AEW Dynamite Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights From Feb. 25

The February 25 edition of Dynamite from the Mission Ballroom in Denver continued to build the foundation of one of All Elite Wrestling's biggest shows, Revolution.

Hangman Adam Page and MJF looked to settle the stipulation for their AEW Men's World Championship match ahead of Revolution.

The Women's World Tag Team Championships were on the line, while Jon Moxley vs. El Clon, Orange Cassidy vs. Gabe Kidd, and a Mile High Madness match were on tap for the show.

Who would emerge victorious? How would AEW continue to build toward a must-see pay-per-view on March 15?

Jon Moxley vs. El Clon

Last Time in Action: El Clon alongside Konosuke Takeshita and Mark Davis defeated Jon Moxley alongside Wheeler Yuta and Pac (Collision, February 21).

Mox quickly found himself struggling to keep up with the speed and fluid athleticism of Clon, who bounced right back from his early offense.

The luchador particularly took over after a dive to the floor and Moonsault off the apron, both delivered with effortless flair.

Mox almost got a count-out win with a Stomp on the apron. When Clon returned to the ring, The Death Rider Clotheslined him back outside followed by a tope suicida of his own to keep his momentum.

Clon fought back with a Moonsault to the floor on Mox, but back in the ring, he dived into a Cutter that left both men laid out.

The Death Rider finally caught the luchador with a Paradigm Shift to seal the victory.

With each performance, Clon has impressed more. His ability to twist his body to sell his counters is unlike anyone else in AEW.

He was never going to beat Mox as The Death Rider prepares for Konosuke Takeshita. However, he did enough to show he could hang with one of the best.

The Death Rider has delivered consistently as champion so far, yet it feels like it could all end at Revolution.

AEW has a few more weeks to build that match, but it is unlikely they need anything to sell an arena on that collision of top talent.

Result

Mox def. Clon by pinfall.

Grade

B+

Notable Moments and Observations

The show started with promos from The Babes of Wrath, MegaBad, FTR and The Young Bucks ahead of their matches later in the night.

Nigel McGuinness was on commentary with Excalibur and Tony Schiavone for the night.

Renee Paquette explained Mox's focus before talking with Marina Shafir, who explained her slaps to Mox are full of joy.

Mox with the other Death Riders remains foreboding, leaving the unclear question of whether they are still waiting for Mox to show weakness.

The commentators explained that a win would earn Clon a title shot. It was odd this was not officially a Championship Eliminator though.

Schiavone made a great point selling the fearlessness of Clon, explaining why he was always ready to counter Mox's best offense.

Swerve Strickland Promises to Live Without Regrets in His Pursuit of the Men's World Title

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Swerve Strickland refused to apologize for his attack on Kenny Omega despite a heavy $100,000 fine from AEW.

After a video recapping Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland, including the vicious post-match attack, Prince Nana arrived to introduce The Most Dangerous Man.

Swerve stepped up on the announce table and explained that he was no longer living his life with regrets.

He was doing whatever he needed to do to get back to the Men's World Championship. He warned the entire locker room to watch out for The Most Dangerous Man.

This was a fantastic promo from Swerve, selling why he did what he did and what he would do to anyone else that got in his way.

He also sold his successful journey in eliminating all of The Elite and set up a likely future match with Brody King to prove he is The Most Dangerous Man.

The promo time was focused and did not overstay its welcome. Swerve was in and out, leaving a lasting impression as AEW's new top heel.

Grade

A

Notable Moments and Observations

Excalibur reiterated that Swerve was fined $100,000 and had been suspended from Collision last week for his actions. Nana laughed at the fine.

A fan at ringside heckled The Most Dangerous Man only to a "your momma" back from Swerve.

Backstage, with Bandido, King responded to Swerve's words, promising to face him once he was done with Mark Davis.

Orange Cassidy vs. Gabe Kidd

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Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors continue to make statements in their AEW appearances.

Last Time in Action: Orange Cassidy alongside Tomohiro Ishii defeated Gabe Kidd alongside Clark Connors (Dynamite, February 18).

A focused Kidd learned quickly what it is like to deal with Cassidy. Freshly Squeezed rolled away from the offense and threw out slow chops instead of matching Kidd's intensity.

The mind games lured The Young Bull into mistakes, including setting up a Beach Break to nearly steal the win.

However, Kidd kicked out and landed a Piledriver to seal his victory.

After the win, The Young Bull brought out Connors to do more damage, but Darby Allin arrived to send both War Dogs running.

This was a fantastic matchup where Cassidy quickly showed why he is a perfect partner for Kidd.

The mind games of Freshly Squeezed pushed The Young Bull to nearly lose it, but he kept enough focus to seal the win this time around.

Kidd picked up an important win over a former champion, making him feel like a more serious threat to The Daredevil in their likely Revolution rematch.

It would be nice though to get a better sense of the long-term goal of The War Dogs in AEW. Are they just here until Revolution, or is there a bigger plan forming?

Result

Kidd def. Cassidy by pinfall

Grade

B+

Notable Moments and Observations

Cassidy came out with a titantron featuring a lost poster for Roderick Strong, offering a $15 gift card for information to find him.

This was the best Cassidy has delivered his signature chops in a while. Especially in those moments, Kidd looked like the next Pac as a perfect rival to Cassidy.

Allin continues to use his skateboard to set up wild Code Reds.

Kevin Knight vs. Mansoor

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Kevin Knight picked up another win in his pursuit of AEW gold.

Last Time in Action: Kevin Knight alongside Hangman Adam Page and "Speedball" Mike Bailey defeated The Demand to retain the World Trios Championships (Collision, February 21); Mansoor alongside Mason Madden and Johnny TV lost to Dalton Castle and The Outrunners (Collision: Thanksgiving, November 27).

Kevin Knight made relatively quick work of Mansoor, finishing the contest with a UFO Splash.

Afterward, he guaranteed Page would defeat MJF at Revolution, and The Jet wanted the first shot at the world title.

This was a fine showcase for The Jet again. He continues to pick up wins and look good doing so.

It would have been nice to see a lengthier contest though, just because Mansoor and Madden delivered in their CMLL run and deserved to show off more of that work on AEW TV.

Hopefully, MxM Collection will get some more AEW TV time soon. They don't need to win, just get more spotlight.

Knight's challenge to Hangman was interesting as it would have made more sense for him to go after Kyle Fletcher, given their history.

It does set up a fun match though for The Jet vs. MJF if The Salt of the Earth does survive The Cowboy.

Result

Knight def. Mansoor by pinfall.

Grade

C-

Notable Moments and Observations

Knight accidentally called out MJF's stipulation before The Salt of the Earth revealed it in the following segment.

Thunder Rosa promised to take down Thekla next week in their AEW Women's World Championship match. Kris Statlander told her to be careful.

The two women also announced they would team up against The Sisters of Sin on Collision.

MJF Fails to Get Out of Texas Death with Hangman Adam Page at Revolution

MJF convinced Hangman Adam Page to use a coin toss to decide between two possible stipulations: Texas Death and a One-Sided Disqualification match.

The Salt of the Earth "won" the coin toss but then refused to let anyone see the coin as he looked to leave.

JetSpeed and Brodido arrived to send MJF back into the ring to reveal his one-sided coin. Tony Khan then declared through Tony Schiavone that the stipulation was officially Texas Death.

This was a simple fun segment that made the most of continuing the angle from last week.

It was fairly obvious the coin was a cheap trick from MJF, but it was a nice touch to hit his music before Hangman questioned the coin used.

The appearance of JetSpeed and Brodido was also a smart touch, furthering not only the Jet Set Rodeo dynamic but also Brody King and Bandido's issues with MJF.

The main problem in this segment was that the master manipulator looked stupid in this spot since he did a poor job selling his trick.

The match is set, and the deck is stacked against The Salt of the Earth. This is exactly why MJF will likely win at Revolution, though Hangman losing his ability to challenge for the world title could be a tough sell to the fans long term.

Grade

B-

Notable Moments and Observations

MJF pointed out this would be the 2nd time he made sure a wrestler could never challenge for the world title again since he threw in the towel for Cody Rhodes.

In a pre-tape, The Brawling Birds promised to go through anyone to get to the Women's World Tag Team Championships.

Women's World Tag Team Championship: Babes of Wrath (c) vs. MegaBad

Last Time in Action: Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron defeated Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford to retain the Women's World Tag Team Championships (Grand Slam: Australia, February 14).

After a strong start for The Babes of Wrath, Ford turned the tide with an Asai Moonsault. The landing was bad for The Bad Girl though, and she had to be helped to the back.

As The Babe and The Wrath went after The Megasus, Lena Kross attacked with the Women's World Tag Team Championship, causing an obvious disqualification.

Kross and Bayne beat down the champions while The Megasus posed with the TBS Championship.

Because this match was ended abruptly due to a possible serious injury, it is hard to judge the match. The women were moving smoothly early but never got to the home stretch.

It is seriously bad luck for Ford, who had just come back from another serious injury.

AEW rarely does DQ finishes, especially in title matches, so at the very least, it was clear quickly that Ford was not returning to this match.

The post-match indicates The Megasus has a greater focus on taking the TBS Championship long-term, which could be the plan for Revolution.

The other option is for Kross and Bayne to start teaming up. AEW has moved slowly so far in getting Kross acclimated to in-ring competition, but a Skyscrapers-esque duo would stand out in this women's division.

Result

Willow and Harley def. Bayne and Ford by disqualification to retain the Women's World Tag Team Championships.

Grade

Incomplete due to likely injury.

Notable Moments and Observations

No one caught Ford on the Moonsault and may have injured her ankle, but nothing is certain at this stage.

Brody King vs. Mark Davis

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Brody King continued to build his name and reputation in a strong win over Mark Davis.

Last Time in Action: Mark Davis alongside Konosuke Takeshita and El Clon defeated The Death Riders (Collision, February 21); Brody King lost to MJF (Grand Slam: Australia, February 14).

Two of the biggest men in AEW collided in a physical war that showed how evenly these two contested one another.

However, due to his hand injury, Davis slowed while King stayed strong, sealing the win with a strong Lariat.

Afterward, King made clear he wanted to face Swerve Strickland at Revolution. Swerve and Prince Nana watched backstage, seemingly accepting the match.

Bandido also called for a fight at Revolution, and Andrade El Ídolo answered the challenge.

This was a delightful clash between two big men, blasting each other with crossbodies and lariats.

The result was never in question, but King needed the momentum for a challenge to The Most Dangerous Man.

Hopefully, more will be done to build up Bandido vs. Andrade in the coming weeks because that might be the match of the night with strong heat.

Result

King def. Davis by pinfall.

Grade

B

Notable Moments and Observations

Don Callis joined commentary and put over these big men throughout.

The crowd showed equal disdain toward Callis and ICE.

King went after the bandaged hand of Davis multiple times in this contest, which Callis called "heartless".

Renee Paquette interviewed Kyle Fletcher, who was unafraid of Tommaso Ciampa's challenge. Kazuchika Okada arrived to propose a ProtOkada team-up on Collision.

Mile High Madness: FTR and The Demand vs. Young Bucks, Jack Perry and The Rascalz

Last Time in Action: Desmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz defeated FTR in a Championship Eliminator; The Young Bucks defeated The Swirl; The Demand lost to Jet Set Rodeo for the World Trios Championships (Collision, February 21); "Jungle Jack Perry lost to Ricochet for the National Championship (Dynamite, February 4).

While "Tarzan Boy" played, FTR and The Demand beat down "Jungle" Jack Perry, starting the Mile High Madness match early.

The teams fought all over the arena, Stadium Stampede-style, until the music finally ended and the talent started to congregate toward the ring.

The contest did not feature many pinfall attempts because there were too many wrestlers around to break them up early on.

However, The Demand took over the ring down the stretch, even with the babyfaces repeatedly targeting the group.

Tables broke around the ring until Ricochet was alone to take a Young Bucks-assisted Running Knee from Perry to get another pinfall victory over The One and Only.

While this was basically Stadium Stampede with less spotlight, everyone involved made this feel like quintessential AEW from start to finish.

Matches like this are the company's bread and butter. For those in for the non-stop action, this was all fun.

The action was wild, building to a furious series of climactic moments in front of a crowd eating up every big spot.

It not only gave Matt and Nick Jackson some initial revenge against Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler, but it also gave Jungle Jack a big win over Ricochet.

Whatever happens at Revolution, this should be the last time The One and Only collided with Perry. It would be surprising if Jungle Jack does not finally win the gold.

The Rascalz also have their own title shot to come against FTR, so the babyfaces came out of this looking like uncrowned champions.

Result

Perry, Matt, Nick, Xavier and Wentz def. Ricochet, Toa Liona, Bishop Kaun, Harwood and Wheeler by pinfall.

Grade

A

Notable Moments and Observations

Stokely Hathaway got involved early and helped Dax knock Matt down the stairs in the audience.

Myron Reed arrived to help out Xavier and Wentz, taking down Liona.

Perry pulled out a filled vacuum and used it to beat up FTR and Liona.

All of the faces met Liona's head with Superkicks in the ring.

Liona fought off a Piledriver attempt from Jungle Jack and Back Body Dropped him out of the ring through a table.

The Rascalz sent Ricochet through a table with a double Spanish Fly off the barricade.

Even after that bump, the crowd reminded the remaining stars standing that there were "two more tables."

The Young Bucks threw FTR through the final table standing to take them out of the finish.

Overall Show

AEW has set such a high bar early in 2026 that shows like this stand out as below what the company can deliver at its best.

Some of that was down to bad luck. Penelope Ford's injury cast a damper on the only women's championship match of the night, on a show that also could have used a 'Timeless' Toni Storm appearance.

However, the rest of the episode also felt relatively superfluous in comparison to what has come before.

The excellent main event withstanding, nothing on this show is likely to be heavily talked about past this week.

Multiple Revolution matches were teased or flat-out announced, but several only just started taking form on this show.

Brody King vs. Swerve Strickland as well as Bandido vs. Andrade El Ídolo need some more spotlight to build stories worthy of Revolution.

The absence of Konosuke Takeshita was also noticeable, even though his Revolution opponent Jon Moxley had a strong one-off match with El Clon.

This was a good Dynamite that continues to set the stage for what should be a great Revolution, but it was also a forgettable night in the long term.

Overall Grade: C+