AEW Dynamite Results 6/12 - Two Titles On The Line, TNT Championship Ladder Match Qualifier & More
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "AEW Dynamite" on June 12, 2024, coming to you live from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa!
Before he challenges Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, Will Ospreay will be defending the AEW International Championship as he goes one-on-one with Rey Fenix. Fenix defeated Kyle O'Reilly, Orange Cassidy, and Jay Lethal in a Four-Way Number One Contenders Match last week to earn a shot at Ospreay's title.
As she prepares to defend the TBS Championship against current NJPW STRONG Women's Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a Winner Take All Match at Forbidden Door, Mercedes Mone will have to temporarily refocus her sights tonight as she puts her title on the line against Vaquer's tag team partner Zeuxis. Vaquer and Zeuxis currently hold the CMLL World Women's Tag Team Championship together, defeating Lluvia and La Jarochita at CMLL's 90th Anniversary Show on September 16, 2023 to become the inaugural titleholders.
The next entrant into the Ladder Match at Forbidden Door to crown a new TNT Champion will be determined tonight, as Jack Perry of The Elite will be going head-to-head with Dustin Rhodes in a TNT Championship Ladder Match Qualifier. The winner of tonight's match will join Konosuke Takeshita and reigning Ring of Honor World Champion Mark Brisoe, who previously beat Penta El Zero Miedo and Brian Cage respectively to secure their spots in the bout.
Speaking of Takeshita and Briscoe, they will both be squaring off against one another in the ring in a huge trios match tonight as the former joins forces with his Don Callis Family stablemate Kyle Fletcher and Roderick Strong and the latter teams up with the aforementioned Cassidy and O'Reilly.
Additionally, "TV Time With The Learning Tree Chris Jericho" will be making its return tonight as FTW Champion Chris Jericho hosts Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen of Private Party after encountering one another backstage last week. Rush will also be returning to action for the first time since defeating the aforementioned Kassidy on the May 24 edition of "AEW Rampage" against an opponent who has yet to be named.
We are live! Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz greet audiences at home as Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana make their way down to the ring.
We Hear From Swerve Strickland
Strickland says Forbidden Door is right around the corner, then addresses Will Ospreay challenging him for the AEW World Championship. He says the match will be two of the biggest stars of this generation will be colliding, and one killer will be competing in the match. He says he told Ospreay ten years ago, he'd be unstoppable when he developed his killer instinct. He says he saw an assassin get the job done in his match against Kenny Omega last year at Forbidden Door, as was the case against Konosuke Takeshita and Bryan Danielson at AEW Revolution and AEW Dynasty. Strickland says he didn't see that instinct at AEW Double or Nothing, and says he needs to have that instinct to dethrone him. He credits Ospreay with being a fighting champion unlike the AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks.
The Elite appear on the ramp, and Kazuchika Okada asks the crowd whose house it is. He says it's his house, and Nicholas Jackson says they're at ringside to take care of some business. He says before they address that, they want to talk about how dominant they've been as a group. He rattles off some of The Elite's accomplishments, then says despite all of that, they keep getting trolled online by fans and underestimated by roster members in the back. He then says The Elite challenges AEW's best in a Blood & Guts Match.
Matthew Jackson informs Strickland that while they don't love what he's said about them, they like his style. He says that Strickland is young and a champion like them, then invites him to be the fifth member of The Elite's Blood & Guts team. Matthew then presents Strickland with a pair of The Young Bucks' sneakers as a present, and Strickland takes them. He then tells The Elite they got his shoe size wrong, then says no one wears pearl necklaces anymore. He says he's a businessman who does his own stuff, then has Nana toss The Young Bucks' sneakers into the crowd.
Matthew says there's something making a buzz sound, then says it's the injury bug about to bite Strickland. Strickland prepares to fight The Elite alone, but The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn run down to the ring to even the odds. The Elite slide out of the ring, and Christopher Daniels appears on the ramp. He tells everyone at ringside to head to the back except for Jack Perry, who will be having his TNT Championship Ladder Match Qualifier against Dustin Rhodes up next. Rhodes then makes his way down to the ring.
Jack Perry vs. Dustin Rhodes in a TNT Championship Ladder Match Qualifier
The bell rings and Rhdes fires off right hands on Perry. He connects with a chop on him, but Perry responds with a few strikes of his own. Rhodes lands a lariat before Perry exposes the middle turnbuckle and sends Rhodes crashing out of the ring. Rhodes gets Perry up on his shoulders, but Perry escapes and sends Rhodes crashing into the ring post and the ring steps. He then exposes the concrete, but Rhodes connects with a back body drop on Perry on top of the concrete.
