AEW Dynamite Beach Break live results: MJF vs. Kenny Omega
AEW Dynamite Beach Break takes place tonight from The BayCare Sound in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
Two title matches, a Casino Gauntlet match, and a big-time grudge match are scheduled for the show.
The AEW World Championship will be on the line when MJF defends against Kenny Omega, with the stipulation that if MJF wins, Omega will never challenge for the AEW World title again.
The International Championship will also be on the line as Konosuke Takeshita defends against Kyle Fletcher.
A new number one contender for the AEW Women’s World Championship will be crowned in a Casino Gauntlet match. Confirmed for the bout are Athena, Maya World, Skye Blue, and Rina.
The full lineup for the show is below:
- AEW World Champion MJF defends against Kenny Omega
- AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita defends against Kyle Fletcher
- Athena vs. Maya World vs. Skye Blue vs. Rina vs. TBD in an AEW Women’s World Championship number one contender’s Casino Gauntlet match
- Chris Jericho vs. Tommaso Ciampa
- Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Will Ospreay) vs. The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake)
Our live coverage kicks off at 8 p.m. Eastern.
AEW Dynamite Beach Break comes on the air with Renee Paquette backstage with Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa, as Omega said this is do or die, his back is up against the wall, but throughout his career, that’s when he’s done his best work. He’s talking JAPW, DDT, PWG, the indies, that’s why only Nakazawa has his back tonight. If this is it for him tonight, he’ll shake MJF’s hand and congratulate him, but that’s not going to happen. 102 degrees in that ring tonight, will MJF have what it takes to kill Omega out there. We’re going to find out tonight if MJF has what it takes to headline AEW’s biggest event of the year at Wembley. Until the main event, maybe one of the last time’s he’ll ever say it, goodbye, goodnight, bang.
Excalibur welcomes us and again goes over that if Omega loses tonight, he’ll never challenge for the AEW World Title again before throwing it to the entrances for our opening grudge match of the night.
Jericho vs. Tommaso Ciampa
(For being a match that they’ve built on TV for the last few weeks, I thought they delivered a hard-hitting battle. I’m glad Ciampa won this, but you can tell in the post-match that this rivalry is only getting going. The last few weeks, Ciampa has been fixated on using a power drill, so I really hope that doesn’t actually happen at some point during this feud.)
The stage is set-up like a beach theme and Ciampa tries hiding side stage after his entrance, but Jericho comes through the crowd and up the ramp to brawl with Ciampa while his music keeps playing. Jericho suplexed Ciampa through a deck chair (slicing open the back of his upper leg in the process) by the tiki bar as the crowd sings along to Judas. Ciampa gets launched into the ring to officially start the match, only to be sent right back out, where Jericho hit a dive from the top rope. Taking too long to head back inside, Ciampa caught Jericho with a draping DDT between the ropes and stood tall. Jericho fought off a DVD on the apron and delivered one of his own. Both men fight onto the steps, where Ciampa hits a Fairytale Ending onto them, applauding himself before planting a smooch on a bald-headed fan ringside, telling the camera that “bald is beautiful, ass clown” as things went to break with Jericho busted opened.
Things return with both men exchanging chops, as Jericho connected on a corner clothesline, took Ciampa up to the top for punches, until Ciampa slid out, into an Avalanche Air Raid Crash for two. Ciampa swept out the legs, looked for the Walls of Jericho, but Jericho got an inside cradle for a near fall. Back up to the corner, Jericho successfully hits the hurricanrana followed by a brainbuster for a close two. Both slug it out with overhand strikes, until Ciampa grabbed a pail full of sand, but turned into a Code Breaker. Tony Schiavone pointed out how Jericho has sand in the cut now, which couldn’t feel good, as Jericho connected with a bulldog, but missed the Lionsault. Ciampa hit two charging knees, but on the third, Jericho countered into the Walls of Jericho. Ciampa grabbed the pail again, Aubrey got it away, but Ciampa grabbed a handful of sand and blinded Jericho. One more charging knee decked Jericho and Ciampa got the pin.
Post-match, Ciampa grabbed a chair and waffled Jericho right in the head with it. Not done, Ciampa pulled out a tool bag from under the ring and brought out a power drill. Security and referees hit the ring before damage could be done, as Ciampa went to the back, popping a floatie with the drill and hilariously spun it around up the ramp.
Match Result: Tommaso Ciampa defeated Jericho
-The Brawling Birds were shown beating up locals at what I assume to be a local British bar in Clearwater, saying it felt good to do that again. There was a giant “The Brawling Birds” sign in this bar, so who knows where it was supposed to be at.
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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.