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AEW Dynamite Results (5/25/22): Samoa Joe vs. Kyle O’Reilly

   May 25, 2022

AEW Dynamite
May 25, 2022
Michelob Ultra Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada

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

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (49-7) Wardlow vs. (45-19) Shawn Spears In A Steel Cage Match. MJF Will Be The Special Guest Referee 

MJF struggles to find the keys to unlock Wardlow from the handcuffs. Spears attacks Wardlow before the bell rings. Spears repeatedly stomps on Wardlow’s chest. Spears is throwing haymakers at Wardlow. MJF tries to calm down Spears. MJF is now putting the boots to Wardlow. Spears with a southpaw haymaker. Spears stomps on Wardlow’s face. Wardlow decks Spears with a back elbow smash. Wardlow kicks Spears in the face. MJF rakes the eyes of Wardlow. MJF and Spears shoves Wardlow into the steel. Wardlow with a Back Body Drop. Wardlow drops Spears with The Big Boot. MJF begs Wardlow to hit him. MJF spits at Wardlow.

Wardlow frees himself from the handcuffs. Wardlow with three clotheslines. Wardlow repeatedly throws Spears into the cage. Spears slams Wardlow’s head on the top rope. Wardlow with clubbing blows to Spears’ back. Wardlow sends Spears crashing to the outside. Wardlow lands The Swanton Bomb, but MJF ignores the pin cover. Wardlow goes for The PowerBomb Symphony, but MJF counters with a low blow. Spears connects with The C4 for a two count. Spears brings a steel chair into the ring. MJF holds Wardlow up. Spears inadvertently clocks MJF with the chair. Wardlow plants Spears with The PowerBomb Symphony to pickup the victory. After the match, Wardlow wipes out MJF’s security team.

Winner: (50-7) Wardlow via Pinfall 

Second Match: (67-10-1) Jon Moxley & (40-16) Eddie Kingston vs. (28-19) Private Party 

William Regal and The Jericho Appreciation Society joins the commentary team for this match. Moxley and Kingston attacks Private Party before the bell rings. Moxley repeatedly stomps on Quen’s chest. Kingston throws Kassidy into the steel ring steps. Moxley transitions into a ground and pound attack. Moxley starts biting Quen’s forehead. Moxley sends Quen to the corner. Quen kicks Moxley in the face. Quen with a MoonSault Press for a one count. Wrist Lock Exchange. Moxley applies The Sleeper Hold. Moxley tags in Kingston. Kingston with rapid fire bodyshots. Kingston HeadButts Quen. Kingston PowerBombs Quen. Kingston with The Butterfly Suplex. Kingston repeatedly kicks Quen in the back. Kingston tags in Moxley. Kingston slams Quen’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Kingston levels Quen with a Body Avalanche. Moxley with a corner clothesline. Kingston drops Quen with The STO.

Moxley goes for a Bodyslam, but Quen lands back on his feet. Quen ducks a clothesline from Moxley. Quen with The Pele Kick. Quen tags in Kassidy. Moxley blocks a boot from Kassidy. Kassidy with a Spinning Enzuigiri. Double Dropkick. Kassidy with a leaping back elbow smash. Quen with a Corner Dropkick. Moxley clotheslines Kassidy in mid-air. Kingston pulls Quen out of the ring. X-Plex/Exploder Suplex Combination. Moxley dumps Kassidy out of the ring. Moxley whips Kassidy into the steel barricade. Kingston grabs a steel chair. Kassidy with forearm shivers. The referee snatches the chair out of Kingston’s hands. Moxley and Kingston tosses Private Party around the ringside area. Moxley rolls Kassidy back into the ring. Moxley repeatedly stomps on the midsection of Kassidy. Moxley applies The Texas Cloverleaf. Moxley with a Release German Suplex.

