2/19/25 AEW Dynamite Recap
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre
Commentary Team: Excalibur, Ian Riccaboni, and Taz
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Adam Page and MJF make their way to the ring. MJF says Page screwed him in the Casino Battle Royale all the way back in 2019, so he had to scratch and claw his way back to the top, which he did by beating some of the biggest names in professional wrestling. MJF says he beat Page to win the Dynamite diamond ring, and then runs down all of his other accomplishments in AEW before saying he is better than Page and Page knows it. Page says he knows who exactly who MJF is and what he has done, and then says MJF sounds angry talking about his accomplishments. Page asks if there is something that MJF hasn’t won yet, and asks if it’s from the fans. MJF yells at him, and then says he doesn’t care about them. MJF says Page has been handed everything on a silver platter because the fans decided he was going to be the main character. MJF says Page has drank a man’s blood, attacked veterans in the back, stabbed a guy with a syringe, and burned a man’s house down, and then says everyone loves him. MJF asks Page if he loves himself, especially after he ended the career of his mentor.
Page yells at MJF and says Christopher Daniels is ten times the wrestler MJF ever will be, and then says Daniels gave part of his soul to the business. Page says Daniels went out fighting and had a warrior’s death, and then says Daniels took care of professional wrestling even when professional wrestling did not take care of him. Page calls Daniels the best of the best Daniels’ humility is something that MJF doesn’t understand, because he doesn’t have the stomach for it. Page says he knows what is right and wrong and while he has lied one hundred times, he has never lied to the fans in AEW. Page says he faces all of his problems head on and says he has worked for everything he got in AEW while MJF cheated and schemed his way to the top. Page says deep down, MJF knows he is not better than him.
MJF laughs it off and then mocks Page and the fans. MJF says the history books don’t give a damn how you get to the top, and then says he earned everything. MJF says Page was the golden boy and the chosen one before the doors even opened up and says he has earned nothing. MJF says all he needed was a scarf and a mic, and then says he is better than him. MJF tells Page to name one thing he is better than him at, and then Page says he is real. They stare each other down, and then MJF tells Page he can be the main character all he wants, because he has no problem being the bad guy. They almost come to blows, and then MJF goes to leave. MJF turns back around and spits in Page’s face, and then Page goes after him. Page is held back by security as MJF escapes the ring, and then Page beats the security guys down. Christopher Daniels gets into the ring and tells Page this is what he was fighting for the whole time. Daniels says he knows who Page is, and Page leaves the ring.
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A video recap of the matches and happenings at Grand Slam Australia from this past Saturday airs.
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Renee Paquette interviews Roderick Strong backstage. Strong says he feels like he and Orange Cassidy are destined to dance forever. Strong says just because Cassidy is friends with Kyle O’Reilly, that doesn’t mean it will stop him from destroying him, and then make it all the way to Revolution to win the AEW International Championship. O’Reilly says it might be a conflict of interest, but he is rooting for Strong to break backs. Adam Cole says it doesn’t matter who Strong has to go through, and that’s undisputed.
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Match 1 – Trios Tag Team Match
The Opps (Hook, Katsuyori Shibata, and Samoa Joe) vs. The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Kip Sabian, and Nick Wayne) (w/Mother Wayne)
Shibata and Sabian start the match. Sabian connects with a quick shot, but Shibata takes him down and applies a wrist-lock. Sabian turns it into a hammer-lock, but Shibata counters into one of his own. Sabian counters into a side headlock, but Shibata sends him off the ropes. Sabian goes for a shoulder tackle, but Shibata isn’t fazed. Shibata eventually drops Sabian with a shoulder tackle of his own, and then tags in Joe. Joe and Shibata double-team Sabian with chops, and then Joe takes him down. Joe and Shibata deliver more shots to Sabian, and then do the same to Wayne. Cage tags in, but then immediately tags Wayne in as he gets back on the apron. Joe delivers chops to Wayne in the corner and tags Shibata back in. Shibata delivers chops to Wayne, as well, and then Hook tags in to deliver chops to Wayne as well. Shibata tags back in and takes Wayne down. Shibata kicks Wayne in the back, but Mother gets on the apron to distract the referee. Sabian delivers a shot to Shibata as Wayne knocks Hook to the floor. Wayne drops Shibata with a snap suplex and gets a two count as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Shibata drops Sabian with a Spear and takes Wayne down as well. Sabian comes back with right hands to Shibata, but Shibata delivers shots to both of them before tagging in Hook. Hook delivers shots to Wayne and suplexes Sabian. Hook delivers shots to Cage and clotheslines him to the floor. Hook drops Wayne with a Northern Lights suplex for a two count, and then the match breaks down with all six guys exchanging moves. Joe eventually gets Cage to the outside and drops him with a dive on the outside. Hook and Wayne get back into the ring, and Wayne passes out as Joe keeps Cage on the outside.
