AEW Dynamite descended on Cincinnati last night with an unrelenting wave of momentum, delivering a night that felt less like a weekly TV episode and more like the final lap before a high-speed collision at Forbidden Door. Hometown hero Jon Moxley opened the show with a rugged, bloody-minded victory over NJPW’s Kevin Knight, setting an early tone of grit and defiance. The evening’s intensity only escalated when Will Ospreay made a thunderous and unexpected return from injury, rallying Darby Allin, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, and Hiroshi Tanahashi to stand opposite Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, The Young Bucks, and Gabe Kidd in a ten-man Lights Out Steel Cage match that promises to be as personal as it is punishing. In the women’s division, a chaotic six-woman tag featuring AEW, ROH, and STARDOM talent became a showcase for both grudges and gold, as Alex Windsor staked her claim ahead of the looming TBS Championship four-way while “Timeless” Toni Storm and Athena’s AEW Women’s World Title showdown grew even more combustible. The night also delivered an emotional shocker when Adam Copeland and Christian Cage reunited for the first time in over a decade, answering the chaos of FTR’s interference by setting their sights on Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian for London. With NJPW’s Hiromu Takahashi earning an AEW TNT Title shot against Kyle Fletcher, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match still looming, and MJF’s AEW World Title clash with Hangman Page made official amid a violent backstage assault, this Dynamite didn’t just build toward Forbidden Door—it ripped the hinges off, unleashing a torrent of inter-promotional tension that will only explode harder on August 24th at the O2 Arena.
Here are the full results:
Did MJF ever watch the movie in its entirety?
MJF took things a bit too far even for him
”Hangman” Adam Page spat nothing but facts
MJF fell right for the trap
Jon Moxley defeated Kevin Knight
Straight out of a horror movie
The strength of Claudio Castagnoli is unmatched
THE ARIEL ASSASSIN IS BACK!!!
Huge 10 man tag set for Forbidden Door
Athena and Toni Storm took their fight to the balcony in a chaotic scene that felt less like Brawl for All and more like ‘Brawl Above All
Willow Nightingale, Queen Aminata and Alex Windsor defeated TBS Champion Mercedes Monè, Thekla and Skye Blue
Huge tease for Forbidden Door goes down next week
Ya’ll didn’t have to do Big Stoke like that
Adam Copeland defeated Big Stoke via disqualification
No one ever saw this coming right?!
WE ARE SO BACK!!!
Looks like Commissioner Tony Khan has light the Hook signal but what is this music?
Hiromu Takehashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Hologram and Brody King defeated TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher, Josh Alexander and The Young Bucks
The main event for FORBIDDEN DOOR has been executed
We got a war of words between champion and challenger along with some random pink lights
Moxley stunned and perplexed by the news of the newest member for Team Ospreay
AEW World Trios Champions The Opps defeated Los Facción Ingobernable
MJF tried to take out “Seabiscut” before Forbidden Door
The Protostar has found himself a worthy challenger for the TNT Title at Forbidden Door
It seems like Alex still hasn’t FULLY committed to this asexual relationship between her and Toni Storm
Current AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door Card:
- AEW World Championship:
Hangman “Adam Page” (c) vs. MJF - AEW Unified Championship:
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Swerve Strickland - AEW Women’s World Championship:
“Timeless” Toni Storm (c) vs. Athena - AEW World Tag Team Championship:
The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. The winners of the FTR vs. Brodido qualifier - TBS Championship – Four-Way:
Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Alex Windsor vs. Persephone (CMLL) vs. TBD (Stardom) - TNT Championship:
Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi - IWGP World Heavyweight Championship:
Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. TBD (AEW representative) - Lights Out Steel Cage Match – 10-Man:
Team Ospreay: Will Ospreay, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi
vs.
Team Death Riders: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Gabe Kidd, The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Match (non-title):
Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. Kip Sabian & Nick Wayne
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