AEW Dynamite September 16, 2026 came to Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, with one job: turn a crowded collection of All Out possibilities into an actual pay-per-view card. Tonight finally did that. Jon Moxley, PAC and Gabe Kidd defeated Will Ospreay, Andrade El Idolo and Francesco Akira in a violent main event; “Hangman” Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King earned a World Trios Championship match; Tommaso Ciampa forced Kazuchika Okada to take him seriously; and AEW confirmed that Mercedes Moné will not be medically cleared to compete at All Out.
One week after AEW Dynamite Rebel Heart succeeded through restraint and real emotion, tonight’s episode was strongest when it narrowed its focus. Moxley treated Akira as a message he could send directly through Ospreay. Page and Brodido won their title opportunity instead of merely demanding one. Thekla and Willow Nightingale received a defined consequence for their All Out match. Even Jack Perry’s reckless challenge to Samoa Joe had a clear point: Perry wants to learn from former world champions, regardless of what the lesson costs him.
The wrestling delivered. The opening eight-man tag gave Steven Borden another meaningful victory without asking him to carry the match. Page, Bandido and King against The Conglomeration was the most complete contest of the night. The main event had the pace, violence and late-match urgency expected from those six wrestlers.
The booking was less disciplined. Christian Cage cheated to help the fan-favorite team win. Chris Jericho and Nick Wayne worked a strong match around a necklace that only recently became the center of their rivalry. Lena Kross needed Megan Bayne and a steel pipe to beat Jamie Hayter. The main event ended with Wheeler Yuta interfering before David Finlay and Clark Connors turned another post-match attack into a faction traffic jam.
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite results moved All Out forward, but AEW still has a habit of using more people when one decisive idea would do. The show produced several excellent pieces. It did not always know when to stop adding to them.
Here are the full results
● AEW World Tag Team Champions Adam Copeland & Christian Cage, TNT Champion Darby Allin and Steven Borden defeated FTR, Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight.
● Chris Jericho defeated Nick Wayne
● “Hangman” Adam Page, ROH World Champion Bandido and Brody King defeated Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly (AEW World Trios Championship #1 Contender’s Match)
● Tommaso Ciampa defeated Myles Hawkins
● Lena Kross defeated AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champion Jamie Hayter
● AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley, PAC and Gabe Kidd defeated AEW World Champion Will Ospreay, AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo and Francesco Akira
Breakdowns & Reactions
Eight Wrestlers Agree to Cooperate—Barely
Renee Paquette opened backstage with Adam Copeland, Darby Allin and Steven Borden. Copeland praised Borden’s televised debut before Christian Cage arrived and offered condolences for the loss of Sting’s in-ring career. It was exactly the kind of insult Christian could deliver with a straight face. Darby reminded him that their problems were not over, while Copeland tried to keep four uneasy partners focused on the same match.
FTR, Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight were no more unified. Stokely Hathaway dismissed Fletcher and Knight as a threat to FTR’s All Out title opportunity, while Don Callis argued that his team deserved entry into the three-way ladder match because it had already beaten the Young Bucks. The two scenes established the same idea from opposite sides: nobody trusted anybody, but everybody needed the match.
Grade: B
Significance: The opening gave the eight-man tag a reason to exist beyond collecting available stars.
What worked
● Christian’s Sting line was cruel, quick and completely in character.
● Both teams entered with internal tension that could affect All Out.
What didn’t work
● AEW introduced another team wanting into an already crowded ladder match without clarifying whether that possibility was real.
● Copeland spent more time managing personalities than advancing his own championship story.
Adam Copeland, Christian Cage, Darby Allin and Steven Borden vs. FTR, Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight
The opener worked because its conflicts were easy to follow. Christian and Darby repeatedly tagged themselves into the match. FTR isolated the inexperienced Borden. Fletcher and Knight supplied the speed and aerial offense. Copeland remained the stabilizing veteran until the match inevitably collapsed into eight-man chaos.