Kassidy denies The Half & Half Suplex. Kassidy with three sharp elbow strikes. Kassidy with a Windmill Kick. Kassidy tags in Quen. Quen with a SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Quen dropkicks Kingston off the ring apron. Quen ducks a clothesline from Moxley. Quen with an Elevated Dropkick. Quen with The SomerSault Plancha. Kassidy follows that with The Tornillo. Kassidy rolls Moxley back into the ring. Moxley sends Kassidy to the corner. Kassidy kicks Moxley in the face. Kassidy drops Moxley with The Flying Stunner. Quen lands The Shooting Star Press for a two count. Quen tags in Kassidy. Kassidy dives over Moxley. Moxley denies The Silly String. Moxley with an Inside Out Lariat. Kingston nails Quen with The Spinning Back Fist. Kingston applies The Stretch Plum. Moxley is raining down 12×6 elbows. Moxley connects with The Death Rider to pickup the victory. After the match, The JAS gangs up on Kingston and Moxley. Bryan Danielson, Santana and Ortiz joins the fray.

Winner: (68-10-1) Jon Moxley & (41-16) Eddie Kingston via Pinfall 

Third Match: (40-12) FTR (c) vs. (4-2) Roppongi Vice For The ROH World Tag Team Championship

Caprice Coleman joins the commentary team for this match. Cash Wheeler and Rocky Romero will start things off. Romero kicks the left hamstring of Wheeler. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Wheeler applies a hammerlock. Romero with a drop toe hold. Romero applies a side headlock. Wheeler whips Romero across the ring. Romero drops Wheeler with a shoulder tackle. Wheeler drops down on the canvas. Romero with a running shoulder tackle. Romero kicks Wheeler in the back. Romero with a knife edge chop. Wheeler leapfrogs over Romero. Wheeler with a shoulder tackle. Romero swats away a dropkick from Romero. Romero rolls Wheeler over for a two count. Romero with the backslide cover for a two count. Romero applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Wheeler regroups on the outside. Harwood and Beretta are tagged in. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Harwood grabs a side headlock. Beretta whips Harwood across the ring. Harwood drops Beretta with a shoulder tackle. Beretta drops down on the canvas. Harwood slides under Beretta. Chop Exchange.

Beretta kicks Harwood in the ribs. Beretta whips Harwood into the turnbuckles. Harwood decks Beretta with a back elbow smash. Harwood with a Snap Vertical Suplex. Harwood tags in Wheeler. Assisted Leg Drop for a two count. Beretta goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Wheeler lands back on his feet. Beretta runs Wheeler into the ropes. Romero tags himself in. Romero kicks the left shoulder of Wheeler. Romero with The Rewind Kick. Beretta with The Release Half & Half Suplex. Romero hooks the outside leg for a two count. Romero is putting the boots to Wheeler. Second Chop Exchange. Romero with an arm-ringer. Romero continues to kick the left shoulder of Wheeler. Romero tags in Beretta. Following a snap mare takeover, Beretta with The Slingshot Senton for a two count. Beretta applies a top wrist lock. Wheeler bodyslams Beretta. Beretta tags in Romero. Romero dropkicks Harwood off the ring apron. Romero with a forearm smash. Following a snap mare takeover, Romero with a basement dropkick. Romero applies a rear chin lock. Wheeler with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Romero tags in Beretta. Beretta stops Wheeler in his tracks. Third Chop Exchange.

Beretta drives his knee into the midsection of Wheeler. Beretta tags in Romero. Double Vertical Suplex for a two count. Romero goes back to the rear chin lock. Wheeler with a Belly to Back Suplex. Romero tags in Beretta. Beretta applies The Ankle Lock. Wheeler tags in Harwood. Harwood ducks a clothesline from Beretta. Harwood unloads a flurry of left jabs. Harwood is throwing haymakers at Roppongi Vice. Harwood with a chop/uppercut combination. Harwood punches Romero. Beretta sends Harwood chest first into the turnbuckles. Short-Arm Reversal by Harwood. Beretta ducks a clothesline from Harwood. German Suplex Exchange. Beretta clings onto the top rope. Beretta decks Harwood with a back elbow smash. Harwood with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Beretta tags in Romero.

