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AEW DYNAMITE REPORT
AUGUST 5, 2026
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO AT ARENA MEXICO
AIRED ON TBS & HBO MAX
REPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz
Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts
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[HOUR ONE]
-They opened with a shot inside Arena Mexico. Then they went to ringside where Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Nigel McGuiness were sitting at the announce desk. Nigel introduced the show as the camera panned the cheering fans. He touted a two-and-a-half-hour “epic event.”
(1) ADAM COPELAND & CHRISTIAN CAGE & THE YOUNG BUCKS (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs. THE DEATH RIDERS (Jon Moxley & Pac & Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia)
Adam Copeland made his ring entrance. When the music stopped, fans finished singing Copeland song lyrics. Then Christian Cage came out. Nigel said there are very few venues in the world with the prestige and the atmosphere of Arena Mexico. Third out was The Young Bucks. The Death Riders made their way out through the entrance tunnel from the backstage stage and walked through the crowd. Schiavone raved about the energy and enthusiasm of the atmosphere as the bell rang 9 minutes into the hour. He said the energy is firing up the wrestlers. All eight brawled mid-ring seconds into the match. The babyfaces cleared the ring. Nick did a flip dive onto heels at ringside. Christian leaped off the top rope onto a group of heels. They cut to an early double-box break less than two minutes in. [c/db]
Matt hot-tagged in Copeland at 6:00 to a big pop. Copeland clotheslined both Pac and Claudio. Mox caught him with a cutter and then gave a middle finger gesture to the crowd. The Bucks gave stereo 619’s to Moxley a minute later. Christian gave Mox a low kick from behind. Nigel said the ref was looking the other way. The Bucks gave Mox stereo superkicks. Copeland made the cover. Pac and Garcia interrupted the count.
Copeland gave Mox his Impaler DDT. Shafir held Copeland’s hair to stop him from a spear. Christian gave Shafir a kick to the crotch at ringside. Yuta landed a Busaiku Knee on Copeland. Mox and Pac beat up Copeland until Copeland rolled up Mox for a leverage two count. Copeland then landed a spear, but Yuta was holding onto the ref.
Copeland ran into Matt accidentally on the ring apron and then Mox rolled him up and yanked on his tights for the three count.
Afterward, the Bucks and Copeland & Christian had some mildly heated words as they tried to work through what happened leading to the finish.
WINNERS: Death Riders 12:00.
-Excalibur threw to a video package on the Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay fight. [c]
(2) ANDRADE EL IDOLO vs. TOMMASO CIAMPA vs. KOMANDER – Winner Enters Gauntlet match first
Renee Paquette gave a stage report noting that Ciampa said whoever wins between Omega and Ospreay, their celebration will be short-lived. Andrade was accompanied by two women. Schiavone asked, “Is he not the coolest guy on the roster?” The bell rang 32 minutes into the hour. Komander did a beautiful full top rope walk followed by a graceful aerial flip dive onto both opponents at ringside. Andrade took a selfie with a woman at ringside at 2:30 and then of course paid a price for it as Ciampa kicked him in the head as they cut to a double-box break. [c/db]
During the break, Ciampa tossed Andrade over the ringside barricade and then posed for a selfie with the woman at ringside. He then took her camera, stood in the ring, pulled open his waistband, took a photo of what was showing underneath, and then tossed her the phone. She seemed slightly embarrassed but giggled a bit. Ciampa stayed on offense during the break.
Andrade eventually made a comeback and played to the crowd. He took off his buckle. Nigel said he saw a woman just faint. Excalibur added, “A couple of fellas, too.” As Andrade took off his pants and revealed his trunks that said “How you know?” on the back, they showed a woman excitedly filming it in the front row. Fans chanted “Eddie! Eddie!” after Three Amigos. Ciampa took over and attacked Andrade’s pants, giving the pants Project Ciampa and then he went for a cover on the pants. The ref counted. Komander went for a 450, but Ciampa moved and then gave Komander a back cracker for a two count.
Andrade met Ciampa in the corner and slapped him. He set up a superplex. Komander gave Andrade a reverse huracanrana. Ciampa then countered Komander and slammed him to the mat for a near fall. He complained to the ref. Andrade caught Ciampa with double-knees in the corner. Komander interrupted the cover. Komander walked the top rope and flipped onto Ciampa. Andrade then gave Ciampa his DM for the win.
WINNER: Andrade in 11:00.
-Afterward, Andrade said he wanted to win the Casino Gauntlet at All In and then win the AEW World Title for the fans. He spoke a mix of Spanish and English. He closed with, “I have one question. How you know?”
MJF made his entrance. “Oh, no,” said Schiavone. MJF came up behind Andrade and hit him with is AEW Title from behind. He snarled and then took back the Dynamite Diamond Ring. He punched away at Andrade’s forehead, which bled. He yelled, “You wanna take what’s mine?” He tossed Andrade off the ramp and he crashed onto the floor. MJF said someone should “get this piece of trash from this piece of shit country out of this arena right now.”
MJF told booing fans, “How dare you? I am an American hero… Make no mistake about it; I am your champion!” He said they should talk about the fact that at Beach Break he had Omega defeated until Ospreay got involved. He raged (like Ric Flair) that it was his main event at Wembley and it was stolen from him. He said he always gets what he wants. He said in Las Vegas next week, there is a Gauntlet qualifying match for the Casino Gauntlet match for the no. 2 spot. He said he’ll enter the match and win it. He said he’ll dog walk Andrade at Wembley. He said he is the only champion. who should be recognized. He said he’ll remind the world after All In that “whether you like it or not, I am your one true champion.” He held up his title belt. MJF left the ring and yelled at fans as security escorted him away.
-A video package aired on Willow Nightingale’s celebration last week ending with an interaction with Mercedes Mone and then Mercedes and Divine Dominion attacking her. [c]
-Ring entrances for the next match took place.
[HOUR TWO]
(2) DIVINE DOMINION (Lena Kross & Megan Bayne) & MERCEDES MONE vs. THE BRAWLING BIRDS (Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor) & WILLOW NIGHTINGALE
The bell rang at the top of the hour. At 3:00 Hayter leaped off the top rope onto the three heels and then they cut to a double-box break. [c/db]
After Kross and Bayne gave German suplexes to Hayter and Windsor, Hayter popped up and nailed Bayne with a running clothesline. Willow gave Mercedes a spinebuster a minute later for a near fall. Mercedes landed a Meteora, but Windsor headbutted her.
After more chaos, Willow gave Bayne a Death Valley Driver. Willow then set up a superplex on Willow, but Willow blocked it. Willow hit her with a clothesline instead. When she set up a powerbomb, Divine Dominion intervened. The Brawling Birds knocked them out of the ring. Willow and Mercedes battled for a backslide. Willow won the battle for a three count. The announcers noted this is the first blemish on the record of Divine Dominion.
WINNERS: Willow & The Brawling Birds in 12:00.
(Keller’s Analysis: I like Willow getting another win over Mercedes as it’s a bit against the trope of the challenger pinning the champ in a tag match before a singles match, but also it just further builds Willow as the real deal.)
(3) KYLE FLETCHER (w/Don Callis) vs. “SPEEDBALL” MIKE BAILEY – AEW International Championship match
Speedball wore a mask as a tribute to his former partner Mistico. Excalibur said Fletcher and Speedball have split their previous two matches. Renee passed along Fletcher’s mindset that he wanted to test himself against a rival tonight. Fletcher had some words for Speedball mid-ring after the bell rang 17 minutes into the hour. Fans booed when Fletcher disrespected a mask he brought to the ring by rubbing his boot on it and kicking it to the floor.
They opened with some fast-moving exchanges including a leapfrog by Bailey into an armdrag and then a bodyslam. (Ricky Steamboat would be proud.) Speedball sunset-flipped Fletcher for a one count. He backflipped to avoid Fletcher and then chopped his chest. He held onto Fletcher’s wrist and then walked the top rope and headscissored Fletcher to the mat. Nigel noted he was gasping for air due to the altitude and it could affect the wrestlers too.
Fletcher caught Bailey diving at him at ringside and then darted him head-first into the ringside barricade. They showed women in the crowd gasping with concern. Fletcher strutted and gloated. Excalibur noted that the barricades at Arena Mexico are bolted down.
