Posted in All Elite Wrestling

AEW Dynamite Results (1/4/23): Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks

   January 5, 2023

AEW Dynamite
January 4, 2023
Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington

You can follow me on Twitter @TheHootsPodcast

Commentary Team: (Excalibur, TAZ and Tony Schiavone)

Ring Announcer: Dasha Gonzalez

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: (55-24-1) Chris Jericho w/The Jericho Appreciation Society vs. (59-15) Ricky Starks

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Jericho with a deep arm-drag.  Jericho is playing mind games with Starks. Strong Lockup. Wrist Lock Exchange. Starks applies a side headlock. Jericho whips Starks across the ring. Starks drops Jericho with a shoulder tackle. Palm Strike Exchange. Starks tees off on Jericho. Jericho escapes to the outside. Starks with two knife edge chops. Starks throws Jericho into the steel ring steps. Starks poses for the crowd. Starks rolls Jericho back into the ring. Jericho kicks Starks in the chest. Jericho with three knife edge chops. Jericho with clubbing corner clotheslines. Jericho shoves the referee. Jericho with a blistering chop. Jericho whips Starks across the ring. Starks holds onto the ropes. Starks kicks Jericho in the chest. Starks with an overhand chop. Starks with The Old School Sledge. Starks follows that with a SitOut FaceBuster for a two count. Starks is lighting up Jericho’s chest. Matt Menard trips Starks from the outside. Jericho clotheslines Starks over the top rope. Jericho goes for a SpringBoard Dropkick, but Starks counters with a straight right hand.

Jericho with forearm shivers. Jericho delivers a thumb to the eye. Jericho with a Snap Vertical Suplex off the ring apron. Starks gets back in the ring at the count of nine. Jericho kicks Starks in the gut. Jericho with a forearm smash. Jericho slams Stark’s head on all three corner pads. Jericho is choking Starks with his boot. Starks is throwing haymakers at Jericho. Jericho dropkicks Starks for a one count. Jericho transitions into a ground and pound attack. Jericho chops Starks. Starks explodes out of the corner with a running clothesline. Chop Exchange. Forearm Exchange. Jericho with two chops. Jericho whips Starks across the ring. Starks with a running clothesline. Starks dropkicks Jericho. Jericho denies The Roshambo. Jericho with forearm shivers. Jericho sends Starks into the ropes. Starks with a toe kick. Starks hits The Liger Bomb for a two count.

Jericho answers with a cross chop. Jericho goes for The LionSault, but Starks gets his knees up in the air. Starks goes for The MoonSault, but Jericho ducks out of the way. Starks blocks The CodeBreaker. Starks SuperKicks Jericho for a two count. Jericho side steps Starks into the turnbuckles. Jericho drops Starks with The CodeBreaker. Starks negates The Judas Effect. Starks goes for The Roshambo, but Jericho counters with The Walls Of Jericho. The referee gets distracted by Angelo Parker. Menard clocks Starks with the baseball bat behind the referee’s back. Starks refuses to quit. Starks kicks Jericho in the face. Starks with an inside cradle for a two count. Jericho with The Big Boot. Starks responds with The Swinging DDT. Starks blasts 2.0 off the apron. Starks connects with The Spear to pickup the victory. After the match, The Jericho Appreciation Society gangs up on Starks and Action Andretti. Jake Hager PowerBombs Starks through a table on the floor.

Winner: (60-15) Ricky Starks via Pinfall 

Second Match: (45-10) The Acclaimed (c) w/Billy Gunn vs. (4-1) Jeff Jarrett & (26-9) Jay Lethal w/Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh For The AEW World Tag Team Championship

