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AEW Dynamite Results (8/31/22): The ELITE vs. The United Empire

   August 31, 2022

AEW Dynamite
August 31, 2022
The NOW Arena
Hoffman Estates, Illinois

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

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts 

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: (28-5-2) Bryan Danielson w/William Regal vs. (19-15) Jake Hager w/Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho and William Regal joins the commentary team for this match. Feeling out process after the bell rings. Danielson repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Hager. Danielson sticks and moves around the ring. Danielson grabs the right leg of Hager. Hager applies a front face lock. Hager with heavy bodyshots in the corner. Hager with a Big Biel Throw. Danielson kicks Hager in the face. Danielson applies The Guillotine Choke. Danielson dumps Hager out of the ring. Danielson lands The Suicide Dive. Hager catches Danielson in mid-air. Hager drives Danielson back first through the time keeper’s table. Hager poses for the crowd. Hager repeatedly drives Danielson back first into the steel ring post. Hager with a Vertical Suplex on the floor. Hager rolls Danielson back into the ring. Hager transitions into a ground and pound attack. Hager is mauling Danielson in the corner. Hager with an elevated double leg takedown. Hager is trying to wear down Danielson.

Bodyshot Exchange. Hager with a straight right hand. Hager slaps Danielson in the chest. Hager puts his knee on the back of Danielson’s neck. Hager repeatedly stomps on Danielson’s chest. Hager is choking Danielson with his boot. Hager dumps Danielson out of the ring. Hager tosses Danielson around the ringside area. Hager rolls Danielson back into the ring. Hager flexes his muscles. Hager puts Danielson on the top turnbuckle. Hager is lighting up Danielson’s chest. Hager with rapid fire haymakers. Hager bickers with the referee. Danielson delivers The Missile Dropkick. Danielson ducks a clothesline from Hager. Danielson with repeated leg kicks. YES! Kicks. Danielson drops Hager with a Roundhouse Kick for a two count. Danielson is raining down 12×6 elbows. Hager goes for a double leg takedown, but Danielson lands back on his feet.

Danielson applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Hager starts raining down hammer fists. Danielson answers with a Triangle Choke. Hager PowerBombs Danielson. Hager continues to rain down haymakers. Danielson applies The Lebel Lock. Hager transitions into The Ankle Lock. Danielson scores the ankle pick. Danielson fish hooks Hager. Danielson applies The Lebel Lock. Hager grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Danielson with a Chop/Mid-Kick Combination. Danielson with a Corner Dropkick. Hager hits The Uranage Slam. Hager goes for The Head & Arm Choke, but Danielson rolls him over for a two count. Danielson ducks a clothesline from Hager. Danielson connects with The Running Knee to pickup the victory. After the match, The Jericho Appreciation Society gangs up on Danielson. The Blackpool Combat Club storms into the ring. Jericho comes down the ramp with a steel chair. Daniel Garcia hops on the ring apron and snatches the chair away from Jericho. Danielson plants Jericho with The Running Knee.

Winner: (29-5-2) Bryan Danielson via Pinfall 

Second Match: (49-24) Britt Baker & (12-17) Jamie Hayter w/Rebel vs. (62-14) Hikaru Shida & (15-3) Toni Storm 

Jamie Hayter and Hikaru Shida will start things off. Hayter pie faces Shida. Shida with a forearm smash. Hayter kicks Shida in the gut. Hayter applies a side headlock. Shida whips Hayter across the ring. Hayter drops Shida with two shoulder tackles. Hayter goes for a Bodyslam, but Shida lands back on her feet. Shida ducks a clothesline from Hayter. Shida with a Hurricanrana. Shida tags in Storm. Storm uppercuts Hayter. Storm repeatedly stomps on Hayter’s chest. Storm tags in Shida. Storm applies a front face lock. Flying Double Axe Handle Party. Hayter decks Storm with a JawBreaker. Hayter tags in Baker. Storm with a drop toe hold. Storm sends Baker to the corner. Storm with a Running Uppercut. Storm sweeps out the legs of Baker. Storm drops Hayter with The Big Boot. Baker applies a waist lock. Storm with forearm shivers. Baker reverses out of the irish whip from Storm. Hayter trips Storm from the outside.

Baker and Hayter gangs up on Storm. Baker repeatedly stomps on Storm’s chest. Baker uses the steel ring post as a weapon. Baker tags in Hayter. Hayter whips Storm into the turnbuckles. Hayter punches Storm in the back. Hayter is putting the boots to Storm. Hayter with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a one count. Hayter tags in Baker. Hayter knocks Shida off the ring apron. Baker starts choking Storm in the corner. Hayter attacks Storm behind the referee’s back. Baker is choking Storm with her boot. Forearm Exchange. Baker sends Storm to the corner. Storm decks Baker with a back elbow smash. Baker with a straight right hand. Baker has Storm perched on the top turnbuckle. Storm with clubbing blows to Baker’s back. Storm denies The Avalanche Air Raid Crash.

