AEW Dynamite 03 02 2022

AEW Dynamite Results
March 2, 2022

Jacksonville, FL (Daily’s Place)
Results by: Josh Boutwell of Wrestleview.com

Tony Khan is in the ring for a “major announcement.” Khan thanks the fans and says this will be the biggest week in the history of AEW. Khan says that 17 years before AEW started, Ring of Honor began. He says he has been a fan of ROH for a long time and he is now the owner of ROH. Khan talks about the first ever ROH event, “Era of Honor” begins, and says that both Christopher Daniels and Bryan Danielson were on that show. They will start tonight off against each other, as well.

“The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels vs. “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson

Daniels has not wrestled in AEW since last May. These two were mainstays in the early days of ROH before Daniels moved on to TNA. They start off with some beautiful mat wrestling with Danielson eventually getting the advantage. Daniels manages to catch Dragon with a spin kick sending him to the floor. Daniels then hits the Split Legged Moonsault onto Danielson on the floor.

In the ring, Daniels goes for a Flying Cross Body but Dragon kicks him in midair. Danielson lights Fallen Angel up with a series of kicks and then puts Daniels in a Bow and Arrow. Daniels managed to grab the bottom rope to break the hold but Dragon goes right back to lighting him up with strikes. Daniels fights back and catches Danielson with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Daniels hits an STO and goes for a splash in the corner only to run into Dragon’s boot.

Dragon goes to the top but Daniels uppercuts him and hits the Fall From Grace off the top! Daniels goes for the Angel’s Wings but Danielson counters with a German Suplex. Dragon hits a Flying Dropkick in the corner followed by a series of chops and kicks. Dragon lifts Daniels up to the top rope and goes for a Superplex but Daniels knocks him off and hits a Flying Cross Body Block only for Danielson to roll through into a nearfall. Danielson transitions into a Fujiwara Armbar but Daniels rolls him over into a neaarfall.

Daniels goes for a La Magistral but Danielson counters it only for Daniels to counter into a crucifix for two. They exchange strikes with Danielson winning that exchange with a huge Roaring Elbow for a close nearfall. Danielson goes to the top but Daniels crotches him and goes for the Fall From Grace again but this time Dragon rakes his eyes. Daniels attempts a Frankensteiner but Dragon shoves him off and dives right into a Uranage Suplex from Daniels. Daniels goes for the BME but Dragon catches him in midair with the Triangle Choke! Daniels reaches for the ropes but Danielson elbows him repeatedly until Daniels passes out.

Winner: Danielson via KO (elbows in the Triangle)

Danielson says that back in the early days of ROH, they started and finished matches with a handshake. He grabs an unconscious Daniels and shakes his hand but then says this isn’t Ring of Honor and he starts stomping the shit out of Daniels face. Danielson says he’ll do the same to Moxley at Revolution.

Jon Moxley walks out and says that he can see that Bryan Danielson is better and more violent than ever. He says that Moxley is at a crossroad in his career with one path being him getting his head kicked in on Sunday and never be heard of again but he chooses the other path, which sees him running right through Danielson. He says he will finally beat Danielson and the Story of Jon Moxley is just beginning. He says the next chapter will be written in blood. Moxley tells Danielson to take his shot right now and they square up but Danielson retreats instead.

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Casino Tag Royale
FTR vs. Top Flight vs. The Acclaimed vs. The Dark Order (Alan Angels & Pres10 Vance) vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. Varsity Blonds vs. Bear Country vs. Proud-n-Powerful vs. The Best Friends vs. The Dark Order OGs (Stu Grayson & Evil Uno) vs. The Young Bucks vs. The Gunn Club vs. The Wingmen vs. The Nightmare Family (Lee Johnson & Brock Anderson)vs. 2point0

The first two teams in are FTR and Top Flight as this is Darius Martin’s first match since last February after tearing his ACL. He got a massive ovation. Top Flight picks up right where they left off last year and pulls off their usual crazy offense on FTR early on. The Acclaimed is the next team in the match. The Acclaimed cleans house as they come in but then FTR gets the upper hand on them. The next team in is Alan Angels and Pres10 Vance of the Dark Order.

Angels hits a series of high spots as 10 shows off his power at the same time. The next team to enter is The Butcher & The Blade. They hit a Sidewalk Slam/Leg Drop combo on Angels and toss him over the top but Angels lands on the apron. FTR jumps them and then knock Angels off the apron to eliminate him. The next team to enter is Varsity Blonds.

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Bear Country enter the match during the break and when we come back Proud-n-Powerful come out and immediately eliminate both members of Bear Country. FTR tosses Caster out and eliminates him. Best Friends are next out and the ring has filled up with chaos. Griff Garrison is eliminated after Pillman. The next team out is Evil Uno and Stu Grayson of the Dark Order.

