AEW Dynamite live results: Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland 2
A future AEW World title match is up against an executive vice president role as Swerve Strickland and Kenny Omega battle in a rematch on tonight’s AEW Dynamite.
Omega’s EVP title is up against Strickland’s title shot as the two former AEW World Champions run it back from mid-February when Strickland defeated Omega and attacked him afterward.
AEW World Champion MJF will also be in attendance tonight, likely to appear at some point during that match.
AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla will defend against Mina Shirakawa following her win over Marina Shafir last Wednesday.
The feud between The Conglomeration and The Dogs continues as Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong take on David Finlay & Clark Connors.
In what should be a physical bout, Darby Allin squares off with Rush.
Our live coverage begins at 8 pm Eastern.
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AEW Dynamite comes on the air with Excalibur welcoming us alongside Tony Schiavone & Taz as we start things off in a big way with the entrance for Kenny Omega, who gets a huge reaction and pyro. The opening contest will have limited commercial interruptions, as we go to Renee Paquette ringside saying she caught up with Omega, who said the only time he uses his EVP power is to make the locker room better. Once you start abusing that power, you aren’t the best anymore.
Swerve Strickland (w/Prince Nana) vs. Kenny Omega – #1 Contendership vs. EVP Status
(I’m glad we got right down to business tonight with the match with the highest stakes on the card. Similar to their first meeting, these two worked incredibly well with one another, which I realize should surprise no one. Each man hit their home run shots, but ultimately, it was Omega who stood tall yet again and now is next in line for MJF, which makes complete sense, especially with Dynasty being in Canada. For Strickland, whenever he comes off a big loss, it’s interesting to see how he regroups, I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next.)
Strickland controlled the action at the start, draping Omega throat first over the top and clobbering him with a big boot. Omega answered with a standing hurricanrana that sent Strickland outside, where Omega met him with a slingshot cross body. Strickland is slammed repeatedly into the announce table before Omega lit him up with chops and charging leaping knee. Omega couldn’t get a snap suplex, as Strickland drove him back first into the LED board and back to the ring. Omega hit his running face palm slam and Kotaro Crusher for a near fall, followed by a picture-perfect You Can’t Escape for two. Loading up for a V-Trigger, Strickland dodges, flips out of a German to his feet, rolls through, misses a suplex, as both trade strikes until Omega nails a spin kick to the neck. Strickland was set-up perfectly into the corner and ate a V-Trigger, as Omega brought Strickland up to the top for an Avalanche One-Winged Angel, but Strickland slipped out for an Avalanche Angle Slam and the reset.
Both men traded high boots before connecting at the same time, as they rose to their feet and slugged it out with forearms until Omega fired off a series of Snap Dragons. Strickland rolled to the apron, fought off a third from Omega, but Strickland grabbed referee Aubrey, allowing him to mule kick Omega. Commentary tells us Aubrey knows what Strickland did, but she didn’t see it, so she can’t do anything, which is just confusing. Strickland hit a pump kick and brought Omega up onto the barricade, as both fell into the front row, re-positioned and Strickland hit a piledriver. Strickland brought Omega back inside and hit a flip-up suplex into a powerbomb for a near fall. Strickland tried Big Pressure, but Omega countered into a roll-up for two. Strickland popped up and decked Omega with a standing House Call and Swerve Stomp with Omega draped over the top and a Swerve Stomp proper for the closest near fall of the match.
Crowd are loudly behind Omega, as Strickland slowly rises, wants another House Call, but Omega collapsed before Strickland could take off. Strickland wants perhaps a Snap Dragon of his own, but Omega backed him into the corner with repeated desperation back elbows. Another slugfest, as Omega just waffled Strickland with a charging big boot. Omega wanted a powerbomb, Strickland floated over and hit his impressive powerbomb into a powerslam. Strickland mocks signaling for a V-Trigger, as Omega rose to his feet and hit a V-Trigger, ripcord V-Trigger and a third for good measure. Omega wanted One-Winged Angel, but Strickland slid out, looked for a Vertebreaker, but Omega landed on his feet and hit a V-Trigger to the back. One-Winged Angel attempted, but Strickland gouged the eyes and got his Vertebreaker, only Omega kicked out. Strickland quickly up for a Swerve Stomp, misses, Omega hits a pump knee and home run V-Trigger. One-Winged Angel finally connects and Omega gets the clean victory.
Match Result: Kenny Omega defeated Swerve Strickland to become #1 Contender for the AEW World Title
-Video package highlighting the history of Darby Allin in AEW is shown. His early days making a go of it on his own before his tag team with Sting. A ton of Allin’s insane moments are shown, including climbing Mount Everest. Allin said he’s not the same guy you knew 5-years ago, but stands for everything AEW represents.
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-Will Ospreay is backstage and said he has an issue with PAC or anyone who stands with Jon Moxley. PAC put his big nose and big ears in his business, as Ospreay issues a challenge to PAC to meet him in Winnipeg at Dynamite next week. Ospreay brought up Moxley saying he’d put him in a time out, which is what he says to his kid. Ospreay said in his time out, he owed Moxley a thank you, as he got to spend time with his son. However, the fear in his sons’ eyes when he saw what the Death Riders did to his neck is something he’ll never forget. Ospreay doesn’t know why they did what they did in front of his countrymen, his mrs, his mom and said he’ll alter Moxley’s life just like he did Ospreay’s, pointing to the scar on his neck. Ospreay issues the challenge to Moxley, saying “I want you at Dynasty, motherf**ker!”
Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia & Marina Shafir w/Wheeler Yuta) vs. SkyFlight (Dante & Darius Martin & Zayda Steel w/Christopher Daniels)
(This turned into a pretty fun trios tag, with Top Flight getting a strong hometown reaction, while Steel impressed in her Dynamite debut. Death Riders are always entertaining in matches like these, as they ramp up the offense down the stretch and their post-match celebration huddle hilariously confused Taz. Post-match the challenge was set, as Ospreay vs. Moxley is official for Dynasty in a match that should be absolutely phenomenal, but it was not said it’d be for Moxley’s Continental Title, yet.)
Death Riders attack during SkyFlight’s entrance, as Top Flight get worked over ringside, while Shafir has her way with Steel in the ring. Steel was able to fight back with a head scissors and corner hurricanrana. Garcia & Darius tag in and have a scramble, until Garcia went at the windpipe. Darius battled back with a leaping lariat, but only got a one count. Garcia went to the eyes, tagging in Moxley, who delivered a series of boots and forearms, but ran right into a huge dropkick. Dante tags in, as Moxley ate a double team, sent outside, as Garcia ate a step-up dropkick. Death Riders regrouped outside, but SkyFlight met them with a trifecta dive to pop the crowd. Trying to go back inside, Shafir held up Dante climbing the ropes, as Moxley repeatedly raked the back before hitting a superplex for two.
Dante was isolated, until finally hitting a leaping dropkick on Garcia. Shafir tried to stop the tag, so Dante hit a leaping enzugiri on her, which commentary said he most likely thought it was Moxley. Steel made the hot tag and ran wild on Shafir, booting off Garcia on the apron to hit Shafir with a Tornado DDT. Steel tried a cross body, but Shafir rolled through, Steel slid out and fired off strikes. Wheeler Yuta tripped Steel up, as Shafir decked Steel, put her on her shoulders, tagged Moxley, as they teased a Doomsday Device, but Steel slipped out, shoved Shafir into crotching Moxley. Garcia tagged in, grabbed Steel, who knocked the hell out of him with a right hand before tagging Darius, as Top Flight hit a double DDT. Yuta again ran distraction, Daniels tried to fend him off, but ate a Busaiku Knee for his troubles. Yuta trash talked, but Steel flew in with a Tope. Back inside, Garcia sank in a Dragon Tamer on Darius, as Dante tried a springboard, but Shafir swept the legs out and he crashed hard outside. Moxley connected with a Curb Stomp on Darius trapped in the submission, as Garcia let it got and got the pin in a fun trios tag.
Post-match, Moxley demanded the microphone telling Will Ospreay it’s not nice to say mean things about people on TV. He knows Ospreay is very upset, but whatever issue he thinks he has with the Death Riders, to them, it’s nothing personal. That said, if Ospreay wants a big fat grudge match at Dynasty, you got it. Until then, don’t let your mouth get you in trouble.
Match Result: Death Riders defeated SkyFlight when Garcia pinned Darius
-Video package on The Young Bucks, who said they haven’t slept a wink since Revolution. After a big loss, you lick your wounds and come back better than ever, which is what they did last week with Jack Perry. Their goal is to become AEW Tag Team Champions for a record 4th time in 2026 and it doesn’t matter who is in their way.
AEW Trios Champion Speedball Mike Bailey vs. Rocky Romero
Commentary told us Josh Alexander was dinged up last week in the Trios Title match on Collision, so Romero is out for revenge, as he mocked Bailey’s karate in the early going. Bailey responded with a machine gun kicks into an enzugiri, sending Romero outside. Bailey hit his Triangle Moonsault, went back inside, where Romero hid in the ropes from taking Time Adventure. Romero got in a cheap shot, did his celebration slide, not seeing Bailey coming in with a roundhouse kick. Time Adventure decks Romero, as Bailey quickly hits Ultimate Weapon for the one-sided win.
Match Result: Speedball Mike Bailey defeated Rocky Romero
-Video package of the Texas Death Match at Revolution is shown and MJF defeating Hangman Adam Page to retain the AEW World Title. We’ll hear from MJF after the break. **********
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.