After a historical week last week, we are back in the United States again this week for all the AEW action.

DYNAMITE RESULTS

Live from the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona! Excalibur, Taz, and Ian Riccaboni are on commentary tonight and here comes MJF. Fyi, if either MJF or Hangman Page get physical, they’re getting fined and suspended.

The Opps vs Patriarchy

Shibata and Sabian to start. Foot sweep by Shibata and a kitchen sink. Joe gets the tag, and Sabian gets his chest chopped off.

Joe trips Sabian and CRUSHES him with a senton. One for Wayne. Christian… thinks better of it and tags Wayne. Wayne’s chest is chopped off again. Poor guy. Quick tags now among The Opps and Wayne is just getting battered.

Snap mare and a PK as we go to commercial. Running boot to Wayne’s face and a sliding dropkick sends Sabian to the outside. Hook gets the tag and T-Bones everyone. Christian gets dumped to the floor with a clothesline and a Northern Light’s suplex to Wayne.

Wayne blocks a throw and hits a fisherman to Hook. Big boot by Shibata! Missile dropkick by Sabian. Lariat by Joe! Fireman’s carry but Joe but instead Christian gets dumped over the top. Elbow suicida by Joe! In the ring, Wayne rolls up Hook for two. High kick by Wayne! Wayne’s World but Hook catches him in mid-air with the RedRum! Christian thinks about making the save but Joe is there… and Christian bails. Wayne taps!

Winners – The Opps

Street Fight – Powerhouse Hobbs vs Big Bill

Bill starts the match with a huge boot to the face. Both guys fight throughout the crowd now, until Hobbs tries to put Bill through a guard rail, but Bill launches a sound mixer at his knee.

Bill finds a plumber’s wrench underneath the ring and tries to kill Hobbs, but Hobbs moves, and Bill hits the ring post. Hobbs finds a steel chair and blasts Bill in the back. Twice. Three times. Bill finds the wrench and hits Hobbs in the face! Hobbs is busted open, and Bill choke slams him on the steel steps!

Bill is setting up a table in the ring. Hobbs is here with a trash can, and he blasts Bill in the face! Twice! Bryan Keith is here but Hobbs punches through a steel chair and boots Keith in the face and choke slams him through the table. The fight spills to the ramp where Hobbs picks Bill up… World’s Strongest Slam on the ramp! Uh oh…

Hobbs finds the backpack and blasts Bill in the face with it. Hobbs unzips the backpack. and it was the bricks. Hobbs now bounces Bill’s head off the steel steps a bunch, and both guys are on top of them, on the ramp. Hobbs, kind of, spinebusters Bill off the steps, off the ramp, and through the barbed-wire tables at ringside! The referee counts Bill.. 8.. 9… 10!

Winner – Powerhouse Hobbs

Megan Bayne vs Kris Statlander

Both women trade shoulder blocks. Nobody moves. Bayne with a boot and a shoulder tackle and she gets it. Shoulder lock by Statlander and a moonsault. Two count.

Mounted punches by Statlander in the corner and a big high kick. Electric chair by Statlander but Bayne gets free, missing an avalanche in the corner. Statlander charges but eats a spear. Back from break and Statlander drops Bayne with a gordbuster before following up with an axe kick.

Statlander thinks Wednesday Night Fever but Bayne drills her with a right elbow and a deadlift German suplex. Both women roll to the apron now and Statlander drops Bayne with a back suplex! Bayne pops up after rolling in the ring and brings Statlander in with a deadlift German over the ropes! Bayne sets Statlander up on the top rope and follows her up top.

Strikes exchanged now and Statlander.. gets thrown off the top by Penelope Ford! The referee doesn’t see it. F5 by Bayne! One, two, three!

Winner – Megan Bayne

International Championship Series – Orange Cassidy vs Roderick Strong

Cassidy rolls outside and hugs Kyle O’Reilly. Suicide dive takes out Roddy, and another hug for Kyle! Big dropkick by Strong and he locks in an abdominal stretch as we go to commercial. Back from break and Cassidy dives in from the apron with a swinging DDT.

