AEW Dynamite Results: April 8, 2026 – Omega Lays Out MJF, United Empire Backs Up Ospreay, Ciampa Wins #1 Spot in Casino Gauntlet, More
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AEW Dynamite was LIVE from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on TBS and HBO Max! As AEW Dynasty fast approaches this Sunday in Vancouver, British Columbia, there was a lot to settle on the final Dynamite before a massive PPV event this weekend!
The night began with a parking lot brawl between Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley, and it seemed like Ospreay was totally outnumbered by the Death Riders, until United Empire and Alex Windsor showed up to make it a fair fight. Both sides brawled into the arena, where Ospreay made the challenge for an 8-Man Chaos in Canada main event! And after plenty of chaos, Ospreay pinned Moxley following a Hidden Blade through a table in that match!
Kenny Omega and AEW World Champion MJF met face-to-face at the end of the night, but it was Omega outsmarting MJF by avoiding a cheap shot and dropping the AEW World Champ with a knee to the face! Omega promised to end MJF’s reign at Dynasty!
With Kyle Fletcher forced to vacate the TNT Title due to injury, Tony Khan decided that a new champion would be crowned at Dynasty in a Casino Gauntlet! Tommaso Ciampa defeated Máscara Dorada to earn the #1 entry as another step toward regaining the TNT Championship he won in his AEW debut!
And Chris Jericho signed his new AEW contract and exercised a special clause to make Ricochet his opponent for Dynasty after The Demand confronted Jericho in the ring!
All that, plus new matches for Dynasty and Collision were made in Edmonton! Here are your complete results!
AEW Dynamite Recap Tonight for Edmonton
TBS Championship Match: Willow Nightingale (c) def. Queen Aminata
Don Callis Will Allow Takeshita and Okada to Fight After They Team at Dynasty!
AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla Sends a Threat to Jamie Hayter
AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR and RPG Vice Take Out Cope and Cage!
Kenny Omega Leaves MJF Lying Before Dynasty!
Death Riders and United Empire Brawl in Parking Lot!
Dynamite got a jump start when Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley were found brawling in the parking lot, and it didn’t take long for the rest of the Death Riders to show up. However, Ospreay wasn’t outnumbered for long, as his fiancée, Alex Windsor, arrived with members of United Empire, all suited for action! IWGP World Champion Callum Newman, HENARE and Francisco Akira came out of a black SUV and faced off with the Death Riders! The fight was on!
Yuta and Castagnoli tried to suplex HENARE onto a car, but Akira stopped them and dove off the car's roof onto Castagnoli. HENARE fought back against Yuta and headbutted him into the hood of the car! Back in the arena, Marina Shafir and Windsor fought down the ramp and were soon followed by Newman and PAC and Ospreay and Moxley, who made it all the way to the ring! Shafir got loose from Windsor and put a choke on Ospreay, but Windsor came back to lay out Shafir with a clothesline! Windsor dove off the apron with a cannonball onto Shafir!
Garcia and Moxley double-teamed Ospreay until HENARE ran down and pounced Moxley from the ring! Akira soon followed to take it to Garcia, with HENARE launching him into Garcia for a torpedo dropkick in the corner! PAC got in the ring to attack HENARE, but couldn’t knock him off his feet! Newman came from out of nowhere to take PAC out with a big boot and a huge crossbody to the floor! Castagnoli charged into the ring and lit up HENARE with uppercuts, yet it still wasn’t enough to take HENARE off his feet! HENARE responded with a stiff shot to the gut and took both himself and Castagnoli over the top rope! Ospreay and Moxley wound up back in the ring, and Moxley caught Ospreay in a choke until he rolled out of it to set up Newman for a double stomp from the top rope onto Moxley! Ospreay picked up Moxley for what appeared to be a Tiger Driver, but Moxley bailed and regrouped with the Death Riders in the crowd.
Ospreay got on the mic and told Moxley he took his advice and used his head, so he brought in backup in the form of United Empire and Alex Windsor! He challenged the Death Riders to face them tonight!
Don Callis Acknowledges TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher’s Injury
Callis said that Fletcher is injured and out of action, which had first been shared by Tony Khan earlier in the day on social media, so he can no longer be the TNT Champion. The new TNT Champion will be decided in a Casino Gauntlet Match this Sunday at Dynasty! Callis also said he had been negotiating for ProtOkada to face the Young Bucks at Dynasty, but now that is off.
