AEW Dynamite
December 14, 2022
Curtis Culwell Center
Garland, Texas
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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, TAZ and Tony Schiavone)
Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts
Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: (2) The Death Triangle w/Alex Abrahantes vs. (1) The ELITE w/Don Callis, Brandon Cutler and Michael Nakazawa In Match Four In The Best Of Seven Series For The AEW World Trios Championship
Don Callis joins the commentary team for this match. Pentagon Jr and Nick Jackson will start things off. Cero Miedo. Pentagon sweeps out the legs of Nick. Nick reverses out of the irish whip from Pentagon. Nick leapfrogs over Pentagon. Pentagon lunges over Nick. Nick slaps Pentagon in the chest. Pentagon kicks Nick in the gut. Nick with an overhand chop. Nick with a Lucha Libre Arm-Drag. Nick dropkicks Pentagon. Matt and Fenix are tagged in. Nick with a drop toe hold. Matt with a Slingshot Leg Drop. Matt sends Fenix face first into the right boot of Omega. Nick with a straight right hand. Matt tags in Nick. Nick with a Hurricanrana. Fenix tags in Pac. Double Elbow Knockdown. Nick tags in Omega. Assisted Kotaro Krusher for a one count. Omega punches Pac in the gut. Omega with a gut punch. Omega slams Pac’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Omega tags in Nick. Double Irish Whip. Pac holds onto the ropes. Pac launches Nick over the top rope. Omega with a Tilt-A-Whirl BackBreaker. Nick with a SpringBoard Double Foot Stomp. Matt clears the ring. The Elite with Stereo Pescado’s. Nick with The Tornillo. Nick rolls Pac back into the ring.
Nick stomps on Pac’s chest. Nick tags in Matt. Matt applies a wrist lock. Matt tags in Omega. Omega with a flying double axe handle strike. The Elite works on the left wrist of Pac. Matt with a straight right hand. Matt tags in Omega. Double Vertical Suplex for a one count. Nick is favoring his right ankle on the outside. Omega slams Pacs head on another turnbuckle pad. Omega is choking Pac with his boot. Omega tags in Matt. Matt is throwing haymakers at Pac. Pentagon kicks Matt in the back. Fenix with a Tight Rope Kick. Pentagon with a SlingBlade off Matt’s back. Fenix with a Flying Cannonball Strike through the ropes. Pac follows that with a Standing MoonSault for a two count. Pac and Matt are trading back and forth shots. Nick is brought to the backstage area. Omega and Fenix are brawling on the outside. Pac tags in Pentagon. Pentagon slaps Matt in the chest. Pentagon applies a wrist lock. Pentagon tags in Fenix. Fenix with an overhand chop. Lucha Brothers with The What’s Up Dropkick for a two count. Fenix applies a rear chin lock. Fenix transitions into a top wrist lock. Fenix tags in Pac. Pac is putting the boots to Matt in the corner. Pac kicks Matt out of the ring. Lucha Brothers gangs up on Matt. Fenix rolls Matt back into the ring. Pac tags in Pentagon.
Triple Basement Dropkick. Pentagon taunts Omega. Pentagon with clubbing hamstring kicks Pentagon tags in Pac. Pac with an Axe Kick. Pac tags in Fenix. Fenix with two shoulder blocks. Fenix with clubbing blows to Matt’s back. Fenix with a running forearm smash. Matt kicks Fenix in the face. Fenix with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Fenix goes for a Roll Through Cutter, but Matt counters with The Locomotion Northern Lights Suplex. Standing Switch Exchange. Matt goes for The O’Connor Roll, but Fenix tags out to Pentagon. Matt with a Bridging Northern Lights Suplex for a two count. Pentagon tags in Pac. Pac stops Matt in his tracks. Matt uses his feet to create separation. Matt tags in Omega. Omega with a Flying Crossbody Block. Omega with a Polish Hammer. Pac kicks Omega in the gut. Short-Arm Reversal by Omega. Omega with The Rolling Senton. Omega with The MoonSault for a two count. Omega follows that with a Snap Dragon Suplex to Pentagon. Pac with a Spinning Back Kick. Double Irish Whip. Omega kicks Pac in the chest. Omega with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Omega ducks a clothesline from Fenix. Omega with Two Snap Dragon Suplex’s. Pentagon kicks Omega in the back. Omega punches Pentagon off the ring apron. Omega sends Fenix crashing into Pentagon.
