AEW Dynamite 7/29/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/aew-dynamite-7222026.html
We are in Detroit, MI. Tony Schiavone, Excalibur and Taz are on commentary.
We see clips of Omega and Will from the PPV with The Death Riders watching. Mox isn't pleased with how it is going. He says he gave Will all he could give him and wanted him to get it before he got him. He says Will is the best wrestler in the world with nothing to lose and is on death ground.
Will Ospreay arrives and runs into The Death Riders outside, minus Claudio. Garcia says something to Will and Will back elbows him. Mox asks Will if he's sure he wants to do that. Will says Mox doesn't get to pull the trigger for him. He gives him The Death Riders patch and says he's out. Mox says it looks like Will has got it all figured out then. They let Will pass.
Will runs into Adam Page. Page says he won't stick his nose in his business. He tells him to let him know if he needs anything. Will says he has a lot on his plate and says he has The Death Riders on his neck. He says he can't trust Kenny so he can't trust him. Will says he will do this on his own. Page says he knows the look on his face.
Page says he knows Will will be the best he has been at Wembley. He tells him he's got this.
AEW National Title - Andrade El Idolo (c) vs Jack Perry vs Nick Wayne
Jack superkicks Nick to start and clubs on him. Jack chops Nick and Nick flying euros him. Idolo suplexes Nick. Idolo double suplexes his opponents. Idolo flying headscissors Nick. Jack bulldogs Nick on the floor then Idolo slingshot plancha's Jack. Idolo takes a photo with a female.
Nick shiranui's Idolo on the floor. Jack chops Nick and rolls him up for 2. Nick eye rakes Jack. Idolo hits lariats and flying forearms Nick. Idolo hits triple suplexes on Jack. Nick standing spanish flies Idolo and Jack shotgun dropkicks Nick in the corner.
We go to PiP break and return. Idolo powerbombs Nick. Jack hits Idolo on the buckles. Jack then top rope diving hurricanrana's him off the apron. Nick topes into a canadian destroyer on Jack.
Nick springboard splashes Idolo's back. Nick fisherman busters Idolo for 2. Nick boots Jack in the head in the ring. Jack chops him and Nick slaps him. They trade forearms. Idolo chops them. Idolo takes a double superkick and Idolo hits a double lariat.
Idolo corner meteora's Jack for 2. Nick superkicks Idolo. Nick is popped up, he hurricanrana's Jack and Jack ddt's Idolo on the landing. Jack poisonrana's Nick. Jack topes Idolo twice then tope con hilos both opponents. Jack top rope moonsaults both opponents.
Jack sitout powerbombs Nick for 2. Idolo lariats Jack over the top then elbow slices Nick. Idolo comes off the top and Nick gets his knees up. Nick phoenix splashes Idolo for 2. Idolo spinning back elbows Jack. Idolo double underhook twisting drops Nick and pins him.
Thoughts: I don't know how Nick or Jack got this shot. It was a bit long and not quite as fast paced as you would have thought. I wish the tope canadian destroyer counted a bit more than it did. I thought it was average and the flow just wasn't there.
Tony Schiavone asks Idolo how he feels and Idolo says he feels tranquillo. He says he's happy as he screwed MJF and Don Callis. He says he will be the best National champ ever. Tony talks about Idolo defending his title at All In and he says, "how you know?". The ICP are at this show (they were introduced before the show and not on TV) and you could see them in the crowd here.
The Brawling Birds are interviewed. Alex says Divine Dominion talks too much. Alex says both teams are undefeated and says they have been avoiding them for too long. They tell MIT to pick 2 of the 3 and says they will beat them on Collision also.
The Don Callis Family is interviewed. Kyle Fletcher says he retained his title on Sunday and won unlike Kevin. Don says they took some L's, but that's part of wrestling. Don says Mark Davis is angrier than he has ever seen him and he can't wait to see what happens. Don tells Kevin that we all need family sometimes and the sky is the limit for him. Kevin says he doesn't like to lose but he went toe to toe with the best ever. He says it won't be his only PPV main event. He says Kyle and Mike Bailey are tied in singles action and says there will be trouble in their match. Kyle says the International Title will never leave the family. Kazuchika Okada comes in, says the International Title will stay in the family, and leaves.
The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher, Jake Doyle and Brian Cage) vs Brody King, Bandido and Mike Bailey
Kyle side headlocks King. They shoulderblock each other and Kyle goes down. Kyle hits corner spears. Cage hits forearms on King then King is double suplexed. King boots Kyle out of the corner.
Mike top rope elbow drops Kyle's arm. Band top rope double stomps Kyle's arm. Kyle takes running corner attacks. Cage and Jake get crossbodied by King. King lariats Kyle. Band suplexes Kyle. Band hits mounted corner punches on Kyle. Cage powerbombs Band into the post.
We go to PiP break and return. Kyle slams Band. Kyle knees him in the gut. Kyle is pushed into the buckles. Band spinning ddt's Kyle. King is tagged in. King pushes Cage into Jake then he nails both.
King hits running corner lariats on Cage and Jake then corner splashes them. King corner cannonballs both for 2. King lariats Cage down. Mike PK's Cage. Cage buckle bombs Mike. Cage release german Mike. Mike then takes a backbreaker and a running knee. King is double flapjacked down. Mike and Kyle try pins on each other. Mike PK's him then standing moonsault double knee drops him. Kyle lawn darts Mike. Mike spinning roundhouse kicks Kyle.
Band hits flying forearms on Jake. Band gorilla press slams Jake. Band top rope splashes Jake. Jake slams Band then bodyblocks him. King spinning forearms Jake and Cage F-5's King. Kyle superkicks Mike. Mike top rope moonsaults Kyle outside.
Band hurricanrana's Jake for 2. Band superkicks Jake. Jake forearms Band down. Jake is held for an ultimate weapon from Mike. Mike sunset flips Jake with the arms held and pins him.
Thoughts: I would have liked more selling here as no one was worried about that. It was fun and chaos otherwise though with people coming in and out and getting thrown around. King's size should have been protected a little better here.
Renee interviews The Young Bucks, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage. Renee calls this a dream match. The Bucks say they are nervous and anxious. They say their kids and wives are coming with them. They say it's an honor to be in the match with them.
Cope says they are looking forward to it too and thought it would never happen. Cope says there's mutual respect there. He says tag team wrestling has been shoved off the to side and The Bucks and FTR made sure that wasn't the case. Cage says they didn't come back to do a retirement tour, they came back to prove they are the best tag team of their generation and The Bucks' generation.
The Bucks say Cope and Cage's legacies are made and they are still working on theirs. The Bucks say if they win the tag titles, they will be the most decorated team in AEW and that's their legacy. Cope says they didn't win titles for 25 years and understand what they are saying. The Bucks say nothing will come in the way of them winning the tag titles for a 4th time. The Bucks say they will come at them hard as this is their legacy. Cage says it'll be different when The Bucks have to face their heroes. Cage says they have to beat them and they will at Wembley. Cope says they are being doubted at this stage. The Bucks say their career is having a chip on their shoulder. Cope says he looks forward to the match.
AEW TBS Title - Maya World (c) vs Persephone
Pers side headlocks her and front facelocks her. Maya cartwheels over her and bridges out of a lariat. Pers bridges out of a lariat. Maya rolls her up for 2. Maya armdrags her and spinning heel kicks her. Maya springboards and flips into an armdrag on Pers.
Pers goes out and Maya forearms her there. Maya is dropped face first on the apron. We go to PiP break and return. Pers pulls Maya's arms back. Pers armdrags her and half crabs her. Maya rolls her up for 2 twice. Maya double stomps her. Maya leg lariats her for 2.
Pers fallaway slams her. Pers topes her outside. Maya tornado ddt's her on the floor. Pers lariats her then germans her for 2. Maya boots her out of the corner and 2nd rope moonsaults her. Hikaru Shida comes down and throws Pers a kendo stick. Kris Statlander grabs the stick from Pers. Maya fallaway slams Pers with a bridge and pins her.
Thoughts: It wasn't anything too special. Maya's offense is a bit complicated and it doesn't always look the best which hurts things. I'm not sure why they sacrificed Pers here with the Arena Mexico show coming up.
