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SICKOS! It’s Wednesday, you know what that means! AEW Dynamite is LIVE tonight from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida, as tonight’s episode will prove to be the fallout from WrestleDream! Most title holders were successful on Saturday, but we did get one title change and, on top of that, the all-so-not-secret debut of one Ilya Dragunov.

And speaking of Ilya, he will make his in-ring debut for the company tonight when he faces United Empire member Speedball Mike Bailey. Will Ospreay and Adam Copeland will team up to face Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight, while we will also have two matches to determine future challengers, perhaps. Queen Aminata will face the returning Maya World for a chance to go on and win her TBS Title back, while the Young Bucks will face Mark Davis and Jake Doyle in a tag team title eliminator match. All of this, and, of course, so much more in store for us tonight!

So, how is everyone going on this Hump Day? The Eagles season continues to fall apart, and now Jalen Hurts has blood clots in his lungs which apparently may or may not have been botched by the team. The Flyers learned how to win two games in a row, and the Pacers start tonight in New Orleans with Hali back!

But enough about me and enough about you, let’s get ready to make the Dynamite go BOOM!

Tonight we are live in the Sunshine State, with Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz (sans glasses) are on the call! Ex sounds a little hoarse.

YOU WANTED WAR! Ex runs down the matches we can expect tonight!

It’s time for an elimination (perhaps!)

AEW World Tag Team Title Eliminator Match: The Young Bucks vs. Mark Davis and Jake Doyle

A reminder that, should D&D win or go to the time-limit, then they will earn a future tag team title shot.

The fans understood the assignment as Davis and Doyle launch an assault on the Bucks. Don Callis says his guys are going to “over beat” the Bucks. Phrasing, the game! The Bucks continue to be dire straits as Matt gets smashed in the corner by Davis. Doyle with one Powerbomb to Nick into the timekeeper’s table, but I AM THE TABLE! DUN DUN! A second attempt sends Nick through the table proper. Back in the ring, and Davis hits not one, not two, but THREE piledrivers to Matt while Doyle has Nick in a bearhug. Davis with the pin, and that’s it!
WINNERS: Mark Davis and Jake Doyle
TIME: 2:50
THOUGHTS: Talk about a beatdown. The Bucks should have skipped this one lol.
RATING: Bucks in pain on the side of I-90. Pray for them.

We go back to Saturday for highlights from WrestleDream!

It’s sing-along time with the Cope!

Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight vs. Adam Copeland and AEW World Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay

Copeland and Knight will start this one off. HOLY SHIT chants, I’m assuming for the Copeland-Ospreay team? Copeland takes Knight down to the mat face first. Knight to his feet, but Copeland trucks him with his shoulder. Knights all like I can’t compete straight up, so he goes to the eyes of Cope and stomps away on him in the corner.

More HOLY SHIT chants as Ospreay and Flecther are in now. Shoves ensue, chops ensue, Fletcher with a shoulder tackle and a forearm when Will kips up. Ospreay with an enziguri to the ear of Fletcher. Ospreay hits the standing moonsault for a two. Knight enters the ring to help Fletcher, which draws in Copeland. Adam takes Kyle to the corner and lays in a beating as Callis remarks that Kyle had Adam’s post on his wall at university. Ospreay and Fletcher now, Ospreay looking Snap Rana, but Fletcher pulls him into a Powerbomb attempt and Knight hits a missile dropkick as we head to break.

Knight is in control as we return. That doesn’t last long, though, as Ospreay hits the BRUV forearm! Tag to Copeland, who lays out Knight and hits a flapjack to Fletcher. Copeland looking SPEAR, but Knight to the apron. Fletcher distracts Copeland so Knight can hit a springboard clothesline for a two. Tag to Fletcher, Knight feeds Copeland to Fletcher for a Michinoku Driver, but Ospreay is back for the save.