Anthony Bowens and Jeff Jarrett will start things off. Jarrett slaps Caster in the face. Bowens backs Jarrett into the turnbuckles. Bowens unloads two knife edge chops. Bowens repeatedly stomps on Jarrett’s chest. Bowens sends Jarrett to the corner. Jarrett decks Bowens with a back elbow smash. Jarrett tags in Lethal. Bowens ducks a clothesline from Lethal. Chop/Haymaker Exchange. Lethal drives his knee into the midsection of Bowens. Lethal sends Bowens to the corner. Bowens dives over Lethal. Bowens with a double leapfrog. Bowens thrust kicks the midsection of Lethal. Bowens kicks Lethal in the chest. Bowens drops Lethal with a Guillotine Leg Drop. Bowens applies a wrist lock. Bowens tags in Caster. Caster punches Lethal in the back. Caster with The Olympic Slam. Caster taunts Jarrett. Caster applies The Ankle Lock. Lethal grabs the middle rope which forces the break. Caster tags in Bowens. Caster bodyslams Lethal. The Acclaimed with The Scissor Me Timbers. Jarrett stops The Acclaimed in their tracks. Jarrett gives Caster the middle finger salute. Bowens answers with a right hand. Caster bodyslams Jarrett. Jarrett suffers the same fate as Lethal. Scissor Party In Seattle.

Bowens whips Lethal across the ring. Lethal ducks a clothesline from Bowens. Lethal slaps Billy in the face. Billy is trying to pull Lethal out of the ring. The referee has ejected Billy from the ringside area. Lethal attacks Bowens from behind. Lethal slams Bowens head on two turnbuckle pads. Lethal transitions into a corner mount. Lethal blocks a boot from Bowens. Lethal kicks the right hamstring of Bowens. Lethal tags in Jarrett. Jarrett with a toe kick. Bowens reverses out of the irish whip from Lethal. Lethal exits the ring. Jarrett with a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Jarrett repeatedly stomps on Bowens back. Jarrett with a Running Boot through the ropes. Jarrett struts around the ring. Jarrett clotheslines Bowens. Jarrett continues to taunt Caster. Jarrett kicks Bowens in the gut. Lethal with a Twisting NeckBreaker. The referee didn’t see Lethal tag out to Jarrett. Jarrett with rapid fire haymakers. Jarrett tags in Lethal. Following a snap mare takeover, Lethal applies a rear chin lock. Lethal with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Lethal bodyslams Bowens. Lethal goes for Hail To The King, but Bowens ducks out of the way. Lethal tags in Jarrett. Jarrett knocks Caster off the ring apron. Bowens with a chop/forearm combination. Jarrett reverses out of the irish whip from Bowens. Bowens ducks a clothesline from Jarrett. Bowens with a Belly to Back Suplex. Caster and Lethal are tagged in.

Caster with a clothesline/back elbow combination. Caster with a Back Body Drop to Lethal. Caster chops Jarrett. Caster SuperKicks Jarrett. Caster with a Flying Plancha. Caster rolls Lethal back into the ring. Caster with a Flying Crossbody Block for a two count. Jarrett slaps Caster in the face. Caster with a double leg takedown. Caster transitions into a ground and pound attack. Caster ducks a clothesline from Lethal. Caster dropkicks Lethal. Caster tags in Bowens. Jarrett sends Caster crashing to the outside. Lethal kicks Bowens in the gut. Arm-Ringer/Back Drop Combination for a two count. Lethal applies The Figure Four Leg Lock. Singh throws Caster into the steel ring steps. The referee has ejected Dutt and Singh from the ringside area. Lethal goes for The Lethal Injection, but Bowens counters with The Rolling Elbow. Jarrett connects with The Stroke. Lethal hooks the outside leg to pickup the victory for the moment. The other official Aubrey Edwards caught Dutt shoving Bowens foot off the bottom rope. This match will indeed restart. Lethal is putting the boots to Bowens. Meeting Of The Minds. Caster punches Jarrett from the apron. Bowens SuperKicks Jarrett. Lethal rolls Bowens over for a two count. Caster shoves Lethal’s foot off the middle rope. Bowens rolls Lethal over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still AEW World Tag Team Champions, (46-10) The Acclaimed via Pinfall 

Third Match: (35-9-2) Bryan Danielson vs. (34-9) Tony Nese w/Mark Sterling & Josh Woods

The referee immediately gets distracted by Sterling. Woods trips Danielson from the outside. Nese with a throat thrust. Nese with a Running Bulldog across the top strand. Danielson avoids The SpringBoard MoonSault. Nese delivers The Running Nese for a two count. Nese argues with the referee. Nese transitions into a ground and pound attack. Nese slaps Danielson in the chest. Danielson with a Chop/Mid-Kick Combination.

