AEW Dynamite Results 8/14 - Adam Page Takes On Jay Lethal, Two Championships On The Line & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "AEW Dynamite" on August 14, 2024, coming to you live from the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia!

After coming up short against Bryan Danielson in an Anything Goes match in the main event of last week's edition of "Dynamite", Jeff Jarrett was blindsided by an attack at the hands of "Hangman" Adam Page backstage while speaking with Renee Paquette. Tonight, Jarrett's ally Jay Lethal looks to seek retribution on his behalf as he goes one-on-one with Page.

Speaking of Danielson, his fellow Blackpool Combat Club member Wheeler Yuta came down to the ring after he defeated Jarrett to check on him. While doing so, AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland made his way down to the ring to confront Danielson ahead of their Title vs. Career Match at AEW All In. Following a few choice words for Danielson from Strickland, Yuta challenged Strickland to a match and tonight, such will be coming to fruition.

The Young Bucks will be putting the AEW World Tag Team Championship on the line for the first time ever since becoming titleholders at AEW Dynasty on April 21 as they defend against The Acclaimed. Anthony Bowens and Max Caster secured their spot in tonight's match after defeating Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson in an AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Match on the June 19 episode of "Dynamite".

Another championship will be also on the line, as Matthew and Nicholas' friend Mercedes Mone puts the TBS Championship on the line against Hikaru Shida. Not only will this be Shida's first time challenging for the title, but it will be the first time that Mone and Shida have ever met one another in the ring.

The first entrant in the Casino Gauntlet Match at All In will be determined tonight, as Kyle O'Reilly goes head-to-head with his Conglomeration stablemate Orange Cassidy and his former best friend Roderick Strong. Although Darby Allin secured a future shot at the AEW World Championship at the AEW Grand Slam special by emerging victorious in the Royal Rampage match on July 26, the winner of the August 25 match will also earn the right to challenge for the title.

Former FTW Champion HOOK will be speaking for the first time since making his return to AEW. After Katsuyori Shibata defeated Bryan Keith last week, Keith and his allies Big Bill and current FTW Champion Chris Jericho surprised him with a post-match attack until HOOK provided him with a helping hand.

Additionally, Claudio Castagnoli of Blackpool Combat Club and reigning AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada will be meeting with one another. Mariah May will also be holding a film premiere as she gets ready to challenge Toni Storm for the AEW Women's World Championship in her home country of England.

We are live! Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Mercedes Mone and Kamille make their way down to the ring. Hikaru Shida follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Mone shoves Shida, and the two lock up again before Mone sends Shida crashing into the mat with a hair whip. Shida responds with a shoulder tackle and looks to land a knee on Mone in the corner, but Mone avoids it and locks in a crossface on Shida. Shida counters into a pinfall, but Mone kicks out.

Mone and Shida look to level one another with dropkicks, but they both avoid them. Mone delivers a boot to Shida's midsection and connects with a forearm, but Shida hits a hurricanrana and rains down right hands on Mone in the corner. Shida connects with a suplex on Mone, then looks to follow it up with a running knee. Mone sees her coming, and the pair take turns pinning one another. Mone looks to send Shida crashing into the top turnbuckle face first, but Shida stops her momentum and instead sends Mone crashing into it.

Mone pins Shida, but the referee catches her feet on the ropes. Shida then delivers a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker to Mone and drapes her across the apron, then looks to deliver a running knee. Kamille inserts herself between Mone and Shida, opening the door for Mone to deliver a meteora to Shida off the apron and dump her back inside the ring. She goes for a pin, but Shida kicks out. Mone lands a second meteora inside the ring and pins Shida, but Shida kicks out once again.

Mone delivers a kick to Shida's head from the apron, then goes for a pin but Shida kicks out. Mone fires off forearms on Shida in the corner, then looks to whips her into the opposite corner. Shida blocks Mone, then lands a dropkick off the middle rope and fires off right hands on Mone. Shida intercepts Mone with a jumping knee and goes for a pin, but Mone kicks out and Shida looks for a Falcon Arrow. Mone escapes and delivers a backstabber, then looks to deliver another meteora. Shida sees Mone coming and sits her on the top rope, but Mone fights off Shida and hits a meteora off the middle rope. She goes for a pin, but Shida kicks out.

Mone connects with The Three Amigos on Shida, but Shida blocks the third suplex and lands a Falcon Arrow. She goes for a pin, but Mone kicks out. Shida sets up for the Katana, but Kamille pulls Mone out of the ring before she can land it. Shida delivers a dropkick to Kamille, then takes a shot at her with her kendo stick. Mone grabs the kendro stick from Shida, and while the referee gets Mone to dispose of it, Kamille lands a big boot on Shida. When Shida gets back in the ring, Mone is waiting with a Mone Maker for the win.

