On July 31st, 2024 AEW aired the 252nd episode of Dynamite live in Greenville, South Carolina inside Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
-Kicking off this week’s Dynamite with American Champion MJF and he immediately talks down on these fans not being too bright and says he isn’t talking about South Carolina when he talks about America. He tells them to keep their meth addicted mouths shut and he’ll be busy talking to real America. He moves on about easily defeating Will Ospreay and walking into enemy territory for All In London and beating him again. As he tells everyone to rise for their American hero; Will Ospreay’s music hits and he runs to the ring as MJF quickly makes an escape. Ospreay tells him to keep running after what he said about his family last week and he’ll be putting him through pain that he can’t even imagine. Ospreay says nobody acknowledges that champion since a prick like MJF is holding, but the main reason why no one is acknowledging it is because of what he did last week by throwing the International Title in the trash. Ospreay continues that men have worked hard to make that championship have legacy and lineage like PAC, Orange Cassidy, Jon Moxley, Rey Fenix, Roderick Strong & himself. They have no problem performing like their life is on the line for these people while MJF does not fit that criteria. Ospreay says MJF is unworthy of holding it as the crowd starts chanting USA. Ospreay understands home pride but says MJF doesn’t represent that American spirit, and at All In he will restore honor to the International Title. MJF calls the fans disgusting turncoats and calls himself an American Hero who has morals and he’ll let his action do the talking. At Wembley Stadium he will annihilate Ospreay in front of all his crooked teeth countrymen but after tonight he has a feeling that Ospreay won’t make it to Wembley because tonight Everybody dies as Lance Archer makes his way out for the match.
Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer
Lance Archer takes Will Ospreay down with a chokeslam.
Archer continues attacking Ospreay in the corner until Ospreay eventually comes back with a corkscrew kick.
That sends Archer to the outside where Ospreay tries to hit him with a Sasuke Special but gets caught and dropped down by Archer.
Ospreay sends Archer into the barricade with a hurricanrana but Archer comes back by sending Ospreay into a barricade.
Back inside Ospreay tries to springboard off the corner but gets caught in a chokeslam as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Archer catches an OsCutter attempt right into a sidewalk slam followed by a spinebuster & both getting two counts.
Archer stays in control and tries to walk the ropes but Ospreay drops him down and joins him at the top.
Archer might hit an avalanche chokeslam but instead Ospreay turns it into a Spanish Fly followed by an OsCutter for two.
Archer tries a Blackout but Ospreay turns it into a DDT followed by Hidden Blade for one count.
Ospreay follows right away with another one right to the face to get the win.
Winner: Will Ospreay
-After the match MJF runs into the ring and takes out Ospreay from behind before hitting him with a brainbuster. MJF goes to hit Ospreay with his diamond ring but Kyle Fletcher runs out and takes out MJF as Don Callis is in the corner. Fletcher tells Callis he knows he told him not to get involved with Ospreay, but that’s his friend and brother before calling MJF an asshole. He won’t sit there and let MJF injure people with zero repercussions and says he is MJF’s karma coming to bite him in the ass. Fletcher says MJF doesn’t care about America but what’s best for himself. Fletcher says that even though he was born in Australia, he dreamed of coming to this country where the best wrestle. This country has given him his dream car, dream girl and life and he is forever grateful for that. Fletcher yells that he can speak for everyone that they are sick of MJF’s bullcrap and tells MJF to come down so he can punch him again. MJF starts yelling and teases coming to the ring before he says no. MJF says ‘Wannabe Will Ospreay’ doesn’t call the shots but he does and they will have the match next week on Dynamite. MJF says he’s going to kangaroo kick Fletcher’s face off, break his neck and leave him in a pool of his own blood just like Daniel Garcia and he’ll have only Ospreay to blame.
-We get a video package for Swerve Strickland with quotes towards Bryan Danielson ahead of their match at All In.
-After the break Alex Marvez is with FTW Champion Chris Jericho, Bryan Keith & Big Bill who has a cake that says 102 Days As FTW Champion and calls that next level. Jericho calls himself the longest reigning For The World Champion and says there has never been a cake that didn’t end up smashed in someone’s face but that’s not happening tonight. He talks about smashing Katsuyori Shibata’s face and says he’s all alone without Samoa Joe & Hook and even though he can’t take him out due to his injured hand, Bryan Keith will face him next week on Dynamite. Bill hands Marvez the cake after as Keith teases and smashes his face into it before forcing him to eat it which Marvez says is not bad.
Non Title Match
CMLL Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale vs. Kris Statlander
If Statlander wins she gets a CMLL Women’s Title Match.
Kris Statlander attacks Willow Nightingale before the bell rings by snapping her neck on the rope and hitting her with a top rope dropkick as the match now starts.
They start going back & forth in the corner before trading pin attempts.
Nightingale hits a Fisherman’s Suplex for a two count before following Statlander to the outside.
Nightingale starts tossing Statlander against the barricade but Statlander is able to dodge a cannonball from Nightingale who goes crashing into it as we go to picture in picture.
After the break Nightingale hits a spinebuster for two before she goes for Babe With The Powerbomb but Statlander is able to escape & places Nightingale on her shoulders and drops her down followed by an Ax Kick for two.
They go to the apron and start trading chops before Nightingale hits a Death Valley Driver.
Nightingale goes after Stokely Hathaway and corners him against the barricade as Statlander attacks her from behind.
She sends her back inside where she tries a dropkick but gets caught right into a powerbomb followed by a DDT for two.
They head to the top rope as Statlander headbutts Willow off and hits a 450 Splash getting a two count.
Hathaway hands Statlander a metal chain before he starts distracting Aubrey Edwards.
Statlander hits Willow with a chain assisted Discus Lariat for the win.
Winner: Kris Statlander (Since Statlander won she gets a CMLL Women’s Title Match)
-After the match Hathaway hands Statlander a steel chair that she uses on Nightingale’s back a couple of times before security runs out and tries to stop her. Statlander just takes out security before Hathaway makes her stop.
-We see footage from last week with Jeff Jarrett interrupting the Bryan Danielson interview with Renee Paquette telling Danielson that a lot of people believe in him including Jarrett and telling him to go all in at All In.
-After the break Bryan Danielson makes his way to the ring and says it’s great to be here in Greenville as it’s where he and his wife got their engagement photos. Danielson talks about looking at the photos and not realizing they are the good ol’ days until they are almost gone. He mentions talking about 2 things tonight; presence and promises. Since coming back from his retirement, he’s been able to be present in the good ol’ days and these last 3 years in AEW have been incredible and the most fun time of his career. He continues talking about being present backstage and now here in the ring, before showing goosebumps that he has on his arm. He moves on to talk about promises and promises his daughter when she turns 7 he will stop wrestling full time and telling his family that this would be the last contract he signs and that contract with AEW ends tomorrow. He talks about wanting to do 2 things in AEW, kicking people’s heads in and winning the AEW World Title . He says he’s kicked the heads in but has not won the title yet. He talks about All In being his last shot at that and even after being advised not to wrestle, he promises to go to Wembley Stadium and be present in that moment and give 100%. Before he can continue on, he gets interrupted by AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland’s music.
-Strickland along with Prince Nana make their way into the ring as the crowd goes back & forth with the Yes chants and the Swerve’s House chants. Strickland talks about respecting Danielson for inspiring people including himself, and if it was any other time he would be rooting Danielson on to go to All In and have his moment but this is Swerve Strickland’s time. Strickland talks about being so ahead of his time, that in 10 years people will press rewind. Strickland talks about Danielson kicking heads in but not being able to accept it when they kick back. Strickland says this is not an achievement award but it proves being the best in the world which Strickland says he is. Strickland brings up not only losing to Will Ospreay but getting hurt, while he won along with Danielson losing Anarchy In The Arena while leading Team AEW to win Blood & Guts. Strickland brings up wrestling at All In last year while Danielson was too broken down to even make it to London and maybe his body can’t handle the pressure. Swerve promises that he’s the most dangerous man in AEW and that Danielson won’t be walking out of All In as champion and after he’s done with him, he may not walk again. They go to leave but Danielson stops him and says he has one more promise that if he doesn’t win the AEW World Title he will never wrestle again and reiterates it as a Title vs. Career match for All In which Strickland shakes on. Strickland calls it noble but tells him not to keep that promise to him but to Danielson’s family.
-Renee Paquette goes to try and get a comment with Danielson but Jeff Jarrett and his crew are clapping at what Danielson just did Danielson stops him and tells Jarrett if he wants to see how all in’ he is, that he can find out next week and challenges him to a match for Dynamite.
Trios Match
The Conglomeration (Tomohiro Ishii, Orange Cassidy & Mark Briscoe) vs. The Beast Mortos, Roderick Strong & Rush
Both teams start to go at it before it’s just Orange Cassidy & The Beast Mortos in the ring as Cassidy lures Mortos in with his jacket as if he’s a bull before spinning around on Mortos.
Mortos gets back up and spears Cassidy out of the ring before going at it with Tomohiro Ishii.
Ishii gets up from a belly 2 belly throw and continues exchanging blows with Mortos before hitting a brainbuster.
Rush & Mark Briscoe go at it next before Briscoe sends Rush to the outside with an elbow and sets up his chair to dive but Roderick Strong stops him.
Briscoe comes back with a flipping neckbreaker to Strong before leaping off the chair that was on the apron to Mortos & Rush before we go to picture in picture.
After the break Rush & Mortos double teaming Cassidy but he’s able to escape and tag out to Briscoe.
Ishii quickly enters and takes out all 3 opponents with German suplexes with the last one dropping Strong on his shoulder.
Cassidy & Briscoe enter including hitting a Froggy Bow and a Sliding D from Ishii then a cover but Mortos & Rush break it up.
Mortos takes out Briscoe on the outside with a dive followed by an attempt by Cassidy but he gets caught by Mortos. Rush follows with a dive taking them all out.
Inside Strong takes out Ishii with an Olympic Slam followed by a Tiger Driver for two.
Everybody starts going at it next until Mortos hits Taurus Driver to get the win.
Winners: The Beast Mortos, Roderick Strong & Rush
-We go to The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn in the back and Gunn tells everyone to strap their seatbelts on as they are coming to Collision this Saturday. Max Caster says they are looking for FTR in their own home territory but they are nowhere to be found. Caster calls FTR scared and says they said he wasn’t serious because he’s a rapper and makes rap videos. Caster calls FTR not serious wrestlers for not showing up in their hometown as Anthony Bowens says they will go to them on Collision and questions if they will even show up.
-We go to Renee Paquette’s sit down conversation with Mariah May as May says what else is there to explain as it’s all been very clear from day 1, she said she wanted to be just like Toni Storm and gained her love and trust before slicing her open and wearing her skin. May then asks Paquette what she doesn’t understand and Paquette asks why Storm. May says Storm did nothing and that was perfect, she loved Storm who gave her everything she ever wanted. May says it’s her turn to eat and that she isn’t answering any more questions.
-We transition back to the arena and we see Women’s Champion Toni Storm crying on her knees saying she loved May also. Storm says that All In is going to be the romance of a bloody lifetime as you must kill what you love. Storm then goes wild and tosses her shoe around before leaving.
-We see footage from San Diego Comic Con where Mercedes Mone’ & Britt Baker had to be separated before their match was made official.
Kamille vs. Brittany Jade
Kamille goes to the corner and tries to lift up Brittany Jade before tossing her away and hitting her with a guillotine leg drop. Kamille follows with a big kick follow by a sit down Dominator for the win.
Winner: Kamille
-After the match TBS Champion Mercedes Mone gets on the mic and introduces the newest member of Money Corporation in Kamille. Mercedes says for weeks she’s been victimized by Britt Baker as the crowd starts chanting DMD. Mone says she’s tried to be diplomatic but Baker has been obsessed with her and asks who isn’t obsessed with the CEO. Mone says Baker’s actions at Comic Con got her suspended by the EVPs. Mone continues that nobody cares about Baker, as AEW is her house now and she’s about to turn this house into a mansion because that’s how she rolls. At All In Baker losing to her will still be the best thing that’s happened to her career as money changes everything.
Hangman Page vs. Darby Allin
Hangman Page catches Darby Allin from a Coffin Drop attempt and sends him down with a German suplex.
Page starts following Allin up the ramp with a chair but as Bryce Remsburg yells at him to go back to the ring Allin takes control with a stunner.
He climbs the side of the entrance tunnel and hitting a Coffin Drop.
Allin starts dragging Page to the ring as we head to picture in picture.
After the break Page is in control before Allin is able to escape out and hits a springboard splash for two as the lights in the building go out.
The lights turn back on and Page sets up steel steps on the outside before dropping Allin on the apron with 3 powerbombs.
Page picks Allin up and sends him into the steps with a fallaway slam before we go back to picture in picture.
After the 2nd break Page still in control tossing Allin around but they take it back to the steel steps on the outside as Allin sweeps Page down onto them.
Allin places Page seated down on the steps and takes him out with a dive from inside the ring.
Allin stays in control and heads to the top rope but Page is able to catch him on a Coffin Drop attempt.
Allin goes for Buckshot Lariat but Page stops him with a lariat himself for two.
Page continues and hits Dead Eye but hangs on before hitting another one.
Page takes his time and looks into the crowd before setting up for Buckshot Lariat but as he goes for it.
Allin collapses down then they go back & forth before Allin rolls up Page out of nowhere for the win.
Winner: Darby Allin
Friday’s Rampage
Wheeler Yuta vs. The Butcher
Brian Cage vs. Manny Lo
Nyla Rose vs. Harley Cameron
Bryan Keith vs. Jackson Drake
Tag Team Match
MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)
Saturday’s Collision
8 Man Tag Team Match
Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) & The Beast Mortos vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler), Mark Briscoe & Darby Allin
Continental Title #1 Contenders Triple Threat Match
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Lee Moriarty
Tag Team Match
Premier Athletes (Ari Daivari & Tony Nese) vs. Hologram & Mistico
Non Title Match
Women’s Champion Toni Storm vs. TBD
Kyle Fletcher vs. Brian Cage
Thunder Rosa vs. Taya Valkyrie
Next Week’s Dynamite
Non Title Match
American Champion MJF vs. Kyle Fletcher
Bryan Keith vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Bryan Danielson vs. Jeff Jarrett
Updated All In Card (August 25th)
AEW World Title vs. Career Match
Swerve Strickland (c) vs. 2024 Owen Hart Cup Winner Bryan Danielson (Career)
Women’s Title Match
Toni Storm (c) vs. 2024 Women’s Owen Hart Cup Winner Mariah May
American Title Match
MJF (c) vs. Will Ospreay
TNT Title Match
Jack Perry (c) vs. Darby Allin
TBS Title Match
Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Britt Baker
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