AEW Dynasty Results 4/21 - Bryan Danielson Vs. Will Ospreay, Seven Title Matches And More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for AEW Dynasty on April 21, 2024, coming to you live from the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri at a special start time of 8 PM ET!

Bryan Danielson will be going head-to-head with Will Ospreay for the first time ever in a dream match. Not only did Ospreay send a strong message to Danielson on the April 10 edition of "AEW Dynamite", but he defeated his Blackpool Combat Club teammate Claudio Castagnoli this past Wednesday on "Dynamite"

With no shortage of issues between them, Samoa Joe will be defending the AEW World Championship against Swerve Strickland. Although the pair have come face-to-face numerous times over the course of the last several weeks, their most recent encounter came on Wednesday when Strickland called Joe to the ring and they found themselves involved in a major ringside pull apart brawl.

Thunder Rosa defeated Mariah May in a Number One Contenders match on the April 3 edition of "Dynamite" to earn herself a future shot at the AEW Women's World Championship. Tonight, she will have her chance to become a two time titleholder as she challenges reigning champion Toni Storm.

New AEW World Tag Team Champions will be crowned tonight, as FTR collides with The Young Bucks in a Ladder Match for the finals of the AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament. Although Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler defeated The Infantry and Top Flight in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively and The Young Bucks beat Private Party and Best Friends to secure their spot in tonight's match, tensions between the two teams have grown immensely over the course of the past several weeks given their long history with one another as both allies and foes. Matthew and Nicholas Jackson's Elite stablemate Kazuchika Okada will also be in action elsewhere as he defends the Continental Championship against PAC.

After they encountered one another in a Mixed Tag Team Championship match that also involved TNT Champion Adam Copeland and Brody King, Julia Hart will be putting her TBS Championship on the line against Willow Nightingale. Nightingale defeated her friend Kris Statlander, Skye Blue, and Anna Jay in a Four-Way Number One Contenders match on the March 27 episode of "Dynamite".

Speaking of Copeland and King, they will be meeting in the ring once again tonight in a trios match as Copeland joins forces with Ring of Honor World Champion Mark Briscoe and New Japan Pro-Wrestling STRONG Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston and King teams up with his House of Black stablemates Malakai Black and Buddy Matthews.

Having a complicated relationship with one another over the past several weeks, HOOK and Chris Jericho met in the ring this past Wednesday with Taz to have a discussion with one another, with the latter looking to become the official mentor of the former. Following a tense exchange of words in which HOOK ultimately declined to accept Jericho's offer of mentorship, Jericho shoved Taz which led to HOOK welcoming Jericho to face him in the ring at any time and any place. In light of such, HOOK will be facing Jericho with his FTW Championship on the line.

Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly have a long history with one another as former teammates in the Undisputed Era during the time they spent in "WWE NXT". Tonight, however, they will be opponents rather than allies as Strong defends his International Championship against O'Reilly.

On the Dynasty Zero Hour Pre-Show set to begin at 6:30 PM ET, AEW World Trios Champions The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn are set to put their title on the line against ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions The Bang Bang Scissor Gang in a Winners Take All match. The six men were teammates with one another until the "Dynamite" Big Business special last month when Jay White, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn blindsided Antony Bowens, Max Caster, and Billy with an attack. Additionally, Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty of Shane Taylor Promotions will be joining forces to take on Katsuyori Shibata and Orange Cassidy, and Trent Beretta will be squaring off with Matt Sydal.

We are live for the Zero Hour Pre-Show! Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Matt Sydal then makes his way down to the ring. Trent Beretta follows.

Taylor and Cassidy begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns locking one another in submission holds before Moriarty executes a mat return. Moriarty continues wearing down Cassidy with an arm submission, but Cassidy puts his hands into his pocket. He delivers an arm drag and a dropkick, then kips up and tags in Shibata.

