Tonight on AEW Dynamite, Bryan Danielson battles Bobby Fish, Dark Order takes on Superkliq, Hangman Page speaks after winning the Casino Ladder Match and Andrade has a secret team to face the Lucha Brothers.
AEW DYNAMITE
October 16, 2021, Miami, FL
Commentary: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur & CM Punk
MATCH 1
Malakai Black vs. Dante Martin (with Lio Rush)
Black grounds Dante to start the match off but Dante fires back. Some impressive arm drags by Malakai. Big reverse elbow downs Dante again. Malakai catches Martin with a powerbomb after a springboard attempt by Dante who gets locked in a single leg crab. Hard kicks by Black to Dante’s thigh. Back heel trip followed by a kneebreaker, followed by a knee bar submission. Miami is getting heated up. Dante gets to the ropes.
Fight goes to the apron. Black catches Dante mid-springboard by the leg, but Martin sunset flips for a pin attempt. Reverse rana from up top by Martin. Martin goes for another springboard on the entry way to senton flip onto Malakai.
Back in the ring, Black nails a flying meteora and then an intense German suplex. Fight goes to up top. Dante hits a super rana on Black. His knee cap is hurt, but he nails a springboard moonsault. Near fall. Single leg cab by Black. Black clutches his ribs and abandons ship on the hold. Dante goes for another springboard attempt, but Black moves and hits a Black Mass. 1-2-3.
WINNER: Malakai Black
Post-match, Malakai Black gives a nod of respect to Martin as he walks down the entryway.
Jungle Boy says the entire Jurassic Express is all banged up. Enter the SuperKliq. JB and Luchasaurus are blind side attacked by the entire Elite. They powerbomb Luchasaurus through a table as Jungle Boy is in a camel clutch.
Out comes Chris Jericho and The Inner Circle. All of them are super over in Miami especially Sammy Guevara. Santana has been noticing that America Top Team has been meddling in Inner Circle’s business. Out comes Dan Lambert. Very heavy boos as Lambert wants some damn respect. Jericho has a question for Paige Van Zandt. Does she have a little obsession with him? Well he wouldn’t touch her with her husband’s genitalia. Jericho wants a ten-man tag. Dan Lambert has other plans: championship gold. He says the only guy in that ring holding a belt is “Tiny Tim” Guevara. Want to hear his stipulation? Gonna have to wait until next week. Scorpio Sky reminds Jericho that he pinned the “GOAT” not once, but twice. Sammy gets on the mic. He’ll see all you bitches next week.
MATCH 2
AAA Lucha Libre Tag Team Championships
The Super Frogs (with Andrade El Idolo) vs. The Lucha Bros (c)
CM Punk thinks the Frogs are FTR. Frog 1 goes for Rey Fenix’s mask. Rey goes for his foe’s and Penta goes for his partner. Sure enough, it is FTR. We go to break as Dax and Cash level both brothers.
Back from break, FTR drop Rey on the ropes, but Rey springboards back in with a double dropkick. Diving foot stomp to the crotches of FTR. Two count. Penta back drops Cash onto Dax on the outside. Plancha by Rey and dive by Penta. Big “This is awesome” chants. Thrust kick by Penta to Cash, but Cash has the AAA belt. Lucha Bros avoid the attacks and out comes Tully Blanchard. Dax nails Rey with the AAA Title to Rey. Brainbuster. 1-2-3, new champs!
WINNERS and NEW AAA Lucha Libre Tag Team Champions: FTR
Lio Rush tells Tony Schiavone that Dante Martin is going through growing pains. Dante failed by his own hand and he knows that. Rush says from this day forward, Dante Martin is going to have a new tag team partner: his name is Lio Rush.
FTR is celebrating with Andrade in the stairwell as Tony Schiavone attempts an interview, but MJF interrupts and cash is exchanged. MJF says Andrade can have FTR as his partners for one night.
MATCH 3
Wheeler Yuta (with Orange Cassidy) vs. Jon Moxley
Moxley flip suplexes Wheeler and quickly nails a Paradigm Shift. 1-2-3.
WINNER: Jon Moxley
Dr. Sampson checks on Wheeler Yuta as Orange Cassidy checks on his friend.
Tony Schiavone is backstage with Serena Deeb and Tony asks her about the new change in attitude. She begins to cut a heel promo but is attacked by Hikaru Shida.
MATCH 4
The SuperKliq vs. Dark Order
Fight starts on the outside as Dark Order gets the better of the ordeal. Once the bell rings, they are still in control. John Silver slugs away at Nick Jackson. He clears out The Elite until Matt Jackson catches him with a superkick. Adam Cole catches Reynolds with a kick through the ropes. They triple team suplex kick Reynolds before they get back in the ring. Double hip-toss dropkick to John Silver. Silver is isolated as we go to picture-in-picture.
