AEW Dynamite Results 6/26 - Strickland & Ospreay Take On Gates Of Agony, Major Women's Trios Match
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "AEW Dynamite" on June 26, 2024, coming to you live from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York!
Days before they square off for the AEW World Championship at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door this coming Sunday, Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay will have to find a way to work with one another as they join forces to take on The Gates Of Agony. Ospreay found himself involved in an intense and personal verbal confrontation with Strickland during last week's edition of "Dynamite", and came face-to-face with The Gates of Agony later that night when they, along with MJF, Brian Cage, Hechicero, Daniel Garcia, and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, were involved in a post-match brawl after Garcia had defeat Rhett Titus.
Much like Strickland and Ospreay, rivals Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa will have to co-exist with one another as they and their ally Mariah May collide with Anna Jay, Saraya, and Harley Cameron in trios action. After Storm and Shirakawa signed their match to make their AEW Women's World Championship at Forbidden Door official, Jay, Saraya, and Cameron attacked the two of them and May in an explosive physical altercation that ended in Storm colliding with the table used in the contract signing while looking to land a move on Saraya.
Shingo Takagi will be going head-to-head with Bryan Danielson in a quarterfinals match for the Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament at Forbidden Door. However, before he does, he will be teaming up with his Los Ingobernables de Japón teammates Hiromu Takahashi and Titán to face Danielson's fellow Blackpool Combat Club members Claudio Castagnoli, Ring of Honor Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta, and IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley.
Speaking of the Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament, Rey Fenix of Death Triangle will be colliding with one third of the reigning Unified World Trios Champions Jay White in a quarterfinals match. The winner of tonight's match will advance to the semifinals to join PAC, who defeated the aforementioned Castagnoli last week in the main event to become one step closer to winning the tournament. Meanwhile, in the Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament, former best friends Willow Nightingale and Kris Statlander have both advanced, and will be facing each other in a semifinals match.
Additionally, after meeting in an All Star Eight Man Tag Team Match last week, Zack Sabre Jr. will be going one-on-one with Kyle O'Reilly ahead of the former's Forbidden Door match against Orange Cassidy.The aforementioned Garcia has something on his mind to share in his hometown of Buffalo while MJF will also be making an appearance on tonight's show following his win over Rush last week.
We are live! Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as MJF makes his way down to the ring.
MJF and Daniel Garcia Come Face-To-Face
MJF looks to speak, but before he can, Daniel Garcia's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring.
MJF says he.s glad Buffalo loves him, but warns him to tread lightly. Garcia thanks MJF for saving him from a post-match beatdown last week, and says since AEW is in Buffalo, everything is his business. He says he assumes MJF is here to say something bad about Buffalo, him, ot his family in the crowd, but before he does, he wants to do something no one in the back has done: say nice things about MJF. He recalls watching MJF's reign as AEW World Champion when he was in the back not doing very much, and recalls MJF giving some advice to him that inspired him.
Garcia says MJF saw him as a pillar of AEW, and got him a shot at his then-title. He says challenging MJF for the AEW World Championship was one of the most embarrassing moments of his life, but it led him to the run of a lifetime and gave him immense motivation. He says he's now someone fans can believe in, then asks why settle for being a pillar when he can be a backbone instead. He thanks MJF for everything he did for him, and warns him to be careful about what he says next unless he wants Buffalo to come after him.
MJF says he's in the ring for two reasons: promote Forbidden Door and an upcoming episode of "AEW Collision" and call Garcia out to ask him a question. He says before he asks Garcia what he wants to ask him, he wants to thank him.
MJF and Garcia shake hands before MJF says no one ever talks about the nice things he does behind the scenes. He says everyone in the back is jealous of him and wants his spot, but Garcia is one step closer to actually taking his spot. MJF then tells Garcia he earned his AEW World Championship match against him, then says Garcia reminds him of himself. He says while he retained his title over Garcia and beat him down bad, Garcia has only gotten better since then. MJF says Garcia is the grind, then presents him with the opportunity to face him at AEW All In.
