AEW Dynamite Results – Aug. 3, 2022 – Jericho vs. Yuta

Report by Anthony Pires of PWInsider.com

Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Commentary: Jim Ross (Hour 2), Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Taz


Quick Match Results

  1. Jay Lethal defeated Orange Cassidy via Lethal Injection
  2. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. & Jamie Hayter defeated Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm via Rainmaker by Hayter on Storm
  3. Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Ren Jones via clothesline (squash match)
  4. Christian Cage defeated Matt Hardy via Killswitch
  5. Dumpster Match: The Acclaimed defeated The Gunn Club (Austin & Colten Gunn) via putting them in the dumpster
  6. Chris Jericho defeated Wheeler Yuta via Liontamer

Orange Cassidy vs. Jay Lethal

Casidy with a signal for delay. Lethal charged and he gets rolled up for 1. Headlock/shoulderblock for 1 by Cassidy. Throw odd and shoulder block by Lethal for 1. Lethal misses an arm drag. Hands in pockets by Cassidy, he eventually gets a dropkick. Lethal to the floor. Cassidy with a tope suicida. “Kicks” by Cassidy in the floor, Lethal scrambles away. Singh to the ramp to help. Best Friends come out with Trent on Chucks shoulders. Back in the ring, it’s Lethal with a dragon screw, he stomps Cassidy’s foot on the steps. Lethal dropkicks Cassidy’s leg into the stops as we go to commercial.

We are back to live action, Lethal teases the Figure 4 but instead stomps the leg. Cassidy kicks him off. Cassidy throws Lethal into the buckle and climbs the ropes. Lethal with an avalanche screw driver. Figure 4 by Lethal, Cassidy makes the ropes. Suplex by Lethal turns into a Stundog by Cassidy. Backbreaker by Lethal for 2. Lethal to the top but Cassidy rolls to the corner. Cassidy sends him into the bottom buckle and climbs the ropes. Lethal meets him but gets shoved off. Diving DDT by Cassidy for 2. Cassidy tosses the elbow pad. He goes for the ORange Punch but the knee goes out. Piledriver by Lethal turns into a Beach Break. Cassidy tries the punch and gets chop blocked. Lethal kicks the knee and hits Lethal Injection for the pin.

WINNER JAY LETHAL

Dutt and Singh come to the ring to praise Lethal. Lethal wants the TNT title. He wants Wardlow. Lethal slaps the figure 4 on Cassidy but Best Friends and Wardlow make the save. Lethal and Co. head for the high ground. Dutt challenges Wardlow at Battle of the Belts 3, this Saturday. Wardlow accepts.


Video Package: Hook

We see the highlights from last week where Hook won the FTW title from Ricky Starks.


In-Ring: The Undisputed Elite, Hangman Page

Adam Cole and The Undisputed Elite come out. Story time. Cole says it’s great to have everyone back together. He is still not medically cleared. He puts over their talent and then speaks of loyalty. He says he came to AEW because of the Bucks. That’s loyalty. What he wants to do is talk about the Trios Tournament. He says he and O’Reilly aren’t cleared and The Young Bucks didn’t choose Fish. reDRagon attack the Bucks and Brandon Cutler. Cole stomps down Matt Jackson.

Cole is about to Pillmanize the leg but Adam Page makes the saver and runs off Cole & reDRagon. Page helps Matt Jackson to his feet and walks off.


Backstage: Jon Moxley

Jon Moxley is in the back and talks about tonight’s #1 contenders match. He doesn’t care who wins. He’s ready to destroy whoever comes out on top.


Backstage: Christian Cage, Jungle Boy

We see footage from earlier today as Tony Schiavone tried to interview Christian Cage. Jungle Boy drove in with a car and ran him off but was held back by security.


Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm vs. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. & Jamie Hayter

Rosa and Baker kick us off. Double leg and punches by Rosa, Hayter makes the save. Baker with a crossface, Rosa rolls back and back suplexes Baker. Hayter tags in. Clotheslines by Rosa. Storm tags in and stops Hayter in the corner. Rosa tags in and hits a chop and slams Hayter into the buckle. Big dropkick by Rosa. Rosa with a hard forearm and back elbows. Baker with a distraction, Hayter with a forearm and crushes Rosa in the corner. Baker tags in as we go to commercial.

