Dynamite: The Death Riders ride the road to Full Gear

Boris Roberto Aguilar

Marina Sharif and Jon Moxley arrive through the crowd at AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Total Mortgage Arena, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com
Marina Sharif and Jon Moxley arrive through the crowd at AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Total Mortgage Arena, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com

Greetings and salutations. It’s Wednesday and you know what that means? Well it’s time for another episode of Dynamite. I have to admit that this episode was a struggle to get through. The in-ring was okay at best and the stories just aren’t connecting with me. With that said, we are firmly on the road to Full Gear but are only hitting second gear at best. You know when you’re learning to drive stick and the car just feels like it’s going to explode from the motor out? Well, that is how this road to Full Gear is feeling. Before I have people sending the editors e-mails asking why they have AEW haters on staff, I LOVED AEW, but what it is right now in 2024 is a shadow of itself. In fact, you can listen to my thoughts over at EH+ Wrestling. Having said all that we have a busy show so let’s get to it.

Bang Bang Gang (“Switchblade” Jay White and “Rock Hard” Juice Robinson) VS “Hangman” Adam Page and “The Patriarchy” Christian Cage

The show starts off with a grudge match with the “age’s” taking on the Bang Bang Gang. Hangman Page and Jay White start things off with shoulder tackles, but Page takes the advantage. With Robinson in the match and in the corner, Nick Wayne takes a cheap shot. Page with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex and Cage sends Robinson to the outside. As Nick Wayne preps to do damage, HOOK appears at ringside and fights with Wayne though the crowd.

Robinson then tags in and White hits Page with a vertical suplex. Page with a Clothesline on White from the apron, that sends him off the ropes into the mat. Robinson rolls up Page, but Mother Wayne distracts the referee and the referee misses the pin. Kip Sabian then nails Robinson, and Page pins Robinson for the cheap win.

Winners: “Hangman” Adam Page and “The Patriarchy” Christian Cage

Mercedes Moné and Kamille are backstage with Renee Paquette. Moné denied that they tried to run over Kris Statlander on purpose and she blamed it on Kamille’s inability to drive. Kris Statlander shows up and starts brawling with Moné in the hallway. Kamille jsut stands there as Statlander drives Moné through a nearby wall.

Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay at AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Total Mortgage Arena, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com
Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay at AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Total Mortgage Arena, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com MORE PHOTOS IN OUR GALLERY

Ospreay and Tony Chat…

Tony Schiavone is in the ring and brings out Will Ospreay. Ospreay says there’s a lot of questions he needs answered and calls out Kyle Fletcher to the ring. Kyle Fletcher comes out onto the stage. Fletcher said he came out by himself to prove that he’s not a coward and then says that if Ospreay even lays a finger on him then The Don Callis Family will come out to attack him. Ospreay says he knows Fletcher didn’t come alone and asks him to turn over the screwdriver. Fletcher tosses it and Ospreay gets rid of it.

Fletcher says Ospreay wants to take credit for his success and says Don Callis opened his eyes to the truth. Fletcher says Ospreay is selfish and a hypocrite and says he only did what Ospreay would’ve done in the same situation. Ospreay calls him out on what he said and asks him if he’s his own man or just a Ospreay clone. Fletcher says he’s going to surpass Ospreay and challenges him to a match at Full Gear.

Fletcher says at Full Gear he’s coming for everything. Lance Archer and Brian Cage show up but so does Powerhouse Hobbs and Mark Davis. This leads us to a brawl and eventually the next match…

Falls Count Anywhere: Roderick Strong VS Lance Archer

The match starts off with Archer putting Strong through a table. Brian Cage then appears and wants to Powerbomb Strong, but Matt Taven and Mike Bennett then appear to even the odds.

Archer tosses Strong over the barricades. Taven then brawls with Archer, but Archer ends up Choke slamming him over a barricade and onto some security guards. Strong nails Archer with a chair, followed by a Running Knee on Archer for the win.

Winner: Roderick Strong

After the match, MJF is shown at home with a smirk. Strong is in the ring and grabs a mic. Strong says he will finish MJF at Full Gear. Konosuke Takeshita then attacks Strong from behind and Adam Cole made the save to start the next match to see if it will be a triple threat.

Konosuke Takeshita VS Adam Cole

Things get started as Cole stomps on Takeshita in the corner. Cole with a Clothesline that sends Takeshita out of the ring. Cole continues the barrage of offense outside. Cole with a Shoulder-breaker and a pin attempt. Takeshita then hits a Blue Thunder Bomb on Cole.

Takeshita and Cole then trade right hands, Cole hits Takeshita with a pump kick and an enzuigiri. Cole then hits a Brainbuster and is lookingf or a Panama Sunrise, but Takeshita sees it and grabs Cole to hit a German Suplex. After some back and firth, Cole hits the Panama Sunrise on Takeshita, but Takeshita grabs MJF’s Dynamite Diamond Ring and nails Cole with it to get the ring, and thus stopping Cole from joining Strong in facing MJF.

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita

MJF is shown back at his house laughing that Takeshita defeated Cole. After the match, Strong is back and attacks Takeshita from behind but Takeshita takes him out. Takeshita then looks to hit Strong with the Dynamite Diamond Ring, but Kyle O’Reilly is out with a chair. Ricochet then appears on the ramp and nails Takeshita. Ricochet then picks up the International Championship to pose with it. Back in the ring, Cole offers his hand to O’Reilly, but O’Reilly just leaves the ring.

The Death Riders are then shown backing their black truck into the parking area. Marina Shafir and AEW World Champion Jon Moxley get out and are joined by Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta.

The Hurt Syndicate is backstage with Renee Paquette and MVP says Bobby Lashley is one of the most decorated champions in the history of this sport and asks him how it feels that he might end Swerve Strickland’s career at Full Gear. Bobby Lashley says Swerve is dangerous to everyone but him and at Full Gear HE will hurt him.

Death Riders take over TBS

The Death Riders come out attacking JD Drake with a steel chair. Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir come through the crowd. Jon Moxley gets int he ring and says he’s been thinking about Orange Cassidy a lot lately. Moxley says Chuck Taylor is drinking through a straw because he couldn’t save him. and that Wheeler Yuta is his because he couldn’t save him, yet he’s still cool with his hands in his pockets.

Moxley says he needs to make an example of Orange Cassidy at Full Gear. Mox says he’s going stomp his face into hamburger meat and then The Death Riders will continue to do whatever the hell they want because they have the power.

Orange Cassidy comes out onto the stage along with Mark Briscoe and Rocky Romero. Cassidy says he agrees with Moxley and he believes he’s going to do everything he says he’s going to do. Cassidy says he holds the symbol of AEW and everything professional wrestling can be inside of that suitcase. Orange says the only way to become AEW World Champion is to wrestle in the ring, and at Full Gear he will take the power back.

Cassidy says there still a few pawns he needs to get rid of and calls out Wheeler Yuta to a match next week. Moxley accepts the challenge for Yuta and says he has a message for everyone who wants what he’s got… abandon all hope. The Death Riders leave through the crowd, but are attacked by Darby Allin. Cassidy, Briscoe, and Romero join in. Shafir takes Moxley and gets him out of the brawl. They try to leave without Wheeler Yuta but Darby Allin dives onto the truck and Castagnoli attacks Allin and slams him into the metal arena doors. Yuta catches up and laves with The Death Riders.

The Learning Tree is backstage with Renee Paquette. Chris Jericho accepts the challenge from Tomohiro Ishii to face him in two weeks on AEW Dynamite for the Ring of Honor World Championship. That is really all you need to know about this…..

Britt Baker VS Penelope Ford

Ford flies off the ropes to land on Baker on the apron. Moments later, Baker hits a Sling Blade on Ford. Ford then trips Baker from the middle rope,and boots her in the face. Ford looks to hit a Moonsault off the top, but Baker moves out of the way and puts on her signature glove for the Lockjaw, but Ford locks in a submission on Baker. Baker then reverses it into a Lockjaw and gets the win.

Winner: Britt Baker

Serena Deeb appears on the ramp

Mina Shirakawa is backstage with Renee Paquette. They are interrupted by Harley Cameron and they set up a match between them on Collision this Saturday. There was a lot of ummm jiggles here.

Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) VS Lio Rush

Strickland hits a Brainbuster on Rush, but Rush comes right back with a Spanish Fly. Rush hits a Hurricanrana on Strickland and follows it up with a spear through the middle rope. Rush then looks to hit a springboard cutter on Strickland, but Strickland avoids it. Rush then with a pin, but Swerve had a hand on the rope that the ref didn’t see until Nana points it out. Strickland then hits Rush with the Big Pressure for the win.

Winner: Swerve Strickland

Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and MVP attack Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana at AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Total Mortgage Arena, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com
Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and MVP attack Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana at AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Total Mortgage Arena, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com MORE PHOTOS IN OUR GALLERY

After the match, Strickland gets on the microphone and says now that everyone wants the baddest man in AEW. Strickland says Rush and Benjamin failed, and he needs to remind everyone whose house it is. Strickland says he wants to fight Lashley TONIGHT.

Bobby Lashley and MVP come out and MVP says if Swerve wants to fight all he has to do is ask. MVP then reminds Strickland that there is always strength in numbers. Shelton Benjamin attacks Strickland from behind. MVP chokes Prince Nana with his cane while Lashley and Benjamin take out Strickland.

Jamie Hayter is backstage with Renee Paquette. Hayter says she returned to AEW to right the wrongs. The screen goes dark and we see another Julia Hart video.

AEW Full Gear 4-Way Contenders Series Match: FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) VS House of Black (Malakai Black and Brody King)

AEW World Tag Team Champions Private Party (Zay and Quen) take a seat at the top of the stage to watch the main event.

Harwood with a shoulder tackle, then Black rolls him up, but Harwood kicks out. King then tags in and chops the living hell out of Wheeler. King then hits some splashes on Wheeler and Harwood in opposite corners.

Harwood then tags in and FTR double teams on King, but King sends Harwood over to Black for a huge kick in the chest. King then hits a sit-out powerbomb. Harwood comes back and hits a Superplex on King. Wheeler up top and goes for a splash, but King gets his knees up and Black hits a double stomp on Harwood.

FTR then sends King and Black into each other and hit the Shatter Machine on King. Black pulls King out from the pin to break the count. Black and Wheeler then brawl on the ring apron and FTR hits a Piledriver on Black. King then hits a dive on both members of FTR and locks in a Sleeper on Harwood as he passes out to give House of Black the win and a ticket to Full Gear.

Post-match. FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) and House of Black (Malakai Black and Brody King) shake it out at AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Total Mortgage Arena, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com
Post-match. FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) and House of Black (Malakai Black and Brody King) shake it out at AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Total Mortgage Arena, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com MORE PHOTOS IN OUR GALLERY

TOP PHOTO: Marina Sharif and Jon Moxley arrive through the crowd at AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Total Mortgage Arena, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com

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