{"id":215693,"date":"2026-04-29T19:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=215693"},"modified":"2026-04-29T20:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:43:09","slug":"aew-dynamite-results-4-29-kellers-report-on-darby-vs-brody-king-for-aew-title-kevin-knight-vs-mjf-for-tnt-title-bayne-kross-vs-statlander-shida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/29\/aew-dynamite-results-4-29-kellers-report-on-darby-vs-brody-king-for-aew-title-kevin-knight-vs-mjf-for-tnt-title-bayne-kross-vs-statlander-shida\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW DYNAMITE RESULTS (4\/29): Keller\u2019s report on Darby vs. Brody King for AEW Title, Kevin Knight vs. MJF for TNT Title, Bayne &#038; Kross vs. Statlander &#038; Shida"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3099101350\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>AEW DYNAMITE REPORT<br \/>\nAPRIL 29, 2026<br \/>\nFAIRFAX<span class=\"I47Iv\">, VA.<\/span>\u00a0AT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglebankarena.com\/\">EAGLEBANK ARENA<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"GnvzP\"><span class=\"I47Iv\">AIRED ON TBS &amp; HBO MAX<br \/>\nREPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Attendance:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wrestletix\/posts\">WrestleTix<\/a> reported that 5,362 tickets had been distributed; arena is set up for 5,556. The arena has a capacity of 10,000 spectators when configured for basketball. On the previous visit on June 19, 2024, AEW drew 4,362. This is the largest Dynamite crowd since Grand Slam 2024 nearly a year-and-a-half ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>JOIN US LIVE ON YOUTUBE TONIGHT FOR THE VIDEO-FORMAT OF OUR LIVE POST-SHOWS\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch\u2019s Taylor Halley to review AEW Dynamite LIVE tonight right after Dynamite. Join us and let us know your thoughts on Dynamite during the show.<\/p>\n<h3>Email our post-show at <a href=\"mailto:wadekellerpodcast@gmail.com\">wadekellerpodcast@gmail.com<\/a> with your comments and questions about Dynamite. We\u2019ll read your emails live during the post-show.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>VIP VIDEO CALLER CODE: <a href=\"https:\/\/streamyard.com\/ycjhiuffv5\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/streamyard.com\/ycjhiuffv5<\/p>\n<h3>Click that link during the post-show to enter the waiting room as \u201clive video caller\u201d (or just audio if you turn off your cam, which is fine). This is a private link, so don\u2019t share. It\u2019s just for VIP members at this time.<\/h3>\n<p>Subscribe to all of our free podcasts by searching \u201cwade keller\u201d and \u201cpwtorch\u201d in your podcast app of choice including Spotify and Apple Podcasts and most other iOS and Android apps.<\/p>\n<h2>LIVE ON YOUTUBE RIGHT AFTER AEW DYNAMITE TONIGHT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/aa5vM1w4jGA?si=8dy0SyG_Bs7qCO7n\">CLICK HERE TO WATCH<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (4\/29) - AEW Dynamite w\/Keller &amp; Halley\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aa5vM1w4jGA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>[HOUR ONE]<\/h3>\n<p>-They opened with a view of cheering fans in the arena as Excalibur introduced the show. He hyped the scheduled matches.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2025761323\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(1) KEVIN KNIGHT vs. MJF &#8211; TNT Title match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As MJF made his entrance, they aired a video package recapping the angle that set up this match last week. Taz was back on commentary and said MJF is a born champion and &#8220;looked nude without a championship around his waist.&#8221; Knight made his entrance, accompanied onto the stage by &#8220;Speedball&#8221; Mike Bailey. During ring introductions, MJF whispered something to Justin Roberts. Roberts then said MJF &#8220;doesn&#8217;t hail from a white-trash state like Virginia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The bell rang 6 minutes into the hour. Excalibur said Samoa Joe and Darby Allin are the only wrestlers to have held the TNT Title and AEW World Title and MJF hoped to join them. When they showed MJF&#8217;s social media post earlier &#8220;Easy Dub,&#8221; Taz told Schiavone that mean &#8220;W&#8221; as in &#8220;win.