After some showmanship at the start, we see Joe finally jump into the early offensive lead, taking it to MJF and focusing his attack on the weakened neck of the champ. MJF gets a hope spot but when he goes to follow up, Samoa Joe Donkey Kong’s him into the mat on the back of his neck.

On that note, we shift gears and head into a mid-match commercial break as this main event title tilt continues. We return from the break, and things are going much the same, with Joe easily dominating.

Joe sets up a table on the floor and chokeslams MJF through it before letting out a big, evil laugh as fans loudly boo him. Back in the ring, he goes for the cover but somehow MJF kicks out. Joe exposes the concrete on the floor by ripping the mats up.

He brings MJF out and looks for a pile driver but MJF bites Joe’s leg to free himself. MJF goes for a pile driver, but his neck hurts so he can’t. Joe gets MJF and this time he does plant MJF on the concrete floor with a pile driver. Officials and doctors rush to check on MJF as Joe has a sadistic look in his eyes.

Samoa Joe beats up the officials checking on MJF. He drags him back in the ring and goes for a cover, but MJF kicks out. Joe picks up a lifeless MJF and yells in his face to give up. MJF springs to life and connects with a Liger Bomb for a pin attempt, but Joe kicks out. Fans chant, “This is awesome!”

MJF pulls the ref close to him and he low-blows Joe. He slips the Dynamite Diamond Ring on behind the ref’s back. He goes to drill Joe with it but the ref catches him. As the ref gets rid of it, Joe blatantly low-blows MJF. He hits a Muscle Buster and goes for the cover but MJF kicks out. Joe looks shocked.

Referee Paul Turner gets bumped and MJF chokes Joe out with a chain or something given to him by Adam Cole. When the ref comes back in the ring, MJF has a regular choke on Joe. The ref calls for the bell. MJF did as promised and choked out Joe to retain.

Winner and STILL AEW World Champion: MJF

MJF grabs the ref and hugs him as Adam Cole slides in the ring and removes the chain to hide the evidence. After the match, Joe goes to confront Cole by pushing him. MJF jumps in front of Cole and grabs his neck and stumbles, but defends his friend anyways. Joe helps him up, shakes his hand and walks off.

Officials check on MJF, who celebrates with Adam Cole in front of his home state fans. That’s how this week’s show wraps up. We head off the air on that note. Thanks for joining us!

–– AEW has announced the following card for tonight ––

• Betting Odds for AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam
• Chris Jericho vs. Sammy Guevara
• ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston in a Title vs. Title match
• AEW International Champion Jon Moxley defends against Rey Fenix
• AEW Women’s World Champion Saraya defends against Toni Storm
• ROH World Tag Team Champion MJF defends his AEW World Title against ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe

Stay tuned to WrestlingAttitude, WA.Com On Twitter and Google News for more.

9/20 AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam Results