AEW Dynamite Results 4/10 - TNT Title On The Line, AEW World Championship Eliminator Match
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "AEW Dynamite" on April 10, 2024, coming to you live from the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center in Charleston, West Virginia!
Adam Copeland will be putting the TNT Championship on the line for the second time since dethroning Christian Cage in an I Quit Match on the March 20 edition of "Dynamite" as he defends against Penta El Zero Miedo. Copeland's only other defense occurred on "AEW Collision" on March 30 when he successfully retained against Matt Cardona.
Dustin Rhodes will be returning to "Dynamite" for the first time since January 17 as he squares off with titleholder Samoa Joe in an AEW World Championship Eliminator Match. Should Rhodes win, then he will receive a future shot at Joe's title. Rhodes has picked up a couple of wins over the past few weeks on "Rampage" in both a singles and a trios match.
There were plenty of newsworthy moments that came out of AEW All In 2023 last August, but perhaps the biggest was the behind the scenes altercation that ensued between "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, and former AEW and current WWE star CM Punk. Tonight, The Young Bucks have promised to show unseen footage of the incident.
AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm found out that her next challenger would be Thunder Rosa at AEW Dynasty after she defeated Mariah May last week on "Dynamite". In light of such, Storm will be hosting Rosa at a Charleston Championship Champagne Toast. Speaking of May, she will have a chance to redeem herself tonight as she collides with Anna Jay.
Additionally, Shane Taylor Promotions' Shane Taylor, Anthony Ogogo, and Lee Moriarty will be going head-to-head with Katsuyori Shibata, FTW Champion HOOK, and Chris Jericho.
We are live! Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Samoa Joe makes his way down to the ring. Swerve Strickland blindsides Joe on the ramp with a dropkick, and the two begin brawling through the crowd. Joe sends Strickland crashing through a barricade, then sets up a table on the barricade. Strickland then spears Joe through the table, and officals runs down to check on Joe and hold Strickland back.
We then head backstage and see Renee Paquette standing outside Orange Cassidy's dressing room. She reveals that he will be appearing on "AEW Rampage" this coming Friday to address Trent Beretta turning on him last week.
Penta El Zero Miedo and Alex Abrahantes then make their way down to the ring. Adam Copeland follows.
Adam Copeland (c) vs. Penta El Zero Miedo (w/ Alex Abrahantes) for the TNT Championship
The bell rings and Penta shoves Copeland. Copeland shoves him back, and Penta does his signature Zero Miedo pose. Penta then delivers a spear to Copeland and ascends to the top, then delivers a double stomp. Penta connects with a superkick on Copeland, then clotheslines him out of the ring and looks to fly. Copeland moves out of the way, and the pair get back inside the ring. Penta delivers a chop.
Back from the break, Penta delivers a kick to Copeland's thigh. He follows it up with an enzuigiri in the corner, but Copeland responds with a tijeras. Penta delivers a kick to Copeland's head and delivers a tijeras of his own before the two try leveling one another with clotheslines. They then manage to level each other with kicks and exchange chops with one another.
Penta connects with a Sling Blade on Copeland and flies over the top rope to level him on the outside. The referee subsequently begins a ten count, and both men beat it. Penta fires off stomps on Copeland and sets him up on the apron, then delivers a kick to his head.
Back from another break, Penta lands a chop on Copeland in the corner. Copeland gets Penta in an Electric Chair position and sends him crashing into the mat face first, then locks in a modified Sharpshooter. Penta makes it to the bottom rope to break the hold, then delivers a kick using the top rope for extra momentum and goes for a pin. Copeland kicks out.
Copeland locks in a crossface, but Penta gets his boot on the bottom rope to break the hold. Penta delivers an enzuigiri to Copeland, then looks to join him on the apron by flying. Copeland delivers a boot to his midsection mid-air, but Penta sets up for the Fear Factor. Copeland escapes and delivers a powerslam to him, and Abrahantes checks on him. Copeland delivers a spear to Abrahantes on the outside, and the two get back in the ring.
Copeland and Penta teeter on the top rope before Penta delivers a Canadian Destroyer to Copeland and goes for a pin. Copeland kicks out and Penta wrenches back on his arm, then goes for another pin. Penta kicks out once again and looks to fly off the ropes, but Copeland catches him with a spear mid-air for the win.
