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The double episode of All Elite Wrestling began with a shout-out to Ted Turner, the billionaire media mogul who founded TBS and TNT, after his death.
AEW announcer Tony Schiavone and Sting had some kind words to say about Turner’s impact on professional wrestling. Turner bought World Championship Wrestling and created a powerhouse that challenged WWE in television ratings for months in the 1990s.
Later that night the games began.
AEW TNT Champion Kevin Knight stepped to the plate and challenged Darby Allin for the AEW World Championship. Allin had already successfully defended his championship twice in brutal bouts against Tommaso Ciampa and Brody King.
ALL ELITE WRESTLING PAYS TRIBUTE TO TED TURNER AFTER HIS DEATH AT AGE 87
Darby Allin enters the ring during the Pro-Wrestling NOAH Great Muta Final “Bye-Bye” event at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on January 22, 2023. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
But Knight had been on a roll when he captured the TNT Championship in a casino match at Dynasty.
Each man struggled to gain momentum in the match. They began the fight by performing wrestling moves with chokes and submissions. The two then took each other down with a double clothesline.
Allin went deeper as the match progressed. He hit Knight with a Code Red and nearly got the pinfall after a dropkick that changed the match. As Knight left the ring, Allin performed a suicide dive towards Knight, who fell backwards and hit the announce table. Allin wanted to do more damage with a Coffin Drop to a sitting Knight.
Knight appeared on the apron and delivered a hurricane to Allin, who fell to the floor outside the ring. Knight tried to do as much damage as he could on the outside of the ring. He backed Allin up on the announce table and hit an incredible springboard.
Back in the ring, Darby countered Knight and put him in the Scorpion Death Lock. Knight broke the hold by holding on to the rope. He tried another Coffin Drop, but Knight raised his knees. Both men fell, writhing in pain once more.
Knight dug deep into his bag. As Allin hung upside down on the rope, he headed to the opposite corner and hit a coast-to-coast dropkick. He then nailed a UFO on Allin from the top rope, but Allin kicked out of a pinfall.
Allin just wouldn’t give up. He put Knight in a guillotine and began to regain control. Two more Coffin Drops sealed the deal for Allin’s victory over Knight.
‘THE JET’ KEVIN KNIGHT CAREER IN THE PILOT CHAMPIONSHIP IN ALL ELITE FIGHT
Before Allin could really celebrate his third title defense, Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) came out to start the “Collision” portion of the show. He said it was “time” for Allin to give him a rematch. Allin said the only way to get a rematch is if he puts something on the line.
MJF proposed his scarf, his Dynamite diamond ring and offered $1 million to have a rematch. Allin said no every time.
“I want something that you love so much in this life,” Allin said. “Something you’re so desperate to keep that you’re willing to fly 15 hours to Türkiye to have it stitched into your skull. I’m talking about your hair.”
Allin said there will be a contract signing for a championship match against hair before Double or Nothing. And if MJF doesn’t show up, he’ll never get another shot at the title.
Kazuchika Okada, who made it clear earlier in the night that he was going after the AEW World Championship, also put himself in the title picture. Okada said he wanted more than just the AEW International Championship.
Okada will challenge Allin for the title next week.
Jon Moxley and Death Riders continue to shape Will Ospreay
Will Ospreay enters the ring during New Japan Pro-Wrestling at the Edion Arena Osaka on November 4, 2023. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
Will Ospreay returned to the Death Riders’ training dojo after spending a weekend in New Japan Pro-Wrestling helping his United Empire compatriots win the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship at Wrestling Dontaku.
Callum Newman mocked him and goaded him into attacking Shingo Takagi after Newman retained the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
In “Dynamite”, Ospreay was seen crouching while Yuta Wheeler did sit-ups using Ospreay’s neck as leverage. Ospreay appeared to be doing his own neck exercises as he looked to strengthen his injured muscles.
“You just got off a 15-hour flight. You’re winning titles with your little drama friends in Japan. We don’t care,” Death Rider Daniel Garcia said during a segment. “It’s us against the world, and if you want to be the best version of yourself, you’re going to have to work for it.”
Jon Moxley, who was being kicked in the abs by Marina Shafir, continued to be the voice in Ospreay’s ear.
“Have you ever heard of the concept of ‘place of death’? Standing on a piece of land that you can’t get out of. There’s no escape. There’s no other options, live or die. That’s where you are now,” Moxley told Ospreay. “If we don’t fix your neck, if we don’t do this right (pointing to his head), it’s over. You’re done. Sure, you can still have a career in AEW. Get paid, hang out like the rest of these impostors. But that’s not what you want.
“You’re not like all these people, man. You’re different. It’s a privilege to be where you are: to get this far, this far, up the mountain, and all you have is the last 1%. This is the hardest 1%. You’re on death’s ground. It’ll be hard, but it’s the only good option. There’s nothing else except what’s right in front of you, right now, every second, every minute.”
Meanwhile, later that night, Samoa Joe made a plea to Ospreay. He said he knows Ospreay was “destined for greatness,” but wondered if he would still be able to remain champion if he reached the top of AEW.
Joe said that with The Opps, Ospreay could remain champion “for a long time.”
An AEW doctor said on “Collision” that Ospreay was getting closer to being cleared to perform with the company. Ospreay said he was not part of the Death Riders.
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Chris Jericho to Ricochet: “It’s time to fight”
Chris Jericho enters the ring during the DDT Pro-Wrestling event at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on November 12, 2023. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
After being ambushed by The Demand last week, Chris Jericho said he was done talking and wanted to “fight” Richochet. The high-flyer led the assault on Jericho on last week’s “Dynamite.” Jericho told Renee Paquette that he was beyond “fucked up” by the attack.
“I’m done with the three-on-one beatings and I’m done with the attacks from behind. I’m done with the bulls—,” Jericho said in the ring as he demanded Ricochet come out and talk to him.
Ricochet agreed and told Jericho that he was doing him a “favor” by telling him to leave AEW. Ricochet wondered what he and the group will get by facing Jericho again. But Bishop Kaun gave him a good idea: a stampede match at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York, at Double or Nothing.
Ricochet challenged Jericho to find four more partners to join him in combat.
Jericho was sure he could find four partners for the match, but if he couldn’t, he said, “I’ll take on all of you alone.”
He punched Ricochet and dispatched The Demand alone. Toa Liona ended Jericho’s momentum, but The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley) came to back Jericho.
Swerve Strickland wants ‘more power’
Last week, Swerve Strickland seemed to be hot on the heels of “Most Wanted Man” Bandit. On Wednesday he made it clear that he wants more “power.”
In a soliloquy with Prince Nana, he crushed Bandit’s most wanted poster.
“From the most dangerous to the most violent to the most wanted, more power means more fear and more control,” Strickland said. “And there is nothing more dangerous than a man who desires power. And I want it all.”
Bandido, the Ring of Honor world champion, said Strickland was right that he was “most wanted.” He said that if Strickland wanted it, it was “easy to find.” Brody King also warned Strickland that he would “pay hell” if he messed with Bandido.
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Dynamite match results
- Jon Moxley defeats. Juice Robinson in an eliminatory fight for the AEW Continental Championship.
- Orange Cassidy defeated. Dax Harwood, giving The Conglomeration a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championship.
- Kazuchika Okada defeated. Bryan Keith will retain the AEW International Championship.
- Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander defeat. Harley Cameron and Mina Shirakawa.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey defeats. AR Zorro.
- Jamie Hayter defeated. Sky blue.
- Rush defeated. Matty Lo.
- Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn and Ace Austin defeated. Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel García, Clark Connors and David Finlay in a 10-man tag team match.