Winners: The Opps
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Adam Page vs. MJF is made official for Revolution.
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Footage of Bandido and The Outrunner defeating The Learning Tree at ROH Global Wars this past Monday airs. Then, Renee interviews Chris Jericho backstage. Renee asks Jericho if he did what he set out to do against Bandido, and then Jericho tells her to wipe the smirk off her face before he gets her thrown out of the arena. Jericho says there would be no AEW without him, and then says Bandido got the biggest win of his career over him. Jericho says Bandido can have a shot at the ROH World title this Saturday on Collision, and then says the bounty doesn’t mean anything anymore. Jericho says he is going to prove that people are getting too comfortable around him.
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Match 2 – Street Fight
Big Bill vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
Bill kicks Hobbs in the face and delivers shots to him on the outside. They immediately brawl into the crowd, and Hobbs slams Bill’s face into the handrail. Bill comes back with right hands, and then they exchange shots. Hobbs beats Bill back to ringside and clotheslines him over the barricade. Hobbs slams Bill into the barricade and connects with a splash. Hobbs goes for another splash, but Bill hits him with a sound mixer and a keyboard. Bill tries to his Hobbs with a wrench, but Hobbs dodges each time and hits Bill with a chair. Bill comes back with the wrench and hits Hobbs in the head with it and moves the ring steps around. Hobbs has been busted open, and then Bill kicks him in the head. Bill chokeslams Hobbs onto the steps as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Bill sets a table up in the ring as Bryan Keith has come to ringside to help out. Hobbs brings a trash can into the ring and hits Bill in the head with it. Hobbs hits Bill again and picks him up on his shoulders. Keith gets into the ring with a chair, but Hobbs punches it away and chokeslams Keith through the table in the corner. Bill kicks Hobbs to the outside, but Hobbs comes back with the World’s Most Dangerous Slam on the stage. Hobbs grabs Bill’s backpack and hits Bill in the face with it. Hobbs dumps bricks out of the backpack and delivers right hands. Bill comes back with a few shots, and they exchange right hands. Hobbs delivers an uppercut and slams Bill’s face into the ring steps on the stage repeatedly. Hobbs slams Bill through a barbed wire table and Bill has been sliced open everywhere, and cannot get to his feet before the ten count.
Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs
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Renee interviews Murder Machine backstage. Brian Cage says they had something to say face-to-face with the Hurt Syndicate, but they aren’t around. Lance Archer says they heard they will be at Collision, so they will see them there. Archer says they can talk about the AEW World Tag Team Championship, and in the end, everybody dies.
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Justin Roberts announces that AEW Double or Nothing will take place in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
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The new AEW Women’s World Champion, Toni Storm, makes her way to the ring, where she is joined by Luther. Storm says she faced a woman who took her title, broke her heart, and soured her soul. Storm says Mariah May gave her the fight of her life, but she beat her with her small package. Storm says May has been defeated, exiled, and compromised to a permanent end, and now it is time for a cheap plug. Storm talks about the “Queen of the Ring” film and tells everyone to enjoy. Storm says if she is going go be the best, she has to beat the best. Storm says no matter who it is, she is not hard to find, for God is a woman and her name is Timeless.