Winner (and still): Adam Copeland
After the match, the lights go out and Julia Hart is standing in the ring. Brody King blindsides Copeland and delivers a boot to his face in the corner, then fires off stomps on him. Willow Nightingale's music hits, and she runs down to the ring to beat down Hart. Hart escapes, and Copeland low bridges King out of the ring.
We then head backstage and see Renee Paquette standing by with Katsuyori Shibata, HOOK and Chris Jericho. Jericho coaches HOOK and Shibata, then tells them that they'll emerge victorious in their trios match later tonight if they listen to him.
Back from the break, we see Stokely Hathaway, Willow Nightingale and Adam Copeland catch up with Mark Briscoe and Eddie Kingston. Copeland and Nightingale then challenge Julia Hart and Brody King to a mixed tag team challenge next week.
The Young Bucks Speak About All In 2023
We then head backstage to The Young Bucks sitting in their dressing room. Nicholas Jackson addresses their finals match of the AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament against FTR at AEW Dynasty. Matthew Jackson then brings up the AEW All In 2023 incident, and says Jack Perry reminds him of The Bucks at his age. Nicholas says the other individual (AKA CM Punk) involved in the incident is good friends with FTR, and accuses Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood of potentially being the mastermind of the altercation. Matthew says the ramifications of footage they're about to play of the incident could've taken down the company, but they're lucky that they didn't.
We then head over to a video of Perry and Punk speaking backstage. Punk takes a shot at Perry, but Samoa Joe and other backstage personnel pull them apart.
Back in The Bucks' dressing room, Matthew says creating, naming, and filling a building with a record breaking number of people only to be distracted with something stupid. Nicholas and Matthew then address FTR and tell them to be ready for Dynasty.
Back at ringside, FTR then storms down to the ring.
FTR Responds To The Young Bucks
Cash Wheeler asks why The Bucks are showing the footage, and asks what they're trying to accomplish. He says he's done with the All Out 2023 backstage incident, and instead of talking about going back to Wembley Stadium, videos are being shown of last year. Wheeler says FTR will beat The Bucks at Dynasty not because of legacy, but because they're sick of petty little b******.
Dax Harwood says The Bucks let everyone in AEW know that they wouldn't have a job without them, and says FTR has something that The Bucks never will. He says FTR has eclipsed them as the best tag team on the planet, and says at one time, The Bucks cared about three letters: AEW. He says the only three letters they now care about is EVP, and says FTR will win everyone who works hard and for the fans. He says this isn't about Wembley Stadium or All In, then says while The Bucks built the foundation, they put the roof on this place brick by brick just to blow it off.
Back from the break, Will Ospreay joins Renee Paquette at ringside.
We Hear From Will Ospreay
Paquette says Ospreay has some things to get off his chest, and asks what they are. Ospreay says there's a rumor that he's afraid of the grind. He says he had no idea where this came from, as he's one of the only guys flying from the UK to the USA every week to deliver some of the best professional matches the world has ever seen. Ospreay then addresses Bryan Danielson and says he is stronger and faster than him. He says the only way he can beat him is to ground him, then says Danielson is a living legend in the business. He says fans have paid a lot of money to see the best wrestlers go at it, and says AEW is where the best wrestle. He says it's his time to show the world what he's about and what he brings to the table. He says he's on another level.
Back at ringside, Katsuyori Shibata, HOOK and Chris Jericho make their way down to the ring. Shane Taylor Promotions follow.
Shane Taylor Promotions vs. Katsuyori Shibata, HOOK and Chris Jericho
Jericho and Moriarty begin the action. The bell rings and Ogogo immediately tags out to Moriarty. Jericho wastes no time going after him and lands a few strikes, then delivers a springboard moonsaults and a series of clotheslines in the corner. The two teeter on the top rope before Jericho lands a hurricanrana on Moriarty. Shibata tags in and Moriarty fires off forearms on him. Shibata absorbs them and delivers a forearm of his own. Taylor and HOOK tag in, and HOOK fires off a few right hands on Taylor. Ogogo takes a shot at HOOK from the apron, allowing Taylor to take advantage.
Back from the break, HOOK delivers a German suplex to Taylor. Shibata and Moriarty tag in and Shibata delivers forearms and chops to Moriarty in the corner. He follows it up with a dropkick and looks to land a boot on him, but accidentally hits Jericho. Moriarty plants Shibata, and HOOK looks to tag in. Jericho pulls him on the apron, and the two begin to argue on the outside. Shibata locks in a Sleeper on Moriarty, but Taylor breaks the hold as Jericho and HOOk continue to argue. This opens the door for Moriarty to land an elevated flatliner for the win.
Winners: Shane Taylor Promotions
After the match, HOOK and Jericho still argue in the ring. Jericho slowly leaves back up the ramp as HOOK holds up Shibata's hand.
Kazuchika Okada then makes his way down to the ring. Cristiano Argento is already waiting inside.
Kazuchika Okada vs. Cristiano Argento
The bell rings and the two lock up. Argento looks to go after Okada, but Okada fires off right hands on his spine. He then connects with a dropkick and the Rainmaker for the win.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
After the match, Okada grabs a mic and accepts PAC's challenge for an AEW Continental Championship match at Dynasty. PAC's music hits, and he makes his way down to the ring. The Young Bucks blindside him as he looks to get in the ring, and The Bucks deliver a double superkick to PAC as Okada holds him in place, but FTR slides into the ring to even the odds. They then beat The Bucks down, but Okada grabs a chair and cracks it across their spine. The Bucks connect with the EVP Trigger on The Bucks, and Okada hits PAC with the chair on his head.
Toni Storm Hosts Thunder Rosa At A Charleston Championship Champagne Toast
Back from the break, Renee Paquette introduces Thunder Rosa and Toni Storm. The pair, along with Luther, then make their way down to the ring.
Paquette thanks Storm for organizing this toast, but before Storm can speak, she throws the glass of champagne in her face. She throws a tray at her, then rubs the face paint off her. Deonna Purrazzo then runs out to check on Rosa, but Rosa brushes her off.
Mariah May then makes her way down to the ring. Anna Jay follows.
Anna Jay vs. Mariah May
The bell rings and the two lock up. Jay and May then deliver chops to one another before Jay fires off forearms on May. May trips Jay, then looks to land a dropkick. Jay moves out of the way and delivers a Blockbuster, and May sits her on the top rope. She delivers a double chop, then delivers a hurricanrana to her. Jay delivers a neckbreaker to May through the middle rope, but May responds with a headbutt.
Back from the break, May looks to deliver a Hip Attack to Jay. Jay avoids it and fires off strikes on her, then pulls her off the top rope. May ascends back up to the top and delivers a dropkick, then connects with a Hip Attack. Jay delivers a back heel kick to May, then sends her crashing into the mat. Jay sets up for a Gory Bomb, but May reverses into a pinfall for the win.
Winner: Mariah May
After the match, Jay locks in a Queenslayer on May out of frustration. Mina Shirakawa runs down to the ring to save her former STARDOM tag team partner, then grabs a glass of champagne for her and May. Shirakawa kisses May, and the two celebrate their reunion.
We then head over to a video of Mercedes Mone sitting down with Alex Marvez to reflect on challenging either Julia Hart or Willow Nightingale for the TBS Championship at AEW Double Or Nothing. The lights go out on the set, and when they come back on, we see Mone laid out.
Back from the break, Samoa Joe then makes his way down to the ring. Dustin Rhodes follows.
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Dustin Rhodes in an AEW World Championship Eliminator Match
The bell rings and Joe fires off chops on Rhodes. Rhodes responds with a series of strikes, but Joe dumps him out of the ring and sends him crashing into the barricade. Rhodes delivers a pair of strikes to Joe, then gets him back in the ring. Joe connects with a headbutt on Rhodes, then sends him crashing into the ring post on the outside. Joe fires off right hands on Rhodes.
Back from the break, Joe connects with a running senton. Rhodes catches him with a scoop powerslam, and the two then exchange strikes with one another. Rhodes connects with a Canadian Destroyer, then fires off right hands on him in the corner. Joe sends Rhodes crashing out of the ring, but Rhode sends him crashing into the ring post and grabs Joe's AEW World Championship. He ponders clocking Joe with it, but ultimately decides not to and lays it down in the corner. Rhodes delivers the Cross-Rhodes and goes for a pin, bit Joe kicks out
Joe grabs his chain and looks to use it, but the referee confiscates it from him. Joe then clocks Rhodes with his AEW World Championship while the referee disposes of the chain and pins him for the win.
Winner: Samoa Joe
After the match, Joe locks in a sleeper on Rhodes. Swerve Strickland remerges and dropkicks Joe to break the hold, then grabs Joe's chain and clocks him with it. Joe manages to escape, and officials and roster members run down to prevent anything else physical from happening between them. Prince Nana hands Strickland the AEW World Championship and holds it up as the show goes off the air.