Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the April 12, 2023 edition AEW Dynamite on TBS.
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Here's what is set for the show.
AEW Dynamite (4/12)
- Keith Lee vs. Chris Jericho
- Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland
- AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Buddy Matthews
- Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brandon Cutler & Michael Nakazawa
- AEW TNT Championship: Powerhouse Hobbs (c) vs. Silas Young
- Skye Blue & Riho vs. The Outcasts (Toni Storm & Ruby Soho)
Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland
Darby immediately began by throwing caution to the wind.
Allin hits two dives onto Swerve. Swerve eventually gains the upper hand. Allin quickly comes back and barrels into Strickland at ringside. Strickland slams Darby onto the steel steps and kicks him in the face. Swerve begins to whip Allin with his own belt.
Strickland continues to control the action and ground Allin. Allin perseveres and rips Swerve’s boot off. He then bites Strickland’s foot and targets it with a heel hook. Strickland gets back into the action by countering a springboard Coffin Drop into a German Suplex. Allin fires up and refocuses on Strickland’s leg. Allin hit the Coffin Drop down the line, but Prince Nana came down and put Strickland’s foot on the rope. Allin left the ring and confronted Nana, but Brian Cage came out to defend his manager. Strickland capitalizes and hits the stomp for a near fall. Eventually, Allin gets the win with the Last Supper.
Winner: Darby Allin.
- MJF comes out after the match and runs down Darby, saying that his career will always amount to him being Sting's bitch. Sting eventually comes out and mentions that Max had his own cheerleader in Cody Rhodes. Sting is doing a bit of his Joker schtick from TNA. He says that while Showtime is almost up for him, things are just beginning for Darby, and Darby will one day be a world champion. Darby says he will eventually end the reign of terror. MJF spits in his face and runs away.
AEW TNT Championship: Powerhouse Hobbs (c) vs. Silas Young
Powerhouse Hobbs hits a Spinebuster and a Burning Hammer for the victory. After the match, Wardlow returns. He appears in the parking lot and completely ruins the car that was given to Hobbs by QT Marshall on Rampage. He then gets into a forklift and flips the car. Hobbs then tries to Powerbomb Silas through a table, but Wardlow comes out and attacks him. Out come some wrestlers from the back to separate them, but they end up getting thrown down. Wardlow puts Aaron Solo through a table with a Powerbomb off the stage.
Winner and still champion: Powerhouse Hobbs.
- A vignette recaps Jay White's debut. White says this is going to be the best era of Bullet Club ever as he is forming Bullet Club Gold.
AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Buddy Matthews
Orange Cassidy goes for the pockets move in the beginning, buddy tries to throw him into the corner. Cassidy stays one step ahead of him by blocking almost everything he does. Cassidy hits a early Orange Punch but is unable to capitalize. Cassidy gets his hand checked out by the ringside doctor. Trent comes out to check on his friend. Cassidy still wants to fight and tells Trent to go back to the backstage area. Buddy continues the offense by stomping on the injured hand of Cassidy. They continue fighting on to the apron and Orange is able to hit a Beach Break on the apron. Both men almost get counted out but barely make it in before the count of 10.
Matthews keeps control until both men find themselves on the top rope, and Orange counters a Powerslam attempt with a Tornado DDT off the top. He follows that up with a Suicide Dive into a Tornado DDT and another Tornado DDT off the top rope. Still, after all of this, Buddy kicks out. Orange is eventually able to hit a proper orange punch and Buddy kicks out yet again.
Buddy counters another punch with a Rising Knee shot. Orange dares Buddy to go for a shot of his own, this was, of course, a fake out, and Orange goes for another Orange Punch. Buddy saw it coming and avoided it, and hit a Curb Stomp but was unable to get the victory. Orange then quickly got a Mousetrap pinfall for the victory.
Winner and still champion: Orange Cassidy.
- A vignette highlights Christian Cage and Luchasaurus, and Christian says some things have changed.
- Ethan Page confronts Matt Hardy. Matt Hardy comes out and says that of course he manipulated Ethan because Ethan is an asshole. Ethan sends all of The Firm on Matt and Isiah Kassidy. HOOK comes out to make the save but also gets beat up. Jeff Hardy comes back and saves the day for everybody. Hitting a Swanton Bomb
Kenny Omega does a pre-taped interview thing at the Blackpool Combat Club will pay for their actions, promising that it won't be blood for blood but it will be much worse.
Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brandon Cutler & Michael Nakazawa
Total domination on behalf of Blackpool Combat Club. Both Brandon and Michael were bleeding profusely. Claudio swung Nakazawa out of his shoes. The match eventually ended after both men pounded on their opponents.
Winners: Blackpool Combat Club
- After the match, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks returned to gain a measure of revenge on john Moxley & Company. Claudio pulled Moxley out of the ring before Omega could stick a screwdriver in his face.
- Swerve Strickland promises that he and the Mogul Embassy will get something before the night is over.
Skye Blue & Riho vs. The Outcasts (Toni Storm & Ruby Soho)
Both teams go back and forth. Riho gets isolated early on. Eventually, she's able to fight back and tag in Skye, who does her best to take on Ruby Soho. Storm eventually tags herself in but Blue keeps fighting. In the end, Storm hits Sweet Cheeks Music and Storm Zero for the victory.
Winners: The Outcasts (Toni Storm & Ruby Soho)
Keith Lee vs. Chris Jericho
Keith Lee dominates Jericho throughout the early portion of the match, despite Daniel Garcia's best efforts to get involved. Jericho fights his way into the match, hits a Lionsault for a two-count. Keith fights back, but Jericho uses a Walls of Jericho. Keith hits a Spirit Bomb, but Swerve Strickland comes out in a mask and hits Keith with something allowing Chris Jericho to get the victory. After the match, Adam Cole comes out to check on Keith Lee without ever acknowledging Chris Jericho as payback for Jericho doing the same thing to him two weeks ago.
Winner: Chris Jericho