However, Callis said he has a pivot that will blow everyone’s mind. Callis brought up the supposed issues between Kazuchika Okada and Takeshita and said he likes it when two guys don’t get along. If you’re waiting for Okada and Takeshita to wrestle against each other, then too bad! Callis went on to declare that the Don Callis Family will be stronger than ever after Andrade beats Allin tonight in Trios action tonight and then again on Sunday at Dynasty.
“And we will do it for Kyle! Kyle Fletcher Strong, brother!”
Trios Match: Don Callis Family (Andrade El Ídolo, Mark Davis and NJPW World TV Champion “The Alpha” Konosuke Takeshita) def. Darby Allin, ROH World Champion Bandido and AEW National Champion “Jungle” Jack Perry
Three of AEW’s most popular wrestlers came together to form this unique trios squad to face an all-star team from the Callis Family, despite the violent history between Allin and Perry, as Bandido was taking the place of Brody King, who missed Dynamite due to personal reasons.
Allin and Andrade appeared prepared to give us a preview of their match on Sunday, but Andrade tagged out to Takeshita and left up the ramp in a puzzling display of strategy. Allin almost immediately hit Takeshita with a Code Red, but Davis came in to grab Allin for a piledriver, only for Perry to come off the top with a dropkick that sent Davis to the outside! Bandido and Allin climbed adjacent corners with Bandido crashing down onto Takeshita and Allin nailing Davis with a Coffin Drop! Allin grabbed the mic and called Andrade back to the ring! Andrade appeared on top of the ramp, and Allin went after him, but Takeshita grabbed Allin from behind and rolled Allin into a double-rotation German suplex down the ramp and to the floor!
Takeshita handled Allin with relative ease back in the ring after he did so much damage on the outside. Perry got a tag and sent Takeshita to the floor with an armdrag. Davis charged after Perry, so he low-bridged the top rope, and Davis splatted to the floor. Perry quickly got to the ropes and took out both Takeshita and Davis with a moonsault! Perry went back to the top, but Davis slowed him long enough for Takeshita to recover and smash Perry with a forearm as the AEW National Champion came off the top rope! Back on the floor, Andrade dropped Perry neck-first on the railing! He took some time to give yet another adoring fan his attention for a selfie.
Perry struggled to get anywhere near a tag for several minutes until finally tagging Bandido for the first time in the match! Bandido nailed a pump kick on Takekshita, and then Davis threw Bandido into Takeshita, who came out of Takeshita’s grip with a hurricanrana to Davis! Bandido press slammed Takeshita onto Davis in an incredible display of strength! Bandido lined up Takeshita for a 21 Plex, but Takeshita was ready for it and tried a Blue Thunder Bomb, only for Bandido to escape and hit a pump kick. Takeshita came back with a Blue Thunder Bomb to get a nearfall! Davis tagged back in and spit at Allin on the apron. Davis put Bandido down with a massive enzigiri, but Bandido turned it around with a hurricanrana that nearly won the match. Bandido crushed Davis with a thrust kick, which left him open for an elbow strike from Takeshita! Perry spiked Takeshita with a poisonrana! Andrade tripped Perry at the ropes, so Allin dove through the ropes onto Andrade! Allin went after Callis, so Davis grabbed him from behind and ran Allin into the guardrail! Davis and Takeshita swung Allin by the arms and legs and chucked him over the timekeeper’s table and onto a pair of chairs! Bandido tried to dive onto Davis and Takeshita, but was caught and powerbombed onto the corner of the ring!
Perry tried to fight off Davis and Takeshita, and created some separation when he ducked a Takeshita elbow that wound up connecting with Davis. Perry hit Takeshita with a superkick to send him to the floor, but was immediately nailed by Davis. With Perry slumped over the ropes, Davis got a blind tag from Andrade and floored Perry with a lariat! Davis deadlifted Perry into a crushing piledriver, and Andrade came in for The DM and pinned Perry for the victory! Davis and Takeshita stomped Perry after the match as Allin clawed his way into the ring and into Andrade’s face! Allin shoved Andrade, so Andrade pointed at the Dynasty sign and kicked Allin low! Davis, Callis and Takeshita continued to beat on Perry until the Young Bucks hit the ring!
