AEW Dynamite Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights from Oct. 18

Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage and recap of AEW Dynamite on October 18.

After putting on a few stellar performances, Kyle Fletcher issued a challenge to Kenny Omega for a match on this week's show.

We also heard from Adam Copeland regarding his growing feud with Christian Cage and his allies, Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne.

Speaking of Wayne, Jim Ross sat down with the 18-year-old and his mother to discuss his actions in recent weeks.

Let's take a look at everything that happened on Wednesday's episode of Dynamite.

Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Jay White

AEW

Dynamite.

This week's Dynamite kicked off with Penta El Zero Miedo making his entrance for the opening match against Jay White. Alex Abrahantes was with him, but he was outnumbered by Juice Robinson and The Gunns at ringside.

Penta took out everyone in Bullet Club Gold except White with a huge dive over the top rope before they even got to the ring, but he still managed to take Switchblade down and bring him into the ring to start the match with a flying double stomp and a quick two-count.

Once White was able to regain his composure, he slowed the pace a bit and worked on grounding the high-flyer.

The former IWGP world champion took the low road on more than one occasion, but he was also dishing out a lot of punishment that fell well within the rules.

These are two guys who have been in multiple Match of the Year candidates, so even if they were only putting half of their effort into this performance, it was still going to look good.

Having BCG interfere in every match the group is in has established them as the top heel stable in AEW alongside The Don Callis Family, but it can also get a little too repetitive. Whenever any member of the faction gets a clean win, it makes them seem just a little more dangerous.

Predictably, BCG got involved and caused Penta to lose here. This was a lot of fun, but the finish was obvious before the bout even started.

Result: Jay White pinned Penta El Zero Miedo

Grade: B+

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Notable Moments and Observations

• Taz explained that the ref waited for both men to be in the ring to call for the bell instead of doing it when they began fighting at ringside. Some promotions make sure both men can stand before they start a bout, but not in AEW. It allows for matches to have an exciting start sometimes, but it also makes it seem like everyone should just attack their opponent during their entrance to get an advantage. 
• Tying Penta's mask to the ring rope was a great heel move by White. 
• Penta and Rey Fenix are both viable singles stars for AEW. It's always fun getting to see them have a chance to show off like this. 
• Some of the chops both men hit are going to leave some marks. 

Hikaru Shida vs. Emi Sakura

AEW

Dynamite.

White gave a promo about his feud with MJF, and Robinson talked about wanting to win the Dynamite Diamond Ring. MJF responded in an interview with Renee Paquette backstage.

The next match was not only an Eliminator match for the AEW women's title, but it was also teacher vs. student as Emi Sakura challenged her one-time protégé and current champion Hikaru Shida.

They knew there would be a little added pressure due to AEW showing a special video package to highlight their history, but both knew exactly how to make the other look good, so there was never a doubt this would be a great contest.

Sakura has been featured more in AEW and Ring of Honor recently, which has been good for both brands. She's a veteran who adds a lot of legitimacy to the roster, but she is also willing to put other people over because she's a team player.

Shida scored the victory with her finisher and celebrated in front of a happy crowd.

Result: Hikaru Shida pinned Emi Sakura

Grade: B

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Notable Moments and Observations

• The way Shida blocked a running crossbody with a knee was awesome. The camera angle used was a little weird but actually made it look cool. 
• The Tiger Driver Sakura tried looked weird. It was hard to tell if she lost her grip on Shida or if the champion didn't rotate enough on the way up. She was fine, but that could have been a bad landing for Shida. 

Wardlow Doesn't Work by the Hour; Kenny Omega vs. Kyle Fletcher

AEW

Dynamite.

Wardlow faced Ryan Nemeth and hit one powerbomb before the ref called off the match because he couldn't continue.

Tony Schiavone tried to talk to The Wardaddy, but he just showed that his wrist tape said MJF and then walked away, pushing the interviewer down as he left.

Result: Wardlow destroyed Ryan Nemeth to win

Grade: Incomplete

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After a break, Don Callis came out with Powerhouse Hobbs and Konosuke Takeshita to talk about taking out Chris Jericho. They brought up Kenny Omega, but Kyle Fletcher ran down to the ring and took the mic from him.