Nese reverses out of the irish whip from Danielson. Danielson dives over Nese. Danielson ducks a clothesline from Nese. Danielson with a running elbow strike. YES! Kicks. Nese blocks The Roundhouse Kick. Nese with a One-Arm BuckleBomb. Nese goes for The Running Nese, but Danielson ducks out of the way. Danielson connects with The Busaiku Knee. Danielson repeatedly stomps on Nese’s face. Danielson makes Nese tap out to The Regal Stretch.

Winner: (36-9-2) Bryan Danielson via Submission 

Fourth Match: (22-6) Shane Strickland w/Mogul Affiliates vs. (3-6) AR Fox 

Double Forearm. Fox launches Strickland over the top rope. Fox with a straight right hand. Strickland dives off the ring apron. Strickland drives his knee into the midsection of Fox. Strickland avoids The Spinning Tiger Feint Kick. Strickland blocks The Roll Through Cutter. Fox fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Both guys dive to the outside. That leads us to a huge standoff. Fox with a Pump Kick. Fox with a Triangle MoonSault Press. Fox rolls Strickland back into the ring. Fox sweeps out the legs of Strickland. Fox with a Roll Through Corkscrew Suplex for a two count. Fox with a Diving Corner Clothesline. Mogul Affiliates attacks Fox behind the referee’s back. Strickland nails Fox with The Pump Kick. Strickland punches Fox. Strickland whips Fox into the steel barricade. Strickland rolls Fox back into the ring. Strickland applies an arm-bar. Strickland goes into the lateral press for a one count. Strickland argues with the referee. Following a snap mare takeover, Strickland with a diving uppercut across the back of Fox’s neck for a one count. Strickland kicks Fox in the face. Strickland with a forearm smash. Strickland HeadButts Fox. Strickland applies the cravate.

Fox sends Strickland to the corner. Strickland with a running clothesline. Strickland is raining down haymakers. Strickland kicks Fox in the face. Fox with The Big Boot. Strickland thrust kicks the midsection of Fox. Strickland kicks Fox in the chest. Fox with an Enzuigiri. Strickland answers with a Teep Kick. Fox dodges The Discus Lariat. Fox with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Fox with a diving back elbow smash. Fox goes for a Roll Through Cutter, but Strickland counters with a German Suplex. Strickland drops Fox with The Roll Through Flatliner for a two count. Strickland puts Fox on the top turnbuckle. Fox with two sharp elbow strikes. Fox with a Roll Through Cutter. Fox follows that with a Stutter Pump Kick. Fox with The Iconoclasm. Fox hits The Roll Through Cutter. Fox lands The 450 Splash for a two count. Strickland fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Fox punches Strickland. Strickland attacks Fox with a foreign object behind the referee’s back. Strickland with The Death Valley Driver into the ring apron. Strickland connects with The Swerve Stomp to pickup the victory.

Winner: (23-6) Shane Strickland via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: (46-0) Jade Cargill & (53-24) Red Velvet w/Leila Grey vs. (17-10) Kiera Hogan & (14-40) Skye Blue

Red Velvet and Skye Blue will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Blue applies a side headlock. Velvet whips Blue across the ring. Velvet drops down on the canvas. Velvet goes for a dropkick, but Blue holds onto the ropes. Rollup Exchange. Blue ducks a clothesline from Velvet. Standing Switch Exchange. Blue blocks The O’Connor Roll. Velvet bridges out of a pinning predicament. Second Rollup Exchange. Blue with a Rising Knee Strike. Blue tags in Hogan. Hogan with a Running Hip Attack against the ropes. Hogan with a Leg Drop for a two count. Hogan tags in Blue. Velvet blocks The SuperKick. Blue with a Spinning Enzuigiri. Blue drops Velvet with The DDT for a two count. Blue backs Velvet into the turnbuckles. Cargill tags herself in. Cargill blocks a punch from Blue. Cargill avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Cargill with a Pumphandle Slam. Cargill punches Blue. Cargill stomps on Blue’s chest. Cargill uppercuts Blue. Cargill with a forearm smash. Cargill sends Blue to the corner.

