AEW Dynamite Results
August 13, 2025
Cincinnati, Ohio (Andrew J Brady Music Center)
Results by: Alex Kahrs of Wrestleview.com
It is Wednesday, my dudes…you know what that means!
We kick things off with “CMLL World Champion” MJF making his way out to a chorus of boos. It should be worth noting that Friedman is the World Light Heavyweight Champion having won it at a recent event, but before MJF can speak he is interrupted by the arrival of Hangman Adam Page to a big pop from the crowd.
MJF runs down “Seabiscuit” including a mention of how he lost the title the first time he defended it. Page sternly points out to Friedman that the Seabiscuit story ends with that horse winning, before telling MJF that if he’s not here to fight or execute that contract for a world title shot to go home and admit he doesn’t have the stomach. MJF demands a mic that Page hasn’t touched, telling the crowd to shut up. He says that good and bad are subjective, but MJF isn’t the problem…Hangman Adam Page is.
He runs Page down over the fact that fans act like he’s an infallible god. MJF learned from an early day that an all-powerful god can’t be all good, and neither is Hangman…before telling the world champ he’s not a god, he’s a weak-minded, depressed, alcoholic little boy. MJF doesn’t have a problem with being called the devil, as he’d rather have that than be paraded around to be a phony, false idol like Page. MJF believes that he’s real, before saying to take back what’s his in the world title and take the wolf’s sheep clothing off Page.
He ends by saying he’s going to take everyone’s god and he is going to crucify him. Page says he understands the point he’s trying to make…but MJF doesn’t seem to understand that no one knows Adam’s faults more than he does. Some might look past his mistakes but he won’t, he will own up to them. He then tells MJF that he keeps acting like he has a match at Forbidden Door, but what he has is a contract that he can execute.
MJF says he’s a Day 1 guy in AEW so he should know that AEW is about going all in, so do it! He continues to needle Friedman, calling him a coward…and this riles Max enough to announce he’s executing his contract for a match at Forbidden Door! The realization sets in quick as the fans mock him for his decision, and Hangman says he’ll see Max at Forbidden Door…dumbass. Hangman’s music hits as he leaves the ring, and MJF kicks the ropes out of anger and frustration.
We take a look back at the issues between Jon Moxley and Darby Allin, before hearing from Mox that whatever match Darby wants at Forbidden Door…isn’t happening. With that, he heads through the crowd alongside the Death Riders of Yuta and Shafir for our opening match of the night. Kevin Knight is out next with Speedball Mike Bailey accompanying him, and he charges at Mox to get this match underway!
Jon Moxley vs. Kevin Knight
The early flurry by Knight is cut off by the former world champion, who beats Knight down to the mat before looking for a Texas Cloverleaf. Knight breaks free, sending Mox through the ropes to the outside. Mox catches Knight on the outside, sending him to the barricade for a few punches before sending Kevin into the announce table. He heads to the ring just long enough to break the ref’s count as Bailey checks on Knight.
Kevin starts to fight back before Mox catches him for a scoop…only for Knight to evade being sent into the ring steps. He jumps onto the apron for a missile dropkick that sends Mox to the floor, before sending him back into the ring. Mox with an eye gouge to slow things down (waaaay down)…but Knight sends him onto the elevated ramp before landing a dive! Mounted punches by Knight, before Mox manages to break away. He uses the steps to get off the ramp and Kevin launches off the ramp…only to be sent crashing to the floor by Mox, who sits on the apron to watch the ref check on Knight as we go to break on HBO Max.
-FULL AD BREAK (ON MAX)-
Back from break, Knight finally manages to break free of Mox’s grip to fight back…but the former world champ goes right back on him. This leads to the pair trading strikes, until Mox takes a bite out of Kevin to bring it to an end…something that Knight offers in retaliation, before dropping Mox to the canvas for a splash and a nearfall. He sends Mox to the corner now, with the former champ trying to fight back before Knight connects with a superplex to get a two count before Mox kicks out.
Mox gets to his feet as Knight goes back after him…with Mox taking him down with a DDT! Gotch style piledriver gets reversed by Kevin for a two count, and Knight takes Mox back down for another nearfall as well. The fight spills out of the ring before Mox heads back in, with Yuta intervening only to get laid out by Knight…who gets caught by the former champ! Knight tries to fight back for a splash but lands on the knees of Mox, who locks in what is referred to as an inverted triangle choke to make Kevin pass out!
