This week’s AEW Dynamite took place live from the Fishers Events Center in Fishers, Indiana, and it did not disappoint. The evening’s festivities opened with a face-to-face confrontation between AEW Champion Samoa Joe and Eddie Kingston ahead of their title match at AEW Winter Is Coming.
Joe told Kingston that he never gets it done when the title is on the line and therefore he is not worried about Kingston taking his belt away from him. Kingston warned Joe that if he doesn’t bring his best, he will “eat him alive.”
The evening’s first match saw Kazuchika Okada take on PAC in Gold League action of the 2025 AEW Continental Classic. Okada emerged victorious thanks to a roll-up, earning his first three points in the tournament.
Kyle Fletcher faced off against Kevin Knight, also in Gold League action, with Fletcher picking up the win and moving onto six points after his win over Okada last week. What a damn match this was – Knight is going to be a top star and Fletcher has already arrived. Fantastic TV contest.
The AEW Women’s World Tag-Team Championship Tournament also continued, with ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa advancing to the finals after a Hardcore Holiday Death Match against Megan Bayne and Marina Shafir. There was plenty of grit and gore in this match-up to serve something a little different on the show.
Backstage, Mark Briscoe issued a challenge to Daniel Garcia for the TNT Championship at AEW Collision in Cardiff, Wales.
Ricochet also announced that he will be defending his AEW National Championship against Dalton Castle at AEW Final Battle.
Meanwhile, Roderick Strong denied being a member of The Conglomeration and vowed to kick Orange Cassidy’s ass in their upcoming match.
The Don Callis Family, including Kazuchika Okada, Josh Alexander, and Hechicero, confronted The Young Bucks fresh after Fletcher’s victory in the Continental Classic.
This sparked a brawl that led tot Jungle Boy Jack Perry and Luchasaurus helping The Bucks.
The fight ended with Kenny Omega making the save and clearing the ring. The Don Callis Family later appeared backstage, where they discussed their plans for the AEW Continental Classic and their confidence in bringing the championship back to their family.
Hangman Page also issued a challenge to Powerhouse Hobbs and Katsuyori Shibata for AEW Winter Is Coming, vowing to recapture his AEW title that their stablemate Samoa Joe currently holds. Of course, he is busy with Eddie Kingston at that same event.
Triangle of Madness addressed their battles with Kris Statlander and Jamie Hayter in Blood & Guts and Statlander sticking her nose in their business. This led to Hayter and the women’s champion throwing out the challenge for a tag team match in Cardiff, but Hayter said her and Statlander would need to chat after, as she eyed the AEW Women’s World Title.
Mercedes Mone address her upcoming battle with Red Velvet in full confidence given the fact she’s already beaten her. FTR then gave a very typical promo of them to the Bang Bang Gang over their AEW Tag Team titles – their livelihoods.
Just before the main event, The Opps (Powerhouse Hobbs, Katsuyori Shibata & HOOK) def. Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver & Alex Reynolds) in six-man action. The Opps continue to look formidable and Hook is settling into his new heel role nicely.
The evening’s main event saw Jon Moxley take on Claudio Castagnoli in Blue League action of the AEW Continental Classic, with Castagnoli emerging victorious and earning six points in the tournament. The inter-Death Rider battle made for compelling television, but the real push that Castagnoli is enjoying right now is fun to watch indeed. Another decent show!
