AEW Dynamite Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights From Sept. 9

Wednesday's Dynamite was already planned to be the special Rebel Hearts episode to benefit ALS research, but it also turned into a tribute to the late Andy Williams.

Known to AEW fans as The Butcher, Williams was also a prolific guitarist and a beloved talent by all who knew him.

Wednesday's episode included a special edition of The Waiting Room with Rebel and Britt Baker in addition to all of the usual action.

Let's take a look at what happened on this week's Dynamite.

The Waiting Room

Dynamite opened with a graphic paying tribute to Andy Williams as the crowd could be heard chanting Butcher's name. Excalibur ran down the card for the night before we went to The Waiting Room.

Rebel introduced Britt Baker for the segment. They shared a cute moment before bringing out Persephone, who bragged about being a double champion in AEW and CMLL.

They also welcomed Hikaru Shida, whom Baker still held responsible for breaking her nose back in the day. This wasn't a very long segment, but it accomplished what it set out to do.

Seeing Rebel smiling and enjoying herself was the best part.

Notable Moments and Observations

• Baker doing the old Reba/Rebel joke while telling Rebel how brave she is was a very sweet moment.
• Bringing up how Shida broke Baker's nose was funny.

The New Level and Swerve Strickland vs. The Conglomeration (Trios Titles)

Last time in action: The New Level and Swerve Strickland defeated The Conglomeration and everyone else (All In)

The first match of the night saw Swerve Strickland, Kofi and Austin Creed defend the Trios Championships against Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly.

Swerve and Cassidy started, but the crowd seemed more excited to see KOR and Creed tag in. They traded some kicks to the thigh as they tried to one-up each other, but it was Creed who came out on top.

Strong using Cassidy as a weapon was one of the best parts of the match, but all six men put in some great work. The least surprising thing about this was that it was entertaining.

The trios titles felt a bit directionless in the first half of 2026, so it's great to see Swerve and The New Level starting their reign with some strong title defenses.

This was a typical AEW trios bout. It was a back-and-forth fight with everyone getting a little time to shine. Both teams looked strong, but the ending was definitely predictable. After an exciting final sequence, the champions scored the win when New Level hit Daybreak on OC for the pin.

The Demand and Lethal Twist came out looking for a fight, but Hangman and Brodido came to even the odds.

Result: Swerve and The New Level defeated The Conglomeration

Grade: B+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Giving The New Level a licensed song was cool, but it would be nice to hear what Mikey Rukus could come up with for their music.
• The standoff between Swerve and OC was funny.
• Strong throwing Cassidy around like a weapon was a great sequence.
• Kofi and Creed have some of the best double-team offense. Everything is so smooth after working together for so long.
• The look of disgust on Swerve's face with OC hit the slow kicks was priceless.

Maya World, Hyan and Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker, Persephone and Hikaru Shida

We went from a men's trios match to a women's trios match with Maya World, Hyan and Thunder Rosa teaming up to take on Baker, Persephone and Shida.

Despite being on the heel side, DMD was getting a lot of cheers and chants. When she saw Rosa across the ring, she immediately tagged out to Persephone.

The babyfaces had the upper hand for quite some time, but a distraction from Baker allowed Shida to take control as the show went to a break.

The pacing of this match could have been better, but most of the action we saw was solid. Persephone and Maya had some of the best moments, but everyone contributed.

Rebel came down to the ring to give Baker her signature glove to apply the Lockjaw on Hyan for the win. Hearing the crowd chanting Rebel's name made the ending feel special.

Result: Baker, Shida and Persephone defeated Hyan, Maya and Rosa

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Some wrestlers wore a black armband with Andy Williams' initials to pay tribute to him. The announcers spoke about how much they loved him between matches. Excalibur barely kept it together because he was so emotional.
• Persephone has such a unique aura about her. It's hard to explain, but you know it when you see it.
• It was nice to hear Baker's entrance music again. Having her tag out to get away from Rosa was funny.
• Rebel's chair said "Roll Model."