&#8221; MJF took early control by kicking Knight and tossing him to ringside. He threw him aggressively around ringside. MJF powerbombed Knight onto the ringside barricade near the fans in the front row. A fan held up a sign that said, &#8220;MJF Eats Corn Dogs the Long Way.&#8221; (Huh?)<\/p>\n<p>Knight landed a leaping DDT at 3:00 to stop MJF&#8217;s momentum. Knight leaped onto MJF at ringside after MJF bailed out. Excalibur said MJF&#8217;s strategy was not working well. Knight springboarded off the top rope and landed a flying clothesline seconds later. Both were down and slow to get up.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the ring, Knight set up a UFO Splash, but MJF moved. Knight avoided a Heat Seeker attempt and sent for a sunset flip. MJF fought it, but Knight got a two count. They reversed each other a couple times. MJF landed a cutter for a two count at 7:00. Knight clutched his knee after a top rope huracanrana attempt. He still leaped up and took MJF down, but went back to clutching his knee. MJF was down and slow to get up, but Knight struggled to stand also.<\/p>\n<p>Knight went for a UFO Splash, but MJF moved. The announcers all failed to acknowledge the move since they knew it wasn&#8217;t the end of the match, but they should have paused their chatter to call Knight&#8217;s finisher. Knight&#8217;s leg gave out as he charged at Knight. MJF superkicked him in the chin and then landed a Panama Sunrise for a near fall. They cut to a double-box break at 10:00. [c\/db]<\/p>\n<p>MJF focused on Knight&#8217;s left knee. Knight kicked MJF out of mid-air seconds later and then landed his UFO Splash. He was slow to make the cover, selling his leg. He draped his arm over MJF and got a two count. A &#8220;This is awesome!&#8221; chant broke out. (The match is good, but that feels a bit generous.) MJF gave Knight a Dragon Screw through the ropes. He went back on the attack on his leg in the ring. After scoring a couple two counts, MJF got frustrated and grabbed the TNT Title from ringside. The ref yanked it away. MJF then put on his Dynamite Diamond ring. Knight gave MJF a low-blow and small packaged him for a three count.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Knight in 16:00 to retain the TNT Title.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1747175339\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-MJF attacked Knight&#8217;s leg after the match. Darby descended from the rafters Sting-style and surprised MJF in the ring with a Scorpion Death Drop. Fans chanted, &#8220;Darby! Darby!&#8221; MJF rolled out of the ring and said, &#8220;You people suck!&#8221; He said Darby and Knight are both low-life cheaters. He said the match against Knight doesn&#8217;t count because he was barely trying. He said all he cares about is the AEW World Title. &#8220;Give me my rematch, Darby!&#8221; Darby said he&#8217;s not giving it to him until he puts it on the line. He said if he retains against Brody, he knows who deserves a shot next week. He looked over at Knight, who just pinned MJF. Brody King then walked out and got in MJF&#8217;s face. He had a mic in hand and walked to the ring as MJF retreated.<\/p>\n<p>Excalibur said Brody doesn&#8217;t like getting looked over. (Darby acknowledged the possibility he might not &#8220;survive&#8221; tonight as champion.) Brody told Knight he won&#8217;t be facing Darby next week, but him because he&#8217;ll be the new AEW Champion.<\/p>\n<p>-They aired a brief video package on the history between Darby and Brody. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Renee Paquette interviewed Adam Copeland and Christain Cage. Renee asked Christian how his arm felt. He said (unconvincingly) it felt fine. She asked if they accept FTR&#8217;s challenge to an I Quit street fight. Christian said they accept. Copeland said that was quick considering his history with I Quit matches. Christian said he didn&#8217;t quit and then stormed off. Copeland told Renee with a wry smile that Christian definitely said &#8220;I quit,&#8221; but added that he won&#8217;t say it again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2)\u00a0THE BRAWLING BIRDS (Jamie Hayter &amp; Alex Windsor) vs. EMILY JAYE &amp; JORDAN BLADE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bell rang 33 minutes into the hour. The Birds did rapid-tags early and isolated Blade. They finished her with a double-headbutt and a sandwich clothesline followed by a Hart Attack clothesline.