AEW Dynamite is live tonight from the San Jose Civic Center in San Jose, CA., live at 8/7c on TBS and HBO Max.Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. ‘Speedball’ Mike BaileyWillow Nightingale (c) vs. Persephone
The show returns and we gear up for our second championship contest of the evening here in “The Golden State,” as the TBS Championship is on-the-line in our next bout. The champion and challenger make their respective ring walks, the bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running.
Nightingale takes control with a headlock early on, taking Persephone to the mat from the ropes. Persephone breaks free, but it doesn’t take long for Willow to regain control with a head-scissors. She gets sent to the corner by Persephone, and acknowledges the effort with a handshake.
The challenger accepts the handshake but then in sneaky fashion, quickly turns it into a pin attempt. She only gets two. Nightingale sends her into the corner with authority. Persephone kicks her. Nightingale hits a cartwheel into an enzugiri.
Nightingale sends Persephone into the corner and follows in with a clothesline. She hits a Northern Lights suplex and covers her, but only gets a count of two. She hits a cross-body and goes for another cover, but again only gets a two-count for her efforts.
Persephone begins fighting back. She hits a big fall-away slam to shift the offensive momentum in her favor, as the show shifts gears and settles into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues. The show returns to more back-and-forth action.
Willow pulls her away from the corner for a moonsault, but Persephone dodges it and lands a German suplex on the champ, who responds with a German suplex of her own. Persephone catches Willow with a superkick and a springboard moonsault for two as we hear that ten minutes have elapsed. Both women make it to their feet.
They trade shots before Willow takes the challenger down for a near fall. She sends Persephone to the corner, but the challenger responds with a dropkick sending Nightingale to the mat. She heads to the corner but Willow intercepts.
The two fight it out on the turnbuckle. Sunset powerbomb is blocked by the champ, but Persephone catches her in a crucifix position, only for Willow to counter out of the powerbomb attempt, using a backslide for the three-count to retain her TBS Championship.
Winner and STILL TBS Champion: Willow Nightingale
Challenge Issued For AEW Revolution Zero Hour
Backstage, we see TBS Champion Willow Nightingale is feeling the rush after retaining her title moments ago. She addresses defending the tag titles at Revolution before issuing a challenge to Lena Kross to defend the TBS Title during Zero Hour at AEW Revolution this weekend.
Mark Briscoe & The Young Bucks vs. Tommaso Ciampa & FTR
It’s main event (match) time!
Out first are Mark Briscoe and The Young Bucks. FTR make their entrance next, wheeling Stokely down the ramp before Tommaso Ciampa makes his way out to get this match underway. The MJF and Hangman Page press conference is still to come.
Before the bell sounds, all six men go at it. The Bucks and FTR brawl ahead of their tag title match at AEW Revolution. Matt sends Cash into the barricade before staring down Stokely, as we see Briscoe setting up a table for Ciampa.
He goes up top but is intercepted by Harwood in the corner, and the bell finally rings to make things official. Briscoe blocks a super-plex to send Dax to the mat, and Nick gets the drop on him allowing Mark to get a near fall. The tag is made to Matt now, who gets sent to the corner by Harwood, as Ciampa makes the tag.
Tommaso with some shots before tagging in Wheeler, but things break down as both Bucks go on the attack. Briscoe runs in as well for a Shining Wizard, and we get a Superkick Party taking FTR and Ciampa down hard. A Meltzer Driver is blocked as FTR go for a stuffed piledriver.
Matt counters out as Briscoe drops Wheeler with a cutter off the turnbuckle. Ciampa slides in and trades strikes with Briscoe, until both men are taken to the mat with a double down for a big crowd reaction. On that note, the show shifts gears and heads into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.
When we return, we see Briscoe and Harwood are trading chops on the outside until Wheeler joins in. The action comes back to the ring and breaks down into chaos as The Bucks intervene, handing Briscoe a chair for a dive onto all three of their opponents.
Dax is brought back into the ring as Nick hits a splash for the near fall, tagging in Matt as Briscoe takes Harwood down hard. This only gets another near fall as the crowd chants “we want tables”…but a Superkick Party is interrupted, allowing Harwood to take Matt down.
A tag is made to Ciampa who goes to the corner. Wheeler joins him on the opposite side, but a running kick is dodged allowing the Bucks to hit more superkicks. Ciampa gets set up for More Bang for Your Buck, and Briscoe tags in for a Froggy Bow.
During the follow-up pin attempt, Dax breaks it up before the count of three. Nick gets sent through the table on the outside as FTR regain control, leading to a Shatter Machine. Ciampa with the cover, but Matt breaks it up in the nick of time.
FTR takes Matt to the outside, where he tries to fight them off before they land a stuffed piledriver onto the announce table. Matt Jackson IS the table as it doesn’t break, and back in the ring Ciampa hits a knee to the back for a near fall on Briscoe.
Mark looks for a Jay Driller but is stopped by Cash on the apron, and this allows Ciampa to land another knee on Briscoe for the win. There is no time for celebration as Tommaso Ciampa continues the beatdown on Briscoe, taking some chairs to set up for a Psycho Driller that drives Briscoe through the chairs.
Winners: Tommaso Ciampa & FTR
AEW Revolution Press Conference For MJF vs. Hangman Page
It’s main event (segment) time!
A video package airs showing the history of the storied rivalry between reigning AEW World Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman and former AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page. Bryan Danielson will moderate their pre-match press conference in our final segment of the evening, next.
We see the backs of heads of “reporters”. Danielson introduces Hangman Adam Page, and he introduces the current champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Danielson fields questions. One reporter wants to know if Hangman is going just for the World Title, or for revenge.
Hangman says that he will be going for revenge, and that includes taking what means most to MJF, and that is his world title. Another reporter wants to know how the match stipulations effect how they prepare for this match. MJF says that the stipulations are stupid, but he will be leaving with his World Title.
Hangman says you will be leaving in an ambulance. A reporter says that MJF lost twice to Hangman last year, and he wants to know how he can beat Hangman this time. MJF calls the guy a tub of goo, and he says he will not lose to Hangman again, and he will be leaving as champion. Another reporter asks about it being a Texas Deathmatch.
Hangman says he won the title in this match; he defended the title in this match; he is Texas Deathmatch. Another reporter runs down the history Hangman when it comes to his matches in California. Hangman says he is laying it all on the line when it comes to this match.
People have been comparing their stories and their careers, and they get to finish it. It will be bloody and it will be violent. The last question is for Hangman, and they want to know what Hangman will do if he doesn’t win Sunday.
MJF says yeah, Hangman, what are you going to do? Hangman seems to doubt himself, but MJF has two beers here to toast to the challenger. He toasts to Hangman never being the champion again, and he throws the beer in his face. Predictably, this turns into a brawl and, of course, main event shenanigans.
Hangman and MJF fight their way out from the back and through the crowd. Security gets knocked down like bowling pins, as Hangman throws MJF into the ring. Hangman lines up MJF for a Buckshot Lariat, but more security is here. Hangman drops every single one of them while MJF puts on his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
Hangman ducks Max’s swing and hits the Deadeye! Hangman goes under the ring, and he grabs a barbwire board! Hangman sets up MJF for another Deadeye, but MJF scurries away and takes off into the crowd. As the two yell at each other while being separated, the show wraps up. Thanks for joining us!
