AEW Dynamite (8-25-2021)

M1: Orange Cassidy (w/ Chuck Taylor & Wheeler Yuta) def. “Big Money” Matt Hardy

- “Demo God” Chris Jericho was out to discuss his future!
“This has been one of the biggest weeks in AEW history. Everyone has been celebrating…except for me. Because last week when I had the chance to beat MJF…I didn’t…I lost. For the third time I lost to MJF. Even worse, I tapped out. It’s been driving me crazy. I’ve been losing sleep over it. Because I’m Chris Jericho! - “I’ve always strived to stay on top, even if it meant being hit with light bulb tubes, being power bombed 50 times, and it’s because it’s what I do. But the fact that I failed to beat MJF, it’s a mantra inside my head… ‘beat MJF, beat MJF, beat MJF,’ - “Max, you know I’ll keep attacking you until I beat you. And that’s why I have a proposal for you on how we can end this. I hope you’re listening backstage, Max. I’m proposing one more match, one final fight at ALL OUT. And I’ve been thinking about this long and hard. If I can’t beat MJF, maybe I don’t belong in AEW anymore. It’s inside my head. If I can’t beat MJF, maybe I don’t deserve to be Le Champion anymore. So this is what I propose: if you beat me, I will never wrestle in AEW again. MJF if you want to prove you’re better than me, you’re going to have to beat me. What do you say?” asked Jericho.

- MJF’s music hit! - “This is getting embarrassing, Christopher. Why can’t you just leave me alone? I see right through you. Over a year ago, you saw my meteoric rise, so you knew in order to stay relevant, you needed a rub from the fastest rising star in professional wrestling. Guess what, Chris? Your cash cow is all tapped out. My utters are sore. - “Being able to say I tapped out Chris Jericho is cool. But being able to say I ended Chris Jericho? That’s legendary! So if you want this match, you’ve got it! But consider that you’re putting your career against the line against a man that’s mopped the floor with you three times. Are you sure you want this? Because I’m better than you and you know it,” said MJF.

World Tag Team Title Eliminator Semi-Final Match!
M2: The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix) def. Varsity Blonds (w Julia Hart)

- Jurassic Express went to shake the hands of the Lucha Bros, when The Young Bucks pushed Jurassic Express into Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo! The Lucha Bros didn’t fall for it, though. Rey Fenix and Jungle Boy teamed up to hit tope suicidas on The Elite outside the ring!

M3: Jamie Hayter (with AEW Women’s World Champion Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Rebel) def. Red Velvet

- Backstage, Dark Order addressed the dissention amongst their ranks. Alex Reynolds blamed Evil Uno for “Hangman” Adam Page leaving a few weeks ago. Evil Uno got a bit carried away with his temper and insulted Reynolds. Evil Uno tried to apologize but it may have been too late.

“The Best in the World” CM Punk made his first appearance on DYNAMITE!

“I can’t hear you, Tony,” said Punk, as the fans were chanting for C.M.Punk.
“What’s the one thing, more than any, that brought you back after all these years not being in the ring?” asked Schiavone.
“It’s Penta El Zero Miedo. It’s Rey Fenix. It’s Brian Pillman, Jr. It’s Jungle Boy. It’s all those young guys. But before those names, Darby Allin, you’re reckless to a point of destruction. And I look at a guy like you and I say, “Can C.M.Punk still go? Does C.M.Punk still be the best in the world, and if the answer is yes, it starts with Darby Allin. Darby’s not the biggest, he’s not the strongest, but damnit, he’s got heart. It’s a lot less about proving the haters wrong and it’s more about proving myself right! And if I’m going to answer those questions to myself…September 5th, ALL OUT, it’s me and you!”

- Backstage, TNT Champion Miro called out “Mad King” Eddie Kingston! “Bring me the ‘Mad King’!”

Trios Match!
M4: Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley, & Darby Allin (w/ Sting) def. The Wingmen—Cezar Bononi, JD Drake, & Ryan Nemeth (with “Pretty” Peter Avalon)

- The AEW World Champion Kenny Omega (along with Don Callis, Brandon Cutler, and Michael Nakazawa) came out to the ring to be interviewed by Tony Schiavone! “At ALL OUT, we are going to take out Christian Cage once and for all,” said Don Callis.
- - Christian Cage’s music hit and he walked out onto the ramp. “In case anyone was confused by what I’ve been saying the past few weeks, Don Callis is a carnie piece of s—t,” said Christian Cage.
- - - “I’m not sure what’s weirder. The fact that you manipulated a 10-year-old Kenny Omega, or the fact that Kenny Omega still allows it,” said Christian Cage.
- - - - “You want to talk about family, Christian Cage? This is making me very upset. You’re going to find out at ALL OUT what I’ve known for 25 years. You’ve been second best your entire career!” said Don Callis.
- - - - - Brandon Cutler cold sprayed Christian Cage and then Omega, Callis, and Nakazawa began to pummel Christian Cage!
- - - - - - “The Elite Hunter” Frankie Kazarian sprinted to the ring and ran off The Elite!

- Jon Moxley was backstage: “Only one guy has the balls to step through the doors: Kojima. Damn, I am insulted this crazy ass old man wants to go toe-to-toe with me. Satoshi Kojima, looks like you’ve got a death wish for ALL OUT in Chicago. It’ll be the public execution of Satoshi Kojima!”

M5: Gunn Club def. The Factory

- Dan Lambert was backstage with “All Ego” Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky: “You fans don’t want to see tough guys because soft and weak want to see soft and weak. You don’t have to own the toughest team in the world to know your generation needs work. You need real men like Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky,” said Lambert.

M6: Malakai Black def. Brock Anderson (with “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson)!

- “That kick is how he took out Cody Rhodes,” said Excalibur.
- “Arn had a chance to throw in the towel and he didn’t,” said Tony Schiavone.

- Arn entered the ring to check on his fallen son. Black jumped into the ring with a steel chair. Arn Anderson told him to drop the chair and they’d fight. Black dropped the chair and tried for a kick to Arn’s head. Arn blocked the kick! Black followed up with a low blow to Arn Anderson. He walloped Arn Anderson with a roundhouse kick to the head! Lee Johnson of The Nightmare Family ran down to the ring to check on Arn and Brock Anderson. Malakai Black left the ring. He had enough for the night.