AEW Dynamite 21st of August 2024

This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite kicks off with Tony Schiavone bringing out Britt Baker and Mercedes Moné for a contract signing for their match this Sunday at All In.
Tony Schiavone reminds them that they have agreed to no physicality tonight. Mercedes Moné says when she makes Baker tap on Sunday people will know Britt’s the past and she will forever be the future. Moné then signs the contract.
Britt Baker says she can say whatever she wants but before there was a CEO there was a DMD. Moné says Baker makes her sick and the fans only like Baker because they see themselves in her, as a loser. Moné says this is Baker’s dream match and she’s her favorite wrestler and questions if Baker is truly all in.
Mercedes says Baker won’t beat her on Sunday. Britt says she has the guts, the heart, and the balls. Baker says she’s the gold standard and calls herself the baddest bitch on the block. Baker says she wanted to be like Mercedes, that she walked so she could run.
Britt says Mercedes made a difference but that person doesn’t exist anymore and calls her a smug arrogant ass. Baker says she cares more about being the highest-paid woman in wrestling than being the best in the world. Baker says she’s not going to attack Mercedes but hits Kamille with a microphone instead, slams her head off the table and crossbodies Kamille and Mercedes out of the seat sending them out of the ring.

The Learning Tree is backstage. Chris Jericho says something has been bothering him his entire flight over to Cardiff. Jericho questions what right Billington has to call himself the Dynamite Kid besides the fact that he’s his uncle. Jericho says what he does to Billington tonight will be done sevenfold to HOOK on Sunday at All In.'

FTW Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Big Bill and Bryan Keith) defeated “Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington
Chris Jericho reverses a diving headbutt with the Codebreaker to score the pinfall victory.
After the match Jericho gets on the microphone and calls HOOK a stupid bastard. Jericho says if HOOK was there right now he’d rip him apart branch by branch. HOOK comes to the ring and gets in Jericho’s face. Big Bill attacks HOOK from behind and chokeslams him. The Learning Tree poses over HOOK before leaving.

“Timeless” Toni Storm defeated Saraya (w/ Harley Cameron) to retain the AEW Women’s World Championship
Toni Storm hits Saraya with Storm Zero to score the pinfall victory.
Mariah May attacks Storm after the match and hits her with a shoe.

The Conglomeration is backstage, they want a match on Collision this Saturday night.

Will Ospreay and MJF have their face-to-face in the ring, there isn’t supposed to be any physicality. Ospreay says he’s going to clean up MJF’s mess. MJF says he returned early from his injury to clean up Ospreay’s mess.
Ospreay says MJF holding the AEW World Championship was a joke and it was a joke that was funny that went on for too long. Ospreay says Tony Khan brought him into All In last year when he wasn’t even employed just to put on a good wrestling match because Khan couldn’t rely on MJF to do it.
Will Ospreay says this about restoring the feeling of AEW and he is the feeling. MJF says for all the trash that came out of his mouth, he got one thing right. MJF says he doesn’t care about catering to the fans and he only cares about winning.
Friedman wants to know who the hell Ospreay is. MJF says everyone knows who he is and everyone loves him. The crowd boos. MJF wants to know who told him he was the best in the world. Friedman laughs at the notion it was the fans and says they know nothing about pro wrestling because they like his matches.
MJF says Ospreay can be the feeling all he wants, Friedman is the facts. MJF reminds him he headlined and won at the biggest wrestling show of all time. Friedman says Ospreay has the Tiger Driver ’91 in the chamber and he isn’t man enough to pull the trigger.
Will Ospreay says history books can be rewritten, but what can’t be rewritten is what you make people feel. Ospreay says to ask anyone around the world who the best wrestler in the world is and they will say it’s him. Ospreay says he can’t lose on Sunday. MJF says the fans loved him until Ospreay showed up and ruined it.
MJF says he spent time with Ospreay’s wife and so-called kid before the show. Ospreay is getting heated. MJF says he has a feeling after the conversation he had with his wife tonight the next kid she has won’t be his either. Ospreay asks Tony Schiavone how much the fine will be if he punches MJF right now, Schiavone says Khan tells him it’s $100K.
Ospreay says it’s worth it and pummels MJF before security rushes into the ring to separate the two men. While Ospreay is dealing with security, Friedman hits him with the Dynamite Diamond ring and makes him bleed. MJF hits him with a brainbuster and does a fake three-count on him. Friedman attempts to hit Ospreay with Tiger Driver ’91 but he’s stopped by security.

Hangman Page is backstage and says he’ll be in the Casino Gauntlet match on Sunday and he will run anyone over that he needs to win the match. Evil Uno comes in and mentions that he’s in the Casino Gauntlet and Hangman attacks him with a chair. Page says there’s nothing more he wants than to make Swerve’s dreams and happiness go up in smoke.

AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada and Claudio Castagnoli wrestle to a time-limit draw
Claudio Castagnoli hits Kazuchika Okada with the pop-up uppercut but Okada rolls outside the ring and buys himself enough time to avoid the pinfall. By the time Castagnoli gets him back in the ring the time limit expires before he can get the three count.
The Young Bucks and Jack Perry come out. Matthew Jackson asks the fans if they would like to see them go five more minutes. The crowd approves. Matthew says that’s not going to happen and the crowd boos. Jackson asks Claudio to leave the ring or they will remove him.

Darby Allin and FTR hit the ring before they can do anything, their trios match with The Elite is up next!
FTR and Darby Allin defeated The Elite
Darby Allin hits Matthew Jackson with the Coffin Drop to score the pinfall victory for his team.
The Elite left through the crowd after the match as The Acclaimed hit the stage. Max Caster calls FTR court jesters and the Young Bucks his favorite princesses. Caster says the belts will come home to The Acclaimed on Sunday since neither team can beat them.
Anthony Bowens says FTR and the Bucks can’t beat The Acclaimed and they will fight until they are the next champions.

A bloody Will Ospreay is backstage and he’s confronted by Bryan Danielson who tells him to do the Tiger Driver ’91 to MJF at All In this Sunday.

Nigel McGuinness is in the ring and brings out AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana. McGuinness goes to introduce Bryan Danielson but stops and interviews Strickland instead. McGuinness asks him how it feels to be heading into All In as the overwhelming favorite.
Swerve Strickland talks about what he’s done as AEW World Champion. Strickland says he appreciates the legend that Bryan Danielson is but he feels disrespected by him by saying he’s ready for retirement and that pisses him off.
Strickland says he’s going to do something to Danielson on Sunday to make sure he isn’t capable of getting back in the ring after All In. Swerve says if Danielson ever tries to wrestle again after he loses on Sunday he’s gonna be there to beat him down. Strickland mentions Danielson’s family which brings out The American Dragon who rushes to the ring and hits him with the Busaiku knee.
Bryan Danielson says he doesn’t come out and talk all the time but he knows it and they know it, he’s the best f*cking wrestler in the world and he has been for the past 20 years. Danielson says this Sunday at Wembley Stadium in front of the fans who paid to see him for the last 25 years and in front of his family, Danielson says you’ll have to damn near kill him because he’s leaving his soul in that ring.
Bryan Danielson says there’s been a lot of talking tonight but there’s only one question left. Can Danielson beat Swerve for the AEW World Championship? The crowd chants yes as AEW Dynamite goes off the air.