- Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston walked out toward the ring to kick off the show!
- 2.0 and Daniel Garcia ambushed Mox and Kingston! Daniel Garcia took out the leg of Moxley with a lead pipe. 2.0 double-teamed Kingston.
Texas Tornado Tag!
M1: Sting & Darby Allin def. Jeff Park & Matt Lee
- Sammy Guevara’s big announcement aired from earlier in the night. Sammy proposed to his girlfriend! (She said “yes!”)
M2: Sammy Guevara def. Shawn Spears
- Tony Schiavone was backstage to interview the brand-new Impact World Champion Christian Cage! Don Callis interrupted thе interview. Callis was patronizing. “Look, I’m still on top of the wrеstling business and you’re still…having wrestling matches. Nothing’s changed,” said Don Callis. “Yeah, Don, I’m in Kenny Omega’s head. I took his Impact World Title and at ALL OUT, I’m going to take his AEW World Championship. You think you’re the smartest guy in the room, Don, but you’ll always be a carnie piece of Shit."
- American Top Team’s Dan Lambert was in the ring with Tony Schiavone! --- “AEW has jumped aboard the cancel culture train that you millennials love to climb on. One phone call to my good friend Dana White fixed this problem because I brought along Junior Dos Santos and Andrei Arlovski. Their message is a simple one to the locker-room: if you’re feeling froggy, go ahead and jump. But I’m not going to hold my breath for anyone to take up that offer. AEW is not the answer to your professional wrestling prayers.”
“The MurderHawk Monster” Lance Archer stormed out to the ring! “The Men of the Year”—“All Ego” Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky ambushed Archer on his way to the ring!
AEW World Tag Team Championship Match!
M3: The Young Bucks (c) def. Jurassic Express
Backstage: Tony Schiavone was backstage to interview AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker, D.M.D. - “For those of you that don’t know, me and Britt go way back. So when my friend asked me to come in and help, of course the answer is going to be yes. So Red Velvet, next week on DYNAMITE, I dare you. Step between the ropes and face me,” said Jamie Hayter.
- “Houston, we’ve got a problem,” said QT Marshall as he and The Factory (Aaron Solo and Nick Comorotto) walked onto the ramp.
“I get it Paul Wight, after last week when you choke slammed Aaron Solo, you got carried away, but The Factory forgives you. But with all due respect, there’s a reason Tony Khan hired you as an announcer and not as a wrestler chasing championship titles,” continued QT Marshall.
- Tony Schiavone was backstage with The Elite. Tony Schiavone informed us that Tony Khan has had enough of The Elite’s interference in matches. Tony Khan has booked a Tag Team Eliminator Tournament with Private Party, Varsity Blonds, Lucha Brothers, and Jurassic Express. The winner gets an AEW World Tag Team title match against The Young Bucks in a steel cage at ALL OUT!
- Taz was in the ring with his son Hook! “Please, a warm welcome for the FTW World Champion Ricky Starks,” said Taz. “Ricky Starks is in the mix, and I want to let everyone know that Ricky Starks is for the world. Brian Cage, you and I seem to keep missing each other. So please, bring out Brian Cage,” said Starks. However Backstage, Powerhouse Hobbs laid out “The Machine” Brian Cage!
- “Whoa, whoa, whoa, we’ve gotta go,” said Starks, as Taz and Hook scurried out of the ring.
M4: Thunder Rosa def. Penelope Ford
The Labours of Jericho: Chapter 5!
M5: MJF def. “Demo God” Chris Jericho via submission
((The Stipulation: No Judas Entrance and No Judas Effect! If Jericho uses the Judas Effect, he will be disqualified))
AEW Dynamite (8-18-2021) was written by Tony Khan.
AEW Dynamite (8-18-2021) was produced by Tony Khan.
AEW released AEW Dynamite (8-18-2021) on Wed Aug 18 2021.