Romero kicks the left shoulder of Harwood. Romero goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Harwood lands back on his feet. Harwood with The Atomic Drop. Beretta made the blind tag. Harwood with a back elbow smash. Stereo Jumping Knees. Romero uppercuts Wheeler. Beretta has Harwood draped across the top strand. Romero with a Flying Dropkick. Beretta with a Sliding Knee Strike for a two count. Wheeler denies The Strong Zero. Beretta knocks Wheeler off the apron. Harwood with an inside cradle for a two count. Harwood goes for a Bodyslam, but Beretta counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Beretta with The Victory Roll for a two count. Beretta denies The PileDriver. Roppongi Vice connects with Strong Zero for a two count. Jeff Cobb and The Great O-Khan storms into the ring which forces the referee to call off the match. After the match, The United Empire clears the ring. United Empire hits The Imperial Drop. Cobb follows that with Tour Of The Islands. Cobb puts Harwood through the time keepers table with The Doctor Bomb. Khan plants Beretta with The Eliminator through the table on the floor.

Match Result: No-Contest, But Still ROH World Tag Team Champions, FTR 

Fourth Match: (78-38-1) Jungle Boy w/Christian Cage & Luchasaurus vs. (5-3) Shane Strickland w/Keith Lee vs. (47-9) Ricky Starks w/Powerhouse Hobbs In A Triple Threat Match 

Starks is playing mind games with Jungle Boy and Strickland. Strickland wants Jungle Boy to shake his hand. Starks shoves Strickland into Jungle Boy. Rollup Exchange. Assisted Roundhouse Kick. Starks pulls Strickland down to the mat. Strickland with a Headscissors Takeover. Jungle Boy slaps Strickland in the chest. Strickland denies The Lucha Libre Arm-Drag. Strickland blocks the overhand chop. Assisted Hurricanrana to Starks. Jungle Boy ducks a clothesline from Strickland. Jungle Boy dropkicks Strickland. Jungle Boy pops back on his feet. Jungle Boy with two forearm smashes. Starks pulls Jungle Boy out of the ring. Starks avoids the steel ring post. Starks with a Running Lariat. Starks shoves Strickland into the steel barricade. Starks with a Flying Foot Stomp off the ring apron. Starks whips Strickland into the barricade. Jungle Boy unloads two overhand chops. Starks kicks Jungle Boy in the gut. Starks with a hair pull takedown. Starks rolls Jungle Boy back into the ring. Starks with The Delayed Vertical Suplex for a two count.

Starks kicks Strickland in the gut. Starks dumps Strickland out of the ring. Jungle Boy with heavy bodyshots. Starks punches Jungle Boy in the back. Starks delivers The Old School. Starks poses for the crowd. Starks with a flying forearm smash to Strickland. Chop Exchange. Starks is choking Jungle Boy with his knee. Strickland sends Starks to the corner. Strickland with a running elbow smash. Starks whips Jungle Boy across the ring. Starks with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Strickland decks Starks with a back elbow smash. Following a snap mare takeover, Strickland with a flying uppercut across the back of Starks neck. Forearm Exchange. Starks kicks Strickland in the face. Starks with a back elbow smash. Starks slams Jungle Boy’s head on the top rope. Strickland nails Starks with The Pump Kick. Jungle Boy with a FrankenSteiner off the apron. Jungle Boy rolls Strickland back into the ring. Jungle Boy with The Sliding Elbow for a two count. Jungle Boy with The Olympic Slam to Starks for a two count.

Jungle Boy kicks Starks out of the ring. Strickland with a forearm smash. Strickland whips Jungle Boy into the turnbuckles. Strickland puts Jungle Boy on the top turnbuckle. Jungle Boy denies The SuperPlex. Starks continues to run interference. Strickland sends Starks crashing to the outside. Jungle Boy goes for The Avalanche Reverse Hurricanrana, but Strickland lands back on his feet. Jungle Boy is shocked. Starks with a Pump Kick to Strickland. Starks dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. Strickland SuperKicks Starks. Strickland pulls Jungle Boy down to the mat. Strickland goes for The Deadlift BrainBuster, but Starks counters with The Spear. Jungle Boy SuperKicks Starks. Starks hits The Michinoku Driver for a two count. Starks tees off on Jungle Boy and Strickland.

Strickland denies The Roshambo. Starks fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Standing Switch Exchange. Strickland goes for The JML Driver, but Starks counters with an arm-drag takeover. Strickland with a Running Uppercut. Starks with the greco roman eye poke. Starks connects with The Roshambo. Jungle Boy applies The Snare Trap. Jungle Boy drags Starks back to the center of the ring. Jungle Boy reapplies The Snare Trap. Strickland with The Shining Wizard. Strickland plants Starks with The Swerve Stomp to pickup the victory. After the match, Powerhouse Hobbs clotheslines Strickland. Jungle Boy applies The Sleeper Hold. Hobbs sends Jungle Boy back first into the canvas. Hobbs with a Running Lariat. Hobbs denies The Chokeslam. Keith Lee joins the fray. All hell is breaking loose in Vegas. Luchasaurus delivers The Tail Whip to Hobbs. Lee wipes out Hobbs and Luchasaurus with The Slingshot Tornillo.

Winner: (5-3) Shane Strickland via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: (44-22) Britt Baker w/Jamie Hayter & Rebel vs. (5-0) Toni Storm In A Semi-Final Match In The Inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Memorial Cup Tournament  

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Baker applies a hammerlock. Following a snap mare takeover, Baker goes for a rear chin lock, but Storm counters with a side wrist lock. Side Headlock Takeover/Headscissors Neck Lock Exchange. Baker puts her foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Baker kicks Storm in the gut. Baker drops down on the canvas. Storm with a basement dropkick. Storm with a forearm smash. Storm drives Baker face first into the steel ring post. Storm uppercuts Baker. Storm resets the referee’s ten count. Storm with another uppercut. Baker repeatedly slams Storm’s head on the ring apron. Baker rolls Storm back into the ring. Storm shoves Baker off the apron. Baker kicks the left hamstring of Storm. Storm with a forearm smash. Storm tugs on Baker’s hair. Baker rakes the eyes of Storm. Baker with a Flatliner into the steel ring steps. Baker transitions into a ground and pound attack. Baker slams Storm’s head on the ring stairs. Baker rolls Storm back into the ring. Baker with clubbing hamstring kicks.

Baker is mauling Storm in the corner. Baker with a forearm smash. Baker sweeps out the legs of Storm. Baker applies The Ring Post Stretch. Baker pulls Storm down to the mat for a two count. Baker applies the sitting abdominal stretch. Storm with heavy bodyshots. Forearm Exchange. Baker ducks a clothesline from Storm. Baker SuperKicks Storm. Storm denies The Pittsburgh Sunrise. Storm drops Baker with The Swinging DDT. Storm with a Running Hip Attack in the corner. Storm with The Alabama Slam. Baker hits The Air Raid Crash for a two count. Jamie Hayter makes her way down to the ring. Storm rolls Baker over for a two count. Baker kicks Storm in the gut. Baker with The Swinging Fisherman’s NeckBreaker for a two count. Storm dodges The Ripcord Lariat. Storm with a Release German Suplex. Baker regroups on the outside. Storm with The Tornado DDT on the floor. Storm rolls Baker back into the ring. Storm blasts Hayter off the apron. Storm blocks The SuperKick. Storm kicks Baker in the gut. Baker denies Storm Zero. Baker uses the middle rope for leverage to pickup the victory.

Winner: (45-23) Britt Baker via Pinfall 

Line Up For This Weeks AEW Rampage

– Scorpio Sky Will Be Presented With A Brand New Custom Made AEW TNT Championship Belt

– The Young Bucks In-Action

– Ruby Soho vs. Kris Statlander In A Semi-Final Match In The Inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Memorial Cup Tournament

– Bryan Danielson w/William Regal vs. Matt Sydal

Updated AEW Double Or Nothing 2022 Match Card 

THE BUY IN

1.) HOOK & Danhausen vs. Tony Nese & Mark Sterling

2.) Jade Cargill (c) w/Mark Sterling, Kiera Hogan and Red Velvet vs. Anna Jay For The AEW TBS Championship

AEW Double Or Nothing 2022 

1.) Adam Cole vs. Samoa Joe In The Finals Of The Inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Memorial Cup Tournament

2.) The Young Bucks vs. The Hardy Boyz

3.) 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

4.) MJF vs. Wardlow

5.) Britt Baker vs. Ruby Soho/Kris Statlander In The Finals Of The Inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Memorial Cup Tournament

6.) The House Of Black vs. The Death Triangle w/Alex Abrahantes In A 6-Man Tag Team Match

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

8.) The Jericho Appreciation Society vs. The Blackpool Combat Club, Eddie Kingston, Santana and Ortiz In The Anarchy In The Arena Match

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

Sixth Match: (4-0) Samoa Joe vs. (7-2) Kyle O’Reilly In A Semi-Final Match In The Inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Memorial Cup Tournament 

Kyle does the stick and move routine after the bell rings. Joe with clubbing blows to Kyle’s back. Joe kicks the left hamstring of Kyle. Kyle kicks the left knee of Joe. Chain Grappling Exchange. Joe with a single leg takedown. Joe backs Kyle into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Kyle applies an arm-bar. Joe goes for The Coquina Clutch, but Kyle counters with an ankle pick. Joe avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Joe with a knife edge chop. Joe scores two left jabs. Joe with a blistering chop. Kyle applies a double wrist lock. Joe bodyslams Kyle. Joe with a back chop. Joe kicks Kyle in the chest. Joe with a Senton Splash for a two count. Joe with a chop/jab combination. Joe HeadButts Kyle. Joe with a back elbow smash. Joe with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Joe scores a right jab. Kyle with a Rising Knee Strike. Kyle with The Swinging Arm-Ringer.

Kyle repeatedly stomps on the left shoulder of Joe. Kyle repeatedly drives his knee into Joe’s back. Kyle continues to kick the left shoulder of Joe. Kyle with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Joe scores the elbow knockdown. Kyle with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip on the middle rope. Kyle drops Joe with The Guillotine Knee for a two count. Kyle applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Joe puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Kyle with two mid-kicks. Kyle applies a hammerlock. Kyle with two mid-kicks. Forearm Exchange. Joe with a thunderous chop. Joe nails Kyle with a Running Boot. Joe rolls Kyle back into the ring. Kyle applies a hammerlock. Kyle sweeps out the legs of Joe. Kyle transitions into a ground and pound attack. Kyle applies an arm-bar. Kyle with a Running Knee Drop. Kyle stomps on the left shoulder of Joe. Kyle with a forearm/shoulder kick combination.

Kyle delivers his combination offense. Joe sweeps out the legs of Kyle. Joe with a flurry of right jabs. Joe with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Joe follows that with a Running Boot. Joe with a Senton Splash for a two count. Joe with two knee lifts. Kyle kicks the left hamstring of Joe. Joe with an Inside Out Lariat for a two count. Kyle with a forearm smash. Joe answers with combination palm strikes. Joe goes for The Muscle Buster, but Kyle counters with The Fujiwara Arm-Bar. Joe grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Boot/Jab/Chop Exchange. Joe with a sharp knee strike. Joe shrugs off The Rebound Lariat. Joe with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Kyle responds with The PK. Kyle denies The Uranage Slam. Kyle with The O’Connor Roll for a two count. Joe makes Kyle pass out to The Coquina Clutch. After the match, Adam Cole appears on the stage and stares at Joe as the show goes off the air.

Winner: (5-0) Samoa Joe via Referee Stoppage

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Author: Josh Lopez