Back from the break, Perry has a chair in hand, but the referee confiscates it from him. Perry jams his knee into the back of Rhodes' neck, but Rhodes catches him with a powerslam and follows it up with a bulldog. He rains down right hands on Perry in the corner, then grabs the chair in the ring. The referee disposes of the chair, and Rhodes low blows Perry in the corner while she's distracted. Rhodes then delivers The Bionic Elbow to Perry and connects with Cross-Rhodes before he goes for a pin. Perry kicks out.
Perry delivers a knee to Rhodes' midsection, then sends him crashing into the exposed middle turnbuckle and looks to pin him. Rhodes rolls out of the ring before he can, and Perry follows him out there. He delivers a DDT to him on the exposed concrete, and Perry gets back in the ring. The referee begins a ten count, but Rhodes beats it. While the referee is looking away, Perry delivers a low blow to Rhodes. Rhodes flips Perry off, but Perry brushes it off and delivers a running knee for the win.
Winner: Jack Perry
Rush then makes his way down to the ring. Deonn Rusman is already waiting inside.
Rush vs. Deonn Rusman
The bell rings and Rush wastes no time. He delivers an elbow on Rusman, then lands a chop on him on the outside and sends him crashing into the barricade three times. He delivers a series of forearms to his chest, then fires off stomps on him and lands another chop. He gets Rusman back inside the ring, then delivers a couple more chops on him in the corner and fires off stomps. He then connects with the Bull's Horns for the win.
Winner: Rush
Rush and MJF Brawl Throughout The Wells Fargo Arena
After Rush defeats Rusman, he grabs a mic and steps on top of Rusman. He calls him a typical and weak American, then sets him up in the corner and looks to land the Bull's Horns on him for a second time. Before he can, MJF's music hits and he runs down to the ring and begins brawling with Rush. The referee calls for officials to separate the two men, and security runs down. Rush and MJF fight them all off, and the two continue brawling. MJF sends Rush crashing over the barricade and into the crowd, and officials chase after then as they continue to try and separate them. MJF fires off right hand on Rush, and Rush lands a few of his own. MJF drags Rush through the crowd and to the back. Rush sends MJF crashing into a road case, then throws a bucket at him and sends his face bouncing off a table. MJF then sends Rush crashing through the table, and Rush grabs a garbage can. He tosses it at Rush before officials and members of the locker room finally separate the two men.
Back from the break, Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe and Kyle O'Reilly make their way down to the ring. The Don Callis Family and Roderick Strong follow.
The Don Callis Family and Roderick Strong (w/ Don Callis, Trent Beretta and The Undisputed Kingdom) vs. Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe and Kyle O'Reilly
Strong and Cassidy begin the action. The bell rings and Cassidy immediately tags out to O'Reilly. Strong tags out to Fletcher, and O'Reilly delivers a kick to Fletcher's thigh. The pair then exchange forearms, and Fletcher lands a shoulder tackle on O'Reilly. O'Reilly turns Fletcher inside out with a knee to his midsection, then tags in Mark. Mark delivers a chop to Fletcher in the corner, then delivers a second one off the middle turnbuckle. Takeshita tags in and takes Mark's eye, but Mark delivers a right hand to Takeshita's midsection and tags in Cassidy.
Cassidy looks to land a crossbody off the top rope, but Takeshita catches him. He levels O'Reilly, then sends Cassidy crashing into the mat and fires off strikes on him. Fletcher tags in and looks to land a double back elbow on Cassidy with Takeshita, but Casisdy sees them coming and delivers a double hurricanrana to Fletcher and Takeshita. O'Reilly, Mark, Takeshita, Strong, and Fletcher begin brawling on the outside, and Casisdy flies to level them all. Cassidy then stares down Beretta, but Takeshita surprises him and delivers a forearm to him before jamming his boot into Cassidy's neck.
Back from the break, O'Reilly and Strong tag in, and O'Reilly levels Strong with a pair of kicks. Fletcher tags in and O'Reilly delivers a Dragon Screw to Takeshita through the middle rope. O'Reilly then delivers a double Dragon Screw to Takeshita and Fletcher, and Strong looks to land an Angle Slam on him. Mark tags in and fires off chops on Fletcher as O'Reilly brawls with Takeshita. O'Reilly delivers a running boot to Fletcher before Mark delivers an open palm strike to Strong.
