AEW Dynamite
July 6th, 2022
The Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial
Rochester, New York
We are live with our ongoing coverage of AEW Dynamite, which is emanating from The Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial in Rochester, New York. Announced for tonight’s show, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus will make an appearance, The Butcher and The Blade will take on Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland, Toni Storm will team up with Thunder Rosa to take on Marina Shafir and Nyla Rose, Scorpio Sky will defend his TNT championship against Wardlow in a Street Fight, and Jon Moxley will defend his AEW interim world championship against Brody King.
Match 1: Street Fight, TNT championship: Scorpio Sky (c) vs Wardlow
– The match starts off with Scorpio Sky landing two kicks to the leg of Wardlow, Scorpio then hits a series of bodyshots on Wardlow in the corner, Wardlow then hits a shoulder tackle on Scorpio, Scorpio then hits Wardlow with a lowblow, Wardlow then throws Scorpio from one corner of the ring to another, Wardlow then throws Scorpio once again, Dan Lambert then slaps the back of Wardlow, American Top Team then protect Lambert, Scorpio then sends Wardlow into the steel steps, all members of The American Top then jump Wardlow as we go to commercial break.
*Commercial break*
– We are back from commercial as we see Scorpio punch away at Wardlow on the apron, Wardlow then hits a swanton from the top rope onto Scorpio, Wardlow then goes for a powerbomb but members of American Top Team get involved, Wardlow then takes them out with closelines, Scorpio then hits Wardlow with the TNT championship for a nearfall, Wardlow then pushes Scorpio into Lambert, knocking him off the apron, Wardlow then hits a spindebuster on Scorpio, Wardlow then hits three powerbombs on Scorpio to secure the pinfall victory.
Winner and NEW TNT champion: Wardlow at 8:27.
– Jon Moxley says that men are waiting to catch him off guard so they can give him a beating, Moxley says that he respects Hiroshi Tanahashi and he still beat his face until it looked like handburger, Moxley says that he’s a monster, Moxley says that once you step in the ring with any memeber of The Blackpool Combat Club they push your limits, Moxley then says step up, or get stomped on.
– Smart Mark Sterling and Tony Nese attempt to persuade Keith Lee to sign a petition that will remove Swerve from the AEW roster, Lee rejects the offer and claims that him and Swerve are better than ever.
– Christian Cage and Luchasaurus thencmake their entrance, Christian says that he’s the Cage that everyone is talking, Christian says that everyone is wondering why Luchasaurus remained aligned with him, Matt Hardy then interrupts, Matt says that Christian is the Michael Jordan of being an a*hole, he always tops himself, Matt says that Jungle Boy trusted and respected Christian, Christian says that Matt is starting to make his brother seem like the sober one, Matt says that Christian is using Luchasaurus to make as much money as he can, Matt than says that he used The Butcher, The Blade, and Private Party but he hates and regrets that, Matt says that the last month has been terrible for him and maybe karma is catching up with him, Christian then calls Matt a clout chaser, Christian says that Matt won’t help out Jeff so he can get one last run, Christian says that Jeff isn’t the most embarrassing member of his family, but Matt is, Luchasaurus then hits a headbutt on Matt, Luchasaurus then sends Matt into the steel steps, Matt tries to fight back but Luchasaurus lands an uppercut, Luchasaurus then kicks Matt’s head against the ringpost, Luchasaurus then chokeslams Matt Hardy through the timekeeper’s table.
– We get a video package highlighting the Blood & Guts match from last Wednesday night.
– Jake Hager tells Claudio Castagnoli that he never won a title in RoH or WWE, Claudio says that his team won last week and that Hager just carries the bag for his team, Claudio says that next week he’s going to go 3-0 in AEW
Match 2: The Butcher and The Blade vs Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee
– The match starts off with Keith Lee and The Blade, The Blade then slaps Keith, Keith then headbutts The Blade, The Butcher and Lee then lockup, Lee then throws The Butcher from the second rope, Butcher then tries to use a chair but The Blade stops him, Swerve then locks Blade in a headlock, Swerve then trips The Blade before locking in another headlock, Lee then hits a shoulder tackle on The Blade, Lee then slaps the chest of The Blade in the corner, Blade then hits a jawbreaker on Swerve, Swerve then goes for a running apron kick but The Bunny stops him, The Butcher then knocks Lee off the apron, Swerve then sends The Butcher over the top rope, Blade then trips Swerve on the apron as we go to commercial break.
