AEW Dynamite 9/23/20 Results: Two Title Matches, Cody Returns & Miro's In-Ring Debut!

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- Kip Sabian & Penelope Ford get the microphone to start the show, Sabian does a special introduction for Miro.

Miro & Kip Sabian w/Penelope Ford vs. Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss

The match begins with Sabian dragging Kiss to the ground while working over his arm, Kiss gets up and he nails Sabian with some arm drags and a head scissors takedown. Kiss corners Sabian before landing a slap to the face, Miro tags in and Sabian tags himself in as Janela tags in. Sabian attacks Janela with a few strikes, Kiss makes a blind tag and he nails Sabian with a cross body block for a near fall. Janela tags in and he works over Sabian’s arm, Kiss and Janela exchange more tags before double teaming Sabian for a near fall. Miro interferes and he attacks Kiss, Janela tags in and Sabian drops him before tagging Miro into the match. Miro quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Sabian tags back in and he stomps away on a downed Kiss. Sabian corners Kiss before landing more strikes, Sabian then drops Kiss with a hard Irish whip into the corner. Miro tags in and he nails Kiss with a few gut wrench suplexes, Miro picks up Kiss before dropping him with a right. Sabian tags in and he nails a downed Kiss with a slingshot swanton bomb, Sabian then nails Kiss with a penalty kick for a near fall.

Sabian keeps Kiss down while wrenching away on his arm, Miro interferes and that prevents Kiss from making the tag to Janela. Miro tags in and he nails a cornered Kiss with some more strikes, Miro then chokes Kiss on the middle rope. Sabian tags in and Kiss catches him in a small package for a near fall, Kiss then nails Sabian with a few strikes before tagging Janela in. Janela quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Miro hits the ring and Janela knocks him out of it before landing a kick from the ring apron. Miro recovers and he sends a charging Janela and Sabian over the ring apron, Miro catches a leaping Janela and Kiss lands a drop kick that sends them both crashing to the arena floor. Janela gets Sabian back in the ring before landing a super kick for a near fall, Kiss tags in and Miro returns to attack Janela and send him into Kiss. Kiss falls out of the ring and Sabian gets him back in, Sabian misses a springboard hold and Miro tags in. Miro and Sabian double team Kiss for a near fall, Janela interferes and he gets taken out by the opposing team. Miro nails Kiss with a Machka Kick, Miro gets Kiss in a camel clutch and the tap out follows.

Official Result: Miro & Kip Sabian w/Penelope Ford

- Eddie Kingston hits the ring after the match and he talks about challenging Jon Moxley tonight for the AEW World Heavyweight Champion, Kingston says he got the title shot because he was never eliminated from the Casino Battle Royale. Kingston says Moxley once sold out and went to the land of the sports entertainers, while he never sold his soul to the devil. Kingston calls out Moxley and Moxley makes his way to the ring, they go face to face before officials separate them.

- Kenny Omega comes to the commentary table before the next match.

Hangman Page vs. Evil Uno w/Dark Order

The match begins with Uno backing Page into the corner before letting him go free, Uno focuses his attack on the arm of Page. Page gets free and he gets Uno in a headlock, Uno gets free and he drops Page with a shoulder tackle. Page gets up and he nails Uno with a drop kick, Page traps Uno in the corner while attacking him with chops. Page follows up with a suplex on Uno for a one count on a pin attempt, Page then hits Uno with a press slam. Page also lands a pump handle bridging slam for a near fall, Uno recovers and he nails Page with a back suplex. Uno corners Page before stomping away on him, Page fights back and he gets Uno to the ring apron before knocking him to the arena floor with a clothesline. Page follows up by landing a dive on Uno, Page gets Uno back in the ring and Uno quickly hides behind the referee. Uno uses a ref distraction to nail Page with a neck breaker, Uno corners Page next before landing a corner clothesline. Uno keeps Page down and cornered while choking him, Page fights back and Uno nails him with a back breaker for a near fall.

Uno follows up by tossing Page out of the ring and to the arena floor, Uno leaves the ring and Page catches him with a moonsault from the ring apron. Page goes to the top rope and Uno gets back in the ring, Uno shoves Page off the ropes and onto the barricade as we go to a commercial break. We return from the break to see Uno knock a swinging Page out of the ring, Uno prevents Dark Order from attacking Page and he sends them all backstage. Page then hits Uno with a back suplex on the ring apron, Page follows up by nailing Uno with a fall away slam and standing shooting star press for a near fall. Page then nails Uno with a series of corner clotheslines, Uno recovers and he nails Page with a pump kick to the face. Uno follows up with a top rope swanton bomb on Page for a near fall, Uno and Page have a striking exchange until Page drops Uno with a clothesline. Page goes for another standing shooting star press and Uno gets his knees up before rolling him up for a near fall, Page then hits Uno with a pop up power bomb for a near fall. Page then hits Uno with a Buckshot Lariat for a three count.