They unloaded on Davis and Takeshita, so Lance Archer came in and ate a pair of superkicks. Hechicero and El Clon suffered the same fate! Matt and Nick Jackson kicked Davis down to his knees and nailed him with a BTE Trigger! The Bucks set up Takeshita for a flipping piledriver, but Okada of all people ran down and pulled Nick off the apron to save Takeshita! The distraction allowed Takeshita to blast Matt with an elbow.
Okada took off his jacket and came into the ring to stomp Nick while Takeshita stomped Matt. Okada and Takeshita bumped chests, so Okada pushed Takeshita, and Takeshita pushed him right back! Okada came back with a right hand, and Takeshita answered, and these two were going at it! They fought near the ropes until Hechicero, El Clon and Archer broke it up. Back in the ring, Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier showed up and, along with Bandido, launched themselves over the top to take out the Callis Family on the floor! Okada was the only one who didn’t get taken out and celebrated over Takeshita! Myron Reed stopped that with a dive over the top onto Okada! He’ll face Okada for the AEW International Championship this Saturday on Collision! The Callis Family tried to regroup as they went up the ramp.
An Official Medical Update on Kenny Omega
Lexy Nair was with Dr. Sampson to clarify Kenny Omega’s condition after the claims made by AEW World Champion MJF last week. Sampson believed MJF was just trying to get in Omega’s head and said he spoke with Kenny afterward, and Omega assured him everything was OK with his medical condition. Sampson said while Omega did have post-surgery complications from his diverticulitis, Omega is in the best shape of his career right now and was cleared by both his surgeon and Sampson. Sampson reiterated that MJF was just trying to get in Omega’s head, and he wasn’t happy about it. He excused himself to get back to work in the medical room.
TBS Championship Match: Willow Nightingale (c) def. Queen Aminata
The returning Queen Aminata made her way to the ring first for her first match in five months, looking more than ready for this championship shot. Nightingale came into this match with six successful TBS Title defenses in her 98-day reign.
Nightingale offered a handshake after the bell, but Aminata kicked her in the gut and hit a pendulum neckbreaker that nearly kept Nightingale down for three! Nightingale regrouped on the floor, but when she tried to get back in the ring, Aminata booted her back to the floor. Aminata followed up, and the two exchanged blows as Hikaru Shida was seen watching from the crowd. Aminata sent Nightingale into the guardrail and tried to charge with a boot, so Nightingale moved and then threw Aminata hard into the guardrail. Aminata’s bandaged neck was clearly bothering her as Nightingale returned her to the ring. Nightingale hit a series of lariats in the corner to get a near-fall. Aminata came back to hit a running kick to a seated Nightingale for a two-count. Aminata trapped Nightingale’s head between her legs and delivered Chocolate Kisses!
Aminata remained in control and grounded Nightingale in the ring for several minutes until Nightingale reversed a whip into a bow-and-arrow backbreaker! Nightingale connected on a running charge in the corner, followed by a lariat. She flew out of the corner with a dropkick and nailed Aminata with a Death Valley Driver for a two-count! Nightingale ran for a cannonball in the corner, so Aminata rolled to the floor! Nightingale adjusted her strategy and went to the apron. As Aminata turned around, Nightingale ran down the apron with a cannonball that connected on the second try! She threw Aminata back in the ring and went to the top for a moonsault, but missed! Aminata hit a devastating running elbow strike to a kneeling Nightingale, but the TBS Champion kicked out! Aminata’s face had frustration written all over it. Aminata connected with a stiff kick and went to the top for a diving foot stop that connected on Nightingale! Nightingale kicked out again! Aminata had her head in her hand in disbelief.
The two got to their feet and traded shots with Nightingale begging Aminata to show her she wants to be champ. That only fired up Aminata more, so she laid in some more overhand chops. Aminata went to rebound off the ropes, so Nightingale prepared for a Pounce, but Aminata was ready for it with a headbutt! Nightingale fell back into the second rope and bounced back with a huge lariat! Both women were down!
They each reached a separate corner, and Aminata stopped a charging Nightingale with a kick. Nightingale snatched Aminata in a backslide, but Aminata slipped out at two. Nightingale chopped Aminata and went for a Babe with the Powerbomb, but Aminata blocked it and nailed an Air Raid Crash! Nightingale kicked out yet again! Nightingale was struggling to pick herself up, so Aminata went to the ropes only to turn into a big boot from Nightingale! Nightingale connected with a Pounce that sent Aminata across the ring and neck-first into the bottom rope! Nightingale picked up Aminata and hit her with a Babe with the Powerbomb to get a three-count and a successful TBS Title defense! As Shida continued to watch from the crowd, Nightingale picked up Aminata to give her props on a great challenge.
A Special Look at the Historical Impact of AEW World Champion MJF
We took a very special look at the impact MJF has had on the world of professional wrestling, from being in the first match at All In to being on the Day 1 AEW roster to winning the AEW World Title for the first time, all the way to his current reign, which brings him to Kenny Omega on Sunday at Dynasty!
Chris Jericho Picks Ricochet as His Dynasty Opponent
Much like last week in his hometown of Winnipeg, Jericho made his way to the ring with the Edmonton crowd serenading him with “Judas” as he soaked it all up! Jericho thanked Edmonton and said it was great to be back on Dynamite. He said he meant it last week when he said he was home in AEW, and he wanted to make it official by signing his new contract 100 kilometers from where he had his first match in Ponoka, Alberta, at the Ponoka Moose Hall!
Jericho acknowledged what might be the first Panoka chant in the history of anything. He said he took a lot of risks in his career, including helping start AEW back in 2019, but he’s proud of what the company has become. Jericho said he’s taken a lot of risks that have paid off with great stories and great matches, but he’s also had some stinkers. He said it was part of being a risk-taker and that it was why he loves pro wrestling. He got in the best shape to come back because he respects pro wrestling, and this business deserves the best Chris Jericho he can be.
Now that he’s back in AEW, it doesn’t matter where he is on the card because he will continue to build AEW. After all, he loves pro wrestling, and he loves this company! The crowd chanted “JERICHO” as he picked up the pen to sign his contract. He said it was the perfect time to sign the contract! The Demand’s music interrupted Jericho, as Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona appeared on the ramp and made their way to the ring.
Ricochet grabbed a mic and tried to speak, but had trouble talking over the booing crowd and said as someone from Las Vegas, Canada sucks. Ricochet said he was just here to talk, and if he wanted to take out Jericho, Kaun would have done it already. Ricochet told Jericho to do himself a favor: don't sign the contract and don’t come back. Ricochet said Jericho must be rusty after a year away and touring the globe with his “little band singing karaoke all over the place.” Ricochet wondered if Jericho got his abs back from all the signing.
Ricochet said there’s a difference between sing shape and ring shape. Jericho is, without a doubt, one of the greatest AEW champions, and AEW may not have had the rise it did without Jericho. But in case Jericho didn’t know, Ricochet is the man now. He’s making everything rise in AEW. That brought more “JERICHO” chants from the crowd. Ricochet said he respects Jericho, but no one wants him here! Ricochet told Jericho to pack it all up, get out of his ring, get on his little cruise ship and leave AEW before he actually gets himself hurt. Liona and Kaun stepped closer behind Ricochet as they faced off with Jericho.
Jericho took in the crowd's chants and agreed that Ricochet really is bald! Jericho signed his AEW contract and said he has a special clause that allows him to choose his own opponent at Dynasty. After going through many options, including his cousin Marky in the crowd, Jericho turned his attention back to Ricochet. He asked if Ricochet knew what happened when Chris Jericho needed an opponent for Dynasty and didn’t have one.
“YOU JUST MADE THE LIST! See you at Dynasty, Ricochet!”
Chris Jericho vs. Ricochet happens this Sunday at Dynasty in Vancouver!
Don Callis Will Allow Takeshita and Okada to Fight After They Team at Dynasty!
Lexy Nair was with the Don Callis Family to find out about the big match he promised for Dynasty. But first, Callis explained how Andrade would beat Darby Allin at Dynasty. Callis said it will be the Young Bucks vs. Okada and Takeshita! Takeshita got in Callis’ face and said no, but Callis said there is only one coach of this team. Kyle Fletcher is lying in a hospital bed on death’s door (editor’s note: Fletcher is injured, but in no way near death), so they have to come together for Kyle because it’s about Kyle. Callis said Takeshita and Okada need to work together to beat the Bucks.
Takeshita agreed, but said he wants to challenge Okada for the AEW International Title because that’s HIS belt. Callis said he needs this match to happen and for them to work together to beat the Bucks, and then Takeshita and Okada can wrestle to get this out of their system. No one is leaving the family, and Takeshita and Okada will work together like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to beat the Bucks. Callis ordered them to shake hands, and they did, but Okada pulled Takeshita in and said, “You’re Scottie Pippen, I’m Michael Jordan.” Takeshita reared back to hit Okada, but other Family members stepped in to separate them as Callis yelled about needing to think about Kyle Fletcher!
Winner Gets #1 Spot in TNT Title Casino Gauntlet Match at Dynasty: “Psycho Killer” Tommaso Ciampa def. Máscara Dorada
Ciampa controlled Dorada’s arm and tried to keep Dorada on the mat, but Dorada kept escaping and bouncing back to his feet. Dorada tried to lock in a LeBell Lock, so Ciampa bailed to the floor and took a long look at the vacant TNT Title displayed on the commentary desk. Back in the ring, Dorada turned two rebounds from the top ropes into a spectacular armdrag that sent Ciampa to the outside. Dorada tried to follow, so Ciampa moved, and Dorada landed on his feet. When Dorada tried to get back on the apron, Ciampa met him with a running bicycle knee! Ciampa threw Dorada back in and tried another knee, so Dorada moved and the two traded chops. Dorada hit a back elbow from the corner and a headscissors to take Ciampa to the floor. Dorada came over the top with a tornillo, and Ciampa might be in trouble! However, Dorada’s advantage didn’t last long, as he was sent into the ring post by Ciampa, who continued the attack around the ringside area.
Dorada turned a slingshot into a chance to jump to the top and turn things around with some unique offense. Dorada connected on a 450 splash from the top to get a nearfall! Dorada hit a leg lariat and then tried to handspring from the ropes, but Ciampa met him with a low dropkick followed by Project Ciampa! Dorada kicked out at two! Ciampa put Dorada on the top turnbuckle and chopped him. Dorada escaped a super Psycho Driller and captured Ciampa’s head in the turnbuckle. That allowed Dorada to hit a kick to Ciampa and a flipping neckbreaker to Ciampa from Dorada’s shoulders! Ciampa kicked out just in time!
Dorada went back to the top and tried a moonsault, only to land right on Ciampa’s boots! Ciampa charged for a bicycle knee, but Dorada countered with a kick to the head. Ciampa rolled through to capture Dorada in the ropes. He draped him for Willow’s Bell and finished Dorada with a bicycle knee to get the pinfall victory. Ciampa will enter the TNT Title Casino Gauntlet Match in the #1 Spot!
The Dogs Want the AEW World Trios Titles!
David Finlay was in the back with some commotion happening behind him as he recapped the 8-Man Tag Main Event from last week’s Collision. And while The Dogs didn’t win, they didn’t get beaten either because they set out to collect four bodies, and they have two right here! He pulled the camera over to show Clark Connors beating an already wounded Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong!
Connors put on Cassidy’s glasses and said that Místico and Kevin Knight were lucky there were only two of them last week, but don’t worry, because the whole gang is back together now. Gabe Kidd appeared and said The Conglomeration has no one left, so he’s not worried about them. He directed his attention back to the AEW World Trios Champions, Knight, Místico and “Speedball” Mike Bailey. Finlay said this Saturday at Collision, they are coming for their bodies and coming for their gold!
AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla Sends a Threat to Jamie Hayter
Lexy Nair tried to get a word from Thekla about her AEW Women’s World Championship defense against former AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter this Sunday at Dynasty, but Thekla cut her off because she didn’t want to hear about Hayter being a former champion one more time. Then she threatened Nair with some wining and dining that would end in breaking Nair’s fingers! She turned her attention back to Hayter and said that she wasn’t here when Hayter was champion. But Hayter was the first person Thekla took out, and yet Hayter keeps coming back because she’s the “dumbest bitch alive.” Thekla said she’s done playing games and messing around. At Dynasty, Hayter will be “the dumbest bitch dead!”
AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR and RPG Vice Take Out Cope and Cage!