Roddy chops his way up as Cassidy is showing the effects from the punishment. Cassidy walks through the chops and goes pocket hands. More chops by Roddy! Shotgun dropkick by Cassidy with pocket hands, and now he bounces Roddy’s head off a bunch of turnbuckles. Diving crossbody off the top. Satellite DDT plants Roddy. Two count.

Cassidy thinks Beach Break but Strong counters, as Cassidy rolls him up for two. Beach Break anyway! Two count. Cassidy thinks about taking the elbow sleeve down, but Roddy hits a rising knee! Back breaker by Roddy, who holds on, another one. End of Heartache! Two count.

Roddy wants the Strong Hold, but Cassidy rolls him up for two. Back breaker by Strong and a Texas Clover Leaf, but Cassidy finds the bottom rope. Orange kicks by Cassidy. Cassidy runs the ropes but gets popped up into a gut buster. Sick kick! End of Heartache attempt but Cassidy counters with Stundog Millionaire! Orange Punch! One, two, three!

Winner – Orange Cassidy

After the match we get Tony Schiavone who seems to have been hiding for the whole show in the ring getting set to interview Cassidy. Before Cassidy can get a word out, the DCF are out and start putting the boots to Cassidy. Omega makes the save and helps Cassidy clear the ring. He picks up the International Championship and stares down Takeshita and then notices Cassidy eyeing off the belt too.

MY THOUGHTS

Story, story, story. This episode was all about the stories. While there were only 4 matches on the show, it didn’t feel drawn out and it gave them time to breathe. MJF and Hangman is starting to build something that could potentially be a multi PPV set of matches.

Unfortunately, we did get one of the worst “save” segments ever with Thunder Rosa which has received a lot of criticism online and rightfully so. All in all, it was a decent episode of Dynamite, and it is looking like AEW is finding that feeling again.

COLLISION RESULTS

A cold open is shown with everyone walking into the arena, and Mariah May is here to attack Toni Storm! May bounces Storm’s head off of a few things in the back and then piledrives her on the stage.

Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, and Excalibur are on the call and we’re getting right to business.

Hologram vs The Beast Mortos

Huge biel by Mortos. Mortos misses a pair of charges and Hologram escapes with an enziguiri. Springboard crossbody and a deja vu tieres sends Mortos to the outside. Running dropkick through the ropes by Hologram and a diving hurricanrana off the top to the floor!

Back in the ring and Hologram comes off the top but lands on his feet, and Mortos responds with a twisting arm drag and a POUNCEEEEEE. Tornillo through the ropes by Mortos and we go to commercial! Back from break and Mortos goes up top, only to get kicked in the head. Hologram heads up top, and Mortos catches him with an avalanche Gorilla Press!

Two count. Rope-walk hurricanrana by Hologram and Mortos rolls to the outside. Suicide dive by Hologram! On the stage, Hologram looks for a springboard but Mortos ducks and DRILLS HOLOGRAM WITH A TWISTING CRUCIFIX BOMB! ON THE STAGE! Mortos takes his time rolling Hologram him and he only gets a two count. Mortos dumps Hologram back on the ramp and Holograms hits the ropes and counters a powerbomb with a Sunset Flip powerbomb!

BRUTAL landing for Mortos. Hologram heads up top with a springboard crucifix bomb! One, two, no! Hologram hits the ropes, but Mortos pops him up right into a Samoan drop! Another two count. Inverted fireman’s carry by Mortos and he drops Hologram over the knee with a big backbreaker. Hologram reverses an Irish whip with a Spanish Fly. Hologram charges Mortos but eats a huge lariat! Tieres off the top by Hologram and another running sunset flip gets the win.

Winner – Hologram

Gabe Kidd vs The Butcher

Kidd attacks early but Butcher is eating the shots. Butcher chops back and Kidd dumps him with a Saito suplex. Butcher goes to the throat and dumps Kidd to the outside.

Butcher whips Kidd into the apron and follows up with a clothesline. T-bone suplex on the floor by Kidd! Kidd in control now with some ground and pound but Butcher fires back with a big boot. Both guys hit the ropes and Kidd with a comebacker lariat. Piledriver finishes this one.