Borden again looked far more comfortable than his experience should allow. His dropkick had height, his movement did not look hesitant and the crowd willingly rallied behind him. FTR understood exactly how to use that inexperience, cutting him off and building to Dax Harwood’s attempt at the Scorpion Death Lock. Borden kicked Harwood away, but the decisive opening came when Christian struck Dax with a chair while the referee was distracted.
Allin and Borden then hit their Scorpion Death Drop–Coffin Drop combination, allowing Borden to pin Harwood. The finish advanced Borden, protected the larger stars and created the image AEW wanted. It also required the heroes to cheat in a match they were already talented enough to win.
Grade: B+
Significance: Borden earned another important pin and moved directly toward his first AEW pay-per-view match, while FTR absorbed a loss before challenging for the tag titles.
What worked
● Borden looked athletic without being asked to perform beyond his experience.
● FTR made his comeback matter by controlling him for the central stretch.
● The tandem finish connected Borden to Sting without turning him into a Sting impersonator.
What didn’t work
● Christian’s chair shot made the victory feel cheaper than it needed to be.
● Copeland and Christian are the champions, but Borden and Darby again left with the stronger closing image.
Jon Moxley Makes Ospreay Responsible for What Comes Next
Jon Moxley stood beside PAC and Gabe Kidd and gave the AEW World Championship rivalry its sharpest argument yet. He acknowledged what Ospreay overcame to win at Wembley Stadium, but rejected the idea that wearing a belt automatically makes anyone the best. Moxley said he never wanted Ospreay to follow him; he wanted him to lead. At All Out, whatever happens will be Ospreay’s responsibility because Ospreay chose him.
The final detail made the segment. Kidd openly wanted to carve Ospreay apart. PAC glared toward Moxley while promising that the Death Riders would not let the champion “off the hook.” Moxley sounded like a mentor accepting a test. PAC and Kidd sounded like men who believe his lingering respect for Ospreay is weakness.
Grade: A-
Significance: Moxley reframed All Out as a test of Ospreay’s leadership while the Death Riders’ distrust of him remained visible.
What worked
● Moxley respected Ospreay’s achievement without surrendering any confidence.
● PAC’s look toward Moxley continued the group’s internal story without explaining it to death.
● The promo gave the main event emotional stakes beyond previewing a pay-per-view match.
What didn’t work
● Ospreay did not respond, leaving the strongest statement of the rivalry entirely with the challenger.
Brawling Birds and Divine Dominion Get the Street-Fight Treatment
AEW aired a video package for Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor defending the Women’s World Tag Team Championship against Megan Bayne and Lena Kross in a Chicago Street Fight at All Out. The footage emphasized that the Brawling Birds took the titles from Divine Dominion at All In and that the rematch will remove the rules that protected the champions tonight.
It was useful context, especially before Hayter faced Kross. It was also almost all recap on a show that later gave the feud another match, a weapon finish and a separate interview.
Grade: B-
Significance: The package made the All Out stipulation and championship history clear before the singles preview.
What worked
● The Chicago Street Fight felt like an escalation rather than a random stipulation.
● Both teams were presented as physically dangerous.
What didn’t work
● The package repeated information the live match and later promo would cover again.
Chris Jericho vs. Nick Wayne
Jericho and Wayne produced a better match than the story surrounding it. Wayne wrestled with open contempt, spitting at Jericho and trying to embarrass him. Jericho answered with chops, a Death Valley Driver on the apron and an avalanche Frankensteiner. Wayne’s floor Destroyer, standing shiranui and Wayne’s World near fall gave him credible chances to win.
Then the necklace became the match. Jericho pulled the puka shells from Wayne’s neck, and Wayne froze long enough to be caught in a trapping pin. Afterward, Jericho stopped celebrating and offered his hand. Wayne refused, kicked the rope into Jericho, wrapped the broken necklace around his fist and attacked him before adding two chair shots.
The anger made sense if the necklace means what Wayne says it means. The problem is timing. AEW asked one recently explained object to carry the finish, the loss and the post-match assault all at once. Wayne’s performance sold the attachment. The story still felt retrofitted to create a feud.
