AEW Dynamite Results (7/28/21): Chris Jericho vs. Nick Gage

AEW Dynamite
July 28, 2021
The Bojangles Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina

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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, Jim Ross, and Tony Schiavone)

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (0-0) The ELITE w/Don Callis, Brandon Cutler, and Michael Nakazawa vs. (0-0) The Dark Order (Hangman Page, Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Alex Reynolds and John Silver) In A 10-Man Tag Team Elimination Match

Don Callis joins the commentary team for this match. Hangman Page and Karl Anderson will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Page applies a side headlock. Anderson whips Page across the ring. Page drops Anderson with a shoulder tackle. Anderson drops down on the canvas. Anderson leapfrogs over Page. Anderson goes for a Diving Crossbody Block, but Page counters with The Fallaway Slam. Page pops back on his feet. Page talks smacks to The Young Bucks. Omega attacks Page from behind. That leads us to a pier six brawl. Omega kicks Uno in the gut. Gallows uppercuts Grayson. Dark Order with a Quadruple Suplex. Reynolds delivers The SuperPlex to the outside. Page rolls Anderson back into the ring. Page with a knife edge chop. Page tags in Reynolds. Anderson kicks Reynolds in the gut. Anderson uppercuts Reynolds. Anderson whips Reynolds into the turnbuckles. Reynolds takes a ride on The ELITE Express. Reynolds side steps Gallows into the turnbuckles. Dark Order pulls The ELITE out of the ring. Gallows takes a ride on The Dark Order Train.

Anderson inadvertently uppercuts Gallows. Silver with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Reynolds with The Rolling Elbow. Step Up Enzuigiri/Stunner/German Suplex Combination for a two count. Gallows uppercuts Reynolds. Reynolds ducks a clothesline from Gallows. Reynolds clotheslines Gallows over the top rope. Anderson rolls Reynolds over with a hand full of tights to score the first pinfall of the match. Alex Reynolds has been eliminated. Uno tells Anderson to bring it. Uno with a forearm smash. Silver nails Anderson with The Pump Kick. Page with The Rolling Elbow. Dark Order hits The Fatality. Karl Anderson has been eliminated. Uno with a forearm smash. Uno slams Matt’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Uno tags in Silver. Silver with a gut punch. Silver slams Matt’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Silver with Two Big Biel Throws. Silver flexes his muscles. Simultaneous tag to Grayson. Matt with forearm shivers. Assisted SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Grayson with a forearm smash. Grayson sends Matt to the corner. Grayson repeatedly stomps on Matt’s chest. Grayson tags in Silver.

Silver with forearm shivers. Following a snap mare takeover, Silver unloads Three Mid-Kicks. Silver applies a front face lock. Grayson tags himself in. Uno punches Matt in the back. SpringBoard Clothesline/Side Walk Slam Combination for a two count. The referee is trying to get Page out of the ring. Grayson backs Matt into the turnbuckles. Grayson with a knife edge chop. Matt reverses out of the irish whip from Grayson. Grayson drops Matt with a cross chop. Grayson with a blistering chop. Grayson with a chop/forearm combination. Matt denies The Nightfall. Matt with clubbing blows to Grayson’s back. Matt tags in Gallows. Standing Switch Exchange. Gallows inadvertently drops Matt with The Big Boot. Grayson with clubbing blows to Gallows back. Grayson goes for The Nightfall, but Gallows lands back on his feet. Grayson matrix under a clothesline from Gallows. Grayson with The Pele Kick. Grayson tags in Uno. 450 Splash/Running Cannonball Strike Combination for a two count. Silver ducks a clothesline from Omega. Silver with The Standing Shiranui. Nick SuperKicks Silver. Uno throws the right leg of Nick into the referee’s hands Uno with a Leaping NeckBreaker. Gallows with two uppercuts. Grayson sends Gallows tumbling to the floor. Grayson lands The Asai Tornillo. Grayson and Gallows are brawling in the crowd. Gallows with The Big Boot. Grayson slams Gallows head on the barricade. Grayson with a Flying Splash off the hockey boards. Grayson and Gallows were eliminated via count-out.

Omega kicks Uno in the gut. Omega with a flurry of right jabs. Omega whips Uno across the ring. Uno ducks a clothesline from Omega. Uno with a Hurricanrana. Uno drops Omega with The End Of Days for a two count. Uno goes for The Swanton Bomb, but Omega gets his knees up in the air. Omega nails Uno with The V-Trigger. Omega connects with The One Winged Angel. Evil Uno has been eliminated. Omega tags in Matt. Matt mocks Silver. Silver Spears Matt. Silver transitions into a ground and pound attack. Silver with forearm shivers. Matt rakes the eyes of Silver. Nick attacks Silver behind the referee’s back. Matt repeatedly stomps on Silver’s chest. Matt tags in Nick. Nick with a Rising Knee Strike. Nick with a Running Bulldog. Nick is playing mind games with Page. Silver with heavy bodyshots. Nick with a Spinning Leg Lariat. Nick dribbles a basketball around the ring. Nick slams Silver’s head on the left boot of Silver. Nick tags in Matt. Double Irish Whip. Double Hip Toss. Double Handstand Dropkick. The Bucks gangs up on Page. The Bucks delivers The Apron PowerBomb. Silver is displaying his fighting spirit. Matt drives his knee into the midsection of Silver. Matt kicks Silver in the face. Matt is trapped in The ELITE corner. Matt tags in Nick.

Double Irish Whip. Silver sends Matt crashing to the outside. Nick rakes the back of Silver. Nick applies a wrist lock. Silver reverses out of the irish whip from Nick. Nick holds onto the ropes. Nick launches Silver over the top rope. Nick with a straight right hand. Silver answers with an Apron Enzuigiri. Silver with a Cannonball Strike off the ring apron to Omega. Silver with Two Pump Kicks. Silver follows that with The Spinning Rack Bomb for a two count. Nick ducks a clothesline from Silver. Nick goes for the backslide cover, but Silver lands back on his feet. Silver unloads a flurry of kicks. Silver goes for The BrainBuster, but Nick lands back on his feet. V-Trigger 2. Nick SuperKicks Silver. Omega with a Snap German Suplex. The Bucks “hits” The Alley Oop Indy Taker on the floor. Nick rolls Silver back into the ring. Nick tags in Matt. The Bucks puts Silver away with The BTE Trigger. John Silver has been eliminated. The ELITE has the numbers advantage. Omega starts bickering with Page. Omega spits at Page. Forearm Exchange. V-Trigger 3.

Page answers with The Rolling Elbow. Double SuperKick. Omega with The Snap Dragon Suplex. The SuperKick Party for a two count. Omega tags in Nick. Nick with The SpringBoard 450 Splash for a two count. Nick tags in Omega. Page dodges The V-Trigger. Standing Switch Exchange. Omega goes for a German Suplex, but Page lands back on his feet. Page clotheslines Omega. Double Toe Kick. Double Irish Whip. Page with a diving double clothesline. Page clotheslines Nick over the top rope. Page lands The Orihara MoonSault. Page rolls Omega back into the ring. Omega denies The Dead Eye. Omega with forearm shivers. Omega blasts Page with a knife edge chop. Page with The Pop Up PowerBomb for a two count. Omega tags in Matt. Matt whips Page across the ring. Page kicks Matt in the face. Matt avoids The Buckshot Lariat. Page denies The Meltzer Driver. Page kicks Nick in mid-air. Matt reverses out of the irish whip from Page. Page connects with The Double Buckshot Lariat. Matt Jackson has been eliminated. Omega is trying to hit Page with the AEW World Title. Page delivers The Dead Eye for a two count. Nick runs interference. Omega avoids The Buckshot Lariat. Omega blasts Page with the AEW World Title for a two count. Omega argues with the referee. V-Trigger 4 and 5. Omega plants Page with The One Winged Angel to pickup the victory.

Winner: (1-0) The ELITE via Pinfall 

Second Match: (23-6) FTR w/Tully Blanchard vs. (24-19) Santana & Ortiz w/Konnan

Cash Wheeler and Ortiz will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wheeler brings Ortiz down to the mat. Strong lockup. Wheeler applies a side headlock. Ortiz with a wrist lock takedown. Ortiz with a side headlock takeover. Wheeler drives his knee into the midsection of Ortiz. Following a snap mare takeover, Wheeler drops Ortiz with a shoulder tackle. Ortiz drops down on the canvas. Ortiz leapfrogs over Wheeler. Ortiz with a monkey flip that sends Wheeler out of the ring. Wheeler regroups on the outside. Santana and Harwood will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Harwood applies a side headlock. Santana whips Harwood across the ring. Lariat Exchange. Forearm Exchange. Knife Edge Chop Exchange. Santana blocks the double sledge. Santana with Two Rolling Vertical Suplex’s. Santana tags in Ortiz. Double Vertical Suplex. Santana ducks a clothesline from Wheeler. Reverse DDT/SitOut PowerBomb Combination. Harwood drops down on the canvas. Harwood hits The SpineBuster for a two count. Harwood slams Ortiz head on the top turnbuckle pad. Harwood tags in Wheeler.

FTR gangs up on Ortiz. Wheeler applies a side headlock. Wheeler with a short-arm clothesline for a one count. Wheeler is throwing haymakers at Ortiz. Chop Exchange. Wheeler with a forearm smash. Wheeler drives his knee into the midsection of Ortiz. Following a snap mare takeover, Wheeler applies a rear chin lock. Ortiz with heavy bodyshots. Ortiz with a Belly to Back Suplex. Wheeler tags in Harwood. Harwood stops Ortiz in the back. Harwood whips Ortiz across the ring. Harwood clotheslines Ortiz. Harwood with a Leg Drop. Harwood applies the sitting abdominal stretch. Harwood rakes the eyes of Ortiz. Harwood tags in Wheeler. Wheeler with a low dropkick. Wheeler uppercuts Ortiz. Wheeler slams Ortiz head on the top turnbuckle pad. Second Knife Edge Chop Exchange. Wheeler with forearm shivers. Wheeler uppercuts Ortiz. Wheeler with the irish whip. Ortiz dives over Wheeler. Ortiz with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Wheeler tags in Harwood. Harwood slings Ortiz across the ring. Ortiz clotheslines Wheeler. Ortiz tags in Santana. Santana clotheslines Harwood. Santana nails Wheeler with The Pump Kick. Santana with a cross chop. Santana clotheslines Harwood. Harwood reverses out of the irish whip from Santana. Santana side steps Harwood into the turnbuckles. Santana with a Modified Back Drop Suplex. Santana catapults Harwood into the turnbuckles. Santana lands The SomerSault Plancha.

Harwood avoids The Flying Double Foot Stomp. Harwood launches Santana over the top rope. Ortiz tags himself in. Ortiz runs Harwood into Wheeler. Ortiz rolls Harwood over for a two count. Ortiz with The Suicide Dive. Ortiz with the sunset flip for a two count. Santana kicks Harwood in the face. Ortiz PowerBombs Harwood. Ortiz tags in Santana. Santana connects with The Frog Splash for a two count. Santana is lighting up Harwood’s chest. Harwood reverses out of the irish whip from Santana. Corner Clothesline Exchange. Santana with a Release German Suplex. Harwood rises back on his feet. Harwood with an Inside Out Lariat. Ortiz PowerBombs Harwood. Wheeler responds with The Swinging DDT. Santana nails Wheeler with The Pump Kick. Santana ducks a clothesline from Harwood. Santana kicks Harwood in the gut. Santana PowerBombs Harwood for a two count. Santana tags in Ortiz. Harwood with an inside cradle for a two count. Harwood scores a right jab. Harwood puts Ortiz on the top turnbuckle pad. Harwood tags in Wheeler. Santana attacks the right shoulder of Harwood. Misfired Clotheslines. Harwood drops Santana with The DDT. Harwood with The SuperPlex for a two count. Harwood kicks Santana in the face. Harwood plants Ortiz with The BrainBuster to pickup the victory.

Winner: (24-6) FTR via Pinfall 

Third Match: (32-7) Lance Archer (c) w/Jake The Snake Roberts vs.  (0-0) Hikuleo w/King Haku For The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship

Choke Hold Exchange. Archer teep kicks Hikuleo into the turnbuckles. Archer with three running elbow smashes. Archer transitions into a corner mount. Hikuleo with The SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Archer pie faces Hikuleo. Hikuleo with a forearm smash. Archer fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Archer with forearm shivers. Hikuleo Powerslams Archer. Hikuleo clotheslines Archer over the top rope. Hikuleo with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Hikuleo slams Archer’s head on the steel barricade. Archer whips Hikuleo into the barricade. Archer rocks Hikulo with a forearm smash. Archer slaps Hikuleo in the chest.

Archer punches Hikuleo in the back. Archer rolls Hikuleo back into the ring. Haku pulls Archer off the ring apron. Haku kicks Archer in the gut. Haku applies The Tongan Death Grip. Chop Exchange. Hikuleo bodyslams Archer. Hikuleo repeatedly stomps on Archer’s back. Hikuleo taunts Archer. Hikuleo HeadButts Archer. Hikuleo with a blistering chop. Archer clotheslines the back of Hikuleo’s neck. Archer kicks Hikuleo in the face. Archer side steps Hikuleo into the turnbuckles. Archer with clubbing elbow smashes. Archer with two short-arm lariats. Archer follows that with The Old School MoonSault. Hikuleo denies The Blackout. Archer kicks Hikuelo in the face. Archer with The SuperPlex for a two count. Archer connects with The Blackout to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, (33-7) Lance Archer via Pinfall 

Fourth Match (6-0) Christian Cage & (28-10)The Jurassic Express vs. (24-30) Angelico & (28-30) Private Party w/Matt Hardy In A 6-Man Tag Team Match

Christian Cage and Angelico will start things off. Angelico kicks Cage in the gut. Angelico applies a waist lock. Angelico with a Hip Toss. Angelico taunts Cage. Wrist Lock Exchange. Cage with two uppercuts. Cage tags in Jungle Boy. Double Irish Whip. Double Hip Toss for a one count. Second Wrist Lock Exchange. Jungle Boy slaps Angelico in the chest. Jungle Boy with the lucha libre arm-drag. Jungle Boy dropkicks Angelico. Angelico dumps Jungle Boy out of the ring. Jungle Boy whips Kassidy into the steel barricade. Hardy attacks Jungle Boy from behind. Cage and Marko Stunt starts running after Hardy. Kassidy rolls Jungle Boy back into the ring. Angelico stomps on the midsection of Jungle Boy. Angelico tags in Kassidy.

Kassidy wraps his du-rag around Jungle Boy’s neck. Quen attacks Jungle Boy behind the referee’s back. Kassidy repeatedly stomps on Jungle Boy’s chest. Jungle Boy with heavy bodyshots. Kassidy drives his knee into the midsection of Jungle Boy. Kassidy tags in Quen. Double Irish Whip into the turnbuckles. Jungle Boy avoids The Poetry In Motion. Jungle Boy tags in Luchasaurus. Luchasaurus sends Quen chest first into the canvas. Luchasaurus with a double clothesline. Luchasaurus sends Kassidy chest first into the turnbuckles. Luchasaurus tees off on Angelico. Luchasaurus with a Triple German Suplex. Luchasaurus is fired up. Luchasaurus goes for The Double Chokeslam, but Private Party lands back on their feet. SuperKick/Step Up Enzuigiri Combination. Cage punces Kassidy. Quen kicks Cage off the ring apron. Jungle Boy with a Rebound Lariat. Jungle Boy lands The SomerSault Plancha. Luchasaurus tags in Cage. Luchasaurus Chokeslams Quen. Cage connects with The Frog Splash to pickup the victory. After the match, The Blade drops Cage with The Brass Knuckle Punch.

Winner: (7-0) Christian Cage & (29-10) The Jurassic Express via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: (26-5) Thunder Rosa vs. (4-6) Julia Hart w/The Varsity Blonds 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Rosa applies a side headlock. Rosa with a side headlock takeover. Hart answers with the headscissors escape. Rosa grabs a side headlock. Hart whips Rosa across the ring. Hart drops down on the canvas. Rosa rolls Hart over for a one count. Leg Sweep Exchange. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Rosa with a single leg takedown. Rosa applies The Ankle Lock. Hart grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Rosa uppercuts Hart. Rosa backs Hart into the ropes. Rosa with a knife edge chop. Rosa slams Hart’s head on the top turnbuckle pad.

Rosa with a blistering chop. Rosa with the irish whip. Rosa follows that with a Diving Corner Clothesline. Rosa sweeps out the legs of Hart. Rosa with a Rebound Meteora. Rosa is choking Hart with her boot. Rosa with forearm shivers. Hart avoids The Shibata Dropkick. Rosa starts favoring her left knee. Hart with a Handstand Clothesline. Rosa denies The Running Bulldog. Rosa scores the ankle pick. Rosa applies The Knee Bar. Hart grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Rosa ducks a clothesline from Hart. Rosa applies a waist lock. Rosa runs Hart chest first into the turnbuckles. Rosa delivers The Shibata Dropkick. Rosa connects with The Fire Thunder Driver to pickup the victory.

Winner: (27-5) Thunder Rosa via Pinfall 

Line Up For Next Weeks AEW Dynamite 

– Cody Rhodes vs. Malakai Black

– Miro (c) vs. Lee Johnson w/Dustin Rhodes For The AEW TNT Championship

– The Bunny vs. Leyla Hirsch. NWA Women’s World Championship Eliminator Match

– Christian Cage w/Jungle Boy vs. The Blade w/Matt Hardy and The Bunny

– Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera. The Labours Of Jericho: Chapter 3! Jericho Must Win This Match Using A Move Off The Top Rope.

Sixth Match: (31-11-1) Chris Jericho vs. (0-0) Nick Gage In A No Disqualification Match – The Labours Of Jericho: Chapter II

MJF joins the commentary team for this match. Gage stabs the right shoulder of Jericho with the pizza cutter. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Hockey Fight. Jericho with forearm shivers. Gage drops Jericho with The SpineBuster. Gage with The Face Wash. Gage rocks Jericho with a forearm smash. Gage HeadButts Jericho. Jericho punches Gage. Jericho whips Gage into the steel barricade. Jericho rolls Gage back into the ring. Gage has Jericho perched on the top turnbuckle. Gage with The SuperPlex. Gage hits The Falcon Arrow for a two count. Gage is busted open. Gage goes for The Face Wash, but Jericho counters with The Walls Of Jericho. Jericho kicks Gage out of the ring. Jericho with three closed fist shots. Gage drives Jericho face first into the steel ring post. Gage starts pulling out multiple light tubes from under the ring. Jericho attacks Gage with the baseball bat. Jericho is also busted open. Gage hits The ChokeBreaker. Gage carves Jericho’s forehead with the pizza cutter.

Gage rolls multiple chairs into the ring. Jericho is displaying his fighting spirit. Gage kicks Jericho in the gut. Gage with the elbow drop. Gage puts a plate of glass in between two chairs. Jericho punches Gage in the back. Jericho is raining down haymakers. Jericho delivers The FrankenSteiner through the plate of glass for a two count. Jericho with a chair shot across the back of Gage. Jericho goes for The CodeBreaker, but Gage counters with The SpineBuster onto the broken chard of glass. Gage breaks two light tubes over Jericho’s back and head. Gage connects with The PileDriver for a two count. Gage stabs Jericho with the edge of the light tube. Gage brings two more light tubes into the ring. Jericho blinds Gage with the green mist. Jericho breaks the light tube over Gage’s head. Jericho plants Gage with The Judas Effect to pickup the victory. After the match, MJF informs Jericho that he will fight Juventud Guerrera next week on Dynamite. For Chapter III, Jericho has to win a match using a move off the top rope.

Winner: (32-11-1) Chris Jericho via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez