AEW Dynamite Results, Recap: August 27, 2025 — Kenny Omega Saves Hangman, Copeland and Cage Challenge FTR, More
- All Elite Wrestling
- Aug 27
- 16 min read
Updated: Aug 29
AEW Dynamite brought a chaotic and unforgettable night of action to the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on August 27, 2025, as rivalries exploded and championships hung in the balance. “Hangman” Adam Page addressed the AEW World Title picture before being blindsided by the Don Callis Family, until a shocking return by Kenny Omega ignited the crowd. Darby Allin survived a barbaric Falls Count Anywhere main event against Claudio Castagnoli, while Samoa Joe and The Opps retained the AEW World Trios Titles after MVP got involved.
Plus, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage reunited to challenge FTR at All Out, HOOK returned to silence Wheeler Yuta, Mercedes Moné staked her claim to ten titles, and Mark Briscoe issued a challenge of his own.
Here’s everything that went down on a wild night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, including your full results and match recaps from the August 27, 2025 edition of AEW Dynamite.
AEW Dynamite Recap: Results for Philadelphia
Copeland and Cage Challenge FTR at All Out
AEW Dynamite erupted in chaos just moments into the show, as FTR made their way to the ring in Philadelphia alongside Stokely, furious and frustrated after their loss at Forbidden Door. Dax Harwood wasted no time laying blame for the defeat on referee Paul Turner, who joined them in the ring.
Harwood declared that a “miscarriage of justice” had taken place on Sunday night, insisting he was pinned by the illegal man during the AEW World Tag Team Title match. Pointing directly at Turner, Harwood demanded accountability.
“Paul, you have a wife and you have a kid, right?” Dax asked, before twisting the knife. “Could you imagine going home to your wife and kid and telling them you failed at your job because of an incompetent moron?”
With Turner confirming that his decision was final and not subject to reversal, Stokelytook over, berating the official in no uncertain terms. As Big Stoke’s insults escalated, Turner shoved him, and Hathaway shoved back.
Before the situation could spiral further, “The Rated-R Superstar” Adam Copeland stormed down to the ring, but he seemed momentarily confused, scanning over his shoulder.
That’s because Christian Cage was already in the ring behind FTR. Cage struck first, dropping Stokely with a devastating Killswitch! Copeland joined the melee as fists flew and security flooded ringside to contain the brawl. Dax Harwood and Adam Copeland traded blows in the corner. Christian hurled punches as referees struggled to restore order. Cage had promised to back Copeland up against FTR, and he delivered in violent fashion.
When the dust settled, Christian Cage grabbed a microphone and issued a cold, calculated warning: “At Forbidden Door, we took care of my problem. Now it's time to take care of Adam's problem.”
Turning to FTR with trademark venom, he said, “Dax, I understand you have a father. And Cash… I understand you have a father as well.” Before he could finish, the crowd grew audibly uncomfortable and Copeland cut in, addressing the Philly faithful directly: “You’re all a bunch of sickos.” Cage then acknowledged that Cash’s father is no longer with us.
With tensions boiling over, Copeland made the challenge official: “All Out. September 20th. Toronto. For the first time ever: Cope & Cage versus FTR. It’s time I take my pound of flesh. You’re dead men.”
Jon Moxley def. Daniel Garcia
Two of AEW’s best wrestlers collided in Dynamite’s opening contest, as former AEW World Champion Jon Moxley battled Daniel Garcia in a gritty singles bout that tested both men’s limits.
Early on, the match was a mat wrestling showcase. Garcia held his own in the grappling exchanges, executing a drop toehold, spin drill, and fireman’s carry, but Moxley shifted momentum with a clubbing back elbow that dropped Garcia hard to the canvas. Mox followed with mounted punches in the corner and clawed at Garcia’s face before dumping him to the apron.
Garcia, undeterred, targeted Moxley’s left knee, still showing the wear and tear from Sunday’s Lights Out Steel Cage Match at Forbidden Door. He ripped through the ropes with a dragon screw, then delivered back-to-back running dropkicks that sent Mox crashing into the barricade. Excalibur noted, “Moxley is not coming into this at 100%,” as Garcia zeroed in on the damaged limb.
When Garcia got distracted by Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir at ringside, Moxley made him pay with a high boot and a body slam on the floor. But “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard emerged to even the odds, and Garcia recovered with a lightning-fast roll into an ankle lock back in the ring, reapplying pressure to Mox’s leg.
The crowd in Philadelphia rallied behind Garcia, who went strike-for-strike with Moxley mid-ring. After surviving an Ace Crusher from Mox and a near-fall reversal sequence, Garcia locked in a single-leg crab across Moxley’s injured leg. “Will Mox tap?” Taz asked, as the hold was cinched in with perfect cross-body leverage.
In a desperate move, Moxley countered by spiking Garcia headfirst with a DDT on the steel steps outside the ring. Somehow, Garcia beat the 10-count to re-enter the ring, but the damage was done.
Moxley missed a stomp, and Garcia countered another dragon screw into a vicious Dragontamer submission in the center of the ring. He bridged deep, looking for the biggest win of his career, but Mox transitioned beautifully into a Bulldog Choke. Garcia escaped and planted Moxley with a piledriver, but still couldn’t keep him down.
Finally, as Garcia tried for one last offensive flurry, Moxley surprised him with a small package, securing the win in flash fashion.
After the bell, Moxley got in Garcia’s face with a mockingly intense stare before departing with Shafir. Wheeler remained behind to deliver a message to Darby Allin on behalf of the Death Riders: “The answer is no.”
Garcia, visibly frustrated by the loss, threw a chair and slapped away a camera before storming to the back, as he and Mox continued to exchange words.
HOOK Shocks Philadelphia With Return!
Back from commercial break, Wheeler Yuta stood in the ring with a microphone once more.
“I live in this city,” he began, reminding the 2300 Arena faithful that he once worked ring crew in the very same building as a teenager. But the crowd met him not with respect, but with thunderous jeers, including repeated chants of “Shut the f--- up!” and “F--- you, YUTA!”—taunts that Wheeler absorbed without flinching.
“It used to bother me how little you all respect me,” he admitted, “and then I realized something—I’m a Death Rider. And your cheers don’t mean jack s---.”
The crowd’s boos intensified as he rattled off a list of bodies left behind by the Death Riders: “What have your cheers done for Will Ospreay?” he asked, referencing the stretcher job at Forbidden Door.” “Chuck Taylor? Broken neck.” “Bryan Danielson? I slayed the dragon and replaced him.”
As Yuta proclaimed that the Death Riders would continue to “set the standard,” the arena went dark.
The crowd erupted.
A glowing spotlight appeared.
HOOK had returned.
Yuta, caught off guard but not backing down, charged at HOOK—but was quickly outmaneuvered. HOOK ducked the attack and locked in Redrum, the same submission that had been used against him months prior. Holding just long enough to stun Yuta, HOOK then dropped him cold with a Superman Punch before standing tall over his fallen rival.
Excalibur shouted, “HOOK is back, and he came in hot!”
MJF Promises to Haunt Hangman and Mark Briscoe: “I Deserve Better”
AEW cameras caught up with a bloodied, enraged Maxwell Jacob Friedman in the aftermath of Forbidden Door, and what followed was one of the most volatile tirades of his career.
Still nursing wounds from his match, MJF scoffed at the idea that fans were waiting for one of his signature cocky interviews. “You want me to sit here and be cocky?” he sneered. “All the fans did was prove my point.”
Fuming over what he perceived as betrayal, MJF zeroed in on the Philadelphia crowd’s chants from Sunday night. “I’m bleeding buckets—and you chant ‘You deserve it.’ Cowboy’s bleeding buckets—you chant ‘Cowboy.’ I get my skull bashed in—and you chant ‘You deserve it.’”
Seething with contempt, Friedman made his case: “I deserve better than the way I am treated by this company, by the fans. I am a generational talent. I am the best on the mic. I’m the best in the ring. I’m the best in the world.”
As for Mark Briscoe, who inadvertently cost MJF the match by interfering at Forbidden Door, the former champion made no attempt to temper his fury: “I should have burned you alive. And when I see you again—trust me, boy—I am going to.”
MJF then revealed that Tony Khan’s decision that Casino Gauntlet contracts—once executable at any moment—now requires seven days’ notice before activation.
The decision only sharpened MJF’s vendetta.
“You want to call me a coward?” he spat, addressing Hangman Adam Page. “I can assure you—there is only one man who’s going to be able to take that belt from you, and his name is Maxwell Jacob Friedman.”
He concluded with an ominous promise: “When I sign the dotted line on this Casino Gauntlet contract—it won’t be for a match. It’ll be for your soul.”
Kris Statlander & Harley Cameron def. Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford
In tag team action on AEW Dynamite, former TBS Champion Kris Statlander teamed with Harley Cameron to battle the powerful alliance of Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford, just days removed from a chaotic collision at Forbidden Door: Zero Hour.
The match began with Statlander and Ford trading control, as Penelope yanked Kris down by the hair and tried to provoke Harley into an early tag. But Statlander quickly regained momentum with a low dropkick to the temple and a cover for two.
Once Cameron entered the match, the babyface tandem began clicking, landing a backbreaker–lariat combo, followed by a high kick from Harley that staggered Ford. Statlander then followed with a standing senton and used Harley in an assisted splash across Penelope for another near fall.
Eventually, Bayne tagged in and began asserting her size advantage, flattening Harley with a waistlock mat slam and cutting off the ring for a string of heel-side offense. As commentary noted, this was Cameron’s first match back from a facial injury—her nose was visibly bloodied again during the bout—but she showed grit, fighting through a punishing double-team sequence and a moonsault from Ford that nearly ended it.
Finally, Harley escaped and got the hot tag to Statlander, who stormed in with high-impact offense. She deadlifted Ford for a German suplex, caught Megan mid-air with a discus lariat, and the match broke down as all four women collided in a flurry of high-impact strikes. Ford delivered a crucifix driver to Statlander, Cameron hit a swinging neckbreaker, and Bayne dropped Stat with a Sick Kick, leaving all four competitors laid out.
In the finishing stretch, Statlander countered a top-rope attempt from Penelope into an electric chair facebuster and immediately transitioned into a scissored armbar, trapping Ford’s head and arms with no escape.
After the bell, Megan Bayne blindsided Statlander, reigniting their personal feud. But before Bayne could do more damage, Willow Nightingale stormed to the ring to make the save. Harley Cameron raised both women’s arms as the segment ended, playing peacemaker between former friends still on rocky ground.
Mercedes Moné Celebrates Her Global Domination And Warns Every Champion in Wrestling
In one of the most lavish displays of championship glory AEW has seen in recent months, the ring was adorned with a table lined with title belts as Renee Paquette welcomed “The CEO,” the reigning TBS Champion and now nine-time titleholder Mercedes Moné back to Dynamite.
Fresh off a three-match sweep across the UK, including a win in Wednesday’s tag bout on Dynamite, a six-woman tag victory at RevPro, and a successful title defense in a chaotic Four-Way at Forbidden Door, Moné made her entrance in style, flaunting only one belt on her body but dozens more on the table beside her.
Taking the mic, Mercedes counted them off one by one, raising fingers as she declared:
“Say hello to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 belts.”
Paquette praised her historic week, but before she could ask about what’s next, Moné cut her off:
“I’m a history maker. A record breaker. Ultimo Dragon had 10 titles—and I am going to smash that record. So to any woman out there with a title—I’m coming for you. And you’re going to love the taste of Moné.”
Renee then brought up a lingering bit of controversy: that Alex Windsor had Moné trapped in a submission on Dynamite, a situation that only went unpunished because Mercedes wasn’t legal at the time. Mercedes scoffed at the suggestion. “Are you stupid or are you dumb?” she snapped.
“I was not legal during that time, and I was not tapping out. There was a bug in the ring, and I was just swatting it away.” Taking the dig even further, she mocked Windsor’s credibility:
“She’s jealous I was a better RevPro Champion than she ever was. Or maybe it’s because I was dancing all over her man. William—I love it when you do the CEO dance.”
With a smirk, Mercedes closed out the segment with a cold warning:
“If Alex Windsor wants to ride the Moné Train again, I’ll beat her senseless—until she’s sitting in a hospital bed right next to her husband.”
And with that, the CEO danced. Nine belts draped over the table. Nine championships earned across continents. And one mission: complete domination.
Mark Briscoe Challenges Kyle Fletcher, Fires Back at MJF
Mark Briscoe addressed the AEW faithful with a heartfelt—and fiery—update on what’s next for him. Briscoe opened by acknowledging the importance of the night’s venue, the historic 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, where he and his late brother Jay Briscoe helped build their legacy.
“This building is extremely important to the history of the Briscoe Brothers. This is where it all started,” he said. Though he couldn’t be there in person, Mark revealed the reason why—with a wide grin, he introduced the world to his newborn son:
“Let me introduce Baby Mack Briscoe, the latest member of the crew.”
With the baby safely out of earshot, Briscoe turned his attention to a very different subject: MJF.
“It’s been one week since you threatened to set me on fire on national television,” Briscoe growled, before flipping the script: “So let me tell you what I’m gonna do. I’m gonna take all your hopes and dreams, your goals and aspirations—and I’m gonna set them on fire.”
Briscoe explained that it was his interference at Forbidden Door that stopped MJF from scoring a cheap win over Hangman Adam Page—just like he had weeks earlier against Briscoe himself on Dynamite. But one comment from Max still lingered:
“You said I can’t win the big one,” Briscoe admitted.
“And that takes me to another nemesis of mine… TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher.”
Briscoe pointed out that he and Fletcher are dead even in their series—two wins apiece—and suggested that Fletcher might not be entirely convinced he's the better man.
“So let me make it real plain, real simple,” Briscoe said.
“Kyle Fletcher—I’m challenging you for the TNT Championship. And we’re gonna be back here in Philly in a few weeks, so let’s do it right here in Philly. What you say, Kyle? You gonna man up?”
With a new baby in his arms and a burning score to settle, Mark Briscoe just made it clear: he’s not finished chasing gold—or MJF.
Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Kazuchika Okada, Hechicero and Josh Alexander) def. JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and “Speedball” Mike Bailey) & AEW World Tag Team Champions Brodido (Brody King and ROH World Champion Bandido)
The Don Callis Family continues to dominate AEW, and they made another emphatic statement on Dynamite, defeating JetSpeed and the AEW World Tag Team Champions Brodido in a chaotic, high-speed All-Star 8-Man Tag Match that featured bodies flying, titles colliding, and rivalries reigniting.
Before the bell even rang, Don Callis couldn’t resist riling up the Philadelphia crowd, introducing his ever-growing stable of international powerhouses, including Konosuke Takeshita, Kazuchika Okada, Hechicero, Lance Archer, Josh Alexander, and newly added muscle Wardlow.
The action kicked off with Bandido and Hechicero trading holds, showcasing smooth mat work until momentum swung wildly. Tags to Takeshita and Alexander allowed them to double-team Bandido, but Brody King entered and steamrolled both men before landing a massive senton. JetSpeed followed with dual hip tosses, a double Gourdbuster, a tandem dropkick, and stereo kip-ups, punctuated by their signature handshake to a roar from the crowd.
As Mike Bailey picked up steam, Okada tripped him from the outside and Alexander crushed him with an elbow. That opened the door for full Don Callis Family chaos. Despite Rick Knox’s best efforts—or lack thereof—all eight men ended up brawling across the ring and ringside. Brody King bulldozed Takeshita and Okada before hitting a cannonball to the floor, and was followed by a triple dive sequence from JetSpeed and Bandido that took us to break.
Back from commercial, Hechicero choked Kevin Knight in the corner until Knight escaped and tagged in Brody, who landed a crushing Bossman Slam on Okada. The match devolved into a highlight reel: Josh Alexander dropped King with a German Suplex, Bailey nailed a superkick, Hechicero and King both attempted crossbodies, colliding mid-air, Bandido wiped out Hechicero, Takeshita launched himself with a tope con giro, and Bailey landed a sunset flip double knees.
After Mike Bailey countered an Okada Rainmaker and sent Alexander flying with an avalanche Frankensteiner, it looked like the tide had turned. Bailey went to the top rope and attempted his devastating Shooting Star Knees—but missed. Alexander recovered, snatched Bailey in a tight cradle, and got the three count.
Kenny Omega Saves Hangman Page as Don Callis Family Attacks
The AEW World Champion "Hangman" Adam Page made his entrance to thunderous “Cowboy Shit” chants—and what started as a heartfelt message quickly escalated into all-out war.
Before addressing his championship victory, Page took time to speak directly to Will Ospreay, the man he defeated in the Lights Out Steel Cage Match at Forbidden Door. “Will, thank you—for everything you’ve done for me this year, and everything you’ve done for AEW,” Page said, pausing to collect his emotions. “I hope when the time is right, you can come back and do what you are the best at. And when you do, I hope you come back to challenge me for this world championship.”
Turning his attention to MJF, Page addressed the controversial title defense at Forbidden Door, declaring: “Max, you threw everything you had at me—every trick you could think of—and you still failed. I want you to remember that.”
Now that MJF must give seven days’ notice before cashing in his Casino Gauntlet contract, Hangman remained unfazed: “If you ever find it within yourself to sign that contract, I will beat your ass before the ink is dry.”
Just as the crowd rallied behind the champion, Don Callis interrupted—flanked by an increasingly dangerous roster. Callis stepped onto the ramp with a mic in hand. “You and I have a long history,” he reminded Hangman. “You won your first AEW World Title from me—and the only reason you took it from me is because I had a weakling defending it against you.”
The crowd showered Callis with boos as he continued: “It’s not a question of if the Don Callis Family takes your belt, it’s a question of which one of us will.” Behind him appeared Josh Alexander, Hechicero, Lance Archer, Rocky Romero, and more—surrounding the ring with intent.
Hangman took off his jacket and prepared for the inevitable: “I’m no dumbass. I see how this is gonna go…” And with that Hangman launched himself over the top rope to take out Alexander on the floor. Page fought valiantly, but the numbers quickly overwhelmed him as Archer and Hechicero joined the assault. Just when it looked hopeless, JetSpeed’s Kevin Knight and "Speedball" Mike Bailey hit the ring to even the odds!
But a baton from Don Callis turned the tide again, Rocky Romero cracked Bailey across the ribs with the weapon, leaving Page prone… until the arena exploded.
Kenny Omega, clean-shaven and shirtless, stormed the stage.
He delivered a V-Trigger to Hechicero in the aisle, followed by snap-dragon suplexes for Romero and Alexander. When Archer rallied back, Page leveled him with a boot to the jaw, and then, like old times: We got a Buckshot Lariat+V-Trigger combo.
The crowd roared as Kenny Omega and Hangman Page stood face to face—then shook hands and embraced.
AEW World Trios Champions The Opps (Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, and Powerhouse Hobbs) def. Ricochet & GOA (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)
In the penultimate bout of the night, The Opps put their AEW World Trios Championships on the line.
The match opened with Ricochet trying to chop down Powerhouse Hobbs, but his strikes barely registered. Hobbs effortlessly blocked a whip attempt and absorbed Ricochet’s offense before dropping him with a devastating right hook. A blind tag brought in Kaun, who momentarily caught Hobbs off guard with a shoulder block, leading to the first of many explosive exchanges.
Shibata tagged in next and squared off with Kaun in a thunderous, crowd-pleasing chop war that lasted nearly a full minute. Shibata got the better of the exchange, flooring Kaun with a hesitation dropkick in the corner. But the tide turned when Ricochet interfered illegally, allowing his team to isolate Shibata.
From there, the challengers took control, with Ricochet hitting a snapmare and standing senton, Liona using his raw power to deliver chops and headbutts, and Kaun drilling Shibata with a leg sweep into an arm-trapped STO variation. Still, Shibata survived and finally made the tag to Hobbs.
The big men collided as Hobbs and Toa Liona exchanged brutal lariats and clubbing forearms. Hobbs took over with corner offense and a flying lariat that sent Liona off his feet. Samoa Joe entered soon after, blasting Ricochet with a powerslam and senton for a near fall, but the challengers rallied with a flurry of offense:
Just as Ricochet climbed the ropes for another aerial attack, MVP appeared at ringside and smashed him in the back with a cane, seeking revenge for Sunday’s events at Forbidden Door. Samoa Joe immediately seized the opening, locking in the Coquina Clutch.
Ricochet submitted, giving The Opps the victory and a successful title defense. But the chaos wasn’t over.
As Ricochet struggled to his feet, being supported by GOA, the music of the Hurt Syndicate hit. AEW World Tag Team Champions Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin charged the ring as GOA dropped Ricochet, sparking an all-out brawl with Kaun and Toa. Security rushed in as the melee raged heading into the final commercial break of the night.
Darby Allin def. Claudio Castagnoli in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
In a violent, unpredictable main event inside Philadelphia’s legendary 2300 Arena, Darby Allin battled Claudio Castagnoli in a brutal Falls Count Anywhere match that spilled from the backstage area to the ring and left both men broken by the final bell.
Before the match could even be announced, Claudio ambushed Darby backstage with a shopping cart full of weapons, throwing him through a TV and dragging his limp body toward the entranceway. There, Castagnoli delivered a giant swing into the barricade, sending Allin’s head ricocheting off steel. Darby tried to fight back with a wild coffin drop off a support beam, but the damage to his body was already mounting.
In the ring, Claudio showed no mercy, military pressing Allin and launching him over the top rope, bouncing him off the announce table in a jaw-dropping display of strength. Commentary exclaimed, “That was nuts,” as officials scrambled to recover their shattered desk.
Back from break, tables and chairs littered the canvas as the punishment escalated. Darby dodged one charge, sending Claudio crashing through a table, but the Swiss Superman responded with an avalanche Karelin lift onto a pile of chairs, followed by a brutal running powerbomb through another table. Incredibly, Darby still kicked out. Allin mounted a desperate surge, landing a Code Red that turned the tables. After two vicious Coffin Drops, he pinned Claudio for the win.
But before he could celebrate, Gabe Kidd appeared from nowhere and German suplexed Darby. As he lined up another attack, Jon Moxley and the Death Riders stormed the ring, ready to finish the job. Instead, Darby came alive, double-legging Mox and raining down punches, only to be overpowered again by Kidd. Somehow, Darby slipped free and escaped into the crowd, with Kidd in hot pursuit.
The last image of Dynamite: Darby Allin fleeing into the shadows, bloodied, victorious, and still not safe.
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