AEW Dynamite live results: Moxley vs. Hangman III

Jon Moxley and Hangman Page will complete their trilogy on tonight’s AEW Dynamite. 

Moxley and Hangman each have a victory, so tonight’s bout is the rubber match in their series which began in October. 

The TNT Championship is on the line on tonight’s show in a no holds barred contest, as Darby Allin defends against former champ Samoa Joe. Allin defeated Joe for the title on the January 4 Dynamite.

Bryan Danielson’s gauntlet series will continue with a bout against Timothy Thatcher. 

Jade Cargill will defend the TBS Championship against Red Velvet, as Cargill looks to extend her undefeated record to 50-0.

Konosuke Takeshita will face Brian Cage in a match stemming from last week’s show, where Takeshita saved Danielson from an attack by Cage and AEW World Champion MJF. 

Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed will also be in action on tonight’s show. 

Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time. 

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AEW Dynamite comes on the air with Excalibur welcoming us alongside Taz & Tony Schiavone as Ohio’s own Jon Moxley makes his entrance through the crowd with his father Danny and Wheeler Yuta.

Jon Moxley defeated Hangman Adam Page

(This was a fantastic Pay Per View caliber match for the opening contest tonight. The crowd was very much into it, which should surprise no one, as Moxley was super over in his hometown area. I liked the finish, as this feud could and should absolutely continue.)

Moxley attacked Page prior to the bell and brawled into the crowd. Page hit a running boot, but Moxley quickly applied a Figure Four, which Page escaped by throwing a beer in the face of Moxley. Both men spilled back ringside, where Moxley tried to Pillmanize Page’s ankle, but as the ref was admonishing him, Page chucked the chair at Moxley’s face, which busted his eye open. A snap suplex on the chair followed, as both rolled into the ring and the referee officially start the match. Page won the forearm battle until Moxley hit a low dropkick and again went back to the Figure Four. Page fought back with Moxley being hampered by the blood getting into his eye, as Page viciously zoned in.

Moxley tried fighting back, but Page hit a fall away slam, but Moxley leveled Page while trying a springboard lariat. Moxley locked on a rear naked choke on the apron, but Page avoided a piledriver, while Moxley avoided Dead Eye. Page got a fireman’s carry and was tossed face first onto the buckle. Moxley fought off the onslaught back in the ring, raking and biting the back in the corner. Page bit free and answered with an Avalanche Death Valley Driver for two. Page screamed at Moxley to stay down and that wasn’t happening, as he hit a desperation Cutter for a double down.

A strike exchange with forearms, chops and kicks led to each man hitting the other with back drop drivers. Moxley connected with a front chancery superplex into the Bulldog choke and poured down stomps. Page avoided Death Rider and got a rope break to escape a cross arm breaker. Moxley was backdropped to the floor, as Page missed his moonsault and Moxley turned him inside out with a lariat. Moxley cleaned off a table, but was immediately put through it by a Page pop up powerbomb. Moxley beat the count at nine, but ran right into a lariat and Dead Eye for a close two. Page missed a Curb Stomp, as Moxley hit a home run King Kong lariat. Another forearm exchange led to a gnarly small package driver by Page for two. Both man traded counters to their finishes, as Page hit a Tombstone Piledriver and Buckshot Lariat, but Moxley kicked out as the crowd exploded. Page applied his own Bulldog Choke, but Moxley was able to hook the leg and trap Page into a flash pin.

Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta stepped in the ring to help out Moxley, as Page wanted to keep going. Commentary said Moxley couldn’t have been happy with that not being a definitive win, as both Moxley & Page showed they still had energy to keep going.

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-Backstage Renee Paquette is with AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter, The Bunny, The Butcher & The Blade. Bunny congratulated Hayter on beating Emi Sakura next week and challenged the champ to a Title Eliminator match next week. Renee quickly threw it to the screen above them where Saraya & Toni Storm were beating down Britt Baker as Hayter ran away to make the save.

AEW Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens w/Daddy Ass) defeated The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)

(The match was quick, but the post match really makes me fear Daddy Ass will turn on The Acclaimed to help his sons, which is something I hope doesn’t happen.)

Caster’s rap compared The Outrunners to the bootleg Beverly Brothers, as The Acclaimed quickly hit Scissor Me Timbers, The Arrival and Mic Drop to win this easily. They even got a triple scissor with Daddy Ass for good measure.