Winner – Gabe Kidd

Julia Hart vs Queen Aminata

Both women trade arm ringers and Aminata snatches a head lock takeover. Snap mare and a kick to the back of Hart and now a sliding leg lariat. Double overhand chop by Aminata in the corner but Hart responds with a running clothesline.

STO by Hart, who proceeds to bounce Aminata’s head off the mat. Back from commercial and Aminata snaps off a trio of suplexes. Running hip attack/sliding knee in the corner by Aminata. Two count. Another two count. A third one. Sunset flip by Hart gets two. Superkick by Hart and a running axe handle gets two. Hart goes up top for a moonsault but Aminata gets two feet to the face!

German suplex by Aminata. Two. Hart blocks a third attempt and delivers some back elbows. Flying Octopus by Hart and Aminata taps!

Winner – Julia Hart

Murder Machines vs Sky High

Sky High gets tossed out of the tunnels and brutalized in the ring. Blackout to one of them. Deadlift superplex by Cage to the other. Big boot/German suplex combo. Powerbomb/chokeslam combo and this one is done for.

Winners – Murder Machines

AEW Trios Championship – Death Riders (c) vs Daniel Garcia / Matt Mernard / Angelo Parker

Parker takes it to Yuta early with a snap suplex and a quick dropkick. Quick tags back and forth but Parker finds himself in trouble in the Death Rider’s corner.

Double dropkick from Yuta on the apron to Parker’s face, over the middle rope. Menard gets the hot tag and clotheslines everyone. Cutter on Pac! Claudio blasts Menard from behind but Garcia and Parker are here for a triple back body drop on Claudio. Triple suplex to the Death Riders.

Triple mounted punches in the corner and we go to commercial. Max cuts out on me for a little bit and we come back as the fight spills all over the place as we’re back from break and Parker superplexes Pac. Yuta makes the save at two.

Drop toe hold by Menard and a diving elbow by Parker. Try the same thing but Claudio counters with an anti-air European uppercut! Brutalizer is locker in the middle of the ring and Parker taps!

Winners – Death Riders

Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge – Max Caster vs Brody King

King chops him down. Back body drop by King and an avalanche in the corner. CANNONBALL and we are done!

Winner – Brody King

ROH World Championship – Chris Jericho (c) vs Bandido

Handspring by Bandido and FINGERS GUNS. Suicide dive by Bandido followed by a somersault plancha. Jericho rolls in the ring and Bandido springboards right into a Code Breaker! Long two count.

Clotheslines in the corner by Jericho and a hurricanrana off the top. Jericho isn’t thrilled with the chants telling him to retire, however. Bandido now with a hurricanrana off the apron and to the floor! Enziguiri over the top rope and a tornillo off the top! Two count.

Back suplex into a face buster by Bandido gets a two count. Jericho catches a charging Bandido with a Death Valley Driver. Bandido runs into a big boot and we have a duel. Bandido looks for the inverted GTS but Jericho traps the leg, double leg, Walls of Jericho! Bandido takes a while but finally fights his way to the bottom rope. Jericho charges and Bandido picks him up with a military press… one handed!

Frog splash! Two count, only. Bandido rolls to the apron and Jericho tries a double jump dropkick, but Bandido counters with a sunset flip bomb! Two count. Bandido misses a dropkick and Jericho drills a Lionsault! Two count. Head scissors by Jericho.. now called the “hi spot”.. for two.

Jericho goes up top and Bandido meets him. oh boy, both guys are shaking… moonsault powerslam by Bandido! Wow! Two count. 2.999, that is. Bandido looks for his version of the G2S and he hits it! Bandido looks for the 21 Plex but Jericho blocks it with a victory roll… and gets the three!

Winner – Chris Jericho

MY THOUGHTS

It was always going to be hard to top Grand Slam Australia with regards to the quality. However. this was definitely up there. The start with Harley and Toni was an absolute perfect way to continue the story and lead into another match between the two.

Harley Cameron continues to shine brighter and brighter each week and hell; she even got the fans to chant for her “neighbour” which is an amazing feat. The one downfall for me was the main event. I honestly would have enjoyed it more if Bandido had won the match and the championship, but clearly Jericho is holding on to the title for a while.