9/25/24 AEW Dynamite Grand Slam Recap

Excalibur, Jim Ross, Taz, and Tony Schiavone are on commentary from Queens, New York.

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Match 1 – Singles Match
Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness
Danielson’s music hits, but he doesn’t come out. McGuinness says he wants the referee to count to ten and that Danielson should be stripped of the AEW World Championship. The referee makes it to six before Danielson’s music hits again, and this time, Danielson comes to the ring.
They lock up and McGuinness delivers an uppercut. Danielson comes back with an uppercut of his own, and then they lock up again. McGuinness applies a wrist-lock, but Danielson turns it into one of his own before McGuinness delivers another uppercut. Danielson comes back with a snap-mare, and then kicks McGuinness in the back. They exchange wrist-locks again, and then Danielson goes into a hammer-lock. McGuinness slams him into the ropes to break the hold, and then delivers quick strikes and a kick to send Danielson into the corner. Danielson comes back with a slap to the face, and then McGuinness does the same to Danielson. They exchange uppercuts, and then Danielson kicks McGuinness in the leg to send him down. McGuinness comes back and takes Danielson down, but then they exchange body shots. McGuinness goes for the LeBell Lock, but Danielson escapes and locks it in himself.
McGuinness makes it to the ropes and tosses Danielson to the floor. McGuinness slams Danielson into the barricade, and then into the steps. McGuinness sets the steps up, and then drop toe holds Danielson into them. McGuinness tries to slam the steps onto Danielson’s arm, but Danielson rolls out of the way and delivers a headbutt. Danielson slams McGuinness into the ring post, and then pulls him into it from the other side. McGuinness comes back with a shot, and then gets Danielson back into the ring. McGuinness locks in London Dungeon, but Danielson gets to the ropes. McGuinness stomps on Danielson’s arm and sends him to the corner. McGuinness backs away, but Danielson follows with a running kick in the corner. Danielson follows with round kicks, and then suplexes McGuinness down. Danielson goes up top, but McGuinness cuts him off and goes for the Tower of London.
Danielson escapes and delivers the Busaiku Knee. Danielson delivers more round kicks and goes for the cover, but McGuinness kicks out at two. Danielson sends McGuinness to the corner, but McGuinness stands on his head to block Danielson. Danielson cuts him off anyway and clubs McGuinness in the chest, but McGuinness comes back with a clothesline in the corner for a two count. McGuinness goes for another cover, but Danielson rolls through and goes for the LeBell Lock. McGuinness delivers a shot to Danielson’s arm, and then Danielson delivers an uppercut with his injured arm. Danielson goes for another shot, but McGuinness blocks him and drops him with a the Jawbreaker Lariat for a one count. McGuinness takes Danielson down again and goes for another cover, but Danielson kicks out again. McGuinness goes for London Dungeon, but Danielson kicks his way free a few times.
McGuinness delivers the hammer-and-anvil elbow strikes to Danielson, and then slams him with the Tower of London for a two count. McGuinness locks in London Dungeon and sits back into the hold, but Danielson rolls through and delivers the hammer-and-anvil elbow strikes. They exchange shots, and then McGuinness delivers a knee strike and a clothesline for a two count. Danielson grabs McGuinness and locks in the LeBell Lock, and then delivers right hands. McGuinness rolls over for a cover, but Danielson rolls back over into the hold and McGuinness taps out.
Winner: Bryan Danielson
-After the match, Christian Cage’s music hits and he comes to the stage with his contract. Danielson tells him to bring it on as Cage goes to sign the contract, but Kip Sabian comes out and steals the pen away from Cage. Cage chases Sabian backstage, but runs into Claudio Castagnoli and PAC. Cage turns the other way and continues to chase Sabian.