Mark connects with an enzuigiri on Strong, then charges at him in the corner. Strong catches him with a boot, and Mark flies to land a dropkick on him. He gets Fletcher back inside the ring, and the now legal Cassidy delivers a diving DDT off the top rope to Fletcher. He go for a pin, but Fletcher kicks out. Cassidy sets up for Orange Punch, but Takeshita grabs his leg. This opens the door for Fletcher to land a kick and a Snap Dragon suplex on him. O'Reilly levels Fletcher, but Strong takes Fletcher down. Mark takes down Strong with a Fisherman's Buster, but Takeshita levels Mark with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Cassidy then delivers a Tornado DDT to Takeshita and Stun-Dog Millionaire on Fletcher.
Cassidy and O'Reilly double team on Fletcher, and Cassidy ascends to the top. Strong grabs his leg, opening the door for Fletcher to deliver a Brainbuster to him. Unbeknownst to him. Mark is the legal man. He delivers an elbow drop off the top and pins Fletcher, but Strong breaks the fall. O'Reilly locks in a Guillotine on Strong, and an interfering Takeshita delivers a jumping knee to him. This opens the door for Fletcher to deliver the Kyle Driver to Mark for the win.
Winners: The Don Callis Family and Roderick Strong
After the match, Beretta rains down right hands on Cassidy as Fletcher goes after Mark. Willow Nightingale's music hits, but she is nowhere to be found. Kris Statlander then drags Nightingale on the ramp and beats her down as Stokely Hathaway mocks Nightingale on the microphone. He warns Nightingale against involving herself in their business again, then takes a picture of her laid out on the ramp.
Back from the break, we head backstage, where Christopher Daniels informs The Young Bucks and Kazuchika Okada that they will be competing in AEW World Tag Team Championship and AEW Continental Championship Eliminator matches next week, with everyone barred from ringside.
Back at ringside, HOOK and Samoa Joe attack The Premier Athletes on the tamp. Joe sends Tony Nese crashing into the entrance tunnel as Katsuyori Shibata flims everything with a camera, and HOK sends Ariya Daivari crashing into the ring post.
HOOK and Samoa Joe (w/ Katsuyori Shibata) vs. The Premier Athletes (w/ Mark Sterling)
The bell rings and Joe fires off right hands on Nese in the ring. HOOK tags in, and Joe delivers a clothesline to Nese in the corner. HOOK levels him, but Daivari tags in and fires off right hands on HOOK with Nese. Nese tags back in and the pair fires off stomps on HOOK. Daivari flies off the top rope, but HOOK moves out of the way. He levels Nese with a T-Bone suplex, and Joe locks in the Coquina Clutch on Nese. HOOK locks in Redrum on Daivari, and Daivari taps out as Shibata makes Sterling fade with a Sleeper.
Winners: HOOK and Samoa Joe
Mercedes Mone then makes her way down to the ring. Zeuxis follows.
Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Zeuxis for the TBS Championship
The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with submission holds before Zeuxis lands a shoulder tackle on Mone. Zeuxis mocks Mone, then delivers a right hand to her spine. Mone delivers the Deja Vu, then connects with a dropkick and delivers an overhand chop to her. Mone delivers an arm drag to Zeuxis, but Zeuxis rolls her up. Mone kicks out and Zeuxis delivers a roundhouse kick to her head. She delivers a second kick, but Mone trips her and sends her crashing to the floor on the outside using the announce desk. Zeuxis delivers a kick to Mone's leg, then delivers a dropkick that sends her crashing to the outside and follows it up with a tope suicida.
Back from the break, Zeuxis has a Bow and Arrow locked in on Mone. Mone escapes by countering into a pinfall, but Zeuxis kicks out. Zeuxis gets Mone on her shoulders and delivers a Liger Bomb, then goes for a pin. Mone kicks out and Zeuxis gets her back on her shoulders. Mone counters into a hurricanrana nad goes for a pin, but Zeuxis kicks out. Zeuxis then fires off shoulders on Mone in the corner and delivers an open palm strike to her. Mone responds with a bulldog and delivers a pair of double knees to Zeuxis, then follows it up with a meteora and a second one off the middle rope. She goes for a pin, but Zeuxis kicks out.
Mone connects with the Three Amigos on Zeuxis, but Zeuxis prevents her from landing a third one and delivers a double underhook Lung Blower. Zeuxis looks to land a moonsault off the top rope, but Mone avoids it and lands the Mone Maker for the win.
Winner (and still): Mercedes Mone
We then head over to a video from Mina Shirakawa and Mariah May sharing some highlights from Shirakawa's career.
Back from the break, we head to Big Bill on the set of "TV Time With The Learning Tree Chris Jericho".
Chris Jericho Hosts Private Party On TV Time With The Learning Tree Chris Jericho
Bill introduces Chris Jericho, and he makes his way down to the ring along with Bryan Keith. Jericho then asks who wants more TV Time, and puts over his new Learning Tree shirt. He says when he was eating some local corn backstage, it was a little ripe. He gives Des Moines some "advice" about how to grow corn, then introduces Private Party.
Isaiah Kassidy and Marq Quen make their way down to the ring, and Jericho tells them their high flying is off the charts. He says they've done a lot of great things, but they haven't won matches. He says Private Party's basics in the ring aren't up to par, then says he knows a thing or two about the basics. He says Private Party can't even climb the top rope properly, and Kassidy tells Jericho to teach them since he, Quen, and Des Moines want to see it. Kassidy says Jericho is an original, and Jericho ascends to the top. He shows Private Party how to climb up the ropes, and Kassidy pushes him down. Private Party then attacks Bill and Keith before Kassidy ascends to the top rope and lands a senton. Quen then follows it up with a moonsault off the top.
Back from the break, Daniel Garcia makes his way down to the ring. Nick Comoroto, and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard joins the commentary desk.
Daniel Garcia vs. Nick Comoroto
The bell rings and Garcia wastes no time firing off right hands and stomps on Comoroto. We see Will Ospreay watching the action from backstage as Comoroto gets Garcia above his head. Garcia escapes and delivers a back suplex to Comoroto as we see MJF watching the action from backstage. He then delivers his finisher for the win.
Winner: Daniel Garcia
Back from the break, Will Ospreay makes his way down to the ring and hands Swerve Strickland (who is in the crowd with Prince Nana) back the envelope he gave him, signing whatever papers were inside it. Rey Fenix follows.
Will Ospreay (c) vs. Rey Fenix for the AEW International Championship
The bell rings and Fenix and Ospreay fire off right hands on one another. Ospreay delivers a chop to Fenix, and the two go back and forth with one another. Ospreay delivers a chop to Fenix, but Fenix responds with a hurricanrana. Fenix then delivers a chop to Ospreay on the apron, but Ospreay sends Fenix crashing onto the floor with a boot. He looks to fly, but Fenix gets back inside the ring. He delivers a boot through the ropes, then delivers a hurricanrana off the apron and a Frog Splash off the top rope.
Back from the break, Fenix locks in an Octopus on Ospreay. Ospreay escapes and sends Fenix crashing into the mat, then delivers a right hand to Fenix off the top rope. Ospreay delivers a springboard kick to Fenix before the two teeter on the top rope. Fenix lands a kick on Ospreay's head, and the two continue teetering on the top rope before Fenix delivers an avalanche hurricanrana to Ospreay. Ospreay lands on his feet and looks to land a Tornado DDT, but Fenix lands on his feet. Fenix delivers a roundhouse kick to Ospreay's head, but Ospreay connects with a superkick. Fenix delivers a kick to Ospreay's midsection, but Ospreay sends Fenix crashing into the mat and goes for a pin. Fenix kicks out.
Back from another break, Fenix has another submission locked in on Ospreay. He then connects with a Crucifix Bomb and a suplex on Ospreay, but Ospreay sets up for Storm Breaker. Fenix escapes and Ospreay delivers an enzuigiri to him, then looks to land Os-Cutter. Fenix avoids it, but Ospreay looks for the maneuver a second time and lands it. Fenix sends Ospreay crashing into the mat and lands a thrust kick, then charges at Ospreay. Ospreay catches Fenix with a strike, then ascends to the top and stares down Strickland. He then tells Strickland it's his house, then delivers the Swerve Stomp and Hidden Blade for the win.
Winner (and still): Will Ospreay
After the match, Strickland slowly gets inside the ring. Ospreay offers Strickland his hand as Prince Nana joins Strickland in the ring. Strickland opts not to shake Ospreay's hand and gets in his face. He tells Ospreay he's not strong enough to hold both the AEW World Championship and AEW International Championship, then looks to leave the ring. Ospreay grabs the AEW World Championship and puts it on his shoulder with the AEW International Championship slung on his other shoulder. Strickland then whispers a warning into Ospreay's ear and leaves the ring with Nana. Strickland and Ospreay then stare one another down as the show goes off the air.