AEW Dynamite 7/16/2025

AEW Dynamite 7/16/2025

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Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/aew-dynamite-7232025.html

We are at an unusual venue called the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom that reminds me of Epcot.

Tony Schiavone is in the ring and brings out Adam Page. Page says the fans deserve it. He says the fans supported a do it yourself grass roots style of wrestling. He said they started a revolution to change the world. He says they do it for the fans.

He said he walked into a war at All In. He thanks Orange Cassidy, Jay White, Adam Copeland, The Opps, Darby Allin and Bryan Danielson. He said he also needs to thank Will Ospreay and Swerve. He said he cried and said Mox would say it makes him weak and less of a man. He then said he's the champ of something but it gets bleeped out.

We see The Young Bucks arrive and not look pleased. 

Kyle Fletcher vs Mascara Dorada

Kyle facekicks him to start then stomps and pounds on him. Kyle then rips at the mask. MD flips over him, walks up the buckles, flips off the ropes and armdrags him. MD then double jump dropkicks him. Kyle facekicks him off the apron. MD tornillos him over the top. Kyle spinning side slams him and we go to PiP break.

Kyle slams him. MD hurricanrana's him off a powerbomb attempt. MD corkscrew headscissors Kyle. MD 2nd rope ssp's him outside. MD code red's him for 2.

MD is seated up top and Kyle enzugiri's him. They both are on the ropes and MD hurricanrana's him from the 2nd rope. MD 450's Kyle for 2. MD hits chops and a superkick. MD headscissors him into the buckles. Kyle catches MD's moonsault and lawn darts him into the buckles. Kyle corner facekicks him then brainbusters him for the win.

Thoughts: It was alright. MD got to do his flying and they didn't overdo it here. It was random though.

Renee tries to interview The Young Bucks. She kinds of taunts them and asks how they feel about not being The EVP's. The Bucks run into Marina Shafir who looks at them and says nothing. The Bucks are looking for their room in the basement. Someone erases "The EVP's" from their nameplate on their door and just puts their individual names on it. Ricochet's crew comes by and makes fun of them. Don Callis comes in. He says this is an abomination. Don said they had their problems but they can do buisness now that Kenny is dead. The Bucks say they won't join his family but they could see this working out as they could use friends. They then hug.

We see a Hurt Business video from All In. MVP says they'd like to celebrate but they kne they'd keep the tag titles. MVP says he's begging for a legendary tag team to step up and take the titles. He says it's getting boring. MJF says he's happy Page won. He said it would have been easy vs Mox but he has everything to prove vs Page. He says Page isn't the best, he is. He says his contract is only for an emergency. He says he knows he's depressed and he's right behind him waiting to push him into his pit of despair. he says Page can be the main character all he wants because he's a bad guy. He says nice guys finish last. MVP says they aren't nice at all.

Hechicero, Josh Alexander and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs Kevin Knight, Mike Bailey, Bandido and Brody King

Don Callis is on commentary. The Bucks get their music come off and get a very basic tron with their names written on them in goofy font. Justin Roberts said they used to be EVP's and now they are not and he does a goofy announcement for them.

Josh side headlocks King then tries lariats. King no sells them. Josh chops him and knees him in the gut. King chops his back. Band and Hech go at it. Hech single leg dropkicks him and poses. Band hits kicks then tilt-a-whirl armdrags him. Band springboard diving hurricanrana's him. Hech takes a double hiptoss and a double boot. The Bucks get hit with dropkicks.

Kevin springboard double crossbodies The Bucks. Kevin and Mike then hit stereo plancha's outside. One Buck is popped up by the other into a headscissors. King takes a double superkick as does Kevin. Kevin takes an electric chair superkick outside. A Buck double stomps Mike into a sitout powerbomb then walks up the buckles and corkscrew dives out.

We go to PiP break and return. Hech knees Kevin in the gut. He pulls him down on a leapfrog and elbow drops his back. Kevin slams Hech. Josh spinning torture rack drops Kevin. The Bucks go for the EVP trigger but realize they aren't EVP's anymore. Kevin double dropkicks him.

Mike comes in and hits a kick combo on one buck then axe and chest kicks the other. Mike runs into a boot in the corner. Mike then triangle moonsaults outside. Mike top rope dropkicks a Buck.

A Buck is crotched up top. Mike has both Bucks on top of each other and standing moonsault double knees them. Brody comes in and takes shots from Hech and Josh. he then double clothesline them. He forearms Josh over and facekicks Hech. King backdrops Josh then lariats him over the top. King corner cannonballs Hech then topes 3 opponents outside. 

Band top rope moonsaults The Bucks and Josh outside. Mike top rope moonsaults while Kevin hits a springboard forearm. Band top rope moonsault slams Hech for 2. King takes superkicks from The Bucks then is german'd by Josh. Mike poisonrana's Josh then takes a double superkick. Kevin springboards into a double superkick. Band pop-up cutters a Buck then does a reverse GTS.

A Buck is popped up and Band is spike tombstoned. Band is flipped into a double superkick and Hech grounded sleepers Band to win.

Thoughts: It was what it looked like it would be with a bunch of fast paced action and cool moves. There wasn't a ton of selling or logic but it was alright enough and entertaining as expected.

Cope comes out. The crowd sings the chorus of his song once it ends. He said he didn't come down to save Christian Cage as he's an @sshole. He talks about their history in AEW. He said he doesn't blame Christian's crew for turning on him. He said he told him it would happen to him. He says somewhere, Christian is pulling his cranium out of his @ss. He said he came back to All In to get his hands on FTR. He said he was cleared to wrestle 5 years ago. He said he talked about forming Rated FTR in WWE. He said within 2 groups of teaming in AEW, they said they were in his shadow and that he's holding them back. He says he doesn't understand the logic. He says megalomaniacs don't look mirror, they blame everyone else.

Cope says FTR took 4 months away from him by putting him on the shelf. He says everytime he gets in the ring could be the last time. He said he was put on the shelf for  months he doesn't have. He said he came back to end FTR.

Stokeley Hathaway comes out with security, with one of them being Kevin Ku. Stoke said FTR read Cope like a book. He says Cope can talk about how he wants revenge on FTR. He says Cope's weapon "Spike" is a liability. He said Tony Khan and Warner Media received 3 anonymous emails complaining about Cope's weapon. He said if Cope interferes or touches FTR, he will be fired. He says FTR isn't scared of him, they just want to focus on the tag titles.

Adam says Stoke sounds like an oompa loompa. He says Stoke didn't say anything about him getting fired if he gets near Stoke. Cope hits 2 security guards then spears Stoke.

Mark Briscoe does a promo. He says if it walks, talks and acts like a b!tch, it's a b!tch. He says MJF ducked him like a b!tch during the gauntlet at All in. He said he thought he would be done with him but it's just getting started. He said MJF invoked his brother's spirit. He says he will make him pay for his sins.

$100,000 4-Way - Willow Nightingale vs Athena vs Kris Statlander vs Queen Aminata

Willow and Queen take shots to start. Thek spinning headscissors Krsis then Kris suplexes her. Thek buzzsaw kicks her and spin kicks her in the gut. Queen trips Thek and pulls her out. Kris baseball slides Thek then Queen running kicks Kris on the ropes. Willow sentons Kris then Queen double stomps Kris.

Willow corner lariats her. Queen bangs Willow's head off her butt. Thek running facekicks Queen. Willow backbreakers Thek. Queen headbutts Willow. Thek pushes Queen off the buckles and she flips onto the apron. Thek top rope plancha's Kriss and Willow outside.

We go to PiP break and return. Kris suplexes Queen on the floor. Thek tornado ddt's Willow off of Kris. Thek is in tree of woe. Queen goes up top and Thek spider suplexes her. Thek does her spider taunt then she spears Kris. Thek forearms Willow. Queen headbutts Thek then takes a facekick from Willow. WIllow lariats Thek. Kris high kicks Queen then Queen headbutts her.

Willow hits forearms on Kris then Kris blue thunders her. Queen air raid crashes Kris. Thek buzzsaw kicks Queen. Willow doctor bombs Thek for 2. Kris and Willow fight on the ramp. Queen top rope double stomps Thek for 2.

Skye Blue comes out for some reason. Julia Hart then spits mist in Queen's face. Thek curbstomps Queen and pins her.

Thoughts: It didn't really get enough time for how many people were involved and the ending was a bit random. But it was okay with lots of action and people hitting cool moves.

Hart and Skye hold up Thek's arms after.