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Match 2 – FTW Championship – FTW Rules Match: Hook (c) vs. Roderick Strong (w/Matt Taven and Mike Bennett)
They lock up and Hook goes behind for a waist-lock. Strong turns it into a wrist-lock, but Hook turns it into one of his own. Hook takes Strong down, but Taven and Bennett help Strong to the floor. Hook comes out after him and delivers right hands to Strong against the barricade. Taven and Bennett distract Hook and Strong delivers a shot. Strong gets a kendo stick, but Hook gets it away from him and hits all three of them with it. Hook drops Strong with a leg-sweep using the stick, and then suplexes Taven abd Bennett. Strong comes back and slams Hook into the ring post as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Hook sends Strong into the corner and drops him with a suplex. Hook follows with a few clotheslines, and then delivers a knee strike to the midsection. Hook throws Strong across the ring and follows with a clothesline and body shots in the corner. Hook delivers a headbutt and drops Strong with a Northern Lights suplex for a two count. Hook applies a key lock, but Strong gets to his feet and drops Hook with a clothesline. Taven slides a chair to Strong, who wedges it into the corner. Hook goes for Redrum, but Strong slams him into the chair. Strong delivers a knee strike and slams Hook down for a two count. Strong sets up chairs in the ring, but Hook delivers elbow strikes and slams Strong onto the chairs and gets a two count. Strong comes back and delivers a gut-buster over the chair. Strong delivers the Strong Kick and goes for the cover, but Hook kicks out at two. Strong goes for End of Heartache, but Hook rolls through and makes Strong tap out to Redrum.
Winner and still FTW Champion: Hook
-After the match, Taven and Bennett get into the ring with Strong. Strong turns Hook around, and then extends his hand for a handshake. Hook accepts, and then Strong pulls him in for a hug. Bennett and Taven also shake hands with Hook before leaving the ring. Schiavone interviews Hook after the match, and brings up that Taz created the FTW Championship not far from where they are tonight. Hook thanks him, and then says all good things must come to an end. Hook thanks all the wrestlers who have ever fought for the title and the fans for supporting it, and then officially retires the championship. Hook hands the title to Taz, and then they share a hug before Hook heads backstage.

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Match 3 – AEW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay (w/Don Callis)
Nicholas and Ospreay start the match, and Nicholas applies a side-headlock. Matthew comes into the ring and slams Ospreay down as Nicholas knocks Fletcher off the apron. The Bucks double-team Ospreay for a bit, and then Nicholas applies a side-headlock. Fletcher takes in, and then he and Ospreay double-team Nicholas. They cause Matthew to splash onto Nicholas, and then Ospreay connects with a moonsault press. The Bucks get sent to the floor, and then Fletcher and Ospreay dive onto them from the top as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Fletcher slams the Bucks into each other and slams them down. Ospreay tags in and drops Matthew with a flying forearm shot. Ospreay delivers a few strikes to Nicholas, and then drops both Bucks with kicks to the head. Ospreay connects with a standing Skytwister Press to Nicholas and goes for the cover, but Nicholas kicks out. Ospreay goes for Hidden Blade, but Nicholas counters with a shot and Matthew tags in. The Bucks double-team Ospreay and Matthew goes for the cover, but Ospreay kicks out at two. Matthew puts Ospreay over the top rope, and then the Bucks connect with a senton/powerbomb combination. Matthew goes for the cover, but Fletcher breaks it up. Fletcher gets sent to the floor, and then Nicholas tags in. The Bucks go for the EVP Trigger, but Ospreay gets free and delivers a double Os-cutter.
Ospreay goes for the cover on Nicholas, but the referee hesitates to check who is legal and Matthew breaks it up. Fletcher comes in and drops the Bucks with a double clothesline after Ospreay gets sent to the outside. Nicholas slams Fletcher, and then Ospreay splashes onto Nicholas. Matthew takes Ospreay down with a destroyer, but Ospreay comes right back with the Hidden Blade. Fletcher and Nicholas exchange shots, and then Fletcher runs the ropes. Matthew trips him up, and then the Bucks double-team Fletcher on the outside. The Bucks deliver the TK Driver to Fletcher on the apron, but Fletcher gets into the ring at the nine count. Nicholas delivers a running knee strike as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Ospreay and Fletcher come back and deliver Styles Clashes to the Bucks. Fletcher goes for the cover on Matthew, but Matthew kicks out at two. Ospreay delivers the Hidden Black and Storm Breaker to Matthew and goes for the cover, but Nicholas breaks it up. Nicholas sends Fletcher to the floor and Ospreay goes for the Tiger Driver 91 on Matthew, but Nicholas delivers a superkick. Fletcher drops the Bucks with snap suplexes, but the Bucks come back with enzuigiris and Nicholas slams him down with a bulldog. The Bucks go for Bang for Your Buck, but Ospreay breaks it up. Ospreay drops Nicholas with a cutter from the top, and then Ospreay and Fletcher deliver the TK Driver to Matthew. Fletcher goes for the cover, but Matthew kicks out at two. Ospreay and Fletcher deliver Coriolis to Matthew and Fletcher goes for the cover, but Matthew kicks out again.
Fletcher kicks Matthew in the corner and delivers a turnbuckle brain buster, but Nicholas shoves Ospreay into the cover to break it up. Nicholas throws Ospreay to the floor, and then Fletcher kicks Nicholas to the floor. Fletcher sends Nicholas into the announcers’ table with a dive, and then Callis hands Fletcher the screwdriver. Callis gets on the apron and Fletcher gets into the ring. Fletcher goes to use the screwdriver, but Ospreay stops him and takes it away. Ospreay yells at Callis, and then Matthew hits Ospreay with the title belt. Nicholas hits Fletcher with the title and Matthew gets a roll-up, but Fletcher kicks out at two. The Bucks deliver a double superkick and the BTE Trigger, and Matthew gets the pin fall on Fletcher.
Winners and still AEW World Tag Team Champions: The Young Bucks