The Gunns immediately came to the ring to officially challenge for the Tag Team titles. Bowens called them Rod & Todd and asked the crowd if the Ass Boys deserve a shot, which got boos. They all got into a scuffle until Daddy Ass said he’s had enough and told The Acclaimed to beat his sons up. Austin told his dad to leave like he used to do and go drown his sorrows in the bottom of a pill bottle. After a brief mic malfunction, Daddy Ass said next week The Gunns get a Tag Team title shot, which baffled The Acclaimed. The Gunns got what they were looking for.

-Alex Marvez is backstage with Jungle Boy Jack Perry and asks what is next for JungleHOOK, as Perry said he’s done the tag team thing before and it didn’t work out. This year, he will be champion again, a singles champion.

Konosuke Takeshita defeated ROH Six Man Champion Brian Cage (w/Prince Nana)

(Action packed match here with Takeshita getting the biggest win in his AEW career thus far.)

Takeshita got a hot start with forearms, Takeshita-line and slingshot cross body to the floor. Takeshita tried to keep it up, but Cage caught him with a powerbomb on the ramp. Back inside, both men traded strikes until Takeshita hit a beautiful Blue Thunder Bomb for two. Takeshita missed a charging corner knee that took him to the floor, as Cage brought him back in with a suplex from the apron back inside.

Cage controlled the action during commercial with the 818 and nasty overhead release German suplex. Takeshita rolled through a Buckle Bomb attempt and hit a dropkick off the second rope for the double down. Takeshita hit a lariat and stalling German suplex, but missed the jumping knee. Cage tried a Death Valley Driver, but Takeshita countered into a Liger Bomb for two. Takeshita was planted with a back drop driver and lariat to put Cage back in control, but missed Drill Claw and Takeshita hit two brainbusters. Cage again avoided the jumping knee and hit the F5, as they went to the ropes and Takeshita hit an Avalanche Brainbuster followed by the running knee to get the win.

-Renee Paquette is backstage with the Jericho Appreciation Society, who said they didn’t cheat to defeat Ricky Starks & Action Andretti. Jericho said if Starks wants another match with him, he’ll need to win the Garcia Guevara Gauntlet. Starks must beat Angelo Parker, Matt Menard and either Garcia or Guevara, they will let him know the last second. Jericho said they call the shots and he’s ready to whip his ass.

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-The Elite are back in a gym with Don Callis & Michael Nakazawa and Kenny Omega accepts Top Flight & AR Fox’s challenge for the Trios Titles next week. Omega said if they want to shoot their shot, they better not miss, as Nick Jackson hit a jumper. Ethan Page, Stokely Hathaway, Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy interrupted with Page challenging them to a match on Rampage, which The Elite accepted.

Bryan Danielson defeated Timothy Thatcher

(The facial expressions of Timothy Thatcher are just so fantastic, there’s nothing like a Thatcher mean mug. Danielson survived this war, one that I wish would’ve lasted even longer. This was an impressive debut for Thatcher and impressive victory for Danielson.)

Thatcher had a smirk on his face from the jump, as he was just waiting to pour on the punishment to Danielson and the injured arm. Joint manipulation early by Thatcher, as Danielson responded with strikes and bow and arrow. Thatcher escaped, with Danielson hitting his corner dropkick, but Thatcher absorbed it and drove Danielson down shoulder first onto the mat, applying a key lock.

Thatcher controlled most of the break with Danielson nearly getting the LeBell Lock, only for Thatcher to go right back after the shoulder. Thatcher trapped the bad arm and hit an overhead throw, as they went up to the ropes where Thatcher wanted a butterfly superplex, which Danielson fought free from with a top rope dropkick. An uppercut exchange occurred with Danielson switching to kicks and anvil elbows. Danielson applied a rear naked choke, which Thatcher wrenched at the wrist to escape, as they charged to the corner where there was a ref bump.

Right on cue, MJF wlked out with his diamond ring, but was wiped out by Konosuke Takeshita, who brawled with MJF to the back. The ref recovered as Thatcher applied his Fujiwara Armbar, but Danielson got the ropes. The belly to belly throw connected, as Danielson avoided the second attempt with a release German and Busaiku Knee for the win.

MJF & Takeshita are shown brawling backstage until finally security and agents Pat Buck & BJ Whitmer pull them apart. Renee Paquette steps between them both and said Tony Khan has signed a Title Eliminator match next week between the two.

-Vignette from Swerve Strickland and Mogul Affiliates is shown talking about Dustin Rhodes and their run in last week on Rampage. They’ve decided to target Brian Pillman Jr. on Rampage this week and Swerve referred the previously unnamed member of his crew as Trench, I think that’s what he called him.

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-Lexy Nair is backstage with Rush, Jose the Assistant & Preston Vance and is told he’s facing Bryan Danielson next week. MJF walks in with a briefcase and says the first one is for them, next week he needs to rip of Danielson’s arm and beat him over the head with it. If Rush does that, he’ll get another briefcase full of cash.