Winner (and still): Mercedes Mone

After the match, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.'s music hits, but she is nowhere to be found. Kamille waits on the ramp as Mone grabs Shida's kendo stick. Kamille spots a masked person in the crowd and beats them down as Baker emerges from the crowd and sneaks up on Mone. Baker puts on her glove, and Mone looks to hit her with the kendo stick. Baker intercepts Mone with a boot, then looks to cinch in the Lockjaw on Mone. Kamille saves Mone, and Baker grabs the kendo stick. Kamille looks to get in her face, but backs down when Baker looks to use the kendo stick on her. Baker then spots the TBS Championship and holds it up as an enraged Mone begins yelling.

We then head backstage and see Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett, and Sonjay Dutt standing by with Renee Paquette. "Hangman" Adam Page attacks Lethal and brawls with him to the ringside area.

The bell rings, and Lethal delivers five tope suicidas to Page on the outside. Page connects with a Dead Eye on Lethal on the apron, then sends him crashing into the barricade. He then dumps him over the barricade near the timekeeper's area and onto the table.

Back from the break, Page connects with a strike on Lethal, but Lethal rolls him up. Page kicks out and sends Lethal crashing into the mat, then follows it up with a chop and a right hand on him in the corner. Page sits Lethal on the top rope, but Lethal fires off right hands on Page and delivers an uppercut. Page connects with a Death Valley Driver on Lethal and goes for a pin, but Lethal kicks out.

Lethal executes a series of pins on Page, but Page kicks out of all of them. Lethal connects with the Lethal Combination and goes for another pin, but Page once again kicks out. Page then locks in a crossface on Lethal, but Lethal counters into a pinfall to escape. Page kicks out and looks to land the Dead Eye, but Lethal reverses into a pinfall. Page kicks out and clocks Lethal, then follows it up with the Buckshot Lariat for the win.

Winner: "Hangman" Adam Page

We then head over to a video hyping up the AEW American Championship between MJF and Will Ospreay at All In.

Back from the break, Darby Allin makes his way down to the ring. Jack Perry catches him with a running knee on the ramp and the two brawl to the back. Allin and Perry brawl on a roadcase, and Perry tosses a garbage can at Allin. He sends him crashing into the garage, then squashes him under the garage and grabs a roadcase. Officials try to stop him, but Perry clocks them and charges at Allin. Officials then stop Perry.

Back from the break, we head over to the premiere of a film from Mariah May.

We then head backstage to Renee Paquette and Mina Shirakawa, where Shirakawa reveals that she has not spoken to May or Toni Storm since AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. She wishes them the best of luck in their AEW Women's World Championship match at All In.

Back at ringside, Orange Cassidy makes his way out. Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong follow.

The bell rings and Cassidy and O'Reilly double team on Strong. Strong lands a forearm on Cassidy, then delivers a chop to him and whips him into the corner. O'Reilly intercepts Strong with a boot to his midsection, and Cassidy delivers a tope suicida to Strong to level him on the outside.

Back from the break, Strong levels O'Reilly with a backbreaker and delivers a gutbuster to Cassidy. He sends Cassidy crashing on top of O'Reilly, then hits a pair of backbreakers on both men and lands a back suplex on Cassidy. O'Reilly delivers a boot to Strong's spine and a forearm, then locks in a Sleeper on Cassidy after the pair take turns pinning one another. Strong locks in a double Boston Crab on Cassidy and O'Reilly, but both men escape.

Strong delivers a series of strikes to O'Reilly, but O'Reilly locks in a submission on him. Cassidy delivers an elbow drop to break the submission, but Matt Taven and Mike Bennett appear at ringside and capture the referee's attention. Mark Briscoe and Tomohiro Ishii run down to even the odds. Mark sets up a chair in the ring and flies to level Taven and Bennett before all four men brawl to the back. Back inside the ring, Cassidy sends Strong crashing out of the ring and uses the chair to fly and level him. Strong connects with a spinning sidewalk slam on O'Reilly on the outside.

Back from another break, Strong locks in a Sharpshooter on Cassidy. O'Reilly breaks the hold, and all three men exchange strikes with one another. Cassidy delivers a double hurricanrana on Strong and O'Reilly, then delivers a Tornado DDT to O'Reilly with Strong's assistance. He then delivers a Beach Break to Strong and a superkick to O'Reilly. He looks to land the Orange Punch on O'Reilly, but O'Reilly avoids it and locks in aFigure Four Leg Lock on Strong. Cassidy breaks the hold with a kick to Strong.

O'Reilly and Cassidy double team on Strong, but Strong moves out of the way and Cassidy almost hits O'Reilly. O'Reilly and Strong then pin Cassidy, but the referee refuses to count the fall. O'Reilly and Strong then exchange forearms, but O'Reilly hits Cassidy but accident while aiming for Strong. O'Reilly cinches in a cross armbreaker on Strong, but Cassidy rolls him up for the win.

Winner: Orange Cassidy

We then head backstage to Renee Paquette meeting with Claudio Castagnoli and Kazuchika Okada, where the two find themselves involved in a verbal confrontation.

Back from the break, Tony Schiavone introduces HOOK and he makes his way down to the ring.

Schiavone asks HOOK how is eye is doing after being hit by a fireball at the hands on Chris Jericho, Big Bill, and Bryan Keith. HOOK says he can't see out of his injured eye, but he can see out of his other eye. He tells Jericho that he wants a rematch for the FTW Championship tonight.

Jericho's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring alongside Bill and Keith. Jericho says hi to fans, then says HOOK is stupid for challenging him to a fight tonight. Jericho then tells HOOK he's not getting a fight because it's not worth his time to fight him tonight. He says it's worth his time to fight HOOK at Wembley Stadium at All In, but HOOK must agree that should he lose, it will be his final shot at the FTW Championship and he must beat Big Bill next week. Bill warns HOOK that he's going to beat him down, and Jericho tells HOOK that he'll see him at Wembley Stadium. HOOK tells Jericho that he accepts his terms, and warns Jericho that he will never be the same again.

Back from the break, The Young Bucks make their way down to the ring. 

The Acclaimed blindside The Bucks on the entrance ramp, and Bowens flies off the entrance stage to level The Bucks. The Bucks deliver a dropkick under the bottom rope to The Acclaimed, then fly over the top to level them.

Matthew Jackson and Bowens get inside the ring, and the bell sounds. Anthony Bowens delivers a Famouser to Matthew as Billy Gunn appears at ringside, Max Caster tags in, and dumps an interfering Nichlas Jackson out of the ring with Bowens. Nicholas tags in and The Bucks deliver a double boot to Caster's midsection. They double team on him, and Nicholas delivers a jawbreaker to Caster. Matthew tags back in and delivers a double stomp to Caster as Nicholas holds him in place.

Back from the break, Caster delivers a bodyslam to Matthew and Bowens ascends up to the middle rope. Matthew escapes before catching Bowens with a jawbreaker. Matthew fires off right hands on Caster in the corner, then level him with the now legal Nicholas. The pair go tumbling out of the ring, and Nicholas rips up a sign from a fan mocking The Bucks. Caster sends him crashing into the ring apron spine first, then tosses the ripped up sign at him.

The pair get back inside the ring, and Matthew tags in. Caster dumps Nicholas onto the apron, and Nicholas looks to land an enzuigiri on him. He accidentally hits Matthew, opening the door for Caster to tag in Bowens.

Bowens double teams on The Bucks, but Matthew delivers an assisted Sliced Bread to Bowens. Matthew then sends Bowens crashing into the mat and wears him down with a submission hold.

Back from another break, Bowens connects with a double clothesline on The Bucks and tags in Caster. Nicholas tags in on his side, and Caster lands a few strikes. He connects with a Sling Blade, then sends an interfering Matthew crashing into the top turnbuckle. Caster gets Nicholas back inside the ring and ascends to the top, then delivers a crossbody and goes for a pin. Matthew breaks the fall, but Bowens goes after him. The Acclaimed level The Bucks with a double sidewalk slam.

Matthew tags in and Caster sends him crashing into Nicholas on the outside. Matthew and Caster are then sent crashing into the referee, and Matthew takes advantage. He low blows Caster, then grabs one of the AEW World Tag Team Championship belts. FTR runs down to the ring and Dax Harwood grabs the title from Matthew. Harwood rains down right hands on Matthew, and the referee calls for the bell.

Winners (and still): The Young Bucks (via disqualification)

Caster pushes Harwood off Matthew, and officials run down to the ring to keep The Acclaimed and FTR separated.

We then head backstage to Christopher Daniels and Renee Paquette watching what just happened backstage. Daniels makes an AEW World Tag Team Championship Number One Contenders Match between FTR and The Acclaimed official at "AEW Collision" this Saturday, with the winner receiving their shot at All In.

Wheeler Yuta then makes his way down to the ring. Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana follow, and Bryan Danielson is in the crowd to watch the action.

The bell rings and Strickland wastes no time going after Yuta. He sends his head repeatedly bouncing off the barricade, then sends him colliding into the ring steps and continues wearing him down whilst getting in Danielson's face. Strickland dumps Yuta back inside the ring and stares down Danielson, then connects with a pair of backbreakers on him and continues wearing him down with a series of submission holds.

Yuta fires off stomps on Strickland, then sends him crashing into the ring post with a hurricanrana and delivers a tope suicida to level Strickland on the outside. He dumps him back inside the ring, then looks to fly. Strickland intercepts Yuta and locks in a crossface on him, but Yuta delivers an arm drag to Strickland and rains down Hammer and Anvil elbows on him. He wears Strickland down with a shoulder submission, then connects with a German suplex and goes for a pin. Strickland kicks out.

Strickland delivers three House Calls to Yuta, then fires off stomps on him and rains down right and left hands on him. The referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Swerve Strickland (via referee stoppage)

After the match, Danielson slides inside the ring and Strickland immediately slides out. Strickland then grabs a mic and tells Danielson that he said he would show Danielson and the world why he's the most dangerous man in wrestling. He says what he did to Yuta was an example of what he'll do to Danielson at All In, then says his family will watch him beat down Danielson in the front row like Danielson just had to do. He says he'll fulfill Danielson's promise to his daughter to retire him, then heads to the back.

Strickland and Nana head to the back, but Strickland surprises Danielson with a House Call and mocks him with Yes chants as the show goes off the air.