Winner via submission: Jon Moxley
Bailey tries to stop a Death Rider attack post-match but the numbers game is too much for JetSpeed…until Darby Allin’s music hits, bringing Darby out with a body bag and a skateboard. The distraction as he comes down is enough for JetSpeed to get some revenge, clearing out the ring sans Yuta…who gets laid out by Darby with the skateboard. He puts Yuta in the body bag, but Claudio stops him from hitting a Coffin Drop before pulling Wheeler out of the bag. Castagnoli goes after Allin now, putting the former TNT Champion into that very same bag before zipping it up…and hoisting him up onto his shoulders for an airplane spin, before dropping Darby onto the mat!
Yuta comes back into the ring with a chair as they rip the bag open, setting the chair up around Darby’s neck…but Ospreay pulls Claudio out of the ring to make the save! He slides into the ring, dodging a chair shot by Yuta to lay him out with a Hidden Blade! Yuta leaves the ring as Mox pulls him toward the rest of the group. Will grabs a mic, telling Mox that he and his friends tried to snap his neck so he’s gonna snap Mox’s.
If he won’t take up Darby’s challenge for Forbidden, he’s got a better idea…Mox can get his friends, Ospreay will get his, and we’ll have a lights out steel cage match, bruv! The crowd pops as Ospreay’s music hits, leaving us to wonder where this is going as we cut away.
Video Package: Adam Copeland’s return to AEW sees him dealing with FTR refusing to let him anywhere near them, and it all comes down to a match against Stokely tonight…with the catch that if FTR get involved their restraining order becomes null and void!
Back at ringside, Mercedes Moné makes her way out for our next match, and that is coming after this ad break!
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
Back from break, the Triangle of Madness come out as Skye Blue and Thekla are ready to team with Moné for this match tonight. (Man, their theme sounds a touch like “The Beautiful People” don’t it? Anyway…) Out next is Alex Windsor, followed by Queen Aminata and Willow Nightingale who head to the ring to get this match underway!
Well, I think we do soon, as Toni Storm and Athena also make their entrances…oh, there’s the bell now! Here we go!
TBS Champion Mercedes Moné, Thekla and Skye Blue vs. Alex Windsor, Queen Aminata and Willow Nightingale
We kick things off with Skye and Windsor, with Blue breaking out of a powerbomb attempt to land an elbow strike. She hits the ropes, but runs into a shoulder block by Windsor who makes the tag to Nightingale. Willow sends Skye to the opposite corner for a series of strikes before taking her down with a lariat for a nearfall.
Tag made to Moné as Aminata tags in as well, with the CEO taking Aminata down before the Queen fights back with a swinging full nelson followed by the chocolate kisses, before bringing her to the corner for a tag to Windsor. She takes Moné to the mat but a Sharpshooter attempt is blocked, allowing the CEO to take control for a tag to Skye as we get an ad break on HBO Max.
-FULL AD BREAK (ON HBO MAX)-
Back from break, Thekla and Willow are the legal women in the match and Willow takes the Toxic Spider down with a missile dropkick. The match quickly breaks down with all six women getting involved…and it all leads to a pair of corner splashes and a cannonball taking the CEO and her pals for the night down hard! Aminata gets the tag and takes Thekla down for a two count…and as she sees Julia up on the apron, takes Hart down with a headbutt!
Moné gets the tag now, but the Queen takes her down hard before tagging in Windsor…who gets the CEO down for a nearfall. Sharpshooter is applied now and Mercedes is struggling to get to the ropes…just as Skye reaches over for a tag! Blue goes off but gets taken out by Aminata, only for Thekla to take the Queen down. Windsor is back in, going after Skye with a Sharpshooter and Skye Blue has no choice but to tap out!
Winners via submission: Alex Windsor, Queen Aminata and Willow Nightingale
Our attention is drawn to Athena and Toni Storm fighting it out on the balcony, and they take that elsewhere as we see the ring cleared of everyone but Windsor and Moné…with the champ going after one of her challengers for Forbidden Door. The fight between Athena and Toni Storm makes its way to ringside with the Forever Champion on the upper hand…only for Storm to fight back from the ropes! Windsor forces Mercedes out of the ring, before Toni enters the ring to grab a microphone and…in so many words…challenges Moné and Athena to a tag match next week in Scotland against Storm and Windsor!
The match is made official with a graphic and everything as we also look at the 4-Way match for the TBS Title at Forbidden Door.
Backstage we hear from Will Ospreay, who reveals that Tony Khan is thrilled to have a Lights Out Steel Cage Match for Forbidden Door. There are a couple people to be confirmed, but Will had a chat with his “old boss” and announces that Hiroshi Tanahashi is joining him and Darby Allin to face the Death Riders in this match at Forbidden Door! When asked about his neck, he simply says he’s fine before telling Renee to let her husband Mox know Will wants a chat next week in Glasgow.
We head back to ringside for our next match as Adam Copeland gets a great reaction including the crowd singing his song. FTR’s music hits and we see security nearly dragging Stokely out to the ring to get this match underway!
Adam Copeland vs. Stokely Hathaway
Stokely tries, he really really does, but Cope takes him down with ease. Stoke goes for another shoulder tackle but it doesn’t even faze Copeland. Hathaway tries to get on Cope’s good side but gets walloped, sending Stokely to the outside before grabbing a microphone for an informal poll from the crowd.
He asks one guy what he thinks of Stokely, and we are reminded of what Stoke said last week about him being short, bald, and getting no…(checks notes)…hoes. Cope then asks someone in the crowd what Stoke’s chances are, and gets a “is that a serious question? No” in response. Cope brings Stoke back in the ring as FTR comes to the ramp, but they offer no help as Cope lands a spear. He asks FTR if they’re just gonna leave him, and eventually they go after Cope…which means the restraining order is null and void!
Cope finally gets some revenge as he goes after FTR, before Stokely gets him in the face with some powder! The ref calls for the bell!
Winner via disqualification: Adam Copeland
FTR look for a spike piledriver on the Rated R Superstar, but Christian Cage comes out with a Spike of his own to run FTR out of the ring! Nick Wayne comes to the ring with a chair but is fended off by a Spike swing, forcing Wayne to regroup with his mom and fake brother on the outside as we see Cage and Cope stare each other down amidst a “hug it out” chant.
Cope has the chair in his hand as Cage offers Spike to him…and Cope drops the chair to accept, before dropping that as the men who once considered each other brothers embrace to a pop from the crowd. It doesn’t last long as Cage leaves the ring quickly after, with Cope’s music as he watches his one-time best friend retreat up the ramp.
With that we get a vignette of a Gotham-like cityscape, before the HOOK signal teases the former FTW Champion’s impending return to AEW!
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
Back at ringside, we get a weird entrance for “Mr. Instant Replay” and Slick Nick as the former EVPs The Young Bucks make their way to the ring. Out next are Josh Alexander and Kyle Fletcher joining “these guys” for our next match. Out next are Hologram, Brody King, and Tomohiro Ishii before we find out who is joining the squad from New Japan…and it’s Hiromu Takahashi! With that, this match gets underway!
All Star 8-Man Tag Match: Hiromu Takahashi, Hologram, Brody King and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kyle Fletcher, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and Josh Alexander
Takahashi and Fletcher start the match off with Kyle getting the upper hand before chaos ensues, leading to the match spilling to the outside. The Bucks take out Brody King but they and the Family get hit with a dive by Hologram as we go to an ad break on HBO Max.
-FULL AD BREAK (ON HBO MAX)-
Back from break, Brody has taken control as the legal man for his team, but an assist from the Bucks allows Josh to send him to the outside with a dropkick through the ropes. He makes the tag to Fletcher after bringing King back into the ring, but a tag to Ishii leads to the Stone Pitbull taking control despite an effort from the former EVPs. This leads to Ishii bringing Kyle to the apron for a brainbuster, but Fletcher fights back.
Takahashi gets involved and this allows Tomohiro to drop Fletcher to the floor with a cross body, before bringing the TNT Champion back in the ring for a nearfall. Tag made to Hologram who sets up for a 450 splash, but Fletcher gets the knees up. The Bucks come running in and things break down once more, all leading to the Bucks landing a TK Driver with an assist by Fletcher to drive Brody onto the ramp as we go to a break on HBO Max.
-FULL AD BREAK (ON HBO MAX)-
We are back with Hologram landing a reverse rana on Nick before stopping an intercepting Kyle Fletcher. Tag made to Takahashi, who fends off the attack of the Bucks and the Family to land a flurry of offense. Running kick on Fletcher for a cover and a two count. Alexander tries to intercept him on the turnbuckle but is cut off, but this gives an opening as Josh and Fletcher quickly trade tags leading to a tombstone piledriver…but this only gives Kyle a nearfall as Takahashi kicks out!
Hiromu builds up speeds on the ropes to land a big lariat on the Protostar, before things break down once again. Tag made to Alexander after the Bucks intervene, and Josh hits an elbow strike only to get dropped with a flatliner by Takahashi. Pin is broken up by Fletcher as Tomohiro comes in, only for Fletcher to send him out of the ring…just as Brody comes back in to send the Protostar out to the floor! Hologram sends Matt down as well before hitting a rope walk for a dive onto the pile outside.
Back in the ring, Hiromu escapes a C4 Spike to drop Alexander down hard with the Time Bomb for the win!
Winners via pinfall: Hiromu Takahashi, Hologram, Brody King and Tomohiro Ishii
Tony Schiavone takes over ring announcing for the rest of the night, and we get the announcement that Kyle Fletcher’s opponent at Forbidden Door will in fact be Hiromu Takahashi! The quartet celebrate their win as the Family and the Bucks retreat up the ramp.
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
We head back to ringside after a brief audio issue, as Renee introduces Swerve Strickland to a big pop from the crowd. Swerve is asked about his match against Okada at Forbidden Door, something Swerve says is his top priority even as folks might be worried about him needing to slow down. He is quickly interrupted by the Unified Champion, who stares Strickland down on the ramp before taking the microphone to tell him that with that knee, he has no chance. He may as well give up now. Swerve simply replies by asking “Whose House?” garnering “Swerve’s House” chants from the crowd.
Okada says okay…b—h…and this leads to Swerve shoving him off the ramp before security rushes out to stop a fight from breaking out. Commentary hypes our main event coming up next, but before we get to that we go backstage where Jon Moxley is asked if he’s chosen his teammates for Forbidden Door since Hiroshi Tanahashi will be joining the fight against him. He is thankful for the info before walking away…where he meets up with the Young Bucks, only to close the door for whatever meeting he’s about to have.
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
We head back to ringside as Tony Schiavone confirms some more matches for Forbidden Door: Christian Cage and Adam Copeland WILL team up to face Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian, and the Lights Out Steel Cage Match is now confirmed as five on five with the Golden Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) joining Will Ospreay, Darby Allin, and Hiroshi Tanahashi as they take on the Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli) teaming with Gabe Kidd and The Young Bucks!
With that, The Opps make their way to the ring for our main event. Out next are LFI, and we get this match underway!
Non-Title Match: World Trios Champions The Opps (Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata and Powerhouse Hobbs) vs. LFI (RUSH, Dralistico and The Beast Mortos)
Mortos and Hobbs start things off, with the Powerhouse taking control early before the Beast fights back for a tag to Dralistico. Tag made to Samoa Joe as well, and Joe lays into Dralistico before tagging in Shibata. The Wrestler goes after LFI on the apron, and this gets them riled up as they go after Shibata leading to a triple dropkick as we go to ad break.
-FULL AD BREAK (ON HBO MAX)-
Back from break, Mortos has taken control of the match as he gets a nearfall on Shibata. Tag made to RUSH, who sends The Wrestler to the corner for a flurry of offense. Shibata gets back to his feet, absorbing the strikes from RUSH before trading them. He fights back from the corner with a boot to the face, laying in some more after before RUSH turns it around for a bit. Shibata back to his feet as they trade strikes once more.
Both men are down before Mortos and Hobbs get the tags in, picking back up for a hoss fight that leads to Dralistico getting caught in the crossfire. Dralistico gets sent away before Hobbs drops Mortos for the cover, but LFI break up the pin. Dralistico and Joe each with a tag, with Joe catching Dralistico on a springboard attack to lock in the Coquina Clutch…and with RUSH and Mortos kept away, Dralistico passes out!
Winners via submission: The Opps
The champs celebrate their victory as commentary hypes up next week’s lineup leading into Forbidden Door next Sunday. The Opps leave the ring to a nice reaction from the crowd in Cincinnati, but we find ourselves heading to the back to hear from Adam Page. He’s asked about the match against MJF, but the challenger blindsides him for a sneak attack!
He slams the champ’s head against the hood of a nearby car, asking Page if he remembers when MJF said he’d break him and saying he ain’t seen nothing yet. MJF steps away from a beaten-down Hangman as Dynamite comes to a close.
Quick Results:
- Jon Moxley def. Kevin Knight
- Alex Windsor, Queen Aminata and Willow Nightingale def. TBS Champion Mercedes Moné, Thekla and Skye Blue
- Adam Copeland def. Stokely Hathaway
- All Star 8-Man Tag Match: Hiromu Takahashi, Hologram, Brody King and Tomohiro Ishii def. Kyle Fletcher, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and Josh Alexander
- Non-Title Match: World Trios Champions The Opps (Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata and Powerhouse Hobbs) def. LFI (RUSH, Dralistico and The Beast Mortos)
That’ll do it for this week! We’ll see you next Wednesday for the final Dynamite before Forbidden Door!