He said he took the match with Omega as a favor to Will Ospreay, but he didn't want any of them showing up when he fights Omega. Callis shook his hand and joined the commentary team to watch from the stage.

Omega made his way out and was attacked by Fletcher before the bell to get the action started right away.

The former AEW world champion gave the 24-year-old star a lot in this match by selling all of his offense and allowing him to dictate the pace. Fletcher has been a standout performer in recent months, and this bout allowed him to show everyone that the hype is fully justified.

After a fantastic back-and-forth bout, Omega scored the pin with the One-Winged Angel. Callis immediately went from praising Fletcher to insulting him as soon as he lost.

Result: Kenny Omega pinned Kyle Fletcher

Grade: A-

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Notable Moments and Observations

• Fletcher almost showed some babyface signs in the pre-match segment, but attacking Omega before the bell wiped that away. 
• Does every wrestler have a supervillain origin story about another wrestler being a jerk to them when they were younger? It feels like a common thread when a young guy faces a veteran these days. 
• Certain moves take too long to set up. Omega does this weird backbreaker where he crosses the opponent's legs before lifting them. It might look cool sometimes, but it looks awkward to set up and even more awkward for the person taking the move. 
• The way Omega hit the middle turnbuckle when Fletcher launched him looked nuts. The fact that Omega seemed fine after it happened was wild. 

Lance Archer Destroys a Man, Sting Announced His Retirement

AEW

Sting.

Lance Archer beat the life out of someone (Barrett Brown) who kind of looked like he was doing Young Bucks cosplay to get a quick win.

Result: Lance Archer was in no mood to lose and wasted little time securing the win

Grade: Incomplete

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Sting came out to talk to the crowd about his career. He said his retirement in 2015 never sat right with him, so he wanted to finish on his own terms.

The Icon brought up the word "retirement" again, and the crowd booed the idea of him hanging up his boots.

The 64-year-old said he would be winding down his career and declared Revolution in the spring would stage his final match. The crowd gave him a standing ovation as he walked up the ramp.

Notable Moments and Observations

• We got another silent film from Toni Storm during the commercial break when the show was in picture-in-picture. 
• We also got an interview with the Waynes about Nick turning on Darby Allin. His mom read him the riot act about his behavior. Allin attacked Christian and Nick backstage and the fight spilled into the arena. Nick broke one of his teeth and was bleeding as Luchasaurus and Christian helped him to the back. 

Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal

AEW

Dynamite.

The main event of this week's show was the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal for a shot at MJF's Dynamite Diamond Ring.

The standout participants were Juice Robinson and Max Caster because AEW has had them in storylines with MJF recently, but the field also included names such as Jeff Hardy, Dustin Rhodes and Daniel Garcia.

Most of the eliminations were the usual Battle Royal spots, but one that stood out was Hardy being thrown out of the ring because Garcia's victory dance was interrupted and made the crowd boo.

The final three men in the ring were Garcia, Caster and Robinson. Garcia went out first, and Daddy Magic was right there to rub it in his face.

Juice was able to secure the win, and White was able to prevent MJF from getting back his Triple B world title.

This was fine, but the Battle Royal didn't stand out much on a show that included a couple of really good matches.

Result: Juice Robinson won by last eliminating Max Caster

Grade: C+

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Notable Moments and Observations

• This match included quite a few people who are currently members of tag teams. It seems odd that AEW didn't use this opportunity to feature more singles stars. 
• Hardy has been doing a good job with his gear and face paint recently. He always stands out no matter who else is in the ring. 
• Daddy Magic and Garcia constantly fighting about Garcia's dancing is always funny. 
• MJF not wanting either of the final two men to win was pretty amusing. 

The Final Word

This week's episode of Dynamite ended with a Battle Royal, but three different matches on the card outshined the main event.

Fletcher and Omega put on a banger, White and Penta kicked the show off with an awesome performance, and Shida and Sakura gave us a hard-hitting display.

AEW has always been good at delivering exciting in-ring competition, but the recent increased focus on character and storylines has helped make the whole company better.

Toni Storm has shined with her new gimmick, and the various feuds piling up for MJF make his title reign much more compelling than it was a few months ago.

Wednesday's show had a lot to enjoy, but the three matches mentioned above were definitely the highlights.

Grade: B+