Storm with forearm shivers. Storm drops Baker with The Tornado DDT. Baker tags in Hayter. Storm uses her feet to create separation. Storm tags in Shida. Shida ducks a clothesline from Hayter. Shida with a Shotei. Shida transitions into a corner mount. Shida with a Corner Dropkick. Shida with The Delayed Vertical Suplex. Shida follows that with a SpringBoard Meteora for a two count. Storm dropkicks Baker. Hayter with a Double Vertical Suplex. Hayter tags in Baker. Baker with The Swinging Fisherman’s NeckBreaker for a two count. Shida ducks a clothesline from Baker. Shida rolls Baker over for a two count. Baker SuperKicks Shida. Shida avoids The Curb Stomp. Standing Switch Exchange. Baker rocks Shida with a forearm smash. Rebel gives Baker the black glove. Shida with The Missile Dropkick. Shida pulls Hayter off the ring apron. Storm with a Running Hip Attack. Storm with a Flying Cannonball Senton off the apron. Shida connects with The Katana to pickup the victory.

Winner: (63-14) Hikaru Shida vs. (16-3) Toni Storm via Pinfall 

Third Match: (34-6-1) FTR & (57-8) Wardlow vs. (0-1) Silas Young, (0-7) Ren Jones, (0-2) Vic Capri In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

Wardlow and Ren Jones will start things off. Jones talks smack to Wardlow after the bell rings. Wardlow HeadButts Jones. Wardlow drops Jones with a Massive Lariat. Wardlow drags Jones to the corner. Wheeler tags himself in. Wheeler whips Jones across the ring. Wheeler scores the elbow smash. Wheeler with a Snap Vertical Suplex. Wheeler tags in Harwood. Harwood slams Jones head on the top turnbuckle pad.

Harwood unloads two knife edge chops. Jones rocks Harwood with a forearm smash. Jones applies a front face lock. Jones tags in Capri. Capri kicks Harwood in the gut. Capri with a forearm smash. Short-Arm Reversal by Harwood. Harwood ducks a clothesline from Capri. Harwood with a short-arm lariat. Simultaneous tag to Wardlow. FTR hits The Big Rig. FTR clears the ring. Wardlow connects with The PowerBomb Symphony to pickup the victory.

Winner: (35-6-1) FTR & (58-8) Wardlow via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: (62-31) Fenix w/Alex Abrahantes vs. (29-21) Wheeler Yuta w/William Regal vs. (57-31) Dante Martin vs. (4-3) Rush w/Jose The Assistant In A Fatal Four Way Match 

William Regal joins the commentary team for this match. Rush sends Fenix to the ring apron before the bell rings. Yuta applies a waist lock. Dante sweeps Fenix off the apron. Fenix blocks a boot from Dante. Double Forearm. Yuta leapfrogs over Rush. Rush lunges over Yuta. Yuta applies a wrist lock. Yuta transitions into The Octopus Stretch. Rush with a Back Body Drop. Rush Powerslams Yuta. Dante with a SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Fenix buries his shoulder into the midsection of Dante. Fenix slips over Dante’s back. Fenix goes for The Gory Bomb, but Dante counters with The CodeRed for a two count. Fenix with a Roll Through Hurricanrana for a two count. Fenix dropkicks Dante. Fenix with a Flying Cannonball Senton through the ropes. Yuta ducks a clothesline from Dante. Yuta lands The Suicide Dive. Dante with a SpringBoard Tornillo.

Dante rolls Rush back into the ring. Rush HeadButts Dante in mid-air. Rush dropkicks Fenix and Yuta off the apron. Rush with The SomerSault Plancha. Rush poses for the crowd. Rush has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Rush tosses everybody around the ringside area. Rush whips Fenix with the cable chords. Following a snap mare takeover, Rush kicks Yuta in the back. Rush rolls Yuta back into the ring. Rush toys around with Yuta. Chop/Forearm Exchange. Rush sweeps out the legs of Yuta. Rush repeatedly stomps on Yuta’s chest. Rush delivers a Fake Out Boot. Tranquillo Pose. Rush puts Yuta on the top turnbuckle. Rush slaps Yuta in the chest. Rush chops Fenix off the apron. Rush drags Dante back into the ring. Rush with a blistering chop. Rush goes after Fenix’s mask. Rush rocks Yuta with a forearm smash.