Mark Davis does a promo. He says he's 10 pounds lighter without the National Title. He says he needs to do something about it. He says him and Will Ospreay are 1-1 and says the loss was due to Death Rider interference. He says they should fight next week and he will chew him up, spit him up and leave him broken.
A shark mascot dances behind the hosts as they talk about Shark Week.
Willow Nightingale comes out for an interview in the ring with Renee. The fans chant for Willow and she says they are too kind. Willow says she's living her dream. She says she won the AEW Tag Titles, beat Mone and got hurt. She says her mom made her feel better. She says she fought in the casino gauntlet then beat Thekla. She says don't give up if life gets you down. She says the comeback is better than the dream sometimes.
Mercedes Mone comes out. She says she came out here for business and tells Willow to sign the All In contract now. Willow signs it on her and Mone shoves it in her face. Willow says maybe Mone is angry because she beat her after her TBS Title reign. Willow says maybe it's because she has the one title she can't get.
Mone says Willow's name is written on her story. She says when she got hurt, the people celebrated her and when she returned, she had to go through Willow. She says Willow took her TBS Title away from her. Mone says she will end her fairy tale at All In. She says Willow would be nothing without her. She says she made her. She say she won't just take the title, she will take her smile too. They argue and fight. Divine Dominion comes in and Willow is chokeslammed by Meg. The Brawling Birds then come out to save Willow.
AEW Continental Title - Jon Moxley (c) vs Komander
I have absolutely no idea how Komander earned this shot.
They trade wristlocks. Kom rolls him into an armlock. Mox shoulders him over. Kom flies at him and just bounces off. Kom casadora cradles him for 2. Kom boots him from the buckles and top rope diving armdrags him. Mox chops Kom down.
Kom flying headscissors him and dropkicks him. Kom topes Mox outside. We go to PiP break and return. Mox headscissors him and pulls on his legs. Kom hits shots to the gut and cradles him for 2. Mox forearms him. Kom double jump springboard dropkicks him. Kom superkicks him in the back and 619's him in the gut. Kom springboard crossbodies him for 2.
Kom chops him in the corner. Kom does flips, Mox give him in the finger and Mox cutters him. Mox hits mounted corner punches and bites him. Mox lays on the top rope and Kom top rope diving legdrops him as he hangs. Kom walks up the ropes and springboard 450's him.
Kom superkicks him. Kom rope walk corkscrew dives him outside. Kom misses a rope walk ssp. Mox curbstomps him. Mox death rider ddt's him. Mox then submits him with a choke.
Thoughts: It was a bit of a headscratcher with Kom going toe to toe with Mox and getting a ton of offense in for no real reason. Kom lost as expected. The match was fine, just I have no idea what the purpose was other than to run this show late.
Mick Foley interviews The Bang Bang Gang. Jay White isn't here. Ace says they have big problems. Colten says they were screwed by The Dogs and Death Riders. Juice says he will take on any combo of The Dogs and The Death Riders. Juice challenges them to a match tomorrow on Collision. Austin then does the "Guns Up" line and Foley tries to do the "Bang Bang" line.
AEW Trios Titles - The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly) (c) vs The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)
Kaun and Ric head in to fight. Toa blocks an OC tope and sends him into the rails. RS dropkicks Ric through the ropes. Kaun dropkicks RS outside Kyle flying knees Kaun outside. Toa runs into the post when his opponents move. Kaun takes a backbreaker + elbow drop outside. Ric flip dives off the stage onto The Conglom's.
The bell rings. Toa's head is banged off the buckles and he no sells it. OC puts his hands in his pockets. Toa lifts im by his hands and is dropkicked. OC dropkicks Kaun. RS hits knees on the heels and backbreakers Kaun. RS rams OC into his opponents. OC is slammed on RS. Kaun slams Toa on OC and RS.
We go to PiP break and return. RS hits chops on Ric. RS half-nelson backbreakers him. Kyle hits kicks on Kaun then legsweeps him. Kyle dragon screws Toa. Ric flying knees Toa on accident. Kyle spinning forearms Ric down hard. Kyle rolls Kaun into an ankle lock. Kyle is headbutted, slammed and takes a running ssp for 2.
