Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the 7/26/2023 edition of AEW Dynamite on TBS.
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Here's what is set for the show.
Preview.
AEW Dynamite (7/26)
- AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. AR Fox
- PAC vs. Gravity
- Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) vs. Best Friends (Trent & Chuckie T)
- Swerve Strickland vs. Darby Allin
- MJF & Adam Cole will speak
- Taya Valkyrie vs. Britt Baker
AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. AR Fox
AR Fox deflects an Orange Punch and kicks Cassidy. Fox gets momentum by diving onto Cassidy at ringside. Back in the ring, Fox stuns Cassidy. Cassidy attempts a DDT, but Fox responds with a twisting suplex. Fox scores a two-count with a Swanton Bomb. Cassidy nails the Beach Break for a two-count after spiking Fox with a DDT. A modified Spanish Fly earns a near fall for Fox. After hitting a Senton on the apron, he gets another two-count with a DDT. Cassidy uses a crucifix to gain a two-count after countering a splash. Cassidy rolls Fox up and pins him.
Winner and still champion: Orange Cassidy
- Cassidy tries to show respect to AR Fox, who takes him out in a moment of frustration. While he immediately regrets his actions, Darby Allin sprints down to confront Fox. Darby says it's embarrassing that he stuck his name out for him. Fox continues to apologize profusely. Meanwhile, Jon Moxley appears in the squared Circle to attack Cassidy. The commentary said that was done because of what happened at the Ring of Honor pay-per-view.
- Renee Paquette is interviewing Don Callis and Chris Jericho. Don announces he set up a match for Chris Jericho to team with Konosuke Takeshita against Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara. Jericho agrees. Don gives him a painting of them from 1995 with Bad News Brown watching on.
- Claudio Castagnoli cuts a promo hyping the main event. John Moxley shows up and confirms that he doesn't enjoy Orange Cassidy attacking his friends when he's not around.
- Tony Schiavone interviews Jack Perry. Jack Perry says he's the most outstanding wrestler ever to hold the FTW Championship. Jerry Lynn interrupts him to say that ECW paved the way for the younger generation. Jerry Lynn appears to threaten to kick Jack Perry's ass. Jack Perry says they will do this on his terms when Dynamite comes to Tampa next week.
- Renee Paquette interviews Britt Baker. Baker previews her match against Taya Valkyrie. She says TBS stands for "The Britt Show."
PAC vs. Gravity
Gravity kicks PAC to the ground. The masked man displays his explosive offense. Gravity eludes PAC, who is pursuing him at ringside. Gravity is caught by PAC with a kick. At ringside, Gravity slams PAC. PAC takes over and drops Gravity. The masked man lands a crossbody for a two-count. PAC's avalanche brainbuster knocks out Gravity. Gravity is forced to tap out to the Brutalizer by PAC.
Winner: PAC
- Adam Cole and Maxwell Jacob Friedman address their upcoming FTR match in a promo filmed last week. Max says he will give Adam a rematch for the world championship no matter what happens in the tournament. Adam says that Max is becoming one of his best friends. This perfectly sets up Roderick Strong coming in to be jealous and says he knows Max has ulterior motives. Adam says that Roddy is being possessive and needs to trust him.
- FTR also cut a promo about the match on Saturday that was filmed last week. They promise victory.
Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) vs. Darby Allin (w/ Nick Wayne)
At ringside, Allin connects with a Code Red. Allin launches Strickland into the steel steps. Strickland lands a kick on Allin. Strickland regains the upper hand in the ring and has control of Allin. Swerve lands a Flatliner on Allin. Swerve and Allin swap pin attempts. Darby launches himself into Strickland at ringside. Strickland stops a dive with a kick. Strickland lands a near-fall on the Swerve Stomp. Swerve is caught off guard by Allin's Stunner. Strickland nails Allin on the apron with a Death Valley Driver. A hooded person enters and attempts to interfere on behalf of Swerve. Strickland takes advantage and pins Darby for the victory.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
- After the match, AR Fox, under the hood, assaults Allin and Nick Wayne. Swerve offers him a Mogul Embassy shirt, indicating that he has joined the group.
- Backstage, the Jericho Appreciation Society (minus Daniel and Sammy) meets with its leader. They all tell Chris that until he starts giving them 100%, they cannot do the same.
- The most recent episode of AEW Collision is recapped in a video package.
Taya Valkyrie vs. Britt Baker
Valkyrie hits a double knee attack in the corner. Valkyrie drops Baker in an awkward moment with the Road to Valhalla. She hammers Baker with elbow strikes during the break. Baker fires up, exchaning strikes with Valkyrie. Britt hits the Panama Sunrise and wins with Lockjaw
Winner: Britt Baker
Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) vs. Best Friends (Trent & Chuckie T)
A wild match, with all three teams beating each other all around the ringside area. The Lucha Brothers and Best Friends started the action before Moxley & Claudio even arrived at the ring. The finish of the match came when Moxley & Claudio were setting up for a Ricola Bomb on Trent Beretta when Orange Cassidy came down looking for revenge on Jon Moxley for the earlier attack. Moxley ends up going out to fight Cassidy. Choking him down by the barricade. However, during this time, Beretta hit his finisher on Claudio. Still, Claudio was not legal. This led to the Lucha Brothers getting the finish off of the Fear Factor they hit on Trent Beretta.
Winners: Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix)
- After the match concluded, everyone continued to brawl, and the show went off the air in complete disarray as they announced a Triple Threat match between Moxley, Penta, and Trent for next week.
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