Back to live action and it’s Baker throwing hard forearms to Rosa’s skull. Hayter tags in and Rosa hits a stunner and Storm tags in. Cross body for 2 by Storm. Storm and Baker get into it. Storm gets the better of it and nails Hayter with a cross body. Rosa tags in. Hayter with a suplex to both opponents. Baker tags in and eats a Death Valley Driver. Storm tags in but gets distracted by Rebel. Avalanche by Baker, Hayter gets tagged in. She scores a 2 after Baker nailed Storm with a stomp. We’ve lost absolute control here. Hayter laid out Storm. Thunder Storm with double Germans. They hit stereo hip attacks. Baker throws Rosa into a Storm hip attack. Hayter pins Storm after a lariat.

WINNERS: BRITT BAKER & JAMIE HAYTER


Segment: Sammy Guevara, Tay Conti, Eddie Kingston

Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti have a wedding video package.

Eddie Kingston saves us from the wedding, cutting a promo backstage saying that nobody cares. The upcoming match between Kingston and Guevara appears to be a go for All Out.


Video Package: Team Taz

We see footage of Powerhouse Hobbs betraying Ricky Starks.

At the commentary table, Taz swears he knew nothing and formally dissolves Team Taz.


Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ren Jones

Avalanche by Hobbs. Runnig stampede into the corner and a powerslam by Hobbs. Clothesline by Hobbs and he scores the pin

WINNER POWERHOUSE HOBBS

Ricky Starks runs in and brawls with Hobbs but eats a spinebuster. Overzealousness was not Starks’ friend here.


Video Promo: Miro

Miro is backstage complaining about God and the messengers he’s sending after him.


Video Promo: Darby Allin

Darby Allin reveals that it was him who went to Tony Khan and pushed for him to hire Brody King. Next week it’s a coffin match between the 2.


Matt Hardy vs. Christian Cage

Double leg by Hardy he nails shoulder blocks in the corner. Slap to the face by Cage, he follows up with 2 more. Cage punches him in the corner. Matt turns the tables and punches Cage, sending him to the floor. Hardy sets up a table but Cage gets back in the ring. They brawl in the corner. Hardy hits a quick powerbomb for 2. Cage rolls out and Hardy follows him. Hardy slams him into the apron but Cage shoves him into the steps. Cage runs his body into Hardy’s on the steps as we go to commercial.

Back live, Hardy nails a superplex. He scores a 2. They exchange right hands. Back body drop by Matt. Matt with a 10 count od punches and come down with an ax handle. Hardy misses a corner charge but nails a backdrop off the middle and an elbow drop for 2. Killswitch blocked by Hardy. Cage with a whiplash neckbreaker and a diving headbutt for 2. Cage misses a punch and Hardy with a side effect for 2. Side effect on the apron by Hardy and it’s time to reintroduce the table. Cage gets out of the way and Hardy drops the elbow through it. Killswitch and Cage scores the pin.

WINNER CHRISTIAN CAGE

Cage pulls out 2 chairs. It’s Con-Chair-to time. Luchasaurus comes out. It’s a ruse as Jungle Boy comes in through the crowd and grabs the chair from Cage. Cage runs off.


Backstage: Daniel Garcia

Daniel Garcia reminds us that he submitted The American Dragon. He wants him again, as he has Danielson’s number.


Video: Pac

We see video of Pac’s most recent AEW All Atlantic Title defense.


In-Ring: Ethan Page, Stokely Hathaway

All Ego Ethan Page is in the ring and wants to know WHY he’s not on TV. WHY isn’t he getting any respect. Stokley Hathaway comes out. Page complains that no one buys his T shirts. He finally sees Hathaway. Hathaway whispers into his ear and gives Page his business card. Page and Hathaway walk off together.


Backstage: Anna Jay, Matt Menard, Angelo Parker

Anna Jay, Matt Menard and Angelo Parker are backstage. Anna is to be known as Anna J.A.S. Anna chokes out a cameraman.


Dumpster Match
The Acclaimed vs. The Gunn Club (Austin & Colten Gunn)

The Acclaimed attack Billy Gunn on the ramp and we got a brawl in the aisle. Acclaimed lay them out and then Caster gets his music. He raps and then The Ass Bo…Gunn Club attack. Bowens suplexes both Austin and Colten. Bowens with a huge superkick to Austin. Colten with a side slam and lays Bowens across the dumpster. Bowens gets powerbombed in the dumpster and Caster gets backdropped into it. They escape just before the lid gets shut. We go to commercial.

