AEW Dynamite 6/25/2025

AEW Dynamite 6/25/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/aew-dynamite-6182025-grand-slam-mexico.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/aew-dynamite-722025-dynamite-300.html

We see Toni Storm arrive with Luther. Mercedes Mone jumps both and sends them into boxes. She beats up Toni in the back and bangs her head off a box. Mone then says, "Welcome to Dynamite". Mone beats her up on the stage. She says if Toni wants to embarrass her, let's play, then she crossfaces her on the stage.

Mina Shirakawa comes and helps out Toni and Mone says, "let the games begin".

The Young Bucks interrupt on the tron and suddenly they have EVP powers again. They say Swerve and Ospreay are teaming again.

Thoughts: The Bucks didn't do anything for months and are now back to being bosses again.

Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay vs Blake Christian and Lee Johnson

Lee goes up and over SS. SS misses a kick and Lee avoids a suplex. Will hits chops on Blake. Blake flying headscissors him then dropkicks him. Will chops him. SS tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Blake then Will drops a knee on him. Lee takes a double facekick. Will does a standing corkscrew moonsault.

Will handspring corkscrew kicks Blake. Will plancha's out on Lee. The Young Bucks' music hits. Will is distrcted and Blake corkscrew topes him outside. We go to PiP break and return. 

Blake rolling death valley drivers Will then springboard 450's him for 2. Will flips off of Blake then step up enzugiri's him. SS hits shots on both opponents then powerbombs Lee into Blake. SS 2nd rope diving euros Blake in the back of the neck.

SS rolls into a jumping flatliner on Blake for 2. Will hits a hidden blade on Lee then Blake takes a brainbuster + superkick combo. SS house call kicks Blake and wins.

Thoughts: Will and SS won as expected here. It was very fast, maybe too fast to even follow at times. Will had a big bruised eye here.

Swerve does a promo. He says year after year they have had to deal with the bull of The EVP's. He says he doesn't want to anymore. Swerve says him and Will should face The Bucks at All-In. Will says they want to strip the power from The Bucks and tell them to put their EVP roles on the line in the match. Swerve then double stomps a bunch of security guards off the top and The Bucks run.

We go to break and return. The Young Bucks do a promo in the back. They call Swerve a dumb@ss. They say Swerve is suspended for a week without pay for putting his hands on an AEW official. Okada comes in and wants in introduce Rocky Romero, Trent Baretta and Takeshita. The Bucks say Calli is a prick and say the goal is to make Okada  the unified champ at All In. They say the other common goal is to hurt Omega. They say what better way to hurt Omega then to hurt Ibushi.

Takeshita tells Okada to remember that this is temporary.

Kota Ibushi vs Trent Baretta

They lock up and go to the ropes. Kota waistlock takedowns him. Kota crucifixes him for 2. Kota dropkicks Trent. Trent shoulders Kota over. Trent basement dropkicks Kota out of the ring. 

Kota powerslams Trent. Kota chest kicks Trent down then spin kicks him. Kota chest kicks him down and standing moonsaults him for 2. Trent superkicks him. Trent flying knees Kota then piledrivers him for 2.

Kota hits slaps on Trent then takes a half-nelson suplex. Kota no sells it then hits Trent with one. Trent crucifixes Kota. Trent short arm clotheslines him then Trent double stomps his chest.

Kota pumping knees Trent then hits the kamigoye for the win.

Thoughts: It went a little longer than it needed to. Kota looked a little better here than usual and mostly just stuck to various strikes. This was okay.

Kazuchika Okada comes out after and goes head to head with Kota. Okada then backs off.

Jon Moxley does a promo. He says we only ever have the present moment. He says Page has lot it a thousand times before. He says Page is afraid. He says Page makes him sick. He says he will show the world what the world champ looks like at All-In and says he will be looking for another job.

AR Fox is interviewed. He says he has momentum going. Ricochet comes in. Ric says he's looking for people who can make his quest for gold become a reality. Ric says he has all he needs. Ric says they should team up and take out Knight and Bailey tonight. Ric thinks he said yes when he didn't and thinks the match is set. AR isn't thrilled.

Ricochet and AR Fox vs Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey

The four fight to start. Ric is hit by both opponents. AR takes a double hiptoss. AR flips into the ropes onto a double stomp to KK then flips onto Mike off of him.

AR twisting brainbusters KK for 2. AR lariats KK for 2. AR and Ric are lariated over the top then both take planchas. We go to PiP break and return. KK back body drops Ric over the top. Mike hits a kick combo on AR then step up enzugiri's him. Mike spin kicks and axe kicks AR.

Mike running ssp's AR for 2. Ric takes a double dropkick then KK is popped up into a lariat on AR for 2. Mike is sent into the steps. AR topes Mike. Mike superkicks AR then AR seated top rope spanish flies him. 

AR goes for the tag and Ric leaves. KK sky high's AR then top rope 180 frogsplashes him for the win.

Thoughts: It had lots of flying as expected and what we got was okay but nothing super memorable. We didn't really get anyone's best in this one. 

Mike and Kevin are interviewed by Tony on the stage after. Mike says the AEW Tag Titles have been held hostage for too long and it's time someone comes to their rescue. Kevin says it's time for the tag titles to come home. Kevin thensays they are coming for The Hurt Syndicate.

The Hurt's then beat up Kevin and Mike. Bobby lariats Mike and Kevin is sent knee first into the steps. Bobby slams Mike on the apron. Kevin and Mike get suplexed on the floor. Bobby chokeslams Mike onto Kevin through a table.

MVP asks for the tag titles to be brought out and they head to the ring with their theme music. MVP gets on the mic in the ring. He begs for someone to stand up to Shelton and Bobby. MJF gets on the mic. He says he unmasked and beat Mistico last week. He says he will be in a qualifer for the Men's Casino Gauntlet at All In. He says when he wins, he will be one step closer to getting what is his.

Mark Briscoe comes out. He says he was told MJF is taking too long and he asks MJF and crew to exit so he can take care of business. MJF says they are stars and can take up as much time as they want. He said Mark should leave as he will lose like he always does. He tells him to go back to his ranch and pick up chicken sh!t.

Mark says he sees through him and knows he was bullied as a kid. Mark says the word of the day is empathy. He says Max is trying to compensate for something and says his hurtful words come from a place of insuffiency and makes a genitalia joke. MJF gets mad. MJF and MVP say they will watch Mark lose and agree to leave.

4-Way for the #1 Spot in the Casino Gauntlet - Mark Briscoe vs Bandido vs Konosuke Takeshita vs Roderick Strong

 

The four pair off and fight. KT shoulders over Band then facekicks him. Band dropkicks KT out then misses a plancha outside. Band is sent into the rails. Mark comes off the top and is hit by Strong. Mark dropkicks KT through the ropes then headhunters Band off the apron. Mark is backdropped on the top of the rail.

We go to PiP break and return. Mark and Strong trade chops. Strong dropkicks him then backbreakers Band. Strong lariats KT over the top then Mark tope con hilos KT through the ropes. Strong and Band double clothesline each other.

Strong and Band trade. Band pop-up cutters Strong. Band is pushed off the top to the floor. KT is then pushed off the top to the floor. Mark totally misses a top rope froggy bow and Strong crucifixes him.

Mark and Strong trade chops. Strong olympic slams him then hits running forearms. KT facekicks Strong. KT superplexes Strong then Mark and Band hit stereo moves off the top on the two. Mark uppercuts Band. Band goes for 21plex but KT double germans him and Mark for 2.

Strong jumping knees KT, gutbusters him then runs into a blue thunder for 2. Band twists KT into a knee to the face then hits a 21plex on him. KT rolls out. Strong jumping knees Band then hits a backbreaker. Mark top rope elbow drops Strong and wins.

Thoughts: Mark hasn't won in a bit so that was nice. It was what you would expect with fast paced action, cool moves and lots of flying. I liked it.

Adam Cole does a promo. He offers an open challenge for his TNT Title to anyone in the Don Callis Family.

4-Way for the #1 Spot in the Women's Casino Gauntlet -Kris Statlander vs Athena vs Willow Nightingale vs Thunder Rosa

Ath takes a kick from Rosa then a torture rack drop from Kris. Willow cannonballs Ath off the apron. Rosa 2nd rope diving armdrags Kris then rolls her up for 2. Willow flying headscissors Ath but Ath cartwheels through it. Ath headscissors Kris.

Ath forward cartwheel forearms Willow. Ath goes up top and is kicked by Kris. Willow hits a tower of doom spot on everyone. We go to PiP break and return. Rosa lariats and dropkicks Ath.

Ath takes bad crucifix bomb from Rosa for 2. Willow and Kris end up going 1v1. Willow is pushed into Kris. Ath gets double suplexed by then. Rosa top rope double dropkicks Kris and Willow. 

Rosa rolls Willow into a double stomp. Rosa does a bad roll on Ath. Rosa sunset flips her then Rosa pushes Ath onto her. Rosa is headhuntered by Kris. Willow half-nelson slams Ath for 2. Rosa dropkicks Kris against the bottom rope. Ath tells Billie Starkz to get her title.

Rosa sends Ath into the steps. Ath suplexes Rosa off the step onto the floor. Willow corner cannonballs Kris. Marina Shafir comes out as does Wheeler Yuta. Willow pounces Yuta. Kris hits a one-legged cradle tombstone on Willow and pins her.

Thoughts: The spot with Rosa/Ath/Kris was really bad and made everyone look foolish. Athena really shouldn't be losing since she's been ROH Women's champ forever. It had some sloppy moments and could have been better.

FTR and Stokeley Hathaway are interviewed. Renee asks how they are with The Outrunners. Stoke complains about The Runners interrupting them. Stoke challenges them to talk in the ring tomorrow and to get on the same page.

Adam Page vs The Beast Mortos

 

Page wristlocks him. Mort flips out using the ropes and side headlocks him. They collide with each other and Mort flying headscissors him. Page flips out of a hiptoss and armdrags him. Mort headbutts him. Mort and Page trade corner lariats. Mort misses a flying knee and goes out. Page springboard lariats Mort. Page fallaway slams Mort into the buckles for 2.

We go to PiP break and return. Page and Mort trade forearms. Page facekicks him then lariats him for 2. Page pop-up sitout powerbombs Mort for 2. 

Page misses a top rope moonsault outside and Mort corkscrew topes him. Mort pop-up samoan drops Page for 2. Mort drops Page's chest onto his knees. Page poisonrana's Mort then spinning lariats him. Page buckshot lariats Mort and wins.

Thoughts: It was fine and was the athletic match you would expect between these two. Page won as expected here. I liked it but it would have been nice if there was more of a story to it or a reason for it happening.

The Bucks appear in the ring and hit the EVP trigger on Page. The Death Riders come out. Mox chokes Page with a chain. The Opps come out to try and help. Will Ospreay then comes out and The Riders run.

Overall thoughts: It was a very heavy wrestling show here but most of the matches were random and didn't have a ton of meaning behind them. However, I was fine with mostly all of the matches minus the women's match. I didn't like anything with The Bucks here as they are now able to control shows again and it doesn't make sense that they'd put their EVP roles up for grabs in a match. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 overall as it was okay, but they could have put a better card together.