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AEW DYNAMITE REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
ALLEN, TEX. AT CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS EVENT CENTER
AIRED ON TBS & HBO MAX
REPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Paul Wight
Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts
Attendance: WrestleTix reported that 2,976 tickets had been distributed; arena is set up for 3,158. The arena has a capacity of 8,600 spectators when configured for concerts.
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[HOUR ONE]
-They opened with a view inside the small venue with hots of cheering fans up close as Excalibur introduced the show alongside Tony Schiavone. He plugged the scheduled interview segments with Will Ospreay and Mercedes Mone, plus Darby Allin vs. Mark Davis in a TNT Title match, and The Rascalz vs. Swerve Strickland & The New Level.
-A video package aired on All In from Sunday including shots of high moments and surprises including Britt Baker, The New Level, Bryan Danielson to “Machinehead” by Bush.
-Ospreay made his entrance. He wore the AEW World Title. He apologized if he looked rough. Fans chanted, “You deserve it!” He said he’s had a whole week of crying and they shouldn’t make it worse. Fans sang, “Ospreay, Ospreay, Ospreay, Ospreay, Ospreay!” He said he’s been on a bender since Sunday. He said if you were there from the beginning, thank you. He said for the last ten years, Kenny Omega was the best wrestler in the world “and still is.” He said 364 days out of the year, Omega’s a better wrestler than him. “It took just one day to become champion,” he said.
(Keller’s Analysis: This is *too* gracious and self-deprecating, plus AEW World Champion is supposed to represented the best wrestler, so many others the last ten years have been “the best,” and he’s kind of disrespecting them and what the AEW Title stands for, at least in storyline. What Ospreay is referencing is “match quality” and “critical acclaim,” but in cannon of AEW, the AEW World Champion at any given time is the greatest wrestler.)
Ospreay said he and Omega are 2-2. He said all he wanted is to be ackowledged as Omega’s equal, so he’s satisfied at 2-2. Scattered boos. He looked into the camera and told Omega that if he’s not satisfied with that, name the time and place.
He said he thinks the belt looks good at him. He named the prior AEW World Champions. He said he has to pinch himself because those guys were once his heroes. He said they’ve gone from his idols to his rivals. He said with gusto, “I am the standard now. I am the Billy Goat. I am the best in the world. I am your AEW World Champion.” (That’s more like it.) He said if you want to take it from him, you will need to walk through the same fire he went through.
He gave a shout out to “my boys,” and he listed the United Empire wrestlers. He said the picked him up when he went down and there was no one he wanted in his corner. He said he wanted to create some opportunities in AEW, so he was going to bring the Untied Empire to AEW. As he began to sign off, Ricochet walked onto the stage with Bishop Kahn and Toa Leona. He interrupted Ospreay and said everybody thinks he’s there to rain on his parade, but said it couldn’t be further from the truth. He said they have unfinished business because they are forever intertwined. He said he wanted to be the first to tell him that what he and Omega did was spectacular. He said he’d have to be dead inside not to acknowledge that. He said Ospreay would not be in the main event of All In without him. He demanded that Ospreay give him the first opportunity to take the title from him.
He was interrupted by Gabe Kidd. He told Ospreay that he stole his chance to become the first English IWGP Champion and now he’s done the same thing regarding the AEW World Title. He said it’s nothing compared to what he’s going to take from him and his family. Ricochet told Kidd he’s getting the first opportunity, not him. Kidd said he doesn’t want to take his title yet, he wants to take his life. As they all approached the ring, the United Empire entered the ring with chairs and protected Ospreay. Ospreay said they could fight right then in their street clothes, or they can all get changed and meet back there in the main event. Fans cheered.
-A recap aired of the Trios Title battle royal that Swerve & New Level won.
(1) THE NEW LEVEL & SWERVE STRICKLAND (w/Prince Nana) vs. THE RASCALZ (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed)
The New Level made their entrance. Then Swerve. And then The Rascalz. The bell rang 23 minutes into the hour. Fans chanted “New Le-vel! New Le-Vel!” Swerve started. Austin tagged in to cheers. He soon tagged into Kofi who got a nice pop as he entered.
Announced Matches & Other Notes
- The New Level (Austin Creed & Kofi) & Swerve Strickland vs. The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed) – AEW World Trios Championship match
- Mercedes Moné’s AEW Women’s World Championship Celebration
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