Fletcher threw Bailey into the ring where Bailey scored a two count with a backslide. Speedball then backflipped onto Fletcher at ringside. Speedball landed a running shooting star press for a two count at 4:00. Fletcher landed a top rope Michinoku Driver for a near fall a minute later. Bailey rolled to the floor. Fletcher strutted in the ring as they cut to a double-box break. [c/db]
They fought down the aisle to the stage. Bailey blocked Fletcher and took him down with a head scissors. He then leaped off the stairs and backflipped onto Fletcher. Back in the ring, Fletcher scored a near fall on Bailey. Fletcher landed a leaping Michinoku Driver for a near fall at 12:00. Bailey and Fletcher tumbled to the floor. Fletcher powerbombed Bailey into the ring apron and then kicked him back in the ring. He landed his brainbuster for a dramatic, believable near fall.
A minute later, Bailey took Fletcher to the mat with a reverse huracanrana. He then leaped off the top rope with his Ultimate Weapon 450 doubleknees for a dramatic near fall. Fans popped. Fletcher propelled Bailey face-first into a turnbuckle and then delivered the turnbuckle brainbuster for the win.
WINNER: Fletcher in 16:00 to retain the AEW International Title.
(Keller’s Analysis: They packed so much athleticism and drama into 16 minutes, almost to a fault just because it felt like it was frenetic for the sake of being frenetic without any lasting consequences from the moves. That said, they were really hitting their spots and Bailey was perfect in his role as a wide-eyed underdog giving it his all. The crowd ate it up.)
-Kazuchika Okada made his entrance afterward, kind of stepping on Fletcher’s celebration. There was a brief moment of tension between them as Fletcher left the ring.
(5) MISTICO & CHRIS JERICHO & DARBY ALLIN vs. HECHICERO & KEVIN KNIGHT & KAZUCHIKA OKADA
Jericho made his entrance to “Judas.” The graphic said Corazon de Leon. Excalibur said Jericho was going in the Wayback Machine to his early days in Mexico. Knight attacked Darby as he approached the ring. He then held up Darby’s skateboard. Schiavone said, “It was a hell of a move; it really was!” The ref called for the bell as everyone brawled 43 minutes into the hour. Knight tossed Darby onto the ringside barricade.
Jericho gave Knight a Death Valley Driver and played to the crowd for cheers, cupping his ear. Jericho tagged in Darby. Knight retreated and Hechicero replaced him. Darby went for a dive through the ropes at Okada, but Okada dropkicked him mid-air. They cut to a double-box break. [c/db]
Knight and Darby battled after the break. Darby landed a Coffin Drop at ringside. Mistico leaped over the ringpost onto Hechicero next. Darby climbed to the top rope, but Knight knocked him off balance. Knight went for a Coast to Coast, but Jericho caught him mid-air with a Judas Effect. Jericho then put Okada in a Walls of Jericho. Mistico took Hechicero down and locked him on the mat as Darby hit Knight with a Coffin Drop for the win.
WINNERS: Darby & Jericho & Mistico in 11:00.
-A clip aired of Maya World retaining her title last week against Persephone when Kris Statlander fended off Hikaru Shida’s interference.
(6) PERSEPHONE vs. KRIS STATLANDER
The bell rang 57 minutes into the hour. They cut to a double-box break at 3:00.
[HOUR THREE]
[c/db]
After back and forth action in the ring and at ringside, they reset mid-ring by exchanging chops to the chest at 8:00. Statlander went for a 450 splash. Nigel said this isn’t what she’s known for. Persephone moved. Statlander landed with a thud on her feet, knees, and ankles. Persephone hit Stat with a quick flying forearm for a two count. Nigel said it was frightening to watch Statlander’s 450 attempt, noting she slipped as she launched herself. Thunder Rosa and Persephone got into it at ringside, with Persephone yanking Rosa over the barricade and then hitting her with the Mexican National Title belt. Statlander dove off the ring apron, but took the ref out in addition to Persephone.
Stat landed a suplex at ringside and then let out a yell. She brought Persephone into the ring. They rolled each other up, but the ref was still out at ringside. Shida then entered the ring (she struggled to roll under the bottom rope in sort of a comical moment) and then bashed Stat with the belt. Persephone landed a springboard frog splash for a visual three count. Fans counted. The ref entered and counted to three.
WINNER: Persephone in 11:00.
-They went to the announcers at ringside. Excalibur threw to a video package building up the main event street fight.
