AEW Dynamite Results 11/20 - Orange Cassidy Faces Wheeler Yuta, Darby Allin Takes On Claudio Castagnoli

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "AEW Dynamite" on November 20, 2024, coming to you live from the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania!

Days out from challenging Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship this coming Saturday at AEW Full Gear, Orange Cassidy will be going one-on-one with Moxley's Death Riders stablemate Wheeler Yuta. Not only did Cassidy and Yuta come face-to-face during last week's edition of "Dynamite" when the former challenged the latter to tonight's match which was accepted on Yuta's behalf by Moxley, but they are also no strangers to one another having been former allies as part of Best Friends.

Speaking of The Death Riders, Claudio Castagnoli will be in action tonight as he squares off with Darby Allin. Following the aforementioned verbal exchange between Cassidy and Moxley, Allin blindsided The Death Riders with an attack and found himself in the bed of their truck until Castagnoi sent him colliding into a garage door with The Swing.

As she prepares to challenge Mercedes Mone for the TBS Championship in Newark, New Jersey, Kris Statlander looks to gain some momentum heading into the bout tonight as she goes head-to-head with Hikaru Shida. Statlander and Shida are quite familiar with one another in the ring as both opponents and allies, dating back to a tag team match on the November 27, 2019 episode of "Dynamite" in which they joined forces with one another.

Ricochet will be teaming up with Will Hobbs, Mark Davis, and Will Ospreay to take on The Don Callis Family's Kyle Fletcher, Lance Archer, Ring of Honor World Television Champion Brian Cage, and AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita in an All Star Eight Man Tag Team Match. The issues between the competitors in the match have remained no secret over the course of the past few weeks, with Ospreay and Mark Davis seeking retribution against their former United Empire stablemate Fletcher, Ricochet looking to dethrone Takeshita as International Champion, and Hobbs helping Ricochet defeat Takeshita and Fletcher on the November 6 edition of "Dynamite".

Additionally, Chris Jericho will be defending the Ring of Honor World Championship against Tomohiro Ishii next week, but before they meet in the ring, they will be putting pen to paper for the match tonight. BIG BOOM! A.J. will also be making an appearance on tonight's show ahead of his match against QT Marshall on the Full Gear Zero Hour Pre-Show at the Prudential Center, as will CMLL talent Mascara Dorada, Atlantis Jr., and Rey Hechicero.

We are live! Excalibur, "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Ricochet makes his way down to the ring. Will Hobbs, Mark Davis, Will Ospreay, and The Don Callis Family follow.

Ricochet, Hobbs, Davis, and Ospreay go after The Don Callis Family on the entrance ramp and all eight men begin brawling with one another. Kyle Fletcher sends Ospreay crashing into one of the barricades midsection first as Hobbs lands a right hand on Lance Archer.

Davis and Konosuke Takeshita get inside the ring. The bell sounds and Takeshita wears Davis down with a side headlock, but Davis levels Takeshita with a back body drop and follows it up with a senton. Ricochet tags in and flies over the top rope to level Takeshita on the outside. Brian Cage connects with a clothesline on Davis, then sends Ospreay crashing into the steps using them to squash Hobbs' leg in the process.

Hobbs is helped to the back by a member of the medical team as Ricochet wears down Archer in the ring. Archer pulls Ospreay off the ropes, then sends Ricochet over the top rope crashing onto him and Davis on the outside.

Back from the break, Takeshita and Ricochet exchange right hands with one another. Ricochet rolls up Takeshita, but Takeshita kicks out. Ricochet levels Takeshita with a back elbow, then tags in Ospreay as Fletcher tags in on his side. Ospreay and Fletcher fire off strikes on each other, but Ospreay levels Fletcher with a right hand and connects with a springboard kick.

Takeshita tags in, and Davis gets him on his shoulders to send him crashing into a kick from Ospreay. Ospreay and Davis then deliver an assisted cutter to Takeshita and get him up, but Cage and Archer come to Takeshita's aid and take down Ospreay and Davis. Fletcher beats down Ospreay as Hobbs slowly makes his way back down to ringside. Fletcher meets him on the entrance ramp, but Hobbs turns him inside out with a clothesline.