Winner: Hangman Page

- Tony Schiavone interviewed The Young Bucks earlier today, Matt Jackson says they shouldn’t have attacked Alex Marvez or Mike Poser in the last few weeks. Jackson talks about everything The Bucks have lost in the last few weeks, Matt gets angry when Schiavone asks about FTR and he destroys Schiavone’s cell phone. Matt gives Schiavone some money to pay for the damaged phone before walking away.

AEW TNT Championship
Mr. Brodie Lee (c) w/Dark Order vs. Orange Cassidy

The match begins with Jay distracting Cassidy and Cassidy puts his glasses on her, Lee takes the glasses and he throws them at Cassidy. The bell sounds and Cassidy attacks Lee with some slow strikes, Lee quickly drops Cassidy with his more powerful strikes. Lee keeps Cassidy down while stomping away on him, Cassidy fights back and he knocked Lee out of the ring with a drop kick. Dark Order catches a diving Cassidy and Lee takes everybody out with a suicide dive, Lee gets Cassidy up while attacking him with more strikes. Lee gets Cassidy back in the ring before landing an elbow drop for a near fall, Lee knocks Cassidy back out of the ring after landing a chop. Dark Order attacks Cassidy while Lee distracts the referee, Lee leaves the ring and he gets Cassidy back in the ring. Lee then hits Cassidy with a slingshot swanton bomb for a near fall, Lee then sends Cassidy back out of the ring and Dark Order attacks while the ref was distracted. Lee gets Cassidy back in the ring and Cassidy looks for a tornado DDT, Lee defends and he nails Cassidy with a sidewalk slam for a near fall. Lee holds Cassidy down while wrenching away on his head, Lee corners Cassidy while landing some strikes.

Lee drags Cassidy back to the mat while holding him in a bulldog choke, Cassidy gets up and he eats a boot to the face from Lee. Lee follows up by dropping Cassidy with a hard Irish whip into the corner, Lee then slingshots Cassidy into the middle rope. Lee also nails Cassidy with a few half and half suplexes that sends him across the ring, Cassidy catches Lee in a roll up from out of nowhere for a near fall. Cassidy sends Lee into the corner a few times before sending him out of the ring, Cassidy then nails Lee with a series of suicide dives. Cassidy then attacks members of the Dark Order, Cassidy gets back in the ring and he nails Lee with a stunner. Cassidy then hits Lee with a top rope diving DDT, Cassidy follows up with a few penalty kicks on Lee followed by a tornado DDT. Cassidy also lands the Beach Break on Lee for a near fall, John Silver interferes and Cassidy nails him with an Orange Punch. Lee then hits Cassidy with a power bomb and discus clothesline for a three count.

Winner: Mr. Brodie Lee w/Dark Order, still the AEW TNT Champion

After the match, the lights go out and Cody makes his way to the ring to battle Dark Order as Mr. Brodie Lee avoids him. Cody attacks the leg of 5 by ramming it into the ring post and getting him in a figure four leg lock.

- Dasha Gonzalez is setting up for an interview when Anna Jay gets rid of her while Mr. Brodie Lee grabs the microphone, Lee is angry about Cody’s comeback. Lee mocks Brandi Rhodes for her usage of Instagram, Lee calls Cody a coward before grabbing a dog collar and chain. Lee says Cody will have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, Lee says Cody has one week to answer his challenge.

- Matt Hardy makes his way to the ring with Private Party, Hardy talks about being attacked last week on AEW Dynamite by an unknown assailant. Hardy talks about some of the wrestlers he interacted with last week before the attack, Hardy says Chris Jericho is his prime suspect. Hardy talks about how close Private Party came to beating The Inner Circle last week, Jericho interrupts and he makes his way to the ring with The Inner Circle. Jericho says he doesn’t give a crap about Hardy’s birthday, Jericho says he’s angry about what Hardy did to Sammy Guevara. Jericho then brings out a returning Guevara, Jericho denies attacking Hardy last week with the baseball bat. Jericho threatens Hardy and Hardy says he’ll fight them all, Private Party takes the microphone and Marq Quen tells Hardy to get cleared before battling The Inner Circle. Isaiah Kassidy gets the microphone and he calls out Jericho, Kassidy challenges Jericho to a match next week on AEW Dynamite.

- Tony Schiavone conducts an in-ring interview with FTR and Tully Blanchard, Blanchard talks about how fans can see the greatest tag team in wrestling today. Blanchard says future FTR TV matches will be 20 minutes so fans can watch tag team greatness, Blanchard says they get to pick their opponents and they’ll face SCU next week. Blanchard says each team will have 20 minutes to beat FTR or FTR gets the win, Dax Harwood talks about Best Friends winning last weeks Parking Lot Brawl against Santana & Ortiz. Harwood mocks Best Friends and Best Friends make their way to the ring, Best Friends challenge FTR right now and FTR seemingly accept. Cash Wheeler gets the microphone and he says the match won’t happen since Best Friends aren’t a hundred percent, Chuck Taylor calls FTR weenies before hugging Trent.

