AEW Dynamite 9/9/20 Results: TNT Title Match, Miro Debuts, An FTR Celebration & More
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– Tony Schiavone is outside of the arena when a pair of trucks pull up, Chris Jericho and MJF get out of the vehicles. Jericho says MJF was robbed by Jon Moxley at AEW All Out ’20 and he promises MJF will win the AEW World Championship soon, MJF says its criminal that Jericho lost twice to Orange Cassidy and he’ll win back the AEW World Title one day. Jericho and MJF go their separate ways before being caught calling each other losers.
Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy) vs. The Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix) w/Eddie Kingston, The Butcher & The Blade
The match begins with Fenix backing Boy into the corner and letting him go free, Fenix works over the arm of Boy before Boy gets him in a headlock. Fenix gets free and Boy nails him with a variety of arm drags, Fenix recovers to nail Boy with a few strikes and his own arm drag. Fenix backs Boy into the corner before tagging Penta in, The Lucha Bros double team a downed Boy. Penta backs Boy into the ropes while landing some strikes, Boy escapes and he tags Luchasaurus into the match. Luchasaurus and Boy double team Penta for a near fall, Fenix interferes and Boy knocks him back out of the ring. Penta takes his glove off and he throws it at Luchasaurus, Luchasaurus drops Penta a few times during some chopping exchanges. Boy tags in and he nails Penta with a top rope hurracanrana, Fenix interferes and Boy knocks him out of the ring before landing a suicide dive. Boy sets up for another dive and Penta knocks him into a super kick from Fenix, Penta attacks Boy with some leg kicks.
Penta holds Boy down while pulling back on both of his arms, Fenix tags in and Boy finds a way to tag Luchasaurus in. Luchasaurus quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Luchasaurus nails Penta with a knee strike before landing a choke slam and standing moonsault on Fenix for a near fall. Boy tags in and Fenix nails Luchasaurus with a springboard headbutt, Fenix finds a way to attack both Luchasaurus and Boy. Penta tags in and he attacks Boy, The Lucha Bros nail Boy with a package pile driver double stomp for a near fall. Penta accidentally takes out Fenix and Boy rolls him up for a three count.
Winners: Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy)
After the match, Eddie Kingston gets the microphone and he brings up some personal things about his teammates and their mistakes during the Casino Battle Royale. Kingston makes The Lucha Bros shake hands and they wind up getting physical with each other, The Lucha Bros finally shake hands and embrace. Kingston says he was never actually eliminated from the Casino Battle Royale.
– Jake Roberts and Lance Archer are somewhere other than the arena, Roberts says he knew that Archer would win the Casino Battle Royale. Roberts says Jon Moxley will piss himself when Archer gets a hold of him, Archer says Moxley has nothing but despair to look forward to when they finally meet.
– Matt Hardy makes his way out to the ring, Hardy thanks all the fans before saying its amazing to be in front of fans again. Hardy talks about the fall he was a part of at AEW All Out ’20, Hardy talks about the love the people have shown him since the incident. Hardy says that he is expected to make a full recovery, Hardy points to his wife and newborn baby because they are in the crowd. Hardy apologizes for what he put everybody through at AEW All Out ’20, Hardy admits that the Broken Rules Match didn’t turn out the way he envisioned it. Hardy says he will get healthy and start chasing an AEW championship, Hardy says his journey in pro wrestling isn’t over yet.
Angelico w/Jack Evans vs. Orange Cassidy
The match begins with Evans distracting Cassidy so Angelico can attack him, Angelico starts wrenching away on the arms of Cassidy. Angelico blocks Cassidy from putting his hands in his pockets, Angelico then gets Cassidy in the Navarro Dose. Cassidy gets free and Angelico trips him up before applying a modified STF to him, Cassidy eventually gets to the ropes to break the hold. Angelico misses a charge into the corner and he falls out of the ring, Cassidy follows up by nailing Angelico with a suicide dive. Cassidy gets Angelico back in the ring before landing a top rope cross body block, Cassidy follows up with a tornado DDT on Angelico. Cassidy then hits Angelico with the Orange Punch for a three count.
Winner: Orange Cassidy
After the match, Santana and Ortiz attack Orange Cassidy from behind, Best Friends eventually chase them off. Chuck Taylor gets a microphone and he says their rivalry has to end, Taylor challenges Santana and Ortiz to meet them in the parking lot next week. Trent says they do not want an apology anymore, Trent says they are coming to hurt Santana and Ortiz next week.
– Alex Marvez knocks on The Young Bucks locker room door and they answer before nailing him with a double super kick.
– Tony Schiavone is in the ring for an interview with Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford, Sabian grabs the microphone and he sends Schiavone out of the ring. Sabian says everybody wants to be the best man at his wedding to Ford, Sabian gets ready to introduce his best man when Puff walks out thinking he is the best man. Sabian insults him before sending Puff back to the backstage area, Sabian tries bringing out his best man and Brian Pillman Jr. comes out thinking it’s him and Sabian says that they aren’t even friends. Sabian tries again and it’s Miro, formerly Rusev of the WWE, introduced as the best man for the upcoming wedding. Miro talks about being under the same glass ceiling for the last ten years before telling presumably the WWE to shove the brass ring up their ass, Miro confirms that he will be Sabian’s best man because he is thee best man. Miro says he is all elite.