Hobbs tags in and turns Takeshita inside out with a clothesline. Hobbs then levels Archer and Cage with a double clothesline, then hits a scoop powerslam on Archer and tags in Davis.

Takeshita looks to rock Davis with a knee, but Davis sees him coming and delivers a piledriver to him. He goes for a pin, but Fletcher kicks out. Fletcher gets in Davis' face, but Davis rains down right hands on him. Ospreay delivers a standing Spanish Fly to Fletcher. He looks to follow it up with the Hidden Blade, but accidentally hits Davis. Takeshita then exposes his knee and connects with a running knee on Davis for the win.

Winners: The Don Callis Family

Back from the break, we see The Hurt Syndicate arrive to the arena. MVP announces that Bobby Lashley will be in action later tonight, but Swerve Strickland attacks Lashley from behind.

Back at ringside, Adam Cole makes his way out.

Cole asks who's ready for storytime with him, then says he wishes that he was the one who would be facing MJF at Full Gear this Saturday. He says MJF did everything he could to avoid meeting him in the ring, then says Roderick Strong still succeeded and will give MJF the beating that he would.

The Conglomeration's music hits and Kyle O'Reilly makes his way out. He recalls facing Cole in their second match ever in Reading fourteen years ago, and says the two of them know each other well. O'Reilly tells Cole that his obsession and crusade against MJF has to end. He says Cole needs to stop having his friends fight his battles, and says he doesn't want to see his friends – Strong included – end up hurt. He says there are many people willing to help Cole.

Kris Statlander then makes her way down to the ring. Hikaru Shida follows.

The bell rings and the two shake hands with one another. Statlander sends Shida crashing into the mat face first, but Shida responds with an arm drag to her and connects with a step-up knee on Statlander in the corner. She rains down right hands on her, but Statlander trips her and connects with a standing moonsault. Statlander then wears Shida down with a shoulder submission and delivers a jumping knee to her as she's draped from the apron.

Back from the break, Shida sends Statlander crashing into the mat. Statlander returns the favor, but Shida rolls up Statlander. Statlander kicks out, but Shida sends her crashing into the mat with a Falcon Arrow. Shida connects with a German suplex on Statlander and sets up for the Katana, but Statlander sees her coming and catches her with Saturday Night Fever for the win.

Winner: Kris Statlander

After the match, Statlander helps up Shida but Mercedes Mone's music hits and she makes her way out alongside Kamille. She says Statlander scored an incredible victory tonight, and brags about being TBS Champion longer than Statlander. She orders that Kamille attack Statlander, but Statlander and Shida level her. Mone jump Statlander and looks to land a backstabber on her, but Statlander counters into Saturday Night Fever on her and holds up the TBS Championship.

The Hurt Syndicate then make their way down to the ring. Cheeseburger and Joe Keys are already waiting inside.

Lashley drags Cheeseburger into the ring, and the bell sounds. Lashley connects with a DDT on Cheeseburger, then lands a clothesline on him and gets him up on one shoulder. He sends him crashing into the mat and goes for a pin, but Keys breaks the fall. Lashley sends Keys crashing into the mat, then delivers a Spear and cinches in The Hurt Lock on him. Keys fades.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

After the match, Swerve Strickland's music hits and Prince Nana appears on the entrance ramp. Benjamin goes after him, but Strickland emerges from under the ring and delivers a House Call to Benjamin. He follows it up with a Swerve Stomp.

Darby Allin then makes his way out to the ring. Claudio Castagnoli follows.

The bell rings and Allin sends Castagnoli crashing into the mat with an arm drag. Allin looks to land a Coffin Drop off the ropes on the outside, but Castagnoli intercepts him and sends him crashing into one of the barricades. He follows it up with a running uppercut that sends him crashing over the barricade, then gets him back inside the ring in a delayed vertical suplex position.

Back from the break, Castagnoli sends Allin crashing into the corner and whips him into one of the barricades on the outside. He dumps Allin back into the ring, but Allin rolls out of the other side. Allin traps Castagnoli into the ring apron, then flies through the ropes to level him on the outside.

Allin dumps Castagnoli back in the ring and ascends up the ropes, but Castagnoli trips him and hits a Gut Wrench suplex off the ropes. Allin rolls up Castagnoli, but Castagnoli kicks out. Allin counters into a Code Red to Castagnoli and pins him, but Castagnoli kicks out and fires off uppercuts on Allin in the corner. He fires off right hands and left hands on his midsection, then sends him crashing off the apron with a big boot and sends him crashing into the ring steps with The Swing. He then dumps him over the commentary desk and clears it, then delivers a Gorilla Press to him through the table in the timekeeper's area. Castagnoli gets back inside the ring, and the referee begins a ten count. Allin beats it, but Castagnoli flips him inside out with a clothesline for the win.

Winner: Claudio Castagnoli

We then head backstage to Renee Paquette chatting with BIG BOOM! A.J. and Big Justice, who reveal that they'll be bringing The Rizzler to the Full Gear Zero Hour Pre-Show.

Back at ringside, Tony Schiavone stands by with The Undisputed Kingdom on the entrance ramp and Roderick Strong sends a message to MJF.

We then head over to a video of a tense and heated confrontation between Jack Perry and Daniel Garcia that ultimately ends with Garcia smashing Perry's bus.

We then head backstage and see Chris Jericho and Tomohiro Ishii stand by with Renee Paquette to sign the contract for their Ring of Honor World Championship match. Jericho takes the contract to have it looked over by his lawyers, but Ishii follows him. Jericho tries escaping Ishii, but Ishii chases him out to ringside. Jericho claims that he can't sign the contract because he doesn't have a pen (despite it being clear that he doesn't want to out of fear), but Ishii hands him one. Jericho signs the contract, but Big Bill and Bryan Keith blindside Ishii. Mark Briscoe and Rocky Romero run down to even the odds, and Ishii sends Jericho crashing into the mat with a Brainbuster and signs the contract. 

Back from the break, we see Renee Paquette talk to Jamie Hayter about being interrupted by a video from Julia Hart last week. A second video from Hart interrupts her narrated by Brody King.

Orange Cassidy then makes his way out to the ring. Wheeler Yuta follows.

The bell rings and Yuta dropkicks Cassidy into the corner. He connects with a chop to Cassidy, but Cassidy rolls him up. Yuta kicks out and Cassidy lands a Stun Dog Millionaire on him, then follows it up with a tope suicida on the outside. Yuta then sends Cassidy crashing into one of the barricades neck first and sends him crashing into the apron with a DDT.

Back from the break, Cassidy connects with a kick on Yuta's face and rains down right hands on him. Yuta responds with an Angle Slam, but Cassidy sends him crashing into the mat with a Michinoku Driver and looks to land the Orange Punch. Yuta avoids it and sends Cassidy crashing into the mat with a modified Tombstone. He goes for a pin, but Cassidy kicks out.

Yuta rains down Hammer and Anvil Elbows on Cassidy and locks in Cattle Mutilation on him. Cassidy gets his feet on the bottom rope to break the hold, but Yuta grabs a chair from the ringside area and slides it inside the ring. He looks to hit Cassidy with it, but Cassidy moves out of the way and rolls up Yuta for the win.

Winner: Orange Cassidy

After the match, Cassidy and Yuta stare each other down. PAC blindsides Cassidy with a boot as Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, and Marina Shafir enter the ringside area. Castagnoli, PAC, and Yuta fire off stomps on Cassidy. Shafir hands PAC a roll of duct tape, and Castagnoli sticks Cassidy's hands in his pockets. PAC duct tapes them in place, and The Death Riders take turns pushing Cassidy around as a means of mocking him. Cassidy fires off his signature kicks on Moxley, but Moxley connects with a right hand that sends him crashing into the mat and leaves alongside the rest of The Death Riders. The rest of The Conglomeration joins Cassidy inside the ring,