Rush goes for a Suplex, but Dante gets in the way. Rush with an Avalanche German Suplex into Fenix. Yuta with The Missile Dropkick. Rush follows that with a Jumping Knee Strike. Rush hits The Straight Jacket PileDriver for a two count. Fenix dropkicks Rush to the floor. Dante reverses out of the irish whip from Fenix. Dante catches Fenix in mid-air. Dante with a Modified Uranage Slam for a two count. Dante goes for a PowerBomb, but Fenix blocks it. Fenix with a Modified GutBuster. Fenix PowerBombs Dante for a two count. Fenix with a Rebound Hook Kick to Rush. Dante drills Fenix with The Reverse Hurricanrana. Yuta denies The Nose Dive. Fenix with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Fenix with a SpringBoard Crossbody Block to the outside. Dante avoids The Flying Double Foot Stomp. Dante launches Yuta over the top rope. Dante goes for a Hip Toss, but Yuta counters with The Seat Belt Clutch to pickup the victory.

Winner: (30-21) Wheeler Yuta via Pinfall 

Lineup For This Weeks AEW Rampage 

– Best Friends & Orange Cassidy vs. Hangman Page & The Dark Order In A Semi-Final Round Match In The Inaugural AEW World Trios Championship Tournament

– Ricky Starks vs. QT Marshall w/The Factory

– Sammy Guevara & Taynara Conti (c) vs. Ortiz & Ruby Soho For The AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship

Updated Line Up For AEW All Out 2022 

Zero Hour

– Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii

– PAC (c) vs. Kip Sabian For The AEW All-Atlantic Championship

– HOOK (c) vs. Angelo Parker w/Matt Menard For The FTW Championship

ALL OUT 2O22

– Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Jericho

– Keith Lee & Shane Strickland (c) vs. The Acclaimed For The AEW World Tag Team Championship

– Christian Cage vs. Jungle Boy

– Darby Allin, Sting, Miro vs. The House Of Black In A 6-Man Tag Team Match

– Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. TBD For The Vacated AEW World Trios Championship

– Jade Cargill (c) w/Stokely Hathaway & Kiera Hogan vs. Athena For The AEW TBS Championship

– Claudio Castagnoli vs. Pentagon Jr vs. Fenix vs. Andrade El Idolo vs. Rush vs. Dante Martin vs. Wheeler Yuta vs. TBD The Casino Ladder Match

– Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs

– FTR & Wardlow vs. Jay Lethal & The Motor City Machine Guns In A 6-Man Tag Team Match

– Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Jamie Hayter In A Fatal Four Way Match For The Interim AEW Women’s World Championship

– Jon Moxley (c) vs. CM Punk For The Undisputed AEW World Championship

Fifth Match: (53-16-1) Kenny Omega & (37-13) The Young Bucks w/Don Callis, Brandon Cutler and Michael Nakazawa vs. (1-2) The United Empire (Will Ospreay & Aussie Open) In A Semi-Final Round Match In The Inaugural AEW World Trios Championship Tournament 

Don Callis joins the commentary team for this match. Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay will start things off. Osprey starts things off with The Big Boot. Ospreay applies a side headlock. Omega whips Ospreay across the ring. Ospreay runs into Omega. Omega pie faces Ospreay. Omega kicks Ospreay in the gut. Omega grabs a side headlock. Ospreay whips Omega across the ring. Omega drops Ospreay with a shoulder tackle. Ospreay pops back on his feet. Forearm Exchange. Chop Exchange. Ospreay drives Omega back first into the turnbuckles. Ospreay is throwing haymakers at Omega. Ospreay repeatedly stomps on Omega’s chest. The Bucks pulls Ospreay off Omega. The Bucks starts brawling with Aussie Open. The referee immediately is losing control of this match. The Bucks sends Aussie Open tumbling to the floor. Omega with a chop/forearm combination. Ospreay clotheslines Omega over the top rope. Assisted Hurricanrana to Ospreay. Aussie Open catches The Bucks in mid-air. The ELITE gets sandwiched on the outside. Ospreay with The Sky Twister Press. All hell is breaking loose in Hoffman Estates.

The ELITE and United Empire are brawling on the stage. Nick rolls Ospreay back into the ring. Omega with a straight right hand. Omega kicks Ospreay in the gut. Omega punches Ospreay in the back. Omega hammers down on the back of Ospreay’s neck. Second Forearm Exchange. Omega slams Ospreay’s head on the right boot of Nick. Omega tags in Nick. Nick repeatedly stomps on Ospreay’s chest. Nick applies a wrist lock. Nick tags in Matt. Matt with a Flying Double Foot Stomp. Matt punches Ospreay. Following a snap mare takeover, Fist Drop/Slingshot Senton Combination. Ospreay continues to swing away at Omega. Omega applies a front face lock. Nick kicks Ospreay in the back. Nick bodyslams Ospreay. Nick stomps on Ospreay’s face. The referee is trying to get Aussie Open out of the ring. Nick tags in Matt. Double Irish Whip. Ospreay avoids the double clothesline. Ospreay with a Double Handspring Kick. Ospreay tags in Davis. Davis drives Nick back first into Matt. Davis with a Biel Throw. Davis with a corner clothesline/chop combination. Double Toe Kick. Double Irish Whip. Davis with a double clothesline. Davis with a Double Bodyslam. Davis tags in Fletcher.

