
AEW Dynamite
August 18, 2021
The Fertitta Center
Houston, Texas
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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, Jim Ross, and Tony Schiavone)
Ring Announcer: Dasha Gonzalez
#2point0 and @GarciaWrestling just attacked @JonMoxley and @MadKing1981!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: (40-15-1) Darby Allin & (2-0) Sting vs. (3-1) 2.0 In A Texas Tornado Tag Team Match
Allin cracks Daniel Garcia with a skateboard before the bell rings. Sting with a double clothesline. Running Elbow Smash/Stinger Splash Combination. The action spills into the crowd. All hell is breaking loose in Houston. Allin brings Parker to the upper concourse area. Garcia continues to run interference. Lee whips Sting into the wall. 2.0 delivers 2 For The Show into the wall. Lee rocks Sting with a forearm smash. Lee stomps on Sting’s chest. Lee is raining down haymakers. 2.0 and Garcia brings Sting back to the ringside area.
Allin with a Massive Flying Crossbody Block. Eddie Kingston goes after Garcia. Allin pulls out a table from under the ring. Parker delivers the chop block. Lee dumps Allin out of the ring. 2.0 with a Double Vertical Suplex on the skateboard. 2.0 tees off on Stinger. Sting is displaying his fighting spirit. Sting transitions into a corner mount. 2.0 PowerBombs Sting through the table. Sting rises back on his feet. Sting is fired up. Allin with a Double Dropkick. Sting connects with The Double Scorpion Death Drop. Sting makes 2.0 tap out to The Double Scorpion Death Lock.
Winner: (41-15-1) Darby Allin & (3-0) Sting via Submission
Not cool, @ShawnSpears. Not cool at all.
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
The @IMPACTWRESTLING Champion @Christian4Peeps tells @TheDonCallis exactly what he thinks of him.
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
Second Match: (25-23) Sammy Guevara vs. (31-16) Shawn Spears w/Tully Blanchard
Spears attacks Guevara before the bell rings. Spears and Guevara are brawling on the ramp way. Guevara with forearm shivers. Guevara kicks Spears in the face. Guevara with The Cannonball Senton off the ramp way. Guevara sends Spears face first into the steel ring post. Guevara removes Spears shirt. Guevara with a knife edge chop. Spears drives his knee into the midsection of Guevara. Knife Edge Chop Exchange. Guevara whips Spears into the steel barricade. Guevara plays to the crowd. Spears side steps Guevara into the steel ring steps.
Spears and Tully Blanchard hits The Spike PileDriver on the floor. Spears rolls Guevara back into the ring. Spears argues with the referee. Tully calls for another Spike PileDriver. The referee has ejected Blanchard from the ringside area. Blanchard is apoplectic. Spears pulls down his left knee pad. Spears with a series of knee lifts in the corner. Spears talks smack to Guevara’s finance. Guevara with an Apron Enzuigiri. Spears avoids The SpringBoard Cutter. Guevara rolls Spears over for a two count. Spears goes for a PowerBomb, but Guevara lands back on his feet. Second Knife Edge Chop Exchange. Guevara with a chop/forearm combination.
Guevara with a Spinning Back Kick. Guevara follows that with a Pump Knee Strike. Guevara with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Spears hits The Ushigoroshi for a two count. Spears transitions into a ground and pound attack. Spears grabs a steel chair. Spears sets up a barricade bridge. Haymaker Exchange. Collar and Elbow Tie Up on the top rope. Spears gives Guevara the middle finger. Guevara with The SpringBoard Cutter for a two count. Spears denies The GTH. Spears kicks Guevara in the face. Spears with an Avalanche C4 for a two count. Spears goes for another C4, but Guevara lands back on his feet. Guevara SuperKicks Spears. Guevara delivers The Death Valley Driver through the barricade bridge. Guevara connects with The 630 Senton Splash for a two count. Guevara with three sharp knee strikes. Spears is busted open. Guevara plants Spears with The GTH to pickup the victory.
Winner: (26-23) Sammy Guevara via Pinfall
.@LanceHoyt is attacked by #MenOfTheYear. Was this all part of #DanLambert's plan?
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
Big Money @MATTHARDYBRAND and @orangecassidy are on a collision course!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
The #JadeBrand looks to boost its ever-growing profile this Friday on #AEWRampage with a match against Kiera Hogan (@HoganKnowsBest3).
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
Third Match: (41-15) The Young Bucks (c) w/Don Callis, The Good Brothers and Brandon Cutler vs. (32-10) The Jurassic Express w/Marko Stunt For The AEW World Tag Team Championship
Don Callis joins the commentary team for this match. Nick Jackson and Jungle Boy will start things off. Nick kicks Jungle Boy in the gut. Nick applies a side headlock. Jungle Boy whips Nick across the ring. Nick drops Jungle Boy with a shoulder tackle. Nick lunges over Jungle Boy. Nick mocks Randy Savage. Jungle Boy sends Nick into the ropes. Jungle Boy drops down on the canvas. Jungle Boy goes for a dropkick, but Nick holds onto the ropes. Nick kicks Jungle Boy in the face. Nick is playing mind games with Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy with The Slingshot Pescado. Jungle Boy rolls Nick back into the ring. Jungle Boy slaps Nick in the chest. Jungle Boy with a Lucha Libre Arm-Drag. Jungle Boy dropkicks Nick. Jungle Boy pops back on his feet. Luchasaurus punches Nick. Jungle Boy tags in Luchasaurus. Luchasaurus launches Nick to the corner. Nick crawls under Luchasaurus. Nick tags in Matt. Luchasaurus tosses Matt around the ring. Luchasaurus unloads two chops. Luchasaurus whips Matt across the ring. Matt ducks a clothesline from Luchasaurus. Matt goes for a Running Crossbody Block, but Luchasaurus counters with The Spinning Emerald Flowsion for a two count. Luchasaurus tags in Jungle Boy.
Luchasaurus bodyslams Matt. Assisted Swanton Bomb for a two count. Jungle Boy with a chop/forearm combination. Nick drives his knee into Jungle Boy’s back. Jungle Boy rocks Nick with a forearm smash. Jungle Boy denies The Meltzer Driver. Jungle Boy shoves Matt into Nick. Jungle Boy with a Running Hurricanrana off the ring apron. Matt responds with The Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Matt dropkicks Luchasaurus off the apron. Matt with a Diving Crossbody Block off the apron. Matt poses for the crowd. Jungle Boy attacks the midsection of Matt. Matt kicks Jungle Boy in the face. Matt rakes the back of Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy with heavy bodyshots. Matt slams Jungle Boy’s head on the right boot of Nick. Matt tags in Nick. Nick taunts Luchasaurus. Nick puts his leg on the back of Jungle Boy’s neck. Nick slams Jungle Boy’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Nick with clubbing shoulder blocks. Matt attacks Jungle Boy behind the referee’s back. Nick tags in Matt. Matt delivers a gut punch. Matt tags in Nick. Double Irish Whip. Jungle Boy kicks Nick in the face. Jungle Boy decks Matt with a back elbow smash. Jungle Boy slips over Matt’s back. Nick sends Jungle Boy into the ropes. Jungle Boy with The Rebound Lariat. Jungle Boy rolls under a clothesline from Matt. Jungle Boy tags in Luchasaurus.
Luchasaurus with a series of haymakers. Matt side steps Luchasaurus into the turnbuckles. Nick with a Rising Knee Strike. Luchasaurus denies The Running Bulldog. Luchasaurus sends Matt chest first into the canvas. Luchasaurus with a double clothesline. Nick denies The Chokeslam. Nick with a Spinning Roundhouse Kick. Luchasaurus launches Nick over the top rope. Nick with an Apron Enzuigiri. Nick gets crotched on the top turnbuckle pad. Luchasaurus tags in Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy drills Nick with The Assisted BrainBuster for a two count. Luchasaurus dumps Matt out of the ring. Jungle Boy tags in Luchasaurus. Luchasaurus gets distracted by Brandon Cutler. Luchasaurus shoves Nick into Cutler. Luchasaurus avoids The Double SuperKick.
Luchasaurus with Two Tail Whips. Luchasaurus with The Double Chokeslam. Jurassic Express connects with The Tombstone Cutter. Jungle Boy lands The Suicide Dive. Luchasaurus hooks the outside leg for a two count. Luchasaurus tags in Jungle Boy. Nick runs interference. SuperKick Party. Assisted IndyTaker/Senton Splash Combination for a two count. Kenny Omega blasts Marko Stunt with a steel chair. Omega and Christian Cage starts brawling on the stage. The referee gets distracted by The Good Brothers and Cutler. Jungle Boy connects with The BrainBuster on the chair for a two count. Luchasaurus launches Nick over the top rope. Assisted SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. The ELITE continues to run interference. Luchasaurus with The Orihara MoonSault. Jungle Boy with the backslide cover for a two count. Young Bucks plants Jungle Boy with The BTE Trigger to pickup the victory. After the match, The ELITE gangs up on Jurassic Express and Cage. Omega drops Cage with The One Winged Angel.
Winner: Still AEW World Tag Team Champions, (42-15) The Young Bucks via Pinfall
The #AEW Women's World Champion Dr. @RealBrittBaker has a new ally in @jmehytr who just challenged @Thee_Red_Velvet for next Wednesday's @AEWDynamite in Milwaukee.
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
What an announcement for #AEWAllOut, it's going to be @PaulWight one-on-one against #TheFactory's @realmmarshall1 on Sunday, Sept. 5!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
Huge news! We will see a Tag Team Eliminator Tournament w/ #PrivateParty, #VarsityBlonds, #LuchaBros, & #JurassicExpress. The winner gets an #AEW World Tag Team title match against the @youngbucks in a STEEL CAGE at #AEWAllOut!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
Fourth Match: (29-5) Thunder Rosa vs. (25-11) Penelope Ford
Ford talks smack to Rosa after the bell rings. Ford slaps Rosa in the face. Rosa ducks a clothesline from Ford. Rosa dropkicks Ford. Rosa with a chop/uppercut combination. Rosa sends Ford to the corner. Rosa with a running elbow smash. Rosa whips Ford into the turnbuckles. Side Step Display. Rosa repeatedly stomps on Ford’s chest. Rosa goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Ford lands back on her feet. Ford holds onto the ropes. Rosa back drops Ford over the top rope. Rosa with a straight right hand. Rosa dropkicks Ford off the ring apron. Rosa with a blistering chop. Ford fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Ford sends Rosa face first into the steel ring post. Ford hits The Cutter on the floor. Ford rolls Rosa back into the ring. Ford hooks the outside leg for a two count.
Ford applies a chin lock on the bottom rope. Ford puts her leg on the back of Rosa’s neck. Ford kicks Rosa in the gut. Ford drives Rosa throat first into the top strand. Ford dropkicks the back of Rosa. Ford with a Rebound Meteora on the ring apron for a two count. Rosa with heavy bodyshots. Ford punches Rosa in the back. Ford applies The Dragon Sleeper. Rosa backs Ford into the turnbuckles. Rosa with clubbing back elbow smashes. Ford side steps Rosa into the turnbuckles. Ford with Two Running Boots. Rosa avoids The Helluva Kick.
Rosa with a Diving Corner Clothesline. Rosa with a Rebound Meteora. Rosa follows that with The Shibata Dropkick into the ropes. Rosa with The Butterfly Suplex for a two count. Rosa goes for The Fire Thunder Driver, but Ford rolls her over for a two count. Ford thrust kicks the midsection of Rosa. Ford sends Rosa face first into the canvas. Ford applies The Muta Lock. Ford rolls Rosa over for a two count. Rosa applies the single leg crab. Ford grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Rosa with The Air Plane Spin. Rosa hits The Death Valley Driver for a two count. Short-Arm Reversal by Ford. Ford counters with The Double Knee GutBuster. Rosa negates The Muta Lock. Rosa makes Ford tap out to The Leg Capture Choke.
Winner: (30-5) Thunder Rosa via Submission
#TeamTaz's plan to take out @MrGMSI_BCage may have backfired!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
Tension is building between @BASTARDPAC and @AndradeElIdolo
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— FITE (@FiteTV) August 19, 2021
.@BAndersonAEW isn't asking, he's TELLING Arn Anderson that he's facing #MalakaiBlack (@TommyEnd) next Wednesday on #AEWDynamite in Milwaukee! https://t.co/UN1cNj1kQq.
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
Line Up For Next Weeks AEW Dynamite + Friday’s AEW Rampage
AEW Dynamite 8/25/21
– Malakai Black vs. Brock Anderson w/Arn Anderson
– The Lucha Brothers w/Alex Abrahantes vs. The Varsity Blonds w/Julia Hart In The AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Qualifying Match
– Red Velvet vs. Jamie Hayter w/Britt Baker
– Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Hardy
AEW Rampage 8/20/21
– The Jurassic Express vs. Private Party w/Matt Hardy In The AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Qualifying Match
– Jade Cargill w/Mark Sterling vs. Kiera Hogan
– Jon Moxley w/Eddie Kingston vs. Daniel Garcia w/2.0
A massive challenge laid out by the TNT Champion @ToBeMiro to Eddie Kingston (@MadKing1981)!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
WHEW! @JonMoxley does not mince words. He's got a strong message for @GarciaWrestling ahead of their match THIS FRIDAY on #AEWRampage LIVE in Chicago!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021
Fifth Match: (34-11-1) Chris Jericho vs. (25-6) MJF. The Labours Of Jericho, Chapter V: If Jericho Uses The Judas Effect, He Will Be Disqualified
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. MJF with a forearm smash. Jericho with a double leg takedown. MJF denies The Walls Of Jericho. MJF regroups on the outside. Jericho with a SpringBoard Dropkick. Jericho with The Slingshot Pescado. Jericho with a knife edge chop. Jericho rocks MJF with a forearm smash. MJF drives his knee into the midsection of Jericho. Forearm Exchange. MJF drives Jericho face first into the steel barricade. MJF pretends to be the cameraman. Jericho gives MJF the middle finger salute. Jericho punches MJF. Jericho tries to hit MJF with the camera. Jericho unloads three knife edge chops. Second Forearm Exchange. MJF drives Jericho shoulder first into the steel ring post. MJF repeatedly stomps on the left elbow of Jericho. MJF poses for the crowd. MJF stands on the left hand of Jericho. MJF starts biting Jericho’s fingers. Jericho is lighting up MJF’s chest. MJF drops Jericho with The Arm-Breaker for a one count.
MJF fish hooks Jericho. MJF goes into the lateral press for a one count. MJF applies a hammerlock on the middle rope. Following a snap mare takeover, MJF applies an arm-bar. Jericho with forearm shivers. MJF hyperextends the left shoulder of Jericho. MJF is mauling Jericho in the corner. MJF whips Jericho across the ring. Jericho ducks a clothesline from MJF. Double Clothesline. Jericho with two forearm smashes. Jericho with a knife edge chop. MJF reverses out of the irish whip from Jericho. Jericho drops MJF with two shoulder tackles. MJF whips Jericho across the ring. Jericho with a flying double axe handle strike. MJF delivers The Japanese Arm-Drag. MJF removes Jericho’s arm brace. MJF with a Flying Double Foot Stomp. MJF applies a standing arm-bar. MJF scores a left jab. Jericho nails MJF with a throat thrust. Jericho hits The LionSault for a two count.
Jericho kicks MJF in the face. Jericho repeatedly stomps on MJF’s chest. Jericho with a series of knife edge chops. Jericho with ten corner clotheslines. Jericho puts MJF on the top turnbuckle. Jericho continues to chop MJF in the chest. Jericho transitions into a corner mount. Jericho with The Top Rope FrankenSteiner for a two count. MJF applies The Salt To The Earth. Jericho responds with The Walls Of Jericho. Jericho and MJF are trading back and forth shots. MJF with a low bridge. MJF slams the left shoulder of Jericho on the top rope. MJF connects with The Heat Seeker for a two count. MJF toys around with Jericho. Jericho applies The Sleeper Hold. MJF tugs on the referee’s shirt. MJF delivers the low blow. MJF applies The Walls Of Jericho. Jericho grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. MJF grabs the dynamite ring. The referee admonishes MJF. Jericho hits MJF with the baseball bat. Jericho forgot he can’t use The Judas Effect. MJF delivers The Judas Effect. MJF makes Jericho tap out to The Salt To The Earth.
Winner: (26-6) MJF via Submission
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