AEW Dynamite 9/3/2025

AEW Dynamite 9/3/2025

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We are still at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

Gabe Kidd comes out to talk for some reason. He says we are on his team. He asks where Darby Allin is. Darby comes out and gets his back with a sleeper. Gabe hits him in the corner. Darby pounds on Gabe in the corner and traps his arm in the ring post. 

Gabe is pushed into the rails then lariats Darby. Darby then coffin drops him off the post. Gabe catches him with a choke in the corner. Darby eye rakes him. Wheeler Yuta comes down and is hit. Darby 2nd rope coffin drops Gabe. Darby pulls out a skateboard with tacks. Yuta comes in and is hit with the skateboard. Darby skateboard double stomps Yuta's back. 

Mox, Claudio and Shafir come down. The lights go out and Hook's signal appears. Hook comes out. Samoa Joe and Hobbs then follow. We then get a big fight. Willow then comes out to fight. 

Gabe and Darby are fighting in the back. Gabe chokes him and tries to hit him with a hammer. Darby throws powder in Gabe's eyes and puts some kind of rag in Gabe's face. Darby puts Gabe in a bodybag chained to a truck and drags him away.

AEW TBS Title - Mercedes Mone (c) vs Alex Windsor

Mone bangs Alex's head off the buckles and foot chokes her. Alex back body drops her and chops her in the corner. Alex armdrags her twice then basement dropkicks her for 2. Mone crossfaces her. Alex cannonballs her off the apron outside. Alex hits a 2nd rope diving lariat inside for 2. 

Alex is sent out of the ring. Alex bangs Mone's knee off the apron. Mone apron edge powerbombs her. We go to PiP break and return.  

Alex corner lariats her then flying lariats her. Alex russian leg sweeps her for 2. Alex blue thunders her then sharpshooters her. Mone crossfaces her. Mone crucifix bombs her for 2. Mone backcrackers her. Alex pop-up sitout powerbombs her. Alex sharpshooters her again. They end up rolling out to the floor and Alex leglocks her there.

Alex comes off the 2nd rope and Mone crossfaces her. Mone backcrackers her. Alex lariats her. They trade forearms in the ring. Alex headbutts her in the chest then hits a made in japan for 2. Alex headbutts her on the buckles. Mone iconoclasms her down then crossfaces her. Mone then rolls her up after Alex escapes and pins her.

Thoughts: Mone mostly stuck to the crossface here. Alex kind of worked the back and the leg some for the sharpshooter but that may be a reach. It was acceptable but nothing too special. Mone won as expected. I'm not sure where this leaves Alex now. 

They fight after and Mone crossfaces her. Riho then makes her return after being gone for a long time and hits a top rope double stomp to break the crossface. She then dropkicks Mone out.

Thoughts: Riho is back. She'll lose the TBS Title match, maybe do another match or two and be gone like usual. It's a waste of everyone's time but she's friends with Kenny and they'll always find a place for her because of it.

Renee interviews Samoa Joe and Hobbs outside. She asks where Hook stands with The Opps. Joe says to ask Hook. Hook comes in. Joe says, "Sup?". Hook says he doesn't need them to fight his battles as he will fight his own battles. He says they replaced him before his body got cold. Joe says they didn't wait as opportunity came calling. Joe says they take the opportunities. He says Hook wasn't ready but Hobbs was. Joe says they didn't come to save him and had their own business to handle. Joe said he's the one who did it and at some point, Hook will need their help. Joe says they will still have his back whether he wants it or not.

The Gates of Agony and Ricochet talk. Ric says his problems with The Hurt Syndicate pre-date AEW. He says they never got on the same page as it's personal for them. Toa says they ended The Hurt's title reign at Forbidden Door and say their legacy is next. Ric says they are dominant and not washed up like The Hurt's. Ric says they should settle it in Toronto and says the entire world will know they stand above them. Ric says it's not a challenge but a command and does a hand signal.

We see Taz's Hardcore Hall of Fame banner for the 2300 Arena Hall of Fame that he got earlier.

Mark Briscoe comes out. He says this is a sacred place and the place where he and his brother fell in love with wrestling. He says his focus is on Kyle Fletcher's TNT Title. He says that involves having a convo with Callis. Mark says he's tired of waiting for this TNT Title shot and asks Don to pick his man.

Don Callis, Lance Archer and Rocky Romero come out. Don says he knows Mark is impatient to get his answer but he's busy getting Kyle and Josh ready for tonight. Don says Mark's opponent will be Takeshita on Collision. Konosuke Takeshita then comes out. KT and Mark stare down. Don tells Mark to save it for Saturday. 

Mark gets on the mic. He says Don likes messing with his head. Mark says he's ready to go now and says to get another one of his goons now. 

Mark Briscoe vs Lance Archer

Lance volunteers. Mark hits shots on him. Mark back enzugiri's him. Mark dropkicks him through the ropes. Mark tries to tope him but is uranage'd on the apron. Lance chokeslams Mark on the side of the steps.

We go to PiP break and return. Mark back elbows him out of the corner then hits chops. They shoulderblock battle. Mark lariats him over the top. Mark tope con hilos him through the ropes. Lance buckle bombs him then chokeslams him. Mark hits shots on Lance's chest then 2nd rope dropkicks him. 

Mark hits shots then flips out of a back body drop. Mark hits shots to the throat. Mark bites Lance on the buckles. Mark sunset bombs him off the buckles for 2. Mark hits a froggy bow off the top and wins.

Thoughts: Lance lost like usual here and Mark won as expected. This was fine. 

Toni Storm does a promo talking about the arena. She says she's a character in search of a plot and says no belt collector can take her title. She says to give her the best, the worst and everything in between. 

Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander are interviewed. Harley says she was busted open by Megan Bayne and says the mask doesn't protect her. Kris pulls off the mask. Harley says their team is undefeated and is headed to the top. Harley asks for Brodido. 

Wheeler Yuta comes in. Yuta says The Death Riders have Kris' back.  Shafir walks in and Kris says she got the message.

AEW Tag Title - Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) (c) vs The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta)

Yuta wristlock takedowns Band then leglocks him.Band goes up and over and points at him. Band headscissors him and dropkicks him. CC and King trade forearms and chops.

CC is caught on a springboard. King spinning forearms him. King throws Band onto CC then does a senton. Band does the macarena. Band suplexes CC. CC catches Band's crossbody and tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. 

We go to PiP break and return. Yuta olympic slams Band for 2. CC blocks a dragonrana then takes a code red. King gets in and hits shots on the heels. King splashes both opponents in the corner then does a cannonball on them.

Band springboard hurricanrana's King into CC for 2. Band misses a frogsplash. Band superplexes Yuta. Mox comes out and sends king into the post. CC rocket launches Yuta onto Band for 2.  

CC giant swings Band and Yuta basement dropkicks Band to break it up. Mox boots King outside then Darby Allin comes out and jumps on Mox. Band hits a 21plex on Yuta and wins.

Thoughts: It was fine. Nothing too special or anything and the faces won as expected here. 

Kazuchika Okada is interviewed in the parking lot. He says Takeshita calls himself The Alpha but he's The Rainmaker and he says everyone knows he's the top dog in The Don Callis Family.

The Hurt Syndicate is interviewed. MVP asks what happened to Ricochet. He says he's a pathetic little kiss-@ss and a whining hater. He tells GoA not to let their careers turn into a punchline. MVP says they don't ask or demand respect, they command it. He says he accepts the challenge and looks forward to joining his brothers in combat. He says they hurt people and will hurt Ricochet.

Adam Copeland comes out and FTR jump him. Christian Cage comes to help out. They all fight outside. Seucirty and various wrestlers come to break it up. Dax gets busted open during this. They spike piledriver a jobber. Adam Priest ends up going after Dax. 

We get a package on Jon Moxley vs Daniel Garcia for Collision.