Will sends Kevin to the floor and he hits a springboard crossbody to Knight! Ospreay to his corner, but he gets a big boot from Fletcher. The fans are booing, as we see Kazuchika Okada! He gets on the apron and taunts Copeland, but Ospreay pulls him from the apron and salts him with a forearm. Copeland with the SPEAR to Knight and the Killswitch on Kyle! Adam looking SPEAR, but Kyle charges the corner and gets hit with Okada’s belt! Sheer Drop Brainbuster finishes this one for the DCF!
WINNERS: Kevin Knight and Kyle Fletcher
TIME: 13:35
THOUGHTS: Much more competitive than the opening tag. Fletcher and Knight winning not only gets them their win back after losing the Bucks at WrestleDream, but it presents a few more case subjects in line for a World Title shot.
RATING: ***1/2

Post-match, the beatdown is on, as more members of the DCF (including a dapper looking WAR DOG) get into the ring and beat up on Copeland and Ospreay. Callis presents the World Title to Fletcher like it was a diamond ring, and Kyle hits Will in the head with it. The lights go out, and Darby Allin is here with the Sting baseball bat! But he’s not along, as Cool Hand Steven is here! Together with Copeland and Ospreay they clear the ring. Apparently, Nick Jackson came out at some point too lol. Steven on the mic. HE’S BACK…FOR BLOOD AND GUTS!

Swerve when I drive is in action, next!

BREAK IN PROGRESS!

WHOSE HOUSE?

Swerve Strickland vs. Tome Filip

Wow, it’s rare that the jobber enhancement talent gets their introduction before the superstar does!

They’re promoting Swerve’s bludgeoning rap career while he hits a House Call before the bell. The bell rings officially, and Strickland hits the Vertebreaker for the win.
WINNER: The Boss!
TIME: 25 ticks of time in essence
THOUGHTS: Swerve isn’t getting paid by the minute tonight!
RATING: Tome Tumbling

We see Women’s World Champion Mercedes Mone walking sans her Phantom of the Opera fashion mask!

It’s time for some strange bedfellows!

Orange Cassidy and Jay White vs. Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta

White and Garcia will open this one. Head fighting and standing switches from both men. Garcia backs it up to the corner, as White give a clean break and looks at his hand. OC still has his aviators on lol. White catches the boot of Garcia and hits a Dragon Screw and a clothesline.

Cassidy is in now sans sunglasses. Yuta distracts his former Best Friend, and Garcia looks for the sleeper. Cassidy fights that off and Yuta tags himself in. Yuta rolls Cassidy to the mat and gets serenaded by the SICKOS in Coral Springs. Cassidy ends up on the apron, where he fights off Garcia, but Yuta traps him in the ring apron. White goes to help, but Yuta with a Tope Suicida to take out the Switchblade! That will take us to the break.

Garcia and Yuta think they are in charge as we return. But Cassidy sends Garcia to the floor, and he rolls up Yuta for a two. Cassidy springs right into a Tope Suicida to Garcia on the floor. Cassidy back in, Yuta tries to cut him off, but Cassidy stands right up and tags in White lol. Jay lays into both men and then goes corner to corner for lariats. White reverses Yuta’s hammer throw and hits a DDT for a two.

White takes Yuta to the corner and looks for the punches, but Wheeler sneaks out from underneath and Powerbombs White into the DR corner. They run the clothesline train and take a cheap shot at Cassidy. Dragon Tamer from Garcia, Cassidy pulls Yuta out of the ring and kicks Danny in the face, but he stands there. CASSIDY WITH THE MOST VICIOUS STRIKES EVER! Garcia has to give up after this, goozle, no, slap instead! Fastball Special from the DR, but Switchblade makes the save. He tags himself in and hits the Bladerunner on Yuta for the win!
WINNERS: Jay White and Orange Cassidy
TIME: 10:25
THOUGHTS: Fairly inoffensive, even if it was the Death Riders C-Team facing the new strange bedfellows. The right man won, as White should be getting his push towards someone’s title.
RATING: ***1/4

We will hear from the C-E-O, next!

BREAK IN PROGRESS!