Shibata delivers a pair of uppercuts to Moriarty, then lands a back elbow. He goes for a pin, but Moriarty kicks out. Shibata and Moriarty then take turns locking one another in submission holds, but Taylor tags in and delivers an overhand chop to Shibata. Shibata delivers a chop of his own, then exchanges strikes with Taylor. Taylor runs the ropes, but Shibata catches him with a pair of boots and a series of kicks. Cassidy tags back in and delivers an elbow drop off the top rope, then goes for a pin. Taylor kicks out, but Moriarty gets in the ring. Cassidy dumps him to the outside and delivers a tope suicida, then lands three forearms on him as Taylor argues with the referee about Cassidy on the outside.

Ogogo looks to clock Cassidy, but Shibata fires off uppercuts on him to take him down. Taylor catches Shibata with a vicious right hand, and Moriarty delivers an uppercut of his own to Cassidy on the apron. Taylor then delivers a leg drop and delivers a chop to Cassidy back inside the ring. Moriarty tags in and executes a snapmare, then sends Cassidy crashing into the mat. Taylor tags in and delivers a couple of strikes to Cassidy, then looks to deliver a splash. Cassidy moves out of the way.

Moriarty tags in and looks to roll up Cassidy, but Cassidy prevents him from doing so and tags in Shibata. Shibata delivers a boot to Moriarty, then fires off strikes on him in the corner and lands a dropkick. Shibata locks in an Abdominal Stretch on Moriarty, but Taylor breaks the hold. Cassidy tags in and fires off chops on Taylor in the corner with Shibata. They follow it up with stomps and a double dropkick, but Moriarty blindsides Shibata with a boot. Cassidy sets up for Beach Break, but Moriarty avoids it. Cassidy hits Stun-Dog Millionaire, but Moriarty responds with a Sliced Bread. He locks in the Border City Stretch, but Moriarty avoids it.

Taylor lands a headbutt on Cassidy and looks to send him crashing into the mat, but Shibata sneaks up on him and locks in a Sleeper. Ogogo looks to interfere, but Shibata levels him with a boot. Moriarty takes down Shibata, and Cassidy rolls him. The two then take turns pinning one another before Cassidy lands the Orange Punch for the win.

Winners: Katsuyori Shibata and Orange Cassidy

The Bang Bang Gang makes their way down to the ring. The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn follow. 

The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns locking one another in submission holds before PAC connects with a hurricanrana that sends Okada out of the ring. He then goes flying over the top rope to level Okada and dumps him back in the ring. PAC delivers an uppercut to Okada in the corner, then ascends to the top and hits a superplex. Okada dumps PAC onto the apron, but PAC responds with an enzuigiri and ascends to the top.

Okada dropkicks PAC off the top and tosses him into the barricade twice, then gets him back in the ring and executes a snapmare. PAC then fires off forearms on Okada, but Okada responds with an uppercut and follows it up with a dropkick. Okada sends PAC crashing into the floor with a hanging DDT off the barricade and gets back inside as the referee begins it. PAC beats it at nine, and Okada connects with a DDT.

PAC low bridges Okada out of the ring, then flies off the ropes to level him on the outside. The pair get his back inside, and PAC fires off shots on Okada. He levels him and ascends to the top, then connects with a missile dropkick. PAC then fires off more kicks on Okada, and hits a pair of German suplexes. Okada lands a dropkick, then delivers a shoulder breaker and follows it up with a bodyslam. He ascends to the top and lands an elbow drop, then rallies up the crowd before he flips them off.

Okada lands a boot on PAC, but PAC responds with a superkick and a clothesline. He delivers a German suplex and ascends to the top, then sets up for the Black Arrow. Okada rolls out of the way and lands a Tombstone, then sets up for The Rainmaker. PAC counters into a roll-up, but Okada kicks out. PAC locks in a full body submission, but Okada escapes. PAC delivers a Tombstone to Okada and fires off stomps on Okada, then ascends to the top. He looks for a Black Arrow, but Okada gets his knees up and delivers The Rainmaker for the win.

Winner (and still): Kazuchika Okada

House of Black then make their way down to the ring. Adam Copeland, Mark Briscoe and Eddie Kingston follow. 

The bell rings and Nightingale lands a boot on Hart. She fires off forearm shots on her, then sends her crashing into the corner and ascends to the top. Hart superkicks her out of the ring, then lands a kick on her spine and dumps her over the barricade and into the timekeeper's area. She gets Nightingale back inside the ring and sends her head repeatedly crashing into the mat, then jams her knee into the back of Nightingale's neck. We see Mercedes Mone watching the action from backstage as Hart continues wearing down Nightingale. She sends her crashing into the mat and locks in a Camel Clutch.

Hart fires off knees on the back of Nightingale's head, but Nightingale levels her with a spinebuster. Hart locks in Hartless on Nightingale, but Nightingale powers up to her feet. Hart tries rolling up Nightingale, but Nightingale sits into a pin. Hart kicks out and lands a pair of superkicks before she ascends to the top and looks to land a moonsault. Nightingale gets her boots up, then delivers a clothesline and follows it up with the Doctor Bomb for the win.

Winner (and new): Willow Nightingale

After the match, Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway join Nightingale in the ring. They hug her to celebrate her win, but Mercedes Mone's music hits, and she makes her way down to the ring. Nightingale holds up her new title and stares down Mone ahead of their AEW Double Or Nothing match for the TBS Championship before she continues celebrating with her mother and sister in the crowd, Statlander, and Hathaway.

The Undisputed Kingdom then makes their way down to the ring. Kyle O'Reilly follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Jericho lands a chop on HOOK, but HOOK connects with one of his own. The pair continue going back and forth before HOOK connects with a pair of T-Bone suplexes. He then clotheslines Jericho out of the ring and lands a forearm off the apron. Jericho sends HOOK's face bouncing off the ring steps and the announce desk, then grabs a table from under the ring.

Jericho looks to powerbomb HOOK through the table, but HOOK counters into a German suplex. He pins Jericho on the outside, but Jericho kicks out. HOOK grabs a garbage lid from under the ring with FTW spray painted on it and hits Jericho with it, then flies off the ring steps to hit him with it a second time. He looks to fly a second time, but Jericho intercepts HOOK with a boot and delivers a DDT to him on the garbage can lid.

Jericho lands a boot on HOOK back in the ring, but HOOK sends Jericho crashing through the table set up on the outside off the apron. He goes for a pin, but Jericho kicks out. HOOK gets Jericho back in the ring and delivers a German suplex. Jericho lands a boot on HOOK, then delivers a clothesline to him in the corner. He rains down right hands on HOOK in the corner, then delivers a hurricanrana and grabs a garbage can filled with kendo sticks. He tosses it into the ring, and HOOK delivers a German suplex to Jericho. HOOK places the garbage can over Jericho and hits it with a kendo stick. HOOK then delivers a T-Bone suplex to Jericho.

HOOK pulls another table from under the ring and sets it up in the corner. Jericho lands a boot on HOOK, then connects with a Northern Lights suplex. Jericho delivers a codebreaker, then exchanges forearm strikes with HOOK. Jericho delivers a clothesline to HOOK and looks for a forearm on HOOK off the middle rope. HOOK avoids it and locks in the Redrum. Jericho escapes by sending HOOK crashing through the table and pins him with his feet on the ropes. HOOK kicks out and locks in The Liontamer. HOOK counters into a pinfall, but Jericho kicks out.

Jericho then delivers The Judas Effect and goes for the pin, but HOOK kicks out. Jericho lands a second Judas Effect and goes for another pin, but HOOK kicks out. Jericho tells HOOK to stay down, then grabs Floyd the Bat from under the ring. HOOK flips him off, but Jericho clocks him with the bat. He then pins him for the win.

Winner (and new): Chris Jericho

After the match, a medical official, the referee, and Taz check on HOOK.

Thunder Rosa then makes her way down to the ring. Toni Storm, Luther, and Mariah May follow. 

The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns locking one another in submission holds before Danielson delivers a chop to Ospreay. Ospreay then responds with several chops of his own and hits a dropkick. He follows it up with a hurricanrana and hits a forearm, then delivers a boot to Danielson's jaw and a chop. Danielson delivers a chop, then hits a series of uppercuts to Ospreay. Ospreay delivers a boot to the side of Danielson's head, then ascends to the top and flies. Danielson lands a kick on him mid-air, then fires off knees on Ospreay's midsection. He then delivers a few knees to Ospreay's spine.

Ospreay lands a kick on Danielson before he delivers an enzuigiri. Danielson lands on the outside, and Ospreay flies off the top rope to level Danielson. The pair get back inside the ring, and Ospreay delivers a forearm to the back of Danielson's neck off the top. Danielson intercepts him with a kick to his midsection and follows it up with a suplex. He fires off Hammer and Anvil elbows, then locks in a shoulder submission.

Ospreay gets his foot onto the bottom rope to break the hold, and Danielson lands a kick on him in the corner. Danielson delivers a hurricanrana off the top rope to Ospreay, but Ospreay lands a kick on his head and delivers a variation of a powerbomb. He ascends to the top, but Danielson trips him. Danielson then delivers a double underhook superplex to Ospreay. Danielson delivers a kick to Ospreay's chest, and the pair end up on the apron. Ospreay connects with the Os Cutter, then delivers a back elbow to him off the apron.

Ospreay and Danielson get back inside the ring, and Ospreay delivers a powerbomb to Danielson. He goes for a pin, but Danielson kicks out. Danielson locks in the LeBell Lock on Ospreay, but Ospreay gets his foot on the bottom rope to break the hold. Danielson then fires off kicks on Ospreay's chest and sets up for the Busaiku Knee. Ospreay avoids it before he and Danielson take turns pinning one another.

Danielson catches Ospreay with the Busaiku Knee and goes for a pin, but Ospreay kicks out. Danielson fires off stomps on Ospreay and looks to cinch in the LeBell Lock, but Ospreay avoids it. Ospreay fires off forearms on Danielson, but Danielson catches him in a Triangle.

Ospreay and Danielson exchange strikes, and Ospreay catches him with a back elbow. Ospreay looks for the Os Cutter, but Danielson catches him with a Busaiku Knee. Ospreay and Danielson end up in opposite corners, and Ospreay takes off his elbow pad. Danielson sets up for the Busaiku Knee, but Ospreay intercepts him. He sends Danielson crashing into the mat, then connects with the Hidden Blade for the win.

Winner: Will Ospreay

The Young Bucks then make their way down to the ring. FTR follow.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Strickland looks to fly off the top rope, but Joe moves out of the way and lands on the outside. Strickland looks to fly with a tope suicida, but Joe sees him coming and sends him crashing into the announce desk spine first. He then delivers a chop to him that sends him over the announce desk, then dumps him back into the ringside area and exposes the concrete. Strickland then goes flying to level Joe, then looks to fly off the apron. Joe catches him and sets up for a Muscle Buster, but Strickland escapes and charges at Joe. Joe sends him crashing into the exposed concrete with a powerslam, then gets him back inside the ring.

Strickland and Joe go back and forth in the ring before Joe fires off kicks on Strickland. He then connects with a series of chops. Strickland lands a boot, but Joe levels him and sends him crashing out of the ring. The pair then brawl on the outside before Strickland delivers a kick to Joe's shoulder back inside the ring and levels him.

Joe looks to lock in the Coquina Clutch, but Strickland avoids it and teeters on the top rope with Joe. Strickland flies off the middle rope and sends Joe crashing into the mat face first, then looks to lock in an Arm Bar. Joe prevents him from doing so, but Strickland transitions into a Triangle. Joe counters into a modified Buckle Bomb and follows it up with a Muscle Buster, then goes for a pin. Strickland kicks out, and delivers a 450 Splash to Joe as Joe is draped through the middle rope. He climbs back up to the top and delivers the Swerve Stomp, then goes for a pin but Joe kicks out.

Joe rakes Strickland's eye, then grabs the AEW World Championship. Strickland grabs it, but Joe avoids getting hit and locks in the Coquina Clutch. Strickland makes it up to his feet and stomps on Joe's arm as he wrenches back on the other, then spots the AEW World Championship still in the ring. He connects with the House Call and goes for a pin, but Joe kicks out.

Joe and Strickland teeter on the top rope before Strickland looks for a double stomp. He overshoots it, but pulls Joe down with a powerbomb. He climbs back up to the top and delivers the Swerve Stomp for the win.

Winner (and new): Swerve Strickland

After the match, Strickland and Nana celebrate with the crowd as the show goes off the air.