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Renee Paquette is backstage with The Conglomeration, who officially bring Rocky Romero into the group. Mark Briscoe says they are less than five miles away from where the Briscoes had their final tag team match. Briscoe gets the Conglomeration are going to give the Leaning Tree a Dem Boyz-style ass beating on Collision.

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Schiavone is on the stage, and he introduces Prince Nana. Nana says there is nothing mentally that can stop Swerve Strickland, but he is not physically cleared to come back. Nana is interrupted by MVP, and MVP says he agrees that Strickland is the most dangerous man in AEW. MVP says Strickland has been the best wrestler in AEW and runs down some of the men he has beaten. MVP says he saw Strickland lose and he wonders why the guy who did it to Strickland is still walking around in AEW. MVP says that isn’t a failure on Strickland,  but a failure on his management. MVP tells Nana to let Strickland know that when he is ready to be taken seriously again to take his business card. MVP says when Strickland is ready to talk, he is ready to talk business.

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Jack Perry’s bus is shown driving over the bridge toward the arena. He will defend the AEW TNT Championship on Saturday’s Collision Grand Slam.

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Match 4 – AEW Women’s World Championship Match
Mariah May (c) vs. Yuka Sakazaki
Sakazaki dives onto May from the ropes during her entrance, and then slams her into the barricade. Sakazaki kicks May in the face and gets her into the ring as the bell rings. Sakazaki goes for the cover, but May kicks out at one. They exchange shots and slaps, and then Sakazaki connects with a rolling elbow strike. May ducks to the floor and pulls Sakazaki out with her. May delivers a shotgun dropkick and gets her back into the ring. May delivers a spinning side slam and goes for the cover, but Sakazaki kicks out at two. May puts Sakazaki in the ropes and applies a rear choke. May follows with a dropkick in the ropes and goes for the cover, but Sakazaki kicks out at two. May chops Sakazaki in the corner and puts her up top. May delivers a double chop and goes for a hurricanrana, but Sakazaki counters and applies a leg-scissors hold in the ropes.
May brings Sakazaki back into the ring for Mayday, but Sakazaki rolls through and gets a two count. Sakazaki gets another two count on a roll-up, and then gets another two count on a back-slide. Sakazaki rolls May around the ring and gets one more two count. Sakazaki goes for the Merry-Go-Round, but May counters with a headbutt and follows with a German suplex for a two count. May slams Sakazaki again and goes for the cover, but Sakazaki kicks out again. May goes for a knee strike, but Sakazaki dodges and delivers a thrust kick. Sakazaki delivers a Northern Lights bomb and goes for the Magical Girl Splash, but May gets her knees up. May delivers a running knee strike and follows with Storm Zero for the pin fall.
Winner and still AEW Women’s World Champion: Mariah May
-After the match, May goes to hit Sakazaki with the belt, but Willow Nightingale rushes the ring and makes the save. Nightingale gets in May’s face, and then Mina Shirakawa’s music hits. May hits Nightingale with the title, and then May leaves the ring and hugs Shirakawa. Shirakawa looks confused, and then May leaves as Sakazaki gets in Shirakawa’s face.

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Match 5 – Singles Match
Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley (w/Marina Shafir)
Moxley kicks Allin in the face and chops him in the corner a few times. Moxley follows with elbow strikes and rakes Allin’s eyes, and then throws Allin into the opposite corner. Moxley puts Allin’s mouth on the bottom rope and kicks the rope into Allin’s teeth. Moxley does the same on the other side of the ring, and Allin begins bleeding from the mouth. Moxley delivers a hard shot, and then scoop slams Allin into the ropes. Moxley sits down onto Allin’s knee and takes him to the corner, but Allin fights back with body shots. Moxley deliver one shot, and then throws Allin into the corner and causes him to crash to the floor. Allin grabs Moxley and puts him in the ring skirt. Allin delivers a few shots and follows with a dropkick. Allin jumps on Moxley’s back, but Moxley slams him on the floor. Moxley goes to the apron, but Allin cuts him off and puts his arm inside the top of the ring post.
Allin delivers a few shots to Moxley, and then Shafir helps Moxley get free. Allin drops Moxley with a Coffin Drop on the outside and then gets him back into the ring. Moxley rolls right back out, but Allin takes him out with a cannonball dive through the ropes. Allin grabs a chair and sets up it on the outside. Allin grabs Moxley, but Shafir stands in front of the chair to block Allin. Moxley slams Allin with a body slam on the apron and Shafir delivers a few stomps to him as the referee is with Moxley in the ring. Moxley presses Allin’s head into the ring post with his boot as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Moxley drops Allin with a clothesline and gets a two count. Moxley delivers elbow strikes and kicks, and then picks Allin up. Allin counters with elbow strikes and delivers Stundog Millionaire. Moxley goes to the outside and sits in the chair, but Allin delivers a dropkick from the top. Allin gets Moxley back into the ring and drops him with Code Red for a two count. Allin rips off one of the turnbuckle pads and tries to slam Moxley’s head into it, but Moxley counters and dropkicks Allin into the opposite corner. Moxley picks Allin up, but Allin floats over and gets a two count. Allin connects with a splash for another two count, and then locks in an arm-bar. Allin transitions into a guillotine, but Moxley sets him up top and drops him to the floor with one shot. Shafir pulls up the floor padding and Moxley goes for Death Rider, but Allin escapes and slams Moxley into the ring steps.
Allin delivers a shot to Moxley and dives through the ropes, but Moxley moves and Allin lands on the wood. Moxley slams Allin onto the steps, but Allin gets into the ring at the nine count. Moxley gets in Allin’s face, but Allin slaps him repeatedly. Moxley sends Allin into the corner and charges, but Allin moves and Moxley hits the exposed turnbuckle. Allin gets a roll-up for a two count and goes for the Coffin Drop, but Moxley catches him and locks in a rear choke. Moxley transitions into the bulldog choke, but Allin makes it to the ropes. Moxley applies another choke up top, but Allin gets free and slaps Moxley in the face a few times. Allin bites Moxley’s head and Shafir gets on the apron. Allin looks at her and goes for a superplex, but Moxley counters with an avalanche Death Rider for the pin fall.
Winner: Jon Moxley
-As a result of winning, Moxley takes Allin’s AEW World Championship Match at WrestleDream. Danielson hits the ring and attempts to choke Moxley out with a neck tie, but Shafir gets on his back to stop him. Castagnoli and PAC hit the ring and pull Danielson off of Moxley, but Private Party and Komander hit the ring to help Danielson. They spill to the outside, leaving Danielson and Moxley in the ring. Danielson goes for the running knee strike, but Castagnoli and PAC pull Moxley out of the ring.
Danielson grabs a microphone and says since Moxley wants war, he is declaring war. Danielson says he is going to kick Moxley’s head in at WrestleDream. Danielson, Komander, Private Party, and Alex Abrahantes shake hands in the ring, and Moxley, Castagnoli, PAC, and Shafir leave through the crowd as the show comes to a close.

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Announced for this Friday’s Rampage
-Action Andretti and Lio Rush vs. Brody King and Buddy Matthews
-The Acclaimed in action
-Angelico vs. Konosuke Takeshita
-Anna Jay vs. Robyn Renegade
-Taya Valkyrie vs. Willow Nightingale

Announced for this Saturday’s Collision Grand Slam
-AEW World Trios Championship Match: Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, and Wheeler Yuta vs. Komander and Private Party
-AEW TNT Championship Match: Jack Perry vs. TBA
-AEW Continental Championship Eliminator Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Sammy Guevara
-Tornado Trios Tag Team Match: Kyle O’Reilly, Mark Briscoe, and Orange Cassidy vs. The Learning Tree
-Three-Way Match: Dralistico vs. Hologram vs. The Beast Mortos
-Lumberjack Strap Match: Adam Page vs. Jeff Jarrett
-Saraya’s Rules Match: Jamie Hayter vs. Saraya

Announced for next Wednesday’s Dynamite 5-Year Anniversary Show
-AEW International Championship Match: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Ricochet
-Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. vs. Serena Deeb