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A video package airs for the NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, Gabe Kidd. He will appear on this Saturday’s Collision.
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Renee interviews Willow Nightingale. Nightingale says her 2025 is off to a terrible start, and the Death Riders are not making it any better. Marina Shafir attacks her and leaves her lying, and then Jon Moxley walks up and they walk into the arena. Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli join them, and then they all get into the ring. Moxley says is the champion of the world, which means everything belongs to him. Moxley says no one comes into his house and lays down a challenge to him, especially if they are the Rated R Superstar. Moxley says Cope is not here and is probably still in the dirt in Australia. Moxley says if Cope shows up at Revolution, he will finish the job.
Jay White interrupts, and then PAC appears behind White. Cope’s music hits, and he attacks Moxley from behind in the ring. White lays PAC out with a Bladerunner on the stage, and then Cope lays Yuta out with a Spear. White grabs Castagnoli, and then Cope spears Castagnoli as well. Cope grabs his spiked weapon and swings it at Moxley, but Moxley escapes the ring with Shafir. Cope goes after them and then grabs a microphone. Cope says these are his people, and then calls Moxley a coward. Cope says Moxley needs his little goon sqaud, but he is going to take them out one by one. Cope says he is going to kick Moxley’s ass at Revolution.
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Renee interviews the AEW TBS Champion, Mercedes Mone. Mone says there is no stopping the Mone Train, and then an interview with Momo Watanabe from ROH Global Wars airs. Watanabe won a chance to challenge for any title of her choosing, and she challenged Mone to a match at Revolution. Mone says if Watanabe wants a shot, she needs to show up to Dynamite and say it to her face.
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Match 3 – Singles Match
Kris Statlander vs. Megan Bayne
They lock up and Bayne backs Statlander into the ropes. Bayne delivers a forearm shot, and then Statlander comes back with a shoulder tackle. Bayne isn’t fazed, and then delivers one of her own, but doesn’t knock Statlander down. Statlander runs the ropes, but Bayne kicks her in the midsection and drops her down with a shoulder tackle. Statlander gets right back up, and then takes Bayne down. Statlander gets a standing moonsault press for a two count, and then follows with a dropkick. Statlander chops Bayne into the corner, and then follows with right hands. Statlander kicks Bayne in the head, and then picks Bayne up. Bayne gets free and sends Statlander into the corner. Bayne charges, but Statlander dodges and charges herself. Bayne counters with a Spear as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, they exchange clotheslines and Bayne delivers a high kick. Bayne runs the ropes, but Statlander drops her with a clothesline and then slams her down again. Statlander connects with a kick to the back of Bayne’s head and goes for the cover, but Bayne kicks out at two. Statlander goes for Wednesday Night Fever, but Bayne counters with an elbow strike and delivers a deadlift German suplex. Bayne delivers elbow strikes on the aprn, but Statlander counters with a back suplex. Bayne gets back to her feet and suplexes Statlander back into the ring. Bayne puts Statlander up top and delivers a shot before climbing as well. Statlander fights back with shots of her own to knock Bayne back down. Bayne distracts the referee as Penelope Ford comes out and shoves Statlander to the mat. Bayne picks Statlander up and slams her right back down for the pin fall.
Winner: Megan Bayne
-After the match, Ford delivers right hands to Statlander as Bayne looks on. Thunder Rosa runs out for the save and backs Ford and Bayne away with a chair.
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Renee interviews Max Caster backstage. Renee asks Caster if he is reconsidering his strategy for his open challenges since he is 0-2. Caster says he is not, because he has had people not doing them correctly. Caster says his open challenge will continue on Collision, and he will prove that no one can be better than the best.