(7) THE DEMAND (Ricochet & Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) vs. “HANGMAN” ADAM PAGE & BRODIDO (Bandido & Brody King) – AEW Trios Title match
The bell rang 14 minutes into the hour. Schiavone said this is Hangman’s first match in 144 days since losing the AEW World Title to MJF last March. The heels attacked the babyfaces from behind, and the ref RIDICULOUSLY rewarded them by calling for the bell immediately, rewarding their breaking of the rules. Brody double-arm-whipped Liona and Kaun and then threw Ricochet onto them at ringside. Brody stood on the bottom rope to pin both Liona and Kaun on the ring apron as they tried to enter the ring. Fans called for the Macarena. As they did it, the heels attacked them from behind. Excalibur said they got caught up in the moment in Arena Mexico. With the heels in control, they cut to a break. [c]
Liona and Kaun double-teamed Hangman in the ring, but Hangman fought back. Brody entered and splashed Liona and Kaun in the corner. He barked. Fans barked. He then hit them with a cannonball in the corner.
Ricochet and Hangman battled. Ricochet took Hangman down with a discus lariat. Hangman tagged in Bandido who overhead-suplexed Ricochet. Ricochet landed on his feet and blind-tagged in Liona. As Bandido climbed to the top rope, Kaun knocked him off balance. Bandido knocked Kaun to the floor. Brody and Liona fought in the ring. Ricochet kicked Brody. Liona then lifted all three opponents onto his shoulders and delivered a Samoan Drop. That was impressive as he took several steps before dropping them backwards.
Bandido recovered and went for a 21Plex. Hangman helped with a Buckshot Lariat and Bandido scored a three count. Fans popped big.
WINNERS: Hangman & Bandido & Brody in 14:00 to capture the AEW Trios Titles. [c]
-Excalibur hyped Collision matches in the first round of the Continental Cup: Claudio vs. Ace Austin, Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Sydal, and Jake Doyle vs. Eddie Kingston.
(8) WILL OSPREAY vs. MARK DAVIS – Mexican Street Fight
Justin Roberts did ring introductions center-ring. Ospreay came out first. Ospreay met Davis in the aisle. Davis threw a chair at him, but Ospreay ducked. The bell rang 35 minutes into the hour. Davis clotheslined Ospreay over the top rope into the ring. He landed a leaping senton.
Ospreay lifted a tire and charged at Davis. Davis blocked it and then knocked Ospreay onto the tire. Ospreay reverse-whipped Davis into the barricade. Fans chanted, “We want tables!” He leaped off the ring apron, but Davis caught him and powerbombed him into the edge of the ring apron. Davis tossed chairs into the ring and then threw a plastic trash can at Ospreay at ringside. Davis powerbombed Ospreay onto a “fan” in the front row. Nigel said, “What a memory that fan will have if he can remember anything.” Schiavone exclaimed, “That has never happened before!” They cut to a double-box break. [c/db]
They fought onto the entrance stage during the break. Davis hit Ospreay with a board at the top of the stairs and Ospreay rolled down the stairs. Schiavone reacted like he fell of a 100 foot cliff with “Oh my god! Oh my god!” Back in the ring, Davis threw Ospreay head-first into a chair wedged in the corner.
Davis drove a fork into the bleeding forehead of Ospreay at 10:00. Ospreay made a comeback and landed an OsCutter for a near fall. Ospreay jabbed the fork into Davis’s forehead. Excalibur asked if this was the killer instinct The Death Riders were trying to instill in him. Davis countered his Hidden Blade attempt with a lariat. Davis then leaped onto to chairs that were set up and drove Ospreay into the mat leading to a near fall. Ospreay threw a chair at Davis to block his follow-up.
Davis set up a piledriver on the ring apron. Ospreay blocked it. Davis scraped barbed wire across Ospreay’s back. Ospreay grabbed Davis’s crotch. Excalibur called it “one on two.” Davis screamed in pain. Ospreay kicked Davis and then piledrive him on the edge of the ring apron. Ospreay caught Davis with a Hidden Blade for a near fall. Ospreay showed fire and let out a big yell. He then set up a move, but Davis blocked it. Ospreay then leveraged Davis’s shoulders down with a crucifix. Davis caught Ospreay with a leaping piledriver for a two count.
Ospreay delivered a Styles Clash for a believable near fall. He then threw some diving side elbow strikes at 18:00. He wrapped barbed wire around Davis and then landed a Hidden Blade for the win.
WINNER: Ospreay in 20:00.
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