On October 8th, 2024 AEW aired the 262nd episode of Dynamite live in Spokane Washington inside Spokane Arena.
Note: This review is shorter then normal as it be the last few mins of the match.
-Kicking off this week’s Dynamite with a backstage promo with Jon Moxley talking about Bryan Danielson and how it has to be him to give AEW a wake up call. He says nothing lasts forever and you don’t get to pick the day with all these people playing with their toys on Saturday night they will see the truth. When Danielson comes back to life it’s a beautiful thing but if you back it into a corner and provoke it, it becomes something truly terrifying. Danielson has never been truly comfortable with that part of himself and now as his world closes in around him, he will embrace his dark side and Moxley will be ready, as he has to be and doesn’t have a choice. There are not enough people in the state of Washington to stop him on Saturday night. No weapon should be formed against them and they will run into the mouth of war. Run while you have a chance and he can only hope that one day Danielson will understand, that it’s got to be this way. He says he doesn’t have time to worry about that now as the stakes are too high.
-We then go to Danielson from earlier in the day who talks about Claudio Castagnoli telling Sports Illustrated this will be his last day of wrestling. He says he’s been supporting Castagnoli for 20 years in every company they worked together in but tonight there is no support just him kicking Castagnoli head in.
-Darby Allin heads to the ring and calls out Brody King as Allin brings up how he & King used to stay in crackhead hotels and say one day it’ll be worth it and he remembers King being nervous with his first kid on the way. Years later, he was hired by AEW and King called him every single week but King was signed to ROH at that time. When ROH shut down, he told Tony Khan to hire King and got him a job. They both don’t take anything for granted and because of AEW they had their dads retire and Brody bought his family a house. The problem is, King wants what Allin has being the face of this company. He wasn’t supposed to make it but because of AEW, he did. King cuts him off and says Allin is right but the difference is he doesn’t take it for granted and what happens when Allin climbs Mt. Everest and doesn’t come back, will his dad have to get a job again? He can lie to all these people but at the end of the day, he needs someone to save him from himself. Allin says why wait for Saturday and gets in the corner telling King to put him out of his misery. King tells him to get his ass up as they go face 2 face before Allin slaps him just to get knocked back down. Allin pulls out a rock and takes out King with it before security gets in between as King is seen busted open from the rock.
-Renee Paquette is in the back with Lance Archer & Jake Roberts and brings up Don Callis trying to acquire Archer last week. Callis walks in and says it’s a very exciting day for the Don Callis Family, as he and Roberts have exchanged the 1st ever talent exchange from AEW history and now Archer is with the Don Callis Family. Roberts shakes his hand and says absolutely. Paquette asks what this means for the Don Callis Family as Callis says he has big plans for him. Roberts shakes Archer’s hand as Paquette asks who he got as Roberts says he likes surprises as well.
-We see Daniel Garcia heading into the arena.
Hologram vs. Komander
Komander tries the rope walk splash but Hologram joins him on the ropes and tries a hurricanrana as they both come crashing down with Komander holding on for a powerbomb.
They trade back & forth blows before throwing in some kicks.
Komander catches Hologram off the ropes and hits a poisonrana before Hologram comes right back with one of his own.
Back into the corner Hologram catches Komander off the ropes right into the airplane spin powerbomb to get the win.
Winner: Hologram (Recommend)
-After the match Jake Roberts comes out to the stage as LFI comes out and beats down on Hologram.
-Lexy Nair is in the back with Mark Briscoe, who is in a serious mood saying that Chris Jericho messed up and he didn’t have to take it there. He says this isn’t a place he wants Briscoe to be at and at WrestleDream it’s not even about the ROH World Title as he’s going to hurt Jericho.
-Daniel Garcia heads to the ring to tell us what he refused to tell Renee earlier. Garcia talks about when he was at home he was thinking about what’s best for him, and it’s not always the easiest or popular answer. He says he never wanted to be a guy who just disappears with no explanation so he thought it was really important he come out here and look everyone in the eye to tell them what he’s going to do. He came to the conclusion that Garcia can do whatever he wants as he’s one of the best professional wrestlers in the world. Because he is one of the best professionals in the world, it’s only right that he stays Where the Best Wrestle is. This is not the same Garcia who got little bro’d or cries and complains whenever he loses a match. This is the Garcia that represents everything in the back and that starts changing everything in AEW, calls out every champion and that the feeling is restored.
-We see a video for Swerve Strickland along with highlights of MVP coming in. Strickland is seen working out in the gym with EJ Nduka. Nduka tells Strickland that he knows what time it is as it’s announced that Strickland is returning at WrestleDream. We then cut to MVP & Shelton Benjamin watching from the back.
-After the break Renee Paquette introduces TBS Champion Mercedes Mone’ and does her catchphrase, which disgusts Mone’. Mone’ talks about Emi Sakura having harsh words for her on Twitter/X just like Kris Statlander did. Mercedes talks about Emi wrestling more than Mercedes has been alive and it’s not the first time she’s dethroned a queen, and it won’t be the last.
-Daniel Garcia is seen being congratulated by members of the AEW roster in the back before Katsuyori Shibata stops him and tells him that he’ll be TNT Champion after Wrestle Dream.
Women’s Title #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Match
Willow Nightingale vs Jamie Hayter vs Nyla Rose vs Saraya
Nyla Rose & Saraya go at it but Rose gets knocked off the top rope by Harley Cameron and goes crashing to the outside.
Nightingale & Saraya go at it next as Cameron enters again and helps to set up the table in the corner.
Nightingale takes out Cameron with the Babe With The Powerbomb before putting Saraya through the table with a Death Valley Driver. Nightingale covers both Cameron & Saraya and gets the win
Winner & #1 Contender To The Women’s Title: Willow Nightingale
-After the match Women’s Champion Mariah May meets Nightingale at the top of the ramp and takes her out with a headbutt before she starts whipping her with her Women’s Title.
-We go backstage with The Learning Tree as they say the people who need lessons the most want it the least. They run into Rocky Romero as he is ready to fight but they tell him it’s time for learning and want to help him with his self esteem. They talk about how The Conglomeration doesn’t even have him on the shirt and has him fighting off Smart Mark Sterling. Jericho talks about how Romero is just a lackey to them and they are just trying to teach him a lesson. Big Bill tells him sometimes when you’re in the picture, you can’t see the big picture. Bryan Keith tells Romero to respect Chris Jericho as he’s the future ROH World Champion.
Jay White vs. Cody Chhun
Cody Chhun says in control with chops in the corner before White takes him out with a clothesline.
White hits a suplex to Chhun in the corner followed by a uranage then Blade Runner to get the win.
Winner: Jay White
-After the match White gets on the mic after and tells Hangman Page that he is 1 of 2 men who knocked him off of his path to the AEW World Title so he is 1 of 2 wrongs that he has to correct, being lucky #1. Last week he made it very clear to him so he asks Hangman what he’s going to do about it and expects him to come out guns blazing because he middled in his business and now the Hangman is coming for him. That’s perfect because that’s exactly what he wants and he wants Hangman vs. Switch once more and when he puts an end to this new one, he will move on to correcting the wrong #2. He says he’s a future AEW World Champion and it starts with Hangman this Saturday at WrestleDream.
-We see Hook who has taken the camera crew on a hunt to find out who attacked his father Taz. Hook says he is done chasing the punk ass who jumped his father and tells him to reveal himself. Kip Sabian bumps into him as Hook corners him before he walks off. The Patriarchy walks in as Christian Cage asks if he’s seen Sabian around. Hook says no, as Christian says they are both family men and have been through it this week. Christian talks about losing Killswitch to a medical situation so he sympathizes with Hook on the loss of his father.
-Renee Paquette is in the back with Mariah May telling her the match is official at WrestleDream but Willow Nightingale runs in and pounces May away and says she took out 3 other women tonight and on Saturday she will make May a former champion as she’ll win the Women’s Title at WrestleDream
NJPW Strong Women’s & TBS Titles Match
Mercedes Mone (c) & (c) vs. Emi Sakura
Emi Sakura tosses Mercedes Mone back in the ring and starts mocking her dance before going back in and hitting a backbreaker but Mone is able to roll out to avoid the pin.
As Sakura pulls Mercedes back in she pulls onto the ring skirt.
The referee goes to fix it as Kamille trips up Sakura & Mone goes right into The Statement Maker as Sakura eventually taps out.
Winner & Still NJPW Strong Women’s & TBS Champions: Mercedes Mone (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
-After the match they go to attack Sakura more but Kris Statlander runs out and chases Mone & Kamille out.
-Renee Paquette is in the back with Private Party as Stokely Hathaway has asked for some time with them. Hathaway says they have been knocking it out of the park and says they have all the tools but are missing one thing which is him and offers to manage them for WrestleDream. Marq Quen asks where he’s been for the last 5 years and says they don’t need him. Hathaway says he doesn’t think that’s the right move to make but it’s their career. Isiah Kassidy says for the first time in 5 years, they are on a pay per view getting a title shot and this Saturday at WrestleDream they will beat Young Bucks and take their spot and after they do that that’s a party everybody is invited to.
-Tony Schiavone is in the ring and brings out International Champion Will Ospreay and talks about what happened last week in his match with Ricochet. Ospreay says last week it was meant to be him looking at his past and beating him but after the match, they can say they are equal because of one man only in Konosuke Takeshita. Ospreay knows how The Don Callis Family operates and knows Takeshita doesn’t do anything with Callis and calls him out for a chat. Callis comes out and tries to reason with Ospreay and talks about all the great times with Ospreay as the crowd is raining down boos. Ospreay tells him to stop talking about last year and to talk about last week and straight up asks Callis if he sent out Takeshita to attack him. Callis keeps stalling and says Ospreay doesn’t need to know that as they are bickering back and forth before Callis screams that yes, he did send him out of frustration because Ospreay wouldn’t listen.
-He had to show Ospreay who makes the decisions in the family and he sent Takeshita to show him. Callis says Ospreay dropped the ball and was too mentally weak to win the AEW World Tag Team Titles. Ospreay brings up how he brought him the International Title and if he didn’t stick to his business, he would have won the AEW World Title as well and tells Callis he doesn’t know shit. Callis says maybe like he did before maybe he has to throw the best wrestler in the world in the garbage one more time. Ospreay says Callis is utter scum and everything people warned him about and says that he & Callis are done. Callis slaps Ospreay but as Ospreay goes after him he gets attacked from behind by Takeshita. Kyle Fletcher goes to stop him but Ospreay doesn’t attack him as Takeshita takes out Ospreay from behind. Callis puts the screwdriver in Fletcher’s hand and tells him to use it on Ospreay but he doesn’t and leaves the ring instead. Ospreay & Takeshita go at it but Callis holds Ospreay back as Takeshita takes him out with an elbow strike. Ricochet runs out and takes out Takeshita before he’s able to escape out with Callis.
-We go to Top Flight in the back as Darius Martin says they are pissed off for losing on Collision. Dante Martin agrees and says they beat Young Bucks and they should have a AEW World Tag Team Title shot on Saturday. Action Andretti says they lost and start screaming at them as Leila Grey says what he did to them last week screwed them. Andretti says they just don’t get it and walks off.
-After the break TNT Champion Jack Perry is in the back and talks about Katsuyori Shibata being the embodiment of professional wrestling and talks about having a turkey leg in his trunks. Perry says he wants to have a conversation in the language Shibata really speaks violence and talks about how he almost killed himself in the center of the ring being willing to sacrifice so much. There is no question, he deserves to be the TNT Champion but it’s about what you are willing to take and the TNT title says that Perry is one of the best and to come and take it from him.
Tag Team Champions vs. Champions Match
AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson & Trios Champion Wheeler Yuta vs. Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli & PAC
Bryan Danielson goes to hit the Busaiku Knee but sees Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir ringside and stops.
Claudio Castagnoli takes out Danielson with an uppercut followed by a 450 splash from PAC but Danielson kicks out at two.
PAC goes to grab the ring hammer but Wheeler Yuta is there to take it away from him.
Danielson puts the LeBell Lock on PAC as he taps out.
Winners By Submission: AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson & Trios Champion Wheeler Yuta
-After the match Danielson goes after Moxley and they start fighting all the way to the back. Ringside we see Marina Shafir attacking Yuta but we cut back & forth to the back as Danielson & Moxley are still fighting. PAC & Marina keep kicking away at Yuta before Castagnoli stops them. Castagnoli then has them hold him up as he attacks him in the stomach with the hammer repeatedly. Moxley & Danielson make their way back to the ring before it’s just Danielson & Yuta in the ring. Danielson does his Yes chants as Yuta is dying from pain in the middle of the ring, crying for help.
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