AEW Dynamite (7-6-2022)

TNT Title
M1: Wardlow def. Scorpio Sky (w/ Dan Lambert, Ethan Page & American Top Team)

Backstage: “Smart” Mark Sterling with Tony Nese trying to get Swerve Strickland removed from the roster for being a snake. Keith Lee refused to sign the petition because he said Strickland is still his partner.

In Ring: Christian Cage and Luchasaurus engage in promo battle with Matt Hardy

Backstage: Tony Schiavone with Jake Hager and Claudio Castagnoli -Hager: “Deep down inside, Claudio knows he’s not as tough as I am. He’s never been a world champion and hе won’t be one herе in AEW.” -- Claudio: “My team beat your team at Blood & Guts. Next week I’m going to go three and zero against you.”

M2: Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland def. The Butcher & Blade (w/ Bunny)
-After the match: Powerhouse Hobbs and “Absolute” Ricky Starks stormed out with a microphone! Hobbs said he was tired of being disrespected.
- Ricky Starks: “You two want to act like you’re somebody. You two are not on our level. You are several levels below us. Here’s the deal. You want to talk about who the best tag team is?”
-- AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks walked out onto the ramp!
- Matt Jackson: “Hey guys, great match! This tag division is on fire. Everyone is eating well. But let us not forget who set the damn table in the first place.”
- - Nick Jackson: “You two teams are very good. At DOUBLE OR NOTHING, you two had a hell of a match. Four and a half stars. You couldn’t get the job done, though. Jurassic Express beat you, and guess who beat them?”
- - - Matt Jackson: “How about next week, a three-way tag team title match?

Backstage: Tony Schiavone interviews Eddie Kingston which becomes a quick brawl with JAS ultimately with Tay Conti slamming an SUV car door on Ruby Soho

- The Dark Order came out to the ring!
(Rochester fans chanted “Brodie! Brodie! Brodie!”)
--Evil Uno confirmed Dark Order is here to stay and a new chapter begins with a proclamation!
--- Negative One took the microphone but was interrupted by QT Marshall!
---- QT Marshall: “I get it, your dad is from Rochester. Your dad is a legend but you take after your mother. I didn’t bring my friends out here Negative One. So let’s face each other man to man.”
----- “Hangman” Adam Page’s music hit and Page walked out sending QT into the ring. The Dark Order beat up QT Marshall!
----- Negative One: “QT, I would pin you right now, but I’m going wait until I’m 18.”

- Jim Ross joined the broadcast team for the second hour of AEW DYNAMITE!

M3: Rush (with Andrade El Idolo & Jose the Assistant) def. Penta Oscuro (w/ Alex Abrahantes & Rey Fenix)

Backstage: Satnam Singh, Sonjay Dutt, and Jay Lethal were celebrating. Jay Lethal was ecstatic that ROH World Champion Samoa Joe agreed to face him at Ring Of Honor’s Death Before Dishonor on the July 23rd ppv!

Backstage: “Smart” Mark Sterling with Tony Nese. They approached Orange Cassidy and the Best Friends. Sterling said Orange Cassidy’s signature was the last one they needed to remove Swerve Strickland from the roster. Orange Cassidy said he wouldn’t do anything without his lawyer present. Danhausen appeared and acted as the lawyer. Cassidy agreed to a match with Tony Nese this Friday on RAMPAGE!

8 Man Tag
M4: The Acclaimed & The Gunn Club (w/ Billy Gunn) def. Bear Country, Fuego Del Sol & Leon Ruffin

Backstage: Miro has words for Malakai Black. “Malakai Black…you collect the weak. I dispose of them. Don’t you understand you have enraged a man who is flawless. ‘The Redeemer’ is coming…enraged!”

Tag Team Match
M5: Thunder Rosa (c) & Toni Storm def. Nyla Rose & Marina Shafir

- Backstage: Tony Schiavone interviews TBS Champion Jade Cargill
- Backstage: Tony Schiavone interviews Daniel Garcia

AEW Interim World Championship Match
M6: Jon Moxley (c) def. Brody King