Ivelisse & Diamante vs. Hikaru Shida & Thunder Rosa

The match begins with Diamante and Ivelisse attacking Shida and Rosa before the bell sounds, the bell rings and Rosa is sent into the barricade. Diamante and Ivelisse double team Shida in the ring for a near fall, Shida fights back and she nails Diamante with a back breaker. Shida gets Diamante to the ring apron before getting attacked by Ivelisse, Ivelisse is sent into the barricade and Diamante eats a double knee strike. Shida nails Diamante with a slam before tagging Rosa, Rosa and Shida double team Diamante for a near fall. Rosa then hits Diamante with a few arm drags and a slam, Rosa also lands a senton on Diamante for a near fall. Diamante fights back and she tags Ivelisse into the match, Ivelisse and Diamante double team Rosa before Ivelisse lands some strikes of her own. Ivelisse then hits Rosa with a modified blue thunder driver for a near fall, Diamante tags in and she nails a cornered Rosa with some strikes. Diamante keeps Rosa down while holding her in a chin lock, Rosa fights back and Diamante corners her before tagging Ivelisse in.

Ivelisse keeps Rosa down while holding her in a chin lock, Rosa fights back and she nails Ivelisse with a missile drop kick. Shida tags in and she quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Diamante tags in and a brawl breaks out between both teams in the ring. Shida suplexes Ivelisse into Diamante before Rosa lands a top rope double stomp, Shida then hits Diamante with a suplex for a near fall. Diamante fights back and Ivelisse is tagged into the match, Ivelisse nails Shida with a DDT after Diamante landed a stunner for a near fall. Rosa then hits an interfering Diamante with a neck breaker, Rosa then accidentally hits Shida with a knee strike. Ivelisse then nails Shida with a hook kick to the head for a near fall, Diamante tags in and she double teams Shida with Ivelisse for a near fall. Rosa returns and she gets Ivelisse out of the ring, Diamante looks for a code red and Rosa stops it from happening before landing a death valley driver on her. Shida then lands a falcon arrow on Diamante for a near fall, Ivelisse interferes and Rosa eliminates her before Shida hits Diamante with a knee strike for a three count.

Winners: Hikaru Shida & Thunder Rosa

- Dasha Gonzalez interviews Chris Jericho, who says he has respect for Isaiah Kassidy for challenging him and Jericho accepts the challenge. MJF appears to talk about how Jericho was disrespected tonight, Jericho and MJF exchange compliments before wondering why they each called each other losers a few weeks back. MJF says he was calling the limo drivers losers and not him, Jericho says he was calling Tony Schiavone a loser.

AEW World Heavyweight Championship
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Eddie Kingston

The match begins with Kingston getting Moxley in a headlock, Moxley gets free and he gets Kingston in a head scissors for a short time. Moxley starts working over the arm of Kingston and Kingston gets to the ropes, Moxley and Kingston exchange some slaps and chops. Kingston ends the exchange by nailing Moxley with an enziguri and clothesline, Kingston sends Moxley out of the ring and Kingston follows him out there. Kingston attacks Moxley and he cracks him with some strikes, Moxley fires back and he nails Kingston with some strikes. Kingston sends Moxley into the time keepers area before slamming a table onto him, Kingston gets Moxley up and he attacks him with more strikes. Moxley fights back and he nails Kingston with a suplex on the arena floor, Kingston recovers and he sends Moxley into the barricade. Moxley gets up and he sends Kingston into a barricade, Moxley gets Kingston back in the ring and Kingston attacks him when he gets back in. Moxley gets up and Kingston continues dropping him with strikes, Kingston holds Moxley down while applying a dragon sleeper to him.

Moxley gets free and Kingston quickly drops him with some chops, Moxley fights back and he nails Kingston with a clothesline. Moxley knocks Kingston out of the ring before landing a suicide dive, Moxley then hits Kingston with a suplex on the arena floor. Moxley gets Kingston back in the ring and he goes to the top rope, Moxley misses his leap and he still manages to land a pile driver on Kingston a short time later for a near fall. Moxley traps Kingston in the corner and Kingston nails him with a power bomb for a near fall, Kingston misses a spinning back fist and he exchanges some strikes with Moxley. Kingston ends the exchange by nailing Moxley with a pair of back drop drivers for a near fall, Kingston corners Moxley while landing some chops. Moxley blocks a spinning back fist from Kingston and he gets him in a bulldog choke until Kingston goes out cold.

Winner: Jon Moxley, still the AEW World Heavyweight Champion

After the match, The Lucha Bros attack Jon Moxley until Will Hobbs makes the save, The Lucha Bros eventually overwhelm Hobbs. Darby Allin makes the save and he clears the ring, Ricky Starks comes from out of nowhere to hit Allin with a spear. Taz comes out and he surveys the violence going on in the ring, Starks attacks Allin with his skateboard.

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