Grade: B
Significance: Jericho won the match, but Wayne’s assault guaranteed that the generational rivalry will continue.
What worked
● Wayne looked competitive against a veteran instead of merely surviving him.
● Jericho kicking out of Wayne’s World gave the second half real tension.
● Wayne’s instant shift from grief to violence fit his unstable character.
What didn’t work
● The necklace became disproportionately important after only a short setup.
● Wayne lost focus, lost the match and then needed a chair to recover his heat.
● The chair shots looked less convincing than the match that preceded them.
Mercedes Moné Is Out of All Out; Willow Nightingale vs. Thekla Is In
Excalibur announced that AEW Women’s World Champion Mercedes Moné is not medically cleared to wrestle at All Out because of her broken nose. She is expected back for WrestleDream on October 17. Willow Nightingale and Thekla will now meet at All Out, with the winner challenging Moné for the championship at WrestleDream.
The video package correctly centered the unresolved issues between Willow and Thekla instead of pretending the match was an equal replacement for a world-title defense. It is a logical pivot forced by an injury. It also means one of AEW’s largest pay-per-views will proceed without the Women’s World Championship being defended.
Grade: B+
Significance: AEW turned Moné’s medical absence into a number-one-contender match and gave WrestleDream an immediate women’s title direction.
What worked
● The announcement clearly explained Moné’s status and the new stakes.
● Willow and Thekla already have enough conflict to support the match.
What didn’t work
● All Out loses a Women’s World Championship match ten days before the event.
● The winner will have to wait three weeks for the actual title opportunity.
United Empire Tries to Ignore the Contract Between Its Champions
Renee Paquette asked Ospreay, Andrade and Akira whether the United Empire was truly united. Ospreay praised Callum Newman’s leadership, then immediately pointed toward Andrade’s guaranteed World Championship contract. Andrade reminded him that they were partners tonight. Akira shouted in Italian until Ospreay demanded English, producing the line the segment needed: “Let’s kick the shit out of the Death Riders.”
The humor landed because the conflict underneath it was real. Ospreay and Andrade can cooperate, but one holds the title and the other holds a contract to challenge for it. AEW finally acknowledged the complication instead of treating Andrade as a harmless ally.
Grade: B
Significance: Andrade’s guaranteed title opportunity remained active inside a team that already contains the world champion.
What worked
● Akira’s blunt English translation gave him personality before the main event.
● Ospreay and Andrade’s smiles could not hide the championship tension.
What didn’t work
● The United Empire name still covers a collection of alliances more than a clearly defined television unit.
“Hangman” Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King vs. The Conglomeration
The World Trios Championship eliminator balanced chemistry, stakes and continuity better than anything else tonight. Page and Kyle O’Reilly opened with clean counters. Bandido matched O’Reilly’s speed and technique. Brody King and Roderick Strong turned the match physical. Orange Cassidy supplied the comedy without overwhelming the competition.
The closing stretch tied those styles together. The Conglomeration’s layered offense produced believable near falls, while King repeatedly erased opponents on the floor. Cassidy tried an Orange Punch, King trapped his hand and Strong briefly capitalized. Page then cleared the traffic and hit Strong with the Buckshot Lariat for the victory.
The finish mattered beyond the title shot. Strong refused Cassidy and O’Reilly’s handshake last week. Tonight, he took the fall that eliminated their team. Page, Bandido and King now move to All Out, but they will not know their opponents until Swerve Strickland and The New Level defend against The Demand next Wednesday.
Grade: A-
Significance: Page and Brodido earned their All Out championship match, while Strong’s distance from The Conglomeration became harder to ignore.
What worked
● Every wrestler contributed a distinct style without making the match feel disjointed.
● Page won cleanly in his home state and looked like the decisive member of his team.
● Strong taking the fall continued an existing story instead of creating a random casualty.
What didn’t work
● The challengers still do not know which champions they are preparing to face.
