AEW Dynamite live results: MJF vs. Kevin Knight
AEW Dynamite is live tonight from the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
Two world championship matches are scheduled for the show.
AEW World Champion MJF will defend against Kevin Knight in a match that will kick off the broadcast. AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla will defend her title against former champion Thunder Rosa.
AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley will face Hechicero. Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy will team up to take on The Dogs, Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors.
In the women’s tag team division, The Brawling Birds, Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor, will face The IInspiration, Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay, who will be making their AEW television in-ring debuts after having previously wrestled at the House Rules show in Australia.
Hangman Adam Page is also scheduled to be in action tonight, though his opponent has yet to be named.
Our live coverage kicks off at 8 p.m. Eastern.
AEW Dynamite comes on the air with Excalibur welcoming us alongside Tony Schiavone as they run down tonight’s card. Footage of Collision last weekend was shown and how we got to MJF vs. Kevin Knight for the AEW Men’s World Title, which kicks us off tonight with limited commercial interruptions.
MJF vs. AEW Trios Champion Kevin Knight for the AEW Men’s World Title
(MJF found a way to retain by hook or by crook, while this was an excellent showing, even in defeat for Knight, who more than held his own with the AEW World Champion. Even though he’s been a tag team guy, Knight certainly has what it takes to be a main event player for AEW.)
After MJF hit an early arm drag, it was Knight who dished out three of his own before hitting three shoulder blocks into near falls. MJF thought he had an arm drag, but Knight reversed into an arm bar. Clean break in the corner from Knight, allowing a MJF cheap shot, only he played to the crowd, allowing Knight to stomp out MJF before quickly going up top for a UFO Splash, but no one in the pool. Kitchen sink delivered, as MJF followed with his running thrust to the face (which he referred to as The Bris in a recent interview). Knight avoided another kitchen sink into a school boy for two, but ran into a MJF flapjack. Continuing to target the midsection, Knight takes multiple Bret Hart chest style corner buckles. MJF ran into a corner boot, allowing Knight to connect on a flying clothesline off the second into a double down.
Knight hit a picture-perfect dropkick, kip-up and stalling bodyslam, followed by a leaping splash for two. MJF took a powder, but Knight was right there to clear the top rope for a Tope Suicida. Knight quickly brought MJF back inside for a UFO Splash attempt, but MJF rolled back to the opposite side and went back to the kitchen sink. Hanging up Knight sternum first over the top rope, MJF wanted a Heatseeker, Knight shoved out and spiked MJF with a DDT for two. MJF responded with a Water Wheel Drop and F5 for a near fall of his own. Knight nearly caught MJF with a backslide for two, as each traded a series of near falls until Knight popped MJF with a thrust kick to the outside. Knight managed to clear the top with a crazy impressive clothesline to the floor, as both are down heading into commercial.
Things return with Knight being sent ribs first into the barricade, as MJF trash talked the crowd before charging, when Knight hit a moonsault off the guard rail. Knight went up top, but was crotched, as MJF joined him, but found himself trapped in the Tree of Woe. Knight scrambled to the other side of the ring and hit a Coast to Coast before hitting the UFO Splash. In doing so, MJF kicked referee Bryce into the ropes where he fell throat first, causing there to be a visible pin, but no count until MJF finally kicked out at two. Knight went up for another UFO Splash, but this time, MJF got the knees up, as he quickly hit the Heatseeker to retain the title.
Post-match, MJF tossed Bryce out of the ring and was about to use the Dynamite Diamond Ring on Knight when Hangman Adam Page showed up at the entrance way. Speedball Mike Bailey was behind MJF, who he caught with a thrust kick, sending MJF out of the ring, as Bailey helped Knight up with MJF scrambling away.
Match Result: MJF defeated Kevin Knight to retain the AEW Men’s World Title
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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.