Toni Storm comes out and talks on one of the second level area's. She says, "this tramp is still the champ". She said she told Mone that if she made one false move, she'd eat her alive. She says she was delicious. She says the buffet is always open if Mone wants another taste. She says Luther was injured in the line of duty. She says he needs reattachment surgery.

She says she's looking towards her future now and says she should be careful now. Athena and Billie Starkz interrupt from the tron. Ath says she will be the wide hipped heifer that nobody cares about as she will be the forever AEW Women's champ soon. She said Luther is hurt and so is Mina as she took her out. She says there's no one left to save Toni when she uses her future title shot contract. She says her demise and murder is here. Toni says she's ready.

Kip Sabian, Nick Wayne and Mother Wayne talk. Kip says he chose Christian and said he took bullet after bullet for him. Kip says they took back the curtain and saw the purpose was to support Nick. Mother Wayne said Cage had trouble getting up and that's nothing new for him. She says Nick if her son and prodigy. Nick says Christian was past his expiration date and became a liability. He says Christian used to ask him how many world titles he won. He says it's not how many titles he has won, it's how many he will win at age 20. He says Christian created this monster and now they have to live with him as the new face of TNT and AEW. 

Thoughts: I don't like Nick Wayne getting a push as a singles guy. I don't think it'll be any more successful than when they tried to push Garcia and Yuta and I just do not see what they see in him.

Don Callis comes out with the International and Continental Titles. He says the great Okada has beaten Omega. He said he unified the titles and is the unified heavyweight champ. He calls him the greatest in-ring wrestler in the world. Okada then comes out with the Unified Title and he walks down the ramp with Don.

Kazuchika Okada vs ?

Okda hits a boot to the gut and clubs on him. Okada hits back elbows. Okada stomps on the jobber. Okada hits a big forearm then a dropkick. Okada rainmakers him and wins.

Thoughts: It was just a quick squash and not much else.

Don Callis gets on the mic after. He says Okada has something to say. Okada calls Swerve a b!tch and said he screwed his buddies The Young Bucks.

Swerve and Prince Nana come out. Swerve said he did do that and asked what Okada will do about it. 

The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) vs Adam Page, Mark Briscoe and Powerhouse Hobbs

Mox's crew enters from an area that looks like Disneyland. Hobbs hits corner spears on CC. They trade forearms. Hobbs hits corner lariats then short arm clothesline CC. Page hits mounted shots on CC. Page hits chops on Yuta. Mark then hits chops on Yuta. Hobbs lariats Yuta.

We go to PiP break and return. Hobbs catches Yuta off the buckles. Mox then pulls out Hobbs' hair to stop it.  Hobbs chases Yuta, runs into Shafir outside then CC chop blocks Hobbs. Shafir stomps on Hobbs. Mox sends Hobbs into the steps. CC euros Hobbs. Hobbs and CC trade. CC giant swings him. Mox running boots Hobbs. Hobbs powerslams Yuta.

Mark and Mox go at it. Mark flying forearms Mox then Mark hits palm strikes on CC. Mox facekicks Mark out of the corner. Shafir interrupts Mark on the buckles. We go to PiP break and return. Mox stf's Mark.

Mox piledrivers Mark. Hobbs is sent into the steps outside. Mark flying dropkicks Mox. Page is tagged in. He hits shots on The Riders. Page springboard lariats CC then fallaway slams Yuta. Page pop-up sitout powerbombs Yuta for 2.

CC rocket launchers Yuta onto Page for 2. Page flips out of a doomsday device and hits spinning forearms on The Riders. Mark tope con hilos CC through the ropes. Page top rope moonsaults CC outside. Mox bites Page then takes a spinebuster from Hobbs. Page jack knife pins CC and wins.

Thoughts: It was alright and pretty standard with the heels being heels and Page getting the hot tag in. It was your standard main and I was fine with it. I thought we would be done with The Death Riders though after Mox's loss. There's really nowhere for them to go but down.

The Riders attack the faces after. Darby Allin appears high up in the building. Page lariats Mox and Mox goes out. 

Overall thoughts: I had no real issue with the show. Everything made sense, the matches were fine and AEW is headed on a new course as we get ready for Forbidden Door in a month. I'd give this show a 6 out of 10 as there was nothing wrong with it and the show continues to be a lot better week to week than it used to be.