AEW Dynamite Results 5/7 - Samoa Joe Collides With Claudio Castagnoli, Trios Match & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "AEW Dynamite" on May 7, 2025, coming to you live from the Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit, Michigan!

One week before he challenges Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship at the "Dynamite" Beach Break special, Samoa Joe will be going head-to-head with Moxley's Death Riders stablemate Claudio Castagnoli. After Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, and HOOK defeated Nick Comoroto, Myles Hawkins, and Rhett Titus during last week's edition of "Dynamite" in quick fashion, Joe had gotten the better of Moxley when he locked in a Sleeper on him until Castagnoli was able to distract Joe by going after Shibata.

Swerve Strickland will be joining forces with Mike Bailey and Mark Briscoe to square off with Ricochet and The Young Bucks in trios action. The six men encountered one another last week in an All Star Eight Man Tag Team Match when Ricochet, Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, and AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada defeated Bailey, Briscoe, Kevin Knight, and AEW International Champion Kenny Omega.

Anna Jay, Thunder Rosa, and Penelope Ford look to each secure a shot at the AEW Women's World Championship when they collide with one another and titleholder Toni Storm in a Four-Way Eliminator Match. Storm has previously emerged victorious over Miyu Yamashita, Queen Aminata, and Lady Frost in Eliminator Matches on last week's edition of "Dynamite" and the April 26 and May 3 editions of "AEW Collision" respectively.

Additionally, Jamie Hayter will be sitting down with Renee Paquette as she prepares to take on Mercedes Mone in the finals of the 2025 Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament at AEW Double or Nothing.

We are live! Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Adam Page makes his way out to the ring.

Page says it does make a difference to him when the fans cheer for him, then says the past two years have been some kind of special hell for him. He says after what happened to him and his family, he wanted justice and took Swerve Strickland's only hopes and dreams. He says after their cage match, he stood on the ramp thinking he would feel some kind of joy but instead felt nothing. He says he doesn't know why that happened, and he will never forget or forgive Strickland for what he did to him. He says he'll have to somehow put that behind him. Page then addresses the 2025 Men's Owen Hart Cup Foundation Tournament, and recalls beating Josh Alexander and Kyle Fletcher in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively before saying he will beat Will Ospreay in the finals.

Ospreay's music hits, and he makes his way out. He stares down Page, then says it's strange that this is the first time they've spoken to one another and it's a pleasure for him to meet Page. He says he can see Page is going through a lot, then says one of his favorite moments in wrestling is when he took The Dark Order and showed them what a leader is. He says Page's run as AEW World Champion was perfect, but after he lost the title, everything changed for him and he gets what Page is going through. He says the look in Page's eyes hasn't been seen for a very long time, and says while everyone including himself wants to see Page beat his demons, he has a problem with that. He says he's not losing to Page in the Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Finals at Double or Nothing, then says he's been doing all of Page's jobs as Page has been nowhere to be found.

Ospreay and Page stare each other down, but The Don Callis Family appears on the entrance ramp. Don Callis says Ospreay proves how stupid he is to him every day, then asks if he knows the man who is standing in the ring next to him. Ospreay stands up for Page and proposes a tag team match between him and Page against The Don Callis Family, and Callis accepts as he continues to try driving a wedge between Ospreay and Page.

Stokely Hathaway then gets in Tony Schiavone's face for his comments about him on "Collision" as FTR flank him, but Schiavone cuts Hathaway off and stands up for himself. Cash Wheeler then sends a message to Daniel Garcia. 

Toni Storm, Thunder Rosa, Penelope Ford, and Anna Jay then all make their way down to the ring. 

The bell rings and Jay fires off stomps on Ford. Storm cinches in a side headlock on Rosa nad levels her with a shoulder tackle, but Rosa responds with a hurricanrana. Ford dropkicks Rosa across her spine, but Rosa flies off the top rope to level Storm, Jay, and Ford on the outside.

Back from the break, Storm connects with a German suplex on Ford. Rosa levels Storm with a running knee, but Jay catches Rosa with a back elbow and a boot to her face. Jay then delivers a German suplex on Ford before Storm and Rosa look to land a double suplex on Ford. Megan Bayne appears and levels both Storm and Rosa, then delivers a powerbomb to Jay. Harley Cameron runs down to the ring with a pipe in hand and clotheslines Bayne out of the ring, then hits her in her midsection and across her spine with a piece of pipe as the two brawl to the back.

Ford locks in a Indian Death Lock on Jay, but Storm breaks the hold and cinches in a Sleeper on Ford. Ford taps out.

Winner: Toni Storm

After the match, Storm holds up Rosa's hand and hugs her. 

The Hurt Syndicate then makes their way out to the ring. 

MVP says he has an official announcement from The Hurt Syndicate, then questions who will be the ones to take the AEW World Tag Team Championship from them.

Top Flight's music hits, and Dante Martin and Darius Martin make their way out as we see CRU watching from the crowd. Darius says Top Flight has been a little down on their luck lately, and for that reason, they see a title match against The Hurt Syndicate as an opportunity. Dante adds that he and Darius know that they're underdogs and Darius asks Detroit if they want to see a miracle, but MJF blindsides Top Flight from behind. He sends Darius crashing into the ring post face first and rains down right hands on Dante, then bites Darius and powerbombs Dante onto the ring apron spine first.

MJF gets in the ring and stares down Bobby Lashley. He takes the microphone from MVP and tells Lashley that he hurts people, and Lashley responds by telling MJF he'll let him know about whether or not he's on board letting him into The Hurt Syndicate next week.

We then head backstage and see The Young Bucks enter the dressing room of The Death Riders. 

Back at ringside, The Patriarchy make their way down to the ring. Nick Wayne's mystery opponent, Rhino, follows.

The bell rings and Wayne fires off strikes on Rhino. Rhino lands a pair of clotheslines on Wayne, then follows it up with a spinebuster. Wayne responds with a Killswitch on Rhino for the win.

Winner (and still): Nick Wayne

Mark Briscoe, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Swerve Strickland, Prince Nana, Ricochet, and The Young Bucks then all make their way to the ring.

Strickland and Ricochet begin the action. The bell rings and Strickland goes straight after Ricochet. He sends him crashing into the top turnbuckle face first and sends him crashing into the mat, then tags in Briscoe. Speedball tags in, and Strickland tosses Ricochet over to Speedball to land a powerbomb on him. Briscoe delivers a running elbow to Ricochet before all six men begin brawling with one another.

The Young Bucks and Ricochet then deliver sentons off the apron and over the top rope to Strickland, Briscoe, and Speedball, but the trio quickly recovers to sneak up on The Young Bucks and Ricochet. Matthew Jackson then holds Speedball in place across the top rope for Nicholas Jackson to land a double stomp on him off the top rope.

Back from the break, The Bucks look to land a double superkick on Speedball. Speedball avoids it and tags in Strickland. Strickland lands strikes on both Matthew and Nicholas, then continues to wear down Matthew. Briscoe then delivers Froggy Bow to Matthew and goes for a pin, but Nicholas kicks out. Speedball delivers a moonsault to Ricochet on the outside as Matthew rolls up Strickland for the win.

Winners: The Young Bucks and Ricochet

We then head to a sit down conversation between Jamie Hayter and Renee Paquette about Mercedes Mone and the finals of the 2025 Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament. Mone blindsides Hayter with an attack, and the pair brawl into the ringside area. Mone locks in a crossface on Hayter on the top of the entrance ramp, and stands tall as she eyes the Owen Hart Cup sitting nearby the two women. 

Kazuchika Okada then makes his way down to the ring. Kevin Knight follows, but Rush blindsides him on the entrance ramp. He sends Knight crashing into the ring steps and into the barricade repeatedly, but "Speedball" Mike Bailey comes to Knight's aid. 

The bell rings and Okada continues beating down Knight. He delivers a Flapjack to him.

Back from the break, Knight connects with a sit-out powerbomb on Okada. He connects with a Frog Splash, but Okada responds with an elbow drop on Knight and catches him with a boot, but Knight looks to fly off the top rope. Okada catches Knight with another boot mid-air, then follows it up with the Rainmaker for the win.

Winner: Kazuchika Okada

After the match, Okada delivers two more Rainmakers to Knight until Speedball comes to Knight's aid.

Claudio Castagnoli then makes his way down to the ring. Samoa Joe follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Joe sends Castagnoli crashing into the barricade midsection first, but Joe returns the favor on Castagnoli and fires off a chop on him. Joe delivers a uranage on Castagnoli, then fires off more chops on him back in the ring and follows it up with an enzuigiri. Castagnoli responds by sending Joe's arm bouncing off the top rope.

Back from the break, Castagnoli wears down Joe with a submission hold. Joe responds with a scoop powerslam to Castagnoli, then whips him into the corner and lands an Atomic Drop on him. He follows it up with a boot and a senton, then levels him with a clothesline. Castagnoli responds with a springboard uppercut on Joe, but Joe cinches in the Coquina Clutch on Castagnoli. Castagnoli quickly taps out.

Winner: Samoa Joe

After the match, The Death Riders make their way to the ring. Powerhouse Hobbs joins Joe in the ring with a chair in hand, and Moxley signals to the rest of The Death Riders to stop what they're doing. Hobbs hits Castagnoli across the spine with a chair, and Joe sends Castagnoli crashing into the chair that has been set up midsection first. Joe stands tall holding up the chair and staring down Moxley as the show goes off the air.