AEW Dynamite Results 1/29 - Mercedes Mone Defends TBS Championship, Claudio Castagnoli Faces Jeff Jarrett

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "AEW Dynamite" on January 29, 2025, coming to you live from the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama!

Mercedes Mone will be putting the TBS Championship on the line for the first time since retaining against Kris Statlander at AEW Worlds End on December 28, 2024 as she defends against Yuka Sakazaki. Not only did Sakazaki defeat Serena Deeb, Deonna Purrazzo, and Queen Aminata to secure her spot in tonight's match this past Saturday on "AEW Collision", but this will also be her first time competing on "Dynamite" since unsuccessfully challenging Mariah May for the AEW Women's World Championship.

As his issues with Jeff Jarrett continue to grow, MJF will be making an appearance on tonight's show with something on his mind to share. Speaking of Jarrett, he have to temporarily refocus his sights as he collides with one third of the reigning AEW World Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli. Should Jarrett be the one to emerge victorious in tonight's match, then he will earn himself the opportunity that he's been after over the course of the last few weeks to challenge Castagnoli's Death Riders stablemate Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship.

Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega are currently preparing to join forces to take on Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher at AEW Grand Slam: Australia on February 15. Before they do, Ospreay looks to gain some momentum heading into the bout as he goes one-on-one with Takeshita and Fletcher's Don Callis Family stablemate Brian Cage. Takeshita, Fletcher, Cage, and Lance Archer found themselves involved in a huge brawl with Ospreay and Omega in the opening minutes of last week's edition of "Dynamite" following a tense conversation between the latter two men.

We are live! Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Will Ospreay makes his way down to the ring. The Don Callis Family follows.

The bell rings and Cage rains down right hands on Ospreay in the corner. Cage looks to powerbomb Ospreay, but Ospreay escapes and lands a hurricanrana on Cage. The action spills out of the ring, and Cage sends Ospreay crashing into the mat with a delayed vertical suplex. Archer and Callis then take cheap shots at Ospreay as Cage distracts the referee.

Cage sends Ospreay crashing into the corner, then levels him with a dropkick and follows it up with a pair of backbreakers. He fires off right hands on him, then whips him into the corner chest first and locks in a Bear Hug on him. Ospreay escapes and connects with a springboard kick on Cage's head, then fires off right hands on him and lands a kick on his face.

Ospreay lands a kick on Cage's midsection as he teeters on the ropes, then sends him crashing into the mat and Ospreay dumps Cage out of the ring. He flies over the top to level Cage on the outside, but Cage takes down Ospreay on the apron with a clothesline. Ospreay delivers a kick to Cage's head, then sets up for the Os-Cutter. Cage catches Ospreay and turns him inside out with a clothesline, then follows it up with a sit-out powerbomb and goes for a pin. Ospreay kicks out.

Cage delivers a F5 to Ospreay off the middle rope and goes for a pin, but Ospreay gets his foot on the rope. Archer pushes it off, but the referee catches him. Ospreay then sends Cage accidentally crashing into Archer and follows it up with a Styles Clash for the win.

Winner: Will Ospreay

After the match, Archer beats down right hands on Ospreay and Cage joins in. Kenny Omega's music hits and he runs down to the ring with a chair in hand. He clocks Cage and Archer with it, but Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita blindside Omega and Ospreay from behind. Takeshita and Fletcher then deliver double Tombstones to Omega and Ospreay.

The bell rings and Castagnoli levels Jarrett with a clothesline. Jarrett cinches in a Figure Four Leg Lock on Castagnoli, but Castagnoli slides under the bottom rope to escape. Wheeler Yuta emerges through the crowd, but the referee tells him to leave.

Back from the break, Castagnoli lands a double stomp on Jarrett's midsection. He follows it up with The Swing, then locks in a Sharpshooter on Jarrett. Yuta hops up on the apron, but Jarrett clocks him. Castagnoli looks to take advantage and uses a chair, but Jarrett stops him. Jon Moxley appears in the ring and lands a Death Rider on Jarrett. Castagnoli follows it up with a pair of Neutralizers for the win.

Winner: Claudio Castagnoli

After the match, MJF's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He tells Jarrett that he wants to say something to him, but before he can, he levels him and says he told him so without actually saying such.