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Ricochet makes his way to the ring. Ricochet insults the crowd and the city, and then says the booing that the crowd is doing doesn’t matter because he is a winner. Ricochet says he pinned Swerve Strickland two weeks ago and he has proven that he is a winner since he arrived in AEW. Ricochet says he has something to show for all of his success, and then poses in Prince Nana’s robe. Ricochet says he came to AEW to win gold, and then Strickland’s music hits. Nana comes out of the tunnel and gets into the ring. Nana says he asked Strickland to stay home so that he could talk to Ricochet alone. Nana says Ricochet is wearing something that doesn’t belong to him. Nana says he has been making history for three decades and says his robe represents pride and integrity, and then says anyone who wears it wears it with honor and has greatness bestowed upon them. Nana says he never gave it to Ricochet and then says if Ricochet is who he says he is, he will give it back to him. Ricochet tells Nana to take it back, mocks him, and then says he is not getting the robe back.
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Jim Ross joins the commentary team for the main event.
Match 4 – Revolution International Championship Series Match
Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong (w/Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly)
Strong applies a waist-lock and takes Cassidy down. Cassidy gets free and gets a roll-up for a two count. Cassidy runs the ropes, and then leaves the ring to give O’Reilly a hug. Cole stares Cassidy down, and then Cassidy rolls back into the ring. Strong drops Cassidy with a shoulder tackle, and then gives a hug to O’Reilly and Cole. Cassidy sends Strong into the barricade with a dive, and then gets him back into th eirng before hugging O’Reilly again. Cassidy comes off the top, but Strong counters with a dropkick. Strong delivers a few chops to Cassidy, who rolls to the floor. Cassidy comes back into the ring, but Strong stomps him down and follows with a power slam for a two count. Strong applies a seated abdominal stretch , but Cassidy fights to his feet as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Cassidy drives his shoulder into Strong’s midsection and drops him with a tornado DDT. Strong comes back with a few chops as Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets. Cassidy runs the ropes and delivers a dropkick. Strong sends Cassidy to the apron, but Cassidy slams his heads into the turnbucke pads a few times. Cassidy drops Strong with a cross-body, and then eventually drops Strong with an arm-drag and another DDT. Cassidy goes for the cover, but Strong kicks out at two. Cassidy goes for Beach Break, but Strong fights out with a few shots. Cassidy gets a roll-up for a two count, and then delviers Beach Break for another two count. Cassidy goes for the Orange Punch, but Strong counters with a knee strike and follows with a pair of back-breaker. Strong deliverds End of Heartache and goes for the cover, but Cassidy kicks out at two. Strong goes for the Strong Hold, but Cassidy gets a roll-up for a two count. Cassidy goes for the Orange Punch, but Strong counters with another back-breaker and applies a Cloverleaf submission. Cassidy makes it to the ropes and delivers a few kicks to Strong.
Strong comes back with a shot to Cassidy’s midsection and follows with the Sick Kick. Strong goes for End of Heartache, but Cassidy counters with Stundog Millionaire. Cassidy delivers the Orange Punch and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Orange Cassidy
-After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Cassidy in the ring. Before Cassidy can say anything, the AEW International Champion, Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Davis, and Don Callis interrupt. Callis says Cassidy is nothing but a red-headed hippee and a loud-mouthed punk. Davis and Takeshita attack Cassidy, and then Callis delivers a few kicks as well before Kenny Omega runs out and makes the save. Omega delviers shots to Davis and Takeshita, but they turn the numbers on him as well. Takeshita drops Omega with an elbow strike, but Cassidy sends Davis to the outside. Cassidy delivers Stundog Millionaire to Takeshita and Omega sends Takeshits to the outside. Omega holds the International title in the air and stares at Takeshita, and then turns and looks at Cassidy as well. Takeshita leaves with Davis and Callis and Omega and Cassidy look at each other as the show comes to a close.
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Announced for this Saturday’s Collision
-ROH World Championship Match: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Bandido
-Max Caster in action
-Gabe Kidd will appear
Announced for next Wednesday’s Dynamite
-AEW International Championship Match: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Orange Cassidy
Updated card for Revolution
-AEW World Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Cope
-AEW TBS Championship Match: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Momo Watanabe
-Steel Cage Match: Kyle Fletcher vs. Will Ospreay
-Adam Page vs. MJF
-Preshow: Big Boom AJ in action