Cope and Cage made their way to the ring to speak about their AEW World Tag Team Championship match with FTR this Sunday at Dynasty. Cope said that jealousy and pettiness blew up Rated FTR. They didn’t want to be henchmen for Cope, but he said that was the cold, hard reality slapping them in the face. He wouldn’t come down to them, and they wouldn’t grow up to him. Cope said at Dynasty, the C&C Dynasty takes their rightful place back on top of the mountain as your AEW World Tag Team Champions!
Cage said FTR, wherever you are, sit down and shut your mouths while he handles his business. Cage said FTR managed to piss off not only Cage and Cope but also the entire country of Canada. And as everybody’s favorite father figure, Cage said they’ve been very, very naughty. So naughty, Cage had to pay a visit to both of their mothers. And just so there’s no confusion, by visiting, Cage somewhat graphically explained that it was just a figure of speech. He didn’t want to leave Stokely’s mother out, but he’ll wait until they are AEW World Tag Team Champions before he visits her!
FTR’s music hit, but Cope and Cage couldn’t find them. Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero hit the ring to attack Cope and Cage in an apparent act of revenge for Cope and Cage attacking them last week. Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood and Stokely hit the ring to make it a 5-on-2 advantage, and the beatdown was on! Romero beat Cage with a chair on the outside to save Beretta, while Cage escaped FTR long enough to get sent into a belt shot by Stokely!
Back on the outside, Romero held the chair in front of Cope’s face so Beretta could nail it with a running knee strike to bounce the chair off Cope’s head! In the ring, FTR held Christian so Stokely could hit a spear! FTR put Cage’s left arm in a chair, and Wheeler went to the second rope. Before he could come off, Stokely stole Christian’s watch. Then, Wheeler came off the ropes to stomp the chair on Cage’s arm! Cage and Cope were left lying by the AEW World Tag Team Champions and RPG Vice!
Darby Allin Needs the AEW World Title
Allin was backstage and said people wondered why he wanted to be the AEW World Champion when he doesn’t care about anything in life. He said it’s the exact opposite. He cares too much. He’s scared he can’t win the big one. He’s scared he can’t be the face of this company because you have to be a World Champion. He doesn’t think Andrade knows what he got himself into. Whoever walks out Sunday with the AEW World Championship, whether it be MJF or Kenny Omega, Allin needs this win more than anything. In a world that tells you you’re not enough, Allin says he is enough. He went through the glass, the fire, the blood, so if he can’t be AEW World Champion, what was it all for?
“I need this. I need this more than anyone can ever imagine.”
Chaos in Canada (ANYTHING GOES): Will Ospreay & United Empire (IWGP World Champion Callum Newman, Francisco Akira, HENARE) def. Death Riders (AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley, PAC, Claudio Castagnoli and Daniel Garcia)
As the Death Riders made their entrance, the United Empire met them in the crowd, and this match was underway! Castagnoli fought HENARE and Akira on the ramp with some success, as he press-slammed Akira into a gutbuster over his knee! Alex Windsor ran out to brawl with Marina Shafir ahead of their singles match at Dynasty Zero Hour! HENARE and Akira came down the ramp with a ladder to take out anyone in their way and put the ladder in the ring. Akira climbed to the top of the ladder in the ring and leaped off to take out all the Death Riders on the floor!
United Empire remained in control, as Ospreay and Newman took out Moxley and Castagnoli on the floor with stereo pescados! Ospreay and Newman set up a table and placed the steel steps next to it so they could try to suplex Moxley through it. Castagnoli made the save and tossed Akira aside, so Ospreay dove onto Castagnoli, who caught him and turned Ospreay inside out with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker!
PAC, Garcia and Castagnoli triple-teamed Akira with rapid-fire charges and strikes in the corner. Newman came in to help Akira, but suffered the same fate, as Moxley choked HENARE on the outside. With Ospreay on the apron, Moxley bit his ear as Garcia stood on his back. All four Death Riders went into the conveyor belt attacks on HENARE in the corner until he charged out and took them down! HENARE tried to suplex Garcia from the stairs to the table, but Castagnoli came over to make the save. HENARE dove onto Castagnoli, who caught him and carried HENARE around to the opposite side of the ring for a stalling vertical suplex through another table! That was freakish strength by Castagnoli!