Bowens and Austin and fighting on top of the dumpster and Bowens gets thrown off through a garbage can. Caster takes on the Gunns on the stage. The Gunns pull out a table. Caster gets suplexed on a grate. Bowens comes to and tries to help but gets Colt45’d. There’s a second dumpster out there. Are they both legal dumpsters? Caster shoves Austin off the ramp into the dumpster. Caster with a Mic Drop off of the entrance tunnel through a table and they throw Colten into the dumpster and close the lid.

WINNERS: THE ACCLAIMED

The Acclaimed roll the dumpster off the stage with the Gunns inside.


Video: Mance Warner

We see highlights of Mance Warner winning the Bunkhouse Stampede Sunday night. He’ll face Moxley in a qualifier Friday night.


Video Package: Claudio Castagnoli, Konosuke Takeshita

This Saturday at Battle of the Belts III it’s ROH Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs Kenosuke Takeshita.


Upcoming Cards

Friday’s Rampage:

  • AEW Interim World Championship Eliminator Match: Jon Moxley vs. Mance Warner
  • Madison Rayne will make her AEW in-ring debut
  • Friday Night Street Fight: Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland vs. Tony Nese & Josh Woods

Battle of the Belts II (This Saturday at 8 PM ET on TNT):

  • ROH World Championship: Claudio Castagnoli (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Thunder Rosa (c) vs. Jamie Hayter
  • TNT Championship: Wardlow (c) vs. Jay Lethal

Quake By The Lake:

  • Coffin Match: Darby Allin vs. Brody King
  • Tornado Tag Team Match: Lucha Brothers vs. Andrade El Idolo & Rush
  • TBS Championship Open Challenge: Jade Cargill (c) vs. ?
  • AEW Interim World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho vs. Wheeler Yuta

Results of this match by Tony Acero of 411mania.com

Jericho tries to punk Wheeler, but Yuta flicks his nose in retaliation. They go at it unti Jericho rolls to the outside. Yuta follows. He attacks Jericho forehead first against the barricade. Whip to the barricade, Yuta sends Jericho into the ring then hops on the apron. Parker holds the leg of Yuta. Yuta kicks him away as Claudio points it out. Aubrey sends both Parker and Menard to the back with gusto!

Claudio makes it a point to walk the two guys back up the ramp. Jericho rolls Yuta up! Yuta rolls through, kick to th face from Yuta! Whip, Yuta to the top rope! Jericho hits the ropes and Yuta gets crotched.

We come back to Yuta hitting a Manhattan Drop then an enziguri. Jericho up in the corner. Yuta runs with a clothesline and heads to the top. He flies! Right hand to the head!!! Kipup! They hit the ropes. CROSSBODY FROM BOTH!!! Both men up again, and they trade rights over and over!! GERMAN From YUTA! He holds on! ANOTHER GERMAN!!! YUTA WITH A THIRD!!! ANOTHER!!! He tries for one more, Jericho counters, steps through, goes for a Walls!!! Yuta escapes, sends Jericho to the outside! Suicide Dive! Another! ANOTHER!!!! Yuta to the top rope! He dives off with a crossbody! Cover for 1..2..NO!!!! Yuta to the top rope again!!! He dives off. CODEBREAKER!!!! COVER FROM JERICHO! 1…2….NO!!!Jericho drops the elbows like Yuta, but Yuta grabs the nose!!!! Jericho releases. Drop toe hold from Yuta!!! HE locks up the leg, goes for the neck, looking to make Jericho tap out!! It’s the Regal Stretch!!! Jericho grabs the bat! Aubrey sees, grabs the bat, looks to toss it out of the ring. LOW BLOW TO YUTA!!!! Judas Eff—NO!!!

Yuta escapes, flips through, seatboelt cover!! 1….2…..NO!!!!!!! Jericho rolls out, WALLS OF JERICHO!!! LIONTAMER!! Yuta taps out!!!

Winner: Chris Jericho

Jericho will NOT RELEASE the hold!!!! Another ref comes down to stop him but Jericho wont let go until…..

Moxley’s music hits, and he’s on his way from the crowd!!!!

Jericho leaves the ring. He grabs a mic, tells Jon he just unleashed the demon. Next week, you want the last survivor of Stu Hart’s Dungeon? Lionheart Chris Jericho? You got it.