Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air live from the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah.
* Ortiz (with Santana) vs. Cody (with Arn Anderson)
* Death Triangle (PAC, Pentagon Jr., and Fenix) vs. Private Party and Joey Janela
* Jurassic Express vs. MJF, The Butcher, and The Blade (with Wardlow and The Bunny)
* Blood and Guts Match rules announcement
* AEW Tag Team Champion Hangman Page and a mystery partner vs. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara (Non-Title Match)
The speculation on Matt Hardy’s post-WWE future continues.
Hardy took to Twitter today and said today is the day, for something.
“Today is the day it ends. Today is the day it begins,” he wrote.
There’s still no word yet on if Matt will end up with AEW or some other promotion now that he’s a free agent from WWE, but we may have a better idea after he releases part 2 of the “Free The Delete” series finale later this afternoon. There’s already speculation on his latest tweet being related to a possible debut on tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode.
https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/1237733799485677569
https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/1237409952748224513
Below are Matt’s comments on brother Jeff Hardy’s return to SmackDown on FOX this Friday, along with a teaser and outtake from today’s episode, and promotional tweets on some of Matt’s upcoming post-WWE appearances, including his “Broken Tailgate Party” at WrestleCon during WrestleMania 36 Weekend:
https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/1237248265889943553
https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/1237558670679920640
https://twitter.com/wrestlecon/status/1237500286953979905
https://twitter.com/fswvegas/status/1236722854554550272
https://twitter.com/PPSCLV/status/1237176031154278400
Source: Wrestling Inc.
The following was taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube at 7pm ET:
* Lucha Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy) vs Peter Avalon and Kip Sabian
* Jimmy Havoc vs. Severino Corrente
* Hikaru Shida vs. Abadon (local talent)
* Sonny Kiss and Brandon Cutler vs. Private Party
AEW posted the latest teaser for the reveal of The Exalted One of The Dark Order last night, adding to the rumors and speculation on Matt Hardy being brought in for the group.
As we’ve noted, Matt is expected to sign with AEW but that has not been confirmed, and there’s no solid word yet on what he will be doing if he does sign with the promotion.
You can see that the first letter of each line in the new teaser spells, “MATT HARDY.”
The teaser reads like this:
MADE FROM THE VOID OF HOPELESSNESS
AND FROM TIME SPENT AWAY WITH THE SHADOWS
THIS IS WHAT IT TOOK FOR ME TO ARRIVE
THE CALLING….HELLO?
ARE YOU THERE?
READY & WAITING
DARK ORDER WELCOMES ME
YOU ARE HERE
Hardy, who is now a free agent after his WWE contract expired last weekend, has not acknowledged the AEW teaser as of this writing. You can see the full tweet below:
https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1236200204996620289
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Cody Rhodes appeared on AEW Dynamite last night to call out MJF for cheating in their match at Revolution, but Jake “The Snake” answered his call instead by walking to the ring.
“The Dark Side” will apparently be coming to AEW soon with Jake “The Snake” Roberts, and it sounds like they’ll be targeting Cody Rhodes first.
Roberts said he hated to spoil the party, but he was tired of hearing Cody’s crying/bitching. Jake then explained that he wasn’t there to praise Rhodes, he was there to slay him … and mentioned having a client. “The Dark Side will be coming to AEW,” Roberts added. “And once my roots have taken hold it will be like a phoenix rising from the ashes.”
Jake also noted that he’d be on the outside of the ring for his client’s matches, and that Cody could bring “that one trick pony” Arn Anderson.
Watch Roberts’ promo below.
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air live from 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
* Fallout from AEW Revolution
* AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and Darby Allin vs. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara
* PAC vs. Chuck Taylor (with Trent and Orange Cassidy)
* Lance Archer debuts
* Leva Bates vs. Big Swole
The following was taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube at 7pm ET:
* Britt Baker and Penelope Ford (with Kip Sabian) vs. Yuma Sakazaki and Riho – dark match from AEW Revolution
AEW announced a special episode of Dynamite called “Blood & Guts” that will take place on March 25 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The show will feature two rings covered by a giant cage for a WarGames-like match.
At the AEW Revolution post-event press conference, Wrestling Inc. asked AEW President Tony Khan about the match and using the “WarGames” name, which is owned by WWE. Khan quickly pointed out that the match is not called WarGames.
“I have not used that term and will never use that term,” Khan said. “You’ll never see me using that expression.”
Khan confirmed to us that the match will be called “Blood & Guts.”
“The expression we’re using for this match is Blood & Guts,” Khan stated. “It’s everything to us, it’s a heart and soul struggle, but it’s also a metaphor for our company in that it’s both a serious thing in that it’s wrestling-centric, but we’re also having fun with it.”
Khan said that “it’s a blood and guts match”, and it’s “going to be awesome.”
“Blood & guts” is a play on a phrase Vince McMahon used when referring to AEW during an earnings call last year. When asked about WWE having more competition, McMahon said that he hopes that AEW doesn’t continue “the blood and guts and gory things that they have been doing.”
You can listen to Khan’s comments about the “Blood & Guts” episode below:
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Dark Order (Evil Uno and Grayson) vs. SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) –
Winners: Dark Order
Post-match, the minions show up and attack. Suddenly, Colt Cabana’s music hits and out rolls Cabana to make the save for SCU. Cabana and Grayson swing away on each other. The rest of the Dark Order get involved though and stomp away on Cabana. Music starts playing and a hooded figure comes out, it’s Christopher Daniels! He runs right at Uno though and takes him out. The rest of SCU and Cabana clear out the Dark Order. Daniels celebrates with his SCU guys.
Dustin Rhodes vs. Jake Hager –
Winner: Jake Hager via Submission
Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara –
Winner: Darby Allin
AEW World Tag Team Championship: Kenny Omega and Hangman Page (c) vs. The Young Bucks –
Winners: Kenny Omega and Hangman Page
AEW Women’s World Championship: Nyla Rose (c) vs. Kris Statlander –
Winner: Nyla Rose
Cody w/Brandi Rhodes and Arn Anderson vs. MJF w/Wardlow –
Winner: MJF
PAC vs. Orange Cassidy w/Best Friends –
Winner: PAC via Submission
https://twitter.com/ChandranTheMan/status/1233965678563971072
https://twitter.com/RingPsychPC/status/1233965454625886209
AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Jon Moxley –
Winner and new AEW World Champion: Jon Moxley
Post-match, Moxley says it’s been a long road this past year. Says the fans are the energy that fuels AEW. He says they’re bringing pro wrestling back to the people. He says the title doesn’t belong to him, it belongs to the fans.
February 29, 2020 at 8:00 PM ET (Preshow at 7:00 PM ET) – Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois – Available on B/R Live, FITE.net and traditional PPV. The event will stream on B/R Live for $49.99.
AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Jon Moxley
AEW World Tag Team Championship: Kenny Omega and Hangman Page (c) vs. The Young Bucks
AEW Women’s World Championship: Nyla Rose (c) vs. Kris Statlander
Cody vs. MJF
Dustin Rhodes vs. Jake Hager
Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara
PAC vs. Orange Cassidy
Dark Order (Evil Uno and Grayson) vs. SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)
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