AEW Revisits Its Tribute to Andy “The Butcher” Williams
AEW aired a condensed look at Saturday’s Collision tribute to Andy “The Butcher” Williams, including the locker-room memories, Daniel Garcia’s Butcher Battle Royale victory and the closing celebration of Williams’ life and music. The recap did not try to recreate the emotion of the full episode. It simply made sure Dynamite viewers understood why the night mattered.
Grade: B
Significance: AEW carried Williams’ memory across both television programs instead of allowing the tribute to disappear after one night.
What worked
● The presentation remained centered on Williams as a friend, wrestler and musician.
● Garcia’s victory gave the recap a clear emotional conclusion.
What didn’t work
● A short package could only summarize an episode whose power came from giving people time to speak.
Tommaso Ciampa Calls Out Kazuchika Okada and Destroys Myles Hawkins
Ciampa used his entrance video to name the match he wanted: Kazuchika Okada for the AEW International Championship at All Out. Myles Hawkins then delayed removing his jacket because he did not want it wrinkled. Ciampa answered with a running knee and ended the match almost immediately.
The squash accomplished its purpose. Ciampa looked focused, Hawkins supplied a quick laugh and Okada’s name gave the win direction. It was not a competitive match, and nobody was asked to believe it would be.
Grade: B-
Significance: Ciampa publicly chose Okada and used Hawkins to demonstrate how little patience he had left.
What worked
● The challenge arrived before the squash, giving the destruction a purpose.
● Ciampa’s urgency contrasted well with Hawkins’ vanity.
What didn’t work
● Hawkins existed as a punchline, so the victory added no competitive credibility by itself.
The Demand Leaves the World Trios Champions Under Their Own Belts
Tony Schiavone attempted to introduce Swerve Strickland and The New Level for an interview. They never reached it. Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona attacked in the aisle, drove Austin Creed into the barricade, overwhelmed Kofi and cut down Swerve’s final stand with the Spirit Gun and Gates of Agony’s double powerbomb.
Ricochet then collected the World Trios Championship belts and laid them across the fallen champions. It was familiar wrestling language, but it was the correct language. The Demand needed to look capable of taking the titles next Wednesday, and this was the first time Kofi and Creed had been comprehensively dismantled since arriving in AEW.
Grade: B+
Significance: The Demand transformed next week’s title match from a scheduling device into a believable threat to change the All Out lineup.
What worked
● The attack was direct, physical and tied to a confirmed championship match.
● Swerve’s attempt to fight alone protected his courage without protecting him from the result.
● The belts placed on the champions created the segment’s strongest image.
What didn’t work
● AEW advertised an interview only to replace it with another faction ambush.
Jack Perry Invites Samoa Joe to Teach Him the Hard Way
Jack Perry continued his mission to face former AEW world champions. He admitted that Jon Moxley and Swerve Strickland had beaten him badly, but argued that each loss taught him something and moved him closer to an impossible dream. Then he called out Samoa Joe.
Perry told Joe to return and make his day. The camera widened to reveal “JOE IS GONNA KILL YOU” painted in red beside him. That visual understood the challenge better than another minute of dialogue could have. Perry is not pretending Joe is safe. He is chasing the danger because he believes surviving it will change him.
Grade: A-
Significance: Perry selected the most dangerous former champion yet and created a clear path for Samoa Joe’s return.
What worked
● Perry connected the challenge to his larger search for growth.
● The painted warning supplied a memorable final image.
● He acknowledged his losses instead of rewriting them as moral victories.
What didn’t work
● Joe did not answer, and AEW announced no date or location for the match.
Jamie Hayter vs. Lena Kross
Kross attacked before the bell and kept the match appropriately ugly. She drove Hayter into the apron, used her size to cut off rallies and survived a German suplex, running knee and backbreaker. Hayter’s offense felt urgent because Kross never allowed the match to settle into a clean rhythm.
The finish was designed for the Chicago Street Fight. Megan Bayne returned through the crowd and distracted Hayter and the referee. Kross pulled a steel pipe from beneath the ring, struck Hayter and finished her with the Jackhammer. Alex Windsor arrived with a table leg only after the decision.
Kross gained a win over one-half of the champions, and the weapon gave Hayter protection. The problem is repetition: another distraction, another hidden object and another post-match save that came seconds too late.
Grade: B
Significance: Kross proved she can pin Hayter and showed exactly how Divine Dominion plans to exploit the lack of rules at All Out.
What worked
● The match was physical enough to preview a street fight without giving the stipulation away.
● Kross received a meaningful singles victory.
● The pipe connected the finish directly to the All Out rematch.
What didn’t work
● Bayne’s distraction made Kross’s biggest singles win dependent on outside help.
● Windsor’s save arrived after the only moment when it could have mattered.
Andrade El Idolo Puts His Family Inside His Championship Ambition
Andrade’s vignette traced professional wrestling through his grandfather, father and six uncles before bringing the story back to his own goal of becoming world champion. The family photographs gave the piece specificity that most destiny promos lack. More importantly, it explained why Andrade’s guaranteed championship contract is not a prop he can casually forget while teaming with Ospreay.
Grade: B+
Significance: Andrade’s world-title ambition gained personal context before he stood beside the current champion in the main event.
What worked
● The family history made the vignette feel unique to Andrade.
● It quietly kept his championship contract relevant.
What didn’t work
● AEW did not connect the vignette back to a specific date or decision regarding the contract.
Kazuchika Okada Gives Ciampa an Answer—and Gets One Back
Paquette asked Okada whether he had considered Ciampa’s challenge. Okada smiled, paused and said Ciampa was a “bitch.” Ciampa immediately blindsided him, drove a knee into him against a road case and clarified that he wanted the Psycho Killer against the Rainmaker at All Out.
The segment was blunt, efficient and more useful than a polite acceptance. Okada dismissed Ciampa. Ciampa made dismissal physically impossible. AEW later made the International Championship match official.
Grade: B+
Significance: Ciampa forced Okada to stop treating him like an annoyance and turned a challenge into an All Out title match.
What worked
● Okada’s delivery was funnier because he treated the insult like a carefully considered answer.
● Ciampa’s attack established urgency and danger in less than a minute.
● The segment led to a confirmed championship match.
What didn’t work
● Repeating the same insult was effective in the moment but gave the rivalry very little substance beyond disrespect.
The Brawling Birds Promise to Use Everything in Chicago
Hayter and Windsor responded to the loss by promising that Divine Dominion would not enjoy the same advantage when every weapon is legal at All Out. Their anger was appropriate. The interview did not add much that the match finish had not already shown.
Grade: C+
Significance: The champions verbally answered Kross and Bayne before the Chicago Street Fight.
What worked
● Hayter and Windsor sounded angry rather than shaken.
● The promo reinforced the no-rules stipulation.
What didn’t work
● It repeated the feud’s premise for the third time on the same episode.
Jon Moxley, PAC and Gabe Kidd vs. Will Ospreay, Andrade El Idolo and Francesco Akira
Ospreay and Moxley opened across from one another, but Moxley refused to give the champion a preview for free and tagged Kidd. That decision defined the match. Ospreay wanted Moxley. Moxley wanted control.
United Empire’s synchronized dives gave the opening stretch speed before the Death Riders isolated Akira. Andrade changed the match with a hot tag, and Ospreay finally forced Moxley into an exchange. Moxley caught the handspring in a sleeper, Ospreay escaped the suplex, and the two traded counters without emptying the playbook they will need at All Out.
Akira became the emotional center. He survived long enough to hit Moxley with a springboard cutter, fought from underneath and dropped Wheeler Yuta when Yuta climbed onto the apron. The interference still created the opening. Moxley answered with a lariat, multiple Paradigm Shifts, the Death Rider and finally the Bulldog Choke. Akira submitted while Kidd kept Ospreay from rescuing him.
Moxley released the choke, then applied it again. Andrade broke it up, only for David Finlay and Clark Connors to join PAC, Kidd, Yuta and Daniel Garcia in overwhelming the ring. Kidd placed a chair around Akira’s neck. Ospreay finally exploded with Hidden Blades, cleared the attackers and stood beside Andrade over their fallen partner.
The finish achieved the correct balance. Moxley won and showed the cruelty Ospreay must survive. Ospreay was not pinned or submitted and still ended the night fighting. Akira looked courageous even though everybody knew he was the likely fall guy. The excess after the bell was the issue. What began as Moxley sending a precise message became another crowd of factions and associates filling the screen.
Grades: Match A- | Post-Match B
Significance: Moxley gained the final major victory before All Out, but Ospreay’s rescue showed that he now leads by protecting the people Moxley is willing to sacrifice.
What worked
● Moxley avoiding a full preview with Ospreay preserved their singles match.
● Akira turned the predictable losing role into the most sympathetic performance of the main event.
● Ospreay’s Hidden Blade comeback let the champion close with urgency instead of helplessness.
● The finish made Moxley dangerous without giving away Ospreay’s defeat.
What didn’t work
● Yuta’s interference made the result less decisive.
● The Dogs and Death Riders alliance again added bodies after the central story had already landed.
● Garcia was present with the Death Riders but had no meaningful role in the story being told.
AEW Dynamite Results: Tweets, Fan Reaction and Wrestling Journalism Insight
The live and online reactions followed a consistent split. Steven Borden received another strong response because his athleticism looks real and AEW has surrounded him with veterans who can control the structure around him. The praise came with a fair warning: two television matches have already produced two protected, featured victories, so AEW must continue building the wrestler rather than rushing to cash in on the surname.
Jericho and Wayne earned a “This is awesome” chant for the work, but the necklace finish became the most common criticism of the angle. Wayne sold the broken necklace with conviction. Viewers still questioned why an object introduced so recently was suddenly important enough to decide the match and trigger a chair attack.
The Page and Brodido victory was widely received as the right result, especially with Page wrestling in Virginia. Fans also noticed Strong taking another loss after refusing The Conglomeration’s handshake last week. That detail gave the finish more weight than a standard number-one-contender result.
Moxley’s promo and the main event drew the strongest agreement across the coverage. The promo gave Ospreay vs. Moxley a philosophy. The match gave it violence. The most repeated criticism was just as clear: Akira was the obvious person to lose, and AEW once again allowed interference and a mass run-in to swallow a story that did not need that much help.
The Road to AEW All Out After Tonight’s Dynamite
Ospreay and Moxley Now Represent Opposite Forms of Leadership
Moxley believes leadership means accepting consequences and surviving whatever the job demands. Ospreay ended tonight by protecting Akira from those consequences. That is the useful divide heading into All Out. The championship matters, but the match is now also about whether Moxley’s ruthless standard or Ospreay’s loyalty produces the better leader.
The World Trios Championship Path Is Finally Clear
Swerve Strickland, Kofi and Austin Creed defend against Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona next Wednesday. The winner then faces Page, Bandido and Brody King at All Out. AEW spent weeks crowding the division with teams. Tonight finally converted that congestion into a simple two-step path.
The Women’s World Championship Will Not Be Defended at All Out
Moné’s broken nose forced the change. Willow and Thekla now fight for a WrestleDream title opportunity. The new match has history and consequences, but it is still a contender’s match replacing one of the company’s world championships on pay-per-view. AEW made the best available adjustment. It should not pretend nothing was lost.
Ciampa Forced the Rainmaker to Appear
Okada tried to dismiss Ciampa with one insult. Ciampa answered with violence and demanded the Rainmaker rather than a champion moving through another defense on reputation. Their International Championship match now has a clear emotional premise even if the build has been short.
The Tag Division Has Two Different All Out Stories
Copeland and Christian defend against the Young Bucks and FTR in a three-way ladder match involving tables and chairs. Darby and Borden will face Fletcher and Knight, with the winners earning a future World Tag Team Championship opportunity. That gives four teams direction, but it also places Darby and Borden close to the center of a division where the actual champions still need more focus.
The Brawling Birds Have No Excuses Left
Hayter lost because Kross used Bayne and a weapon. At All Out, interference and weapons will be legal. The Chicago Street Fight removes the champions’ complaint and creates a harsher question: can they beat Divine Dominion when the challengers are allowed to fight exactly as they prefer?
Best Match and Segment of the Night
Best Match: “Hangman” Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King vs. Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly
The main event had more star power and a hotter final image, but the number-one-contender match was the most complete. It had clean stakes, six distinct performers, a decisive finish and consequences for both teams. Nothing after the bell was required to explain why it mattered.
Best Segment: Jon Moxley’s Warning to Will Ospreay
Moxley did not sell All Out by promising a classic. He questioned what Ospreay’s championship means and made the champion responsible for choosing the fight. PAC’s glare added tension inside the Death Riders without pulling attention away from the title match.
Best Individual Performance: Francesco Akira
Akira entered as the obvious candidate to lose and left as the person the closing angle was built around. His resistance made Moxley look cruel, Ospreay look loyal and the United Empire feel more like a unit than it did at the start of the night.
What Was Announced for Next Week’s AEW Dynamite and This Week’s AEW Collision
AEW Dynamite and Collision September 23, 2026
● Swerve Strickland and The New Level’s Kofi and Austin Creed (c) vs. The Demand (AEW World Trios Championship).The winners will defend against “Hangman” Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King at All Out.
● Next Wednesday will be a three-hour Dynamite/Collision block, with Dynamite followed by one hour of Collision.
AEW Collision Saturday, September 19, 2026
● Andrade El Idolo (c) vs. Daniel Garcia (AEW National Championship)
● Thekla vs. Zayda Steel, with Willow Nightingale on commentary.
Current and Updated AEW All Out Match Card
AEW All Out takes place Saturday, September 26, 2026, at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
● Will Ospreay (c) vs. AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley (AEW World Championship)
● Adam Copeland and Christian Cage (c) vs. the Young Bucks vs. FTR (Triple Threat Ladder Match involving tables and chairs for the AEW World Tag Team Championship)
● The Brawling Birds (c) vs. Divine Dominion (Chicago Street Fight for the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship)
● Willow Nightingale vs. Thekla (#1 Contender’s Match for the AEW Women’s World Championship at WrestleDream)
● Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa (AEW International Championship)
● TNT Champion Darby Allin and Steven Borden vs. Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight (#1 Contender’s Match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship)
● Swerve Strickland and The New Level or The Demand (c) vs. “Hangman” Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King for the AEW World Trios Championship. The champions will be determined on September 23.
The Willow Nightingale–Thekla match, Okada–Ciampa match, Darby Allin and Steven Borden–Fletcher and Knight match, and the conditional World Trios Championship match were all added coming out of tonight’s show.
Final Thoughts
AEW Dynamite September 16, 2026 was productive without being clean. It delivered two very good trios matches, another promising Steven Borden performance, Moxley’s best argument for why he should take Ospreay’s championship and a memorable challenge from Jack Perry to Samoa Joe. Most importantly, it turned several All Out teases into confirmed matches.
The show’s weaknesses were familiar. Too many finishes relied on a chair, pipe, distraction or extra body. Too many stories expanded into factions after the central conflict had already made its point. Jericho and Wayne wrestled beyond the material they were given. The Brawling Birds and Divine Dominion were promoted three separate times when one match and one strong response would have been enough.
Still, All Out is clearer tonight than it was two hours earlier. Ospreay has to prove he can lead without becoming Moxley. Page and Brodido have earned their way back to the trios titles. Ciampa has demanded the best version of Okada. Willow and Thekla now know exactly what they are fighting for.
That is real progress. AEW just needs to trust its strongest ideas before surrounding them with five more people.
Overall show grade: B+
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