All Elite Wrestling delivered an action-packed show with the July 5 episode of AEW Dynamite.
MJF and Adam Cole competed in the Blind Tag Team Eliminator Tournament, Ruby Soho clashed with Britt Baker in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Women’s Quarterfinal, and Kenny Omega faced Wheeler Yuta.
The results are as follows:
Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament: Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland (with Mogul Embassy) vs. Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin
In a pre-match interview, Allin hypes up Lee and tries to motivate him ahead of the match. Lee walks by Strickland without looking at him during his entrance. Allin and Lee start the bout and square off. Cassidy tags in and hits Lee with some of his signature “strikes.” Lee drops Cassidy with a stiff chop. Cassidy dropkicks Lee. He hits the big man with an Orange Punch. Allin and Cassidy double-team Lee, but he won’t go down. Strickland rocks Cassidy with a kick. Swerve gains the upper hand with a flurry of offense. Allin and Cassidy double-team Strickland with a suplex.
They gang up on him and keep him isolated from Lee. Strickland takes control again. Lee and Strickland double-team Allin with a suplex/powerbomb combination. Swerve traps Allin under the steps. Cassidy dives onto Strickland at ringside. He traps Lee in a sleeper hold, and Lee walks up the steps on top of Darby. Lee counters a DDT and reverses the Stun-dog Millionaire. Cassidy hits it on a second attempt. Allin floors Lee with a Code Red.
Strickland goes to break up the pin with a 450 Splash, but he accidentally lands on Lee. Strickland accidentally drops Lee with a kick. Cassidy rocks Strickland with a diving DDT and dives onto Lee. Allin pins Swerve for the win.
Winners: Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin
A video package highlighted Nick Wayne, as Darby Allin discussed their friendship.
“Jungle Boy” Jack Perry arrives and makes it clear that he wants a shot at the FTW Championship. HOOK arrives and attacks him, and Perry escapes.
MJF and Adam Cole are shown bonding at the gym. Cole clearly isn’t into it. MJF insults one of the people at the gym, and Cole tells him he can’t talk like that, but they both compare him to Tony Schiavone.
The Acclaimed & “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn vs. The Blade & Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra)
Gunn and The Blade start the match. “Daddy Ass” gains the upper hand and double-teams Blade with Caster. Caster slams both Bollywood Boyz and takes Blade down when he tags in. The Acclaimed hit Scissor Me Timbers. They scissor with Gunn. Blade drops Caster, and he gangs up on Max with the Bollywood Boyz. Bowens makes the hot tag and clears house. Gunn tags in and slams Gurv. Caster hits the Mic Drop for the win.
Winner: The Acclaimed & “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn
Harley Cameron interrupts the post-match celebration as she appears on the video screen. She reveals that she made a video, and she will show the world what real talent is next week. Gunn grabs a microphone and says “suck it.”
A video package highlights Eddie Kingston beating KENTA to win the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship at NJPW STRONG Independence Day.
In a promo, Jon Moxley discusses his history with Eddie Kingston. He wonders why Kingston is mad, as they don’t live in the past. Moxley says he had a dream of a version of Kingston that became what he could be. He also tells Kingston to answer his phone.
Matt Hardy is backstage, and he learns that he and Jeff Jarrett have been paired up together in the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament.
In a promo, Wheeler Yuta sends a heated message to Kenny Omega ahead of their match.
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