AEW Dynamite: Live Updates, Match Results, Highlights and Reaction from April 26
Welcome to Bleacher Report's live blog for AEW Dynamite on April 26.
We're closing in on the Double or Nothing pay-per-view on May 28, so All Elite Wrestling is gearing up for the event and setting up all of the major feuds that will fill the card.
This week's Dynamite continued the mini tournament MJF initiated last week to find a new No. 1 contender for the AEW World Championship. After defeating Jungle Boy last week, Sammy Guevara took on Darby Allin in the final round Wednesday night.
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We are going to be doing things a bit different moving forward. Erik Beaston will still have you covered with the regular recap and grades, and this will be a space for a more detailed description of what happened during each match and segment.
The latest segment and match will be listed at the top of the page, so refresh throughout the show for more updated results. Make sure you're viewing this article on the Bleacher Report website or app and refreshing the page every few minutes.
Kenny Omega and Konosuke Takeshita vs. The Butcher and The Blade
Bryan Danielson joined the commentary team to get an up-close view of the main event. Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford were with Butcher and Blade, and Don Callis was in the corner of Kenny Omega and Konosuke Takeshita.
Blade punched Takeshita right in the mouth and cornered him for some chest chops to get the action started. Takeshita fired back with a forearm strike and a heel kick before he tagged in Omega for some quick double-team combos.
The Blade was sent out of the ring with a hurricanrana. Sabian tripped Omega to prevent a dive out of the ring, and then Ford got between the two to prevent Omega from retaliating. The ref didn't see any of this somehow.
We returned from a break to see Takeshita starting to build up a head of steam as he took out The Butcher with a jumping clothesline. He nailed a running kick followed by an impressive brainbuster to the big man for a two-count.
Danielson had been insulting Omega this whole match, but he made sure to compliment his snap dragon suplex. Takeshita was able to take out The Butcher with a huge knee strike for the pin.
Winners: Kenny Omega and Konosuke Takeshita
Danielson grabbed a mic and complimented Takeshita while tearing down Omega.
Wheeler Yuta, Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli attacked Omega from behind, but The Young Bucks came out to make the save before they could do too much damage.
The BCC was able to fend off the Bucks and tried to get Takeshita to join them. When he refused to join, they ended up attacking him, too. The show ended with a bloody Takeshita being looked at by the official.
Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie (TBS Championship)
The TBS title was on the line this week as the undefeated Jade Cargill looked to add Taya Valkyrie to her list of conquests.
They locked up and traded slaps before throwing punches. Cargill whipped Valkyrie to the corner, but she came exploding back out with a clothesline to the champ.
Jade tripped Taya on the apron and caused her to do the splits before dropping her on the floor as the show went to a commercial.
The TBS champion hit a massive superplex when we returned, and she followed up with a Canadian Destroyer that got her a close two-count. Valkyrie countered Jaded and hit a double stomp for a near-fall.
After Taya almost hit her own finisher, Cargill rolled her up for the pin and the win. She almost gave Aubrey Edwards the Road to Valhalla as officials tried to keep the competitors apart.
Winner: Jade Cargill
Backstage, Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter delivered a promo directed at The Outcasts.
Adam Cole Calls Out Chris Jericho
Adam Cole came to the ring in a fit of rage and called out Chris Jericho. He was about to go looking for him when Jericho's music hit. He appeared on the big screen and mocked Cole for thinking he would want to fight him.
Jake Hager, Matt Menard, Angelo Parker and Daniel Garcia rushed the ring to attack Cole, but Cassidy and Bandido ran down to help. The three of them were still unable to overcome the four members of the JAS.
Roderick Strong made a shocking debut and ran down to clear the ring of the JAS. The former Undisputed Era teammates stared each other down before embracing in a hug.
The next segment was another episode of QTV.
Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara
MJF and Sammy Guevara had a backstage segment where they exchanged gifts and made it seem like he would take a payoff to lay down for MJF at Double or Nothing if he beat Darby in this match.
MJF joined the commentary team and promoted some pickles he was eating before Allin and Guevara engaged in a fast-paced exchange of takedowns and counters.
The Spanish God spat in Allin's face and hit a brutal knee to the back to send him crashing out of the ring. He threw Allin into the barricade and posed for the camera as MJF put him over on commentary.
Guevara held onto the top rope to avoid a German suplex to the floor. He hit a low blow behind the ref's back before hitting a huge springboard moonsault to send us into a commercial.