– Tony Schiavone interviewed Hangman Page earlier today, Page says he feels alright after losing the AEW World Tag Team Titles to FTR at AEW All Out ’20. Schiavone digs deeper and Page says he didn’t hear anybody make a sound during the tag title match because they thought it was inevitable that FTR would win at the event, Page says its his fault that FTR were the top contenders in the first place. Page says he and Kenny Omega have had both problems and victories during their time as a tag team, Page wants to reclaim the titles with Omega.
No DQ, No Count Out Match
The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho & Jake Hager) vs. Sonny Kiss & Joey Janela
The match begins with Janela and Jericho getting into a striking exchange, Jericho corners Janela before eating a clothesline. Janela keeps Jericho down while attacking him with more strikes, Jericho fights back and Janela nails him with a flying forearm strike. Kiss tags in and he double teams Jericho with Janela, Kiss knocks Hager off the ring apron before receiving an eye rake from Jericho. Jericho drags Kiss to the ropes before choking him on the middle rope, Kiss recovers and he nails Jericho with a spinning head kick. Hager hits the ring and both members of The Inner Circle eat missile drop kicks, Kiss goes to the ring apron to nail Hager with a penalty kick. Janela then nails Jericho with a suicide dive, Janela gets Jericho in the ring before getting back in with a steel chair. Janela attacks Jericho with multiple steel chair shots, Jericho catches a leaping Janela before landing a back drop on the steel chair. Jericho gets Janela up while nailing him with a few strikes, Jericho gets the steel chair and he attacks Janela with it. Hager tags in and he nails a trapped Janela with some strikes, Hager follows up by tossing Janela out of the ring.
Jericho interferes to attack Kiss and throw him into the barricade, Jericho and Hager then set up a table on the arena floor. Hager looks to power bomb Janela through the table and Janela backs him into the ring post, Hager recovers to get Janela back in the ring and tag Jericho in. Jericho nails a downed Janela with a running boot to the face, Janela tries fighting back and he sends Jericho into a chair that was wedged into the corner. Hager and Kiss are tagged in by their respective partners, Kiss quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Kiss catches Hager in a roll up before landing a thrust kick for a near fall, Jericho grabs a trash can and Kiss sends him out of the ring. Hager attacks Kiss from behind and he puts a trash can on top of him, Hager looks for the Hager Bomb and Kiss throws the trash can at him. Janela returns and he knocks Hager out of the ring, Jericho recovers and he sends a swinging Janela into the lighting rig. Jericho propels Janela into Hager and Hager throws him through the table on the arena floor, Kiss takes out both opponents with a top rope dive. Kiss traps Jericho in the ropes before landing a series of kicks on both opponents, Kiss goes to the top rope and Jericho shoots him with a fire extinguisher. Hager nails Kiss with an arm triangle uranage for a three count.
Winners: The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho & Jake Hager)
After the match, Chris Jericho grabs a microphone and he demands love from the crowd, Jericho says The Inner Circle had a bad night at AEW All Out ’20. Jericho says the problems are in the past and he will team with Hager to earn a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Titles.
– MJF is in the control room with his political team, MJF says Jon Moxley cheated to defeat him at AEW All Out ’20. MJF says he knows who to blame and the campaign failed to doo its job, MJF fires his whole staff before getting in the face of Wardlow. MJF says Wardlow costs him the AEW World Title before insulting him, MJF says he is Wardlow’s boss and Tony Khan isn’t. MJF says he is Wardlow’s only friend and he’ll put his whole family on the street if they have a problem, MJF says its time for a plan to get back on top.
– AEW World Champion Jon Moxley is backstage and he talks about Lance Archer earning a title shot in the Casino Battle Royale, Moxley says nothing worth doing is easy. Moxley talks about why he is the number one wrestler today, Moxley says he feels and knows that he is unstoppable. Moxley says nobody should bet against him.
– Tully Blanchard and FTR are in the ring for their celebration, Blanchard calls Jon Moxley the greatest world champion and FTR the greatest tag team champions in the world. Blanchard talks about what FTR went through to win the titles at AEW All Out ’20, Cash Wheeler says AEW has the best tag division in the world and there are no slouches in the division. Wheeler starts talking trash to SCU and some other teams surrounding the ring, Dax Harwood says they represent the best tag division in the world. Harwood starts insulting the Gunn Club before announcing they’ll face Jurassic Express next week in a non-title match, FTR start insulting Jurassic Express and they get into the ring. FTR attempt to jump Jurassic Express and Jurassic Express fights them off, Marko Stunt grabs the cooler and he dumps the contents on FTR.