Before Garcia can answer, Will Ospreay's music hits and he makes his way down. Ospreay voices his appreciation for Garcia, and says he loves the way Garcia has been working his way up the ranks. He grants Garcia a shot at the AEW International Championship next week, and should he win it, the AEW World Championship. Garcia accepts Ospreay's challenge, and the two shake hands.
Ospreay stares down MJF in the corner and leaves the ring. Garcia looks to answer MJF's challenge, but MJF tells him he needs to focus on his match next week before he answers his challenge. MJF then storms to the back.
Blackpool Combat Club then makes their way down to the ring. Los Ingobernables de Japón follow, and Bryan Danielson joins the commentary desk.
Blackpool Combat Club vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón
Castagnoli and Takagi begin the action. The bell rings and Castagnoli lands a shoulder tackle on Takagi. Takagi and Castagnoli then exchange strikes with one another, but Takagi executes a hip toss on Castagnoli. Takahashi and Yuta tag in, and Takahashi delivers a hurricanrana to Yuta. He follows it up with a dropkick, then tags Takagi back in. Takagi and Takahashi land a double shoulder tackle on Yuta, then tag in Titán. Titán ascends to the top and delivers a crossbody to Yuta, then flies through the ropes to level Yuta on the outside and pins him back in the ring. Yuta kicks out and lands an enzuigiri on Titán.
Back from the break, Castagnoli dumps Takahashi out of the ring and sends him crashing into the barricade. Titán trips Castagnoli, then lands a senton on him. Moxley tags in, and Titán lands a chop on him. He follows it up with a back kick and tags in Takagi. Takagi fires off forearms on Moxley, but Castagnoli rakes his back. Takagi delivers a splash to Moxley in the corner, then lands a double DDT on him and Castagnoli and a brainbuster on Yuta.
Moxley and Takagi fire off right hands on each other before they level one another. Takagi lands a series of strikes on Moxley, but Yuta and Takahashi tag in and fire off forearms on one another. Takahashi lands a superkick on Yuta, but Yuta responds with a German suplex to him. Takahashi then lands a Fireman's Carry and a clothesline, then sets up for his finisher. Moxley grabs a chair and cracks it across Takahashi's spine, and the referee calls for the bell.
Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japón (via disqualification)
After the match, Blackpool Combat Club and Los Ingobernables de Japón. Tetsuya Naito's music hits, and he appears. He makes his way down to the ring, but Moxley meets him on the ramp and the two brawl to the back ahead of their Forbidden Door match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship as Takagi brawls with Yuta. He rains down Hammer and Anvil elbows on Yuta, but Danielson slides into the ring to provide Yuta with a helping hand. Danielson and Takagi then stare one another down.
Back from the break, Jay White, The Gunns, and Juice Robinson make their way down to the ring. Rey Fenix, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Alex Abrahantes follow.
Rey Fenix (w/ Penta El Zero Miedo and Alex Abrahantes) vs. Jay White (w/ The Gunns and Juice Robinson) in a Quarterfinals Match for the Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament
Fenix, White, and their respective teammates get into one another's faces. Due to this, the referee ejects everyone not competing in the match from ringside. The bell then sounds, and Fenix rolls up White. White kicks out and fires off shoulders on Fenix's midsection, then connects with a chop on him and lands a right hand. He delivers a boot to his midsection, then fires off more chops on Fenix. Fenix delivers a hurricanrana to White, then ascends to the top and delivers an arm drag. He follows it up with a dropkick and delivers a tope suicida to White to level him on the outside. White and Fenix then get back in the ring, and White levels Fenix.
Back from the break, White stomps on the back of Fenix's neck. Fenix responds with chops on White, but White lands one of his own. Fenix lands a thrust kick and walks the ropes to level White, then delivers a Frog Splash off the top and goes for a pin. White kicks out, and Fenix executes a reverse hurricanrana on him. White sends Fenix crashing into the mat with a Brainbuster and goes for a pin, but Fenix kicks out.
Fenix rolls up White, but White kicks out. White then connects with a uranage on Fenix and goes for a pin, but Fenix kicks out. White sets up for Blade Runner, but Feix counters into a pinfall. White kicks out and sets up for the move a second time, but Fenix avoids it again and gets White on his shoulders. White escapes and connects with Blade Runner for the win.
Winner: Jay White
After the match, The Gunns and Robinson join White in the ring to celebrate White's win. Christian Cage's music hits, and The Patriarchy makes their way down to the ring. The two parties stare one another down and White gets in Cage's face, but Cage backs down and the two parties continue staring each other down.
We then head backstage to The Young Bucks, who address The Acclaimed after they defeated them in an AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator match last week and assure that The Elite will all be titleholders after Forbidden Door when Jack Perry wins the TNT Championship. Matthew then declares that The Elite will be entering a wild card into the Owen Hart Cup Tournament.
Back at ringside, The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn make their way down to the ring.
We Hear From The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn
Max Caster says The Acclaimed beat The Young Bucks last week to earn a future AEW World Tag Team Championship match. He says they exposed The Bucks for who they really are, and says they can't run AEW programming right. Anthony Bowens says all The Acclaimed has to do is beat The Bucks one more time, and tells Nicholas Jackson not to make excuses. He says when The Acclaimed decide to cash-in their title shot, fans will be looking at the new two time AEW World Tag Team Champions.
The Acclaimed and Billy look to scissor, but before they can, The Elite appear on the ramp (minus Jack Perry). Kazuchika Okada mocks The Acclaimed and Billy before Nicolas issues a challenge to a trios match at Forbidden Door. Billy grabs a mic and says he knows how to deal with EVPs, and says he happens to know people in high places including a president. A video from Hiroshi Tanahashi then begins playing on the big screen, and he tells The Elite he's coming to fight them at Forbidden Door.
Toni Storm, Mariah May, Mina Shirakawa, and Luther then make their way down to the ring. Anna Jay, Saraya, and Harley Cameron follow.
Toni Storm, Mariah May and Mina Shirakawa vs. Anna Jay, Saraya and Harley Cameron
Jay and Shirakawa begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Shirakawa delivers a kick to Jay's spine, then lands a forearm on her from the apron and tags in May (after teasing a tag out to Storm). Jay executes a hair whip on May, but May connects with a spinning sidewalk slam on her and looks to tag out but is unsure of who to tag in. Storm and Shirakawa both tag themselves in, but before one of them can get in the ring, Saraya and Cameron take advantage and pull them both off the apron.
Back from the break, May and Jay level one another with a double Sing Blade. Saraya and Storm tag in, and Storm delivers a belly-to-belly suplex to Saraya. She then connects with a Hip Attack, but Shirakawa tags in to the dismay of Storm. Cameron tags in and delivers a backstabber to Shirakawa before going for a pin. May breaks the fall, and Jay gets in the ring and levels her with a flatliner. Storm then executes a Thesz Press on her before Shirakawa lands her finisher on Cameron for the win.
Winners: Toni Storm, Mariah May and Mina Shirakawa
After the match, May hands a glass of champagne each to Storm and Shirakawa. Storm and May dance with one another, and a jealous Shirakawa grabs the bottle of champagne. She looks to crack it across Storm's head, but Storm ducks out of the way and Shirakawa accidentally hits May with it.
We then head backstage, where Mercedes Mone sends a message to Stephanie Vaquer and informs her she'll be watching her match at "Collision" on Saturday.
Back at ringside, Chris Jericho, Bryan Keith, and Big Bill make their way down to the ring.
We Hear From Chris Jericho, Bryan Keith and Big Bill
Bill voices his anger at HOOK, Samoa Joe, and Katsuyori Shibata for sidelining Keith, and announces that he will no longer be able to compete in the scheduled trios match at Forbidden Door. He says when one door closes, another one opens and it may be a Forbidden Door.
Jericho says that everyone who knows why he's in AEW is for the young guys. He says they found a new partner for their trios match, then throws it to Minoru Suzuki on the big screen as he looks to recruit him as the third man of his team. Suzuki declines to parter with him and Bill.
Samoa Joe's music hits, and he makes his way down to the ring along with HOOK and Shibata. Joe says Jericho came to Buffalo looking for a savior, but The Learning Tree doesn't have enough branches. He says he, HOOK, and Shibata went back to watch all of Jericho's recent segments to learn everything they could about him, and says Shibata best summed it up when he said "Oh brother, this guy sucks." Jericho, Bill, Joe, HOOK, and Shibata then begin brawling with one another.
Zack Sabre Jr. then makes his way down to the ring Kyle O'Reilly follows, and Orange Cassidy joins the announce desk as we see The Undisputed Kingdom and Gabe Kidd in the crowd to watch the action.
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kyle O'Reilly
The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth and take turns locking in submission holds on one another before Sabre Jr. executes a neck crank on O'Reilly. He then stomps on his arm.
Back from the break, Sabre Jr. and O'Reilly continue going abc and firth with one another before O'Reilly lands a series of strikes on Sabre Jr.. Sabre Jr. delivers a kick to O'Reilly's injured arm, then rolls him up. O'Reilly kicks out and looks to cinch in an Arm Bar on Sabre Jr.. Sabre Jr. and O'Reilly then take turns trying to lock in Arm Bars and Ankle Locks on one another. O'Reilly delivers an Angle Slam to Sabre Jr., then lands a forearm on him. The two then land boots on one another before Sabre Jr. cinches in an Arm Bar on O'Reilly for the win while Strong and Kidd get into it on the outside.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
After the match, Orange Cassidy gets in the ring to check on O'Reilly. The Undisputed Kingdom does the same as Sabre Jr. stares down Cassidy. Robbie Eagles and Shane Haste join Sabre Jr. in the ring. Tomohiro Ishii's music hits, and he joins Cassidy in the ring. Eagles shoves Cassidy, but Ishii holds him back.
Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana then make their way down to the ring. Will Ospreay and The Gates of Agony follow.
Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) and Will Ospreay vs. Gates of Agony
The bell rings and Gates of Agony waste no time going after Strickland and Ospreay. Toa Liona brawls with Strickland on the outside as Lishop Kaun and Ospreay brawl in the ring. Ospreay delivers a Monkey Flip to Kaun, then flies and lands an elbow on him. Strickland tags in and sends Kaun crashing into the mat before Ospreay delivers a standing moonsault to him. Ospreay looks to land a boot on Kaun, but almost collides with Strickland, opening the door for Liona to level both Strickland and Ospreay.
Back from the break, Liona prevents Strickland from tagging in Ospreay. Strickland breaks free and looks to do so, but Kaun pulls Ospreay off the apron before he can. Kaun then tags in and looks to land a codebreaker on Strickland, but Strickland avoids it and sends Gates of Agony crashing into one another. Strickland delivers a Brainbuster to Kaun, then tags in Ospreay.
Ospreay levels Kaun with a right hand, but Liona joins Kaun in the ring and Gates of Agony look to take down Ospreay. Ospreay escapes and flies off the ropes to level them both, then lands a standing moonsault on Kaun. Kaun and Ospreay teeter on the ropes, but Kaun sends Ospreay crashing into the mat. He goes for a pin, but Strickland breaks the fall. Strickland and Liona brawl on the outside, and Ospreay lands a Spanish Fly on Kaun. He considers landing a Tiger Driver on Kaun, but opts not to. Ospreay looks to land a boot on Kaun, but Kaun sees him coming and Ospreay accidentally lands it on Strickland.
Liona tags in and Gates of Agony look to send Ospreay crashing into the mat. Ospreay avoids them before Strickland lands a pump kick on Liona, and Ospreay lands a reverse hurricanrana. He follows it up with the Os-Cutter and goes for a pin, but Liona kicks out. Strickland then snaps Kaun's arm, and Ospreay lands the Hidden Blade on Liona for the win
Winners: Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay
After the match, Strickland looks to leave the ring, but Ospreay grabs the AEW World Championship before he can. Strickland retaliates and attacks Ospreay and lands House Call on him. He stands tall with the AEW World Championship in hand as the show goes off the air.