Assisted Mid-Kick/Cutter Combination for a two count. Fletcher shoves Omega. Fletcher tags in Davis. Aussie Open goes for The Corealis, but Matt counters with a Hurricanrana. Matt sends Fletcher crashing to the outside. Matt ducks a clothesline from Ospreay. Matt with a Cazadora FaceBuster. Matt tags in Omega. Omega with a polish hammer. Davis kicks Omega in the gut. Davis whips Omega across the ring. Omega ducks a clothesline from Davis. Omega dropkicks the left knee of Davis. Omega hits The Kotaro Krusher for a two count. Omega with Three Snap Dragon Suplex’s. Ospreay skins the cat. Ospreay nails Omega with The Hook Kick. Omega denies The OsCutter. Omega goes for a Snap Dragon Suplex, but Ospreay lands back on his feet. Ospreay with a Hurricanrana. Ospreay goes for The Space Fly Tiger Drop, but Omega counters with The Snap Dragon Suplex on the floor. Fletcher with a Running Enzuigiri. Double SuperPlex to Omega for a two count. Davis transitions into a ground and pound attack. Davis tags in Ospreay.

Ospreay rips off Omega’s ring shirt. Ospreay punches the injured ribs of Omega. Ospreay with forearm shivers across the back of Omega. Ospreay with a Spinning Pendulum BackBreaker for a two count. Ospreay slams Omega’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Ospreay with a knife edge chop. Ospreay tags in Davis. Davis with a forearm smash. Davis with clubbing shoulder blocks. Davis follows that with The SpineBuster for a two count. Davis dumps Matt out of the ring. Davis knocks Nick off the apron. Omega with heavy bodyshots. Davis drives Omega back first into the turnbuckles. Davis tags in Fletcher. Fletcher bodyslams Omega. Fletcher is raining down haymakers. Fletcher toys around with Omega. Fletcher with a gut punch. Fletcher tags in Ospreay. Ospreay drives his knee into the midsection of Omega. Ospreay applies The Cobra Twist. Omega with a Hip Toss. Omega kicks Ospreay in the face. Omega is displaying his fighting spirit. Omega slips over Ospreay’s back. Ospreay stops Omega in his tracks. Omega is throwing haymakers at Ospreay. Omega HeadButts Ospreay. Omega tags in Nick. Nick drills Ospreay with The Canadian Destroyer. Nick slaps Fletcher in the chest. Nick with a Double Headscissors Takeover. Nick blasts Ospreay with The PK. Nick with a Double Shoulder Block to Aussie Open. Nick with a Slingshot Double X-Factor. Nick follows that with The Spinning DDT on the floor.

Nick rolls Ospreay back into the ring. Nick goes for The 450 Splash, but Ospreay gets his knees up in the way. Ospreay with a Snap Dragon Suplex. Ospreay mocks Omega. Omega is pissed. Third Forearm Exchange. Omega with a blistering chop. Tiger Wall Flip Kick. Omega dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. Omega tugs on Ospreay’s hair. Ospreay backflips over a lariat from Omega. Ospreay with The SitOut PowerBomb. Ospreay tags in Fletcher. United Empire goes for their OsCutter/Corealis Combination, but Nick counters with a Cutter of his own. Fletcher kicks Nick in the gut. Matt made the blind tag. Fletcher reverses out of the irish whip from Nick. Nick dives over Fletcher. Mark SuperKicks Fletcher. Nick with a Rising Knee Strike. Nick unloads a flurry of strikes in the corner. Omega with a Pop Up PowerBomb. Double SuperKick/V-Trigger Combination for a two count. Nick wipes out Davis with The Tornillo. Ospreay hits The OsCutter. United Empire connects with The Meltzer Driver for a two count. Nicks runs interference. Omega drops Ospreay with V-Trigger 2. SuperKick Party. Matt tags in Omega. Ospreay with a Blindside V-Trigger. Nick SuperKicks Ospreay. The ELITE nails Ospreay with The Indy Taker. V-Trigger 3. Omega plants Fletcher with The One Winged Angel to pickup the victory.

Winner: (54-16-1) Kenny Omega & (38-13) The Young Bucks via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez