AEW Dynamite Results
April 9, 2025
Baltimore, Maryland (Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena)
Results by: Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
AEW Dynamite kicks off with a video package of Jon Moxley backstage talking. He begins by saying that this is the single greatest roster of pure talent ever assembled under one roof. But no one can get their things together, the thing is no one wants it. He says this is his life’s work that won’t be bought or sold. He said the Young Bucks have returned and it’s interesting but he is surrounded by warriors, a World champion, a king on the front line. But he hasn’t recognized them in a long time and they better figure it out and be careful before they make any moves.
We cut to the ring and out comes the AEW World Champion Jon Moxley to the ring with Marina Shafir.
Jon Moxley vs. Katsuyori Shibata
The bell rings and we are under way. A waist lock by Shibata which Moxley gets out of and both men on their feet. Shibata with a big slap across the chest and Moxley with a chop to the chest of his own and both men exchange chops. Moxley to the ropes and he lands two boots to the face but Shibata with a heel trip followed by a chin lock. He gets Moxley into an octopus hold but lets Moxley out of it and gets Moxley in the corner. He goes for a right hand but Moxley with a clothesline. He goes for the cover but Shibata kicks out. A piledriver by Moxley but Shibata gets right back up and kicks Moxley in the head. A snap mare by followed by a chin lock but Moxley reverses it into a rear choke of his own, Shibata is out and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Jon Moxley
Out come Matthew and Nicholas Jackson to the ring after the match. They are face to face with Marina but Moxley waves her away and they both leave the ring to the fans booing. The Young Bucks begin by telling the fans to congratulate Jon Moxley and to show love to the AEW Founding Fathers, the EVP’s. The fans boo and they tell them to “shut the f up”.
They say that they have a few reasons as to why they did what they did to Swerve. The first is that they did it for their good friend, Hangman Adam Page. They talk about how Page never wanted Swerve to be world champion and they love him.
The fans chant “Who’s house, Swerve’s house”.
The EVP’s say that what they did was a peace offering to Moxley. They have no problem with him and hope that he has no problem with them. And while they were away, they realized they have things in common with him. They want the guys in the back to step up, just like them. They want to change the world, just like them. And they are impressed because Moxley did what they couldn’t do. He succeeded in taking over AEW and even has the World title, they couldn’t do that. They talk about The Death Riders working with The Elite. Jon Moxley, the World champion and the AEW founding fathers together. They ask Moxley to come back out with his boys to discuss business.
Kenny Omega’s song hits and out he comes. The fans chant “Kenny” and he says as he was going to the hospital months back, they pushed him off the stretcher. But he forgave them and when he came back, he did it for the safety of the company, not for revenge.
He says he used to have a friend in high school who had two dogs and they wouldn’t stop barking. Every time he saw his friends, the two dogs would poop on the floor and his friend didn’t care. But as time went by and more poop kept collecting and the stains left behind were becoming more evident, Kenny told him they should move back to his place. And that’s how AEW was when he was not around.
The last time they saw the EVP’s, they were shredding documents but spoiler, the EVP’s love to brag about their money. They were tearing up receipts for their private jets but it doesn’t matter. He says if it wasn’t because of the death riders, they almost killed AEW. He tells them that them being away did them well. Nick he looks exactly like the 90 pounds when he left.
Omega tells them he can go on but he’s thinking of cutting out the middle man and for him to get in the ring and fight. Omega gets on the ring apron but out comes Okada. He gets on the ring apron and Swerve’s music hits. Swerve comes in from behind with a steel chair and the EVP’s along with Okada leave the ring. The fans chant “Swerve’s house” and he throws the chair away. Omega and Swerve fist bump and Omega leaves the ring.
Swerve says it is now buck hunting season and he is here with a loaded shot gun ready to blast on some EVP’s. He tells them they couldn’t leave well enough alone. As he is talking, Pac hits him from behind.
-Commercial Break-
Swerve Strickland vs. PAC
The bell rings and we are under way. Swerve with right hands followed by a boot to the face. Pac rolls to the outside and Swerve throws him into the barricade and the ring steps. PAC rolls into the ring and Swerve gets back in. Pac goes for a hurricanrana but Swerve catches him and throws him into the turnbuckle. Swerve climbs the second rope and lands an elbow onto PAC’s neck. PAC rolls to the outside of the ring and the doctor is checking up on him as Swerve stands in the ring. The referee works on PAC’s right leg. PAC rolls back into the ring, hobbling on one foot and Swerve hits him with a kick to the face. Swerve climbs the top rope and Swerve with the Swerve stomp. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
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Renee Paquette is with Adam Page. He tells her he doesn’t know who he is facing but he has to do something. He enters Swerve’s locker room and asks Prince Nana where Swerve is at. He says at Dynasty, he was not trying to help Swerve. And next week, if Swerve thinks of getting in the ring, he will pick up with him where he left off. Nana tells him that there is something he has been wanting to tell him for the last year. He says he regrets… But Page cuts him off and tells him not to say another word. Page storms out and we cut to the ring.
