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AEW Dynamite Results (5/18/22): Adam Cole vs. Jeff Hardy

   May 18, 2022

AEW Dynamite
May 18, 2022
The Fertitta Center
Houston, Texas

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

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (3-0) Samoa Joe vs. (0-0) Johnny Elite In A First Round Match In The Inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Memorial Cup Tournament 

Elite with a forearm smash. Joe punches Elite in the back. Joe with a knife edge chop. Joe applies a wrist lock. Elite kicks the left shoulder of Joe. Elite scores the ankle pick. Elite backs Joe into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Hamstring Kick Exchange. Joe backs Elite into the turnbuckles. Joe with a blistering chop. Joe and Elite are trading back and forth shots. Joe scores the elbow knockdown. Joe HeadButts Elite. Joe with a Roundhouse Kick. Following a snap mare takeover, Joe applies the cravate. Elite drops Je with a Hook Kick. Elite delivers his combination offense. Elite applies an arm-bar. Elite transitions into a front face lock. Joe attacks the midsection of Elite. Joe scores two right jabs. Joe whips Elite across the ring. Joe goes for a Back Body Drop, but Elite lands back on his feet. Elite with a Cartwheel Lariat. Elite with a Corkscrew Plancha to the outside. Elite sends Joe face first into the steel barricade. Joe with a reverse hammer throw into the barricade. Joe rolls Elite back into the ring. Joe with a chop/jab combination.

Elite fires back with a series of strikes. Joe with The Uranage Slam for a two count. Joe applies a rear chin lock. Elite with heavy bodyshots. Joe with a running shoulder tackle. Joe with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Joe follows that with The Big Boot. Joe with a Running Senton Splash for a two count. Elite with more combo bodyshots. Joe with clubbing blows to Elite’s back. Joe with a knee lift. Joe blasts Elite with a knife edge chop for a two count. Joe puts Elite on the top turnbuckle. Joe with two forearm smashes. Joe goes for The Muscle Buster, but Elite lands back on his feet. Elite hits The Reverse Rolling Senton. Elite with The 450 Splash for a two count. Elite goes for The Starship Pain, but Joe gets his knees up in the air. Joe with combination palm strikes. Joe connects with The Muscle Buster to pickup the victory. After the match, Joe immediately gets attacked by Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt. Lethal hits Joe with a lead pipe. Best Friends storms into the ring with three steel chairs to make the save.

Winner: (4-0) Samoa Joe via Pinfall 

Second Match: (51-17-1) Hangman Page vs. (4-2) Konosuke Takeshita 

CM Punk joins the commentary team for this match. Takeshita starts things off with a Running Boot. Forearm Exchange. Takeshita uppercuts Page. Page with The Fallaway Slam. Page pops back on his feet. Page with a SpringBoard Clothesline. Page with The Slingshot Pescado. Page rolls Takeshita back into the ring. Takeshita with a Slingshot Pescado of his own. Takeshita tosses Page back inside the ring. Page hammers down on the back of Takeshita’s neck. Takeshita goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Page lands back on his feet. Page launches Takeshita over the top rope. Takeshita with a forearm smash. Page dumps Takeshita ribs first on the top rope. Page with a knife edge chop. Takeshita answers with another forearm. Page with a Belly to Back Suplex on the ring apron. Page with The Orihara MoonSault. Page blasts Takeshita with a knife edge chop. Page rolls Takeshita back into the ring. Page applies a toe and ankle hold. Page drops Takeshita with The Big Boot for a two count.

Chop Exchange. Page drives his knee into the midsection of Takeshita. Takeshita reverses out of the irish whip from Page. Page catches Takeshita in mid-air. Page with The Death Valley Driver for a two count. Page applies a rear chin lock. Takeshita with elbows into the midsection of Page. Takeshita with forearm shivers. Page reverses out of the irish whip from Takeshita. Takeshita ducks under two clotheslines from Page. Takeshita with a diving clothesline. Takeshita ducks another clothesline from Page. Takeshita hits The Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Takeshita lands The SomerSault Plancha. Takeshita rolls Page back into the ring. Helluva Kick Exchange. Release German Suplex Exchange.

Misfired Clotheslines. Both men are knocked down after a double clothesline. Second Forearm Exchange. Takeshita with a Discus Back Elbow Smash. Page nails Takeshita with The Tombstone PileDriver for a two count. Page stares at Punk. Takeshita avoids The Buckshot Lariat. Page denies The O’Connor Roll. Takeshita with a back elbow smash. Third Forearm Exchange. Takeshita PowerBombs Page for a two count. Takeshita connects with The Bomaye for a two count. Takeshita with a Delayed Deadlift German Suplex. Page blocks The Jumping Knee Strike. Takeshita with The Rolling Elbow. Page reverses out of the irish whip from Takeshita. Takeshita goes for a Flying Lariat, but Page counters with The Rolling Elbow. Page puts Takeshita on the top turnbuckle. Takeshita goes for an Avalanche Lariat, but Page lands back on his feet. Page with The Discus Lariat. Page hits The Buckshot Lariat. Page plants Takeshita with The GTS to pickup the victory.

Winner: (52-17-1) Hangman Page via Pinfall 

Third Match: (9-2) Keith Lee & (5-3) Shane Strickland vs. (0-4) JD Drake & Anthony Henry

Keith Lee and JD Drake will start things off. Lee is playing mind games with Drake. Lee delivers Grizzly Magnum. Lee applies a wrist lock. Strickland tags himself in. Strickland with a gut punch. Drake with a knife edge chop. Drake tags in Henry. Henry with Two Mid-Kicks. Henry applies a waist lock. Strickland backs Henry into the turnbuckles. Strickland with a leaping side kick. Strickland with a Running Uppercut. Strickland follows that with a flying uppercut across the back of Henry’s neck.

Strickland drops Henry with The Roll Through Flatliner. Drake goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Strickland lands back on his feet. Strickland with a knife edge chop. Strickland ducks under a forearm from Drake. Strickland tags in Lee. Strickland matrix under a clothesline from Drake. Lee with a Slingshot Crossbody Block. Henry kicks Strickland in the face. Lee delivers The Pounce. Lee and Strickland connects with their Spirit Bomb/Flying Double Foot Stomp Combination to pickup the victory.

Winner: (10-2) Keith Lee & (6-3) Shane Strickland via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: (6-2) Kyle O’Reilly vs. (58-27) Fenix w/The Death Triangle & Alex Abrahantes In A First Round Match In The Inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Memorial Cup Tournament 

Kyle with a double leg takedown. Kyle applies a side headlock. Fenix whips Kyle across the ring. Kyle drops Fenix with a shoulder tackle. Kyle lunges over Fenix. Kyle kicks Fenix in the face. Fenix leapfrogs over Kyle. Fenix goes for The Sunset Flip, but Kyle counters with The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Kyle kicks out of multiple pinning predicaments. Kyle blocks The Roundhouse Kick. Kyle kicks the left shoulder of Fenix. Kyle gets up in Fenix’s grill. Fenix shoves Kyle. Chop/Forearm Exchange. Kyle kicks the right hamstring of Fenix. Fenix with a double leg takedown. Fenix cartwheels over Kyle. Fenix kicks Kyle in the gut. Short-Arm Reversal by Kyle. Kyle applies The Kimura Lock. Fenix escapes the hold. Fenix kicks Kyle in the face. Fenix slaps Kyle in the chest. Fenix ducks a clothesline from Kyle. Fenix wraps the left shoulder of Kyle around the top rope.

Fenix with a SpringBoard Dropkick. Fenix with a Flying Cannonball Senton through the ropes. Fenix rolls Kyle back into the ring. Fenix goes for The Frog Splash, but Kyle counters with The Triangle Choke. Kyle transitions into The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Fenix puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Kyle kicks the left hamstring of Fenix. Kyle drives Fenix shoulder first into the steel ring post. Kyle stomps on Fenix’s back. Fenix slaps Kyle in the chest. Forearm Exchange. Kyle delivers his combination offense. Fenix with two forearm smashes. Fenix unloads two knife edge chops. Fenix with a Spinning Back Kick. Kyle reverses out of the irish whip from Fenix. Fenix with a Roundhouse Kick. Fenix with a SpringBoard Side Kick. Fenix turns an Alabama Slam into a PowerBomb for a two count.

Fenix punches Kyle in the back. Fenix denies The BrainBuster. Fenix with The Roll Through Hurricanrana for a two count. Mid-Kick Exchange. Kyle with a flurry of strikes. Fenix answers with a Roundhouse Kick. Kyle with Three Rolling Butterfly Suplex’s. Fenix backs Kyle into the ropes. Fenix with an overhand chop. Fenix with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Fenix follows that with a SpringBoard Spinning Back Kick. Fenix with The Half & Half Suplex. Fenix ducks a clothesline from Kyle. Fenix with a Rebound Hook Kick. Kyle responds with a Rebound Lariat. Kyle and Fenix are trading back and forth kicks. Fenix with a chop/forearm combination. Kyle with an arm-ringer. Kyle applies The Guillotine Choke. Kyle hits Ax and Smash. Fenix SuperKicks Kyle. Fenix with a SpringBoard FrankenSteiner to the outside. Fenix rolls Kyle back into the ring. Fenix goes for The Roll Through Cutter, but Kyle counters with The Cross-Arm-Breaker which forces him to tap out.

Winner: (7-2) Kyle O’Reilly via Submission 

Fifth Match: (43-22) Britt Baker w/Rebel & Jamie Hayter vs. (1-4) Maki Itoh In A First Round Match In The Inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Memorial Cup Tournament 

Baker hugs Itoh after the bell rings. Baker wants to do the finger poke of doom routine. Itoh with an inside cradle for a two count. Baker with a forearm smash. Itoh stomps on the right foot of Baker. Itoh gives Baker the middle finger. Itoh ducks a clothesline from Baker. Itoh with a shoulder tackle. Baker avoids The Kokeshi HeadButt. Baker goes for The Lock Jaw, but Itoh rolls her over for a two count. Baker with forearm shivers. Itoh reverses out of the irish whip from Baker. Baker with The SlingBlade for a two count. Baker transitions into a ground and pound attack. Baker starts choking Itoh in the corner. Baker rocks Itoh with a forearm smash. Baker sweeps out the legs of Itoh. Baker is choking Itoh with her boot. Baker repeatedly stomps on Itoh’s chest.

Baker hooks the outside leg for a two count. Baker stands on the back of Itoh’s neck. Baker backs Itoh into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Baker with a forearm smash. Baker whips Itoh across the ring. Baker clotheslines Itoh for a two count. Baker applies the sitting abdominal stretch. Itoh with heavy bodyshots. Baker toys around with Itoh. Pie Face Exchange. Baker with The Butterfly Suplex for a two count. Itoh with a Snap Vertical Suplex. Baker peppers Itoh with forearms in the corner. Baker puts on the black glove. Baker repeatedly sends Itoh face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Itoh hulks up. Itoh HeadButts Baker. Itoh hits The Tornado DDT for a two count. Itoh stomps on the midsection of Baker. Itoh delivers The Kokeshi HeadButt for a two count. Baker SuperKicks Itoh. Baker makes Itoh tap out to The Lock Jaw. After the match, Toni Storm appears on the stage and stares at Baker.

Winner: (44-22) Britt Baker via Submission

Line Up For This Weeks AEW Rampage

– The Blackpool Combat Club w/William Regal vs. Matt Sydal & Dante Martin

– Red Velvet w/Kiera Hogan vs. Kris Statlander In A First Round Match In The Inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Memorial Cup Tournament

– The House Of Black vs. The Dark Order & Fuego Del Sol In A 6-Man Tag Team Match

Updated AEW Double Or Nothing 2022 Match Card 

The Buy In: HOOK & Danhausen vs. Tony Nese & Mark Sterling

1.) Hangman Page (c) vs. CM Punk For The AEW World Championship

2.) Thunder Rosa (c) vs. Serena Deeb For The AEW Women’s World Championship

3.) MJF vs. Wardlow

4.) The Jurassic Express (c) w/Christian Cage vs. Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Keith Lee & Shane Strickland In A Triple Threat Match For The AEW World Tag Team Championship

5.) Adam Cole vs. Samoa Joe/Kyle O’Reilly In The Finals Of The Inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Memorial Cup Tournament

Sixth Match: (24-6) Adam Cole vs. (7-0) Jeff Hardy w/Matt Hardy In A Semi-Final Round Match In The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Memorial Cup Tournament 

Cole attacks Hardy before the bell rings. Cole throws Hardy back inside the ring. Hardy kicks Cole in the gut. Hardy slams Cole’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Hardy bodyslams Cole. Cole regroups on the outside. Hardy with a flying clothesline off the ring apron. Hardy rolls Cole back into the ring. Cole with a toe kick. Cole throws Hardy into the steel ring steps. Cole taunts Matt Hardy. Cole rolls Hardy back into the ring. Cole drops Hardy with The Backstabber. Cole slams Hardy’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Cole repeatedly stomps on Hardy’s chest. Cole is choking Hardy with his boot. Cole takes a bow for the crowd. Cole applies a wrist lock. Cole whips Hardy into the turnbuckles. Cole puts his leg on the back of Hardy’s neck. Cole with a NeckBreaker for a two count.

Cole applies a rear chin lock. Hardy with elbows into the midsection of Cole. Cole pulls Hardy down to the mat. Cole applies the bow and arrow stretch. Cole with forearm shivers. Cole slams Hardy’s head on another turnbuckle pad. Cole whips Hardy across the ring. Cole scores the elbow knockdown. Cole and Hardy are trading back and forth shots. Hardy with a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Hardy with The Leg Drop Clutch for a two count. Forearm/Haymaker Exchange. Cole drives his knee into the midsection of Hardy. Hardy with a Spinning Mule Kick. Cole with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Hardy with a SitOut FaceBuster for a two count. Cole reverses out of the irish whip from Hardy. Hardy decks Cole with a back elbow smash.

Hardy goes for The Whisper In The Wind, but Cole counters with The SuperKick for a two count. Hardy avoids The Last Shot. Hardy kicks Cole in the gut. Hardy hits The Twist Of Fate. Hardy with a Reverse DDT. Hardy goes for The Swanton Bomb, but Cole ducks out of the way. Cole connects with The Last Shot to pickup the victory. After the match, The Young Bucks walk into the ring. Cole with a double clothesline. The Bucks plants Matt with The BTE Trigger. Darby Allin and Sting storms into the ring to make the save. reDRagon joins the fray. Sting throws a chair into Kyle’s face. The Bucks responds with a Double SuperKick. Cole wraps a chair around the left ankle of Sting. Kyle delivers The Guillotine Knee Drop on the chair as the show goes off the air.

Winner: (25-6) Adam Cole via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez