AEW Dynamite live results: Coffin match, Storm vs. Shafir, Will Ospreay returns
AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, March 18 will feature the fallout from Revolution.
This week’s show takes place at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Three matches were advertised in advance for the episode.
Darby Allin’s rivalry with The Dogs will continue as he faces Gabe Kidd in a Coffin match. The bout was made after Kidd demanded it during the post-show media scrum following Revolution. Allin, Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong defeated the Dogs on the pay-per-view.
Toni Storm and Marina Shafir will also meet in a No Holds Barred match. Storm beat Shafir at Revolution after biting her and wrapping her up in a small package. Following the match, Storm was involved in a pull apart with Shafir’s longtime training partner/friend, Ronda Rousey.
Will Ospreay is scheduled to return to the ring for the first time since Forbidden Door 2025 when he takes on Blake Christian.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern.
AEW Dynamite comes on the air with Excalibur welcome us alongside Tony Schiavone & Bryan Danielson, as they throw it to a huge highlight package of all that went down at Revolution. Before the opening contest, we learn that Timeless Toni Storm was ruled out tonight due to an attack backstage earlier today and will be replaced by Mina Shirakawa in the No Holds Barred Match with Marina Shafir.
Will Ospreay vs. Blake Christian
(While some might criticize the amount of offense Christian got in this one, in this case, I’d say it makes sense, as Ospreay has been out since September. This was a good first test for Ospreay to get some of the ring rust off, to which there appeared to be none whatsoever. He broke out a couple of his greatest hits, but it was ultimately Christian who did most of the flips in this. I know Ospreay is going for revenge with Moxley, but he’s so unbelievably over with the fans that he needs to be AEW World Champion this year, All In would be the obvious choice.)
No entrance for Christian, as Ospreay is met with a massive reaction from the crowd for his in-ring return. Danielson talked about how more invasive Ospreay’s neck surgery was than his in 2014 and it took Ospreay much shorter of recovery time. Snap early hurricanrana sent Christian outside, but he swept out the legs from Ospreay on the apron and hit a leaping splash. Back inside, Christian tried another cazadora splash, but Ospreay countered with a roll through high boot. Christian again went outside, this time being met with a slingshot cross-body. Taking too long to high five fans, Christian recovered with a corkscrew dive and wrenching the neck of Ospreay on the top of the barricade, but missed a double stomp, allowing Ospreay to connect on a leaping forearm. Quickly back inside, Pip Pip Cheerio hits for a near fall, but Christian responded with a neckbreaker/DDT combo.
Christian gets in a few cheap shots as the referee tends to Ospreay before zoning in on the neck. Wall walk enzugiri from Ospreay leads to a handspring corkscrew kick for two. Ospreay missed a standing corkscrew splash, allowing Christian to nail a double stomp and running DDT through the corner of the ropes to the floor. Back inside, springboard 450 Splash hits for two, as well as a handspring Cutter got another near fall. Christian missed a Sliced Bread, ducked a Hook Kick, fired off a pump knee and got his standing Sliced Bread for two. Christian takes off the arm wrap, flips off Ospreay, as he signaled for a Hidden Blade, but Ospreay hit one of his own to turn Christian inside out. Ospreay connected with one proper to the back of the head and got the win.
Post-match, Ospreay took the mic and told the fans he bloody missed them. Ospreay called out Jon Moxley, saying the biggest difference between them is he doesn’t need a weapon to snatch someone’s neck, he can do it with his bare f’n hands. The music for the Death Riders hit, as Moxley walks out with Wheeler Yuta for their match through the crowd, but Ospreay sprinted at them and the fight is on. Yuta gets taken out with ease, as Ospreay chucked a trash can at Moxley, taking him to the ring and teasing a Tiger Driver. PAC blindsided Ospreay before he could and applied the Brutalizer. Security and referees rushed the ring and got him to release the hold.
Match Result: Will Ospreay defeated Blake Christian
As the music for the Bang Bang Gang hit for the next match and PAC was being taken away by security, Ospreay sprinted up the ramp and leapt off the stage onto PAC. The two brawled to the back, as this led to the bell sounding to start our next contest.
AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta vs. Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson & Ace Austin w/Austin Gunn)
(Solid TV tag match, as the Bang Bang Gang had their hope spots, with Austin especially looking good in the comeback. There was simply no way Moxley & Yuta were dropping this one, as I will always appreciate whenever Bryan Danielson is on commentary during a Yuta match, he will refuse to put him over and always roast him any chance he gets.)
Moxley & Yuta attacked to start, but the tables were quickly turned by Austin & Robinson, who took turns dishing out corner punches to Yuta. Danielson is so pleased with how ugly Yuta is with his head shaved and Excalibur said he previously looked like a sheepdog fell into an oil slick. An eye rake allowed Moxley to tag in and mow down his rival from his past, going after Robinson’s right eye. The two traded chops, as Robinson put the brakes on a suplex and hit one of his own. Austin made the tag and ramped up the pace with his speed, as a low shotgun dropkick into a kip up led to Austin doing a stalling Death Valley Driver on Yuta. Corkscrew plancha wiped out Moxley, but Austin opted to pose and resulted in being sent gut first into the steps.
Austin remained worked over, as Moxley sank in a crossface, placing Austin’s chain in his mouth in the process. Austin rolled to the ropes and fought back with a roundhouse back kick that put Moxley on spaghetti legs. Tag to Yuta, who cut-off the tag, but ate a sunset flip up kick, giving Robinson a chance to make the hot tag. House of fire was Robinson, who just mowed down Yuta before lighting him up with snap jabs. Daniel Garcia appeared on the apron, but was taken out by Gunn. Moxley tried a sneak attack on Robinson, but ate a Left Hand of God, as did Yuta. High stack powerbomb on Yuta, who just kicked out. Tag to Austin, who went up top, but missed a twisting senton, as Yuta got the knees up and tag to Moxley. Austin hit a wild springboard kick, went for the home run shot, only to run into a Yuta Busiaku Knee. Moxley popped Robinson with a Cutter, as Yuta followed with a dive outside. This left Moxley to lay out Austin with a swinging Death Rider for the win.
Match Result: Death Riders defeated Bang Bang Gang when Moxley pinned Austin
-Video package on tonight’s Coffin Match is shown and the history between Darby Allin & Gabe Kidd. We go backstage to Kidd, welcoming us to the end of Darby Allin, as he’s not waiting to get in the ring, meet him in the parking lot, you rat.
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Since 2022, Ryan has been the Recapper/Reviewer for both AEW PPVs & Dynamite for F4WOnline & the Wrestling Observer. Previously, he recapped AEW Dark from 2021-2022 for PWTorch.