AEW Dynamite 11/23/2022

AEW Dynamite 11/23/2022

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/aew-dynamite-11162022.html

William Regal came out and said we wouldn't hear from MJF until next week. He said he talked to him via email and that would explain how and why he turned on the Blackpool Combat Club.

Mox came out. American Dragon then came out to stop him from beating up Regal. Bryan said Regal did a bad thing but we all have done bad things. He asked him not to hurt Regal. Bryan slapped Mox then said he was able to understand his dad's struggles and love him because of Regal. Mox said he wanted one thing from Regal - for him to run far away and never come back. He told him to walk and keep on walking then Regal left.  I didn't like this segment at all. Bryan saving Regal didn't make much sense and MJF really should have been out here.

Renee tries to interview Keith Lee. He was asked where him and Swerve stand. Swerve then came in. Lee took off his jacket, Swerve blocked the camera and said let's talk. Then we cut away.

AEW All-Atlantic Title - Orange Cassidy vs Jake Hager

OC did his usual stupid pockets stuff to start and then was run over. OC knocked off Hager's purple hat then Hager went over the top. OC grabbed the hat then 2.0 tried to take it and Garcia ended up grabbing it. Rocky Romero pulled Garcia off the apron. OC went to tope Hager but was rammed into the post and dropped on the apron.

We went to PiP break and returned. Hager's in control and OC is thrown over the top but hangs on. OC falls off the apron but his friends catch him then Hager runs over the Best Friends. OC topes Hayter then the JAS take a corkscrew moonsault from OC outside. OC jumps off the top on Hager but is caught and hits a cutter out of it. OC then tornado ddt's him.

OC takes a uranage off a failed orange punch. OC knocks off Hager's hat and Hager breaks the hold to go get it. OC then rolls up Hager and wins it.

This was stupid with the usual OC shenanigans and Hager joining in with his own hat shenanigans.

The Factory comes out and QT talks about Orange Cassidy. The lights go out and we hear strange music. Julia Hart and The House of Black then appear and beat up The Best Friends. The HoB then clears out The Factory too. Security and jobbers then get beat up trying to stop it. a security guy then takes a fire thunder driver on the ramp. Malakai Black then asks the HoB members to please rise.

Jungle Boy talked about the cage match with Luchasaurus. He said he hurt him but it was worth it for all that came out. He said he got to share a moment with Lucha that people won't forget and he's glad he go to share it with him.

AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament Final - Ethan Page vs Ricky Starks

Stokeley Hathaway did Page's intro. Page said Starks will be crying after he beats him and said the crowd can join him like the losers they are.

Starks is all taped up here. Page hits him in the ribs and poses on the buckles. Page does jumping jacks and then stomps on Starks' injured ribs. Starks spears Page then Page drives Starks' ribs into the rails.

We go to PiP break and return. Starks starts to make his comeback and trades shots with Page. Starks goes for a tornado ddt on the ropes but is hung on the ropes instead. Starks tries to tope Page but Stokeley pulls Page out of the way and Starks goes down. Stokeley is kicked out. They fight up top and Starks superplexes him. Starks swinging neckbreakers him and tornado ddt's him for 2. Page powerslams him for 2. Page hits a superkick and is speared. Starks hits another spear and wins it.

This one dragged. It started off okay with the injured body part work, but then they just let it go and Starks ended up winning as expected.

Wardlow talked about no longer being TNT champ. He complained about Joe hitting him in the back of the head. He said Joe is no TNT champ and this is Wardlow's World.

We see clips of Jade Cargill confronting rapper Bow Wow, who is no longer little or 12. Jade and The Baddies are interviewed. Jade said she won't give Bow Wow any more clout. She said they would have a Baddies Celebration next week. She then had Mark Sterling come out and he said there was no comment. Mark hasn't been with her in months. Mark asked Kiera Hogan to sign a contract and the contract was saying that Kiera didn't live up to her Baddies standards is now released from her Baddies contract. This was stupid and Sterling returned out of nowhere.

Best of 7 Series - Match 2 - Death Triangle vs The Elite

Pac is wearing a face covering as he injured his nose/face.

Kenny jumping knees Fenix then Death Triangle take 3v1's.  Penta is powerbombed on the apron and Fenix takes a sky high from Omega. Fenix sling blades a Buck on the floor then takes a hurricanrana from the apron. Kenny goes for a dive but takes a hard cutter from Fenix then Fenix tornillo's off the top to the outside on people.

Omega takes a triple dropkick then Omega is rolled on by Fenix and standing moonsaulted by Pac at the same time. A buck moonsaults off the top onto Fenix and Penta. We went to PiP break and during it one of the Bucks mocked Punk's failed buckshot lariat. We returned and Omega is biting Pac's arm for some reason.

Omega takes a rebound lariat and Penta crossbodies both Bucks. Penta is rolled into a tornado ddt on a Buck then hits triple tilt-a-whirl backbreakers. Fenix top rope dives into a narmdrag on a Buck then does a walk up the ropes springboard into a hurricanrana while holding the other Bucks' hand. Fenix then superkicks a Buck.

Pac takes a snap dragon from Omega then is triple superkicked. Nick Jackson runs up the buckles and does a corkscrew dive off the top then Omega v-triggers Pac on the ropes. Omega hits a GTS (Punk's move) on Pac. Fenix tope con hilos Omega and a buck and Pac takes a low blow.  Matt gets a hammer then Penta gets his own hammer and hits him with it. Pac then win it.

This was as you would expect only with hammers and them doing CM Punk moves to further prove that situation was at least somewhat worked. It had lots of flying and big moves as usual without much thought or story put into it.

Renee is on the ramp and says Thunder Rosa has been asked to reliquinish her title to a pop from the crowd. Jamie Hayter is now upgraded to full-time champ from Interim champ. It makes sense but it's pretty anti-climactic.

Jamie Hayter, Rebel and Britt Baker are interviewed on the ramp. Birtt says they were never considering the word interim champion.

Tay Melo and Anna Jay vs Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale vs Jamie Hayter and Britt Baker

Jamie headlocks Tay over early then Jaymie double suplexes Tay and Jay. Britt slingblades Tay for 2. Britt is double suplexed and then Willow double splashes Tay and Jay in the corner. Willow lifts up Skye and drops her on Jay then Willow is thrown out. Tay whips Willow into the post adn we go to PiP break.

We return and Skye hits a step up knee on the ropes on Jay then Skye swing kicks Jay from the mat. Willow death valley drivers Britt and everyone starts getting a move in. Tay and Skye high kick each other at the same time then hits a code red from the side on Tay. Skye then takes a backbreaker and gets a Britt curbstomp. Britt and Hayter win it.

This was really too short for the amount of people involved and there wasn't a whole lot to it.

Top Flight and FTR are interviewed. Dax said Top Flight has always impressed him and tells them to take over tag team wrestling. Top Flight says they are impressed with FTR and want a dream match with them for the ROH tag titles on Rampage. FTR agrees.

The Acclaimed come out. Dutt, Singh and Lethal interrupt them as does Jeff Jarrett. They said they need to keep their names out of their mouth and Jeff says he will give Max something to rap about. He tells them to watch their back. The Acclaimed then do their usual goofing around to end the segment.

ROH Title - Chris Jericho vs Tomohiro Ishii

What did Ishii do to earn this? Who knows.

They slap each other early. Jericho rolls out and they trade forearms. Ishii shoulders him over. They trade more slaps and then trade chops. We go to PiP break and return. Jericho got his chest bloody from the chops during the breka and I'm pretty sure he bladed it to get even more blood. They trade more chops and Jericho goes down.

Ishii shoulders over Jericho then Jericho hits a bunch of lariats in the corner. Jericho hits corner punches and is powerbombed for 2. Ishii hits a lariat then takes a running cross chop. They fight on the apron and Ishii takes a nasty ddt on the apron, then he rolls to the floor.

They hit forearms on each other outside and Ishii germans him. Jericho then germans him and Jericho hits a lionsault. Jericho codebreakers him. Ishii blocks a judas effect and running headbutts him to the chest/shoulder. Ishii hits a sliding lariat for 2 then hits his own one legged codebreaker. Ishii lariats him for 2 then Jericho boston crabs him to win it.

The blood on the chest was really nice but I thought that was about all that was really special here. The first part of this was honestly boring. I think AEW would have been better off having basically any roster member in here over Ishii.

Jericho gets on the ramp and tries to go after Ian Riccaboni then Claudio comes up from behind Jericho and drops him with a slap.

Overall thoughts: It was a wrestling heavy show as usual. I wasn't too interested in this one but at least they did try to make some things happen here and build a few programs.