Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the May 24, 2023 edition of AEW Dynamite on TBS.
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Here's what is set for the show.
Preview.
AEW Dynamite (5/24)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship: The Lucha Bros (Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo) (c) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta)
- AEW World Trios Championship Open House Rules Match: The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) vs. AR Fox, Metalik, & Blake Christian
- AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher
- Lady Frost vs. Taya Valkyrie
- We will hear from FTR
- We will heat from Ricky Starks
- We will hear from all four AEW pillars (MJF, Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara, and "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry)
- Tony Khan announces the location for the debut episode of AEW Saturday Collision on June 17
- Adam Cole and Chris Jericho sign the AEW Double or Nothing match contract.
AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher
With a brainbuster, Fletcher knocks Cassidy out. Fletcher prevails after exchanging kicks with the champion. With the Stun-dog Millionaire, Cassidy knocks out Fletcher and secures a two count. Fletcher strikes Cassidy with an elbow, drops Cassidy with a brainbuster, hits a Michinoku Driver, and spikes Cassidy with a DDT, but Cassidy pins Fletcher after reversing a Tombstone.
Winner and still AEW International Champion: Orange Cassidy
Ricky Starks has been named to compete in the Blackjack Battle Royale. When asked about being disqualified last week in an interview, he claims he's taking matters into his own hands as he has nothing to lose. Jay White and Juice Robinson assault Starks. White slams a chair into Starks. White says they are not finished with the Starks.
- Jungle Boy cuts a sit-down promo speaking about the main event of the upcoming pay-per-view.
- FTR comes to the ring, and they talk about their upcoming tag team title shot on Sunday. Mark Briscoe comes out, and Dax wants to make amends and shake hands. Mark refuses. Jeff Jarrett and company come out thinking that they have secured the favor of Mark Briscoe, and he gets physical with each of them as he has reached his breaking point with this situation.
- Renee Paquette tells Sammy Guevara that Maxwell Jacob Friedman's offer still stands if he wants to lay down on Sunday. Sammy says some things just can't be bought in life.
AEW World Trios Championship Open House Rules Match: The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) vs. AR Fox, Metalik, & Blake Christian
The Dealer's Choice rule for this match is that tags are unnecessary. Blake Christian starts the match with Buddy Matthews. Everyone takes advantage of the rules for tonight. Christian and Metalik diving onto Black and Matthews. King is alone with Fox, who rocks him with kicks and sends him to the outside. The two trios brawl at ringside, and Fox dives onto everyone. In the end, Matthews locks in an inverted Texas Cloverleaf, but Christian and Metalik try to break it up, but Black and King take them out. Fox taps out to Buddy.
Winners and still champions: The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews)
- The Blackpool Combat Club is hyped for the Anarchy in the Arena bout at AEW Double or Nothing, with Jon Moxley claiming they are the best wrestlers in the world. On Sunday, he feels the distinction between pros and amateurs will be evident.
- MJF hypes the main event on Sunday. Then, he teases leaving the company in 2024 again. Darby comes out and runs down his past and his desire to be champion. Maxwell kicks Darby in the balls. Sammy comes out, MJF runs but Jack Perry attacks MJF and poses with the title on the ramp.
- Wardlow and Arn Anderson discuss the TNT Championship Ladder Match at AEW Double or Nothing.
Taya Valkyrie vs. Lady Frost
Valkyrie and Frost lock up. Valkyrie seizes control and lands a lariat on Frost. Frost avoids Valkyrie and slams her shoulder into the ring post. Frost is nailed with a clothesline by Valkyrie. Jade Cargill is watching the action unfold. Valkyrie spears Frost and catches her with a backbreaker. The Road to Valhalla gives Valkyrie the victory.
Winner: Taya Valkyrie
- Tony Khan confirms that the first episode of AEW Collision will be at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
- Chris Jericho and Adam Cole come to the ring to sign the contract for their match at AEW Double or Nothing. Jericho dares Cole to hit him, but Roderick Strong holds him back. Jericho says he will knock Cole's teeth down his throat, but Cole can't beat him. Cole said he calls someone "homicidal, suicidal, and genocidal." Sabu stands and comes out to attack the Jericho Appreciation Society and be in Cole's corner. It's later revealed Sabu will be the enforcer on Sunday for Jericho vs. Cole
Roderick Strong vs. Daniel Garcia
Strong and Garcia trade blows until Strong takes complete control with a backbreaker. Garcia then begins dancing on the ropes, allowing Strong to throw him back into the ring. Garcia then pulls Strong back and stomps him face-first on the ground. Strong then flattens Garcia with a dropkick and a running knee strike. Strong attempts a knee strike in the corner but misses, and Garcia attempts a roll-up but fails. He follows it up with a series of slaps before dropping Strong to the mat, but Strong can kick out. Daniel locks in the Dragon Tamer, but Strong escapes and hits a Gutbuster followed by End Of Heartache for the win.
ROH World Tag Team Championship: The Lucha Bros (Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo) (c) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta)
The two teams immediately clash, with the Lucha Bros gaining the advantage. Fenix follows Penta's lead and dives onto their opponents at ringside. Claudio seizes control with a lariat, and Penta slingblades him. Yuta breaks off a double-team maneuver, and Castagnoli overpowers Fenix with an uppercut. The Blackpool Combat Club jump Fenix. Fenix is placed in the Swing by Castagnoli. Castagnoli knocks Penta off the apron as the Lucha Brothers take control. Claudio connects with an uppercut on Fenix, and Yuta gets a two-count with a splash. Fenix rocks Yuta with a kick after Abrahantes distracts the referee. As the referee looks elsewhere, Penta tags in, and the Lucha Bros win with the Fear Factor as The Young Bucks hold Claudio back after appearing from underneath the ring.
Winners and still champions: The Lucha Bros (Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo)
- After the match, The Young Bucks flee into the audience as Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson rush the ring. Moxley warns them over the microphone that they will be hurt at AEW Double or Nothing. It will be the craziest and most vicious match in AEW history, according to Moxley. The show goes off the air with Matt and Nick Jackson watching on from the crowd as Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli seethe in the ring while Bryan Danielson appears to yell at Wheeler Yuta.
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