Blue side steps Cargill into the turnbuckles. Cargill rocks Blue with a forearm smash. Cargill flexes her muscles. Cargill uppercuts Blue. Cargill sends Blue face first into the ring apron. Cargill resets the referee’s ten count. Cargill continues to uppercut Blue. Forearm Exchange. Cargill hammers down on the back of Blue’s neck. Cargill toys around with Blue. Cargill rolls Blue back into the ring. Blue decks Cargill with a back elbow smash. Cargill goes for a Press Slam, but Blue lands back on her feet. Blue tags in Hogan. Cargill catches Hogan in mid-air. Cargill hits The Eye Of The Storm for a two count. Cargill talks smack to Velvet. Cargill tags in Velvet. Hogan scores the elbow knockdown. Hogan with a flying forearm smash. Hogan with a corner clothesline. Hogan sweeps out the legs of Velvet. Hogan with a Sliding Corner Dropkick for a two count. Velvet with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Hogan follows that with a Counter Vertical Suplex. Velvet tags in Cargill. Cargill nails Hogan with The Pump Kick. Cargill kicks Blue off the ring apron. Cargill Chokeslams Hogan. Velvet hops off the apron. Hogan rolls Cargill over for a two count. Cargill connects with another Pump Kick to pickup the victory.

Winner: (47-0) Jade Cargill & (54-24) Red Velvet via Pinfall  

Line Up For This Weeks AEW Rampage & Battle Of The Belts V

Rampage 

– Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley vs. Top Flight

– Preston Vance In-Action

– Jamie Hayter & Britt Baker w/Rebel vs. The Renegade Twins

Battle Of The Belts V 

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

– Jade Cargill (c) w/Leila Grey vs. Skye Blue For The AEW TBS Championship

– The Acclaimed (c) w/Billy Gunn vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal w/Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh In A No Holds Barred Match For The AEW World Tag Team Championship

Sixth Match: (14-1) Samoa Joe (c) vs. (71-27-1) Darby Allin For The AEW TNT Championship

Joe attacks Nick Wayne before the bell rings. Allin lands The Suicide Dive. Allin attacks Joe with his skateboard. Allin and Joe starts brawling towards the staging area. Allin with a Flying Double Foot Stomp off the ramp. Allin sets up a ladder on the ramp. Allin with a Flying Cannonball Senton off the ladder. Allin fish hooks Joe. Allin rolls Joe back into the ring. Allin with a Shotgun Dropkick. Allin kicks Joe in the face. Joe drops Allin with The Uranage Slam on the steel ring steps. Joe drives Allin face first into the steel ring post. Joe flexes his muscles. Allin regroups on the outside. Joe unloads two knife edge chops. Allin struggles to get back in the ring. Allin is throwing haymakers at Joe. Joe HeadButts Allin. Joe stomps on Allin’s face. Joe with a Mid-Kick. Joe with a back chop. Joe follows that with another mid-kick. Joe goes for a Running Elbow Drop, but Allin ducks out of the way.

Allin applies The Sleeper Hold. Joe drives Allin back first into the canvas. Joe applies a leg lock. Allin headbutts the midsection of Joe. Joe sweeps out the legs of Allin. Allin with heavy bodyshots. Joe drops Allin with a Double Knee Breaker. Joe with a Mid-Kick. Joe with a Running Senton Splash for a two count. Joe applies the single leg crab. Allin grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Joe puts Allin on the top turnbuckle. Allin blocks The Muscle Buster. Allin ducks a clothesline from Joe. Joe removes the top turnbuckle pad. Allin with a German Suplex for a two count. Joe applies The Coquina Clutch. Allin rolls Joe over for a two count. Allin decks Joe with a back elbow smash. Allin goes for The Flipping Stunner, but Joe counters with The Coquina Clutch. Allin drives Joe face first into the exposed steel. Allin hits The CodeRed. Allin connects with Two Coffin Drops to pickup the victory.  After the match, Allin celebrates with Sting to close the show.

Winner: New AEW TNT Champion, (72-27-1) Darby Allin via Pinfall 

Checkout Episode 341 of The Hoots Podcast 

Author: Josh Lopez