**CONTAINS SPOILERS**
Tonight’s episode of AEW DYNAMITE: Road Rager was broadcast live from the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO!
Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, and Jim Ross were the broadcast team for tonight’s event.
It’s Wednesday night and you know what that means!
Hair vs. Hair Match!
“The Wizard” Chris Jericho of The Jericho Appreciation Society (with Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, “Cool Hand” Angelo Parker & “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard) vs. Ortiz (with Eddie Kingston)!
William Regal joined the commentary team for this match.
“They’re going to war here to kick off Dynamite,” said Excalibur.
“Jericho was going for the win right away. He wanted to get this over with early,” replied Tony Schiavone.
They brawled outside the ring but Ortiz placing Jericho in the barber’s chair and dropping right hands. Back in the ring, Ortiz blasted Jericho with a shotgun dropkick. Ortiz began to bite Chris Jericho’s forehead. Jericho gouged Ortiz’ eyes.
Jericho attempted a hurracanrana off the top turnbuckle but Ortiz countered into a powerbomb. Ortiz was about to connect with a top suicida but Jericho blocked it with a forearm. Jericho followed up with a suplex off the ring apron onto the arena floor.
“So much on the line, pride as much as anything else,” said Tony Schiavone.
Ortiz rallied back with a lariat to Jericho. Ortiz lit up Jericho with rapid-fire chops. Ortiz brought Jericho off the turnbuckles with a cutter. Jericho was looking for the Walls but Ortiz cradled him for a near fall. Ortiz DDT’ed Jericho in the center of the ring for a two-count.
Jericho fought back with a Code Breaker for a near fall on Ortiz. Jericho blocked a hurracanrana attempt by Ortiz and then locked Ortiz in the lion tamer. Ortiz made the crawl and reached the bottom rope. Eddie Kingston began to brawl with the Jericho Appreciation Society and then Wheeler Yuta and Santana sprinted down to even up the odds.
While ref Aubrey Edwards was distracted, Kingston nailed Jericho with the spinning backfist. Jericho lifted up his shoulder just before Edwards counted the three. Fuego Del Sol, with a baseball bat, jumped into the ring and knocked out Ortiz, allowing Jericho to score the pin!
“He’s the Wizard and he always has a trick up his sleeve, and this time the trick was Fuego Del Sol,” said Schiavone.
Fuego Del Sol unmasked and it was…Sammy Guevara!
“What an incredible turn of events,” said Excalibur.
Ortiz cut his own hair off.
“A man of his word,” said Kingston.
“Blood and Guts, Blood and Guts, Blood and Guts!” shouted Ortiz.
20-on-1 “Class Action” Handicap Elimination Match!
Plaintiffs vs. Wardlow!
“Smart” Mark Sterling was standing ringside.
The plaintiffs were surrounding the ring. The bell rang and the plaintiffs all stood onto the apron. They swarmed Wardlow.
Wardlow began to knock them all down. Wardlow powerbombed one of the guards over the top rope! Wardlow took down more men with spinebusters and chokeslams.
“This is an incredible sight,” said Schiavone.
“Wardlow just carving a path through almost half the field,” added Excalibur.
Wardlow eliminated all plaintiffs, and the case was dismissed!
“The sky is the limit for this man,” said Excalibur.
Wardlow grabbed Mark Sterling and pulled him into the ring. American Top Team’s Dan Lambert was in a sky box with TNT Champion Scorpio Sky. Lambert told UFC’s Matt Hughes and Tyrone Woodley to get in the ring and take out Wardlow.
Wardlow: “You boys are from St. Louis right? I know you’re smarter than to take orders from some rich guy in a sky box. We can fight if you want, but something tells me we’re cut from the same cloth.”
They shoved Sterling into Wardlow and Wardlow powerbombed Sterling.
FTR’s Dax Harwood (ROH Tag Team Champion) vs. Will Ospreay (IWGP United States Champion)!
“He’s one of the best in the entire world,” said Jim Ross of Will Ospreay.
They began with chain wrestling. Harwood started to chop away at Will. Harwood followed up with a snap suplex and then a back body drop.
Ospreay used a jawbreaker to escape Harwood’s grasp. Will grabbed Harwood’s leg and pulled him out of the ring. Ospreay flew out of nowhere with a shotgun dropkick, sending Harwood crashing into the steel ring steps!
Dax Harwood caught Will off a springboard back in the ring and drilled him with five consecutive German suplexes!
The fans chanted “A-E-W! A-E-W! A-E-W!”
Dax attempted a headbutt off the top rope but Ospreay dodged it!
“This is awesome! This is awesome! This is awesome!” the fans chanted.
Ospreay countered a suplex from the top and landed with a crossbody on top of Dax!
“What a tremendous battle we are witnessing here on Dynamite tonight,” said Excalibur.
Will Ospreay connected with a pescado over the top to Dax Harwood. Will smacked Dax with an elbow from the top rope to the back of the head! Ospreay staggered Dax with a roundhouse kick. Dax used a slingshot Liger bomb for a near fall on Ospreay!
Dax and Will began to headbutt one another from their knees. They got to their feet and traded strikes. Dax nearly decapitated Will with a massive lariat!
Ospreay used a Liger bomb on Dax for a near fall. Ospreay got Dax with the Os-cutter for a two-count. Ospreay landed the hidden blade to the back of Dax’s head and was able to finish off Harwood!
“An incredible victory for Will Ospreay,” said Excalibur.
The United Empire jumped in the ring after the match. Cash Wheeler and Roppongi Vice joined the fray to even up the numbers. “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy returned and strolled to the ring to help his friends! Ospreay stared at Orange in the center of the ring.
Forbidden Door Face-to-face!
Ahead of their match for the Interim AEW World Championship at FORBIDDEN DOOR live on pay-per-view on June 26th, AEW’s Jon Moxley had a face-off with NJPW’s Hiroshi Tanahashi!
Moxley: “I’ve been chasing you for a long, long time, my man. And now finally here you are in all your glory—Hiroshi Tanahashi.
“I chased you across Japan on bullet trains. All that work from day one with New Japan, it’s always been about you, Tanahashi. Because there are a lot of championships in this business, but there is only one man they call ‘Ace’ and that’s you. But not for long.
“The man deserves his respect. You are the man they call ‘Ace’ but not for long because it is a fact, it is not a catchphrase, when I tell you that I am the best professional wrestler on this planet. A lot of people are just pretending. I live it night in and night out.
“Everything is on the line. Everything I have given up for, everything that you are is on the line, because I play for keeps. When the dust settles at Forbidden Door, you are going to call me ‘Ace.’”
Chris Jericho’s music interrupted Moxley. Tay Conti and Sammy Guevara came out with Jericho.
Jericho: “This is my spot and you know it, Mox. And if you don’t walk away maybe I’ll throw a fireball in your face.”
Tanahashi: “Jericho, shut up!”
Jericho: “Get him boys!”
Lance Archer and Desperado ambushed Mox and Tanahashi from behind!
Jericho introduced Tay and Sammy as the newest members of the Jericho Appreciation Society. Jericho announced it’d be Eddie Kingston, Shota Umino and Wheeler Yuta vs. Minoru Suzuki, Sammy Guevara, and himself at Forbidden Door!
Eddie Kingston, Santana, Ortiz and Wheeler Yuta ran down to chase off the Jericho Appreciation Society. Tanahashi took out Desperado with the sling blade! Mox and Tanahashi continued to stare at one another.
All-Atlantic Championship Qualifying Match!
“All Ego” Ethan Page (with American Top Team’s Dan Lambert) vs. “The Redeemer” Miro!
Page clubbed Miro with shots to the back. Page ducked a clothesline from Miro and then dropped Miro with martial arts kicks.
Miro smashed Ethan Page with a massive clothesline. Miro rammed Page into the steel ring post!
Miro dropped sledgehammer-like blows on Page’s chest. Outside the ring, Page rammed Miro’s bad shoulder into the steel ring steps. Page hit a diving shoulder tackle, taking Miro off his feet! Miro launched off the bottom rope and nailed Miro with a cutter for a near fall!
Miro planted Page with two suplexes! Dan Lambert jumped on the apron but Miro clocked him! Miro connected with a thrust kick to Page. Miro locked on the Game Over submission and Ethan Page tapped out!
Miro advances to the next round!
Backstage Dante Martin said he’s facing Jon Moxley this week on Rampage!
Matt Sydal said it’s about time people catch up with Dante. “Jon Moxley, meet ‘Inhuman’ Dante Martin,” said Sydal.
Toni Storm vs. Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (with Rebel & Jamie Hayter)!
Toni Storm came out swinging! Britt retreated to the outside of the ring. Britt rammed Toni into the ring post. Back in the ring, Toni hit a diving crossbody for a near fall on Britt Baker. Hayter swept out the leg of Toni Storm while the ref was distracted.
Thunder Rosa ran to the ring and then chased off Jamie Hayter!
Toni Storm followed up a DDT with another DDT to Baker, the second DDT landing on the floor! Toni sent Britt for a ride with a German suplex! Toni smashed Britt with a high velocity hip attack! Baker played possum and rolled up Toni for a near fall.
Baker went for the lock jaw but Toni countered with a German suplex and then pinned Britt with a spiked piledriver!
“The crowd is shocked! The biggest win for Toni Storm,” said Jim Ross.
Thunder Rosa stood on the ramp with her championship gold and pointed to Toni Storm!
Tony Schiavone was backstage with Stokely Hathaway!
Stokely said TBS Champion Jade Cargill would be issuing an Open Challenge at Rampage this Friday. Willow Nightingale walked out and accepted Jade’s Open Challenge.
“Hangman” Adam Page came out to the ring to speak his mind!
“Hangman” Page: “With Forbidden Door just around the corner, last week I called my shot and I said I wanted a match with Okada. And I didn’t just want the match with Okada, I wanted to challenge him for his IWGP World Championship.
“I didn’t take into account that by Forbidden Door Okada may not be champion. And this weekend Okada lost his championship. But the sentiment has not changed and the challenge still stands.”
Adam Cole walked out to interrupt Page!
Cole: “You really are a stupid cowboy. Forbidden Door isn’t about AEW or New Japan, it’s about the Undisputed Elite. It’s about the Bullet Club. And the best way to showcase that is Adam Cole against Jay White.
“And speaking of Okada, he’s not even going to be there. But there is someone who will be there who wants to come out and say hello.”
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion “Switchblade” Jay White attacked Adam Page from behind with the blade runner.
White: “I am the catalyst. What makes you think you call the shots, ‘Hangman’? If I’m going to put my championship on the line at Forbidden Door it’s not going to be against you buddy. But Adam Cole, it’s not going to be against you either. I hold the prize. I hold the power. Because this championship here means the world breathes with the Switchblade because this is the Switchblade Era.”
AEW World Tag Team Championship Ladder Match!
Jurassic Express (c.)—Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus (with Christian Cage) vs. The Young Bucks—Matt & Nick Jackson!
The Young Bucks went right after Jurassic Express. Luchasaurus shoulder blocked the Bucks. Jungle Boy hit a tope suicida to Matt Jackson. Jungle Boy used a springboard hurracanrana to take Nick Jackson off the ladder!
Luchasaurus kicked a ladder out of the hands of the Bucks! Nick set up another ladder in the corner. Jungle Boy scaled the ladder and jumped onto the Bucks. Matt Jackson used a Northern lights suplex on Jungle Boy, smashing him into the ladder!
Jungle Boy drove Matt Jackson through a table with a hurracanrana. Nick Jackson powerbombed Jungle Boy through another table. Nick spiked Luchasaurus with a Canadian destroyer. He followed up with a 450 splash on Luchasaurus through a table on the arena floor!
The Bucks used anti-air superkicks on Jungle Boy. Luchasaurus choke slammed Nick Jackson onto a ladder! Luchasaurus used a moonsault off the apron onto the Bucks!
“Climbing the ladder is the only way to win it,” said Jim Ross.
Luchasaurus climbed the ladder with Matt Jackson on his back. Jungle Boy rammed a ladder into Matt’s back. The Bucks powerbombed Luchasaurus off the ladder onto a ladder that was propped on the ropes!
Matt Jackson dropped an elbow off the top rope to the outside onto Luchasaurus, smashing Luchasaurus through the table! Jungle Boy German suplexed Matt Jackson! Jungle Boy and Nick Jackson climbed separate ladders. Matt Jackson jumped on the other ladder. The Bucks tried for the BTE Trigger on the ladder but Jungle Boy pushed them to the mat! Luchasaurus climbed the ladder but the Bucks shoved the ladder, sending him crashing through double decker tables on the arena floor!
“Look at this crash!” said Excalibur.
The Bucks nailed Jungle Boy with the BTE Trigger! The Bucks climbed the ladder and grabbed the belts!
Your new AEW World Tag Team Champions—Matt & Nick Jackson—The Young Bucks!
After the match, Christian Cage double-crossed Jungle Boy and planted him with the Kill Switch! Christian Cage grabbed a steel chair and cracked Jungle Boy with a con-chair-to!
“Is this how you get recognized? Is this how you get back in the game? This is sickening. This is pathetic!” said Jim Ross.
Catch AEW DYNAMITE: on TBS next Wednesday live at 8/7ct from the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, WI!
This Friday tune in to RAMPAGE: Road Rager edition on TNT at 10pm ET!
And remember…the home of professional wrestling is All Elite Wrestling!
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