Welcome to Fightful's live coverage of AEW Dynamite for October 12, 2022.
Here is what's on tap for the show:
AEW Dynamite (10/12)
- ROH World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Bryan Danielson
- AEW All-Atlantic Championship: PAC (c) vs. Orange Cassidy
- Toni Storm & Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter
- Luchasaurus (w/ Christian Cage) vs. Jungle Boy
- Jon Moxley speaks
- WarJoe (Wardlow & Samoa Joe) in action
- Swerve Strickland vs. Billy Gunn
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- The show started with Renee Paquette welcoming the fans to Dynamite and introducing Christian Cage, who knocked the Toronto Maple Leafs before introducing Luchasaurus.
Luchasaurus (w/ Christian Cage) vs. Jungle Boy
Mustering all his strength, Jungle Boy Powerbombed Luchasaurus through a table. Christian Cage walks down the ramp and distracts Jungle Boy, allowing Luchasaurus to take control. Jungle Boy continues to fight on after Luchasaurus gets a two-count following the Chokeslam. Eventually, Jack Perry is able to hit a Poison Rana. Jungle Boy hits the Killswitch for a near fall. Jungle Boy locks in the Snare Trap, but Luchasaurus reaches the ropes. Cage distracts Jungle Boy, and Luchasaurus takes advantage, dropping Jungle Boy for the win.
Winner: Luchasaurus by pinfall.
- Backstage, it's revealed that The Firm now owns the contracts of Private Party. Matt Hardy enters the scene to complain. He challenges Ethan Page to a match on Rampage. Ethan instead challenges Isiah Kassidy. If Kassidy wins, they are free but if not, The Firm owns Matt Hardy's contract as well.
WarJoe (Wardlow & Samoa Joe) vs. The Factory (QT Marshall & Nick Comoroto)
Largely a squash match for the two Television Champions. The ending comes when Samoa Joe holds Nick Comoroto down while Wardlow hits a Swanton Bomb and Samoa Joe chokes him out for the victory.
Winners: WarJoe (Wardlow & Samoa Joe) by submission.
- After the match, The Embassy comes out and challenges WarJoe to a fight. FTR come out to make the save and they say they will face The Embassy on Friday night but their partner will be Shawn Spears, who makes his return. The babyfaces attack Aaron Solo and celebrate to close the segment.
- Chris Jericho and 2Point0 cut a promo on Bryan Danielson. Jericho will be The Lionheart tonight and says the Ring of Jericho era will continue.
Swerve Strickland vs. Billy Gunn
Billy Gunn misses a Fame Asser. Strickland drops Billy Gunn with a Jumping Complete Shot. Swerve hits his double stomp for two. Billy Gunn goes for the One And Only and Strickland counters it, rolling him up and using the ropes to score the pinfall victory.
Winner: Swerve Strickland by pinfall.
- After the match, Mark Sterling reveals that he owns the trademark for "Scissor me." Sterling insists that The Acclaimed will no longer be allowed to do the hand gesture or say their catchphrase, and scissors with Tony Nese instead.
- Backstage, Maxwell Jacob Friedman addresses his match with Wheeler Yuta. Stokely Hathaway comes into the scene. MJF is pissed. he threatens to fire Stokely if he interrupts him again. MJF says he wakes up and knows he has no choice but to be the bad guy. He says he hates who he is, but that’s what it takes to win the AEW World Championship.
- Jon Moxley and Hangman Page have a confrontation. Hangman says that he's no longer the same man. He says his friends are gone and he's going to show Jon Moxley that he is no longer a kid starting next week when they faced each other for the World Title. Hangman makes himself bleed by punching himself in the face. MJF watches all of this unfold from the rafters.
ROH World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Bryan Danielson
Chris Jericho comes out dressed as The Lionheart, so the fans sing Judas during the first portions of the match. Momentum goes back and forth as the match is being wrestled in a largely pure style because of Chris Jericho's character choice for the evening. Midway through, Chris Jericho hits his triangle dropkick which sends Bryan Danielson to the floor. Jericho follows that up with a vaulting body press over the ropes before throwing Bryan Danielson into the guardrail and sending him back into the ring. Chris Jericho goes to the top there Bryan Danielson stops him and delivers punches to his face while meeting him on the top rope and delivering a Double Underhook Suplex from the top. Danielson transitions into the LeBell Lock and begins to elbow Chris Jericho in the ribs. Chris Jericho is able to break free and lock in the Walls of Jericho.
Bryan Danielson is able to break free and begins striking Chris Jericho from the mount position before locking in a Walls of Jericho attempt of his own. The crowd actually begins to boo Bryan Danielson and cheer for their fellow Canadian. Danielson gets a near fall off of a Roundhouse Kick. Bryan Danielson tries to walk in traditional hammer and elbow strikes. Chris Jericho hits a modified Attitude Adjustment, which secures a near fall. Bryan Danielson gets a second wind after Chris Jericho misses Lionsault. He hates Chris Jericho with several top rope strikes before Chris Jericho counters 1 top rope move with a Codebreaker. Still, this only results in a near fall and both men begin trading strikes as momentum is back in the middle. A ref bump is followed by a double clothesline, landing both on their back in the middle of the ring.
With the referee Down, Chris Jericho tries to hit Bryan Danielson with the World Title belt, Daniel Garcia comes down and stops him from using the belt only to hit Bryan Danielson with the Ring of Honor World Championship by himself. However, Garcia does not throw Chris Jericho on top of Danielson and instead looks at both men in disdain and watches as Chris Jericho gets the pinfall victory.
Winner and still Ring of Honor World Champion: Chris Jericho
- After the match, the Jericho Appreciation Society appears to be at full strength as they back off from the incoming Blackpool Combat Club.
- Nyla Rose does an interview with Renee Paquette. She claims to be the champion. Nyla is interrupted by Anna Jay A.S. both women agree to a match this Friday on Rampage. The actual champion, Jade Cargill is nowhere to be found in the segment. Anna says if she wins the match, she will also parade around like she is the TBS Champion.
Toni Storm & Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter
Baker gets a two-count off of a Curb Stomp. At ringside, Toni Storm takes out Jamie Hayter with a DDT. In the ring, Hikaru Shida hits a Falcon Arrow, and then she and Britt Baker trade pinning combinations until she is able to hold down the DMD for the victory. Next week, Toni will defend her interim Women's World Championship against Hikaru Shida.
Winners: Toni Storm & Hikaru Shida by pinfall.
- The Butcher and The Blade cut a promo. They will be facing Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli on Rampage this week.
AEW All-Atlantic Championship: PAC (c) vs. Orange Cassidy
PAC hits some nasty moves on the floor, including a Falcon Arrow and a Tombstone Piledriver on the ramp. Orange Cassidy eventually takes over and hits a Suicide Dive and a Suicide Dive DDT on the floor. Cassidy hits the Beach Break on the apron but only manages to secure a count of 2. Eventually, PAC is seen bleeding from the ear. PAC goes for the ring bell hammer but Danhausen stops him. He hits Danhausen but the referee stops him. He hands the referee the hammer and then grabs another one from underneath the ring. Cassidy is able to drop him with a punch before he can use the hammer. Cassidy teases using my hammer himself before handing it to the referee. OC his two Orange Punches for the win.
Winner and new AEW All-Atlantic Champion: Orange Cassidy by pinfall.
- After the match, Cassidy celebrates with Best Friends to send the crowd home happy.