Silver gets the hot-tag to Uno. A Jordan comes off of Nick Jackson and Uno gets a sock off. Mr. Socko to Jackson. Reynolds and Silver kiss Cole before kicking him. Dark Order deliver Something Evil to Cole and get a near fall but a save is made. Reynolds gets on a flurry of offense, but the numbers game comes into play with a Panama Sunrise, a BTE Kick and Cole lowers the Boom. 1-2-3.
WINNERS: The Super Kliq
Out comes Jungle Boy who ultimately locks in a Snare Trap on Brandon Cutler after hitting him with a chair. The Bucks and Cole DGAF.
Cody meets up with Arn Anderson at Dustin Rhodes’ Rhodes Academy. Team Nightmare is there too as they try to make Cody Rhodes focus more on the match and Malakai Black.
Out comes MJF who acts like he’s going to face Darby Allin tonight. He’s insulted “Miami Vice” Justin Roberts didn’t introduce him so Max introduces himself. He acts like he mentally broke Darby. He then acts astonished that Darby was attacked. It’s still unprofessional to not show up. Since Darby’s not here, MJF is still gonna give “Mid” Miami some action. Wardlow drags out Bryce Remsburg. MJF tells Bryce he’s going to count to 10 and if Darby doesn’t show then he’ll become the man. As Bryce gets to “nine” the lights go out and here comes Sting. He nails Wardlow with the bat after MJF sacrifices the big man. MJF flees. Max feigns getting in the ring before wussing out.
Back from break, Tony Schiavone is with Anna Jay, but in comes Britt Baker who calls AJ a loser like her friends and the two fight it out.
MATCH 5
Kiera Hogan vs. Penelope Ford (with The Bunny)
Kiera and Ford battle it out before we go to picture-in-picture.
Kiera Hogan gets a flurry of offense back from break as commentary puts over the stakes of potentially qualifying for the TBS Title Tournament. Neckbreaker by Hogan gets a two count.
Ford comes off the ropes with a leapng utter. Penelope locks in a Muta Lock and Hogan has no choice but to submit.
WINNER: Penelope Ford
Out comes Ruby Soho who attacks Ford. The Bunny comes out one the entryway.
We see a solemn Miro. He’s asking if he’s displeased his God. Where is he? Why has he forsaken his Champion? He says he will make him his Champion or he will break people so he can see his wife again.
Tony Schiavone introduces Hagman Page. Hangman’s excited for Full Gear. In 2019 The Elite left their promotions and he thought that they would change the world, but the world changed them. He reflects back on his AEW career and how he lost his confidence, friends and himself. The one thing that grew however week after week was the fans counting “Cowboy Shit.” That was taking his shot at the World Title, that was defending the Tag Titles, that was also leaving friends behind for some new ones. So was befriending Dark Order and so was taking a leave to be with his new baby boy. Last week he grabbed that chip. Getting back on the horse was Cowboy Shit. All the fans still believe in him and for the first time in his life, he does too. He promises at Full Gear he will give them everything, including “Cowboy Shit.”
MAIN EVENT
Bryan Danielson vs. Bobby Fish
Bobby attacks Bryan with some strikes. Harsh kick to the back of Bryan gets a two count. The two adversaries battle one another and it spills to the outside as we go to our final break of the evening.
Back from it, Bobby has Bryan tangled in the corner, specifically the left leg. Bobby strikes Bryan hard. He gets booed. Sliding lariat gets a two count. Fish has a single leg crab on Danielson. Ankle lock applied to Bobby. Release German suplex by Bryan. Harsh European by Bryan. Bobby fires back with kicks. Dragon screw by Bryan. He gets a second one on him. Bryan gets a receipt and wraps Fish’s leg around the ring post. He does this several times. Back in the ring, he hits a chop block. Bryan goes for a kick but Bobby hits a knee capture back drop driver. He hooks Bryan’s bad leg for a two count. Up top, Avalanche falcon arrow by Bobby. He covers for two, but Bobby rolls over for a leg lock. Bryan gets hold of Bobby’s leg. Both men kick harshly at one another and it’s Bryan who gets the better. Bryan stands, torques Bobby’s leg in a heel hook and Bobby taps.
WINNER: Bryan Danielson
Eliminator tournament is revealed which has Bryan Danielson vs. Dustin Rhodes, Eddie Kingston vs. Lance Archer, Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Orange Cassidy and Jon Moxley vs. 10.