Pac trips Omega from the outside. Pac drops Omega with The Slingshot Cutter. Pac with a Running Pump Kick. Omega answers with a leaping back elbow smash. Omega goes for a Release German Suplex, but Pac lands back on his feet. Pac with a Spinning Back Kick. Omega drills Pac with The BrainBuster. Pentagon kicks Matt in the back. Pentagon hits The Package PileDriver on the apron. Fenix with a SpringBoard Spinning Back Kick. Pentagon with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Fenix follows that with The Avalanche Reverse Spanish Fly. Pentagon delivers The Pentagon Driver. Fenix connects with The Reverse Frog Splash for a two count. Fenix tags in Pac. Pac goes for The Black Arrow, but Omega ducks out of the way. Nick hobbles his way down the ramp. Nick and Fenix are tagged in. Nick with rapid fire haymakers. Nick with an Inside Out Lariat to Fenix. Pac thrust kicks the midsection of Nick. Nick clotheslines Pac. Fenix ducks a clothesline from Nick. Nick with a Mid-Air Cutter. Nick is fired up. Fenix blocks The SuperKick. Pentagon attacks Nick with the bell hammer behind the referee’s back. Pac gets Omega trapped in The Brutalizer. Fenix makes Nick tap out to The Knee Bar.
Winner: The Death Triangle via Submission, The Death Triangle Are Up 3-1
Second Match: (83-43-1) Jack Perry vs. (49-17) Brian Cage w/Prince Nana
Perry ducks a clothesline from Cage. Perry with two overhand chops. Cage blocks The Lucha Libre Arm-Drag. Cage whips Perry across the ring. Perry ducks under two clotheslines from Cage. Cage drops Perry with a shoulder tackle. Perry drops down on the canvas. Cage catches Perry in mid-air. Cage goes for The F5, but Perry counters with a Hurricanrana. Cage launches Perry over the top rope. Perry with an Apron Enzuigiri. Perry with a Flying Hurricanrana. Perry dropkicks Cage. Perry pops back on his feet. Cage drives Perry back first into the turnbuckles. Cage with a knife edge chop. Cage sends Perry to the corner. Perry side steps Cage into the turnbuckles. Cage blocks The Apron Enzuigiri. Cage with a forearm smash. Cage with a Roundhouse Kick. Cage follows that with a SpringBoard Suplex.
Cage flexes his muscles. Cage with a Bicep Toss. Cage puts his knee on the back of Perry’s neck. Cage with a forearm smash. Perry with three up kicks. Cage answers with a BackBreaker. Cage is choking Perry with his boot. Cage HeadButts Perry. Cave whips Perry across the ring. Cage with a Tilt-A-Whirl Side Slam for a two count. Perry unloads three knife edge chops. Cage with a Jumping Knee Strike. Cage is mauling Perry in the corner. Cage whips Perry into the turnbuckles. Cage starts doing push ups in the center of the ring. Cage with clubbing blows to Perry’s chest. Cage brings Perry back into the ring, the hard way. Cage applies a rear chin lock. Cage with a knee lift. Perry kicks Cage in the face. Perry side steps Cage into the turnbuckles. Perry with a chop/back elbow combination.
Cage reverses out of the irish whip from Perry. Perry with two leaping shoulder blocks. Perry with a Rebound Lariat. Cage goes for a PowerBomb, but Perry counters with a DDT. Cage side steps Perry into the turnbuckles. Cage with a back elbow smash. Cage with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Cage follows that with a Release German Suplex. Cage with a Swinging Full Nelson Driver for a two count. Cage goes for The Drill Claw, but Perry rolls him over for a two count. Perry SuperKicks Cage. Cage with an Inside Out Lariat. Cage goes for The F5, but Perry counters with The Canadian Destroyer for a two count. Perry applies The Snare Trap. Cage starts tapping out, but the referee was distracted by Prince Nana. Standing Switch Exchange. Cage inadvertently knocks Nana off the ring apron. Perry connects with The Japanese Leg Clutch Hold to pickup the victory.
Winner: (84-43-1) Jack Perry via Pinfall
Third Match: (6-2) The House Of Black w/Julia Hart vs. (0-0) The Factory (QT Marshall, Aaron Solow and Cole Karter) w/Lee Johnson and Nick Comoroto In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
Comoroto throws his lollipop at Hart. Hart blinds Comoroto with black mist. Matthews and King with a Big Boot/Pump Knee Strike Combination. Matthews whips Karter into the steel barricade. All hell is breaking loose in Garland. King drops Solow with The Big Boot. Matthews tosses Karter around the ringside area. King with a Running Crossbody Block. Matthews with The Murphy’s Law into Karter. Marshall is left alone in the ring. Black connects with The Black Mass to pickup the victory.