FTR and Stokeley Hathaway do a promo. Stoke says the next time Cope and Cage get their hands on him, there will be a reckoning. Adam Priest comes in and they ask who he thinks he is. Cash says he's nobody and thinks he's somebody. He tells him to get his gear, find a tag team partner and they will make him somebody.

Adam Page, JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) & Kenny Omega vs. The Don Callis Family (Josh Alexander & Kyle Fletcher) & The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)

Page and Josh go at it. Page shoulders him over. Kyle kicks Page from the apron. Page facekicks Josh over. All 8 men fight and the heels are sent out. The faces then do slingshot plancha's outside. Josh is chopped by Omega and Page. 

We go to PiP break and return. Mike spin kicks Josh in the gut then axe kicks him. Mike chest kicks him down then running ssp's him for 2. Josh spinning forearms Mike then release germans him. Nick hits shots on Mike in the corner and enzugiri's him. Mike 2nd rope dropkicks him. Kevin gets in and hits lariats on Nick. Kevin slams him, goes for a splash and Nick gets his knees up. Matt runs into a facekick and does northern lights suplexes. Kevin tornado ddt's him. 

Page gets in and hits shots on Nick. Page springboard lariats Josh. Page is hurricanrana'd into a kick in the corner. Kyle takes corner attacks and is thrown into a german. Kyle topes Page. Page pop-up, sitout powerbombs Kyle. 

Mike hits a kick combo on Josh. Mike PK's him then standing moonsault double knees him. Josh germans him. Mike misses a standing moonsault double knee on the apron. Josh crossbodies his back. Josh and Mike are on the rails and Kevin top rope diving lariats Josh. Mike and Kevin take Meltzer drivers.

We go to PiP break and return. Nick headscissors Mike over the top rope and Mike is superkicked. Mike is laying on the top rope and is double stomped into a sitout powerbomb for 2. Mike enzugiri's Kyle. A Buck top rope swantons and Mike gets his knees up.

Mike poisonrana's Josh. Kyle and Omega trade forearms. Kyle facekicks him then Omega pumping knees him. Omega suplexes him then Josh then Kyle again. Page, Omega and The Bucks stand off in the ring then fight.  Page sliding lariats a Buck and is corkscrew kicked. He hits a spinning lariat. A Buck buckshot lariats the other Buck and then is lariated. Kenny pumping knees a Buck on the ropes. Kenny and Page take superkicks then do stereo lariats.

Page and Kyle trade. Kyle suplexes him. Kyle spinning tombstones Page for 2. Kyle corner facekicks Page. Kevin springboard sunset flips Kyle for 2 then dropkicks him. Mike triangle moonsaults a Buck outside. Mike superkicks the other Buck then is superkicked. Kevin jumping ddt's Kyle. 

Kevin tries a 180 frogsplash and Kyle gets his knees up. Kyle takes a 2nd rope poisonrana. The Bucks hit superkicks. Kevin takes a forearm and a Buck does a corkscrew dive outside. Kevin takes a spike tombstone then Kyle brainbusters Kevin for the win.

Thoughts: It was the usual all-star tag with a lot of quick action, lots of people coming in and out and a lot of moves. They didn't overdo it too much at least and it was fine but nothing too memorable.  

The heels beat up the faces after. Rocky Romero and Lance Archer come out to join in. Page takes a brainbuster on an open chair. Kenny takes a chair shot to the gut. Kenny takes a suplex off the apron through a table from Kyle. The heels mock Kenny after. Kenny is put in a neckbrace.

Overall thoughts: We had a big brawl to start the show. Mone/Alex was alright as was Lance/Briscoe. I had no issues with the tag title match. FTR jumped Cope and by the end of it, challenges Adam Priest to a tag match in an unusual turn of events. The main was your usual all-star where a bunch of people are thrown in and you get an okay match out of it. It wasn't the most exciting Dynamite ever and I don't think a ton of effort was put into it, but it mostly made sense and had a ton of wrestling. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 total and it was fine overall, just nothing super interesting.