*Commercial break*
– We are back from commercial as we see Swerve bite the Butcher’s hand on the top rope, Swerve then knocks the Butcher of the top rope, Swerve then hits a leaping uppercut on The Butcher, Lee then tags in, Lee lands a series of shoulder tackles on The Blade, Lee then throws Blade into The Butcher, Swerve then hits a rolling flatliner on The Butcher, Swerve and Lee then hits a combination enzuigiri/spinning forearm, Lee then accidentally hits Swerve, The Blade then hits a stunner on Lee, The Butcher then hits a running shoulder tackle on Swerve, Butcher then goes for the pinfall but Lee breaks up the pin, Swerve then hits a running heel kick on Butcher, Lee and Swerve then hit the swerve in their glory to secure the pinfall victory.
Winners via pinfall: Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland at 9:39.
– After the match, Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks interrupt, Hobbs says Hobbs and Starks are grown ass men, Starks said they could of ended their career online and on the mic but they haven’t, Starks says that there are levels to this and Swerve and Lee are several levels below them, The Young Bucks then interrupt, Matt says that Ricky mine as well que their music for them, The Bucks say that they don’t have to apologize for anything because they started this company, Matt then puts over the tag team division in AEW, Matt then challenges Starks, Hobbs, Swerve, and Lee to a three way match next week.
– Malakai Black asks if Moxley thinks he knows pain, Black says that he will make sure Brody puts him through the most pain possible tonight.
– Eddie Kingston makes his entrance for an interview with Tony Schiavone, Eddie congratulates Wardlow on winning the TNT championship, Kingston then congratulates his entire team from last week, including Claudio, Kingston says that he didn’t get to taste Jericho’s blood, Jericho then appears on the screen in the parking lot, Tay Conti then slams a car door into the hand of Ruby Soho.
– The Dark Order make their entrance with Negative 1 as the crowd chants “Brodie.” John Silver says that Rochester is Dark Order country, Evil Uno says that every single fan has followed the Dark Order from the beginning, Evil Uno then thanks the fans for showing up and supporting him, Uno says that the six of them are here to stay, Uno says that The Dark Order is forever.and they are starting a new chapter, QT Marshall then interrupts, QT asks.if we will have to put up with Negative 1 until he’s 18, QT says that Brodie is a legend, but Negative 1 takes after his mother, QT then challenges to fight Negative 1 with none of his friends at ringside, “Hangman” Adam Page then interrupts, Uno and Page then send QT into the ring, Silver then lands an enzuigiri into a stunner from Alex Reynolds, Silver then hits a german suplex on QT, 10 then hits QT with a lariat, Negative 1 then tells QT that he will wrestle him once he turns 19.
– Jim Ross then makes his entrance to do commentary for the second hour of Dynamite.
Match 3: Penta Oscuro vs Rush
– The match starts off with both men exchanging a series of slaps and chops, Rush then attempts a suplex but Penta counters it into a rollup for a two count, Penta then hits a superkick on Rush, Penta then hits an armdrag from the steel steps on Rush, Rush then hits Penta with a stiff elbow strike, Rush then hits a running splash on Penta in the corner, Rush then attempts to take off Penta’s mask, Penta then lands two slingblades on Rush, Penta then hits a dive over the top rope, taking out Rush, Alex Abrahantes then spears Jose The assistant on the outside, officials attempt to break up the brawl as we go to commercial break.
*Commercial break*
– We are back from commercial as we see Penta and Rush exchange chops and forearms, Rush then hits a german suplex on Penta, Penta then hits a backstabber on Rush, Rush then hits a powerslam on Penta for a nearfall, Penta then hits another backstabber on Rush for a nearfall, Penta then kicks away at the face of Rush in the corner, Penta and Rush then exchange another series of chops, both men then exchange headbutts before both colliding heads, Rush then hits a jumping knee to the face of Penta, Penta then lands two chops to the chest of Rush in the corner, Rush then rubs the boot against the face of Penta in the corner, Rush then hits a shotgun dropkick from the top rope onto Penta for a nearfall, Rush then hits a senton from the top rope onto Penta for a nearfall, Penta then hits a rolling cutter on Rush, followed by a thrust kick and a package piledriver, Penta then goes for the pin but Andrade puts Rush’s leg on the rope, Penta is then hit with a lowblow behind the referee’s back, Rush then rolls up Penta as he steals his mask to secure the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Rush at 11:10.