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Hayter &amp; Windsor in 2:00.<\/p>\n<p>-Excalibur commented on photos of Swerve Strickland at the NFL Draft announcing the Jacksonville Jaguars fourth round draft pick.<\/p>\n<p>-A promo aired with Thekla and Skye Blue. Thekla said people keep asking why she refers to so man woman as &#8220;dumb bitches.&#8221; She said it&#8217;s because there are so many &#8220;dumb bitches&#8221; around. Blue said what happened to Persephone was the fault of Windsor and Hayter, but getting misted in the face was the best thing that happened to her and it might be for Persephone too. Thekla said she is everything and they are nothing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) KAZUCHIKA OKADA (w\/Don Callis) vs. ACE AUSTIN &#8211; AEW International Title match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Okada came out first. Callis joined in on commentary. Juice Robinson joined Ace on the stage. Callis said he was impressed by Ace&#8217;s legs. The bell rang 38 minutes into the hour. Callis brought up Konosuke Takeshita would be facing Okada at Double or Nothing. Okada acted impressed by Ace, but then DDT&#8217;d him at ringside and was quite pleased with himself. They cut to a double-box break at at 3:00. [c\/db]<\/p>\n<p>Ace avoided Okada&#8217;s trip attempt at ringside with a handstand. He then landed a running backflip at Okada at ringside and graced Okada&#8217;s chest with his arm. Callis acknowledged Okada moved out of the way a bit so Ace didn&#8217;t land it fully. Taz said he always landed that move. Okada and Ace battled mid-ring.<\/p>\n<p>Okada went on the attack again. Okada caught Ace with a signature dropkick to thwart his comebavck. He went for a Rainmaker, but Austin leveraged Okada&#8217;s shoulders down with a backslide for a near fall. Okada landed another dropkick and then a tombstone piledriver followed by a Rainmaker for the win. Callis congratulated Okada afterward in the ring. Taz said Ace should feel no shame losing to Okada as he had a good showing<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Okada<\/p>\n<p>-Afterward, Callis rubbed his forearm in the face of Ace. Juice Robinson charged out to Ace&#8217;s aid. Takeshita then stepped onto the stage and eyed Okada.<\/p>\n<p>-A cinematic vignette aired in a &#8220;wild west&#8221; setting where some men were knocked out and bloodied on the street. A man ran, and another mysterious figure walked out. He picked up a wnted poster. It was for &#8220;Bandido&#8221; and the mystery person was Swerve Strickland. He set the wanted poster on fire with a gun lighter that Prince Nana handed him.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller&#8217;s Analysis: What do vignettes like that accomplish that aren&#8217;t grounded in the canon of AEW at all?) <\/em><\/p>\n<p>-They went to the announcers at ringside. He talked about the Jon Moxley-Will Ospreay conversation that aired on Collision. Excalibur called it &#8220;a very intriguing offer.&#8221; They went to a clip.<\/p>\n<p>-As someone got beat up by Marina Shafir, Daniel Garcia told the camera that this is how they train. Will Ospreay then showed up. Moxley said, &#8220;Look who showed up. He has arrived.&#8221; Mox asked if he was cleared. Ospreay said he hadn&#8217;t, but it won&#8217;t stop him from going over to Japan where his boys have a bit title match. Mox said, &#8220;Loyalty. You are to ogood to be true.&#8221; Mox poked Pac in the belly and laughed, then turned back to Ospreay. He told him he would need him to drop everything that clouds his vision and makes him see things that aren&#8217;t there. He said anything that tugs at his heart strings. &#8220;Excess baggage,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t need it.&#8221; He said his feelings about him, &#8220;drop it.