Winner: (7-2) The House Of Black via Pinfall
Fourth Match: (55-23-1) Chris Jericho vs. (0-4) Action Andretti
Jericho repeatedly slaps Andrett in the face after the bell rings. Jericho with forearm shivers. Jericho repeatedly stomps on Andretti’s chest. Jericho poses for the crowd. Jericho with a blistering chop. Jericho with two corner clotheslines. Jericho rakes the eyes of Andretti. Jericho with a straight right hand. Andretti is lighting up Jericho’s chest. Jericho drops Andretti with The Big Boot. Jericho with clubbing corner clotheslines. Jericho with two chops. Jericho whips Andretti across the ring. Jericho scores the forearm knockdown. Andretti drops down on the canvas. Andretti leapfrogs over Jericho. Jericho continues to chop Andretti. Jericho whips Andretti across the ring. Andretti ducks a clothesline from Jericho. Andretti with a Headscissors Takeover. Andretti with a SpringBoard Tornillo for a one count. Jericho clotheslines Andretti. Jericho hits The Death Valley Driver. Jericho delivers The CodeBreaker for a two count. Jericho with forearm shivers. Jericho dumps Andretti out of the ring. Jericho throws Andretti into the steel ring steps. Jericho rolls Andretti back into the ring.
Jericho with a cocky cover for a two count. Jericho puts his knee on the back of Andretti’s neck.The referee admonishes Jericho. Jericho with a Running Knee Strike. Jericho unloads a series of chops. Jericho sends Andretti to the corner. Andretti kicks Jericho in the face. Andretti with rapid fire chops. Jericho answers with a greco roman eye poke. Jericho with a straight right hand. Jericho whips Andretti across the ring. Andretti with a flying forearm smash. Andretti clotheslines Jericho. Andretti with a BackBreaker/NeckBreaker Combination. Andretti goes for The Split Legged MoonSault, but Jericho gets his knees up in the air. Andretti avoids The Judas Effect. Andretti rolls Jericho over for a two count. Andretti with a SpringBoard Enzuigiri. Andretti clotheslines Jericho over the top rope. Andretti with The Quebrada. Andretti rolls Jericho back into the ring. Jericho with a double leg takedown in mid-air. Jericho goes for The Walls Of Jericho, but Andretti counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Andretti dropkicks Jericho. Andretti connects with The Running Shooting Star Press to pickup the victory.
Winner: (1-4) Action Andretti via Pinfall
Fifth Match: (40-7) Ruby Soho vs. (65-12) Tay Melo w/Sammy Guevara
Melo starts things off with a Pump Kick before the bell rings. Forearm Exchange. Soho slams Melo’s head on the ring apron. Soho with a knife edge chop. Soho with a forearm smash. Soho whips Melo into the steel barricade. Soho repeatedly stomps on Melo’s chest. Second Forearm Exchange. Melo tosses Soho around the ringside area. Melo whips Soho into the steel ring steps. Melo rolls Soho back into the ring. The referee checks on Soho in the corner. Soho tells the referee to ring the bell. Soho ducks a clothesline from Melo. Soho with Three Back Drop Drivers for a two count. Soho transitions into a ground and pound attack. Soho drops Melo with The No Future. Melo wisely exits the ring. Melo walks up the ramp way. Melo fish hooks Soho. Melo with a Hammerlock DDT on the ramp way. Melo with clubbing blows to Soho’s back. Melo slams Soho’s head on the apron.
Melo kicks Soho in the ribs. Melo talks smack to Soho. Soho with a chop/forearm combination. Melo rocks Soho with a forearm smash. Melo puts her knee on the back of Soho’s neck. Melo argues with the referee. Melo rips a fan’s sign. Soho with a double leg takedown. Soho is raining down haymakers. Melo with another forearm smash. Melo toys around with Soho. Soho with forearm shivers. Soho slams Melo’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Soho with Two Running SuperKicks. Soho drives Melo face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Soho repeatedly slams Melo’s head on the middle turnbuckle pad. Soho drops Melo with The STO for a two count. Soho dives over Melo. Meo nails Soho with The Pump Kick for a two count. Chop Exchange. Melo with a Judo Throw. Melo hits The Gotch Style PileDriver for a two count. Melo goes for The Tay KO, but Soho lands back on her feet. Soho with a knee lift. Soho connects with The Destination Unknown to pickup the victory. After the match, Anna Jay attacks Soho from behind. Jay plants Soho with The Gory Bomb.
Winner: (41-7) Ruby Soho via Pinfall
Line Up For This Weeks AEW Rampage
– Jon Moxley vs. Sammy Guevara w/Daniel Garcia
– Wardlow In-Action
– Britt Baker w/Jamie Hayter & Rebel vs. Skye Blue
– Orange Cassidy, Dustin Rhodes and Best Friends w/Danhausen vs. Kip Sabian, Trent Seven, The Butcher and The Blade w/Penelope Ford & The Bunny In A 8-Man Tag Team Match
Sixth Match: (33-12) MJF (c) vs. (58-14) Ricky Starks In A Winner Takes All Match For The AEW World Championship & The Dynamite Diamond Ring
MJF kicks Starks in the gut. MJF applies a side headlock. Starks whips MJF across the ring. MJF scores the elbow knockdown. MJF mocks Starks. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. MJF grabs a side headlock. Starks sends MJF into the ropes. MJF drops Starks with a shoulder tackle. Starks drops down on the canvas. MJF ducks under two clotheslines from Starks. MJF struts over Starks. MJF poses for the crowd. MJF drops down on the canvas. Starks ducks under two clotheslines from MJF. MJF leapfrogs over Starks. Starks with a leaping shoulder tackle. MJF regroups on the outside. Starks with a deep arm-drag. Starks with a Hip Toss. Starks follows that with a Back Body Drop. Starks with The Sunset Flip for a two count. Starks avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Starks rolls MJF over for a two count. Starks with a backslide cover for a two count. Starks with an inside cradle for a two count. Starks clotheslines MJF. MJF uses the ropes to create separation. MJF with a thumb to the eye behind the referee’s back. MJF with clubbing shoulder blocks. MJF sends Starks chest first into the turnbuckles. MJF poses for the crowd.
Following a snap mare takeover, MJF applies a rear chin lock. MJF dumps Starks ribs first on the top rope. MJF rolls Starks back into the ring. MJF with a GutBuster. MJF repeatedly stomps on Starks chest. MJF is choking Starks with his boot. Starks unloads three knife edge chops. MJF answers with The Kitchen Sink for a one count. MJF rakes the back of Starks. MJF whips Starks into the turnbuckles. MJF fish hooks Starks. Starks with forearm shivers. MJF pulls Starks down to the mat. MJF whips Starks across the ring. MJF goes for a knee lift, but Starks rolls him over for a two count. MJF applies The Cobra Twist. MJF starts biting Starks ribs. MJF uses the top rope for leverage. Starks with a Hip Toss. MJF reverses out of the irish whip from Starks. Starks with a Running Lariat. Starks ducks a clothesline from MJF. Starks with a JawBreaker. Starks with a running dropkick. Starks with a diving back elbow smash. Starks follows that with a leaping clothesline.
Starks drops MJF with The Swinging DDT. Starks with The Liger Bomb for a two count. MJF side steps Starks into the turnbuckles. MJF with a Flying Double Foot Stomp on the left elbow of Starks. Starks kicks MJF in the gut. MJF denies The Roshambo. Rollup Exchange. MJF with a PowerBomb onto the knee for a two count. MJF stomps on the left elbow of Starks. MJF kicks Starks in the ribs. MJF toys around with Starks. Palm Strike Exchange. Hockey Fight in Dallas. MJF with another thumb to the eye. Starks kicks MJF in the face. MJF with The Rolling Elbow. Starks Spears MJF for a two count. MJF applies The Salt To The Earth. Starks puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Starks with another rollup for a two count. Side Headlock Takeover/Headscissors Escape Exchange. MJF bridge out of a pinning predicament. MJF goes for a PowerBomb, but Starks lands back on his feet. Starks SuperKicks MJF. Starks goes for The Roshambo, but MJF lands back on his feet. MJF uses the referee as a shield. MJF delivers the low blow. MJF connects with The Small Package to pickup the victory. After the match, MJF runs away from Bryan Danielson to close the show.
Winner: Still AEW World Champion & Dynamite Diamond Ring Holder, (34-12) MJF via Pinfall
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