– Smart Mark Sterling and Tony Nese attempt to get Orange Cassidy to sign the petition, Smart Mark proposes that Cassidy fight Nese on Rampage and if Cassidy loses he signs the petition.
Match 4: The Acclaimed and The Gunn Club vs Bear Country, Fuego Del Sol, and Leon Ruff
– Before the match starts, Austin Gunn takes the mic and rap away from The Acclaimed.
– Colten Gunn turns Fuego inside out with a closeline, Anthony Bowens then beats down Fuego, Fuego then hits a tornado DDT on Bowens, Bear Bronson then hits a double closeline on Colten and Austin, Bear then hits a sitdown bomb on Austin, Bear goes for the pin but Caster breaks it up, Caster then hits a superkick on Bear, Bowens then hits a fameasser on Bear, Caster then hits a top rope elbow on Bear, Austin Gunn then tags himself in to pin Bear to secure the pinfall victory.
Winners via pinfall: The Gunn Club and The Acclaimed at 2:27.
– After the match, Colten Gunn and Austin Gunn attack The Acclaimed, Billy then pulls Austin and Colten off of The Acclaimed, Billy then hits Caster with a closeline, Billy then hits a fameasser on Bowens.
Match 5: Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir vs Toni Storm and Thunder Rosa
– The match starts off with Marina going after Toni as Nyla sends Rosa to the outside, Toni Storm then lands a drop-toll hold on Marina, followed by a running dropkick, Toni then lands an uppercut on Marina in the corner, Rosa then jumps off the back of Toni to land a dropkick on Marina in the corner, Rosa then lands a snapmirror on Marina, followed by a kick to the back of Marina, Rosa then lands a series of chops on Marina in the corner, Storm then lands three punches to the face of Marina, Marina then hits a fireman’s carry slam on Storm, Nyla then stomps away at Storm as we go to commercial break.
*Commercial break*
– We are back from commercial as we see Toni send Nyla into the turnbuckle, Rosa then hits a dropkick from the top rope onto Nyla, Rosa then hits a running dropkick on Nyla in the ropes, Nyla then hits a rockbottom slam on Rosa, Marina then hits a pump handle throw on Nyla, Storm then hits a DDT on Nyla, Toni then hits a german suplex on Marina, Toni them hits a running hip attack on Marina in the corner, Toni and Rosa then hit a doubleteam package piledriver on Marina to secure the pinfall victory.
Winners via pinfall: Thunder Rosa and Toni Storm at 9:07.
Match 6: AEW Interim world championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs Brody King
– The match starts off with both men locking up, both men then stare off, Brody then lands a forearm on Moxley, Brody then throws Moxley to the outside, Brody then sends Moxley into the corner, Brody then chops the chest of Moxley, Moxley then sidesteps Brody, sending Brody crashing into the steel steps, Moxley then hits a russian leg sweep on Brody into the barricade, Moxley then goes for a powerbomb on Brody on the outside but Brody counters it into a big back bodydrop on the ramp, Brody then chops Moxley in the chest, Moxley then hits a corkscrew on Brody, Moxley then puts Brody in a figure four leglock, Moxley then works on the leg of Brody, both men then exchange a series of forearms in the corner, Brody then hits a bossman slam on Moxley for a nearfall as we go to commercial break.
*Commercial break*
– We are back from commercial as we see Brody attempt a fireman’s carry slam but Moxley lands a series of elbows to the jaw of Brody, Brody then attempts a running cannonball in the corner but Moxley moves out of the way, Moxley then hits a running closeline on Brody in the corner, Moxley then rakes the back of Brody on the top rope, Moxley then hits a modified dragon suplex on Brody for a nearfall, Moxley then stomps on the face of Brody, Brody then hits a lariat on Moxley, followed by a piledriver for yet another nearfall, Brody then puts Moxley in a headlock as Brody hangs from the top rope, Brody then hits a running cannonball on Moxley in the corner for a nearfall, Moxley then hits a paradigm shift on Brody, followed by a series of elbow shots to the jaw of Brody, Moxley then locks in a choke on a standing Brody, Brody then falls breaking the hold, Moxley then locks in the Bulldog choke to secure the submission victory.