&#8221; He said they make no promises nor produce miracles, but when he commits to something, he sees it to the end. He said all he asks is the same in return. Ospreay said okay. Mox said, &#8220;Beautiful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ospreay asked where the ring was. Mox said they don&#8217;t do a ring. &#8220;We&#8217;re starting from the ground up,&#8221; he said. Claudio took off his shirt. Mox said, &#8220;The rest is proprietary.&#8221; He pushed the camera away.<\/p>\n<p>-Excalibur said Ospreay could be unstoppable if he joined the Death Riders.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the &#8220;All Elite Conversation Club&#8221; with Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/all-elite-conversation-club-dehnel-kanner-talk-darby-defending-title-against-ciampa-double-or-nothing-developments-ospreay-storyline--71627626\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All Elite Conversation Club - Dehnel &amp; Kanner talk Darby defending title against Ciampa, Double or Nothing developments, Ospreay storyline\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=71627626&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>[HOUR TWO]<\/h3>\n<p><strong>(4) ADAM COPELAND &amp; CHRISTIAN CAGE vs. RPG VICE (Rocky Romero &amp; Trent Beretta)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stokely Hathaway joined in on commentary. Copeland made his entrance first, then Christian. Taz said he never liked Copeland and Christian. He said Copeland owes him for half the gas when they drove together once. Stokely said, &#8220;We can halfsies on a lawsuit.&#8221; (Now that&#8217;s funny.) The bell rang 4 minutes into the hour.<\/p>\n<p>Romero gloated and showboated early, leading to Christian taking over and scored a near fall after an inverted DDT. Stokely confronted The Conglomeration&#8217;s Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O&#8217;Reilly at ringside. Stokely took a swing at Cassidy. He blocked him and hit Stokely with a bucket of popcorn. FTR ran out and got in a brawl with The Conglomeration at ringside. They cut to a double-box break at 4:00. [c\/db]<\/p>\n<p>When Beretta tried to pin Copeland with his boots on the middle rope, the ref caught him and stopped his count. Schiavone said they should give the ref &#8220;a lot of credit.&#8221; Copeland then speared him for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Copeland &amp; Christian in 13:00.<\/p>\n<p>-After the match, Christian handed Copeland part of a broken chair. Copeland put it up against Beretta&#8217;s open mouth and pulled back on it. Taz said, &#8220;These guys are sick, they&#8217;re crazy.&#8221; Christian told Beretta to say he quit. Beretta said, &#8220;I quit.&#8221; Schiavone said that was foreshadowing. Christian called him a little bitch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Announced Matches &amp; Other Notes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Darby Allin vs. Brody King \u2013 AEW World Championship match<\/li>\n<li>Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne &amp; Lena Kross) vs. Hikaru Shida &amp; Kris Statlander \u2013 AEW Women\u2019s World Tag Team Championship match<\/li>\n<li>Rush will be in action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1622737321\"><div id=\"pwtor-948862523\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>AEW DYNAMITE REPORT APRIL 29, 2026 FAIRFAX, VA.\u00a0AT EAGLEBANK ARENA AIRED ON TBS &amp; HBO MAX REPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts Attendance: WrestleTix reported that <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/29\/aew-dynamite-results-4-29-kellers-report-on-darby-vs-brody-king-for-aew-title-kevin-knight-vs-mjf-for-tnt-title-bayne-kross-vs-statlander-shida\/\" title=\"AEW DYNAMITE RESULTS (4\/29): Keller\u2019s report on Darby vs. Brody King for AEW Title, Kevin Knight vs. MJF for TNT Title, Bayne &#038; Kross vs. Statlander &#038; Shida\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":175138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6420,6438,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew-dynamite","category-aew-tv-reports","category-tvshowsandevents"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-09-at-3.38.25-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215693"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215700,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215693\/revisions\/215700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}