Guevara hit a nice cutter to counter a suicide dive from the risk-taker. He pulled a table out from under the ring and set it up near one of the corners on the floor.
Allin ended up getting Guevara into position on the table instead, but Tay Melo distracted him long enough for Guevara to recover and hit a Spanish Fly for a two-count.
He was able to put Allin through the table with an insane 630 senton from the top turnbuckle. MJF tossed Allin's skateboard to him while the ref was looking away, and then Guevara laid down to make it look like he was hit with it.
The ref fell for the ruse and disqualified Allin. Guevara and MJF celebrated by continuing to beat up the painted wrestlers until Perry ran down to make the save.
Winner: Sammy Guevara by Disqualification
Allin shrugged off Perry's attempt to help him to his feet as MJF taunted them from the stage. Tony Schiavone said he spoke with Tony Khan and he has decided that Perry and Allin will get a tag match against MJF and Guevara. If they win, they will be added to the world title match at Double or Nothing.
Wardlow vs. Jobber #8729
Wardlow, fresh off his TNT Championship win over Powerhouse Hobbs, battled a jobber this week in a match that was shorter than most PPV entrances.
The WarDaddy hit all of his signature moves before finishing off his opponent with a Powerbomb.
Winner: Wardlow
Arn Anderson gave a promo after the match and called Wardlow AEW's dynasty. He said there are a couple of things he needs to understand if he wants to be successful and listed some violent acts he might have to do.
Christian Cage's music hit and he came out with Luchasaurus. There was no contact. They just looked at each other menacingly.
Dax Harwood vs. Jeff Jarrett
Jack Perry and Darby Allin gave a brief interview with Renee backstage and while it may have begun with them burying the hatchet, it quickly turned hostile.
Back in the arena, Double J had to come out for his match alone after officials forced his usual crew to remain backstage. To keep things fair, Cash Wheeler only came out on the stage with Harwood before heading to the back.
They locked up and struggled for control until the ref forced a break, but it was a surprisingly clean break. Both of these men pride themselves on their technical ability, so they kept trying to find ways to counter and reverse each other.
Jarrett walked across Harwood's back as a sign of disrespect. They had a brief misstep during and exchange of takedowns, but they kept it moving without much of an issue. Jarrett had the upper hand as the show went to a break.
We returned to see them trading big right hands. Jarrett hit a kneebreaker, but Harwood was able to avoid the Figure Four. He nailed Double J with a diving headbutt to score a close two-count.
A piledriver got him another near-fall before Jarrett rolled out of the ring to regroup. Dax countered the Figure Four a couple of times. Sonjay Dutt ran down and interfered. Harwood chased him until Jarrett grabbed him and hit The Stroke for the dirty win.
Winner: Jeff Jarrett
Tony Khan's Announcement
After the match, Tony Khan announced that Double or Nothing will be the official beginning of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. He revealed part of the tournament will also take place at Forbidden Door on June 25.
Orange Cassidy vs. Bandido (International Championship)
Dynamite kicked off with a big title match when Orange Cassidy put the International Championship on the line against Bandido.
They started off trading counters with each other. Bandido had the crowd chanting his name, so OC mocked some of his moves with his own lazy version of them.
The masked man stopped Cassidy from putting his hands in his pockets to initiate an exchange of quick takedowns. They kept coming to a stalemate and taunting each other, and the crowd ate up every second of it.
Bandido caught Cassidy in a suicide dive and dropped him across the barricade. As he began to fight more aggressively, the crowd started booing him a little more.
He hit a running shoulder thrust in the corner before applying a modified stretch muffler submission. Cassidy escaped, but Bandido took him out with a suicide dive as the show cut to a break.
We returned to see Bandido holding OC up in a vertical suplex, but the champion reversed it into a Stunner out of nowhere. The luchador planted him with a suplex a moment later.
They traded some more taunts like they were powering up their finishers in a video game before OC slammed Bandido's head into the top turnbuckle 10 times as the crowd counted along.
The fans cheered for both men as they kept trying to hit bigger and bigger moves. Bandido hit an impressive suplex from the middle rope while Cassidy was on the apron, but he was only able to get a two-count.
He put on another impressive display of power when he hit a one-armed press slam followed by a frog splash for another near-fall. Cassidy was able to recover and hit the Orange Punch and the Beach Break for the win to retain his title.
Winner: Orange Cassidy
Adam Cole gave a brief interview backstage before storming off. Cassidy and Bandido had a funny moment with Renee before she threw to a commercial.
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