10 and Butcher exchange strikes and Uno helps out 10 as they toss Butcher over the top to eliminate him. FTR hits the Big Rig on Grayson and Bowens and then the Young Bucks hit the ring. As The Bucks climb in the ring, everyone jumps them and FTR at the same time.

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The next team in is The Gunn Club. FTR and the Bucks team up to immediately toss the Gunn Club out and then start fighting again. Brock Anderson and Lee Johnson come out and Anderson hits a Double-A Spinebuster. Chuck Taylor and 10 are eliminated. The Wingmen are eliminated now. Stu Grayson is eliminated. The next team out is 2point0.

Brock Anderson is eliminated followed immediately by Lee Johnson. Anthony Bowens is eliminated and Uno is about to eliminate Trent when Danhusen appears. Uno is confused and Trent hits the Half Nelson Suplex to Uno to the floor eliminating him. PNP and 2point0 fight on the apron until PNP knocks them off to eliminate 2point0. FTR then knocks PNP off the apron.

It’s down to just Top Flight, FTR and the Bucks. Cash tosses Dante over the top rope but he lands on the apron and then goes for the Nosedive but Cash moves. Dante lands on his feet and hits a Rana sending Cash over the top but both men spill to the floor. Dax goes for a rebound Powerbomb on Matt Jackson but Matt counters with a rana and clotheslines Dax over the top. Dax lands on the apron and reDRagon runs out and distracts Dax allowing the Bucks to Superkick him off the apron.

Darius Martin attacks the Bucks and kicks the Bucks into each other. He hits a Cartwheel Elbow on Nick and then hits a Spanish Fly on Matt! He clotheslines Nick over the top but Brandon Cutler saves him. The Bucks go for the Meltzer Driver but Darius shoves Matt into Nick eliminating him! He dumps Matt over the top but Matt saves himself. Matt backdrops Darius over the top but Darius lands on the apron and pulls Matt to the apron. They exchange punches and then Matt kicks him in the nuts. Matt Superkicks Darius off the apron to give the Bucks the win.

Winners: The Young Bucks

The Jurassic Express walks out and stares the Bucks and reDRagon down.

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Chris Jericho says Eddie gets his shot to finally win the big one at Revolution and asks if Eddie really thinks he has what it takes to beat him. Jericho says if Kingston can beat him he will shake his hand and tell him he has his undying respect. Jericho says if he doesn’t win, he will laugh in his face and tell him to “GFY.” Santana and Ortiz walk up and give Jericho a fist bump and tell Jericho they are good.

CM Punk walks out and says he used to wake up in the morning and ask himself, “am I the bad guy?” Punk says up until a week ago he was certain MJF was THE bad guy in AEW but what he did last week took courage and it’s courage he didn’t think MJF had. Punk says MJF talked about a lot of important things but he can’t shake the feeling that he is begin gaslit by MJF. Punk says he doesn’t think MJF is lying but his question is his sincerity.

Punk says there is a famous picture on the internet of a young CM Punk meeting Stone Cold and after “much lesser men” framed him as someone that took his ball and went home he didn’t get mad and lash out at the world. Punk says he’s seen MJF knock out the legendary Dean Malenko who is suffering from Parkinson’s Disease and he watched Pillman bury the late, great Brian Pillman and all of the things that he said about Darby Allin’s uncle. Punk says that hurt people hurt people.

Punk says that when he came to AEW, MJF offered a handshake to him but he refused. He says that nothing he can say can be more impactful than something he can do and he needs MJF to come out for him to do that. MJF walks out and says that he used to be just like MJF, full of hate and that he has done awful things. He says he once poured alcohol down an alcoholic’s throat and mocked a wrestler’s addition until he lost his job because of it and all that heat won’t just keep him warm, it will burn him up.

Punk says respect isn’t given, it’s earned. Punk says this is bigger than that and says there is an 11-year old watching right now that looks up to MJF just like MJF looked up to Punk. Punk says he asked himself this morning and asked if he was the good guy and he says he finally had an answer. He said the answer is that he is trying and offers a handshake to MJF. MJF pushes his hand away and hugs Punk. Punk hugs MJF back but then MJF kicks him in the balls and hits the Heat Seaker. Wardlow brings the diamond ring out and MJF hits Punk with it.

FTR walks out and holds off security as MJF has busted Punk open. They put the dog collar around Punk’s neck and MJF tells him that he’s a “stupid, stupid old man.” MJF says that he is a snake and says the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. “This Sunday I am going to show you and all these mindless sheep I am the devil himself,” MJF says. Spears starts choking Punk with the chain until Sting, Allin and Sammy Guevara chases The Pinnacle off.

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Backstage, Ricky Starks warns Keith Lee that if he shows up to Rampage this week he may not make it to Revolution. Lee assures he and Hobbs that he will be there.

Dr. Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter w/Rebel vs. Thunder Rosa & Mercedes Martinez

The two teams start brawling on the ramp but Rosa and Baker quickly spill into the ring. Martinez and Rosa take turns striking Baker and then Martinez whips Rosa into a splash on her in the corner. Rosa hits a headstand dropkick in the corner. Martinez goes for a Scoop Slam but Baker counters and hits the Slingblade for two.

Hayter tags in and gets in Martinez’s face before they run into each other with shoulder blocks. They shove each other and then Martinez runs Hayter into her corner. Rosa tags in and they take turns chopping Hayter. Rosa hits the ropes but Rebel trips her. That allows Hayter to roll Rosa up where Baker Superkicks her.

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Martinez hits a T-Bone Suplex on Hayter for two. Baker blind tags Hayter and hits a Ripcord Elbow followed by a Backbreaker from Hayter and then a SUperkick from Baker for two. Baker goes for the Foot Stomp but Rosa move and goes for the Fire Thunder Driver. Baker escapes and goes for the Ripcord Elbow but Rosa counters into a DVD for two until Hayter breaks it up.

Rosa hits a Roundhouse Kick and Martinez hits a Half Nelson Suplex. Hayter and Martinez brawl to the floor as Rosa hits the Fire Thunder Driver on Baker for the clean pin.

Winners: Rosa & Martinez via pinfall (Fire Thunder Driver)

Alex Marvez tries to interview Tay Conti beackstage but Jade Cargill interrupts and says no one gives a shit about her karate. Jade tells her to be thankful for her opportunity as Anna Jay holds Conti back. Mark Sterling reminds Conti that the contract for the match says that if Conti even touches her before the PPV the match is off.

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Kris Statlander and Legit Leyla talk about their rivalry in a video package. They will face off in the Buy-In show before Revolution.

“Mr. Mayhem” Wardlow w/Shawn Spears vs. Cezar Bononi

Wardlow immediately hits the Powerbomb Symphony for the pin.

Winner: Wardlow via pinfall (Powerbomb Symphony)

Spears tries to hit Bononi with the chair but Wardlow stops him and then gets in Spears’ face causing Spears to back down.

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In the back, Spears and MJF talk to Wardlow about what happened and says if Wardlow wins the Ladder Match he’s going to let him keep his title shot. “It’s not like you’re going to win it anyway,” MJF says as he walks away. Wardlow says he’s too busy making sure MJF keeps winning causing MJF to slap the shit out of him.

Main Event
Trios Match
Adam Cole & reDRagon vs. “Hangman” Adam Page & The Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds)

Reynolds and Silver are wearing Hangman-inspired gear to the ring and all three are wearing purple bandanas. Hangman and Cole start off the match against each other but Cole backs away and tags Fish instead of locking up. Excalibur points out that Cole, reDRagon and Hangman Page are all former ROH stars. Hangman hits a Cowboy Kick on Fish and puts the boots to him in the corner.

Fish knees Page and tags O’Reilly as they go to work on Page in their corner. Hangman runs through them and then Suplexes Fish on top of O’Reilly for a nearfall. Silver tags in and hits a series of kicks before tagging in Reynolds who does the same and gets a nearfall. Reynolds goes for a Tiger Driver but Fish distracts him allowing O’Reilly to hit a series of strikes before tagging Cole.

The heels work Reynolds over in their corner making use of quick tags in the process. Cole goes for the Panama Sunrise on Page but he counters into a Dead Eye attempt. They roll each other up for nearfalls until they both miss strikes. Cole goes for the BOOM but Page moves and then goes for the Buckshot Lariat but Cole rolls to the floor.

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Cole hits a Neckbreaker over his knee on Silver for a nearfall. O’Reilly tags in and puts Silver in a Kneebar. Fish tags in but Silver kicks him away. Page tags in and hits a clothesline on Fish knocking him off the apron. Page hits a Fall Away Slam on O’Reilly and then a Plancha on Fish on the floor. Page hits a Sitout Pop-Up Powerbomb on O’Reilly for two.

Page hits a Roaring Elbow and then a big Lariat. Cole tags in and gets in Page’s face. They exchange strikes until everyone else comes in and all six men start punching each other. They exchange big strikes until Page destroys Cole with a Lariat. Page goes for a German Suplex but Cole escapes and hits an Enziguri. Reynolds blind tags Page and hits a Pop-Up Knee on Cole and then a Mafia Kick. Cole comes back with a Superkick and the BOOM for the pin.

Winners: Cole & reDRagon via pinfall (BOOM)

Cole continues to assault Reynolds after the match until Page jumps him. O’Reilly puts Page in a Choke but Page escapes and knocks Fish to the floor. Page goes for the Buckshot Lariat but Fish takes his legs out from under him. Cole and reDRagon beat Page down and duck tape him to the ropes. reDRagon hits the Total Elimination on Silver and then Cole hits the Panama Sunrise on Reynolds. Cole Superkicks Page repeatedly as he was hanging on the ropes. Cole says the belt belongs to him and then lays it on top of Page.