The Remarkable Renee Paquette is in the back with Three-Time Trio’s Champions Hangman Adam Page and Brodido! She congratulates them on being three-time Champions, and Brody King says it is great. But they couldn’t have done it without there MVP, Bandido! He says he is honored to be Champion again, but here comes Prince Nana to dress them down. Swerve Strickland is here, and he says he wants the titles back. Hangman says you did give us our rematch, so it’s only fair that we give you your rematch. Strickland mentioned Full Gear 2023 and what they did to each other, and he wants the title match to be a Texas Death! The fans love it, but Hangman says no, and the fans don’t like it. Strickland scoffs and walks away.

A white limo shows up in the back, and Nick Wayne gets out! He’s wearing a shirt that says “Nick Wayne beat Jericho” in the style of the WCW Nitro font under his blazer. We get pyro in the arena as well.

Renee is in the ring, and she welcomes out the Women’s World Champion, Mercedes Mone! Renee congratulates her on retaining her title at WrestleDream despite a broken nose. Mone says her nose is broken, but that didn’t stop her from beating Willow and then defeating that dumb bitch they call the Spider. She cracks wise about Thekla not even being big enough to go past her knee and she tells Renee to get the hell out. Mone says she doesn’t chase the spotlight, it follows her, and after she cleaned out the garbage in the division, she wants to know who is next.

Well, Marina Shafir is next, and Mone is like oh shit lol. Shafir tells her don’t be a pussy lol. That was WAY better than that other promo she cut. You know, THAT one. Mone has a fit and she leaves the ring. Roderick Strong makes his way down to the ring, and Mone tells him to go get her. Because, you know, family!

AEW Continental Title Eliminator: Jon Moxley vs. Roderick Strong

Both men try to out wrestle the other from the word go, and Strong lands chops that force Moxley to retreat to the floor. Jon is back in the ring, and he takes Strong to the mat. Back to their feet, and Strong hits a dropkick for a two. Strikes are traded, with Moxley winning out with a forearm shiver. Moxley traps Strong in the corner, and he dropkicks the prone knee of Roddy. To the floor we go, as Moxley wants to take off Roddy’s boot for him. What a swell guy! Roddy shows his lack of gratitude with an apron backbreaker as we hit the break.

Both men are in the corner as we return. Strong looking Superplex, but Moxley hits a headbutt instead, sending Roddy to the mat. Paradigm Shift from Moxley, but no pin is attempted. Moxley sends Strong to the floor and then follows in with an Elbow Suicida! Back in the ring, as Moxley psyches himself up. Corner clothesline and mounted punches. That doesn’t keep a good Roddy down, though, as he fires back with clothesline and a back breaker. Roddy misses the Sick Kick and Moxley crushes him with the King Kong Lariat.

Both men back to their feet as both men trade hands, CUTTER from Moxley! Strong fires back with a running knee strike for a two. Strong with the Tiger Driver into the Strong Hold! Roddy gives it up and looks to reapply it, but Moxley drags him down into the Rear Naked Choke, and Strong taps out!
WINNER: Jon Moxley
TIME: 11:00
THOUGHTS: Roddy tapping out really quickly caught me off-guard a little bit, but at least it appears as though Moxley is back on the winning track.
RATING: ***1/2

Post-match, the Rabid Dogs are here to attack Strong! Moxley returns to the ring, and he confronts them, and everything seems cool, until Jon turns his back and the Dogs jump him! Gabe Kidd is here to save Moxley! Kidd shoves both men, and Connors SPEARS him! Strong tries to get back in but he’s overwhelmed, leading to Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reiilly to make the save. Here comes the Bang Bang Gang, BUT IT’S A TRAP, AND WHITE HITS CASSIDY WITH THE BLADERUNNER! Robinson and Austin ambush O’Reilly. Here comes Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia, but Austin and Colten Gunn ambush them! Claudio Castagnoli is here and he gives no fucks as he attacks everyone until he can be subdued. Three men hold Claudio in place so Finlay can hit him with the Shillelagh. White pulls Moxley to his feet and taunts him, so Jon spits in his face. Jay hits him with the Bladerunner as the latest Bullet Club Reunion is complete. NGL, I think being heels works better for most of them guys anyway.

Video package for Ilya Dragunov. He details his drive to Orlando on Saturday and says the welcome he has received is overwhelming. And we won’t have to wait too long for his debut, because it’s our main event!

BREAK IN PROGRESS!

We return to see Divine Dominion and the Triangle of Madness attacking Wrathlander and The Brawling Birds! Julia and Skye stare down Megan and Lena, but Thekla, of all people, plays the Peacekeeper.

Justin Roberts asks that we stand up and cheer for a handsome man, and his name is Nick Wayne. Out comes Wayne, as he stands in the middle of the ring while a smattering of fans chants his name, to which Taz says stop it lol. Nick wants to know if we heard the news, that he beat Chris Jericho! PYRO! Twice! So, it’s only right to do it again, Nick Wayne beat Chris Jericho twice! PYRO! TWICE! Which only means one thing, and that is Chris Jericho needs to come down here, stand face-to-face with the Prodigy, and apologize! Nick says bring your dumbass out here now!

Jericho doesn’t come out, and Wayne says he should have known that Jericho wasn’t a man of his word. But BANG goes more PYRO as Jericho is here! The fans sing Judas as Jericho gets in the ring. Wayne says he is surprised Jericho is here if he is being honest. But Wayne has been dreaming about all the ways that he would apologize, so go ahead and say it!

Jericho goes to speak, but Wayne says he lied, he had been dreaming of this since Jericho challenged him. He had his family tune in to Dynamite to see this apologize. Jericho tries again, and Wayne says you probably had your family and friends tune out of Dynamite.

Jericho: NICK WAYNE, WOULD YOU PLEASE SHUT THE HELL UP!

How can Jericho apologize if Wayne won’t let him. Jericho says the result would have been different at WrestleDream, and Wayne says when he beat Jericho again! PYRO! Wayne says you are telling him great things that he already knew, but he needs Jericho to say I’m sorry. Read my lips. Do you need it in Spanish. Say it Chris! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!

Jericho: Good lord, are you a douchebag?

Jericho says he too was a douchebag at the age of 21. He has been in this business long enough to know when he was wrong, and he apologizes. Nick is the Prodigy and he has the talent, and Wayne will go back to this moment as a turning point in his career. You have learned and listened to people who have been on the top of the business, and soon you will be there to. Jericho says he did the same thing and prattles off a list of people that he learned from, and if Wayne can do the same, then he will go out to be a World Champion! You will entertain millions of fans around the world, and you will go down as one of the absolute best in the business. Do you understand what I am saying to you right now…

…Douchebag!

Video package from the first match of the best-of-five series between the Motor City Machine Guns and FTR, which the MCMG won!

Dr. Britt Baker DMD and dual Champion Persephone are here to observe this next match.

TBS Title #1 Contenders Match: Queen Aminata vs. Maya World
Both ladies trade at the bell as Persephone and Britt suggest they should kill each other. Maya shoves Aminata and she is like REALLY? Aminata takes Maya to the mat and looks for the Chocolate Kisses, but Maya isn’t biting. Maya rolls Aminata over, but Aminata rolls out of it and delivers on the kisses. Lunging boot and Aminta taunts Maya. Maya with a jawbreaker and she hits a spinning heel kick so hard that the Queen bounces to the floor. On the floor, and Maya connects with a crossbody. She returns Aminata to the ring and taunts Persephone. Maya to the apron, where Aminata knees her in the head. She hits the Test Drive for a two as we hit the break.

Aminata plants Maya with the Michinoku Driver for a two as we return. Aminata picks up Maya, but Maya escapes. Aminata with strikes and she screams at Maya to BRING IT. Maya, in fact, did bring it, with strikes of her own and an enziguri. Maya comes up empty in the corner, but so does Aminata, as Maya hits a basement dropkick. Maya to the top, she hits the Moonsault for a two. Maya looking Area Code Jones, but it leads to a series of roll-ups. Maya with a running knee strike and arrogant cover for a two. Aminata trips up Maya, looking Off with Her Head, but Maya rolls to the floor.

Aminata to the floor, where she throws Maya into the barricade. She sets up the chair with Maya on it, goes to the apron, and hits a missile dropkick! THIS IS AWESOME chants as Aminata crowns Maya with a headbutt, and Off with Her Head gets Aminata a shot at the TBS Title next week!
WINNER: Queen Aminata
TIME: 10:10
THOUGHTS: A really damn good match. Neither woman left anything in the ring or on the floor in this one, and either lady could have won this one.
RATING: ***3/4

Post-match, Baker and Persephone look to attack, but here comes Hyan to back up Aminata and Maya, and the heels back off.

Video package for the Rascalz. They are looking to get back into the Trio’s Titles scene, and to that point, Myron Reed will face Swerve Strickland on Saturday at Collision. He also mentions that match two between the MCMG and FTR will be Saturday, while the third match takes place next Wednesday!

The Don Callis Family are in the back. NGL, I didn’t pay the most pristine attention to what Callis said, I just know that he gave verbal fellatio to his guys, bragged about making money, and Okada says FAMILY is important.

Dragunov and Bailey is coming up, next!

The Opps are here post-break. Joe says things did not go his way on Saturday, but he ended up choking out Will Ospreay, so he knows that title is his. Here comes Jack Perry, and he says Joe might be the biggest and the baddest, and he may have beat his ass around Paris, but you didn’t shake his hand after the match. So, Jack wants another match with him. Joe scoffs and says he couldn’t think of a better place than Miami to lick his wounds, and he will get to Perry later. Joe leaves, as Perry stares down HOOK and Action Andretti.

It’s time for the MAIN EVENT (So says Mark Henry)

Ilya Dragunov vs. Speedball Mike Bailey

The bell rings as we get A-E-DUB chants. Lock-up, mat return from Dragunov, Bailey rolls him back over, and we get a tussle to the corner. Ilya looking to slap the shit out of Bailey, but Mike avoids it. Dragunov with a Judo throw and he mounts Bailey. Speedball fries himself and lands kicks to the quads of Dragunov. Ilya sends Bailey off, he avoids the handstand, but he eats a Snap Rana. Dragunov to the corner, he kicks Bailey away and then hits a big running kick. Round kick, no, big chop from Dragunov and a German. Ilya remains in control, forcing Bailey to get to the ropes, where he hits a X-Moonsault! Bailey has Dragunov lined up against the ring steps, but he ends up kicking the steps. Ilya with a big overhead release suplex as we hit the final break.

We see Dragunov with a curb stomp to Bailey, but Speedball connects with a SUPERKICK to drop Dragunov to the mat. Ilya runs at Bailey, but Speedball uncorks all of the kicks before hitting the running Shooting Star Press for a two. Speedball switches to the Crossarm Breaker. Dragunov lifts Bailey off the mat, but an up kick gives Bailey separation. Speedball with kicks, Dragunov with strikes. Ilya kips up with an enziguri and goes into the German Suplex automation. Bailey tries to avoid more punishment, but Ilya pulls him in for a German with the bridge for a two. Dragunov to the top and he connects with the back senton for a two.

THIS IS AWESOME chants as Bailey makes his way to the apron. Dragunov stares at Bailey like he is going to unleash the Dragon. Instead, he heads to the apron and chops Bailey in the back. Speedball trips up Dragunov and hits the jumping double knees! Either both men sell well or both of them are in serious shit. Bailey to the top, but Dragunov meets him. Ilya with strikes and a headbutt. Avalanche Butterfly Suplex for a two! Ilya looking for the D-Bomb, but Speedball blocks it and rolls him up for a two. Bailey with the sunset flip into the straitjacket for a two. Bailey with a kick, but Dragunov chops his leg. Kick from Bailey, Ilya is in the zone, but he runs into another big kick. Time and Adventure connects for Bailey! Speedball looking Ultimo Weapon, but he takes too long and Dragunov with the leg sweep. Powerbomb, a D-Bomb to the leg, and a running D-Bomb to the face of Bailey and Ilya wins his debut!
WINNER: Ilya Dragunov
TIME: 16:05
THOUGHTS: Welcome to AEW, Mr. Dragunov! A great debut for Ilya against a game Speedball. I know some people are going to complain about the 50-50 booking for a new star in AEW, but it’s not like Dragunov was facing a C-tier wrestler from ROH here.
RATING: ****1/4

Ilya celebrates his victory in the red lights, and with that, we are done!