AEW Dynamite (6-22-2022)

Bryan Danielson appeared to address FORBIDDEN DOOR and BLOOD & GUTS! Tony Schiavone was in the ring to interview Bryan Danielson. Danielson: “Tony, if you don’t mind, I’m just going to take this microphone. This week is a great week to be an AEW fan. This week is a great week to be a professional wrestling fan. Sunday, we’ve got Forbidden Door, an inter-promotional pay-per-view with the two best professional wrestling companies in the entire world. And then a week from today on DYNAMITE, you get nearly the complete opposite with the bloody spectacle that is Blood & Guts. “I was expecting to be a part of both of those events. Chris Jericho paid Zack Sabre Jr. to prove he was a better technical wrestler than Bryan Danielson. I was not only excited to prove that that was not true but I was going to crush his trachea. I was excited to get revenge on Jericho at Blood & Guts. But unfortunately, I’ve got some good news and I’ve got some bad news. “The bad news: because of what Chris Jericho and Jake Hager did at Anarchy in the Arena, I am not compared to compete either at Forbidden Door and Blood & Guts. But lest anyone be concerned about my overall health, don’t you worry about me coming back. There’s not a man in this world who can wrestle like me. “And that’s not even the good news. Eddie Kingston called me a judgmental prick. And I am. And because of that I have really high standards. So you know when I promise something is going to be amazing, it’s going to be amazing. “I have found the one person I trust to take my place at Forbidden Door. The one person I trust to take my place at Blood & Guts. The one person I know in the entire world who will take it to Zack Sabre Jr. at Forbidden Door and then go and kick Chris Jericho’s head in at Blood & Guts. And you’re all going to be astounded by what he does in AEW. I’m not going to tell you, but I’m not going to tell Zack Sabre, Jr. either, so tune in on Sunday.”
-- Zack Sabre, Jr.’s music hit and he walked out onto the ramp and stared at Danielson across the way!

Trios Match!
M1: CHAOS—“Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy, Rocky Romero, & Trent Beretta def. Aussie Open—Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis—& IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay!

-Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh were backstage!
-- Jay Lethal told Samoa Joe to come back and defend his ROH TV championship against him or vacate the title and “the clock is ticking!”

-Tony Schiavone was in the ring to interview Christian Cage!
-- Christian Cage: “Tony, you didn’t think I was going to let Jungle Boy eliminate me from the Casino Battle Royale last year and get away with it, did you? Even more bothersome to me was the reaction from each and every one of you when I got eliminated.
--- “Not to mention Jungle Boy cost me a massive roster bonus. But it got me to thinking a little bit. Maybe if these people liked Jungle Boy so much, I should do a little background check. So I decided against my better judgement to go on social media. What a cesspool that is.
---- “Jungle Boy cost me a lot of money so I had to recoup it. And hey, in that research I found out Jungle Boy is pretty damn talented so I hitched my wagon to him. You think I came back to elevate the younger talent? No, I came in to make money.
----- “Jungle Boy, I said I was going to recoup that money from you. And you do have the talent Jungle Boy, but you don’t have it in your head. The one time I don’t walk out with you to the ring and you lose the tag team championships. So now I’m going to have to take control and get my hands dirty and that pisses me off.
------ “I think Jungle Boy’s mom is a little sweet on Christian Cage if you know what I mean. I think she wanted me to be Jungle Boy’s father. Jungle Boy has a father, but Jungle Boy, your father is dead. And that’s a good thing because he’d be embarrassed to see you. Enjoy your early retirement at 25. Stay gone—”
- Luchasaurus came to the ring and grabbed Christian Cage by the throat. Christian Cage: “Remember what happened to Marko? Luchasaurus let go of me. You’re like a son to me. We need to talk but we need to talk in private. We’re not doing it in front of these people.”

- Backstage, AEW Tag Team champions the Young Bucks said they’d be at Forbidden Door since they were the original locksmiths. The Bucks said they were going to be back in Bullet Club for one night only.

All-Atlantic Championship Qualifier Match!
M2: Malakai Black def. Penta Oscuro (with Alex Abrahantes)
-After the match: “The Bastard” PAC stormed out to the ring and stared at Black. Miro appeared on the screen and said he’d send PAC, Ishii, and Black to meet their makers on Sunday!

M3: “Hangman” Adam Page def. Silas Young!
-After the match: Adam Cole walked onto the ramp with the microphone but IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White interrupted him.
-- Jay White: “I feel like I owe you an explanation Adam Cole. My opponent at Forbidden Door can’t be you, Adam, because you lost to Adam Page twice. ‘Hangman’ I know that you and the world are just dying to know who I will face at Forbidden Door for my IWGP World Heavyweight championship. Hangman I can tell you who it won’t be. It won’t be you.”
--- Hangman decked Jay White! Adam Cole cracked Adam Page with a low blow. Jay White grounded and pounded Page. Adam Cole lifted up Jay White’s championship and they were about to double team Page until Kazuchika Okada’s music hit!
---- “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada jumped into the ring and came to the aid of Adam Page! Jay White and Adam Cole retreated!

Tony Schiavone was backstage with Kiera Hogan, TBS Champion Jade Cargill, and Stokely Hathaway

M4: Toni Storm def. Marina Shafir (w/ Nyla Rose)
-After the match Nyla Rose ambushed Toni and Nyla and Marina double teamed Toni! AEW Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa came out to even up the odds! After dispatching of Nyla and Marina, Toni and Thunder Rosa had a stare down!

- Backstage: Sting and Darby Allin said they’d be teaming up with Shingo Takagi and Hiromu Takahashi to take on the Young Bucks, Hikuleo and El Phantasmo at Forbidden Door!

(William Regal joins commentary)

Tag Team Match
M5: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jon Moxley def. Lance Archer & “The Wizard” Chris Jericho (w/ Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti)
-After the match: Eddie Kingston charged at Chris Jericho!
Wheeler Yuta tried to help as Sammy Guevara jumped on Kingston! Wheeler and Minoru traded strikes!
Angelo Parker and Daddy Magic joined the fray with Ortiz and Santana not far behind! BLOOD AND GUTS NEXT WEEK!