AEW Dynamite Summer Blockbuster live results: Swerve Strickland vs. Brody King
AEW Dynamite: Summer Blockbuster is live tonight.
The show is set for the Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The men’s and women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournaments will continue tonight with Skye Blue vs. Maya World (replacing an injured Sareee) in a women’s quarterfinal match and Swerve Strickland vs. Brody King in a men’s tournament semifinal match.
Jon Moxley will put the AEW Continental Championship on the line against Shane Taylor. PAC vs. Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy vs. Andrade El Idolo, and The Young Bucks vs. The Dogs are also scheduled.
The full lineup for tonight’s show is below:
- AEW Continental Championship: Jon Moxley defends against Shane Taylor
- Owen Hart Foundation Tournament men’s semifinal: Swerve Strickland vs. Brody King
- Owen Hart Foundation Tournament women’s quarterfinal: Skye Blue vs. Maya World
- PAC vs. Mark Briscoe
- Orange Cassidy vs. Andrade El Idolo
Our live coverage kicks off at 8 p.m. Eastern.
AEW Dynamite Summer Blockbuster comes on the air with Excalibur welcoming us alongside Taz as they throw it to Tony Schiavone already in the ring and introduces Tommaso Ciampa to the ring.
Ciampa immediately cuts off Schiavone, ordering him to say what he did on Collision, that Tommaso Ciampa is better than Jericho. While Schiavone obliged on Saturday, he declined tonight, so Ciampa backed him to the corner, screaming he’s an old senile bastard who better say it or he’ll break his back. Schiavone was about to say it, when pyro went off and out came Jericho. Ciampa demanded the music be cut off, asking what Jericho has to say for himself? Jericho questions who he has to talk to in order to face someone with hair. Saying he thinks they got off on the wrong foot, so Jericho introduces himself. Ciampa says he knows who Jericho is and he knows who Ciampa is, The Psycho Killer who left him laying two weeks ago. Jericho called him Tommy, mocking that Tommaso isn’t marketable and doesn’t work on a t-shirt.
Ciampa said not even his mother calls him Tommy and Jericho asked if she’s Tommy’s Mommy. Jericho wants to know why Ciampa hates him so much, a real reason and keeps doing his Mr. Subliminal character throwing in insults before asking again. Ciampa says this whole thing is a joke, but Jericho said it’s not, he knows why, because Ciampa isn’t Jericho. Jericho said Ciampa came to AEW with a lot of fanfare, but when Jericho returned, it wasn’t quite what he had hoped. Jericho suggests Ciampa pull the stick out of his ass before he shoves it up there even further, Tommy. Ciampa went to throw the first shot, but Jericho connected first, as referees and security rushed the ring to separate them. They broke free and the brawl continued until finally being pushed apart backstage.
-Kevin Knight arrives backstage with Don Callis and are approached by Renee Paquette asking about everything that took place last week. Andrade El Idolo walks in and tells Callis he also wants a shot at the AEW World Title, telling Knight he’s new to The Family and to get to the back of the line. Andrade asks Callis if he’s with him or Knight? Callis left with Knight, but told Andrade that he’s getting his title shot, not to worry. Excalibur questions if the Callis Family has expanded too much?
Jon Moxley vs. Shane Taylor for the AEW Continental Title
(I’m happy Taylor got a whole lot of offense here and the chance to show what he’s capable of for those who don’t see him on Dynamite all that often. After a hard fought win from Moxley in his hometown, we got a very rare post-match beating on the Death Riders, despite not being a full crew, it was still nice to see STP stand tall over such an established group and hopefully this means more of them on AEW programming going forward.)
Death Riders & Shane Taylor Promotions were out for entrances, but all went to the back under Continental Title rules. It didn’t take long for both men to start trading shots, a battle that Taylor won initially, only he delayed too long, allowing Moxley to hit a dropkick off the apron and Tope to follow. Moxley went out after Taylor, only found himself chucked into the time-keepers area as the slugfest continued. Moxley tried going for the eyes, but Taylor hit a Uranage through the table. Taylor worked over Moxley during the entire commercial break, primarily targeting the midsection, as things returned with Taylor draping the ring skirt over Moxley and delivering a blind leg drop on the ring apron. Multiple corner splashes took down Moxley, who rises, slaps and flips Taylor off before ramping up strikes of his own. Taylor hit a big right hand, only Moxley didn’t go down and threw a desperation lariat for the reset.
Corner punches and a bite to the head from Moxley, who placed Taylor up in the ropes, raked the back, but Taylor battled back with headbutts. Taylor connected on a huge splash off the second for a near fall at the 10-minute call. Moxley was clobbered with a comeback lariat for another two, as Taylor locked in a Cobra Clutch. Moxley fought to his feet, but Taylor returned to the body shots and forearms. Yay/Boo strike exchange, until Moxley fires off a Cutter for his first near fall before transitioning into the armbar. Taylor escaped into a vicious knee lift into punches in bunches, as he signaled for the powerbomb, but Moxley picked the ankle. Taylor kicked out of an Ankle Lock, only Moxley bounced off the ropes into a Curb Stomp before locking in a Bulldog Choke, as Taylor fought, but tapped.
Post-match, Taylor waffled Moxley with a right hand as Carlie Bravo ran out and gave Taylor his belt, as Taylor whipped the hell out of Moxley. Daniel Garcia rushed out from the crowd, but was beaten down by The Infantry. Marina Shafir ran out, but Trish Adora decked her in the back with a kendo stick. Lee Moriarty is also ringside, as Taylor gave another splash off the second rope before calling the troops up the stage. Moriarty didn’t contribute much at all to this beat down and just shrugged his shoulders, as they’re continuing to tease a potential split from him and STP.
Match Result: Jon Moxley defeated Shane Taylor to retain the AEW Continental Title
-Video package on Mercedes Mone is shown, who said for 6 months, she watched the women’s division suffer and their heroes be taken out. Mone is back to remind everyone who she is, as you won’t take the Owen Cup, she’s not back for redemption of lost titles, she came back to defend what’s hers, Hazuki is next and the CEO always collects. Mone vs. Hazuki will take place next week.
The Jet Calls Out MJF…Gets More Than He Bargained For
Don Callis walks out to a huge chorus of boos and introduces the newest member of the Callis Family, the one you all look up to, The Jet, Kevin Knight. They both make their way to the ring, as Knight thanked Callis for that wonderful introduction. Everyone seems upset at Knight, when they should be upset at Darby Allin not getting the job done, letting us all down. Maybe they should be mad at Speedball Mike Bailey for breaking up JetSpeed. The fans shouldn’t be mad at Knight, as he’s still the face of TNT, while all the bums in the back like to wrestle for stars, Don Perigdnon made Knight his number 1 asset and they’re working on becoming Jet 2 Belts. Knight loved his signing bonus and called out MJF to the ring.
Darby Allin’s music hit, as Allin showed up behind Knight and decked him with his skateboard. Allin screamed that he hopes New York was worth it, b*tch. Allin was going up for a Coffin Drop, but bolted literally out the door as The Don Callis Family rushed the ring.
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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.