With the Death Riders in control, Moxley used shards of a kendo stick to cut Ospreay’s back before stuffing Ospreay with a piledriver! All eight men fought in the ring until Ospreay escaped a Death Rider from Moxley with a big kick, only to be caught in the DragonTamer by Garcia. That allowed Moxley to stomp Ospreay’s head into the mat! Garcia tried a cover, but Akira broke up the pin! Akira and Moxley squared off, and despite the size disadvantage, Akira wouldn’t back down until Moxley eventually took him down. Newman came in to step up to Moxley and had success until Garcia came in, but an Ospreay superkick picked him off! Ospreay and Newman hit stereo OsCutters to Moxley and Garcia! Both kicked out!
HENARE saved Akira from Castagnoli on the steel steps, then threw Castagnoli through the table from the stairs with a carry-and-spear! On a different side of the ring, Akira powerbombed Garcia on a table! On the opposite side of the ring, Newman stomped PAC through a table from the top rope! Akira ran down the apron to splash Garcia on the table! That left Ospreay and Moxley in the ring to exchange strikes until Ospreay tried a springboard, but landed right in Moxley’s arms for a Paradigm Shift! Mox picked up Ospreay again for two more Paradigm Shifts, which looked like a callback to when Moxley took Ospreay out last year! However, Newman came in to stop Moxley with a massive lariat! Ospreay put Moxley through a table in the corner with a Hidden Blade! Ospreay covered Moxley and pinned him for the victory!
After the match, Ospreay picked up Moxley for a Tiger Driver, so Castagnoli dove into the ring to pull Moxley to safety!
A Special Look at the Impact of Kenny Omega
Before he challenges MJF for the AEW World Champion at Dynasty, we took a detailed look at Kenny Omega’s career, including his dominance in NJPW as part of the Bullet Club and eventually the IWGP World Champion. Omega was part of AEW's original formation and went on to become the most prolific AEW World Champion until MJF broke his record for the longest reign. Following a dark period and a battle with diverticulitis, Omega returned and is in the best shape of his career, with his sights set on winning back the AEW World Title!
Kenny Omega Leaves MJF Lying Before Dynasty!
Tony Schiavone introduced Omega, who was dressed a bit more business-like than normal in a full suit. He detailed his wrestling history in Edmonton and how much it means to him, so he believes he can talk to these fans as friends. He admitted he nearly made a big mistake last week when MJF got in his head, and if it wasn’t for “Speedball” Mike Bailey stepping in, Omega may have lost his AEW World Title shot. Omega said all of his names and titles aren’t just words. They mean something to him because that’s what the people gave him.
He said MJF is known for his mouth, but Omega doesn’t mind because, he said, "Anything you can do, I can do better." He can recreate wrestling in his image because that’s what “The God of Professional Wrestling” does! Maybe MJF was the one who should have been bothered last week because he can’t do what Omega has done all over the world. So why did Omega lose his cool last week? It’s because he believed it was all on him to be the AEW World Champion, so AEW could be where the best wrestle the best! Omega said it wasn’t just his responsibility or his legacy, it was our legacy as he gestured out to the fans! Omega said he will take the AEW World Championship from MJF on Sunday and start to right the wrongs that MJF committed in this company. Omega said Sunday will be MJF’s last defense. That’s a promise.
MJF made his way out and joined Omega in the ring. MJF wondered why Omega thought he was good enough to beat MJF in 2026. MJF said everyone should be scared because it might be Omega’s last shot at the AEW World Title. He said actually, it’s not might, it WILL be Omega’s final shot at the AEW World Title. MJF addressed just how healthy Omega is or isn’t, but if Omega is truly at his best, he’s still not on the level of the Devil. And on April 12, in front of the world, their god will fall, and their devil will rise, sat atop the throne where only he belongs.
“And do you know why, bud? Because my name is Maxwell Jacob Friendman and I’m better than you and you know it!”
Omega said he learns a little more about MJF with each conversation, and he’s learned the AEW World Title means a lot to MJF. And it means a lot to protect it. So Omega thought maybe MJF would shake Omega’s hand as the last time they could respectfully meet as men before Sunday. Omega wanted to let bygones be bygones before a legendary main event and shake hands. MJF walked away from the handshake and then tried to nail Omega, but Omega ducked and laid MJF out with a knee to the face! Omega took the Dynamite Diamond Ring off MJF and said on Sunday that this would end with Omega bidding the crowd adieu with a goodbye and goodnight. BANG! Omega dropped the ring on MJF’s chest and waved to the crowd as Dynamite came to a close!
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