Ricochet then makes his way out to the ring. AR Fox follows.

The bell rings and Fox runs over Ricochet with a pair of shoulder tackles. He lands a kick on Ricochet's chest, then follows it up with a Stunner and sends him crashing into the mat. He flies over the top rope with a dive to level Ricochet on the outside, then sends him crashing into the barricade and connects with a boot to his face. Ricochet then sends Fox crashing into the apron spine first.

Back from the break, Ricochet runs the ropes and delivers a standing moonsault to Fox. Ricochet and Fox level one another with crossbodies, but Fox sends Ricochet crashing into the mat with a suplex. He follows it up with a 450 Splash and goes for a pin, but Ricochet kicks out.

Fox gets Ricochet up on his shoulders, but Ricochet escapes with a series of knees and levels him with a Codebreaker. Ricochet then sends Fox crashing into the mat with Vertigo for the win.

Winner: Ricochet

After the match, Ricochet grabs his scissors but Swerve Strickland pulls him under the bottom rope and sends him crashing into the barricade and the ring steps. He looks to land a Swerve Stomp on Ricochet, but Ricochet pulls Fox on top of him to prevent Strickland him landing the move.

Jay White then makes his way out to the ring. Wheeler Yuta follows.

Yuta looks to blindside White. White sees him coming and sets up for a Blade Runner, but Yuta escapes and rolls out of the ring. He gets back inside, and the bell sounds but Yuta immediately rolls back out of the ring. He gets back inside and White fires off chops on him, then lands a kick on him and follows it up with a back body drop.

The action spills out of the ring, and White lands a chop on Yuta. Yuta sends White's face bouncing off the barricade twice, then tangles his ankle up in the ring skirt and stomps on it. He gets White back in the ring and delivers a suplex to him, then sends his ankle bouncing off the mat and the barricade.

Back from the break, White lands a chop on Yuta and connects with a clothesline on him in the corner. He follows it up with a superplex, but Yuta rolls up White. White reverses the fall, but Yuta kicks out and cinches in a Half Boston Crab on White. White crawls over the bottom rope to break the hold, but Yuta sends White crashing into the mat off his shoulders.

White sends Yuta crashing into the mat spine first, then sets up for Blade Runner. Yuta counters into a roll up, but White kicks out and Yuta levels him with a German suplex. He ascends to the top and looks to fly, but White moves out of the way and connects with Blade Runner for the win.

Winner: Jay White

After the match, White sends Yuta crashing into the mat with a second Blade Runner. Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir reemerge at ringside as Castagnoli blindsides Yuta from behind. Rated FTR run down to the ring to even the odds. Dax Harwood then challenges The Death Riders to a Mid-South Street Fight on behalf of FTR.

Renee Paquette introduces Mariah May and she makes her way out. Paquette asks May about her encounter with Toni Storm this past Saturday on "Collision", but May becomes enraged as fans chant for Storm. May taunts Storm and tells her to play the Storm that cried and bled in her hands or the Storm that cried in Japan and Mexico because she couldn't touch her. May says it doesn't matter which Storm she's facing because she's the woman from hell and always will be. She says she'll remind Storm that for the rest of her life.

Mercedes Mone then makes her way out to the ring. Yuka Sakazaki follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Mone levels Sakazaki with a shoulder tackle and does her signature dance, but Sakazaki responds with one of her own and mocks Mone by doing her dance. Mone then delivers a meteora off the apron to level Sakazaki on the outside.

Back from the break, Mone looks to land a meteora on Sakazaki in the corner. Sakazaki avoids it and delivers a dropkick to Mone off the top rope, then sends her crashing into the mat with a suplex and goes for a pin. Mone kicks out, but Sakazaki levels her with a forearm. Mone connects with The Three Amigos on Sakazaki, then goes for a pin but Sakazaki kicks out. Sakazaki then delivers a superplex to Mone of the ropes and pins her, but Mone kicks out and looks to land the Mone Maker on Sakazaki. Sakazaki avoids it and lands a modified Airplane Spin on Mone, then pins her but Mone kicks out.

Mone cinches in a crossface on Sakazaki, but Sakazaki escapes and levels Mone with a right hand. She pins Mone, but Mone kicks out and connects with the Mone Maker for the win.

Winner (and still): Mercedes Mone