Kyle 2nd rope flying knees Kaun and flying lariats Ric off of it. Kaun top rope superplexes RS. OC top rope diving ddt's Toa. Ric top rope splashes OC and Kyle top rope diving dropkicks Ric.
Kaun chops Kyle and RS then takes kicks from Kyle. Kaun takes a high/low for 2. Toa double shoulders Kyle and RS. Toa blocks OC's orange punch with his head. OC stunners Toa. Toa takes an orange punch into an olympic slam. The Lethal Twist come down and Blake Christian hits OC with a title belt. Ric hits a spirit gun on OC and pins him.
Thoughts: I was a little surprised by the result as The Demand haven't been pushed that much lately. They rushed at times here and OC screwed around like usual. The action was good though and it was exciting. I did like it overall.
The Lethal Twist and The Demand beat up The Conglom's after.
Brody King comes down and is beaten up. Adam Page comes out with a barbed wire chair and the heels leave. Page facekicks Jay Lethal and hits a buckshot lariat.
The Death Riders do a promo. Yuta says it's another night and another victory. Yuta says The Bang Bang Gang wants to blame them. Pac says they will see them tomorrow. Garica says Pac is always right. Garcia says Will Ospreay is a coward who always leaves. Garcia says that's not how it works. He says it's a hard way in and out. Mox says he's sick of the morality talks. Mox says they play by the rules that are necessary. Mox says the Continental Title is what the sport is supposed to be about.
Tony Schiavone interviews Kenny Omega in the ring. Kenny goes to talk and Will Ospreay comes out immediately. Kenny says this is something personal. He says they used to do show and tell in kindergarten and are doing it themselves. Kenny says he showed him how he felt at Redemption and says maybe they should move onto the tell part. Kenny says he cares about Will and he means the world to him.
Kenny asks Will if he remembers when they made the promise to try their best and become champ. Kenny says he always put their friendship before the belt. Kenny says he let him in the Owen Hart Cup as it gave him joy. He says Will responded in disappointment and says Will told him it sucked that he gave up on himself. Kenny says he doesn't know how deep it cut him. Kenny asks if he looks like he gave up.
He says Will always pretended like he knew better and asks him what's his excuse now that it blew up in his face. Will says he came back too early for his surgery as he was thinking about revenge. He says he lost the match and lost his confidence with it. Will said he had no one to turn to but Jon Moxley. who gave him new life and took away his old life. Will says he liked being a Death Rider and it made him feel like the old version of himself.
Will says he doesn't share The Death Rider's philosophy or Mox's way of becoming champ. He says he can become champ by being the best. Kenny talks about getting beaten with a chair at Redemption and says he knew Will would come to save him. He says he saw Will holding his belt and said it took Will so long to help him as he thought of doing it himself. He says Will looked like he wanted a thank you.
Kenny slaps him and says he crumbles when he gets put under pressure. He says this is why he will always be a step behind. Kenny slaps him again and Will slaps him back. Kenny begs off as he goes for a hidden blade. WIll says if he puts his hands on him, he will kick the sh!t out of him. Kenny leaves.
Will says he filled in when Kenny wasn't here. He says he earned his spot and gave his neck to challenge for the title. he says he has a big mountain to climb but he wants the ball. He says when the time is up and they go to extra time, it's his time to kick the ball. He says his country will ask if he can pull the trigger and he says he will pull the trigger. He says he won't do it from behind. He says he will pull the trigger when the title is on the line. He says Kenny will see it coming.
Overall thoughts: It was one of the longest regular episodes of Dynamite yet at 2 hours and 33 minutes. It went so long that my DVR cut out during it...all so Komander and Nick Wayne could be in random title matches. This was all about All In and they covered a lot of ground for it here. I think they did an okay job building that up. I liked the trios title match, Mox/Komander and the Don Callis Family trios match (which was my match of the night). I didn't like the National Title match or the TBS Title match. I'd give it a lower 6 out of 10 as the show was okay, but they've gotta stop running so far over time.