Jade Cargill (w/Leila Grey) defeated Red Velvet to retain the TBS Title

(This was the match that suffered from picture in picture and except for the awesome press by Cargill, there wasn’t a ton noteworthy aside from Cargill going to 50-0 and celebrating with her daughter post match.)

Velvet tried to attack early, but Cargill mowed her down with a back elbow. Velvet used her quickness to send Cargill to the floor with Grey where Velvet hit a dropkick through the ropes. Back inside, Velvet roll up for two, but as she tried a cazadora, Cargill hit a slam. Cargill caught Velvet leaping off the apron with a cross body and drove her into the post. In a spot that shouldn’t have happened during picture in picture, but instead on full screen, Cargill pressed Velvet over her head on the floor and walked up the steps to throw Velvet back in the ring.

Velvet fought back with a lungblower, but Cargill responded with a pump kick for two. Kiera Hogan hit the ringside area and threw Grey into the steps. Velvet hit a spin kick on Cargill, but referee Aubrey was too busy kicking out Hogan and missed the visible pin. Velvet applied an arm submission, but Cargill powered out, swinging Velvet into Jaded to retain the title. Cargill brought her daughter in to celebrate with her and made her way to the back.

-Renee Paquette is backstage asking Britt Baker how she was doing following her attack by Saraya & Toni Storm earlier. Ruby Soho interrupted and asked as well, saying she had nothing to do with that, which Baker didn’t really believe. Baker said she’s fine, as Soho walked off.

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ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe defeated Darby Allin in a No Holds Barred Match to win the TNT Title

(What a violent war of a rubber match this was between these two. Joe put the end to an awfully impressive Allin title reign and we’re off to the races for Joe’s first program as two time TNT champion. I’m hoping Allin can enjoy at least a week off after defending his title on every show the last month, he’s certainly earned it.)

Allin showed up wearing a hoodie covered in tacks, as he charged Joe immediately with a corner charge. Joe wisely wrapped his towel around his hand and punched at Allin, ripping the hoodie off. Joe pulled a table out from under the ring, but didn’t see a charging Allin wipe him out, busting Joe open. Allin set up the steps to whip Joe, who in return whipped Allin clear over the steps into the crowd where the action spilled. Up the steps they went as Joe hit a hip toss over a railing. Joe chucked Allin back over the ringside railing and I believe Allin smacked his head on the steps in the process.

Joe kept up his beating during commercial before Allin had a hope spot that was thwarted by a STO in the corner. Allin was booted to the floor where Joe set up another table against the railing. Desperation jawbreaker and chops from Allin, as Joe responded by just launching Allin over the top rope to the floor like a t-shirt you’d fling off as Taz described. After a brainbuster, Joe tossed chairs into the ring and hit a back suplex on the edge of them, as Allin had powder to blind Joe to avoid a powerbomb into the Code Red. An over the top stunner from Allin allowed him to put back on the thumbtack hoodie to hit a Coffin Drop for two. Thankfully for Joe, Allin wasn’t able to get the hoodie on all the way.

Allin had a switchblade and started ripping away at the canvas and mat to expose the wood. Joe rolled to the floor and suckered Allin into diving through the ropes, missed and went right through the table. Back inside, Joe powerbombed Allin on the thumbtack hoodie and wrapped it around Allin’s face. Allin fought back, but as he went for the Coffin Drop, Joe shoved the ref into the ropes to crotch Allin. Joe hit an Avalanche Muscle Buster on the exposed wood and won the TNT Title.

Post match, Joe was about to celebrate until a returning Wardlow hit the ring and took down the new champion. Wardlow has a new hair cut thanks to Joe last month and was about to hit a Powerbomb Symphony, but Joe bailed. Security tried to hold back Wardlow, but he laid them all out, looking to powerbomb one from the ring to the floor as the show ended before we could see it. I obviously was hoping to see what was going to happen instead of cutting to the opening of Power Slap.

AEW Rampage 2/3/23

· The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) defend the AEW Trios Tag Team Titles against Ethan Page, Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy

· Toni Storm & Saraya will be in action

· Rush takes on Christopher Daniels

· Swerve Strickland vs. Brian Pillman Jr.

AEW Dynamite 2/8/23

· MJF faces Konosuke Takeshita in an AEW World Title Eliminator Match

· Ricky Starks attempts to run the Garcia Guevara Gauntlet

· Bryan Danielson vs. Rush

· AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter takes on The Bunny in a Title Eliminator Match

· The Acclaimed defend their AEW Tag Team Titles against The Gunns