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The $400,000 8-man tag team match: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe and “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Ricochet, The Beast Mortos and The CRU (Lio Rush and Action Andretti)
The bell rings and we are under way. Bailey and Ricochet start the match. Bailey goes after Ricochet but Ricochet goes to the outside of the ring and The Beast Mortos is tagged in. Bailey lands a hurricanrana and Ricochet is tagged back in. Lio Rush is tagged in and as is Ospreay. Andretti gets in the ring and that distracts Ospreay, allowing Lio Rush to attack him from behind. Andretti is tagged in and they double team Ospreay who is down. Ricochet is tagged in but Ospreay fights everyone off. All eight men get in the ring and the fight begins.
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Back forom commercial, Bailey is in the ring with The Beast Mortos. Kicks by Bailey but Mortos gets to his feet and he slams Bailey chest first onto his knees. Both men are down and Ricochet is tagged in. Ricochet with a double stomp but in comes Briscoe and he takes Ricochet down. The Beast Mortos takes Briscow down with a pop up Samoan drop. Knight gets in and he lands a DDT. Andretti and Lio Rush get in the ring and they double team Rush. Ospreay gets in the ring and he takes them both down. Ricochet pushes Ospreay to the outside and Bailey kicks Ricochet from behind. He goes for a knee drop but Ricochet moveso ut of the way and Ricochet lands a death valley driver. He goes for the cover but Bailey kicks out. The Beast Mortos is tagged in and Briscoe clotheslines Ricochet to the outside of the ring. Bailey with a big boot onto Mortos and in comes Briscoe and Ospreay. They triple team Mortos. Knight with a modified frog splash off the top rope. He goes for the cover but Rush and Andretti break it up. Ospreay is tagged in and he hits Mortos with the Hidden Blade. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe and “Speedball” Mike Bailey
We see clips of FTR attacking Cope at Dynasty.
Out come The Hurt Syndicate. An “MVP” chant from the crowd. MVP begins to speak and says this is an official announcement from The Hurt Syndicate. He tells everyone that two more challengers got beat down. MVP begins passing out bottles and glasses with a table setup in the ring. They toast to another succesful Championship defense.
MJF’s music hits and he gets in the ring. He stands next to Shelton and smiles. Lashley does not look amused. MJF tells them that “they hurt people” and how they are dripped in gold. He says this could not have come at a better time because Tony Khan wanted him to take parti n the Owen Hart tournament and for him to sweat. But he works smarter, not harder and now that he is rolling with the syndicate, he gets to take back what is his and that is the Triple B.
He says this is a perfect business relationship. He scratches their backs and they get to help him. He asks MVP how the initation works and Lashley tells him to shut up. Everyone saw what MJF did and MFJ tried to help them but he didn’t get the job done. He tells him that is another reason why they don’t need him.
MJF tells him not to point at him and both men begin to argue. Shelton and MVP get in the way to break it up. MVP tells MJF that they go way back but in order for MJF to join the syndicate, he has to get three thumbs up. MVP puts his thumb up and Shelton puts his sideways and turns it down. Shelton and Lashley hug and leave the ring. MVP looks at MJF, shrugs and leaves the ring. MJF is standing in the ring angry as The Hurt Syndicate head to the back.
-Commercial Break-
Timeless Toni Storm walks down and is at ringside for the match.
Owen Hart Foundation Tournament: Thunder Rosa vs. Kris Statlander
The bell rings and we are under way. Kris with a shoulder tackle but Rosa gets back up. Rosa with an arm drag take down. Both women back up and Kris with an arm drag followed by a drop kick. Kris runs to the ropes but Rosa with a kick to the face. Rosa with a drop kick and Kris falls to the outside of the ring. Rosa gets on the ring apron and lands a sitting senton. She throws Kris back into the ring and goes for the cover but Kris kicks out. She grabs Kris but Kris with a kick followed by a DDT.
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Back from commercial, Rosa with a northern lights suplex cover but Kris kicks out. Rosa climbs the top rope and jumps but Kris catches her and slams her onto the mat. She goes for the cover but Rosa kicks out. Kris lifts Rosa up on her shoulders but Rosa with an arm drag. Both women up and Rosa with a Canadian Destroyer. She goes for the cover but Kris kicks out. Rosa with a running knee to the face. She goes for the cover but Kris kicks out. Rosa with a slap to the face. She runs to the ropes but Kris with a clothesline followed by the Night Fever. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Kris Statlander
Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong are backstage. They all talk about how it is a new era in AEW.
TV Time with The Learning Tree Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho’s music hits and out he comes to the ring. He introduces himself and he says he is no longer than ROH World Champion. He talks about how he lost his match, his tooth and title on Sunday. But he has to give credit to Bandito. After months of conflict with one of the great pro wrestlers of all time, him, Bandito was victorious. He won the title and saved his mask with the help of his family. But he gets it. Jericho says he has his family too and he introduces Big Bill and Brian Keith.
Out they come and Jericho tells them he was hoping that they would win the tag team titles at Dynasty. But as he is speaking, Big Bill cuts him off. He tells Jericho that he knows what he is going to say, he is angry and he has every right to be. He is angry too but he has been getting real angry lately. Bill tells Keith that Chris needs to hear this. He tells Chris that he is one of the greatest of all time, one of the most decorated ever and that is why he decided to join The Learning Tree. Because he wanted to learn from him but he did not sign up to be Jericho’s punching bag when things go wrong.
Big Bill tells Jericho that if he and Keith are out for Jericho to teach them something, to go ahead and teach. But if they are there for Jericho to humiliate them, for Jericho to let them know right now and he can leave. And he knows Brian feels the same way. Jericho asks Brian if he does feel the same way because that is not why he brought them out. And if that’s what they think, they have a lot more to learn.
Jericho says he cares about them, he hand picked them both to stand by him, to teach them, to help them and he does not need to help anyone in AEW if he doesn’t want to. He says they have potential and are future world champions. Their wins are his wins, their failures are his failures. He says he lost the ROH title and Big Bill wasn’t there. Some might say it’s Big Bill’s fault that he lost the match. But he is not saying that. He doesn’t believe that at all, he’s not angry, he is just disappointed. Jericho takes swings at the television in the ring and breaks it. He says he is disappointed and that he is “bleeping” disappointed in them. And until they change that, he thinks it is best that he leaves. Chris leaves the ring with Big Bill and Brian Keith in the ring.
The Hurt Syndicate and MJF
We cut backstage to the Hurt Syndicate. Lashley says everyone knows MJF is not to be trusted. He doesn’t like MJF and they don’t need him. Shelton says they don’t need anyone but little George Costanza is funny and they both walk away. In comes MJF who asks MVP if he looks like a female dog. MVP asks him what his point is. MJF says he keeps being treated like a bitch but he is MJF. MVP tells him that’s the problem, they know who he is. And this is business and in business, you find your consumer, you find out what they want and you give it to them.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, we see an angry Chris Jericho leave the arena.
Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Opps (Samoa Joe and HOOK)
Back from commercial, we see an angry Chris Jericho leave the arena.
Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Opps (Samoa Joe and HOOK)
The bell rings and we are under way. Yuta and Samoa Joe start the match. Yuta rolls to the outside of the ring, gets back in and tags Claudio into the match. Claudio with an uppercut but Joe with a chop to the chest followed by jabs. He throws Claudio into the corner and HOOK is tagged in. Right hands by HOOK but a head lock by Claudio followed by a power slam. Yuta is tagged back in and goes for a cross body off the top rope but HOOK moves out of the way. He lands three German suplexes onto Yuta and Joe is tagged in. Joe with jabs and a chop. Joe with a running elbow and HOOK is tagged back in. Right hands by HOOK and Yuta is thrown onto the ring apron. Yuta to the outside and he grabs HOOK by the legs but HOOK kicks him away.
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Back from commercial, Yuta with a back drop onto HOOK. He goes for the cover but HOOK kicks out. Claudio is tagged in but HOOK with a t-bone suplex. Yuta is tagged in and he runs into the ring, hitting Joe with a right hand. HOOK with a suplex onto Yuta and both men are down. Claudio is tagged in and he hits HOOK with an uppercut. He goes for the cover but HOOK kicks out. Yuta is tagged in and they double team HOOK. Yuta goes for the cover but Hook kicks out. Joe gets up and throws Claudio into the barricade. Out runs Jon Moxley and that distracts the referee, allowing Yuta to poke HOOK in the eyes. Moxley grabs a steel chair but out comes Shibata who grabs Moxley. HOOK with a chokehold onto Yuta in the ring and Joe with the Clutch on Claudio on the outside of the ring. Yuta tapes out and the referee calls for the bell.
Winners: Samoa Joe and HOOK
Shafir hits Joe and HOOK with the steel chair after the match. Claudio lands the neutralizer onto HOOK on the steel chair. Joe gets in the ring and The Death Riders leave the ring. Samoa Joe gets on the microphone after the match and calls the Death Riders cowardly sons of bitches. Joe challenges them to a match for the Trios Championships and Dynamite goes off the air.
Quick Match Results:
— Jon Moxley def. Katsuyori Shibata
— Swerve Strickland def. PAC
— Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe and “Speedball” Mike Bailey def. Ricochet, The Beast Mortos and The CRU (Lio Rush and Action Andretti)
— Kris Statlander def. Thunder Rosa
— The Opps (Samoa Joe and HOOK) def. Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta)