flurry of offense.

Shibata gets back to his feet, absorbing the strikes from RUSH before trading them. He fights back from the corner with a boot to the face, laying in some more after before RUSH turns it around for a bit. Shibata back to his feet as they trade strikes once more.

From there, we see both men are down before Mortos and Hobbs get the tags in, picking back up for a hoss fight that leads to Dralistico getting caught in the crossfire. Dralistico gets sent away before Hobbs drops Mortos for the cover, but LFI break up the pin.

Dralistico and Joe each with a tag, with Joe catching Dralistico on a springboard attack to lock in the Coquina Clutch. He cranks back on it. Meanwhile, RUSH and Mortos are kept at bay by the other members of The Opps. Dralistico eventually goes out. The Opps pick up the win.

Winners: The Opps

MJF Sneak-Attacks Hangman Page

Once the main event of the evening is in the rear view mirror, we head backstage to the parking garage area, where we see AEW World Champion Hangman Page. He’s asked about the match against MJF, but the challenger blindsides him for a sneak attack.

MJF slams the Hangman’s head against the hood of a nearby car, asking Page if he remembers when MJF said he’d break him and saying he ain’t seen nothing yet. MJF walks off, leaving Hangman laid out as this week’s show goes off the air on that note. Thanks for joining us.

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8/13 AEW Dynamite Results

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