– Tazz is at the announce table and he talks about what happened to Darby Allin at AEW All Out ’20. Allin’s music plays and Ricky Starks comes out dressed like Allin. Starks mocks Allin’s injuries that were suffered at AEW All Out ’20, Starks questions whether All is relentless or reckless. Starks says he’ll show Allin what the meaning of reckless is, Starks says he will beat Allin’s ass the next time he sees him.
Tay Conti vs. Nyla Rose w/Vickie Guerrero
The match begins with Conti attacking Rose with a few strikes, Rose corners Conti before landing some shoulder thrusts. Rose follows up by tossing Conti across the ring, Conti fights back and she nails Rose with some strikes before rolling her up for a near fall. Conti drops a kicking Rose before applying a knee bar to her, Rose rakes the eyes of Conti before landing an avalanche. Rose tosses Conti out of the ring and Guerrero attacks her, Rose leaves the ring and she sends Conti into the barricade. Conti fights back and she shoves Rose into the barricade and ring post, Conti gets Rose back in the ring before going to the middle rope. Conti nails Rose with a cross body block for a near fall, Rose gets to a knee and Conti nails her with some more strikes. Rose gets up and Conti nails her with a judo throw followed by more kicks, Rose blocks one of those kicks before landing a clothesline on Conti. Rose holds Conti down while wrenching away on her arm, Rose then hits Conti with a slam and leg drop for a near fall.
Conti fights back and she looks for a top rope sunset flip, Rose blocks it and she nails Conti with a two armed choke slam. Rose looks for another choke slam and Conti counters with an arm bar, Rose gets free and she nails Conti with a Beast Bomb for a three count.
Winner: Nyla Rose w/Vickie Guerrero
After the match, Vickie Guerrero gets the microphone and she says they are here to make a statement, Rose looks to attack Tay Conti and Hikaru Shida makes the save.
– Jim Ross interviews Kenny Omega, Omega says that he is no longer a champion in AEW and he says things like that happen. Omega admits that he had chemistry with Hangman Page whenever they teamed up, Omega admits that he lost his way in AEW until teaming with Page. Omega says that AEW has one of the best tag team divisions in wrestling, Omega doesn’t think that he and Page will reconcile and now he has his own goals to achieve as a singles wrestler.
AEW TNT Championship
Mr. Brodie Lee (c) w/John Silver vs. Dustin Rhodes
The match begins with Rhodes knocking Lee out of the ring during the introductions, Lee recovers and he sends Rhodes into the barricade. Lee and Rhodes battle into the crowd before Rhodes back body drops Lee onto a table, Rhodes gets Lee back to the ringside arena before sending him into the ring steps. Rhodes attacks Silver before getting Lee back into the ring, Rhodes corners Lee before attacking him with more strikes. Rhodes and Lee continue exchanging strikes as they fall out of the ring, Lee gets Rhodes backs in the ring before landing some chops. Rhodes fights back and he nails Lee with some chops of his own, Rhodes gets to the second rope before landing more strikes on Lee. Rhodes follows Lee around the ring while nailing him with more strikes, Lee fights back and he corners Rhodes before landing more strikes. Lee drops Rhodes before propelling him neck first into the middle rope, Rhodes falls out of the ring and Lee follows him out there while landing more strikes.
Lee knocks Rhodes over the barricade before posing with his title belt on the ring apron, Rhodes gets back in the ring and Lee holds him in a chin lock. Rhodes gets free and Lee drops him with a back elbow strike, Rhodes recovers and he drops Lee with multiple clotheslines. Rhodes then nails Lee with a right uppercut and bulldog, Rhodes follows up by hitting Lee with a power slam. Rhodes sets up for the destroyer and Lee counters with a back body drop, Rhodes fights back and he nails Lee with a middle rope hurracanrana followed by a Yoshi-Tonic for a near fall. Lee fights back and Rhodes nails him with a Cross Rhodes for a near fall, Lee fights back and he nails Rhodes with a power bomb for a near fall. Lee misses a charge in the corner and he falls out of the ring, Rhodes then nails Lee with a dive from the ring apron. Rhodes gets Lee back in the ring and Silver distracts the ref, Silver interferes and Rhodes nails him with a power slam. Rhodes then nails Lee with a pile driver for a near fall, Rhodes and Lee have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring.
Rhodes ends the exchange by nailing Lee with a clothesline for a near fall, Rhodes and Lee exchange some kicks until Lee lands a super kick and discus lariat for a three count.
Winner: Mr. Brodie Lee w/John Silver, still the AEW TNT Champion
After the match, Dark Order comes to ringside with a beaten up QT Marshall, Lee sends Colt Cabana out of the ring and Evil Uno joins him. Lee nails Dustin Rhodes with a low blow.
– Cody provides a news update and he says it is time to go big, Cody announces that AEW has built their own bubble to for the Go Big Show in Georgia. The winner of the Go Big Show will win $100,000.
